Chapter 219
Fade Chem took out a booklet and handed it to Elder Chai, saying, "I’m here to return this." "This.." The
elder took over the booklet and examined it closer. Instantly, his eyes widened and he exclaimed, "The
Cloud Reaching Skill, this is something that the clan has been looking for for ages." "Mr. Chen, are you
the one who killed the traitor, Feather Gu, in Hanover City?" Elder Chai looked at Fade expectantly.
Fade nodded and said, "Yes, that’s me. I happened to come here on my way, so I thought about
returning this booklet back to the Cloud Clan." "Thank you so much, Mr. Chen." Elder Chai saluted
deeply towards Fade. Fade Chen was about to leave but was stopped by Elder Chai, who wanted to
get all the elders together to thank him in person Fade agreed and 15 minutes later, 8 elders had
gathered in the clan’s side hall. As the Guardian of the clan, Donavan Zhuo was not there, Elder Chai
was the one who had the most authority there. He took out the booklet and started explaining the whole
incident to the other elders. After hearing the story, all the elders were in ecstasy and quickly took a
look at the Cloud Reaching Skill booklet. After confirming that it was the real deal, the elders
immediately thanked Fade politely. Fade responded by waving his hand as a gesture of goodwill. But at
this time, a somewhat unfriendly voice could be heard amongst the crowd, saying "Mr. Chen, may I ask
you a question?" Everyone including Fade turned towards the voice. An elder in his fifties that had eyes
as sharp as daggers was glaring at him sternly. Fade lowered his gaze and replied, "Yes, please do.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe elder glanced around and asked, "I would like to know, how did you find Feather, how did you kill
him, and how did you find the Cloud Reaching Skill?" As soon as these questions were asked, Fade’s
expression hardened. Everyone’s expression froze in awkwardness and Elder Chai quickly came over.
He snapped, "Elder Hu, Mr. Chen has done a great favor for us. What do you mean by this ?" Elder Hu
shook his head and looked at Fade, saying, "If everything is true, Mr. Chen is naturally the benefactor
of our Clan. But I’m worried that something is wrong." "Wrong ? What do you mean ?" Fade asked
coldly. Elder Hu’s eyes narrowed as his gaze was fixated on Fade and asked sternly, "According to the
rumors, Feather has now reached mid- Black Level and has overwhelming strength. I want to ask you,
Mr. Chen, you’re in your mid twenties, so how did you manage to kill Feather since he’s at mid-Black
Level?" When everyone heard this, they couldn’t help but stare at Fade.
Although they didn’t doubt what he said, but they were still curious to how he was so powerful. Upon
hearing this, Fade simply said, "How, you ask? I merely defeated him, then I killed him. That’s all there
is." "Defeat him?" Elder Hu let out a muffled snort. "That’s easy for Mr. Chen to say. Then, may I ask
you, Mr. Chen, how did you defeat an expert at the mid- Black Level? You should know that with
Feathers current strength, even a few elders like us would be at a disadvantage if we were to fight
against him." Fade sneered and said, "I defeated him with strength alone. How else would I have
defeated him?" "Nonsense!" Elder Hu sneered. "Mr. Chen, you’re exaggerating. To defeat a
professional at the mid- Black Level, you would have to be at the peak of the Black Level. Or do you
mean that you’ve already attained that level?" As soon as he finished asking, Elder Hu shook his head
with a look of disbelief. The elders around him did not think it was possible. Elder Chai tried to calm
everyone down, "Perhaps, Feather isn’t as powerful as the rumors say ? Or perhaps he didn’t expect
Mr. Chen’s strength?" Elder Hu shook his head and said, "Elder Chai, you’re trying to say that it was a
sneak attack, aren’t you ? Even if it was one, it still would be no easy feat to defeat a mid-Black Level
martial artist. One would need to be at the early-Black Level stages to do so. Mr. Chen, have you
attained this level maybe?" With that, he turned back at Fade with a glint of doubt in his eyes. Fade’s
eyes narrowed with the accusation, secretly fuming inside. However, he chose not to directly confront
them or explain. Instead, he turned around and fixed his gaze upon a big bronze pillar situated in the
middle of the hall. He walked to it and stared at it deep in thought. "What are you going to do ?" Elder
Hu asked in confusion. "Are you trying to avoid my question ?" All of a sudden, Fade gave a loud war
cry and jabbed his right index finger out. Immediately, a fiery-red aura wrapped around his finger and
shot out like an arrow headed for its target. The crowd saw this and could not help but be shocked.
"What, what is he going to do?" "Mr. Chen, stop it!" Amidst the surprise, Fade thrust forward his finger
towards the pillar. A loud crack sound could be heard and he quickly withdrew his hand and placed
them behind his back, as though nothing had happened. The elders all looked at the pillar wide-eyed.
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What they saw shocked them all, as a finger-sized hole had appeared on the sturdy pillar. The hole had
been cleanly drilled through the pillar as though it was there all along. All the elders gasped and looked
at Fade in disbelief. "Did he just stab a hole through the pillar with one finger ? What, what kind of
strength is this ?" ‘I’m at the early stages of the Black Level, and I can am only able to smash the pillar
with my palm due to its thickness, To be able to drill a hole with one finger is too advanced for me." ‘So,
has Mr. Chen really reached late Black Level? Or has he reached the legendary Earth Level? "Then
what Mr. Chen said just now was completely true. He must’ve crushed Feather completely!" All the
elders were very excited. Fade turned and looked at Elder Hu who was full of doubt. He asked coldly,
"Elder Hu, do you still have any doubts ?" Elder Hu’s expression was uncertain and his face paled. He
didn’t expect Fade to be so powerful. With such strength, it was more than easy for him to defeat
Feather. After a moment of silence, Elder Hu looked up at Fade and said, "Even if Mr. Chen is powerful
enough to kill Feather, still have one more question." "What is it this time ?" Fade sighed impatiently.
Elder Chai and the others desperately tried to send signs to Elder Hu to stop provoking Fade. If he had
made an enemy out of Fade, it would be a big blow to the Cloud Clan who had just regained its place in
the Black Level clans. Elder Hu pretended not to notice and continued asking Fade sharply, "Since Mr.
Chen found the booklet containing the Cloud Reaching skill from Feather, you must have read it." After
a slight pause, he continued, "The Cloud Reaching skill is one of the most renowned skills from the
Cloud Clan Even if some Earth Level clans tried to request them from us, we have never agreed to
their requests. Since Mr. Chen has looked through the booklet, may I know how much you
remember?".