At The Ennead Star Sect's base, Brian Kelly and Donald Jimenez were waiting together. Last night, they had received news that Benjamin Patel had clashed with that Mountain-Passing Tiger. One was at the second level, the other at the third level, yet the commotion from their fight was comparable to an ordinary fifth-level battle...

The subsequent news surprised them. Benjamin Patel, on whom they had placed high hopes, had not been able to quickly resolve his opponent. Instead, he was locked in a fierce struggle, neither gaining a clear advantage.

As expected of a disciple from a top sect, he really wasn't that easy to kill.

If it were just an ordinary grudge, The Ennead Star Sect wouldn't press the matter, but the Young Master's death demanded vengeance. They could only continue to wait.

Just then, Donald Jimenez's expression suddenly changed.

"Is the result out?" Brian Kelly asked nervously.

"No, it's that wretched maid beside Andrew Scott! She has left The Arcaneum Gate's base."

"She wouldn't be planning to deal with Benjamin Patel herself, would she?" Brian Kelly's heart skipped a beat.

"I don't know, but we can't rule it out. You need to go."

Brian Kelly's face twitched. Although both were at the sixth level, he was truly no match for that wretched maid. Every time he fought that woman, he couldn't escape a sound thrashing.

It couldn't be helped. He followed the path of a body cultivator, while that woman was a spell cultivator, which gave her a natural advantage. Over the past two years, they had clashed many times, and each time he ended up beaten black and blue.

So he really didn't want to face that maid named Susan. However, since Donald Jimenez had given the order, he had no choice but to brace himself and accept.

It's just another beating anyway! With this mindset, Brian Kelly strode out, wearing an expression of grim determination.

Donald Jimenez watched him leave, unable to hold back a sigh...

******

Samuel Castillo was resting with a group of his Shidi and Shimei in a hidden spot when a woman with double buns suddenly approached from not far away.

"Shijie Susan." Samuel Castillo, sharp-eyed, quickly called out a greeting.

Susan walked up and asked, "How is the situation?" She wasn't asking about Samuel Castillo and the others, but about Leaf Gray.

Just as The Ennead Star Sect had received news of Leaf Gray's great battle with Benjamin Patel, so had The Arcaneum Gate. So now everyone knew that these two disciples from top-tier forces had encountered each other and were locked in a fierce battle.

Samuel Castillo looked rueful: "They're beating each other's brains out! Shijie Susan, those two guys are simply not human!"

"Who has the upper hand?" Susan asked.

Samuel Castillo shook his head: "It's evenly matched. One moment this one is chasing and hacking at that one, the next moment that one is chasing and pounding this one."

"Have they been fighting since last night?" Susan frowned slightly.

"Not constantly fighting. They occasionally stop to recover for a while, but soon start fighting again." Samuel Castillo's side had clearly gathered quite a bit of intelligence.

"This recovery ability..." Susan was inwardly shocked. For cultivators at the second or third level, such recovery ability was truly abnormal; ordinary people simply couldn't sustain such a long struggle.

"Where are they?" Susan asked.

Samuel Castillo immediately pointed out the direction. Susan lifted her foot and left.

A short time later, both Leaf Gray and Benjamin Patel, locked in their intense battle, simultaneously turned their heads, warily looking in a certain direction.

This great battle had been extremely intense and close. Earlier, both were nearly exhausted, then they each recovered for a while – not for long, just over an hour at most – before Benjamin Patel took the initiative to attack Leaf Gray again, igniting the second round of combat.

This time, however, they didn't use any more offensive spirit charms against each other, mainly because they had used up all the offensive spirit charms they had. What remained were only some defensive ones.

Benjamin Patel also didn't use that large seal artifact again; the thing consumed too much. His barely recovered spiritual power couldn't sustain it for long. If he couldn't quickly finish off Leaf Gray, he would only be waiting for death.

Playing it safe, he didn't even use other spells, only employing an Ice Spike technique to engage Leaf Gray, as this was his most proficient and least consuming spell.

There was no personal grudge between them; they had never even met before. But fighting within the Spirit Creek Battlefield had nothing to do with personal enmities or favors, only with faction and alignment.

Different alignments were reason enough to fight!

Under the gaze of both pairs of eyes, a petite figure emerged from that direction. Benjamin Patel immediately tensed up, because he could tell the newcomer was not from The Ennead Star Sect.

However, he soon relaxed. After this woman appeared, another burly figure also appeared – it was Brian Kelly from The Ennead Star Sect.

The sudden appearance of these two sixth-level cultivators here left him puzzled. He cast an inquiring look towards Brian Kelly. Brian Kelly shook his head, signaling him not to act rashly, and then stood by his side.

Benjamin Patel immediately understood: Brian Kelly was here to restrain the other party. Seizing the opportunity, he quickly sat down cross-legged, took out a spirit pill, and consumed it to refine it.

On the other side, although Leaf Gray didn't know exactly what was happening, seeing Benjamin Patel's actions, he also followed suit by taking spirit pills. He even took out a large piece of beast meat, stuffing it into his mouth, and threw another large piece to the big tiger beside him.

Susan walked over speechlessly and stopped not far from Leaf Gray. Under his wary gaze, she introduced herself, "I am Samuel Castillo's Shijie."

Leaf Gray remained wary. He immediately sent a message to Samuel Castillo for verification. After receiving confirmation, he gave a slight nod and mumbled through a mouthful of food, "What do you want?"

At the same time, he looked her up and down, his gaze sweeping past her full chest... He couldn't help but find it strange; why was this woman dressed like a servant girl?

"Give me two spirit stones," Susan said.

"What?" Leaf Gray thought he had misheard.

"Two spirit stones!" Susan repeated.

Leaf Gray was baffled by her. This woman came over to ask him for two spirit stones? What did she mean? Was this a robbery? It made no sense...

After a moment's thought, Leaf Gray took two spirit stones from his storage bag and tossed them to her. Susan reached out and caught them, then threw a jade slip to Leaf Gray. "Selling this to you!"

Leaf Gray frowned, taking the jade slip. With a brief inspection, he immediately understood what this woman meant.

This was actually a cultivation method, and an Earth-grade one at that!

Two spirit stones naturally couldn't buy an Earth-grade technique. This was clearly a gesture of goodwill from The Arcaneum Gate. No matter what, he had saved the lives of some Arcaneum Gate disciples these past days.

This was an unexpected pleasant surprise. Previously, when he contacted Samuel Castillo, he only wanted to buy a Mysterious-grade technique. Now, having an Earth-grade one was even better, allowing him to open up to one hundred and eighty acupoints, saving him the trouble of finding a new technique after reaching the sixth level of Spirit Creek.

"Thank you!" Leaf Gray expressed his thanks.

Susan didn't mind it. She turned around, looked at Brian Kelly not far away, and smiled.

Brian Kelly's scalp went numb, unpleasant memories surfacing in his mind. But with Benjamin Patel right beside him, he couldn't show weakness. He stepped forward and said, "Shall we change locations?"

Susan's smile widened. "I was just thinking the same!"

The next moment, Brian Kelly turned and swiftly sped away. Susan immediately gave chase.

Soon, the two figures disappeared. Leaf Gray swallowed the food in his mouth whole, shook his long knife, and charged towards Benjamin Patel.

At the same time, all over Rift Sky Gorge, battles far more intense than before erupted. Cultivators from the two great sects fought desperately, the aura of life constantly being extinguished.