Ch. 2501..2510
Chapter 2501 Not Worthy Of My Time
They could no longer keep their excitement to themselves at the presence of the Dark Emperor.
Donald hesitated no more and announced, “I’m willing to offer everything within my possession as long as you’re willing to take me in as your disciple!”
Thrilled by the things Donald brought up, Levi couldn’t wait to figure out the things Donald had with him. He asked in an attempt to sort out his confusion, “Why don’t you tell me more about it?”
“As long as you take me in as your disciple, I’m willing to share the techniques of the ancient Garrison clan with you! On top of that, I’ll disclose the details of the items within the clan’s possession with the organization! These are the foundations of the clan!”
Levi knew Donald was serious since Donald had offered to share everything about the clan with him. He guffawed because of Donald’s determination.
It seemed as if the duo were ready to sacrifice everything just to get their revenge. They were driven by hatred towards the clan and the man in front of them.
Levi asked in return, “I’m sure others are going to express their interest in the techniques of the clan as well! After all, it’s something on par with Skyward Sword!”
Donald knew it was a great opportunity to persuade the man in front of him. Thus, he added, “Yes! The one mastering the techniques of the clan can easily ward off those from The Cardinal Hall!”
Boom!
When he thought he had successfully persuaded the mysterious figure, the mysterious figure started emanating an intimidating presence, sending the duo in front of him flying a few feet away.
They thought it was an explosion when they felt the racking sensation scorching their skin. To their surprise, it was nothing more than Levi unleashing the technique of the Garrison clan with the purest form of Solaris Energy.
Donald’s confusion was written all over his face since he was well aware that was the foundation to the rest of the techniques of the ancient Garrison clan.
Only members of the ancient Garrison clan were made aware of the technique to extract the purest form of Solaris Energy since most of the clan’s techniques were different manifestations of that energy.
The clan members were forbidden to share the secrets of the technique with others. However, Dark Emperor unleashed the purest form of Solaris Energy as if it wasn’t even a big deal.
To be precise, Donald had never seen others unleashing such pure Solaris Energy. Not even Gabriel was capable of extracting such a pure form of energy.
As Tyrone started speculating the identity of the mysterious figure in front of him, the full-fledged Levi lost himself in a train of thought.
I’m aware of the thing Donald isn’t since the elders have shared everything of the ancient Garrison clan with me.
“I’ll show the two of you something else since these aren’t the only trump cards of mine.”
Since Levi possessed the skills others could merely think of, he morphed into a man made out of steel, producing a loud clank over and over again to startle the duo in front of him.
“What? Isn’t this the Iron Golem Technique?”
Donald and Tyrone had a hard time acknowledging the fact the Dark Emperor possessed more than one unique technique.
This is simply terrifying!
They had never encountered such a formidable figure throughout the years. He had no intention to poke his nose into the reason the Dark Emperor was familiar with those unique techniques anymore.
I knew I made the right call to approach him! He’s far more capable than the world thinks he is! I can’t even think of the appropriate words to describe his capabilities anymore! The things others are aware of are nothing more than a tip of an iceberg!
Inspired to be as capable as the Dark Emperor, Donald yelled, “I knew it! I knew you weren’t defeated by Divine Brigadier of The Cardinal Hall!”
“Huh? You must be kidding me, aren’t you? He can’t even take a punch of mine, let alone defeat me! Actually, I can’t really think of anyone who’s worthy of my time.”
The duo in front of him almost went berserk when they heard him and his seemingly boastful statements.
This is the type of power we’re seeking against the ones humiliating us! We need to get him to take us in as his disciples!
“Please take us in as your disciples! I’m willing to do everything on your behalf as long as it’s something you desire!”
They didn’t even hesitate to yield themselves at the mercy of the man they knew nothing about in front of them immediately after Levi finished demonstrating his techniques.
Chapter 2502 Restricted Area 76
How ironic! They wouldn’t stop picking on me a few days ago, yet they’re currently groveling themselves at my mercy without being aware of my identity! Besides Divine Brigadier, my father and this relative of mine are asking me to take them in as my disciples!
Since I’m in desperate need of talents, I’ll do them a favor and take them in as my disciples! As arrogant as he might be, Donald is quite an exceptional man. He’s the useful talent I need as of now. I’ll just guide them from time to time and give them something to keep them motivated.
It won’t even take much to enable them to achieve tremendous improvement within a short period. As capable as they might be in the future, I’ll ensure they’ll continue dancing to my tune since I’m the one granting them everything.
Once he made up his mind, he asked, “Why don’t you tell me the reason you wish to acquire my aid as your mentor?”
“We wish to be as strong as you! We wish to teach the members of the ancient Garrison clan a lesson! It was a mistake and a loss of theirs to expel us from the clan!” Donald yelled hysterically when he heard Levi’s question.
“Wonderful! I’ll do all of you a favor and consider the two of you my disciples! I’ll grant you everything you need, including my guidance! It won’t even take long until you get everything you desire!”
Suddenly, Levi turned around and asked Tempestus, “Is any of our many organizations in need of someone to take the lead?”
Levi was aware that Sacred Organization was the mastermind behind a lot of forces. He had run out of trustworthy aides to oversee the operations of those forces.
“Although we’re currently in control of Maya Industries, there’s no one leading them since the ones we sent weren’t capable enough to lead the rest.”
“Huh?” The duo was on the verge of going through another emotional breakdown when they heard the duo’s conversation.
Who the hell is this mentor of ours? Just what on earth is he not capable of? With that being said, we’ve nothing to lose! Instead, we stand a lot to gain from such a capable figure! Hahaha!
As astonished as they were, they were glad they were officially members of the world’s mightiest organization.
Since our mentor is such an awesome man, I’m sure the members of the Garrison clan are going to regret their decision of expelling us in no time if we manage to achieve a great feat under his guidance!
“Since the two of you are my disciples, I’ll officially appoint you and you the ones in charge of Maya Industries from now onwards! You need to make sure things are running well on my behalf! Am I clear?”
The duo reassured the man in front of them, “You don’t have to worry, Master! We’ll definitely make sure everything’s running fine!”
They couldn’t contain their excitement since they were appointed the ones in charge of Maya Industries shortly after joining the organization.
On the other hand, Levi was certain they would carry out their duties just fine due to their personal interests. He thought they might do a better job than Death Fiend.
“I’ll grant each of you a divine tool as a token of appreciation!” Levi sent someone to retrieve the things he brought along from Restricted Area 76 to the duo.
Eustace’s Death Sword was nothing as compared to the divine tools they had just acquired. They could barely resist the urge to return to the clan and show off the divine tools they were granted.
Shortly after Levi departed, he made a trip to Restricted Area 76 to check on the mining progress due to the abundant natural resources available there.
It would take the Sacred Organization a few hundred years to harvest everything mother nature had to offer.
However, those had nothing to do with the reason he was there since he had something else in mind. To be precise, he was there to lure the ones hiding in the dark out.
He was certain members of Lab of Gods would return if they were still alive. After all, they spent most of their resources to keep the area restricted from others when they were still in power.
On top of that, they had conducted countless investigations to search the background of Dark Emperor. Hence, Levi dispatched the elites of Sacred Organization to be on the lookout against them at Restricted Area 76.
Levi asked, “Has anything strange occurred lately?”
“No!”
Levi thought of going for rounds in the middle of the night just to ensure everything was fine in case of something odd. After all, the machines could not detect everything.
In the middle of the night, Levi stood at the highest point to ensure everything was fine. Nothing odd occurred until it was late at night.
Chapter 2503 Lab of Gods
The system installed couldn’t detect those nearby the area. However, Levi’s face scrunched up when he noticed something closing in from afar.
It was merely a faint motion, but Levi could detect it without any issue. He no longer had to rely on his mundane senses. Hence, he could easily detect even the faintest motion from the bugs in the woods.
He wasn’t surprised by the system’s failure since it was almost impossible for the machines to detect the faint motion of energy.
In other words, Levi’s deployment was as good as none since the ones on the lookout weren’t aware of the things going on in spite of spending more than a few days there.
“Gotcha!”
Levi had his eyes glued to a few silhouettes sneaking their ways through the woods in the dark. The few beings weren’t much different from Gods of Restricted Area 76 as others couldn’t possibly detect them with their mundane senses.
If it weren’t because of my exceptional senses, I might not have noticed their presence as well. They did a magnificent job controlling the deployment of energy.
Not even the elites or the most advanced equipment I’ve dispatched are capable of detecting them since they’re not much different from ghosts.
Shortly after he sorted out the things he had in mind, he approached one of them and noticed they had disguised themselves using a method different from Gods’.
I can’t even see them if I’m not aware of their presence! They’re literally invisible when they’re in the woods in the middle of the night! Hold on a minute! Are these pure energy beings similar to the one Jared created?
Bruce managed to get his hands on a few pure energy beings, but those were inferior to Jared’s version.
After all, mother nature had blessed the one Jared owned, whereas the ones Bruce possessed were merely a lower spec of his creation.
Although Levi hadn’t encountered pure energy beings like Jared, he knew the ones in front of him were different.
The ones in front of him were a few feet taller than Shaun in terms of height. At the very least, he was certain they were stronger than the ones Bruce made.
To be precise, they might be capable of wiping the first few people ranked on the Divine Leaderboard out. They seemed to be resembling Jared’s creation the most.
Levi was sure they were merely spies sent to investigate the area. In short, there were even more capable ones awaiting the order to infiltrate the area.
Those must be the ones resembling Jared the most in terms of strength. It was safe to assume the ones sending them were none other than members of the Lab of Gods since they possessed the method to make countless pure energy beings.
I knew it! The members of the Lab of Gods are still alive! Hooray! I’ve finally found a few opponents worthy of my time again after being alone for such a long time!
Others might not fathom the reason he was thrilled. He couldn’t even recall the last time he encountered a formidable foe. Therefore, he couldn’t suppress his excitement and almost burst out laughing due to the great news.
The first thing he had in mind was to locate the precise whereabouts of the ones hiding in the dark. Thus, he remained hiding and went after the pure energy beings as they continued going rounds at Restricted Area 76.
They spent the entire night surveying the area until it was almost dawn. When they were about to leave, Levi went after them to trace the base of operation of Lab of Gods.
The pure energy beings continued traveling at top speed. Others might lose track of them unless they were a match for them in terms of speed.
After tailing them for a few hours, Levi brought himself to a halt and muttered to himself with his brows arched in confusion, “Why are they here? It’s impossible!”
Chapter 2504 Bases Of Operations
Astonished by the fact the pure energy beings had returned to Erudia, he continued muttering to himself, “No! This must be one of their attempts to lure me here! It seems like they’re aware of my presence all along!”
He couldn’t think of anything else since it was close to impossible for the members of Lab of Gods to set up their base of operation in Erudia.
When the thought of them being aware of his presence crossed his mind, he felt a chill running down his spines due to their capabilities.
I need to hurry up and follow one of them! Otherwise, they’re going to split up and flee in different directions to shrug me off!
A short while after they made it to Erudia, the pure energy beings parted ways and started accelerating in different directions.
See! They must be aware of my presence all this while! I’m afraid I won’t get my hands on their base of operations if things continue progressing this way. There’s no way they’re going to let the cat out of the bag even if I take them into custody.
Perhaps they have some sort of countermeasure in place to stop me as well. If that’s the case, I’ll try my luck with one of them and see if they’ll lead me to their base.
He lost track of the one he had his eyes on shortly after his target made it to Oakland City. He muttered to himself seconds after the pure energy being’s disappearance, “He’s quite a skillful one, huh?”
It turned out things were the complete opposite of the things he had in mind—they were never aware of his presence since they were merely on their way to the base of operation set up in Erudia.
There was no way a few pure energy beings were capable of noticing his presence when he was superior to them in multiple aspects.
The mastermind thought of misleading others through setting up the organization’s bases of operation somewhere most would deem dangerous.
It worked like a charm and misled others since others thought no one in their right mind would set up their base at the headquarter of their foes.
Those who were aware of Lab of Gods’ presence had a hard time locating them due to the same reason.
The pure energy beings split up shortly after they made it to the nation as multiple bases of operations had been set up just in case of the worst.
At the very least, they wouldn’t be wiped out of existence throughout the night if there were a few bases of operations.
Levi returned to North Hampton from Oakland City since he couldn’t get his hands on the base of operations of Lab of Gods.
He was slightly upset when he thought he might have alarmed the foe worthy of his time. As a result, he stopped dropping by Restricted Area 76 because he thought they wouldn’t return anymore.
To his surprise, they returned and continued surveying the area since they were never aware Levi had noticed their presence.
After surveying the surroundings for quite some time, members of Lab of Gods had finally figured out the secret to the area.
On the other hand, instead of trying his luck with the restricted area, Levi dispatched most of his forces to different regions.
A few days later, a life-changing incident took everyone, including Levi, by surprise when the news of the dark web made it to the surface web.
Chapter 2505 Divine Leaderboard
Renowned organizations from all around the globe had gathered around to redefine the things it would take to qualify themselves as a member of the Divine Leaderboard.
On top of that, they built something called the Hall of Gods on top of the tallest mountain to honor the mightiest humans.
The Divine Wall—a monumental stone that was a few hundred feet had been built alongside to honor the ones making it to the list.
Amongst the thousand people with their names carved on the Divine Wall, Dark Emperor was the first due to his overwhelming combat prowess.
Others couldn’t even see the name of Dark Emperor since the monumental stone was a hundred feet into the sky.
Many people had never heard of the names of the ones carved on the monumental stone since the names of those living in seclusion were included as well.
Apart from members of the ancient Garrison clan, fighters from Adrune and clans of the indigenous forest had made it to the list as well.
Surprisingly, Divine Brigadier of The Cardinal Hall and mentors of Forlevia were also included in the list.
Previously, only names of the ones portraying their capabilities would be included in the Divine Leaderboard since the ones in charge needed something to benchmark their capabilities.
As strong as those living in seclusion might be, they wouldn’t be involved until they demonstrated their actual capabilities.
However, it was different for Hall of Gods since users of the dark web had gathered around to analyze the capabilities of people from all around the globe using information they acquired through different sources.
Apart from the monumental stone, there were ninety-nine stairs built with a hundred names carved on each stair to honor the ones with their names listed on the Provisional Leaderboard.
They were granted the title of Provisional combatants to honor their equally remarkable combat skills since they were the ones next to the Divine Leaderboard
When the Provisional Leaderboard and Divine Leaderboard were introduced to the world, others had no intention to take them seriously.
Many thought it was time to take it seriously since it had garnered the attention of people from all around the globe.
After all, it was an honor for the ones making it to the Hall of Gods. They would earn the right to consider themselves the best amongst the rest in the world.
The ones with their names carved on the Hall of Gods would be considered the finest amongst the rest. Therefore, everyone felt motivated to keep moving up the ranks at all costs.
They thought it was a great honor to be acknowledged by others for their exceptional capabilities.
Meanwhile, it was different for those with their names carved on the stairs because they considered it a humiliation to have their names beneath others.
They had to keep climbing up the ranks to ensure they were ahead of their peers. The common goal they had was to ensure their names were carved on Divine Wall.
The addition of Eustace and the elders of the ancient Garrison clan had taken the rest of the world by surprise since no one was aware of their actual capabilities.
On the other hand, Levi was intrigued to figure out if he was included in the Hall of Gods.
Chapter 2506 All Three Titles Are Mine
Dark Emperor was in first place.
Killfinger of Erudia, the mysterious man who broke the Skyward Sword with his fingers, was second.
Rumor had it that Killfinger wielded the Iron Golem Technique and had reached unimaginable heights with it.
At the same time, the new leader of the ancient Garrison clan was in third place.
Even though his identity was shrouded in mystery, he was exceedingly powerful. He had defeated Gabriel, Eustace, and other strong contenders to win the position.
When the new Divine Leaderboard was revealed, it shocked the entire world.
Everyone was familiar with who the first and second-placed fighters were.
However, the new leader of the ancient Garrison clan came as a surprise to the world, especially to Donald and Tyrone, who controlled Maya Industries.
Both of them wondered if the new clan leader was the one who threw them out of the clan.
Who is the new clan leader? Why haven’t we heard anything about him?
At that moment, Donald planned to use his network with the ancient Garrison clan to investigate.
However, they were celebrating the fact that their master, Dark Emperor, was top of the Divine Leaderboard.
Consequently, they were the disciples of the top-ranked warrior on the leaderboard.
Looking at the top three positions on the Divine Leaderboard, Levi fell into deep thought.
His three alter egos were occupying the top three positions.
What’s my position?
After going through the names, he couldn’t find himself on the Divine Leaderboard.
The Dark Web is indeed resourceful given that they are able to differentiate my three alter egos. In that case, do they know who I am? Or the fact that these three identities belong to the same person? It would be extremely dangerous if they do.
Much to his relief, Levi’s initial conclusion was that the Dark Web likely wasn’t related to Lab of Gods.
Hence, he continued to go through the names listed on the ninety-nine steps but still couldn’t find his name.
The newly redefined Divine and Provisional Leaderboard were supposed to contain all the powerful fighters in the world, regardless of whether they had fought before or were hidden from the public eye.
It was rare for them to leave out anyone powerful.
Therefore, it had a lot of credibility as an accurate leaderboard.
Toward the end of the previous Divine Leaderboard, there were many elite fighters who emerged and rocketed up to the top.
Therefore, the leaderboard was no longer able to categorize them accurately.
Given the change, it was understandable that Levi wasn’t included in the Provisional Leaderboard based on his earlier strength.
Therefore, the difficulty of getting onto the Provisional Leaderboard now was similar to that of getting onto the previous Divine Leaderboard.
In fact, it was actually more difficult to do so.
Meanwhile, Levi continued to go through the Divine and Provisional Leaderboard.
Gabriel, Eustace, Divine Brigadier, and their factions were all included.
Also on the list were many reclusive elites from Adrune.
Basically, the Divine Leaderboard was now filled with many unfamiliar names.
Of the top ten from the previous Divine Leaderboard, only the top three were still in there. The rest had their ranks dropped significantly.
Donald, Edmund, and a few others barely made it into the new Divine Leaderboard.
However, being in the new rankings was certainly more glorious than being in the top ten of the old ones.
As for Queenie who used to be among the top ten, she was now relegated to the Provisional Leaderboard instead.
Unexpectedly, Death Fiend, Tempestus, and Notos of Sacred Organization made it into the top hundred of the Divine Leaderboard.
As for Sword Fiend, Floyd, Kirin, and others, who were supposedly stronger than them, they had fallen out from the Divine Leaderboard into the Provisional Leaderboard.
There, they were listed on the ninety-seventh step.
However, there was still some distance between them and the ninety-ninth step.
The reason was that Death Fiend and the others had drunk the blood of “Gods” at Restricted Area 76, causing their powers to increase significantly.
In fact, Death Fiend wasn’t alone.
Many other mysterious elites from Sacred Organization emerged within the rankings, with many of them making it into the Divine Leaderboard.
The developments caused Levi a headache.
After all, they were supposed to be his secret weapon. But now, all of them were revealed one by one.
Nevertheless, he was still happy with the fact that his subordinates were populating the rankings while his three alter egos were in the top three positions.
At that moment, Zoey and a few others came to see Levi. “Come with us!”
Chapter 2507 The Stairway To Heaven
“Where are we going?” Levi asked curiously.
“To The World Summit to see the holy altar and staircase.”
Ever since the Divine Leaderboard was redefined, everyone wanted to visit The World Summit so that they could inspire themselves.
Zoey and everyone else were filled with anticipation too.
Now that the new Divine Leaderboard was built at The World Summit, it served as a great motivation for all the warriors in the world.
Everyone was crazy about it and felt that having their names carved on the stone plaque there was the ultimate glory.
Even if their names were carved onto the ninety-nine steps to be trampled upon by pedestrians, they still saw it as an honor.
After all, it was a stairway that lead to the heavens still.
Hence, everyone was dying to have their names carved there.
“Boss, trust us. When you see the stone plaque that pierces the sky, you will be amazed! In fact, it will inspire you to become stronger no matter what it takes!” Kirin explained.
“All right, I’ll go with you to take a look then.”
The main reason Levi decided to go was that he wanted to see what the Dark Web had built.
He figured that he could find some clues about them there.
“Sheesh! I didn’t expect to drop out of the Divine Leaderboard. Now, I’m listed on the ninety-seventh step,” Sword Fiend lamented.
Floyd was equally displeased. “I am also listed there. Of all places, the Provisional Leaderboard? Who would have thought I would suffer such humiliation?”
Kirin and White Tiger nodded. “We too…”
Both of them were still wallowing in sorrow.
As for Zoey, she was a little better off than them by being on the ninety-eighth step, bringing her slightly closer to the Divine Leaderboard.
Among them, she was the highest ranking warrior.
At that moment, Azure Dragon consoled them, “You guys should be happy with what you have. Do you still think this is the old days? Even being on the Provisional Leaderboard is an honor now. You should be proud that your names have been carved into the Stairway to Heaven!”
Robed Slayer sighed. “That’s right. The way I look at it, times have changed. It’s expected that Eustace and his men have been pushed up the leaderboard, while we have fallen behind. In truth, we were never in control of the world. The previous Divine Leaderboard just created the illusion that we were really powerful. In truth, that just wasn’t the case.”
Azure Dragon nodded in agreement. “Come on, you should feel contented. At the very least, your names are still carved on the Stairway to Heaven. In fact, you are even close to the ninety-ninth step. As for me, not only have I been relegated from the Divine Leaderboard, but I have also fallen out of the Provisional Leaderboard. In fact, I don’t even have the opportunity to have my name carved on the first step!”
Just as he spoke, he subconsciously snuck a glance at Levi.
Ever since he abandoned his own technique and trained in the basic techniques Levi taught, there was no improvement in his strength.
All he could do was watch as everyone else surpassed him one by one.
There was nothing he could do other than suffer in silence.
Levi chuckled. “Azure Dragon, as long as you train diligently, your name will also be carved on the stone plaque soon!”
“Understood, Boss.”
Azure Dragon laughed wryly, as he didn’t believe in Levi’s words.
How is that possible?
Soon, all of them arrived at the first peak of The World Summit.
To an ordinary person, the first peak was almost impossible to climb.
But to a bunch of elite fighters, it was simply a piece of cake.
Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people had gathered, and the numbers were still increasing.
Soon, the crowd grew to a hundred thousand strong, and the entire hilly range was filled with people.
However, most of those who came were not from the Divine and Provisional Leaderboard.
They were all there to see the stone plaque erected on top of the Hall of Gods so that they could be inspired to have their names carved onto it.
As for those whose names were inscribed on it, none of them came to see it.
At the same time, tens of thousands of visitors were standing below the Stairway to Heaven and solemnly admiring the holy Hall of Gods.
To them, it was a beacon of hope and motivation.
No one dared to set foot on the steps, for fear of transgressing its holiness.
However, someone suddenly took a step.
Levi!
“Boss, what are you doing?”
Chapter 2508 Wiping The Smile Off His Face
Levi sparked an uproar amongst the crowd when they saw him step on the staircase.
Everyone wanted to stop him but was just too late.
He was already on his way up.
Although the Stairway to Heaven was meant to be stepped on, it still represented the glory of those whose names were carved upon it.
Only the elite warriors whose names were inscribed onto the stone plaque were deemed qualified to ascend the steps.
After all, everyone considered the stairway to be holy.
Those on the Provisional Leaderboard whose names were carved on the steps took offense when their names were trampled upon by someone who was weaker than them.
It was certainly an unforgivable act.
Even if the ones setting foot on the steps were from the Divine Leaderboard, everyone would still be upset by it, let alone someone who was weaker than them.
There was no way they could accept it, as having their names trampled upon was humiliating to them.
Even though they were outraged, there was nothing they could do as Levi was already on his way.
In a blink of an eye, he had covered tens of steps.
“Master!”
“Levi!”
Everyone was clamoring for him to come down.
However, as if he had gone raving mad, Levi didn’t care for the rules at all as he trampled fearlessly on their authority.
What a lunatic!
He has lost his mind!
“Stop him!”
Some of the Provisional Leaderboard fighters wanted to stop him, but it was already too late.
Levi had moved swiftly and easily conquered the ninety-nine steps. Soon, he arrived at the Hall of Gods and darted in as if he was possessed.
However, the Provisional Leaderboard warriors who were in pursuit came to a stop. They knew that they were not supposed to step in there.
Only those whose names were inscribed on the stone plaque were worthy of doing so.
Therefore, none of them dared to enter.
All they could do was watch as Levi ascended the Hall of Gods.
“Levi, you have tarnished the authority of this world! How dare you trample on all of us?” the crowd bellowed.
However, Levi wasn’t the least bit bothered.
Instead, he walked around the Hall of Gods and scrutinized the surroundings.
He had heard that the place was built by the Dark Web and that the stairway and stone plaque within the Hall of Gods were made of special materials.
After all, the names that were inscribed on the stone plaque would be changed often with new names added every now and then.
Therefore, the special material allowed names to be carved and removed easily.
After examining it for a while, Levi noticed that the material was new to him. In fact, he had never seen it before.
He turned around and scanned his surroundings.
Standing in the Hall of Gods, he felt as if he was positioned at the top of the world. There, he could see everything for miles on end.
At the bottom of the stairway, the crowd of a hundred thousand looked insignificant to him.
Nevertheless, they continued to berate him for not being worthy to stand in the Hall of Gods.
Levi was amused.
Me? Not Worthy? The top three names on the stone plaque belong to me!
After that, Levi turned his attention to the stone plaque.
One by one he swept his gaze through the names.
Although there were some familiar names, most of them were foreign to him.
Finally, Levi jumped up to the stone plaque and started climbing it so that he could see the names clearly.
The crowd went into an uproar when they saw Levi scaling the stone plaque.
Levi had not only ridiculed the Provisional Leaderboard’s Stairway to Heaven but also the Divine Leaderboard’s stone plaque.
In other words, Levi had ignited the crowd’s fury with his disrespectful behavior.
The stone plaque was so tall that its top pierced through the clouds.
Soon, Levi’s figure disappeared amongst the clouds as he finally arrived at the summit.
When he saw the top three names included Dark Emperor and his other alter egos, he was filled with delight.
Boom!
Leaping into the sky, Levi stood at the top of the stone plaque and felt as if he was at the top of the world.
However, the moment he looked down, the smile on his face was replaced by a look of horror.
He saw…
Chapter 2509 The Secret Behind The Divine Leaderboard
He saw his name carved behind the stone plague.
It wasn’t carved as Dark Emperor, or the new leader of the ancient Garrison clan, but his very own name, Levi Garrison.
Instead of it being carved in front of the stone plaque, Levi’s name was carved at the back.
On its huge empty surface was Levi’s name.
No one had expected that the largest secret of the stone plaque was on its back.
However, the stone plaque and the stairway were considered holy to all fighters in the world.
The more powerful one was, the more respect one had for the stone plaque. Therefore, one wouldn’t dare trespass it.
One would also not have the courage to even climb the stone plaque from the front, let alone look at it from the back.
To them, the plaque was holy and they were forbidden from desecrating it.
Therefore, it never crossed their mind to look behind the plaque.
Only someone as rebellious as Levi would dare to brazenly climb it and look around.
If he hadn’t climbed to the top, he wouldn’t have seen what was on its back.
Furthermore, the stone plaque was located at the top of the summit. One had to stand on top of it before one could see what was written on the back.
There was no way one could go around it.
After all, the stone plaque was erected in a corner where its back was facing a cliff and shrouded in mist.
Therefore, one had to scale the stone plaque as Levi did before one could see what was written behind it.
However, scaling the stone plaque was the equivalent of disrespecting the Divine Leaderboard and everything else in the world.
Therefore, there was no one else in the entire world that would dare behave the same way as Levi did.
And yet, he had discovered the massive secret and finally understood everything.
The fact that his name was inscribed on the back of the Divine Leaderboard was indicative that someone knew ahead of time that he would surpass everyone on the list.
Given that the Dark Web had built the stone plaque, it meant that they were cognizant of the true extent of his power. Hence, he no longer had any secrets to hide.
Having realized the situation, Levi broke into a grin.
The reason he came here with Zoey was to find out if the Dark Web knew of his identity and strength.
Now that he knew they did, he felt a sense of relief.
Despite knowing his secret for a long time, they hadn’t exposed it to the world.
It meant that the Dark Web was focused on gathering information and news throughout the world.
They weren’t working for any factions in particular, especially not Lab of Gods.
In fact, they were more of a neutral party that knew everything.
However, other than collecting information, they didn’t do anything else.
Even though they had known the truth about Levi for a long time, they hadn’t revealed it.
Hence, Levi figured they were aware of Lab of Gods too, just that they chose not to expose it.
The purpose of their existence was for information gathering and providing rankings and so on.
They didn’t get themselves involved despite what they knew.
Levi’s name carved into the back of the stone plaque was a good example of that.
“Hmm? Wait, there are still other names…”
Levi continued to scrutinized the back of the plaque.
My name isn’t the only one! There are some names in ancient alphabets. They looked like the names of Gods in Adrunean culture. Perhaps, the names represent something. Do they belong to Lab of Gods?
Levi was baffled.
As he continued down the list, more names that belonged to Lab of Gods appeared.
It was just that his name appeared at the top of the list, indicating that he was stronger than all of them.
Evidently, he was still the most powerful.
However, Lab of Gods had one advantage.
No matter how strong Levi was, he would still be overwhelmed by their superiority in terms of manpower.
Now that he was certain the Dark Web knew everything about Lab of Gods, he endeavored to find them, hoping that they could tell him where Lab of Gods was.
Chapter 2510 Public Anger
However, the thought filled Levi with frustration.
Given that the Dark Web knew everything about him, he felt that finding them would be more difficult than locating Lab of Gods.
Hence, he had no choice but to leave it to fate.
Nevertheless, he had confirmed Lab of Gods’ existence.
Furthermore, many of their members’ names were inscribed behind the stone plaque. It was an indication that their strength surpassed the warriors of the current era.
The Lab of Gods is as powerful as I imagined them to be. Therefore, it was right for me to have made preparations. After this, I still have to continue…
Levi was amused.
Only he dared to climb to the top of the stone plaque and coincidentally saw what was inscribed behind it.
If it was anyone else, they would have missed the inscriptions behind.
I suppose Lab of Gods might not even dare come see this given how secretive they are. Or perhaps, they might not be bothered because they don’t see the warriors on the Divine Leaderboard as a threat at all.
After committing the names on the back of the stone plaque to memory, Levi slowly jumped back down to the Hall of Gods.
Meanwhile, the crowd had swelled to a few hundred thousand.
They were still raging and berating him incessantly.
The moment they saw him return, all of them went into an uproar, as if they wanted to kill him.
Meanwhile, Levi walked down the stairway by stepping on every single one of the ninety-nine steps.
It was naturally an insult to all the members of the Provisional Leaderboard.
“Did something happen to the boss for him to act so irrationally?” someone asked.
“Perhaps. After coming here, even I was greatly inspired and felt the urge to have my name carved onto the stone plaque. Therefore, as a champion of the past, don’t you think Boss will be more emotionally affected than us?” Kirin explained.
Floyd nodded. “As someone with a competitive nature, coming here motivates me to grow stronger so that I can tell everyone else how weak they are. Boss is someone that’s even more competitive. Hence, it’s understandable that he is behaving that way.”
“Mmm-hmm. The new way the Divine Leaderboard is presented is extremely exciting. I never felt this way back then. Now that the names are inscribed on the stone plaque, it does reverberate with one’s soul. Currently, everyone is dying to have their names carved up there!” someone commented.
Therefore, they didn’t see Levi’s actions as being unreasonable.
After all, they understood how emotional it must have been for him.
Many of them wanted to climb to the top.
However, many also wanted to just have their names inscribed on the steps, as that alone was glorious enough.
Unfortunately, most of the crowd would never have the opportunity to do so.
From everyone’s perspective, Levi couldn’t even have his name inscribed on the steps.
And yet, he had trampled upon the stone plaque.
It was something none of them could accept.
Therefore, the moment Levi reached the first step of the stairway, tens of thousands of men swarmed him, as if they were going to skin him alive.
They demanded an explanation from him, or else, they were not going to let him go.
“What right do you have to ascend the steps? What makes you worthy to stand on top of the Hall of Gods or even the stone plaque?” the crowd demanded.
Everyone in the world had worked hard and relied on their own effort to climb the stairs and arrive at the Hall of Gods.
However, some had reached the Hall of Gods by cheating. And that was what upset the crowd.
Just like an exam, everyone would study hard for it.
In the end, Levi seemed to have entered the best university by cheating. The worst part was that he did it in full view of everyone, causing them to be outraged.
“He has to be held responsible!” the crowd roared as they surrounded Levi.
Zoey and the others had no way of holding them back.
After all, they were facing tens of thousands of elite warriors.
“Levi, as long as you kneel on the first step and bow ten times toward the holy altar, we will forgive you!”
“That’s right. After committing such a despicable act, you have to show your remorse by prostrating in front of the plaque!”
The crowd demanded that Levi pay for what he had done.