MASSIVE JUMP IN THE RANKING LIST

Arjun's Cardinal Sins were originated from the Mind Palace. The Mind Palace was the source for the Mental Energy. Be it Mental Energy, or be it the Power of Desire, everything related to the Mental energy was originated from the Mind Palace.

This is the reason why Arjun's Cardinal Sin of Gluttony was able to devour those shadows. First of all, Russell was not the true owner of the Shadows. All he could do is to control those shadows using the black stick. Even though Crawley's Mental Energy reaches Level 2 which was comparable to the level of the Sovereign of Laws, the shadows lost it's majority of the powers thanks to the poor usage from Russell.

At this time, the clan leader of the Silver Wolf Sect had complicated expression on his face. The black stick was something he got from his sect master. It was said that their sect ancestor was the one who found this stick. Somehow he found the true usage of this black stick. He then put it to a good use. He used this as a transaction medium for business development.

And then it was passed down to the next successor who was going to be the next Sect Master. That's how, that stick was passed down from one successor to another. Russell was meant to be the next Sect Master. And that's how it was in his hands now.

All this time, the closeness they had with the stick was something hard to explain. The black stick had now become their family heirloom. They never cared for it's original owner in any way. After all, the power of the shadows were monstrous. It can even fight against the Dao Masters!

But today someone was not only able to destroy the shadows, but he even knew about the black stick. The information about the black stick was something their ancestors wanted to learn about very badly. But as time passed, they failed. Then with constant changing of owners, the desire for learning the origin of the black stick was completely gone. It then replaced with the mindset of being the family heirloom.

But now the lan Leader of the Silver Wolf Clan was hesitating. Today his ancestor's wish came true. They learned the origin of the black stick. But along with, they were about to fall in trouble as well.

The sect leader of the Silver Wolf Sect looked at the sect leaders of the other sects. They were looking at them like some hungry wolves. And the Black Stick was like the food for them. This scene pissed the Sect Leader of the Silver Wolf Sect. He knew that his entire sect will be in trouble.

Within the forest, Arjun said, "I know that this stick was just a tool for all your business transactions. You speak as if you are a professional merchant. But the truth is, you are forcing others to trade with you using the abilities to create shadows of the Black Stick. This is your biggest secret. Am I right?"

"Just tell me already. How did you managed to kill my shadows?" ,Russell asked in return.

"Everyone has their secrets. So do I." ,Arjun replied, "I have my own ways to destroy the shadows. I think there are many peoples who had the power to face against the shadows. After all, I am not the only one who could win against your shadows."

"You are right." ,Russell honestly replied, "Bruce was one of the people who could fight against the shadows. I didn't know what method he used. But he was the only one who managed to destroy my shadows! When I asked for the reason, his reply was pretty much similar to yours. He said that, my shadows are not invincible. It's just that, the Eagle City is good enough for me to dominate. If I had done the same thing in the Royal Capital, I would have been dead by now!"

Russell showed a glint of helplessness when he said that. He continued, "He said that much and left. But he didn't tell me the way to +counter my shadows. This is one of the reason why I felt that Bruce is unstoppable in the competition. No one can steal this year's championship away from him. But now..."

Russell didn't have the courage to speak any further. He was sighing within his heart. He was certain that Bruce will become the champion of the competition. But after meeting Arjun, even though he was sure that Bruce still had the higher chances of becoming the champion. At the corner of his heart, he was still uncertain.

The man standing in front of him gave him hundred times more uncomfortable feeling than what Bruce gave him back then. If it wasn't for Arjun's lower cultivation level, he was certain that Arjun would have become the champion of the Competition!

Arjun said, "You see. My time is precious. I don't want to waste it here. I have a championship to win. So hand over all the passes in your possession. I will take my leave without harming you. Since you took care of my father and grandpa Gutherson, this is at least what I can do for you. I am not going to kill you."

"What? That is outr...."

"Passes of your life. Decide it for yourself." ,Arjun said while releasing a violent aura to scare Russell down. And sure enough, that violent aura made him suffocate badly. Under this aura he felt as if countless needles were piercing through his soul.

Russell shuddered a bit. His body was constantly sweating without any sign of stoppage. Russell grit his teeth. But he knew that he was helpless in front of Arjun. He finally regretted his decision to accept the transaction with Cohan.

If he could change the time, then he would have done it without any surprise. But he knew that, it will be impossible to do that. So he admitted his defeat and took out all his passes and gave it to Arjun.

At that time, the bracelet on all the members of Star Moon Team gave a blip sound. They were shocked to see their rankings. They were previously ranked at around 100. But now it suddenly took a massive jump and stopped at 4th!

4 - Star Moon Team (Captain - Jimmy)!

Russell was previously ranked 5th. But now he was forced to give all his passes to Arjun and admit his defeat. Along with all those passes with the passes they previously collected, it helped them to go past even Ellen's rankings and they were now placed at 4th rank comfortably.

When the crowd outside the forest saw the newly updated rankings, they remained speechless. They just didn't know whether to laugh or cry. They didn't know how things became so easy for the Star Moon Team to jump from rank 100s to stay at 4th!