Published: February 24, 2025
Chapter 77: Peril in the Lake
"Wang Shixiong is dead! How could this happen..."
"Wang Shixiong is ranked ninth on the Hidden Dragon Rankings! How could he die!"
"Tan Yun is too powerful. What should we do? Who can tell me what to do!"
"…"
Nineteen male disciples and eleven female disciples looked at Wang Futong's corpse, their faces filled with panic, as the scent of death loomed in the air.
"Thud!"
One male disciple's mental defenses instantly collapsed as he knelt before Tan Yun, pleading, "Tan Yun, we didn’t mean to oppose you; we were compelled by Wang Shixiong... No, by Wang Futong's tyranny!"
"Thud, thud…"
Ten more male disciples and six female disciples fell to their knees, begging for mercy, tears streaming down their faces as they incoherently echoed, "Yes... it was Wang Futong who forced us to oppose you; we were no match for him and could only comply!"
"Senior Brother Tan, please spare us!"
"We beg you..."
Facing their pleas, Tan Yun scoffed, "You bunch of worthless people! When Wang Futong was alive, you shouted for him to kill me, and now that he’s dead, you wash your hands of all responsibility."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tan Yun activated the primordial divine eye, his eerie blood-red eyes scanning over everyone!
"Boom!"
Of the twenty-three who locked eyes with Tan Yun, a deafening roar echoed in their minds, leaving them paralyzed like wooden puppets.
"Quick, split up and run!"
One of the remaining four male disciples and three female disciples shouted, and in an instant, the seven of them, with their legs swirling with spiritual power, leapt towards the towering cliffs hundreds of zhang high!
A cruel smile curved Tan Yun's lips as he looked at the twenty-three disciples who stood frozen, casually saying, "After you kill those seven, you can end your own lives!"
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…"
The twenty-three immediately brandished their swords, light as a swallow, leaping onto the palace’s broken walls. In a moment, a barrage of intersecting sword auras surged towards the seven!
"Ah…"
"Don't attack! Are you crazy? We're all on the same side!"
"No!"
The seven screamed in fear and disbelief as they were besieged and hunted down by the twenty-three.
After a brief moment, on the fragmented palace walls, blood splattered, and seven gruesome corpses fell heavily amidst the ruins!
"Thud, thud…"
The twenty-three disciples, standing on the broken walls, simultaneously held their swords to their throats and committed suicide, their necks spraying blood as their bodies crashed down onto the boulders in the ruins.
Some were smashed beyond recognition; others were shattered into pieces!
"Those who wish to kill me will inevitably be killed by me; they deserve to die!" Tan Yun indifferent to the corpses, stripped the Qiankun Rings off the bodies and stored them within his own Qiankun Ring.
Afterward, Tan Yun rode the bloodwing spirit lion, flying toward the entrance of the Doomed God’s Tomb...
Every time Tan Yun killed, he collected the Qiankun Rings of the deceased. Until now, he had not opened any of the enemy's Qiankun Rings to check how many Spirit Stones or heavenly materials and earthly treasures they contained.
The reason was simple; in Tan Yun's heart, he always wanted to exterminate all his enemies. When the time came, it wouldn’t be too late to tally the wealth in their Qiankun Rings.
At the same time, he did not linger in the Doomed God’s Tomb, seeking Soul Springs or other heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
In his view, there was no need to waste time searching for heavenly materials and earthly treasures; he just needed to wait for his enemies to tire themselves out.
He was determined to let his more than two thousand enemies search for heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Once these enemies congregated in the Ruins City, he would capture them all when they attempted to enter the Mustard Seed Space Sacred Tower for cultivation, taking all the heavenly materials and earthly treasures for himself!
As for the trial area within a radius of 980,000 miles, Tan Yun did not believe there was any Fire Seed present.