Published: December 25, 2024
“This... is really an illusion?”
“Could it be that someone has intentionally arranged this?”
“Who is playing tricks? Show yourself!”
Everyone searched their surroundings, but they couldn't find the shadow of the person with the cold smile. A chilling aura echoed throughout the palace, making everyone feel a shiver run down their spines, raising the hairs all over their bodies.
“Hehehe, don’t waste your energy. With you trash, you think you can find my existence? Even if you were given another ten years, you still wouldn't succeed.”
That voice echoed in everyone's minds, filled with an icy meaning.
“Hmph, playing tricks. The voice resonates directly in our minds, which means you aren’t among us. You must be hiding within this palace. Could it be that you are in that coffin?”
In the crowd, a peak Martial King at Mid Seventh Stage’s gaze flickered, and he immediately coldly exclaimed. He then flipped his hand and raised it; with a roar, a stream of true essence shot like a spiritual snake towards the coffin in the tomb at the end of the palace.
With a buzzing sound, just as the attack was about to hit the coffin, an invisible force suddenly emanated from the tomb, instantly blocking the Martial King’s attack.
Could it really be inside this coffin?
Everyone's eyes brightened; otherwise, how could the coffin suddenly unleash power to block?
In an instant, without waiting for orders, everyone forcefully attacked. Boom! Boom! Boom! Waves of terrifying light continuously slammed towards the eerie coffin, like meteors crashing down, causing the ground to shake.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Amidst the intense rumbling, the invisible power protecting the coffin instantly rippled.
“Good!”
Everyone's spirits lifted. As long as they broke this coffin, they might be able to find out where the opponent was hiding.
“You damn fools have angered me! I will make you die!”
An icy voice rang out, followed by a sudden tremor in the ground. The originally empty palace seemed to transform into a hellish realm, and a murderous aura surged in.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The rich malevolent energy swept like a fierce wind and rain, and then streams of black light, like a heavenly net, completely sealed off the entire palace.
“Not good! This is... a formation!”
With pupils constricting, the leader of the Shangguan family hastily shouted.
Moreover, the level of this formation was extremely clever, even beyond his comprehension.
“Useless! Once you enter here, there is only one outcome waiting for you: death.”
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
As soon as the cold voice finished speaking, streams of malevolent energy immediately surged in, and four Martial Kings at Mid Seventh Stage fell instantly, engulfed by the black malevolent energy. Their bodies exploded, and the blood and flesh in the air had already completely shriveled, losing all essence and breath.
“Jie jie jie, such a rich scent of blood and flesh. So comfortable, so very comfortable.”
The voice groaned in pleasure as if savoring the most delicious food in the world.
“Defend yourselves! Quickly defend!”
The attack came too quickly, catching everyone off guard. Seeing three Martial Kings fall so easily, their faces went pale, they all gasped in shock, quickly forming battle groups to huddle together.
“Disciples of the Alchemy Pavilion, come to my side!”
“Disciples of the Artifact Hall, come here!”
“Those from the Heavenly Sword Sect join the team of the Great Tang Dynasty!”
The crowd shouted, and the leaders of each force gathered their disciples, forming alliances.
Because the Hundred Dynasties region was not a united force to begin with, they instinctively divided into several different small groups in this time of crisis.
Some mid-tier forces, aware of their insufficient strength, took the initiative to form alliances with certain powerful dynasties among the Seven Great Dynasties.
“Everyone, gather around me!”
Qin Chen also shouted. Immediately, Liu Tai, Liu Xuanrui, Fu Xingcheng, Mo Tianming, Blood Hand King, Zhuo Qingfeng, Nangong Li, and Ye Luyuan all gathered together, forming a group centered around Qin Chen.