Transcending the Nine Heavens

“This is the way?” Xie Zhiqiu panted, following behind Tan Tan.

Tan Tan stretched his neck, and the fifth-level spirit beast core he had just swallowed gurgled down into his stomach. Without looking back, he said, “Just follow me! Why are you so talkative? Just rush into the dense forest in front at full speed!”

As he spoke, Tan Tan felt the spirit beast core he had just consumed vanish in an instant. Suddenly, the strange mark on his forehead flickered brightly, akin to a flash of fire on a deep prairie in the dark night.

Xie Zhiqiu had to ask because he noticed that Tan Tan had strayed from their original escape route and was now sprinting towards the direction of the Canglan War Zone.

“Rush into the forest? What’s the use of rushing into the forest?” Xie Zhiqiu muttered but did not speak any further. Instead, he gritted his teeth and followed closely behind.

No one would feel comfortable being scolded by their own great-grandson-in-law as if they were a son.

Moreover, at that moment, the kingly aura radiating from Tan Tan made it so that Xie Zhiqiu couldn’t muster the energy to retort and involuntarily felt a wave of trepidation.

Behind them, among the pursuers, the Ao Clan had nearly seven hundred people, but now only a little over four hundred remained. However, the number of men in black in the group had increased by more than three hundred, all dressed in black and masked.

“Senior Zhuge, why don’t we strike hard to kill them all at once?” Ao Langyun furrowed his brow and asked a man in black beside him. “The longer we wait, the more dreams we’ll have. If they wait for reinforcements, it will be disastrous.”

“You want to kill Ao Xieyun; what we are waiting for is their reinforcements!” the man known as ‘Senior Zhuge’ replied gravely, his gaze flashing. “If you young ones delay our plan this time, it would be an unforgivable crime!”

Ao Langyun’s expression changed, and he nodded in agreement.

Even he didn’t understand why such a powerful ally had suddenly appeared from the Zhuge Clan and quickly found him, even orchestrating the attack on the Xie Clan!

Although he didn’t understand, he found it quite favorable.

At this moment, the four leaders of the Zhuge Clan were secretly exchanging glances, discussing, “Have you found anything?”

“Nothing found.”

“I haven’t found anything either!”

“This is quite strange.”

“The Soul Slayer Blade should be in the Xie Clan, yet we’ve chased these people for so long and still found nothing?” The leader’s gaze deepened. “Wait for reinforcements. Could it be that someone has placed something there, but the person isn’t present?”

“We can only hope so.”

The group fell silent as they continued their pursuit.

“That old bastard from the holy clan wouldn’t be lying to us, would he?” another man in black whispered.

“He wouldn’t. Such torment would be unbearable even for a supreme. However, he doesn’t know the specifics, so it should be true.” The leading man in black said solemnly. “Based on the situation in the Middle Three Heavens, the mysterious Awakened One can only be one of these few people: one is that Chu King of Hell, and the others are Gu Duxing, Dong Wushang, Rui Butong, Ji Mo, and Rocky Luo. Only these few have suddenly risen in strength during this time…”

“Indeed, what the big brother says is right.”

“I find Rui Butong to be the most suspect: his injuries should have been too much for a lord-level expert to bear, yet he’s still full of life.”

“Let’s wait. It’s best to gather these people together and catch them all at once. That way, we’re sure to find it. If we kill them and there’s nothing… the other people will definitely flee at the first hint, and it would be hard to find them later.”

“Understood.”

“The Nine Heavens Great Calamity: aside from this Awakened One, there’s also the Nine Calamity Sword Master. These matters are quite troublesome! Fortunately, we managed to get news before this Awakened One completely awakens. If he does fully awaken, then with a Nine Calamity Sword Master and an awakened Demon King, the situation in the Middle Three Heavens would truly be hopeless.”