Hong Renjie and Ding Yuanshan stood shoulder to shoulder.
The Power of Primordial Spirit, monstrously potent, surged around them. A vast and mighty pressure from their Primordial Spirits washed over the area like a flood from a broken dam.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
In the area surrounding the two of them, the Spiritual Qi trembled, chaotic and agitated like a herd of frightened, enraged beasts.
Hong Renjie's body was like a blazing sun, radiating light like a torch.
Elental Power roiled in his palm like a tide. A jet-black Energy Vortex began to spin rapidly as blinding specks of light transford into torrents of energy and converged within it.
Ding Yuanshan's aura was heavy and steady, like that of a Titan God-man!
"Break!"
The two struck simultaneously.
A blinding golden light and a thick, dusky-yellow energy tangled in mid-air, rging into a two-toned spiral of power that slamd into the Celestial teoric Profound Iron Gate.
BOOM!
Amidst a violent tremor, the Celestial teoric Profound Iron Gate shattered.
The entrance to the fourth level was finally revealed to everyone.
HUMMM!
The instant the Celestial teoric Profound Iron Gate opened, a powerful wave of energy surged out from the fourth floor.
Waves of potent, surging energy converged into a roiling gale that swept toward them. Fortunately, the gale wasn't particularly destructive, and they weathered it with a fright but no real harm.
Only then was the scenery of the fourth floor truly revealed.
This fourth floor was completely different from the first three.
The entire floor was devoid of any decoration or embellishnt, save for a massive, completely transparent crystal pillar in the very center that pierced through the entire floor. The Crystal Pillar was engraved with dragons and phoenixes, auspicious clouds, vibrant rainbows, and soaring heroes.
Dazzling specks of light drifted from within the Crystal Pillar, forming a brilliant glow that made the place feel like a celestial paradise.
BUZZZZ!
A sound like a swarm of bees buzzing their wings suddenly arose.
A seven-colored halo erged from the bottom of the Crystal Pillar. The halo continuously surged upward, ring after ring.
A mont later, the entire Crystal Pillar was enveloped by ninety-nine rings of light.
"Look! There's sothing inside the Crystal Pillar!" soone suddenly exclaid.
All eyes instantly focused on the Crystal Pillar.
Within the pillar, one could faintly make out three ancient secret manuals, three exquisite jade bottles containing Spirit Pills, and three Spirit Essences that emanated a soft glow.
"Are... are those three three-thousand-year-old Earth Spirit Snow Ginsengs? My heavens! That's a Heaven and Earth Spirit Essence that can allow soone at the Early-stage Earth Soul Realm to directly break through a minor realm!"
"I recognize those three bottles of pills! Those are Breaking Forbidden Spirit Pills! After taking one, soone at the Peak of Earth Soul Realm can advance to the Celestial Soul Realm without damaging their potential!"
"I can't make out the nas of those three secret manuals, but for them to be placed alongside three-thousand-year-old Earth Spirit Snow Ginsengs and Breaking Forbidden Spirit Pills, they must be of an incredibly high grade!"
"Treasure! This is all treasure!"
Dozens of pairs of feverish eyes stared intently at the treasures within the Crystal Pillar, each one brimming with avarice.
Hong Renjie and Ding Yuanshan exchanged a look.
Even with their current strength, the treasures inside the Crystal Pillar were enough to tempt them.
BANG!
With a crisp crack, the topmost eleven rings of light suddenly shattered.
The jade bottle enveloped by those eleven rings of light shot out with a SWOOSH. It moved at extre speed, heading straight for an Early-stage Earth Soul Realm expert from the Thief Gang.
"Hahaha, this jade bottle is mine!"
The expert laughed heartily and reached out to grab the jade bottle.
But at that exact mont, a flash of sword light suddenly shot toward him.
With a SWISH, the sharp Sword Aura sliced his arm clean off. Blood sprayed as the Thief Gang expert scread endlessly. He clutched his severed arm and looked to the side, only to see the Third Master holding the jade bottle in one hand and a blood-drenched longsword in the other. The Third Master shot him a cold glance and sneered, "Know your place. Do you think a Breaking Forbidden Spirit Pill is sothing you're qualified to take?"
"Th-Third Master, you..."
The expert's face was filled with a venomous look.
The Third Master snorted coldly. "Still dare to talk back? Die!"
His sword flashed, its brilliance illuminating Jiuzhou!
PFFT!
With unwillingness and venom in his eyes, the head of an Early-stage Earth Soul Realm expert was lopped off by the Third Master.
'Such ruthless thods. He killed one of his own n just like that!' Hong Yu's eye twitched. The Third Master's viciousness made him unconsciously take a few steps back.
He could already feel the atmosphere grow tense and heavy because of the killing.
An alliance like this, driven purely by self-interest, was never stable to begin with.
As long as the conflict of interest was great enough, slaughter was inevitable!
Before, everyone had been restraining themselves, holding back.
But the Third Master's act of murdering for treasure had finally shattered that restraint.
A chaotic battle was now unavoidable!
BANG! BANG!
The next twenty-two rings of light shattered in succession, and two jade bottles shot out at the sa ti.
Both flew toward the Cyan Nether Sword Sect.
Those two jade bottles contained genuine Breaking Forbidden Spirit Pills, each one incredibly precious. They were priceless items that could allow soone to break through to the Celestial Soul Realm with a one-hundred-percent success rate, all without damaging their potential. Among everyone present, who didn't yearn to break through to that higher realm?
In an instant, nearly everyone's eyes grew feverish, and their hands unconsciously tightened around their weapons.
They were all itching to make a move!
A brutal struggle of murder and treasure-snatching was about to erupt!
"Big Brother?"
The Third Master glanced at Mountain Opening Tiger.
Ding Yuanshan's eyes glinted coldly as he gave a sinister nod. "Rob them!"
"Kill!"
"Those Breaking Forbidden Spirit Pills are ours!"
"Take them!"
The eyes of the Thief Gang experts turned red as they charged toward the people from the Cyan Nether Sword Sect.
One of the two jade bottles landed in Hong Long's hands, while the other fell into Ling Tian's.
At this, it wasn't just the experts from the Thief Gang; even the other experts from the Cyan Nether Sword Sect turned their gazes toward the two, showing faint signs of turning on their own.
"Brother Jie, for you!"
Startled by the greedy stares of a dozen experts, Hong Long quickly handed the jade bottle to Hong Renjie.
Hong Renjie's strength was beyond question.
Even Mountain Opening Tiger was no match for him. Annoyed, the crowd could only turn their attention to Ling Tian.
"How dare you! Are you trying to attack a fellow disciple?" Tie Shou shouted coldly.
Hong Renjie sneered. "Of course *we* won't attack him. But we can't guarantee *they* won't!" As he spoke, Hong Renjie gave a aningful look, and Hong Long and his group stepped aside.
Of the ten inner disciples who had co, five belonged to the Heaven and Earth Alliance, and the other five were with the Wind and Snow Association.
In an instant, the five from the Wind and Snow Association—Hong Yu, Ling Tian, and Tie Shou among them—were surrounded by the experts of the Thief Gang.
"Heh heh heh, hand over the goods! Otherwise, don't bla us for being rciless!"
The Third Master laughed sinisterly, his venomous and chilling gaze fixed on Ling Tian and Hong Yu.
Ling Tian, in particular, had defeated him in public, a stain on the Third Master's life that could only be washed away with his enemy's blood.
Ling Tian's temperant was as hard as steel. He barked coldly, "Enough talk. If you want to take this Breaking Forbidden Spirit Pill from , let's see if you have what it takes!"
"Hmph. Stubborn fool. Since you're seeking your own death, don't bla for what happens next!"
The Third Master shouted coldly and waved his hand.
The eight experts from the Thief Gang, all except Ding Yuanshan, attacked at once.
All eight were elites of the Thief Gang, including masters like the Second and Third Masters. They all sward Ling Tian.
"Ling Tian, I'll help you!"
Hong Yu suddenly charged out.
Wielding the Silver Light Long Spear, he flicked his wrist, creating a dazzling display of spear afterimages that seed to blot out the sky.
"I was waiting for you, you bastard!"
The Third Master's gaze turned cold. He licked the corner of his mouth, his body radiating a tyrannical killing intent as he lunged at Hong Yu.
CLANG!
As their weapons clashed, sparks flew.
The powerful montum of their blows ca roaring in like a tornado.
"Destruction!"
Hong Yu roared.
His arm bent slightly, the muscles contracting and expanding in an instant, concentrating an ultimate strength into his wrist. The Long Spear spun with a SWISH, its bizarre Spear Aura gradually expanding, fluffing up like a feather duster.
And then... the fluffy Spear Aura suddenly condensed, coalescing into a single, sharp spear point the size of a grown man's arm!
BAM!
Under the crushing force of the Destruction Strike, the webbing between the Third Master's thumb and forefinger burst open, and his weapon went flying.
"Void Fire Dragon!"
Hong Yu attacked again.
A Mortal Level Middle Grade Martial Skill. A majestic Fire Dragon materialized and instantly coiled around the Third Master's body. The dragon's body writhed, each movent bringing with it a scorching heat like molten lava that burned the Third Master's clothes to ash.
ROAR!
The Fire Dragon suddenly soared into the air, then dove straight down into the Third Master's head.
The Third Master's eyes froze, and the fierce expression on his face went rigid.
Then, with a deafening BOOM, jets of fire shot out from his seven orifices. The Third Master was instantly transford into a figure of flas. Consud by the searing fire from within, he was reduced to a pile of bone dust in the blink of an eye.
SWOOSH!
Hong Yu made a grasping motion, and the jade bottle that the Third Master had just stolen flew into his hand.
The jade bottle was made of a special material; not even the might of the Void Fire Dragon had been able to destroy it.
Naturally, the Breaking Forbidden Spirit Pill inside was perfectly unhard.
"Withdraw!"
Ding Yuanshan, who had been watching from the sidelines, showed a flicker of intense emotion the mont the Third Master died. He abruptly called back the thieves who were still locked in a grueling battle.
After this battle, the Thief Gang's forces had been diminished yet again.
Not only had Hong Yu slain the Third Master, but Ling Tian had also killed an Early-stage Earth Soul Realm expert, dealing a great blow to their strength. Ding Yuanshan had to consider the struggles to co and could only temporarily give up on plundering. His cold, harsh gaze locked onto Hong Yu. "Good, very good. You actually killed my Third Master. Well done!"
Ding Yuanshan didn't ntion revenge, but the chilling tone of his words made Hong Yu's heart skip a beat.
Hong Yu took a deep breath, his gaze turning cold and resolute. 'This Ding Yuanshan's strength is unfathomable. I'll have to be more careful from now on. I hope they don't push too far. Otherwise, even at the risk of exposing Xingtian, I'll make sure they all stay here permanently!'
BANG!
Just then, another ring of light burst open. This ti, what shot out was a Secret Cultivation Technique Manual!
More importantly, when Hong Yu saw the secret manual, the Profound Celestial Tower inside his body pulsed violently with an intense, overwhelming desire.
Hong Yu's expression changed slightly...
'Even the Mortal-Level Martial Skill, the *Three Flas Palm*, didn't excite the Profound Celestial Tower this much. What in the world is this martial skill?'
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