Two hours after the magma at Tiger’s Mouth Gorge ceased its eruption, Ye Zhen couldn’t sit still any longer.
No wonder, for right from when the magma stopped spewing from Tiger’s Mouth Gorge, a large number of martial artists began to gather there. Up until now, more than thirty Establishnt Kings and over two hundred Vein Forging Realm experts have arrived!
Ye Zhen originally planned to stay calm and wait for an opportunity, but seeing the current situation, if he delayed any longer, entering the scene might beco very difficult!
Moreover, as the news of the underground magma stopping its eruption at Tiger’s Mouth Gorge spread, more and more Establishnt Kings hurried over.
Calling upon the Supre Elder Nian Sijing, and taking along the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten, Ye Zhen prepared to head to Tiger’s Mouth Gorge to participate in the treasure hunt!
But just as Ye Zhen was about to step out, a piercing alarm whistle suddenly echoed throughout the Red Fire Martial City Lord’s Mansion!
At the very mont the Great Formation of the Altar Guard activated, blood and entrails rained down from the sky onto the shield that had just risen; they belonged to three scouts in the freshly made uniforms from the Red Fire Martial City Lord’s Mansion, patrolling and on guard!
They were instantly torn to shreds!
Ye Zhen’s eyes instantly turned blood-red!
Killing his subordinates right in front of him, the city lord, isn’t this a blatant slap to his face? Did they really think his recent annihilation of the Three Ghosts of Beijue was for naught?
"Who dares, co out! Kill martial artists of Red Fire Martial City, and you seek death!"
With a fierce glare, Ye Zhen was about to charge out to find the murderer with the Great Formation of the Altar Guard, but at that mont, the elder Nian Sijing grabbed him, and Ye Zhen’s pupils suddenly contracted!
In the sky, five martial artists, dressed in identical attire with a tiger-head jade crown, wearing robes embroidered with tiger heads, appeared above the Great Formation of the Red Fire City Lord’s Mansion.
Upon clearly seeing who they were, Ye Zhen gasped!
Good heavens, five Establishnt Fifth Stage Kings!
The leader among them had a cultivation as high as the peak of the Fifth Stage of Establishnt, just one step away from the Sixth Stage of Establishnt!
All five were emanating dark-red spiritual power, and the spiritual pressures from these five were incredibly formidable. Perhaps due to their similar cultivation techniques, their spiritual pressures were strangely interconnected.
The interconnected spiritual pressures of five Establishnt Fifth Stage Kings were absolutely terrifying, instantly causing the light screen of the Great Formation of the City Lord’s Mansion to hiss and flicker madly!
It seed as if rely the pressure of these Establishnt Kings could crush the Great Formation.
"Formation nodes, quickly, man the formation nodes! Vein Forging Realm, to the nodes!" Deputy Altar Master Hong Jiyin shouted frantically.
The next mont, thirty-two Vein Forging Realm martial artists madly rushed to the thirty-two formation nodes, pouring their spiritual power into the nodes.
With the spiritual power bolster from the thirty-two Vein Forging Realm martial artists, the light of the Great Formation stabilized.
Even so, Deputy Altar Master Hong Jiyin broke out in a cold sweat; the Great Formation almost broke with even a slight touch.
It wasn’t a problem facing one or two Establishnt Kings, but confronting five Establishnt Kings was a serious matter.
At the sa ti, the forr commanders of the Flying Tiger Hall, Jiang Biao and Lio Jiang, ca rushing out after hearing the news. Upon seeing the five kings in the sky, they first shivered!
"Do you recognize these people?"
Jiang Biao and Lio Jiang nodded busily, "Master, we’ve been part of the Flying Tiger Hall for over thirty years. In those thirty years, we’ve seen these five a total of three tis, each ti when the Flying Tiger Hall was at the brink of life and death!
The last ti was a dozen years ago when the Longevity Sect tried to wipe out our Flying Tiger Hall, pressing us to retreat continuously, losing more than half of our territory, and then, these five appeared! But back then, except for the leader, the other four were only at the Fourth Stage of Establishnt!"
"Master, these are the reinforcents called by Heu Zixiong from the forces backing him, yet all these years, Heu Zixiong has been unwilling to disclose who these supporters are!
All we know is that they likely co from the Outer Sea!" Lio Jiang said!
"From the Outer Domain Dead Sea? How can you be so sure?" Ye Zhen asked.
Lio Jiang did not answer but looked at Jiang Biao, "Master, it’s like this, nine years ago, the Flying Tiger Hall underwent expansion, and many of our heavenly level tiger beasts in various halls died in battle, needing supplentation!
At that ti, it was I who received the goods, by the sea, a spirit boat three thousand ters long, loaded with over a hundred heavenly level tiger beasts!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhen silently nodded. It seems the forces backing Heu Zixiong are likely from so island in the Outer Domain Dead Sea.
Only from an island in the Outer Domain Dead Sea could one wield such powerful martial force, dispatching four or five Establishnt Fifth Stage Kings!
Such strength is already formidable enough to contend with any force within Qinglan Martial City!
For example, in the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, Ye Zhen already knew that among the Establishnt Realm Kings, except for Lou Jiangyou who had died, there were only four left. The highest cultivation belonged to Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong, who was at the peak of the Fifth Stage of the Establishnt Realm!
Among the other three, besides Shadow Moon Guard Commander Wu Ying at the Fifth Stage of the Establishnt Realm, there were two Supre Elders; one was at the Fourth Stage and the other at the Third Stage.
However, before his eyes, these five people all had cultivations at the Fifth Stage of the Establishnt Realm, clearly indicating that just from the perspective of cultivation, they were stronger than the Sun and Moon Divine Sect!
"Which one of you is Ye Zhen, who dared to annihilate our Tiger Shark Island’s branch hall? Get out and face your death now!" The leader at the peak of the Fifth Stage of the Establishnt Realm suddenly roared downwards.
"If you don’t co out within ten breaths, I’ll level your City Lord’s Mansion, leaving no survivors!"
"Master, this person should be called Wang Yu, but he prefers people to call him Lord Tiger King. He Zixiong once called him Lord Tiger King in public and Tiger King Yu in private; he has an explosive temper but is not crude!"
Hearing Tiger King Yu’s roar, Ye Zhen slightly narrowed his eyes, casually tossing aside three Demon-Annihilating Generals, and rushed forward.
"I am Ye Zhen; who wants a death wish!"
At the mont of charging out, Ye Zhen opened his eyes wide, and the Soul Refining Divine Light swept straight at the angrily roaring Tiger King Yu!
"With just a little Divine Soul attack like that, you better not try it in front of ...."
Before he finished speaking, Tiger King Yu’s expression changed, almost simultaneously, the other four Establishnt Realm Kings from Tiger Shark Island exclaid.
"Be cautious, this Divine Soul attack is peculiar!"
"Too late!"
A faint sneer appeared at the corner of Ye Zhen’s mouth.
His Soul Refining Divine Light could injure even King Zhenshan at the Seventh Stage of the Establishnt Realm, let alone the Fifth Stage Kings.
However, these developnts happened swiftly. The five martial artists from Tiger Shark Island in the sky, led by Tiger King Yu, suddenly shouted in unison, even emitting a very peculiar tone!
Ye Zhen’s expression suddenly beca a bit startled.
Because at this instant, he discovered that the five Establishnt Realm Kings from Tiger Shark Island not only connected their spiritual pressures but also linked their divine soul waves in unison.
In other words, at this mont, the Divine Soul Power of these five beca one, forming a whole.
Ye Zhen’s Soul Refining Divine Light, aid at Tiger King Yu, was instantly borne by all five!
The faces of the five Establishnt Realm Kings from Tiger Shark Island in the sky turned as pale as paper, as if they were a sail blown fiercely backward by a strong wind!
"Five individuals as one, what kind of bizarre cultivation technique is this?" Ye Zhen’s expression turned extrely peculiar.
Under normal circumstances, their combined Divine Soul Power shouldn’t be as high as King Zhenshan at the peak Seventh Stage of Innate Soul Light, right?
However, King Zhenshan at the Seventh Stage of Innate Soul Light received Ye Zhen’s Soul Refining Divine Light and directly bled from all seven orifices. Normally, these five should also bleed simultaneously, yet they seed only lightly injured with their divine soul slightly affected, not truly hard!
Apparently, the technique lding their Divine Soul Power into one was far from a simple sum of five!
In shock, Ye Zhen disregarded all else, and his Soul Refining Divine Light shot forth fiercely, taking the opportunity to bombard the five with abandon.
Once these five combined forces, the target grew large, each strike easily landed by Ye Zhen, especially since his Soul Refining Divine Light was hard to evade for most.
With each strike, the complexion of the five grew paler.
After the third strike, their faces had transford from paper white to bright crimson red, vivid and seemingly about to gush blood if continued further!
However, after a two-breath pause, these five Tiger Shark Island Kings finally reacted or found room to breathe!
Tiger King Yu suddenly roared, "Five-tiger Soul Transition!"
Amidst the roar, vast three-colored Innate Soul Light surged from the five Establishnt Realm Kings of Tiger Shark Island, connecting in an odd vibrating frequency and forming a massive elliptical soul light ring, thickly protecting them!
Ye Zhen’s successive Soul Refining Divine Light strikes only caused the Five-tiger Soul Transition Light Ring to tremble, unable to harm them now!
Thus, the expressions of the five, led by Tiger King Yu, settled slightly. Tiger King Yu struggled to hold back but finally sprayed a mouthful of dark red blood due to internal injuries.
At the sa mont, Ye Zhen casually waved, and the three Demon-Annihilating Generals below, loaded with Spirit Arrows, simultaneously locked onto these five tiger shark island martial artists.
The terrifying aura emitted by the Demon-Annihilating General caused Tiger King Yu’s just-relieved face to turn extrely grim!
He could hardly believe that Ye Zhen apparently at only the Third Stage of the Vein Forging Realm was so troubleso!
Ye Zhen did not order an attack, being too close to the City Lord’s Mansion.
The terrifying scene caused by the Demon-Annihilating General’s previous assault was still vivid in mory. If fired, it might kill or injure the enemy, but the City Lord’s Mansion would probably be largely destroyed too, with over a thousand martial artists inside.
Ye Zhen held back, and the five under Tiger King Command did not dare to act rashly. They communicated quickly through Divine Sense, using a secret technique to unite their spiritual power and Divine Soul Power as one, tensely watching the three Demon-Annihilating Generals below.
They knew well the fearso reputation of the Demon-Annihilating Generals.
Under normal circumstances, they feared the Demon-Annihilating Generals but were not at risk of losing their lives. However, with Ye Zhen, who could press them to the point of using united Divine Soul Secret Technique and fear any separation, the situation beca extrely dangerous!
The shock of these five could easily be imagined!
"Boss, the treasure over there seems about to erge!" said a King of the Establishnt Realm from Tiger Shark Island, suddenly glancing at the increasingly taller five-colored light pillar at Tiger Mouth Gorge!
Tiger King Command’s eyes flashed, then shouted decisively, "Withdraw first, let’s find the treasure!"
"Kid, I’ll let you live a few more days for now, but when I return with the treasure, I’ll flatten your City Lord’s Mansion!" While retreating, Tiger King Command couldn’t resist throwing a parting threat.
Ironically, though saying they were retreating, the five remained linked by their spiritual power and Divine Soul Power, not daring to separate even slightly, retreating rapidly as one, all watching Ye Zhen with extre caution.
In the end, Ye Zhen did not give the order to attack, first because the five were prepared, and the Demon-Annihilating Generals might not be able to kill them.
Secondly, with enough Establishnt Realm Kings gathered, Ye Zhen dared not cause too much of a commotion!
A great disturbance might attract nearby Establishnt Realm Kings or bring these five into contact with old friends, which would be troubleso.
At this critical mont of treasure hunting, the unexpected arrival of five powerful Establishnt Realm Kings was already enough to give Ye Zhen a headache.
The deadly part was that these five had a strange joint strike ability, making it hard to kill them easily.
This was also one of the important reasons Ye Zhen let them go.
Since he couldn’t kill them when they were united as one, Ye Zhen was confident that if they dispersed, a single strike with his Soul Refining Divine Light could severely injure or even kill one!
Seeing the five from Tiger Shark Island retreating into the distance, Ye Zhen imdiately issued an order: "From now on, the entire Red Fire Martial City is on first-level alert, with the Great Formation of the Altar Guard activated around the clock!"
Not long after, several talisman communications arrived in succession, containing ssages from the scouts placed by Hong Jiyin, all about happenings in the direction of Tiger Mouth Gorge.
The ssages were similar, saying that five Kings of the Establishnt Realm with consistent clothing and strong cultivation had arrived at Tiger Mouth Gorge.
This stirred Ye Zhen’s thoughts.
The appearance of these five had made Ye Zhen extrely passive due to the inability to kill them!
If he went to Tiger Mouth Gorge for treasure hunting, what if these five ca back to attack again?
But if he didn’t go, missing such a treasure hunting event could lead to lifelong regret; such five-colored treasure light might not appear even in a hundred years.
This was why so many Kings of the Establishnt Realm gathered at Tiger Mouth Gorge!
Now that Tiger King Command and his team indeed went to Tiger Mouth Gorge, Ye Zhen could set out with peace of mind.
When at Tiger Mouth Gorge, he would just have to keep an eye on these five. If they left, Ye Zhen would not hesitate to leave.
Conversely, he would join in the treasure hunt, and if the opportunity arose, Ye Zhen would not hesitate to eliminate them!
Upon setting out, Ye Zhen took the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten, a Demon-Annihilating General, and the accompanying Grand Elder Nian Sijing, and no one else.
At this ti, Tiger Mouth Gorge was like a powder keg that could blow up easily, and even Ye Zhen had to tread carefully, let alone his subordinates.
Ye Zhen also left behind six Supre Attribute Spirit Crystals as a reserve!
With these six Supre Attribute Spirit Crystals, even if Tiger King Command and his crew secretly returned, they could be dealt with for a while.
He couldn’t leave more, as Ye Zhen didn’t have many Supre Attribute Spirit Crystals left; with these treasures, once used, they’re gone!
When Ye Zhen arrived, martial artists at the fringes of Tiger Mouth Gorge had already ford two distinct circles.
Kings of the Establishnt Realm occupied the innermost circle, while over two hundred strong Vein Forging Realm experts surrounded them from outside.
Even though the weakest among these Vein Forging Realm experts were at the Seventh Stage of Vein Forging Realm, none dared to step into the circle of the little more than thirty Kings of the Establishnt Realm.
Of course, Ye Zhen was an exception!
Ye Zhen’s reputation from the past two days proved to be quite effective.
Without Ye Zhen needing to say a word, the Vein Forging Realm powerhouses on the outskirts made way for him, allowing Ye Zhen to walk straight into the inner circle where the Establishnt Kings stood.
Beside Ye Zhen was a martial artist at the Third Stage of the Establishnt Realm, who noticed soone approaching and glanced over, only to be surprised to find soone with rely the Third Stage of Vein Forging cultivation.
His eyes imdiately widened to round circles, glaring angrily at Ye Zhen, ready to explode and chase Ye Zhen away or even deal with this clueless guy.
However, at this mont, Ye Zhen also turned his head.
Upon realizing that the newcor was none other than Ye Zhen, the Lord of Red Fire City, this Establishnt Realm Third Stage King abruptly changed his expression as if performing a magic trick, turning the reprimand about to escape his lips into a greeting in a slightly peculiar tone!
"Uh... Lord Ye... You’re here too, good morning..."
After receiving Ye Zhen’s nod of acknowledgnt, this Establishnt Realm Third Stage King breathed a sigh of relief, then subtly distanced himself from Ye Zhen, feeling at ease only when he was far enough away.
As if joking, Ye Zhen once easily killed the Three Ghosts of Beijue, who had a cultivation of Fourth Stage Establishnt, like child’s play. To dare to provoke Ye Zhen in person was like an old man hanging himself, having grown tired of living!
In fact, it was a coincidence; within the circle of Establishnt Kings, facing Ye Zhen were five of Tiger King Yu’s n!
The mont Ye Zhen arrived, the five under Tiger King Yu glared fiercely at Ye Zhen, clearly with intentions to make a move.
Ye Zhen also wore a cold smile, faint ripples of Divine Soul emanating around him.
Ultimately, Tiger King Yu did not act imdiately, choosing instead to restrain his n. It seed that the allure of the treasure below surpassed even that of Red Fire Martial City!
Of course, this was also related to Ye Zhen’s strength!
If they acted, it was not certain they could kill Ye Zhen, so it was better to focus on treasure hunting!
"Elder Nian, what exactly is the Sect Leader planning? With our lineup, we have no advantage, and even if we find the treasure, it’s likely to be swallowed whole by others! Moreover, there are those five constantly watching." Ye Zhen expressed concern as he looked at the slowly increasing number of Establishnt Kings around him.
In the ti that passed, the number of Establishnt Kings had reached thirty-eight.
"It should be soon..."
"Lord Ye, the Sect Leader said you’ve given him the greatest surprise of his life! So, he plans to give you a big surprise as well, although not right now!" A slightly low, sowhat sinister voice that Ye Zhen had heard before appeared in his mind.
It was a perfectly normal sentence, yet coming from his mouth, it carried a hint of eerie undertone.
Almost simultaneously, the figure of Wu Ying, the Shadowmoon Guard commander disguised as an ordinary warrior, appeared beside Grand Elder Nian Sijing.
Ye Zhen nodded, but his expression did not relax. Including him, there were only three, with no advantage against nearly forty Establishnt Kings!
Perhaps due to the large number of Establishnt Kings gathered here, most groups were in twos and threes, exchanging greetings with old acquaintances, but in reality, everyone watched each other warily, so no one dared to make the first move.
Only a few Establishnt Kings casually slashed a few hundred-yard-long Sword Gangs and Blade Gangs into the already cooling magma pit below, probing the situation.
"Grand Elder, Commander Wu, if this continues, there may be a war even before the treasure hunt begins, or as things drag on, more people will gather!
Not getting the treasure is one thing, but once the number of Establishnt powerhouses here exceeds a certain point, it might bring imasurable impact on Red Fire Martial City! Especially with those five already present; if they incite sothing..." Ye Zhen communicated via Divine Sense!
Nian Sijing said nothing, but Shadowmoon Guard Commander Wu Ying said with great certainty, "It won’t happen, Lord Ye. The situation you described will never occur!"
"Why?" Ye Zhen was very curious as to why Wu Ying was so confidently self-assured.
"Because according to reliable intel, that hypocrite has already arrived!"
"Hypocrite?"
Ye Zhen’s expression suddenly shifted. Throughout the True Spirit Domain, the only one whom the Establishnt Kings referred to as a hypocrite was that single person!
Almost at the sa mont, a mass of blue fla abruptly shot out from a certain spot in the void, burning fiercely like a bone-attached maggot, making hissing sounds against the Void Barrier and fiercely trembling, as if trying to burn through this Void Barrier.
With the shaking of the void, large swathes of blue Heavenly Fire descended from nowhere, causing the nearby Establishnt Kings to retreat rapidly, their faces pale with fright.
Not only those nearby but all the Establishnt Kings gathered above the magma pit retreated frantically, from a few miles to more than a dozen miles, with Ye Zhen and his two companions retreating about ten miles.
There was no other choice; the power of that blue Heavenly Fire was too strong, and the instant it appeared, it burned Ye Zhen’s face painfully through his Spiritual Power Battle Armor, causing the Purple Jade Battle Armor to flicker, forcing him to retreat.
"Azure Sun Arrogant Fla! The Palace Master of Green Sun Palace is here!" Supre Elder Nian Sijing’s face changed dramatically! (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to cast votes and monthly tickets at Qidian, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.)
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