God Of Slaughter

by Stayrr

Cultivation type

3. 65

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Chapter 65 - Undercurrent

"Mo Family Head, how is my despicable disciple Karu?"

After walking up the Mo family stone tower, Mu Xun asked directly. His voice was not loud, but everyone in the God Stone Square heard him clearly.

Standing on the stone tower of the Mo family, Mo Tuo was in total dismay.

Being bluntly questioned in public by Mu Xun, Mo Tuo was embarrassed. He wanted to deal with him in private, but apparently Mu Xun was having different thoughts.

Being pushed hard, Mo Tuo had to reply loudly, "Mr. Mu, Karu died long time ago. I also don't know who killed him."

Mu Xun stood proudly against the railing of the stone tower, and thus his figure could be easily seen once the warriors at the bottom of the tower raised their heads.

"Dead?"

Mu Xun sneered and said sarcastically, "Mo Family Head really has his methods! Knowing that my despicable student stole my treasure map, you invited him to visit the Merchant Union and killed him half way, and so you got the map. Now you pretend to know nothing! What a family head you are! Well, did you earn all the Mo family properties this way?"

"Haha, the whole Merchant union knows Mo Family Head's methods."

On the tower of the Shi family, Shi Jian laughed loudly and gloated, "Many of the Shi family properties were snatched under the Mo Family Head's tactics."

"Shi Jian!" Two hundred meters away, Mo Tuo stared at Shi Jian angrily, "This is none of your Shi family's business! Stop spouting nonsense!"

Ignoring him, Shi Jian continued, "Of course it's none of our business. I was just stating the truth, don't be overly emotional, Mo Family Head."

Standing aside Shi Jian, Shi Yan smiled secretly and for the first time, he felt this old man was interesting and knew how to strike a man when he was down.

Not being able to do anything about Shi Jian or be mad at him, Mo Tuo could only smile to Mu Xun modestly and explained, "I didn't know Karu had stolen your treasure map when we invited him to our home. And considering he is YOUR student, we sent people to pick him up. We really didn't know that! Mr. Mu, don't blame the Mo family."

"Mistake?" Mu Xun's face turned gloomier, and he sneered, "Your Mo family would have sent people to pick him up if you hadn't known that he stole my treasure map? The Medicine Valley is thousands of miles away from the Merchant Union. Who would believe that you traveled so far just for Karu's second rate refining skill, but not for the treasure map? Humph!"

Mo Tuo was helpless, as he explained, "Well, it was for his skill."

"Mo Family Head, I don't need any more excuses from you. I don't care if Karu died or not. Just return to me my treasure map and I will leave at once. I'm not interested in stirring up any trouble." Mu Xun became impatient.

"The treasure map is really not in my hands."

"Since you, the Mo Family Head, don't want to return that map, I have got nothing else to say." Mu Xun grunted and walked out, as he said coldly, "Though we, the Medicine Valley, don't get involved in the power struggles in various countries, we won't be bullied as you like. Mo Family Head, you'd better conduct yourself well."

At once, Mu Xun walked down the tower directly with his people.

"Mr. Mu, you are welcome to visit the Shi family anytime! We understand everything you talked about." Shi Jian's voice came from his tower, the overtone of which could be understood by everyone.

Walking down the Mo family building, Mu Xun looked over at Shi Jian and nodded, "I believe we will have the opportunity to cooperate. Please don't turn me down if I ask for some help from the Shi family."

"I, Shi Jian, hate those who always play tricks. It would be an honor to work for Mr. Mu." Shi Jian laughed loudly and saluted with cupped hands.

"Thank you, Shi Family Head." Mu Xun nodded and glanced up coldly at Mo Tuo, who had an ugly face, and left the God Stone Square with his people.

On the God Stone Square, the competitions had paused for a long while. Only after Mu Xun left did they continued.

The competition this day became more interesting after Mu Xun's unexpected visit.

Soon after Mu Xun left, people started discussing noisily and soon learnt the whole story.

As a result, a hint of scorn and loathing could be seen amongst the crowd whenever the Mo family was mentioned.

Many of those who had planned to associate with the Mo family changed their mind, and thus the Mo family lost numerous potential experts.

Ku Luo, the manager of the Misty Pavilion, was also in the competition arena. He saw the conflict between Mu Xun and Mo Tuo.

Before the competition ended, Ku Luo secretly left for the Misty Pavilion, which was not far from the God Stone Square.

At dusk.

In a secluded room in the Misty Pavilion, Ku Luo bowed and elaborated the whole story to Xia Xinyan.

After Ku Luo finished his speech, Xia Xinyan frowned and thought for a while, then said, "If it is as Mu Xun says, then the other piece of the fragmented map must be in Mo Tuo's hands. I came here for the Sky Gate, so I don't care who I have to cooperate with. Ku Luo, go to the Mo family tonight, and tell them we can share the map with them and work together to explore the Sky Gate."

"I understand." Ku Luo nodded.

"Shura King Xiao Hanyi will arrive in half a month, and you still haven't found the right guy. Hurry up." Xia Xinyan said casually.

"I will try my best!" Ku Luo was a little astonished as he replied in awe, "I've sent people to other cities to search. I believe we will find him soon."

"Good. Off now." Xia Xinyan waved her hand casually.

Ku Luo bowed away.

That night.

Ku Luo visited the Mo family alone, asking to meet Mo Tuo.

Mo Tuo was too angry, but since Ku Luo came, he had to lift his spirit to meet him. After Ku Luo revealed his purpose, Mo Tuo shook his head with a bitter smile, "The treasure map is truly not in my hands. I can offer you nothing even if I want to cooperate with you."

"Mo Family Head, my master wants to work with you sincerely. To open the Sky Gate we need the complete map. With our cooperation, we can take action at once. Please think about it!" Ku Luo apparently didn't believe him as he turned serious. He guessed that Mo Tuo might already have a plan about the Misty Pavilion, so he got a little angry.

"It is absolutely not in my hands. Don't believe Mu Xun." Mo Tuo didn't look happy either, so he talked in an unpleasant way, "Please leave now Mr. Ku Luo. I have to prepare for the Martial Competition. Please excuse me."

At midnight, Ku Luo went back to the Misty Pavilion and told what Mo Tuo said to Xia Xinyan.

"There are two halves of the treasure map, one of which is in my hand. Since the Mo family don't want to cooperate, they must want to possess it alone. I guess the Mo family will take action soon." Xia Xinyan's eyes looked cool as she added, "I'm waiting for the Mo family to grab it. They would not cooperate with us honestly, therefore we must teach them a lesson."

"Miss, how about we grab that map from the Mo family?" One of the huge men behind Xia Xinyan asked.

A murderous aura came from that huge man, which frightened Ku Luo a lot.

"Nevermind, after all, this isn't our own home. Follow the rules. If all the five big families allied, it will be much more troublesome. However, when Shura King Xiao Hanyi arrives and the Mo family still doesn't step back, we will take action." Xia Xinyan observed indifferently.

"Okay." The huge man nodded, not saying any more.

"Well, Ku Luo, go and do your business. You can send out the message secretly that I have the other half of the map. And I will wait for them." Xia Xinyan smiled, "Whoever comes to grab the map, must have the other half."

"I got it."

At deep night. At the Zuo Family.

Zuo Xu and Chi Xiao were discussing in a secret room in a low voice.

"Shadow has brought the message that the map isn't in Ku Luo's hand, but in another girl's hand in the Misty Pavilion. That girl popped up all of a sudden. No one knows who she is." Zuo Xu said.

"Wait till the last day. I will go to the Misty Pavilion during the competition among the five big families. It's just a little girl. No big deal." Chi Xiao nodded and smiled bitterly, "It's so strange to fight against a little girl. Nevermind, I will leave one or two pieces of treasure to her as compensation."

"But pay attention! Don't expose yourself. The map has been attracting so much attention that once you are exposed, it will be truly troublesome."

"Ok, I got it."

That night, in the secret rooms of the five families, many were discussing about what had happened in the daytime.

In a secret room of the Shi family.

Holding an envelope, Shi Jian showed a weird smile as he said to Han Feng, who was beside him, "Mu Xun is so quick that he sends a letter in one day. Hehe, now that Mu Xun is to take action against the Mo family, we need to do something to help him secretly, if not publicly."

"What does Mu Xun plan to do?"

"He wants to kidnap some people of the Mo family and threaten Mo Tuo. Hehe, his targets are just whom we want to give a lesson to." Shi Jian was very joyful, "Brother Feng, assign someone to follow them and spill their trails to Mu Xun. Haha, I'm excited to watch how Mo Tuo will react."

That fragmented map from Karu was right against his chest, so no matter how, Mo Tuo couldn't return it to Mu Xun. Those Mo family hostages would die for sure.

Imagining Mo Tuo's furious face, Shi Jian was very amused, as he said with a big smile, "Also, go and get me a jar of wine. I want to have a good drink."

"Family head, all the delicate wine has been drunk by Young Master Yan. The rest is all ordinary wine." Han Feng lowered his head, as a shallow smile crossed his face.

"That little bastard!" Shi Yan patted the armrest and cursed in laughter, "That bastard is really audacious! How could he drink up my wine! I'm gonna rip his skin if he doesn't have a good performance in the Martial Competition."

"With his Petrification Martial Spirit at the second stage, no warrior of the Nascent Realm could beat him. It's almost fact that Young Master Yan will win the Competition! Definitely!"

"Well, that's true." Shi Jian laughed loudly in delight.

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Chapter 66 - Fearless

*TL Note: 'Sky Gate' and 'Gate of Heaven' have previously been used interchangeably. We will be sticking with 'Gate of Heaven' from now on.

It was now the fourth day of the martial competition.

This day, all the warriors who came to participate were fiercely fighting for the top three places.

Every rank's first three places would have a certain Martial Skill, secret treasure, or cultivation material as prizes. As long as you can place in the first three, there's no way you would go home empty-handed.

The five families were never stingy in giving prizes. They had prepared many Profound level Martial Skills and secret treasures as well as pills and cultivation materials that enhanced one's Profound Qi.

On the morning of the fourth day, these lavish prizes were displayed on a round table in the middle of the arena, watched by specialized staff.

The warriors were ecstatic upon seeing the prizes being displayed and were in full vigor to fight in the upcoming battles.

By noon time, there were already two Nascent Realm warriors killed in the arena, and one at the Human Realm was crippled.

According to the rules of the Martial Competition, when one side surrenders, the opposing party cannot continue the fight.

Which was why as long as one wasn't too greedy, took what could be managed, and give up when the situation wasn't favourable, one would definitely live.

The few warriors who were heavily injured or killed were all thinking that they could still keep fighting. They tried to turn the situation around when they were obviously at a disadvantage, that was why they had such miserable outcomes.

On the Shi family's stone tower.

There was a smile at the corner of Shi Jian's lips as he looked down on the arenas from high above, occasionally glancing at the Mo family's tower. Every time he would see Mo Tuo with a dark expression, like his son died or something.

In the past three days, many important figures in the Mo family had all mysteriously disappeared one by one.

Mo Tuo was full of anger, but due to the critical time of Martial Competition, he couldn't act arbitrarily. He knew exactly who's been doing this, but there was nothing he could do.

The experts of the Mo family could only secretly try to find traces of Mu Xun's group, but unfortunately, they couldn't even find Mu Xun's shadow. And Mu Xun didn't send messengers either, so there was no way to negotiate.

"Kid, tomorrow is the Martial Competition for the five families. After watching for four days have you gained anything?" Shi Jian was in a great mood. He peered at Shi Yan, who was at his side, and spoke casually.

"Gains?" Shi Yan looked indifferent and nodded, "I definitely gained some things, but I'm only watching, so there's only a little to actually gain. Instead I would like to go on the battlefield myself and fight to the death. Only the things you comprehend on the verge of death can be considered the greatest riches."

Shi Jian was dazed. He stared at Shi Yan, and after quite a while he finally asked in astonishment, "You little brat! You cultivated to the Nascent Realm in such a short time, shouldn't you be lacking in battle experience? Why do I feel that you're already highly experienced? The insights on the verge of death are surely precious, but if you get killed, then all those insights would've been useless."

Shi Yan grinned, but did not explain his words.

"Oh?"

Shi Jian suddenly exclaimed, his expression strange. He looked at the far away tower of the Mo family.

Two hundred meters away, in the tower of the Mo family.

Someone quietly whispered into Mo Tuo's ear, his face suddenly darkened to the extreme. Shockingly he walked down the stone tower of the Mo family and walked straight towards the Shi family.

On the Beiming family's stone tower, Beiming Shang also shortly received the news. He moaned, and then also walked down his stone tower and came towards the Shi family.

In the arena, the warriors were still intensely battling. Many bystanders were confused by Beiming Shang and Mo Tuo, who were walking towards the stone tower of the Shi family, wondering why these two were heading over to the Shi family's tower.

In a short moment, the angry-looking Mo Tuo got to the Shi family's tower first.

Right after he climbed up the tower, Mo Tuo immediately sprung up and screamed: "Shi Jian! Where is Mu Xun?"

Shi Jian's expression darkened, and he sneered: "How would I know where Mu Xun is? Mo Tuo, you are asking the wrong person."

"Don't even try to pretend!"

Mo Tuo's expression was of resentment, "Mu Xun is an outsider. Unless you and the Shi family secretly provided help, how could it be that our Mo family is unable to track him? Mu Xun is probably hiding in some manor of the Shi family. You better tell me exactly where he's hiding!"

"Mo Tuo, our family's business has nothing to do with you!" Shi Jian snorted rudely.

"My son Chaoge disappeared last night, and hasn't been seen since. It has to be Mu Xun! If it's someone else I might let it pass, but if Mu Xun dares to take Chaoge, I won't take it easy!" Mo Tuo shouted in rage.

After hearing that, everyone on the stone tower had a weird expression on their faces. They finally knew why Mo Tuo was so furious.

Mo Chaoge was the strongest figure in the second generation of the Mo family. Not only did he have extraordinary capabilities, he was also very intelligent. Most of the machinations that the Mo family came up with were from this mastermind.

The Shi family also had many people who suffered losses because of him.

Mo Chaoge could be described as the most capable person in the second generation of the Mo family. Now that such an important figure had also gone missing, Mo Tuo couldn't sit still anymore. He finally came to start the fight.

Mu Xun was really ruthless! Shi Yan's heart skipped a beat. He knew now that Mo Tuo was not going to let this go.

"I don't know where Mu Xun is, go spend some time and find him yourself. You're not welcome here." Shi Jian said indifferently. He was secretly happy inside, but he didn't stop insisting.

"Head of the Beiming family!" Shi Tie exclaimed.

Right at this moment, Beiming Shang slowly walked up the Shi family's stone tower. With furrowed brows he came to the side of Shi Jian and Mo Tuo. Beiming Shang glanced at the two, then casually said, "The Marital Competition is held by us five families. I hope everyone can keep calm, and not make trouble during the Martial Competition. Others will ridicule us."

"My son Chaoge is gone!" Mo Tuo yelled.

Beiming Shang's expression froze for a second, then he said to Shi Jian, "Master Shi, that Mu Xun is, after all, an outsider. Although we should treat him well on his visit to the Merchant Union, there is a limit. His approach of taking away Mo Chaoge is truly too extreme. Master Shi, on this matter you should restrain yourself a little, don't go overboard."

Shi Jian's lips curled into a sneer, and his eyes coldly locked on Beiming Shang. He knew that the reason why Beiming Shang verbally spoke out for the Mo family was because the Mo family and Beiming Shang secretly had an agreement, with the common motive of exploring the 'Gate of Heaven'.

It looked like Beiming Shang stepped out to be the peacemaker, but he was actually supporting the Mo family.

"It's the same as I told you before, I don't know where Mu Xun is at!" Shi Jian was sure tough, he scowled and kept denying any knowledge of Mu Xun.

Beiming Shang's brows slowly furrowed. He nodded and intervened no more. He said nonchalantly, "Anyway, what I wish is for you to stay kind to each other during the Martial Competition so you won't make the Merchant Union look bad. You two, take care!"

"Shi Jian, by tonight, if you still don't send someone to tell me where Mu Xun is, in tomorrow's Martial Competition, don't blame us for taking offense! Hmph!" Mo Tuo's shouted and viciously scanned across the room at all three generations of Shi family descendents, including Shi Tianke and Shi Tianyun, as if saying 'watch out for the lives of your sons and grandsons'.

"Mo Tuo, are you threatening me?" Shi Jian's expression changed and he sneered, "If you screw around with things at tomorrow's Martial Competition, you too should not blame me for being ruthless!"

"I don't care what you think! If I can't find Mu Xun, then just wait and watch what happens tomorrow." Mu Tuo took a deep breath in, stopped talking, and walked downstairs.

"Master Shi, you need to look at the big picture here." Beiming Shang said apathetically, as he shook his head and followed Mo Tuo down the stairs.

"Boom!"

Shi Jian punched the balcony of the stone tower, the rigid Green Iron receiving a huge fist-shaped imprint from his punch. Even the whole stone tower, which was several meters tall, was shaking violently from the impact.

Everyone from the Shi family who was standing on the tower clearly felt his rage.

"They're going too far!" Shi Jian growled. No one knew if he's talking about Mo Tuo or Beiming Shang.

Because of this little episode, Shi Jian's face was scary the whole day. At the end of that day of the Martial Competition, when he had to present the gifts to the winners, his expression was still ugly.

That night.

In the secret room, Han Feng bowed towards Shi Jian, and said, "Master, Mo Tuo and Beiming Shang are both giving us pressure now, what should we do?"

"Don't worry about them." Shi Jian continued scowling.

"Master, we can let Mo Tuo slide, but Beiming Shang…" Han Feng said hesitantly.

"Chi Xiao is still in the city, if Beiming Shang dares to mess with us, I'd go ahead and shamelessly ask Chi Xiao to help me. I do not think Beiming Shang would launch an attack on our family for that shitty Mo family." Shi Jian snorted.

"Understood."

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Chapter 67 - The Battle Among the Families

The next day, God Stone Square.

In the early morning while the sky was still dimly lit, a number of different warriors in Tianyun City had already gathered in the arenas of the Martial Competition.

In the center of the God Stone Square, on one side of the arena, which was a hundred square meters across, were large blocks of Green Stone. These Green Stones were stacked higher as they moved away from the center of the arena, so it would be more convenient to watch the fighting in the arena.

Before the five families even got here, the Green Stones around that one arena especially made for the battle of the five families were already filled with crowds.

Just as the sun rose, the warriors the five families started to arrive from all around Tianyun City.

Shi Yan followed Shi Jian. Before they even got to God Stone Square he could already see the massive crowds.

These people were nearly all warriors, mostly in the Elementary, Nascent, or Human Realms, but there were some at the Disaster or Earth Realms as well.

These Disaster and Earth Realm warriors might not have been interested in the Martial Competition, but the head-on fighting among the five families was enough to grab their attention.

On the blocks of Green Stone around the arena, you could see many warriors whispering to each other.

A lot of these warriors carried sturdy looking heavy swords and battle axes. They could have been mercenaries who came from the Dark Forest. None of them showed up in the previous days but today, they came bright and early.

When the Shi family's people appeared in the God Stone Square, the warriors in the Square started murmuring, and made a path for the Shi family.

The Shi family hadn't even entered the center of the arena yet, but again those warriors turned their heads to the entrance of the God Stone Square, and gasped in low voices.

The Mo family, led by Mo Tuo, all came towards the arena with grim expressions.

Shi Jian snorted. Scowling, he silently led the Shi family towards the arena.

This time, the five families were not going to watch the fights from far away in their stone towers. Instead, they would stay at the nearest distance from the arena to be able to observe every single detail, as if visiting the frontline.

On each side of the arena, the stone balconies were already set for them.

The person waiting there saw Shi Jian, and immediately they came up smiling. "Master Shi, please take your seat here."

Shi Jian nodded and he followed him to the side of the arena, and sat on one of the stone chairs.

Many different delicacies and fine wine were brought up on the stone table for Shi Jian and the Shi family members to enjoy.

In a short moment, Mo Tuo was also lead here, his seat was arranged right across from the Shi family.

After Mo Tuo sat down, he shot a freezing gaze towards the other side. No one knew what he was thinking about.

When the sun's beams became a little brighter, the Zuo family and the Ling family also arrived. Right when Zuo Xu got here, his seat was arranged next to the Shi family.

Zuo Xu sat down, then lightly nodded at Shi Jian, indicating that everything's going well with the Misty Pavilion, and they communicated in silence.

The Ling family was friendly with the Mo family, so naturally they were arranged to be sat together.

When Ling Shao Feng got here, he even smiled while walking over to the Mo family's side, comforting the gloomy-looking Mo Chan, and found an opportunity to talk to Mo Yanyu.

Mo Chaoge, who went missing, was Mo Zhan's father. Knowing that his father was taken, Mo Zhan had been containing his anger for a while, just waiting for his bloody revenge in the Martial Competition.

When the sun rose high above the sky, Beiming Shang finally arrived with the masters of the Beiming family.

Beiming Shang's expression was cold and a freezing energy swirled around his body. Wherever he went, the warriors of the Merchant Union all respectfully made the path for him.

Behind him was Beiming Ce who looked arrogant, followed by Mu Yu Die and Di Yalan.

The person arranging seats was a slave of the Beiming family, and upon seeing his master, he naturally gave him the best seat. Bowing, he invited Beiming Shang and Beiming Ce to sit, then immediately called the servants to bring up the delicacies and fine wine.

Both the quality and amount of the luxurious food was obviously better than the other four families. The superior position of the Beiming family in the Union was, as always, unobstructed.

After the five families had taken their seats, Beiming Shang moaned, then said nonchalantly, "The rules are the same every year and I'm not going to say much. The Martial Competition is only a way to communicate and learn from each other. I hope everyone can restrain themselves as much as possible. Hopefully no one gets killed."

The heads of the other four families all lightly nodded.

Beiming Shang looked around, his eyes gazed deeply at both Mo Tuo and Shi Jian, and said, "Like always, battle invitations are allowed, and you can also add more bets if you please, now who's going first?"

"Yu!" Mo Tuo shouted.

Mo Yanyu, who was standing in the group of Mo family members, walked down first. Her eyes cold and chilling. Looking towards the direction of the Shi family, she said, "Mo family Mo Yanyu, Nascent Realm, Second Sky. Who is willing to enlighten me?"

"Snow Fall City, a silver sand mine, here is the land title deed." Mo Tuo scowled, and snorted.

A dedicated warrior of the Mo family took the deed from his hand, and put it on a round table in the arena next to the Beiming family. The round table was made for placing bets.

"Sunset City, the franchise of Dong Guan Street." Shi Jian also snorted, he took three yellow sheets from his brocade pocket, and passed it to the director next to him.

When the three pages of yellow paper was also on the round table, Shi Jian said coldly, "Tian Luo, go."

Shi Tian Luo shook for a moment, then he also walked to the arena, and said with distinction, "Shi family Shi Tian Luo, Nascent Realm, Second Sky, please enlighten me."

"Mo family's Mo Yanyu! Shi family's Shi Tian Luo! Both are at the Second Sky of the Nascent Realm. The two masters, have you made the decision to fight?" The skinny director stood next to the round table and shouted out.

When he saw both Shi Yan and Mo Tuo nodding, he then said, "Alright, then the match starts!"

"Bzz bzz bzz!"

Streaks of green lightning suddenly flowed out of Mo Yanyu's ten fingers. Those lightning beams were like slithering snakes, slowing growing thicker in front of her.

At this moment, Mo Yanyu seemed to be surrounded by lightning.

Strands of green lightning that were as thin as a finger grew thicker and thicker, slowly becoming a five meter long whip.

After the lightning whips were condensed into shape, they were as thick as arms. The electric glow was blinding people's eyes, and strong electrical currents shot laser beams off everywhere.

"Snap snap!"

Mo Yanyu cracked her whip, and the lightning whip was like a dragon made of electricity. Under the deafening sounds of thunder, she fiercely whipped towards Shi Tian Luo.

"Bzz bzz bzz!"

The lightning lasered off into the air, making strange sounds, and streams of electricity flowed out. Many warriors' expressions froze, and instinctively they condensed their Profound Qi to defend themselves.

Shi Tian Luo's skin was already in an ash grey color; the Shi family's Petrification Martial Spirit was ready for battle.

Seeing the oncoming lightning whip, Shi Tian Luo face looked serious. All of a sudden he shouted loudly, and a fierce force as strong as a mountain suddenly burst out from his body.

"[Solid Rock Rune]!"

Shi Tian Luo was as still as a mountain, his legs looked as if they were pitched deep within the earth. After petrification, his physical defense was extraordinary, such that he fearlessly reached his hand out to grab the lightning whip that came at him.

"Bzz bzz!"

Just when Shi Tian Luo reached out his hand, the lightning whip wrapped around his left arm, and a shocking amount of electricity passed from the lightning whip and into Shi Tian Luo's body.

"Argh!"

Shi Tian Luo roared, the Profound Qi in his petrified body scoured around inside his body, and quickly flowed into his left arm to restrain the electricity that was intruding into his body.

Using the advantage of the Petrification Martial Spirit, although Shi Tian Luo's left hand was tingling and sore, he wasn't in that much of an unfavorable situation. After grabbing at the lightning whip, he ran towards Mo Yanyu, with great speed, and like a falling stone from the sky, he was filled with rapid momentum.

The Petrification Martial Spirit of the Shi family was best used for close combat. Once a Shi family member came to a close distance, that was when the opponent's nightmare starts.

Unexpectedly, seeing that Shi Tian Luo was fiercely approaching her, Mo Yanyu, who held the lightning whip in one hand did not dodge. Instead, she revealed a strange expression on her pretty little face.

In a mere second Mo Yanyu's blushed face turned as pale as a sheet, like she was desperately sick, and all the blood rushed away from her face.

And at this moment, the speed of her flowing Profound Qi within her body accelerated more than three times!

It was as if all the potential in her body was suddenly released.

"This is bad!" Shi Yan thought silently, his heart dropped. He knew that Shi Tian Luo was most likely going to suffer this time.

Mo Yanyu obviously only had a capability of a Nascent Realm, Second Sky warrior, but then her Profound Qi drastically changed inside her body, and now it was like she obtained some sort of power out of thin air that didn't belong to her!

The Profound Qi in her body was much more vigorous than even that of a Nascent Realm, Third Sky warrior

This advantage meant she had no fear against Shi Tian Luo's Petrification Martial Spirit.

Sure enough!

Just when Shi Tian Luo stormed to Mo Yanyu's side, before he could strike any vigorous attacks, Mo Yan Yun unleashed waves of [Verdant Crescent Slash].

Each [Verdant Crescent Slash] was as big as a full circle. It was over three times stronger than back when she shot it towards Shi Yan!

Together seven waves of [Verdant Crescent Slash] burst from her other hand, so fast that Shi Tian Luo had no time to dodge at all.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!"

Seven waves of [Verdant Crescent Slash, all directly hit straight onto Shi Tian Luo's chest, and blasted Shi Tian Luo off into the air!

The undeniable power of these seven waves of [Verdant Crescent Slash] was not something that the first stage of the Petrification Martial Spirit could handle.

When Shi Tian Luo was still in mid-air, he was already bloody from head to toe.

"Thump!" Shi Tian Luo's body landed three meters in front of where Shi Jian was. Blood was gushing out his chest and his eyes were dilated, clearly he was badly hurt.

"Go help him!"

Shi Jian's eyes looked like they were going to burst into flames, after he thundered in rage, his strong figure shook lightly.

A few dedicated warriors from the Shi family who were preparing on the side rushed up and carried Shi Tian Luo away. They quickly gave him medicines, hastily trying to heal him.

Shi Tie dug his fingers into the stone chair. He sat there still, not moving an inch, but his eyes were full of immense hatred, staring at the faraway Mo Tuo.

Mo Tuo was also furious-looking, he exchanged stares with Shi Tie.

"Mo Yanyu wins! The Mo family wins the bet, we may continue to the next match."

At this moment, the director's emotionless voice rang from the other side of the round table.

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Chapter 68 - A Thorough Defeat

"This pretty girl is amazing!"

"Yeah! She won without any effort even though she is at the same realm as him."

"Too nasty! That guy could have died several times if he didn't possess the Petrification Martial Spirit."

"Hmm... the competition among the five big families is really awesome! It is worth my long travel here."

The arena was filled with boisterous discussions. The onlookers were all surprised at Mo Yanyu's ability.

With a cold expression on her face, Mo Yanyu stood in the center of the field proudly, staring at the Shi family members with her frosty eyes, like a snow lotus on a snowy mountain.

Those observing warriors also gazed at her hot body with sparkling eyes. They were surprised by her brutality but still couldn't stop complimenting her.

On the Shi family side, everybody had a rigid face.

Shi Tie was trembling with anger, but could do nothing except stare at Mo Tuo in hatred.

This was the Martial Competition. The loser couldn't say anything about a public defeat. He could only win back his prestige in another battle.

"Family Head, Young Master Tian Luo is not heavily injured, but he won't be able to train his Martial Arts for three years." One minister of the Shi Family came up from behind, and said to Shi Jian and Shi Tie.

Shi Jian and Shi Tie suddenly quivered at his message, with grief crossing their eyes.

"Grandpa, that woman is strange! Her strength surged half way through. That's too weird!" Shi Yan remarked in a low voice.

"I know." Shi Jian took a deep breath and turned to Shi Tian Ke and Shi Tian Yun with hesitation.

He had apparently noticed that as well.

At the halfway point of the battle, Mo Yanyu's face suddenly turned pale, and it was at that moment, the Profound Qi in Mo Yanyu's body became much more dense and circulated much faster, which was abnormal.

"Yu back! Mo Qi, up!" Just then, Mo Tuo demanded, "we are not going to change the wager, and invite a battle with the Shi family again!"

Another youth about 6 feet tall replaced Mo Yanyu at the center of the arena, and said proudly, "Mo Qi of the Mo family. Nascent Realm, Second Sky. Please enlighten me!"

"Big brother!" Shi Tie yelled, and looked at Shi Tian Ke who stood behind him with worried eyes, "What should we do now?"

"Fight!" Shi Jian grit his teeth, thought for a while, and announced, "Tian Yun, up!"

All Shi family members were shocked at this and turned pale, as they looked at Shi Jian in confusion.

Shi Tian Yun was the most talented among the third generation of Shi family, and was at the Third Sky of the Nascent Realm. Thus everybody believed he would fight last.

Now that Shi Jian had sent him up so early, who would fight in the following battles?

Mo Zhan was of the third generation of the Mo family, but he was not on the stage yet. No matter if Shi Tian Yun won or lost this battle, he would lose the chance to fight against Mo Zhan.

Who will be sent to fight against Mo Zhan later?

If they couldn't find anyone to compete with Mo Zhan, everybody would think there were no promising descendents in the third generation of the Shi family, which was a bigger shame than losing the competition!

"Big brother!" Shi Tie cried, "Mo Zhan hasn't been sent!"

"It must be Tian Yun! There is something strange going on so we have to send Tian Yun who is one Sky higher than him." Shi Jian stated with a frosty face, "Shut up! Tian Yun! Go!"

"Yes!" Tian Yun replied firmly and directly stepped onto the arena, "Shi Tian Yun from the Shi family. Nascent Realm, Third Sky. Please enlighten me!"

"Shi Tian Yun! Isn't he the strongest in the third generation of the Shi family?"

"Exactly, why did he appear so early when Mo Zhan is still not on stage?"

"The Shi family is scared now. They have no choice but to send Shi Tian Yun up to fight. Now it's getting interesting. One is at the Third Sky of the Nascent Realm and the other is at the Second Sky. One Sky different. I guess the Mo family won't accept this fight. They will definitely change their warrior."

"Well, the Mo family won't buy it."

The onlookers were all discussing among each other in astonishment.

Many from the Beiming and Ling families were looking on with doubt in their eyes, staring at the Shi family with weird expressions.

Even some faces from the Zuo family were filled with surprise, not knowing what Shi Jian was thinking.

Only Zuo Xu and Zuo Shi knew what was going on. They stealthily looked over to Shi Yan.

"Beiluo City! One mine! And the commercial street in the south of Beiluo City!" Shi Jian took a deep breath and pulled out all the documents from his bag and handed them to the director.

"Mo Qi from the Mo family, Second Sky of the Nascent Realm; Shi Tian Yun from the Shi Family, Third Sky of the Nascent Realm. Is it right?" As the wagers put on the table, the director frowned at Shi Jian and Mo Tuo.

Mo Tuo was a little confused, as he glanced over at Shi Tian Yun, not knowing why it was him who was sent.

After hesitating, Mo Tuo had a small talk with an old man, a mussy-haired one who was standing beside him and nodded softly.

Seeing him nodding, Mo Tuo seemed to be relaxed, as he nodded at the coach, "No problem, our warriors of the Second Sky of the Nascent Realm can easily beat those of Third Sky of the Nascent Realm from the Shi family. We are in!"

"Now, the battle begins!"

Shi Tian Yun immediately petrified his body, while Mo Qi yelled once and lightning intertwined his arms.

"Mo Qi, prove yourself as soon as possible. Don't let others look down upon you." Mo Tuo reminded him indifferently.

Hearing that, Mo Qi quickly understood what to do.

In an instant, like Mo Yanyu, Mo Qi's face turned as pale as a zombie, which was extremely horrifying.

It was exactly the same.

In Mo Qi's body, the flow of his Profound Qi accelerated many times! A certain energy that didn't belong to him seemed to be triggered and invaded his entire body. His aura suddenly overwhelmed Shi Tian Yun who was one Sky higher than him!

"There it goes!" Shi Tie yelled in anger, "They must have played a certain trick! This is not the type of power that could belong to a warrior of the Second Sky of the Nascent Realm!"

Shi Jian looked depressed as he nodded, "Did you notice that? Mo Tuo had a talk with the old man behind him before he permitted the battle. Mo Yanyu and Mo Qi's weird change must have something to do with that old man!"

"I won't let him go peacefully!" Shi Tie greeted his teeth.

"Bang!"

Shi Tian Yun kicked off the ground with one foot and the solid metal stone made a thunderous sound as if it had been cracked.

Shi Tian Yun shot towards Mo Qi like a sharp sword at his fastest speed, intending to cripple Mo Qi as soon as possible.

Mo Qi smiled coldly without fear, as he directly met Shi Tian Yun, emitted flashes of lightning which flew towards him rapidly!

As he released the lightning flashes, green balls of light burst out from the center of Mo Qi's palm. They began to strike Shi Tian Yun heavily.

"Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!"

One after another, green light balls struck Shi Tian Yun and slowed his attacks.

Just then, the Profound Qi in Mo Qi's body surged again! He appeared in front of Shi Tian Yun suddenly from behind the green balls.

The lightning flashes magically formed an electric net in the sky, and wrapped up Shi Tian Yun in an instant.

"How is that possible?! The energy in that kid equals that of a Human Realm warrior!" Shi Tie screamed in fear.

Shi Tian Yun was tightly entangled by the electric net. He struggled to get escape it but failed.

At this time, Mo Qi's green light balls kept striking Shi Tian Yun one by one and drove him back.

Mo Qi dashed near Shi Tian Yun and kept striking him with his arms and legs.

Shi Tian Yun was bleeding severely from the corner of his mouth, but he couldn't fight back because of the electric net that bound him tightly.

What a thorough defeat!

Everybody was stricken dumb in amazement as they stared at Mo Qi, who was merely at the Second Sky of the Nascent Realm, while he was striking Shi Tian Yun who could not fight back.

"Woa! What the hell is that?"

"Who knows? Why is that kid so powerful? It's weird, too weird!"

"Is he really at the Second Sky of the Nascent Realm? Or are the Nascent Realm warriors of the big families one level higher than us?"

"Confusing! Too confusing!"

All the warriors nearby were dumbstruck and couldn't figure out what happened.

"Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!"

After receiving the endless strikes, Shi Tian Yun was bleeding severely and his eyes gradually began to dim.

Shi Jian stood up at once and demanded, "We lose!"

The director from the Beiming Family, who was standing next to the round table, immediately looked over to Beiming Shang after Shi Jian yelled.

Beiming Shang seemed to not have noticed the scene on the battle arena, as he was still drinking his tea quietly.

Seeing his attitude, the director understood what he meant. He lowered his head to check the documents, ignoring Shi Jian's announcement.

"Bang bang bang!"

Mo Qi continued to kick Shi Tian Yun, as the latter had fallen onto the ground long ago.

"We admit defeat!" Shi Jian stared at Beiming Shang and roared.

Beiming Shang finally seemed to notice it, as he raised his head and then peered at the director casually.

"Battle stops! The Mo family wins!" the director called out listlessly.

Mo Qi finally stopped his attacks and took a few steps back. Smirking, he laughed, "Haha! Shi family descendents are all losers! He is too weak for a Nascent Realm, Third Sky warrior! It was a total waste of my time. Humph!"

Then he swaggered back to his family and received a bunch of compliments.

Han Feng rushed onto the arena silently like a ghost and carried Shi Tian Yun back, who was drowning in his own blood, and asked those family ministers to check on him.

Those ministers were in a muddle, as they firstly put a handful of pills into Shi Tian Yun's mouth, with serious faces.

Not bothering to stare at Mo Tuo, Shi Tie quickly pressed his hands on Shi Tian Yun's chest and transmitted his Profound Qi into Tian Yun to heal him.

The battle field turned silent at once.

Those onlookers noticed this strange occurrence. They stopped gossiping, but looked at the two families in confusion.

"Keep the wager, and Zhan, you go up!" Mo Tuo announced at a low voice again, with a cold smile climbing up his mouth.

"Mo Zhan from the Mo family. Nascent Realm, Third Sky. Please enlighten me!"

Mo Zhan's robust body stood in the center of the arena, and he sneered, "I'm quite curious, does your Shi family still have people to fight me? Do you dare?"

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Chapter 69 - Believe in Me!

The whole God Stone Square was silent. Mo Zhan's clamoring seemed to echo in the arena.

Shi Jian face was in a grimace, and he was trembling in rage. He almost wanted to go to the middle of the arena and slap Mo Zhan to death.

The Beiming, Ling, Mo, and Zuo families all looked at Shi Jian. Many warriors around the arena were looking at Shi Jian in sympathy.

At this point, everyone could see the vicious heart of the Mo family, and they also knew that they had definitely used some unusual means.

However, that's what the Martial Competition was like. Each side would use their own methods, and as long as they're not strongly against the rules of the arena, no matter how tragically the loser turned out to be, no one would say a thing.

Even if the Shi family were highly displeased, at that moment, there was nothing they could argue about. And the others of course, would not step into such murky waters.

At that moment, Han Feng suddenly came up from behind the people of the Shi family and passed a slip of paper to Shi Jian. He said, "Master, someone told me to give this to you."

Shi Jian was barely able to control his anger. As he took a glance at the note, his expression suddenly froze.

"The children from the Mo family have taken the Blood Vigor Pill, made by the Poison Dragon Valley of the God Blessed Empire. The Blood Vigor Pill allows one to increase their strength by twofold for a short period of time at the cost of being unable to use their martial powers for a whole year. It is best for you not to continue the following matches, or else you will still lose miserably. The old man standing next to Mo Zhan is the alchemist Xie Shou from the Poisonous Dragon Valley! Sincerely, Mu Xun."

Shi Jian looked at the words on the paper with a grim face. He finally knew what the Mo family had done.

Just to deal with the Shi family, Mo Tuo had sacrificed a year of his grandchildren's cultivation. In turn, this caused Shi Tian Luo and Shi Tian Yun of the Shi family to be bedridden for at least three to five years. This method was ruthless to the extreme!

Shi Jian's expression was gloomy. Looking at Shi Yan, he suddenly could not decide how to proceed.

If Mu Xun didn't pass on this information, Shi Jian might have actually let Shi Yan enter the arena.

But since now the truth was known, Shi Jian knew that Mo Zhan must have also taken that Blood Vigor Pill, and that now his abilities were enhanced for the upcoming battle. Knowing this, Shi Jian faltered.

Mo Zhan was already at the Third Sky of the Nascent Realm. But after taking the Blood Vulgar Pill, he would have the ability of a Human Realm warrior. Human Realm warriors could easily break the second stage of Shi Yan's Petrification Martial Spirit.

Shi Yan had only started cultivating recently, so Shi Jian naturally thought that Shi Yan lacked real battle experience.

In this situation, Shi Yan could easily be crushed by his opponent. But Shi Yan had twin Martial Spirits. In a long run, he would definitely become as good as Beiming Ce. He was the true future hope of the Shi family.

If this battle led to Shi Yan losing miserably and suffering heavy injuries, not only would it slow down his path to success, the strike could probably devastate him forever.

The more he weighed his options, the more hesitant Shi Jian felt. He almost had the thought to protect Shi Yan even if he were to be disgraced.

Then, at this moment.

Zuo Shi came slowly from the Zuo family's side, carrying a giant backpack.

Zuo Shi's captivating figure caused unrest outside the arena. Many looked at Zuo Shi lasciviously, their eyes gazing towards her beautiful long legs.

Soon, Zuo Shi arrived at the Shi family's place. She stood next to Shi Jian and put the backpack on the Shi family's table, saying quietly, "Grandpa Shi, my grandpa told me to bring the Dragon Turtle Armor to you in the hope that you would win."

Then, she turned her head and looked at Shi Yan, and spoke quietly, "Go for it."

After that, Zuo Shi left the Shi family area and returned to the Zuo family.

Even when she arrived back at the Zuo family, her beautiful eyes were still locked onto Shi Yan from across the arena.

Everyone in the Shi family felt devastated.

Not only those who didn't know about Shi Yan's situation, even those who were actually aware of Shi Yan's cultivation level were also pitying him.

A warrior who just recently broke through to the Third Sky of the Nascent Realm, versus one who heavily trained for twenty years, and slowly came to this realm step by step. It's clear who was stronger.

Besides, the Mo family obviously played dirty, so now the actual gap between the two was like a deep valley.

"Dragon Turtle Armor!"

When Shi Jian saw the armour he was completely shocked. Even though his confidence was restored, he still hesitated a bit. Passing the paper slip to Shi Yan, he murmured, "Sigh… grandpa doesn't know what to do either, you decide for yourself. If you think it's too hard, then… just give up."

When he said the words "give up", Shi Jian suddenly felt exhausted, as if he aged some years.

Shi Yan still looked unconcerned with the recent surprising developments. He glanced at the paper slip, but didn't show any reaction. He was still calm as ever. He had already realised that the Mo family must have used some underhanded means.

Before Shi Jian had even finished speaking, Shi Yan leapt off and appeared in the middle of the arena. He spoke lightly, "Shi Yan from the Shi family. Nascent Realm, Third Sky. Please enlighten me!"

A great disturbance stirred in the crowd!

The silent arena suddenly became louder than the street markets. Many were in utter shock, puzzled, as they looked at Shi Yan.

"Who's this kid? I've never heard of this guy in the Shi family."

"Right, he never showed up in any of the previous Martial Competitions. When did the Shi family get such a warrior?"

"Shi Yan... I know. Isn't he that young master of the Shi family who loves to study ancient texts? This guy never practiced martial arts. I only know him because he always caused trouble."

"No way! He has never cultivated in martial arts, but still is at the Third Sky of the Nascent Realm?"

"Who knows? But even if he is at the Third Sky of the Nascent Realm, what can he do? You saw what happened when Mo Qi, who's only at the Second Sky of the Nascent Realm, went against Shi Tian Yun, who was at the Third Sky of the Nascent Realm. About that Shi Yan guy, maybe it's only because Shi Jian doesn't want to be embarrassed so he sent him out to die."

"Yeah... sigh… poor guy, being sacrificed like that."

Around the arena, the sounds of gossip rose everywhere. Not a single warrior felt optimistic about Shi Yan. After knowing his true identity, they all thought Shi Jian had only let him go up out of frustration. The outcome… was already decided.

On the Beiming family's side, Beiming Shang also furrowed his brows slightly. He turned his head to a dedicated warrior on the side, "What's the deal with Shi Yan? Why was there no news about him? When did the Shi family get another Nascent Realm, Third Sky kid? Did he appear out of thin air?"

"Master, I didn't know either. Since a young age Shi Yan didn't have the Shi family's Martial Spirit, so we didn't spend much effort observing him. Who knew that he suddenly…"

"A little strange." Beiming Shang nodded, he frowned and asked no more.

Beiming Ce was dazed for a second, as a flash of surprise gleamed in his eyes. He stared at Shi Yan for a while, then suddenly realized, "Hey? Isn't that the kid who was drinking with Han Zhong in the Spring Pavilion, a few days back?"

Mu Yu Die and Di Yalan also remembered, and lightly nodded at the same time. From far away, Di Yalan stared at Shi Yan, who was talked about by many people in the arena. Her expression was a little strange, and with a low voice she said, "It's him."

"He's definitely gonna die." Beiming Ce shook his head, unconcerned, "No matter how amazing his luck was before, this time, against Mo Zhan, he'll be crippled, if not killed."

Mo Tuo also dazed out for a second, then he sneered, "I don't care where this little bastard came from, but we'll never see him again."

"Shi Yan, take that thing!" Shi Jian shouted while grimacing. He pointed at the Dragon Turtle Armor brought by Zuo Shi, and hinted at him.

"Don't need it." Shi Yan glimpsed over at Shi Jian, and shook his head. Then he smiled at Mo Zhan, "At the Spring Pavilion, I told you we'd meet again. Now do you know who I am?"

"I know." Mo Zhan laughed arrogantly, "You're just someone who came here to die! Haha, the Shi family really has nobody now. Sending out a guy who researches ancient texts! Hahaha, I'm gonna laugh to the death!"

Shi Yan didn't show any anger, he looked indifferent, and stood in the arena waiting.

"Ahem, head of the Shi family, you can put out your bet now." The director standing at the round table shouted out.

"Master!"

"Master!"

"Master!"

At the Shi family tower, many of the dedicated warriors shouted, clearly indicating their displeasure.

All of them had heard about Shi Yan. Even if he had somehow reached the Third Sky of the Nascent Realm, everyone believed that it was for nought, and that Shi Yan would lose miserably.

If Shi family lost the fight again, not only would they would be crushed in the competition, they would also lose their high-value bets, the repercussion of which, would last forever.

"Brother! You must not!" Shi Tie advised Shi Tian strongly, still injecting his Profound Qi into Tian Yun. "Brother! It's not worth that little bit of pride! Tian Luo and Tian Yun have already lost, you can't bring Shi Yan in too! Just let it go, Brother!"

Shi Yan could clearly hear all the chatter behind him. Groaning, he looked back at Shi Jian and said calmly, "Grandpa, believe in me!"

"...Okay!"

Shi Jian, who was hesitating over his choices, looked at Shi Yan's confident expression. And for some reason, he actually did choose to believe in him. He suddenly roared, "Phoenix City! Our family bets the authority to the whole city! If the Mo family wins, our family will cede the authority for Phoenix City immediately!"

This led to another great disturbance in the crowd, everyone started gossiping and chatting again.

Phoenix City was a big city in the Merchant Union, and the Shi family had been holding the authority to the city for decades. Now Phoenix City had been branded with the Shi family's name.

It could be said that Phoenix City was where the Shi family's influence was deepest. Now Shi Jian was putting up the authority for Phoenix City as a bet, was he going insane?

"Big brother!"

"Master!"

Everyone in the Shi family were on their feet as they looked at Shi Jain in disbelief. All of them started requesting Shi Jian to take back the bet vehemently.

"Stop trying to persuade me! My mind is set!" Shi Jian's stubbornness was back, and with a straight face, he sneered, "It's either make or break! I will take the risk this time!"

Everyone in the Beiming family and the Ling family were also stunned, clearly they didn't understand either.

Zuo Xu dazed for a moment, then sighed and said quietly, "Now there's no turning back for Brother Shi."

"Okay!" Mo Tuo suddenly stood up, and shouted loudly, "You can't take this back now!"

"Take it!" Shi Jian took the deeds from his personal pocket, and passed it to the director who came towards him. Then he shouted coldly, "Mo Tuo, your little bet is not enough!"

"I will add three more mines!" Mo Tuo scowled, then sneered, "It's a sure win match, doesn't matter how much more I add, after all it will still belong to the Mo family in the end!"

Soon, the director took the bet from the Mo family up to the round table, then suddenly roared, "The match starts!"

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Chapter 70 - The Focus of Attention

"Let the battle begin!"

The referee's announcement officially started the much anticipated battle.

Mo Zhan was wearing a cold and arrogant smile.

In an instant, streams of electricity came out of his body, materializing into electric snakes.

Those electric snakes intertwined around Mo Zhan's whole body, which made him look dazzling.

Mo Zhan, a warrior of the Third Sky of the Nascent Realm, stood in the battle arena with pride, while electric snakes were circling all over his body. His Lightning Martial Spirit was apparently way more powerful than Mo Yanyu's and Mo Qi's.

As his face gradually turned pale, those electric snakes kept twisting around his body, looking hideous and seemingly wanting to eat people.

"The Petrification Martial Spirit of the Shi Family is said to be the king of close range battle in the Merchant Union. Hehe, I will give you a chance. Come near me and fight!" Mo Zhan stood still and burst into laughter with arrogance and pride filling his face, not caring about Shi Yan a bit.

"That guy is way too arrogant!"

"Well, he is in the position to be arrogant. The Lightning Martial Spirit of his is way stronger than that Mo Qi's. The result is quite clear now!"

"Exactly, the Shi Family will have a nasty failure for sure."

Around the battle arena, the warriors standing on the high green stone building were all shaking their heads as no one anticipated that Shi Yan could beat Mo Zhan.

Even on the Shi family's side everybody was in bad mood, sighing with disappointment.

"Well."

With his usual indifference, Shi Yan strode towards Mo Zhan at a leisurely pace, as though he thought nothing of him.

While walking, his body petrified gradually and his skin grew gray.

Before he came into the battle arena, Shi Yan had wiped a certain powder all over his body.

That powder did nothing but changed the color of his Martial Spirit so that it looked gray even though his Petrification Martial Spirit had already reached the second stage.

Shi Jian did this as he wanted to avoid anyone thinking they were cheating. After all, it was a known fact that a Nascent Realm warrior couldn't reach the second stage of the Petrification Martial Spirit.

"Kid, you were really something in the Spring Pavilion! I hope you can be as sharp as you were then!" Mo Zhan smiled coldly with his pale face, as he stood still and waited for Shi Yan to approach.

"Sharp or not, you will know soon enough." Shi Yan shook his head with a smile. As he replied, he was within three metres of Mo Zhan.

"Humph!"

Suddenly, Mo Zhan yelled in a low voice and the electric snakes coiling around his body came to life.

Those electric snakes flew out and dashed towards Shi Yan in a second.

"Damn!" Shi Tie cried in fear, "There they go!"

"Dodge!" Shi Yang couldn't help but cry out.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

The electric snakes were as thick as thumbs and separated at once as if they were alive, entangling Shi Yan from all directions, not leaving any gaps.

Ignoring the cries of the Shi family, the electric snakes wrapped Shi Yan up tightly in an instant.

"Bad!" Shi Tie's eyes were full of fear, as he sighed with pain, "How stupid is this kid! He didn't even dodge, even when he knows how Tian Yun lost! Now he is repeating the same tragedy! It's done!"

"Not surprising!"

"Yeah, this guy studies ancient language. Stupid!"

"There is no suspense. I guess he won't even have the slightest chance to fight back."

Around the battle arena, those warriors were all feeling sorry for Shi Yan, as they shook their heads in sorrow, seeming to know the result.

It turned out just as everybody assumed!

Mo Zhan seized this opportunity and rushed up to Shi Yan. With a [Verdant Crescent Slash] in his left hand and a [Green Light Ball] in his right hand, he struck his opponent who was entangled tightly by electric snakes.

"Boom boom boom boom! Boom boom boom boom!"

The [Verdant Crescent Slashes] and [Green Light Balls] were shooting like a hail, and covered Shi Yan in an instant.

Under Mo Zhan's intense attacks, nobody could clearly see Shi Yan who was buried under the lightning, and they simply guessed he would lose for sure.

One after another electric slashes flashed with green light, and the audience saw the arena clearly again.

Shi Yan was still standing there and hadn't moved. He was not hurt in the slightest and smoke was coming from his coat.

"Hmm?"

"What happened?"

"It can't be true?"

As the green light dissipated and the warriors saw Shi Yan clearly, they couldn't help but rub their eyes, surprised by Shi Yan who was still standing in the arena like a mountain.

Beiming Shang also raised his head from his teacup and looked at Shi Yan in astonishment. He frowned and mumbled, "Weird."

Mo Tuo's expression changed, but he still kept calm and just grunted once.

Shi Jian's body quivered once and a bright light crossed his eyes. After taking a deep breath, he pressed one of his hands to the stone stool and became excited.

"Big brother!"

"Family Head!"

Shi Tie and the Shi family warriors looked to Shi Jian at the same time, with joy and confusion on their faces.

"Keep on!" Shi Jian yelled, as his mouth trembled a bit.

Though still feeling confused after what they heard, Shi Tie and those ministers of the Shi family got a little expectation of Shi Yan.

In the arena.

Shi Yan was still entangled by the electric snakes, but apart from a little numbness after using his Petrification ability, he felt nothing else, as he still maintained an indifferent expression on his face.

Wisps of thin smoke gushed out from his arms which soon covered the electricity from those snakes, thus no one could see the change in his arms.

While he was being struck heavily, his negative energy had mingled with his Profound Qi and gushed out from his arms, turning into five small swirls which floated around him.

These swirls created by the [Gravitational Field] combined these two types of energy, which slowly floated behind Mo Zhan.

The swirls were invisible to anyone. Apart from Shi Yan, in this huge battle field, only a Human Realm warrior like Beiming Shang could sense it.

"Mo Zhan, you are so weak!" Under the gaze of the audience, Shi Yan broadened his mouth, as he laughed and smirked, "You can't even hurt me when I stood there and didn't fight back. How did the Mo family become one of the five big families in the Merchant Union with skills like yours?"

"Kid, you are seeking death!" Mo Zhan's face changed suddenly and became even paler. He dashed over with a stern face toward Shi Yan, and just as Mo Qi kicked Shi Tian Yun, he began to kick Shi Yan like crazy.

"Boom boom boom! Bang bang bang!"

Mo Zhan's hard attacks dropped upon Shi Yan, while the arena was filled with green light and strong Profound Qi began to spill everywhere.

"Still weak. Mo Zhan, are you a girl?"

Under Mo Zhan's attacks, Shi Yan was unmovable like a mountain and couldn't stop shaking his head, ridiculing him with crueler and crueler words, "If you don't have a thing down there I can help you satisfy your wife on your wedding day, in case that you make a fool of yourself!"

That was too wicked!

Ling Yue Yue from the Ling family suddenly stood up and cursed in a flirtatious tone, "Shi Yan, you will die a miserable death!"

"I want you to die!"

Mo Zhan howled and triggered all his potential at once. He jumped towards Shi Yan and started sending out another rain of punches.

"Bang!"

However, Shi Yan simply stretched one leg and kicked Mo Zhan in the chest. That kick, by his sole free leg, sent Mo Zhan five meters away.

"Boring." Shi Yan grunted in disappointment as he got rid of the electric snakes.

Those electric snakes, which were crawling all over him, broke away inch by inch!

The shattered electric sparks dispersed all around the arena

"Be careful!"

"Damn it!"

The warriors nearest to the arena shouted and hurried to operate their Profound Qi to defend against those electric sparks.

"Good boy!" Zuo Xu patted the arm of his chair and praised, "I like this guy!"

Zuo Shi's bright eyes were shining with an odd light as she nodded at Shi Yan and smiled, "Well, this guy is really mean."

"Big brother!"

"Family Head! Wh… what is going on here?"

On the other side, Shi Tie and the Shi family ministers all looked to Shi Jian in surprise.

"It's fine. It's just that the Mo family is too weak." Shi Jian responded briefly, following Shi Yan's directions. Suddenly the feeling in the air had become fresh.

Mo Tuo stood up with a green face. He stared at Mo Zhan and his breathing became heavier and heavier.

"Those eyes, I have seen them somewhere..." On the side of the Beiming Family, Di Yalan showed a little suspicion on her face, and she murmured after a long deliberation.

But at that time, no one paid attention to her murmurs. Instead, everybody was setting their eyes upon Shi Yan and following his movements.

After getting rid of the electric snakes, Shi Yan started strolling towards Mo Zhan. Mo Zhan lifted himself up from the ground and rushed towards Shi Yan in a rage.

At that moment!

Mo Zhan's body began to twist strangely as willow flowers fluttered in the air. Something invisible had entangled him tightly. The harder he struggled, the stranger the way he swayed. At last, he floated up into the air...

There seemed to be an invisible wicked hand behind him that had grabbed his neck and lifted him up.

"What happened?"

"I don't know! What's wrong with Mo Zhan? Is he out of his mind?"

"Who knows what's going on? Why is Mo Zhan floating in the air? Is he at the Sky Realm?"

"Do you even think it's possible?"

The arena burst into clamor at once.

Shi Yan came near Mo Zhan with an indifferent face and slowly stretched out his hand. His fingers stabbed into Mo Zhan's knee like five sharp spears.

"Crack! Crack!"

The clear sounds of bones breaking came from Mo Zhan's knees.

"Crack! Crack!"

Another two similar noises came from his shoulders.

"Paa!"

Mo Zhan was totally freaking out in front of Shi Yan. He couldn't help but fall on his knees.

Not a single bone in his joints were connected. Pathetically kneeling in front of Shi Yan in front of such a huge crowd made him roar insanely, "Shi Yan, I am gonna kill you! KILL YOU!"

"Oh? Really?" Shi Yan looked cool, as he grabbed Mo Zhan's neck and lifted him high up in the air again.

Mo Zhan tried his electric skill on Shi Yan but it had no effect.

In front of hundreds of eyes, Mo Zhan was lifted up by Shi Yan single handedly; it was a deliberate insult!

Shi Yan intended to show Mo Zhan's expression to everybody, for he circled the arena, so that every warrior present could see the grief and fear on Mo Zhan's face.

After one circle, Shi Yan turned his eyes towards Shi Jian and sent the message: to kill or not?

The arena quietened down suddenly and all the warriors gazed at Shi Yan.

Tens of meters away, Shi Jian got Shi Yan's message and was quite delighted.

Under Shi Yan's gaze, Shi Jian nodded softly with a rigid face.

"We give up!" Mo Tuo was shocked and he cried miserably after he saw Shi Jian's cold eyes, "We lose! We lose!"

"Stop!" The referee at the roundtable announced immediately.

"Crack!"

Another clear sound came from Mo Zhan's neck, and his head flapped down in an odd way.

All the warriors were horrified. They looked at Shi Yan, who had just shattered Mo Zhan's neck, in quiet astonishment.

It was extremely silent in the arena.

Under everybody's gaze, Shi Yan tossed away Mo Zhan's body indifferently.

"Paa!"

Mo Zhan's dead body landed three meters in front of Mo Tuo, with his head strangely twisted.

Sneering at the Mo family, Shi Yan returned to the Shi family tower and without any care and took his seat.

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Chapter 71 - Take Advantage of Their Weakness!!

"Shi Jian! You old man!"

Mo Tuo's eyes were filled with endless hatred. With a raging roar he suddenly stormed towards the arena, and thundered, "You killed my Zhan and destroyed my family's future hope. I WILL bury you by his side!"

Mo Zhan's death truly provoked him. Mo Tuo didn't even care about the rest of the Martial Competition. He straightaway rushed towards the Shi family

As Mo Tuo made his move, all the distraught members of the Mo family also stood up. They all rushed into the arena and sprinted towards the Shi family.

"Mo Tuo! My two grandsons are still lying on the ground!" Shi Jian was in violent rage as he also rushed forward. Staring coldly at the approaching Mo Tuo, he sneered, "You were totally calm when you were winning, but lost your temper as soon as you were defeated? Hmph! If you can't afford to lose, then don't participate in the Martial Competition at all!"

"Calm down all of you!"

Beiming Shang's expression was stern as he stood up. Suddenly the temperature around the arena dropped by considerable degree as frigid air started emitting from his body.

Even though the sun was at its height, all the warriors around the arena felt chilly.

"Stand down!" Mo Tuo suddenly turned back his head and shouted to the grieved members of the Mo family.

To this the dedicated warriors and masters of the Mo family were unwilling, but under Mo Tuo's cold gaze, everybody retreated back to their places.

"Shi Jian, would you dare to fight solo with me!" When the people of the Mo family backed away, Mo Tuo suddenly roared from the middle of the arena.

"Woah! No way?"

"Now this is gonna be quite a show! A battle between two family heads!"

"I didn't come thousands of miles in vain, this time the arena is truly splendid!"

The crowd was totally excited as they looked at Shi Jian in expectation.

"Why not?" Shi Jian sneered, and also stepped into the center of the arena. He greeted Beiming Shang and said, "Beiming Family Head, Mo Tuo and I will have a fair fight, I'm sure this is not against the rules?"

Frigid air was seeping from Beiming Shang's body. He groaned and furrowed his brow for a moment, and then slowly sat down, shaking his head, he sighed, "Why bother you two? But if you really wish to fight, I wouldn't stop you. I only hope that you restrain yourselves and don't hurt others."

Shi Yan was totally unfazed by the recent developments and was sitting nonchalantly at the Shi family's side. Seeing that Shi Jian had also stepped into the arena, his eyes furrowed deeply, knowing that this time it wouldn't end easily.

However, just when the two were about to fight to the death, the entire Tianyun City seemed to shake for a second. In the far distance, the tall stone tower of the Misty Pavilion, which was dozens of meters high, instantly toppled down.

Even from thousands of meters away, one could see the silhouette of a female above the tower, wearing a black crape and a bamboo hat.

This was clearly a very stunning woman.

She was just like a goddess, with her hands above her head, as if holding something.

That piece of the sky looked like it was time-warped, with masses of strange air flooded the clouds.

From the clouds, some mysterious power in the river of time turned into pillars of light, and all of a sudden stormed down from the heavens, shooting directly into the woman's upheld hands.

An earth-shakingly strong force suddenly spread out from the woman's body.

Thousands of meters away, the warriors in the arena could all feel the terrifying force coming from her.

Streaks of exotic beams abruptly shot out from her body. Due to the great density of the beam, it was as if multiple rainbows were wrapping around her.

"Sky Realm master!"

"Who is this woman? So powerful!"

"What is happening? Why is there another Sky Realm master in the city?"

All the people in the arena were totally focused in her direction, completely forgetting Mo Tuo and Shi Jian's fight.

In the blazing hot sunlight, the woman with the perfect body raised her hands in mid-air.

Suddenly an enormous radiant hand emerged from the sky, and violently smashed down like a mountain.

Under that gigantic hand, a black dot was forming, which was slowly increasing in size...

Gradually, that black dot formed into the silhouette of a person.

The god-like giant hand, spreading over hundreds of meters, smashed down on the ground with immense force. The silhouette of the person formed from that black dot, suddenly warped and disappeared into streams of dark light.

"Boom!"

The enormous hand completely destroyed the three, twenty-meter high Misty Pavilion towers. The rigid Green Iron towers became metal scraps, flying everywhere.

The woman in the black crape and bamboo hat stood in the air above the ruin of the Misty Pavilion for a moment, and then flew towards the arena.

In merely a few seconds, she arrived above the arena, condescendingly looking at the crowd below. With her angel-like voice, she said, "Half of the map is on my hands. Mo Family Head, if you really want it, just come and take in upfront; no need to play tricks in the dark."

"Our Mo family didn't do it!" Mo Tuo looked up at her and roared, but there was a flash of surprise in his eyes.

Mo Tuo was only at the Third Sky of the Nirvana Realm, but this woman could walk in mid-air, which was a trait of Sky Realm warriors!"

How could Mo Tuo not be afraid?

"Miss!"

Two giant men pushed their way among the crowd, and immediately appeared outside the arena.

In mid-air, the floating goddess-like woman pointed at Mo Tuo and commanded, "Teach him a little lesson."

"Yes, Miss!"

The two giant men roared as their muscles suddenly bulged. They were already two meters tall, but instantly grew by some centimeters while exerting power, with dark thick hair suddenly growing on their bodies.

In a flash, the two men turned into what looked like rabid beasts, their eyes filled with a bloodthirsty and murderous look.

The two giant men suddenly dashed out, the strong Green Iron rubble exploding into pieces everywhere they went!

"Who are you? This is the Merchant Union's arena; we will not allow you to cause trouble here!" Beiming Shang suddenly roared into the heavens, frigid air seeping from him.

Howling, Beiming Shang also flew into the air.

Balls of strange blue flames flew from his body. Those flames shortly condensed into blue fire clouds. These icy clouds, along with the power to freeze the heaven and earth, shot towards the woman.

"Beiming Shang, is it?" The woman's voice was still sweet as she said indifferently, "The Misty Pavilion's business has nothing to do with you! Your Beiming family can act like an overlord in the Merchant Union, but in the Endless Sea, you would not even be a third-rate family! You better know your place!"

"Arrogant!" Beiming Shang raised himself into mid-air and stood across from the woman, his face as cold as glacier. He sneered, "I would like to see exactly how capable you are, since you dare to bluster with your wild arrogance!"

The cloud-like [Polar Ice Flames] surged towards the woman like tides.

The woman snorted as she suddenly rose up, and disappeared into the mass of clouds. After a long moment her voice rang out, "Come and fight up here, don't harm the innocent."

"Alright!" Beiming Shang shouted, his body also shooting high above the sky, and disappeared in the clouds.

Thundering roars came from the heavens, as if it was the end of the world.

Everyone in the arena knew that Beiming Shang had started fighting with the mysterious woman, but sadly, no one could see this fight.

"Boom boom boom!"

The two towering men had, by then, surrounded Mo Tuo, and ruthlessly started beating him.

These two big men were like iron giants, their bodies extremely sturdy. They weren't afraid of the arms thick strands of lightning, and kept bombarding Mo Tuo in the midst of the lightning strikes.

Strikes of lightning flew in the sky like an electrical dragon. The lightning came from Mo Tuo, fifteen strands in total, and they formed a closely-knit electrical web, charging at the towering giant men.

"Mo Tuo! Give up the treasure map, or else don't blame me for attacking the Mo family members!"

Mu Xun's voice came from a corner of the arena. He had brought a group of masters from the Medicine Valley, and walked towards Mo Tuo step by step, his expression grim.

"Mu Xun! The treasure map isn't with the Mo family! Release Chaoge now, or else you're not going to walk out of Tianyun City alive!" Mo Tuo was furious, even under the joined forces of the two giant men, he could still give out threats.

"Alright then! You forced me to do this!" Mu Xun's voice was cold, and he said to the Medicine Valley masters beside him, "Kill everyone in the Mo family!"

Then Mu Xun also sprinted out, his body like a beam of light, he joined the forces of the two giant men and bombarded Mo Tuo.

"Pop pop pop! Boom boom boom!"

The electrical dragon moved around in the sky. The two towering giant men were like monstrous beasts. One of them grabbed two millstone sized Green Iron pieces, and whenever he got near Mo Tuo he would throw the thousand-jin piece of Green Iron at Mo Tuo.

TL Note: A Jin 斤 is a little more than a pound.

In a short moment, the whole arena was filled with lightning and flying stones. Fire spread everywhere and silver lights scurried around.

In the crowd, those that were struck by the electric dragon turned into a crisp, while those that were struck by the stones turned into a pulp.

The fight among these masters had turned everything into chaos!

Many of the warriors cursed, shrieked and roared as they all tried to get out of the way.

Those with low capability simply escaped the God Stone Square in a panic, afraid to stay and watch the show.

The masters from Medicine Valley took advantage of the situation and stormed towards the Mo family, attacking its descendents and warriors.

However, the Mo family's descendents and warriors were undaunted. They weren't afraid of the Medicine Valley's attacks, and firmly suppressed those that came at them.

Now Shi Jian actually seemed like an outsider.

In the arena he watched the Mo family suffer in surprise, but inside, he was as delighted as ever.

"Grandpa, do it now!" Shi Jian stepped forward, and said firmly.

"Do it now?" Shi Jian froze, then furrowed his brows: "You mean?"

"Mo Zhan is dead. Mo Tuo will surely seek vengeance! Rather than letting the Mo family recover and strike us, why not take advantage of their weakness! You can cooperate with Mu Xun and those two to kill Mo Tuo while we will hunt down the second and third generations of the Mo family. It's best if we completely cripple the entire Mo family today, so they would never have a chance of revenge." Shi Yan said cruelly.

"Big brother! Shi Yan is right! Mo Zhan is already dead and Mo Chaoge is probably not going to live either! At this point, we should just screw it all and do it! Screw the Martial Competition, take out the Mo family first!" Shi Tie came up and growled.

Shi Tian Luo and Shi Tian Yun were both heavily injured, still laying on the ground. He had already suppressed his anger, but now that the perfect chance was here, Shi Tie couldn't hold himself back anymore.

Han Feng was also here, and he nodded at Shi Jian.

"Beiming Shang is kept busy right now, so the Beiming family has no one in charge. Without his permission, no one in the Beiming family would help the Mo family. This is a golden opportunity! If we miss this chance we'll never get it again!" Shi Yan gave in another word of encouragement and said, "Grandpa, you guys kill Mo Tuo, and I will take care of Mo Qi and Mo Yanyu, who severely wounded brother Tian Luo and brother Tian Yun. We can entirely destroy the Mo family bloodline!"

"Kid, you sure are ruthless enough!" Shi Tie smacked Shi Yan, and before Shi Jian agreed he rushed out and shouted, "Mo Tuo, you old dog, today you will die for sure!"

Once Shi Tie exited, Shi Jian stopped hesitating and said to Han Feng, "Idiot, protect Shi Yan!" Then he also stormed out and roared, "Mo Tuo! It's time to settle it between us!"

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Chapter 72 - Each With Their Own Schemes

The whole arena was in a mess!

Mo Tuo was besieged by many masters. Those that Mu Xun brought from Medicine Valley also hounded people from the Mo family.

In the Shi family's area, once Shi Jian and Shi Yan took action, the masters of the Shi family also sprinted up and attacked the Mo family members.

In a short moment, the arena broke out into a war.

None of the warriors who came to watch the Martial Competition expected the event to go down this way.

When the big fight erupted, many furious powers vented out their enmity and ruthlessly attacked their enemies, embroiling many innocents. Because of this, in just few minutes, a number of warriors were sent to their death.

The bystanders could no longer sit still.

Seeing the two families slaughtering each other, very few people decided to stay and continue watching. They all hurriedly retreated from the God Stone Square, afraid that they might become a target in the slaughterhouse.

The retreat of the bystanders was very swift. Now the only people present in the God Stone Square were those from the five big families.

The Beijing family was merely the observers. In the absence of Beiming Shang, the Beiming family decided to only be a spectator, not aiding either of the families.

Beiming Ce stood in silence in the Beiming family's tower. He was closely watching the besieged Mo Tuo, and occasionally gazed at the Mo family members who were attacked by the Shi family.

"Young master, what should we do? Keep watching?"

Beiming Ce's eyes flashed coldly as he spoke, "Mmmhmm, we don't need to entangle ourselves in this dog fight. Let them chase among themselves; whatever the outcome, it wouldn't affect us in the least. We will directly curb the one who loses in the end and take away their inheritance. With our influence in the Merchant Union, we will be the prime benefactors."

"You are wise, Young Master. But, should we stay?"

"There's no need." Beiming Ce suddenly smiled, "Let's go back, staying and doing nothing wouldn't be that great after all. We're not joining the fight anyway, so let's go back and arrange things a little. Let's go."

Upon hearing that, all the masters from the Beiming family nodded in unison. Led by Beiming Ce, they all retreated from the God Stone Square.

Now, in the arena, only four families remained: Zuo, Ling, Mo and Shi. The Shi and Mo families were fighting, while the Zuo and Ling families were merely the spectators.

Unknowingly, Shi Yang arrived at where the Zuo family was. He bowed to Zuo Xu and said, "Uncle Zuo, I hope you could please keep an eye on the Ling family during this fight."

Zuo Xu casually replied while sipping his tea, "Don't worry, the Zuo and Ling families always had feud between us. If the Ling family dares to make a move, we won't be sit still either. Rest assured and do whatever your Shi family wants. The Ling family won't be problem for you."

"Thank you, Uncle Zuo."

"It's nothing, whether it be business or personal affairs, the Zuo family and the Shi family have always been allies; of course we would take some pressure for you." Zuo Xu nonchalantly said. He gazed at where the Shi family was assembled, and asked in confusion, "Where's Shi Yan, that little brat? Why haven't I seen him?"

Shi Yang was surprised and also looked around, realizing that there truly was no sign of Shi Yan. He shook his head and gave a wry smile, "That kid was just there, now who knows where he's gone."

"Watch that kid! The brat is very good, he's gonna be the future hope of your Shi family, you can't afford to lose him." Zuo Xu said.

"Haha, Uncle Han Feng is keeping an eye on him, no need to worry, Uncle Zuo."

"Hmm, alright then." Zuo Xu smiled, and while glancing at Zuo Shi next to him, his smile looked a little strange, "Xiao Shi is also quite fond of your Shi Yan."

Shi Yang's expression bloomed, and he nodded: "I'll be going then, Uncle Zuo."

When Shi Yang was gone, Zuo Shi's face flashed in confusion, and she said, "Grandpa, when was I fond of that guy? What are you bullshitting about? Sending that Dragon Turtle Armor was your idea too, it wasn't just me who wanted to help him, sheesh."

"Haha, whatever, same thing." Zuo Xu seemed like he was in a good mood, and he told the Zuo family members, "We will stay here for now and watch the Ling family for the Shi's. If the Ling family dares to get involved, we don't need to act kindly to them either. Hehe, after today, the situation in the Merchant Union is really going to turn upside down. We can't let the Ling family take any benefits."

At the Ling family's side, the head of the family, Ling Jue, frowned silently.

The masters of the Ling family were all standing behind Ling Jue. Seeing that he hadn't spoken yet, these people were all on guard, as if silently waiting for his decision.

At the Mo family's place, all their members were surrounded by the people from Medicine Valley and the Shi family. Their situation was turning from bad to worse.

Suddenly, Mo Chao Tian broke through and quickly rushed to Ling Jue's side; kneeling down on one knee he spoke in panic, "Uncle Ling, please let the Ling family step in! My father is besieged by many masters, he might not last long. We are also being chased by people from Medicine Valley and the Shi family, it's getting harder and harder to hold up. Uncle Ling, for old time's sake, please help our family, the entire Mo family will always remember your favor."

Ling Jue furrowed his brows and lightly sighed. He said in frustration, "Chao Tian, it's not that I don't want to help, but the Zuo family hasn't made a move yet. Once our family gives aid, the Zuo family will immediately spring up. The reason why I haven't done anything yet is because I'm watching the Zuo family for you guys."

"But if this continues, the Mo family might not be able to withstand it any longer!" Mo Chao Tian said in fear.

"If the Ling family cuts in now, it would force the Zuo family to get involved too; it would be useless." Ling Jue shook his head. He hesitated for a moment and then shouted: "Shao Feng! Bring some people and bring Yanyu back here. Yanyu is your future wife, she can't die!"

"Yes!" Ling Shao Feng called out and fiercely sprinted out, accompanied by some of the warriors from the Ling family.

"Chao Tian, Yanyu is your daughter, and the daughter-in-law of the Ling family. I will protect her for you. As for the rest, sigh, I really can't help. I can only promise you that I will make sure the Zuo family won't step in to go against the Mo family, this is all I can do." Ling Jue said in frustration.

Mo Chao Tian was in a daze. He deeply gazed at Ling Jue, and after quite a while finally turned away in grief, silently returning to the Mo family's battle.

"Big brother…" Ling Jie Qing whispered hesitantly. He said, "If we don't help, the Mo family will definitely lose heavily this time. Mo Tuo might develop a hatred for us."

Ling Jue's expression was calm as he sat there and lightly took a sip of tea. He lowered his head and said, "Younger brother, at this time, we cannot be reckless. Zuo Xu won't easily let us join the fight. Besides, the Misty Pavilion has a Sky Realm master. She is going against the Mo family, if our family steps in, we won't get anything good out of this. Also, this is an opportunity, Mo Zhan is dead, and Mo Qi is in danger. Yanyu will be the hope of the third generation of the Mo family. If Yanyu becomes our family's daughter-in-law, our Ling family can openly take the Mo family's properties when they get in a dangerous situation. And if one day Yanyu becomes the head of the Mo family, with her status as the daughter in law of the Ling family, hehe…"

"Good scheming, big brother." Ling Jie was stunned for a while, then he finally nodded, "I was thoughtless, big brother. You are one that strongly considers the future."

"Yes, we only need to protect Yanyu, the rest we don't need to care about." Ling Jue raised his head, and squinted towards the fight in mid air, saying, "When Yanyu gets here, we can go back. This time the odds are against Mo Tuo." He sighed, "Who would've known that the Misty Pavilion hid a Sky Realm master, Brother Mo, it's not that I don't care about our friendship, just that you're truly in back luck."

"Grandpa Ling! I beg you to save my grandpa!" Mo Yanyu was brought back. Once she arrived at the Ling family's side, she immediately knelt down, tears marks streaked down the sides of her cheeks, "If you don't help now, my grandpa might not be able to last long! Grandpa Ling, please! As long as you give in your aid, I will marry Shao Feng right now!"

"Yanyu, it's not that I don't want to help, I just really can't." Ling Jue shook his head. He stood up and said, "In the future you will understand the painstaking decisions I am making now. Everything I am doing is for you and Shao Feng! Brother, take away Yanyu, we are going home."

"Yes." Ling Jie suddenly appeared behind Mo Yanyu. He hit her once, and the breathlessly crying Mo Yanyu suddenly went limp and fainted.

"Head of the Zuo family, I think that this Martial Competition can go on no more. Hmm, we are going back in advance, how about the Zuo family?" Ling Jue looked at the far away Zuo Xu and shouted loudly.

Zuo Xu was surprised, then secretly cursed out at the old fox. He also smilingly stood up and said: "We were also going to go, why, should we go together?"

"Sure thing, I was just going to chat a little bit with master Zuo, then we shall go together?" Ling Jue nodded and replied with a smile.

In the arena, the Ling and Zuo families had been sitting still as mountains. However, at this crucial moment, as if they did not see the chaos inside the arena, the two heads of the families walked side by side, and with their subordinates behind them, headed straight out of the God Stone Square.

Those remaining in the God Stone Square were only the onlookers who thought that they were strong enough to bear the aftershocks of the battle, the Mo family, the Shi family and the people from the Medicine Valley.

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Chapter 73 - The Change in the Fallen God Stone

Shi Yan was roaming the God Stone Square leisurely.

Wherever there was a body, he would appear. His presence would cause the body to completely dry up and become devoid of any Profound Qi in mere seconds.

Because of the devastating battle, many nearby warriors felt the brunt of it.

Those warriors of Elementary and Nascent realms were the most affected, for they couldn't block the aftershocks from the battle between the Nirvana Realm warriors. Once they became entangled in their battle, there was no hope for them.

In just a few minutes, Shi Yan roamed around the God Stone Square and harvested all the Profound Qi from seven Elementary Realm and four Nascent Realm warriors.

Only Human Realm warriors were somewhat lucky to escape, as they could withstand the aftershocks generated from the battle, not receiving any life threatening wounds.

Therefore, there wasn't any corpses of a Human Realm warrior, which was very disappointing to Shi Yan.

Due to the mysterious power that could absorb the Profound Qi from the corpses into his meridians, Shi Yan hoped for more chaos. He was continually encouraging Shi Jain to fight against the Mo family in person so to increase the casualties, enabling him to enter the Human Realm faster.

Han Feng was lingering ten meters away from him like a ghost.

Wherever he went, Han Feng would follow him like a shadow, least he created some trouble.

Ten meters away, Han Feng was staring at Shi Yan with eyes filled with confusion.

During the nasty battle, Shi Yan was acting weirdly. Han Feng couldn't figure out what Shi Yan was pondering; he didn't ask as he was just there to protect his young master in case of an accident.

Shuttling through the God Stone Square, Shi Yan would always stand beside the corpses for a while.

Although he saw the corpses undergoing some strange changes, Han Feng didn't care about it as he thought those dead warriors must have been poisoned and it was just taking effect now.

He never could have thought that such strange changes were actually caused by Shi Yan.

"Ahhh!"

Not far from Shi Yan, the God Stone suddenly collapsed and a painful cry was heard.

Hearing the cry, Shi Yan became ecstatic and he rushed over.

Under that collapsed God Stone, a Nascent Realm warrior was taking his last breaths.

The warrior was unfortunately hit by one of Mo Tuo's lightning bolts, however he seemed to possess some sort of defensive Martial Skill which had sustained him till now.

Shi Yan looked indifferent when standing beside the collapsed structure. Even from ten meters away, Shi Yan could feel the highly dense Nascent Realm Profound Qi coming from the injured warrior.

In just a few minutes, the warrior was sucked dry and Shi Yan harvested another batch of Profound Qi.

Han Feng was secretly watching Shi Yan in confusion from another corner of that collapsed stone.

It's so weird. Has anyone been using poison? Why did they all die in such a strange way?" Shi Yan shook his head and looked up at Han Feng, "Uncle Han, there must be someone here in the arena with his own purpose."

Han Feng nodded with approval, but was still perplexed.

"Paa!"

Lightning, as thick as an arm, flew over like a dragon and hit the structure heavily.

"Chee chee chee!"

As the lightning flashed on the collapsed structure, a layer of dim moonlight suddenly came out of that mountain-like stone.

That dim moonlight had created a strange but cool atmosphere, but the moonlight quickly disappeared and everything returned to normal.

Shi Yan and Han Feng, who were standing near that structure, had watched the whole process.

"Mmm!"

Shi Yan let out a soft sound and walked towards that collapsed structure frowning. He stretched out a hand and pressed on this mysterious stone.

Under the blazing sun, the stone was cool to the touch. It was as if the stone had been accumulating moonlight over thousand years and was carrying the coolness of the night.

And it was as heavy as an average metal.

Sensing it for a while, Shi Yan couldn't find anything out of the ordinary about the stone. He released his hand and asked Han Feng, frowning, "Uncle Han, did you see the stone shining for a few seconds just moments ago?"

"Yes." Han Feng nodded softly and walked up as well. He touched the legendary stone himself and remarked, "No change, maybe it's because Mo Tuo's lightning struck it just now."

"Yeah, it must have something to do with Mo Tuo's Lighting Martial Spirit." Shi Yan agreed as he couldn't figure out anything special. There was still a bit of suspicion left in his mind, however since he couldn't come up with anything now, he didn't give it a further thought.

"Mo Family members! Disperse and go home!" Suddenly, from the battle arena, came Mo Tuo's angry order.

Shi Yan looked in the direction from where the sound came.

Under the relentless attacks, Mo Tuo looked to be in a difficult situation; his back was severely bleeding and he seemed to be heavily wounded.

He didn't continue to fight after Shi Tie's severe strike and dashed towards the far away commercial street in a hurry.

Mu Xun, Shi Tie and Shi Jian immediately gave a chase without saying a word.

Those two tower-like men hesitated for a second, but ultimately stood in the center of the arena, not intending to kill anymore.

Those Mo family members also didn't dare stay in the arena after Mo Tuo's command, running away in all directions separately.

Shi Yan was calmly standing behind the God Stone and watching the surroundings. He saw the old man with unkempt hair from Poisonous Dragon Valley jealously protecting Mo Qi with Li Han, running towards a block of houses to the south of the God Stone Square.

"We can't let Mo Qi live." Shi Yan took a deep breath and said to Han Feng, "If the grass' root isn't pulled out, it will grow when spring comes. We have to take out Mo Qi."

If the grass' root isn't pulled out, it will grow when spring comes.

Han Feng frowned and repeated that sentence twice, and finally understood. His eyes sparkled as he softly said, "Young Master Yan is indeed capable of great things"

Without saying anything, Shi Yan walked away from the fallen God Stone and gave chase after Mo Qi.

Shi Yan soon exited the God Stone Square. Just as he was about to enter the narrow streets between the houses, he found Shi Yang and some Shi family members chase from behind too.

"Big Uncle, I will take care of Mo Qi, you go after the others." Shi Yan yelled from afar.

Shi Yang was stunned as he saw it was Shi Yan who was giving chase. He reprimanded, "Where have you been till now? Don't you know it's chaos in the arena? Your grandpa will peel my skin if you have an accident!"

"It's fine." Han Feng appeared from behind Shi Yan and responded softly.

Seeing Han Feng behind Shi Yan, Shi Yang relaxed and smiled, "Well, you go after Mo Qi and I will go after Mo Chao Tian."

Then he nodded at Han Feng, ran up to another road, and dashed away.

A quarter of an hour later.

On a small street in the south region, Mo Qi was in a murderous mood as he focused on running.

Suddenly a shadow appeared in front of him.

At the corner of the street ahead, Shi Yan leaned against the tone wall with a sneering smile on his face, and said casually, "Mo Qi, are you tired? Yeah, you can have a rest now."

Mo Qi suddenly stopped with a ferocious face, "Shi Yan! You killed my brother, you must pay for it!"

"Pay for it?" Shi Yan's mouth widened and shook his head, "Mo Zhan is not too far away, you may catch up to him if you are fast enough. I came to see you away."

"Young Master Qi!" Li Han showed up from behind Mo Qi, and beside Li Han stood the Bloody Hand, from Poisonous Dragon Valley of the God-blessed Empire.

"Kill him!" Mo Qi pointed at Shi Yan and said angrily, "He has to die!"

"Let the younger generation solve their own problem. You'd better not get involved." Han Feng suddenly popped up his head from a house, looking at Bloody Hand and Li Han coldly.

"Bloody Hand from Poisonous Dragon Valley?" Shi Yan gazed at that old man and suddenly remarked, "You refined that Blood Qi Pill? Well, Poisonous Dragon Valley is literally the cradle of degenerate alchemists who only know how to make degenerate pills."

"Kid, you are seeking death!" Bloody Hand frowned as his face turned rigid suddenly. He grunted, "I had no qualms about getting involved in your Shi family and Mo family matter. But now that you are so arrogant, how about tasting my Poisonous Dragon Valley skill?"

"Young Master Yan, you take care of Mo Qi, Bloody Hand and Li Han are mine." Han Feng announced softly and flew down from the roof as light as a feather and stood between Bloody Hand and Li Han.

"Hehe, you think we, Poisonous Dragon Valley, are that lame?" Bloody Hand smiled cunningly and immediately swallowed a strange pill, which was as big as a longan, and as crimson as blood.

After having that pill, Bloody Hand's eyes suddenly turned red and his jumbled hair stood at its ends, while dense smell of blood came from his body.

Han Feng's face changed suddenly, "Young master Yan, go home right now!"

"Li Han, Mo Qi, kill that arrogant kid. I will take care of the old man." Bloody Hand broadened his mouth in a smile, and licked his lips with a horrifying expression.

"Uncle Han, be careful." Shi Yan was on alert as he realized something strange from Bloody Hand's change. He took a glance at Han Feng and Mo Qi, and ran towards the Green Moon Lake as fast as possible.

Before Han Feng could take off, Bloody Hand dashed forward and an intense bloody air suddenly enveloped him and prevented him from leaving.

Li Han and Mo Qi looked at each other and chased in Shi Yan's direction without a word.

Five minutes later.

On another street, Li Han and Mo Qi paused suddenly. Mo Qi said with a ferocious face, "Kid you are not running away? Are you tired of living?"

"I had said I will stop your Mo family from having descendents! I can't break my promise." Shi Yan stood at the entrance of the street, looking grim.

Wisps of white smoke were suddenly emitted from his body. The negative energy gushing from him gave off a murderous impression, like he was a bloody God of Slaughter from the Shura Blood Sea.

Since Han Feng was not with him, he could finally use his real ability now.

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Chapter 74 - Taken Care Of!

Standing at the end of the alley, Shi Yan's body was emitting an extremely malignant pressure; but his heart however, was pure and his eyes serene.

Three millstone sized [Gravitational Fields] appeared behind him and by his sides. They were invisible and traceless as no one else except for him could detect them.

Negative energy poured out from his meridians and filled his whole body. Shi Yan's once sturdy body clearly became a lot thinner.

This was the first time that Shi Yan completely displayed [Rampage].

The biggest change he felt was that his spiritual sense could now perceive the slightest details and his mind was absolute calm.

Li Han slightly furrowed his brows. Looking at Shi Yan in front of him he always felt a little recognition, but when he thought deeply, he couldn't remember where he recognised him from.

On Mo Qi's two arms, strands of lightning as thick as fingers were formed, and his facial expressions became more and more ferocious.

"Uncle Li!" Mo Qi roared.

Li Han's expression froze, his body suddenly popped loudly. The sounds of his joints were like waves hitting upon the shore, gushing with momentum.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

A swirl of wave-like white lights swiftly flowed out from Li Han's body.

Li Han's hands constantly pulled at the void space, and those white lights were like actual tides, stirring waves in thin air, and it abruptly rolled towards Shi Yan.

"[Sea Cloud Roll]!"

Li Han stood firmly and yelled with a serious face.

In front of him, the waves folded in layers. Between him and Shi Yan there was suddenly a choppy river flow, the crushing waters in the river was controlled by his will, as if he wanted to drown Shi Yan right in front of him.

"Roar!"

Mo Qi growled and the strands of lightning wrapped around his arms became tongue-flicking snakes. They slithered above the waves and charged towards Shi Yan while releasing electric flashes.

Shi Yan's heart was still as clear as a mirror. He remained unmoved from the oncoming attacks.

Just when the waves formed from Profound Qi were five meters away from him, Shi Yan suddenly took three steps back, his body submerged into the previously formed [Gravitational Fields].

Controlled by his will, the two [Gravitational Fields] on his left and right suddenly drifted a few meters forward and suddenly merged together!

"Thump thump! Bzz bzz bzz!"

The [Sea Cloud Rolls] released by Li Han and the electric snakes from Mo Qi directly clashed into the middle of the big [Gravitational Field] that was formed by the two smaller ones. Weird sounds came from inside that [Gravitational Field].

Those [Sea Cloud Rolls, formed by Profound Qi under a special martial skill, all of a sudden strangely turned into thin mists. It was as if the Profound Qi was dissolved in the [Gravitational Field] and became natural energies, dissipating into the earth.

The electrical snakes shot into the [Gravitational Field, as if influenced by the strange whirlpool. These snakes actually became intertwined and continuously whirled in that area. They just weren't able to escape the restraints of the [Gravitational Field].

In Li Han and Mo Qi's eyes, it looked as if their attacks were stopped in mid-air. With their attacks unable to move forward, this appeared very strange to them.

The two froze. Confused by the sudden development, they were both caught off guard.

Shi Yan's murderous attempts were always clear. When noticing that the [Gravitational Field] was enough to stop the attacks of the two opponents, his mind was struck with an amazing idea.

He moved the [Gravitational Field] that stopped the attacks and slowly pushed it forward!

Now the swirling electric snakes were quickly charging towards Li Han and Mo Qi.

Li Han's expression changed, he finally realized it was Shi Yan who was secretly manipulating their attacks. He quickly stopped his Martial Skill and pulled out a sharp silver-white sword from his waist.

Once the sharp sword was in his hands, it looked as if it was tinted with a layer of color. The sword suddenly turned a strange light purple color, with purple marks appearing on the blade.

Li Han flicked his wrist and all of a sudden, the sword shone with a bright purple light. A three meter long fierce purple aura suddenly shot from the tip of the sword.

With a straight face, Li Han shouted, and raised his sword to strike down.

"Bzz bzz!"

The sword aura and the blade directly slashed onto the [Gravitational Field].

But the [Gravitational Field] remained unaffected. The lightning that came from Mo Qi was still suspended from above, and all at once, dropped onto Li Han.

Li Han shouted in pain, and hurriedly tried to retreat.

Shi Yan suddenly moved!

Like a thrusted spear, Shi Yan's body stabbed straight towards Mo Qi.

Mo Qi's expression changed, and he hurriedly backed away in fear.

"Mo Qi!" Shi Yan roared while coming towards Mo Qi.

Mo Qi instinctively looked towards Shi Yan.

Endless bloodlust was shown inside Shi Yan's eyes; it looked as if countless evil spirits were about to fly out of his pupils. Those evil spirits were drenched in blood; you could even clearly see their fragmented hearts in the chests as they rushed to pounce at Mo Qi.

Mo Qi was suddenly stunned, he blanked out in this crucial moment, right where he stood.

"Puchi!"

The five fingers on Shi Yan's left hand were like a sharp blade, stabbing right into Mo Qi's chest, and pierced his heart in one strike. Shi Yan's five fingers came straight out of Mo Qi's back.

Mo Qi shook under the piercing pain, his eyes instantly turned back and his consciousness returned.

"Mo Zhan is still waiting on the death road for you, take care." Shi Yan looked at him emotionlessly, and abruptly drew out the hand from his chest.

"Whoosh!"

Blood gushed out from Mo Qi's chest like a river bursting at its banks. Shi Yan quickly dodged the blood flow.

"Thump!"

Mo Qi's life force was extinguished, and he fell on his back with blood still endlessly rushing out his chest.

"Young Master Qi!"

Li Han, who was numbed by the lightning, screamed out loud, his face full of terror. It was as if he couldn't believe how Shi Yan got rid of Mo Qi so fast.

"Don't yell, he'll be waiting ahead for you too." Shi Yan turned around, he suddenly raised that blood-covered left hand, and waved it at Li Han. "This is the blood from Mo Qi's heart, do you want to know how it tastes like?"

Li Han's face suddenly changed, and he shouted, "Shi Yan, you're seeking your own demise! You're only at the Nascent Realm, you have no chance against me!"

"Are you trying to add courage to yourself, with your capability that's higher than my Nascent Realm? It's no use, today I will use you to break into the threshold of the Human Realm!"

Using his mind, Shi Yan's silently shifted the [Gravitational Field] to beside Li Han and suddenly enveloped him within it.

In mere seconds, Li Han felt like he was in the deepest whirlpools in the ocean, his body uncontrollably swaying along with the whirlpool.

Even his Profound Qi was no longer in his control.

"Back when we were in the Stone Woods, I already wanted to kill you, but you released the blue smoke bomb before I could." Shi Yan walked towards him step by step, his body wrapped in white, fabric-like mist. He took a quick step and flew out into the [Gravitational Field].

Once he entered the whirlpool, the white mist that was present in the whirlpool quickly entered Li Han's body under the rapid rotations.

"You! Ding Yan! You are Ding Yan!!" Li Han's expression changed, he suddenly screamed.

"It was the Mo family that took action first, you can't blame me for being harsh." Shi Yan hopped into the center of the whirlpool, standing closely in front of Li Han, his blade-like fingers grabbing Li Han's throat.

"Crack!"

The crisp sound of bones breaking came from Li Han's neck, as he died unwillingly.

The [Gravitational Field] quickly disappeared!

The negative energy filled with the fear, desperation, and loathing from Li Han and Mo Qi all flowed into the meridians in Shi Yan's body.

In a minute, both Li Han and Mo Qi became two dry corpses, their Profound Qi gone without a trace.

Shi Yan took a deep breath. He let his mind calm down, and closed his eyes to listen to his surroundings, there was not a single sound.

One hand carrying Li Han and another with Mo Qi, Shi Yan ran swiftly along the alley. He sprinted through the alley like a ghost.

Ten minutes later.

Shi Yan arrived at the Moon Lake, in an area where no one went to. He threw the corpses of Li Han and Mo Qi into the lake, watching the two corpses sinking to the bottom.

The look on Li Han and Mo Qi's dead bodies was too obvious. To prevent anyone from noticing his secret, he had to properly take care of their corpses.

At this sensitive time, he couldn't reveal his identity.

The Beiming family was still trying to find him.

To look out for the Beiming family, he had to continue hiding his true identity. He could only take care of business more conveniently while in the dark.

"Splash!"

As Shi Yan was standing there in a daze, a breathtakingly gorgeous face suddenly appeared in the middle of the Moon Lake.

This was a startling beauty, her temperament was elegant, noble, and extraordinary, like a goddess of the Moon Lake that came down from the heavens.

This woman was wearing a black crape, the crap now clung tightly to her perfect figure, revealing her most tempting curves. Now that stunning body rose slowly to the surface of the lake, like a beautiful bright moon.

Her body surfaced from Moon Lake. Once that figure completely rose from the waters, she stepped on the lake water, her beautiful brows slightly furrowed, she walked towards the shore with elegant grace.

Shi Yan stared with wide eyes, this was the first time he was truly intoxicated by a woman's beauty.

This woman, whether it be her body, temperament, or beauty, was completely on another level compared to Mu Yu Die.

"The mysterious woman!"

Just when the woman was about to walk up onto the shore, Shi Yan's heart shook, and he suddenly realized who this woman was.

The unknown Sky Realm master who appeared above the arena.

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Chapter 75 - A Kiss

Shi Yan's bright eyes were focused on the mysterious and graceful woman, who was walking on the lake towards the bank, step by step.

Suddenly she coughed out blood and her body shivered, as a trace of hopelessness passed through her eyes.

As Shi Yan watched, the woman's face grew pale and her eyes dimmed. Just as she was about to reach the bank, that mysterious woman suddenly trembled and fainted.

Shi Yan quickly realized that she must have been severely injured by Beiming Shang.

After realizing this, Shi Yan immediately rushed towards the lake and caught the mysterious woman before she could drown.

The touch of that exquisite body intoxicated Shi Yan so much so that he was barely able to bring the woman up onto the bank.

Shi Yan felt for breath under her nose and found her to be breathing steadily; there was a strange energy growing in her and nourishing her body bit by bit.

As the bloodthirsty desire welled up in his mind, Shi Yan's quickly realized he was in a precarious situation as the negative energy was on the verge of exploding.

He had absorbed too much negative energy and as it was at the crucial period of purification, his meridians were emitting greater amounts of negative energy.

Holding this mysterious woman in his arms, Shi Yan's expression shifted continuously.

After a long while, Shi Yan finally came up with an idea.

He tore a piece of cloth from his coat and covered the woman's gorgeous face, then directly ran to a brothel with the woman in his arms.

The mysterious woman was a Sky Realm warrior and she had been injured by Beiming Shang. Therefore, she would be considered to be an enemy of Beiming Family!

In the Merchant Union, the Beiming Family was still the most influential power, as no other family could compete with them for now.

This woman was so mysterious and her cultivation realm was high; Beiming Shang would be very unsettled as long as this woman was alive.

Shi Yan was determined to let her live on!

Tonight, Tianyun City would not be tranquil. Beiming Shang would certainly send out his experts to search for this woman, and Shi Yan would have to protect her until she woke up.

As the negative energy in him grew stronger and stronger, and as he had such a beautiful woman in his arms, he was barely able to control his desires.

However, he knew that he couldn't do anything to the woman, or the Shi family would be annihilated after she woke up!

A quarter of an hour later.

Carrying that mysterious woman with her face covered, Shi Yan directly walked into the Misty Rain House, in the south of the Tianyun City, and yelled, "Madam, get me two pretty girls! Quickly!"

"Hua! Hua! Hua!"

Shining purple crystal coins rolled out of Shi Yan's pocket onto the counter of the first floor of the Misty Rain House.

"Coming!"

A 30 some years old sexy woman with heavy makeup and a professional smile on her face popped her head out from upstairs.

After a quick glimpse at the purple crystal coins, she burst into loud laughter, and replied happily, "Master, please come up the third floor, I will arrange the girls for you right away!"

"Good."

Shi Yan nodded and followed the woman up to the third floor with the unknown woman in his arms.

"Yan Yun, Rou, hurry up! Come to Room No.3 and give this master your best!" The brothel Madam laughed seductively and showed Shi Yan into a room, as she shouted to the girls.

"Madam, we will be there right away!"

From the room at the upstairs corner came a sweet response.

Before long, two pretty teenage girls with seductive eyes entered Shi Yan's room.

"Master, you brought another girl with you? Huh? You think the girls in my Misty Rain House can't satisfy you?" The Madam stood in the room and examined the mysterious woman with her sophisticated eyes and couldn't help but giggle, "You are very interesting! I've never seen anyone bring a girl by himself."

"Hmm, I'm rather powerful at 'that' and have special tastes. It would be more fun to have one that I brought!" Shi Yan glanced at the Madam and said indifferently.

The Madam kept smiling and looked at the mysterious woman again, smiling knowingly to herself.

Naturally, she guessed that the woman must have been grabbed by Shi Yan and he was going to take her virginity in the Misty Rain House. In case that woman couldn't endure it the first time, he got two girls to satisfy him.

The Madam had seen such occasions many times, so she could handle it easily. She nodded and said, "Yan Yun, Rou, take care of this master. And try your best to satisfy him!"

"Don't worry Madam. We've been in this industry for so long, we know how to make our clients happy." That girl called Yan Yun looked at Shi Yan with a big smile and softly licked her lips, "Master, I will make you comfortable."

"You disappear!" Shi Yan couldn't suppress his desires anymore. After a deep breath, he yelled to the Madam.

"Great! Master, enjoy yourself! Call me whenever you need more girls." The Madam seductively turned around and walked back to the door with a face full of smiles, and considerately closed the door.

Shi Yan then put the woman onto the soft carpet.

Putting one of his hands on the woman's back, Shi Yan found that the strange power in her had already flowed over her whole body, speeding up the circulation of her Profound Qi.

Furrowing his brows, Shi Yan quickly figured out that this woman must have taken some rare pills, which were taking effect even while she was unconscious. The pills were recovering her injuries quickly and making her Profound Qi operate automatically, in order to wake her up as soon as possible.

"You two, come with me."

So many streams of negative energy were gushing out from his meridians and he couldn't stand it anymore. Quickly, he wrapped the two girls in his arms and pushed them onto the bed, which was covered with a red quilt.

After an unknowingly long time.

Slowly, Shi Yan woke up to find his eyes extremely clear, as he could now precisely feel the wisps of mysterious energy coming out from his meridians.

Part of the mysterious energy had seeped in his blood, flesh, bones and veins, and the remainder had congregated in his dantain.

This mysterious energy had made his Profound Qi become extremely dense and fresh.

Under the control of his will, his Profound Qi was boiling in his body like a spring tide.

Holding his breath, Shi Yan went into meditation, clearing his mind of any thoughts and letting his Profound Qi flow freely in his body.

After a long time, Shi Yan's body shook, and he immediately woke up.

His senses were different all of a sudden.

Closing his eyes, Shi Yan could clearly sense the essence of the air between heaven and earth. The essence was everywhere in the air, though he couldn't sense it before.

But at this moment, he could clearly perceive its invisible movements!

His Profound Qi had become extremely accurate as well, as it would fly out swiftly from the middle finger of his left hand at his will.

With a thought, his Profound Qi skipped continuously. It came to life and turned into a blade of grass, a magic snake, and then a flying worm.

Feeling the essence in the air, and refining everything in the world.

This was Human Realm!

Shi Yan's mouth formed a joyful smile. In delight, he slowly stepped off the bed.

He took a look back at the bed and realized it had become a mess. Two naked, white bodies were spread upon it, with a satisfied smile on their faces. They were deep asleep.

These two women were not warriors and seemed to be unable to bear his mysterious energy. As he ejaculated, that mysterious energy didn't come out, for it had already been absorbed by Shi Yan.

With a little surprise, Shi Yan turned his head back and without hesitation walked over to the mysterious woman slowly.

Bright moonlight was coming through the window. It was late at night.

Shi Yan stretched out his hand and examined the woman's back, only to find that she was recovering at an unbelievable speed!

At this speed, she would wake up at dawn.

Tonight Beiming Shang must be searching for her everywhere, however he would have never believed that she would be in a brothel.

After tonight, this unknown woman could recover up to 80 percent, and then she could go to anywhere in Tianyun City.

How is Han Feng?

Shi Yan suddenly remembered Han Feng. If he escaped from Bloody Hand, he would be looking for Shi Yan everywhere. Once he couldn't find Shi Yan, he would assume that he was killed by Li Han and Mo Qi.

After all, Han Feng didn't know Shi Yan's real ability, while Li Han was a Human Realm warrior!

Shi Jian regarded Shi Yan as the treasure of the Shi family, therefore, once he knew that Shi Yan was dead, he would do everything he could to get revenge.

After a thought, Shi Yan decided to leave quickly and return home.

As his hand stroked the woman's back, it finally came to the cloth that covered her pretty face.

Lifting a corner of the cloth, Shi Yan revealed her cherry-like lips. He smiled unexpectedly, went up, and pressed his lips on hers.

An intoxicating fragrance was coming out from that woman's mouth...

In just a short moment of inhaling it, Shi Yan felt rather refreshed and found a comfort he had never experienced before. He couldn't suppress his desire again.

Moving his mouth away unwillingly, Shi Yan raised his head and gazed at her with emotional eyes, and mumbled, "Well, I saved your life, this kiss is my reward."

After that, Shi Yan opened the half-closed window and swiftly jumped out.

His figure moved in the dark night for a moment, faded into the dim moonlight, and finally disappeared.

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Chapter 76 - Exquisite Figure

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The sky was dimly lit.

In the main room of the third floor in Misty Rain House, Xia Xin Yan slowly woke up.

A pair of eyes as clear as water were filled with confusion. She looked around the room and finally saw the bed draped in red duvet covers.

Xia Xin Yan's heart shook. She abruptly sat up on the carpet, and looked at the bed in panic.

On the bed, the two girls from the Misty Rain House, Yan Yun and Rou, were completely naked. The whole room was filled with a strange scent.

Numerous thoughts flashed through Xia Xin Yan's mind. She hurriedly checked her own body, and realizing she was still untainted, she finally sighed in relief.

Her fight with Beiming Shang had injured her quite seriously. When falling into the Moon Lake, she only had the time to take a Nutrition Pill.

It was due to the improper distribution of the medicinal powers of the Nutrition Pill that she had suddenly fainted and fell unconscious while walking up onto the bank.

Her memories just before she fainted slowly became clear, and she remembered seeing Shi Yan standing at the bank of the lake…

That was the last thing she could remember before she fainted.

Xia Xin Yan felt something on her face. She reached out to grab it and found the piece of cloth that Shi Yan used to cover her gorgeous face.

Looking at the sweaty and stinky rag, Xia Xin Yan furrowed her brows, and she became even more confused.

What happened?

Xia Xin Yan stood up, gazing at the two sleeping girls on the bed, and groaned. She then pulled out a white handkerchief from her sleeve to cover her face again. Finally, she walked to the door and pushing it open, shouting, "Is there anyone here?"

"Coming right up!" The voice of the Madam rang out.

In a short moment, the Madam, who had previously led Shi Yan into this room, came up smiling.

Once she arrived into the room, the Madam nervously peeked at the bed, and suddenly shouted in surprise, "Hey, where's that young master?"

"Young master?" Xia Xin Yan furrowed her brows, and a strange light flashed across her eyes. "Where is this place? Who brought me here?"

"Miss, you don't remember anything?"

The Madam was dazed, her makeup-caked face was filled with a strange expression. She scanned Xia Xin Yan from head to toe, then suddenly laughed, "Miss, that young master couldn't have possibly just wiped his ass and left after violating you? Ha, I have no idea who that young master was, you better not give me shit for this."

Xia Xin Yan's expression froze, her slim hand smacked the table in the room.

"Boom!"

That solid wooden table was instantly crushed, wooden chips and sawdust spreading everywhere on the floor.

The Madam's face immediately changed, and she almost cried on the spot. With a terrified voice she yelled, "It's not my fault! I didn't do anything! Miss, please let me go!"

"I asked you; what is this place? And who brought me here?" Xia Xin Yan's eyes were filled with impatience.

"So what happened was…"

The Madam sobbed, and fearfully described the whole process in which the things happened. She kept shaking her head in denial, "Miss, I really had nothing to do with it! Please forgive me!"

She had only thought that Xia Xin Yan was violated by Shi Yan, and worried that under the mask of rage on Xia Xin Yan's face, something bad would be done to her. So the Madam kept crying and begging.

After hearing the Madam, Xia Xin Yan was shocked and her expression was very strange.

Who was that person?

He took me to the brothel, but totally ignored me and audaciously sought pleasure. He really is the most perverted bastard in the world!

Xia Xin Yan had hundred percent faith in her beauty!

Growing up, she had seen too many different men who coveted her beauty. She knew exactly how fatally alluring she was to men.

That was the reason why she always concealed her face, to prevent unnecessary complications.

That person was obviously a very perverted guy, she could see it from the fact that he brought her to a brothel. But this extremely perverted guy only had sex with the two tacky makeup-caked prostitutes and didn't make a single move on herself?

Why?

While feeling very confused, Xia Xin Yan also felt a slight bit of rage.

I'm not as good as these two prostitutes? Is he fucking blind?

"It's not my fault! It's really not my fault!" The Madam continued to beg, she kept yelling, but secretly kept observing Xia Xin Yan's attitude at the same time. Then she hesitatingly asked, "Miss, what did that kid do to you?"

Xia Xin Yan's eyes turned cold as she glared at the Madam.

The Madam felt a chill run down her body. She started shivering and didn't dare to ask anything more.

Xia Xin Yan thought for a while, and finding the sky slowly turning bright, jumped off the same window from which Shi Yan had earlier exited.

On the street, her figure flashed for a few seconds, then disappeared without a trace.

The Madam blankly stared at her disappearing silhouette, and secretly sighed in relief. After quite a while she murmured to herself, "I've been the Madam here for this many years, but I've never seen a woman with such a beautiful figure. That young master sure had a lot of luck, being able to seek pleasure on such a high-class woman."

The Shi family, in the Stone Room.

Shi Jian was furious as he roared in rage, "Find him! You all have to put in all your strength into finding him! Everyone put the Mo family to the side, you have to find Shi Yan first! Don't come back if you can't find Shi Yan!"

The Shi family masters, Shi Tie, Shi Dang, and Han Feng all lowered their heads, their expressions dejected.

"Master, it's all my fault, I couldn't protect Young Master Yan." Han Feng lowered his head, but his eyes looked sinister, "Xie Shou's medicine could only last for two hours, now that it should have worn off, I will bring you Xie Shou's head."

"Xie Shou cannot walk out of Tianyun City alive!"

Shi Jian's eyes were blood red, with a murderous look he said, "But right now we don't have time to take care of Xie Shou, Shi Yan is the most important issue! Everyone go to that place, and even if you have to dig up the whole Tianyun City, you have find Shi Yan! He has another Martial Spirit so he won't die that easily. You all have to search for him with all your efforts!"

"Another Martial Spirit?"

The faces of Shi Tie and Shi Dang were full of surprise. At this moment, they finally realized why Shi Jian was so furious.

Warriors with twin Martial Spirits were one in ten thousand. Each one of such warriors would all eventually become outstanding figures!

This was why Beiming Shang arranged Yin Kui and Jiu Shan to protect Beiming Ce.

A family descendant with twin Martial Spirits, if under normal circumstances, would definitely become the future leader of the family. They can bring a family to new heights.

If such a figure suddenly died, it would become a painful strike to a family!

"Big brother, I will go find him myself!" Shi Tie also realized the seriousness of the situation, his face darkened, and was about to immediately leave the Stone Room.

"Master, Young Master Yan is back."

Right at this moment, Han Zhong appeared out of nowhere and said excitedly, "Young Master Yan is fine, he's going to arrive at the Stone Room soon."

"Hahaha!"

Shi Jian laughed into the sky, his expression turned from a thunderstorm to a sunny sky, "I knew that kid would be okay! Look, didn't he come back in one piece?"

Shi Tie and the rest were all making weird faces, thinking, Who was it that was drowned in anxiousness, and looking so panicked as if his parents had died or something?

"You killed those two?" Shi Tie was shocked. He looked at Shi Yan with disbelief, and said in surprise, "Li Han was a Human Realm warrior! You were able to kill him?"

"I suddenly broke through into the Human Realm during the fight, then everything became easy." Shi Yan smiled nonchalantly.

After hearing that, many Shi family warriors in the room were all stunned, their jaws dropped, and stared at Shi Yan with strange expressions.

Shi Jian dazed for a second, then he rushed towards Shi Yan and grabbed his arm. After detecting for a while, he suddenly laughed, "The Gods have not wronged the Shi family! I knew you little brat was some good stuff! Good good! Seventeen years old and in the Human Realm! The nurturing we gave to you did not go in vain! You will definitely become an outstanding figure of this generation!"

"What happened to Mo Tuo?" Shi Jian furrowed his brows and asked.

"Heavily injured! He went back to the Mo family with his [Blood Escape] skill, but he won't be able to recover for three years! Now he's probably hiding in his shell in the Mo family, he wouldn't dare to leave the Mo family for a while." Shi Tie sneered, and spoke indignantly, "If it weren't for those two guys from the Misty Pavilion stopping their chase, Mo Tuo wouldn't have been able to escape. Too bad we couldn't kill Mo Tuo."

"It's good enough. This time Mo Tuo is heavily injured, Mo Zhan and Mo Qi are dead, and many warriors from the Mo family were also killed. From now on, the Mo family will never have what it takes to compete with our family again! Hmph, now is the time for us to take as much spoils from the battle as possible! Father, should we go all out?" Shi Dang said.

"Pass my command, the masters from all the other surrounding cities, from now on they must immediately attack the strongholds of the Mo family! The ones from Tianyun City should also take action now. Other than the headquarters of the Mo family, you can mercilessly attack all the rest of the places!" Shi Jian roared.

The Zuo family.

In the secret room, Chi Xiao's expression was a bit embarrassed, but his face showed a wry smile.

Zuo Xu was sipping his tea, and he was also frustrated. He sighed and said, "Whatever, who could've known that girl was a Sky Realm warrior. Now we have to use other methods."

"That girl's actual combat ability should be around Disaster Realm, Third Sky. But her Martial Spirit is very strange, it's like she could borrow power from her past life, and temporarily step into the Sky Realm. It's very frightening! This Martial Spirit has never appeared before; it looks like the Endless Sea is truly an extraordinary place."

Chi Xiao frowned, and sighed in frustration, "That girl could instantly raise her power to the Sky Realm, probably no one in Tianyun City could easily take that fragment of the map from her. Although I'm not scared of her, I don't want our fight to be mutually destructive either. If that were the case, my identity would be revealed, and that old fox Beiming Shang would definitely notice something."

"Hopefully the Misty Pavilion doesn't know that we did this. Or else the situation could get really sticky." Zuo Xu sighed.

"What's going on with the Shi family's side?" Chi Xiao moaned, and then suddenly asked.

"I will communicate with Shi Jian about this. Then, after the situation becomes less tense, I will send someone to the Misty Pavilion, and hopefully we'd be able to cooperate. Sigh, that girl could instantly jump to the Sky Realm, so I guess this is all we could do."

"Hmm, it's the only way. I hope that girl won't hold a grudge against me. Sigh, I really feel a little guilty fighting a little girl."

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Chapter 77 - Pounding Energy

As the sun rose, Xia Xin Yan returned to the Misty Pavilion.

The two towering giant men were already waiting in the Misty Pavilion. Seeing that she had returned, they immediately rushed up, asking urgently: "Mistress, are you hurt?"

Shaking her head, Xia Xin Yan answered, "I'm fine, the Yang family's Nutrition Pill is truly a unique elixir of the Endless Sea, I am alright now."

The Misty Pavilion covered a large area, and there was around a dozen different towers. Although a few had collapsed this time, it still didn't affect the normal operations of the Misty Pavilion.

Entering into the highest Treasure Tower, Xia Xin Yan went to level nine attic.

Kro bent down, and spoke while gritting his teeth, "How dare that Beiming Shang hurt you! Mistress, what do you want to do with the Beiming family next?"

"We don't have to take care of the Beiming family right now."

Xia Xin Yan looked indifferent, "I came here this time for the treasure map to the Gate of Heaven, the Beiming family isn't my main motive. Beiming Shang is in the Sky Realm, and I am only in the Disaster Realm. Even if I use my Reincarnation Martial Spirit, I can barely put up a fight against him. After this, if Beiming Shang is sensible enough, he won't mess with the Misty Pavilion. If not, then once the Shura King Xiao Han Yi gets here, I will make Beiming Shang pay for what he's done!"

"Mistress, the Sky Realm warrior that came this time, should… shouldn't he be from the Mo family. If the Mo family had a Sky Realm master, they wouldn't have been bullied by the Shi family." Kro hesitated, and said weakly.

"I know it's not someone from the Mo family." Unexpectedly, Xia Xin Yan actually nodded, and agreed to Kro's judgement.

"Then Mistress, why would you attack the Mo family?" Kro asked, his face was full of confusion.

"If I didn't attack the Mo family, how would we be able to cooperate with the people that actually have the treasure map?" Xia Xin Yan lightly chuckled, "We had to have a scapegoat, otherwise, if the Misty Pavilion kept silent after such a big event, won't the others think that the Misty Pavilion is easy to bully?"

"So Mistress, you wanted to distract people's attention?" Kro's eyes brightened, and he immediately knew her true motive.

"Yes, just let everyone keep their eyes on the Mo family, then we can easily work with the other side to secretly explore the Gate of Heaven. When Tianyun City becomes chaotic, we can get things done faster." Xia Xin Yan nodded, and said indifferently, "That Sky Realm master that came had a strange Martial Spirit that could form mysterious mists. Although he didn't really use his Martial Spirit, I was able to glimpse its traits. Do you know any Sky Realm masters with a Martial Spirit like that?"

"Chi Xiao!"

Kro didn't hesitate for a moment, and he immediately answered, "Chi Xiao is the Sky Realm master of the Cloud Mountain, and he's close with the Zuo family. Could it have possibly been the Zuo family that got involved this time? Impossible! Unless that half of the fragment map is actually in the Zuo family's hands?"

"It has to be." Xia Xin Yan groaned, then she suddenly said, "There's no time to wait, I will make a visit to the Zuo family myself, so that we can get this done as soon as possible, in case any mishaps occur."

"Mistress, should I go?"

"No it's alright, that Chi Xiao knows he can't take me, the Zuo family won't cause me any trouble.

Xia Xin Yan only stayed for a quarter of an hour. Once she was clear on who was the intruder, she immediately took off alone.

The Zuo family.

Zuo Xu and Chi Xiao were still discussing in the secret room.

"Knock knock!"

There was suddenly a light knocking sound that came from the walls of the secret room.

Zuo Xu froze, he leaned into one of the bamboo tubes on the wall and asked, "What is it?"

"There's a woman with a bamboo hat that came from the Misty Pavilion, she says she wants to see the head of the family."

"It's that girl!" Chi Xiao exclaimed.

Zuo Xu's expression shifted. He slowly paced in the secret room, and after a long while, he finally said with a frown, "Could it be that the Misty Pavilion already knows it was us? That can't be right. If they really knew it was us, why would they attack the Mo family? How strange."

"You should go out and meet her, I'll stay here." Chi Xiao hesitated, then said, "Let's see what she wants."

"Alright."

In the guest room of the Zuo family, Zuo Xu sat there calmly. He looked at Xia Xin Yan, who was wearing a bamboo hat, and smiled, "How may I address you, Miss?"

"Xia Xin Yan."

"Well Miss Xia, may I ask for what reason did you come to our family? I don't think the Zuo family has had any affairs with the Misty Pavilion lately?"

"Where's Chi Xiao?" Xia Xin Yan shook her head, and casually said.

Zuo Xu's expression slightly changed, but he quickly returned to calmness. He asked in confusion, "Miss Xia, for what reason did you ask? Chi Xiao has always been cultivating in the Cloud Mountain, do you know him?"

"Of course. We fought just yesterday, he left quite a deep impression." Xia Xin Yan sat there naturally, and slowly sipped on her tea.

Zuo Xu's expression kept changing, his smile a little forced, "Miss Xia, could you have been mistaken? The person that attacked the Misty Pavilion yesterday, wasn't he from the Mo family?"

"Master Zuo, I didn't come here today to settle the accounts with you." Xia Xin Yan's eyes were a little impatient, "On the contrary, I came to sincerely ask you to cooperate."

Then, Xia Xin Yan pulled out other half of the dark yellow treasure map, and directly placed it on the table between her and Zuo Xu. She spoke lightly, "Half of the treasure map is right here. Head of the Zuo family, if you're straightforward enough, then let's just cut to the chase. We can immediately combine the two pieces of the map and once we know where the Gate of Heaven is at, we can start moving immediately. Master Zuo, don't waste everyone's time! Right now, everyone has their eyes on the Mo family. We can take the opportunity to explore the Gate of Heaven. How's that, Master Zuo?"

Xia Xin Yan was a little aggressive, she didn't give a damn about the head of the family, Zuo Xu. Her motives were clear; she came for the other half of the treasure map!

Zuo Xu was a little unsure as to what Xia Xin Yan's motives were. He didn't know if she really wanted to cooperate, or if she was just trying to feel them out using her words, so that she could take steps to go against the Zuo family.

But since Xia Xin Yan had the capability of a Sky Realm warrior, Zuo Xu couldn't casually speak out. His mind flashed, racing in thought.

"Master Zuo, I don't like to linger on things, and I also don't like putting in personal affairs when dealing with business. Chi Xiao was sensible enough, he knew when to retreat after realizing that I was in the Sky Realm. None of us got hurt, so there's no grudges in this. I came only for the treasure map! I have no intention to cause trouble! Is that clear?"

Xia Xin Yan's pretty brows furrowed, she stared at Zuo Xu coldly, and became more and more impatient.

Zuo Xu's expression continuously changed as he thought for a long moment. He faintly had the idea that Xia Xin Yan didn't come to interrogate them. Groaning, he gritted his teeth and said, "The other half of the map is not in my hands."

"Then whose hands is it in?" Xia Xin Yan's eyes brightened.

"It's on Shi Jian."

"Then I have nothing to discuss with you, I will go find Shi Jian." Xia Xin Yan took the half piece of the map from the table. She stood up and said, "Master Zuo, sorry to bother you, I will be leaving now."

"I will go with you!"

Zuo Xu immediately stood up, thinking, "Such a materialistic girl. Changing your attitude right after hearing I don't have the map. You sure are the owner of the Misty Pavilion, a typical city merchant!"

"Does it still have anything to do with you?" Xia Xin Yan was surprised.

Zuo Xu's expression was starting to darken, he snorted, then said, "Shi Jian and I are in this together! Our family has a part in exploring the Gate of Heaven too. Don't you think it still has something to do with me?"

"Oh, then we can go together." Xia Xin Yan said casually.

"Wait up, let me call someone else along." Zuo Xu forced a smile at Zuo Shi, and said awkwardly, "Chi Xiao's going too, uh, you said you didn't mind, right?"

"No, I don't mind. With Chi Xiao coming along, it will be safer."

The Shi family, on the third level of Shi Yan's personal stone tower.

Shi Yan sat on the floor with crossed legs. His expression was serious, he held in his breath and concentrated, he was able to clearly feel the natural energies scattered in the air.

Calming his mind, Shi Yan shut his eyes tightly and started circulating the Profound Qi in his body.

After seven continuous cycles of circulation, the expression on his face suddenly froze!

In his body, rich concentrated Profound Qi flowed down his left arm like a river rushing towards its banks.

Like wild horses on the loose, the Profound Qi fiercely surged into his left arm. His left arm shook lightly, and traces of sweat dripped down his face.

"Roar!"

Shi Yan suddenly shouted out. The masses of Profound Qi fiercely rushed into his left arm, and crazily gushed straight all the way to his ring finger.

"Bzz bzz bzz!"

The Profound Qi became like a sword aura, suddenly shooting out from his ring finger!

The fierce Profound Qi blazed with a bright white light, and repeatedly slammed into the barrier in the Blood Vein Ring.

Shi Yan's expression was ferocious, his face was glowing in a strange red light, his mind intensely focused!

"Pu!"

A crisp sound suddenly came from the Blood Vein Ring.

All of a sudden the Blood Vein Ring shone with a bright red light. The strange radiance was like a blazing sun, illuminating the entire third floor of the stone tower.

A strange pulse spread out everywhere from the center of the stone tower.

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Chapter 78 - Inheritance of the War Devil

Shi Yan suddenly entered a strange space.

Endless gray clouds were floating in the dimly lit sky like an empty ocean, vast and boundless.

It was a strange space, immeasurably vast.

In this space, a hideous looking giant was standing with his feet standing on the ground and his head reaching the sky. He was thousands of miles tall and seemed to have been standing there for thousands of billions of years.

An ancient aura suddenly exploded out from this extremely huge giant!

Immediately, countless bright flames exploded from the meridians all over his body!

His meridians were like numerous stars in the sky that moved in their own orbits. Every single meridian possessed the power to ruin the world, and every meridian was a small world itself, from which came the cries of all sorts of creatures.

In that boundless space, there were piles and piles of bones and the ground had turned crimson due to all the blood.

Some piles of bones were as high as a mountain; no one knew where they came from.

Looking at the piles of bones, many of them were of some-odd-looking creatures. Some looked to be having three heads and six arms, some looked like a divine dragon, some had three sockets for eyes, some looked like marine animals, and so forth...

They were all prostrated on the ground, as if bowing towards that giant, worshipping it as if it was the sole true God!

All of a sudden, a peculiar light flashed across the hideous ancient god's pupils.

His right pupil was shining brightly as the sun, as if bringing every creature light and life, giving this world hope.

On the contrary, his left pupil was as dark as a black hole, containing endless darkness which symbolized negative actions like maiming, killing, death, insanity and hatred.

From his left pupil, one could see the darkest side of humanity.

One eye looked alive while the other looked deadly. Standing between the sky and the earth, that ancient god seemed to be waiting for something.

All of a sudden, that pair of eyes noticed Shi Yan.

A mysterious power immediately reached Shi Yan's mind and connected the two of them together.

In that strange space, came the abrupt and terrifying howls of the ancient god.

Numerous odd light symbols flew out from his eyes, and invaded into Shi Yan's spiritual body, making every one of his meridians shine as bright as a star.

Severe pain exploded in each of his meridians, and as Shi Yan's head received a splitting pain, he suddenly woke up.

He was still on the third floor of the stone house, the Blood Vein Ring was on the ring finger of his left hand, and the odd red light was slowly becoming dimmer. He sat there with a numb head.

If someone came at that time, he would find that deep in his pupils, there were odd light spots which looked like small symbols dancing.

Xia Xin Yan, Chi Xiao and Zuo Xu were walking together in the backyard of the Shi family.

The three were astonished at the same time, as they looked at the stone building five hundred meters away with a shocked expression on their faces.

"There is some peculiar energy is rippling over there, which seems very old and coming from the times of great antiquity." Xia Xin Yan said softly and her eyes behind her veil were full of surprise, "This ancient energy, should… should not exist here right now."

Chi Xiao also looked weird as he stared at that stone building with extreme focus, "I don't know why, but I feel that my Martial Spirit was slightly triggered by that energy. Weird, it's really weird! What kind of energy is able to resonate with Martial Spirits?"

Xia Xin Yan shook her head, thought for a while and asked, "Zuo Family Head, Shi Jian lives in that stone building, right? Well, it seems I have underestimated him. He is unbelievable..."

"No, absolutely no!" Zuo Xu couldn't help but shake his head, and said in a weird tone, "That stone building is now used by Shi Jian's grandson, Shi Yan. He likes studying ancient relics. He is a… rather extraordinary kid."

"Shi Yan..." Xia Xin Yan repeated that name in her mind secretly with some astonishment crossing her eyes, and she nodded, "Let's visit the family head."

"Okay."

Inside the secret room, Shi Jian and Shi Tie, who were busy discussing how to deal with the Mo family, noticed the strange energy fluctuations.

Shi Jian's face changed slightly, as he shouted in astonishment, "That strange energy came from Shi Yan's building!"

The stir from Shi Yan's stone building was sensed by all the warriors who were at high realms.

After a terrifying cry, Shi Jian pushed open the stone door of the secret room and rushed out.

Shi Tie chased behind him in a hurry.

They exited the secret room and dashed directly towards Shi Yan's stone building.

However, before they got to Shi Yan's stone building, they saw Zuo Xu, Chi Xiao and Xia Xin Yan.

Shi Jian was a little astonished as his expression was rather unusual. He paused for a bit and asked from afar, "Brother Zuo, why so early?"

He recognized Xia Xin Yan at once and was a little nervous. Like Zuo Xu, he had a guilty conscience, guessing Xia Xin Yan came to make a punitive expedition against him.

"Brother, let's find a quiet place and have a talk."

Zuo Xu smiled bitterly, and pointed at Xia Xin Yan to introduce, "This is the hidden master of the Misty Pavilion, Miss Xia Xin Yan. She has something important to discuss with you."

Shi Jian was a little surprised. After a short hesitation, he gave up the idea of visiting Shi Yan in his stone house and nodded, "Follow me."

Before long, Shi Jian and Shi Tie showed the three guests to the Rock Room.

Having seated himself in the Rock Room, Zuo Xu coughed, and spilled Xia Xin Yan's intention.

"Cooperation?"

Shi Jian got relieved. After a short thought, he nodded with a smile, "That is most welcome. The position of the Gate of Heaven would only be shown by a complete map, and we, the Shi family, never intended to take everything. Miss Xia, you are so generous! A great woman!"

Xin Yan was straightforward as she took out the half map out and spread it on the stone ground, then said softly, "Shi Family Head, take out your half."

Shi Jian looked to Zuo Xu. After Zuo Xu nodded, he took out the other half of the map and put it on the ground to match the first half.

A bunch of yellow lights suddenly blazed at the joining of the two halves.

That yellow light seemed to have some stickiness, as it connected the two halves into a perfectly complete map.

The bright yellow light glowed from the complete treasure map.

On that yellow map, lines were twisting and changing like living earthworms, the pattern on it shifting completely.

It slowly became clear. Soon, there formed a vivid image of a valley.

Strange Yin Qi covered that valley, out of which, there were numerous green swamps, even the bubbles in them could be seen clearly.

Shi Jian, Shi Tie, Zuo Xu and Chi Xiao were all taken by surprise.

Only Xia Xin Yan looked calm, as she said naturally, "Friends, I'm not familiar with this area. Although the map is clear, I don't know which place is which. Do you have any idea?"

"The Dead Swamp! Yin Valley!"

Chi Xiao's expression changed quickly. After a long while, he announced firmly, "That's it! It is absolutely Yin Valley, which is the most mysterious part of the Dead Swamp, where the Yin Qi is most dense and many Yin treasures are produced."

"Good, if you are sure about it." Xia Xin Yan nodded, "If it's certain, we can begin to prepare to travel to Yin Valley. It should not be delayed. I will arrange it back in the Misty Pavilion and set off soon."

"Isn't the Yin Valley home to Nine-headed Sky Snake?" Zuo Xu took a deep breath and asked Chi Xiao beside him.

Shi Jian's expression changed.

Chi Xiao nodded slowly, "Yes. The Nine-headed Sky Snake lives in the Yin Valley. It seems that this journey won't go peacefully."

"Nine-headed Sky Snake?" Xia Xin Yan was quite calm, "By the sounds of it, is it a high realm demon beast?"

"A Level 7 demon beast!" Chi Xiao said.

Xia Xin Yan furrowed her brows and nodded, "Well it might be tough. But anyway, a Level 7 demon beast equals a Sky Realm warrior. We can beat it together."

"The Nine-headed Sky Snake is a Level 7 demon beast. But it is the most powerful one among all Level 7 demon beasts. It has nine heads which can all think separately, and it is very aggressive. I'd rather fight with three normal Level 7 demon beasts than him. Hmm, I will go back to the Cloudy Mountain first and get some weapons in case something unusual happens." Chi Xiao sighed.

"Keep the treasure map with you. Let's meet at the entrance of the Dead Swamp in a month."

Xia Xin Yan was quite decisive as she stood up and said calmly, "I hope you will be on time. I don't have so much time to waste." Then, Xia Xin Yan walked out with light steps.

Brother, what to do now?" Zuo Xu smiled bitterly, "Tianyun City is now in total chaos, plus the Shi and Mo families are going through a crucial phase. Will you still take some time to handle this?"

"Hardly."

Shi Jian shook his head and thought for a while, "Since Chi Xiao is going there, my presence is not that important, I will send some other guy. Mmm, Shi Yan likes goofing around, would you like him to go with you?"

Shi Jian stared at Chi Xiao.

Chi Xiao nodded softly.

"I can't leave Tianyun City right now, or Beiming Shang would suspect me. I will send Shi Yan with you and two other warriors. We have to keep it a secret. Don't let too many people get involved."

Zuo Xu deliberated for a while and agreed with Shi Jian.

"Shi Family Head, I need to go back to Cloudy Mountain first. I will get to the Dead Swamp in a month's time. Your people don't need to go with me for now. Let them go with Shi Yan to the Dead Swamp. I can go there faster alone." Chi Xiao said.

"Ok, I will send Han Feng to follow that bastard Shi Yan and Zuo Shi when they leave Tianyun City secretly. One month, hmm, that would be fine." Shi Jian nodded and handed that treasure map to Chi Xiao and said earnestly, "Chi Xiao, please do me a favor to take care of Shi Yan. I want him to be safe."

"No worries." Chi Xiao didn't refuse, and put that treasure map away naturally.

On the third floor of that stone building.

The Blood Vein Ring on his ring finger had returned to normal, but Shi Yan was still sitting in a trance; a sudden glimmer flashed through his eyes.

A long time later, Shi Yan gradually came back to himself and his eyes sparkled. He lowered his head and mumbled, "Inheritance of the War Devil: [Seal of Life and Death]! The Martial Skill that operates my mysterious Martial Spirit! Too magical!"

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Chapter 79 - The Seal of Life and Death

In the stone tower.

Shi Yan's expression was full of surprise. His mind clicked, and he continued to violently pour all of his Profound Qi into the Blood Vein Ring. However, a short time later he encountered a new barrier in the Ring.

He was out of sorts for a second, and finally came to the conclusion that the Blood Vein Ring was definitely a strange treasure. Inside were layers and layers of barriers, and behind every single barrier was new things to be found.

The first time he pounded at the Blood Vein Ring, he obtained the cultivation method for [Rampage]. This time, he got the [Seal of Life and Death]. The Blood Vein Ring was like a patient mentor, who will set a barrier at every special stage, and you could only peek into its secrets if you can break that barrier.

The complex ancient [Seal of Life and Death] was clearly imprinted deep in his mind. Just like the skill [Rampage, once he focused on the [Seal of Life and Death, the mnemonics would appear in his mind.

Shi Yan couldn't immediately and completely understand the mnemonics of the [Seal of Life and Death]. But just from a glance, he could understood that the [Seal of Life and Death] was an extraordinary Martial Skill that could utilize his mysterious Martial Spirit!

Using the circulation method of the [Seal of Life and Death, he was able to stir the negative energy in all of his meridians. Those negative energies would flow towards his left arm in a special pattern, forming a [Death Seal] with extremely negative characteristics.

The [Seal of Life and Death] also had secret methods to stir the Profound Qi in the whole body, making it flow into the right arm, and form another extraordinary thing called the [Life Seal].

The left hand is the [Death Seal] and the right hand is the [Life Seal]. When using this skill in battle, the two seals can be merged into one, forming the true [Seal of Life and Death].

The power of the [Seal of Life and Death] depended on the density of the negative energies in the body and the amount of Profound Qi. Its strongest power would be released when forming a total of forty-nine seals.

Seven seals would be marked as the first sky. As the realm and martial skill of a warrior progressed, the number of seals forming would increase when using [Seal of Life and Death].

Every time one broke through to another sky, the number and size of the seals formed would multiply.

According to the mnemonics of the [Seal of Life and Death, once you reaching the seventh sky, forty-nine seals would instantly form and release an earth-crushing power.

And if these forty-nine seals were fused together, it would emit an invincible strength, easily able to crush the highest mountains!

However, the mnemonics on the [Seal of Life and Death] were quite hard to understand, and would take a while to completely digest.

Before he could completely figure out the deep meanings of the ancient texts, Shi Yan didn't dare to rashly cultivate the [Seal of Life and Death].

He knew from learning [Rampage] that any secret Martial Skills coming from the Blood Vein Ring weren't to be underestimated.

After thinking for a while, Shi Yan decided to spend his time trying to understand the mnemonics about the Seal.

Shi Yan slowly stood up. He furrowed his brows and moved to the window, gazing across at the Shi family's artificial lake.

A beautiful figure suddenly appeared into his view.

A strange light flashed in Shi Yan's eyes. There was a surprise on his face, and he murmured quietly, "Why has she come to the Shi family?"

Far away by the lake, Xia Xin Yan was wearing a veil on her face, looking every bit the peerless beauty. She was being led by Han Feng to the back door of the secret room of the Shi family.

Shi Yan had a strong impression of Xia Xin Yan, the mysterious woman. Just by gazing from far away, he immediately recognized her, and secretly he was surprised.

Lead by Han Feng, Xia Xin Yan quickly went into the garden behind the lake, and disappeared into the secret room.

Soon, Chi Xiao and Zuo Xu also quietly followed, and disappeared through the same door into the Shi family's secret room.

After a while, Shi Jian finally walked out of the Stone Room. His eyes swept to the Shi Yan's stone tower, and immediately started walking towards it.

Shi Yan's mind flicked. He silently closed the windows, and quietly sat down on the third floor of the stone tower, as if he had been deeply immersed in cultivating.

"Kid, what was that just a moment ago?" Shi Jian quickly appeared on the third floor of Shi Yan's tower. As soon as he came in, he immediately glared at Shi Yan and asked.

"What was what?" Shi Jian opened his eyes, looking confused.

"Half an hour ago, there was a strange fluctuation coming from this place. Did you make that happen? You little brat better explain to me."

"I don't know, I was just quietly cultivating. You know, I just reached the Human Realm, and I'm still trying to get familiar with the circulation pattern of the natural energies. Maybe I just accidentally tuned into the natural patterns, and caused a resonance of the natural energies." Shi Yan smiled, full of bullshit.

Shi Jian furrowed his brows, stared at Shi Yan for a second, then finally sneered, "You little brat, hiding a bunch of secrets huh, hmph. I couldn't care less! Just don't act too recklessly and screw yourself over."

As the head of the family, Shi Jian could immediately see he wasn't speaking the truth. But Shi Jian didn't want to intervene on everything. Seeing that Shi Yan was fine, Shi Jian just allowed him to keep bullshitting.

After pondering for a second, Shi Jian told him about the issue that Xia Xin Yan, Zuo Xu, and Chi Xiao came to talk about. Then he finally said, "This time, I am going to let you, Han Feng, and Ku Long go together. We are only investigating the location of the Gate of Heaven this time, to get to understand the situation. You only need to follow along and get some experience. Remember, don't act rashly! If anything happens just let Chi Xiao and that Xia girl handle it. These two both have the Sky Realm combat abilities, even if they can't take on the Nine-headed Sky Snake, they could at least keep you guys safe."

Shi Yan was surprised. He didn't expect Xia Xin Yan to be so generous. Not only did she not blame Chi Xiao for the sneak attack, she also stepped on the Mo family in order to divert everyone's attention. In the end, she forgave what had happened and took the initiative to lend her hand.

This woman was something!

Shi Yan's eyes glimmered, secretly surprised. He frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Don't worry, I also care about my life a lot, I don't want to lose it. My role is just to fill up a spot in the exploration of Gate of Heaven, I won't put my life on the line for this."

Okay, prepare yourself. Tonight at midnight, you, Han Feng, and Ku Long will secretly set off, and meet up with Zuo Shi at the north entrance of Tianyun City. Remember, you have to be careful! The Gate of Heaven is important, but you are more important to the Shi family, you have to come back safely!"

"Understood."

The Beiming family.

Beiming Shang sat at the seventh level of the Ice Pavilion, his body overflowing with freezing energy, there was even a layer of frost covering his body. Just looking at him, Beiming Shang looked like an ice sculpture, appearing very strange.

Beiming Ce, Yin Kui, and Jiu Shan were standing aside, their expressions serious.

Other than them, there was also Beiming Ce's father, Beiming Qie.

Beiming Qie was at Earth Realm, Third Sky. He always took care of affairs outside of Tianyun City, but after hearing about the chaos happening in Tianyun City, he rushed here from Beiluo City overnight.

After Beiming Shang fought with Xia Xin Yan, he immediately entered the Ice Pavilion, and hadn't come out since.

The masters in the Beiming family were worried about Beiming Shang. They strictly guarded the Ice Pavilion, and had been on the look-out from day to night, afraid that mishaps might happen in this crucial moment.

After a very long time, the frost on Beiming Shang's body gradually seeped into his body.

"Father!"

"Grandpa!"

Beiming Qie and Beiming Ce both called out.

Beiming Shang slowly opened his eyes, and breathed out a cloud of white frost. He said, "That girl's Martial Spirit is strange, she could actually use her power from her last life and instantly step into the Sky Realm. The Endless Sea is truly a holy place for thousands of warriors. And only from that place could such a frightening Martial Spirit exist."

"Father, are you alright?" Beiming Qie asked worriedly.

Shaking his head, Beiming Shang said, "Did you find that girl?"

"She mysteriously disappeared last night. We searched all night, but couldn't find any trace of her."

Beiming Qie was slightly nervous, he hesitated, and then said, "But early this morning, she returned to the Misty Pavilion. Our spies say that she only stayed in the Misty Pavilion for a short moment, then she left alone. We don't know where she went."

"Last night her injuries were worse than mine. We couldn't find her last night, and now we have missed the best chance." Beiming Shang sighed, then said, "She dared to appear this morning, that means her injuries have almost recovered. We don't have a chance to take her anymore. Pass on my orders, don't move on the Misty Pavilion."

"Understood." Beiming Qie nodded, but he also felt a little regretful, "Tianyun City is full of our spies, I wonder where the hell she hid last night. If we could've found her, then we could've killed her."

"We missed our chance so we can't do anything about it, not everything's going to go our way." Beiming Shang got over the matter, he pondered, and then said, "Keep an eye on all four city gates! Release all the Cloud Eagles in the family, if any major figures of the other four families are getting in or out of the city, inform me immediately!"

"Father, you're saying?"

"Ding Yan is definitely dead! Someone must have gotten that half of the fragmented map, or else there's no reason why someone cannot wait to seize that other half of the fragmented map from the Misty Pavilion."

Beiming Shang sneered, and said, "The Mo family lost miserably this time. If they had a Sky Realm master to back them up, with Mo Tuo's temperament, he wouldn't have just let this slide! We only need to wait two days, if the Mo family doesn't make any major actions in two days, we can eliminate them from the possibilities."

"Who could it be?"

"Whichever family couldn't hold it in anymore, and leaves the city first."

Beiming Shang scowled, and said, "That girl left the Misty Pavilion early in the morning, she definitely must have figured out something. Maybe the two map pieces have already been put together by now. Keep an eye on the Misty Pavilion too, we can ignore the fight between the Mo and Shi families for now. Spread out all our spies, in three days, if any direct descendants of the three families leave the city, I need to receive the news immediately!"

"Understood!"

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Chapter 80 - Shadowing

That night, at the North Gate of Tianyun City.

Shi Yan, Han Feng and Ku Long secretly left the city from the gate.

A four-horses carriage was waiting in the deserted tombs outside the North Gate. An old man was standing beside the carriage and staring at the starry sky in a daze.

Whisperings could be heard from the carriage.

The carriage was surrounded by many high and low tombs, and the green wildfire beside them was giving out a very gloomy atmosphere in the dark night.

"It's the Zuo Family's." Ku Long got to one unmarked burial-mounds and remarked after taking a glimpse from afar.

Shi Yan nodded and said indifferently, "It seems we are late anyway."

The old man overheard their talk, and as he withdrew his eyes and looked in their direction, he raised the whip in his hand.

Receiving his signal, the three including Shi Yan walked over.

"Miss, people from the Shi family have arrived." The old man reported to that carriage at a cautious low voice.

"About time they got here." Zuo Shi's voice came from the carriage.

An elegant and graceful woman came out of the carriage quietly, glanced at Shi Yan, and said to Zuo Shi with a big smile, "That kid is here."

"Aunt Lian!" Zuo Shi cried with a sweet girlish and angry voice, "I told you, there is nothing between us! Please stop teasing me!"

"Hehe, okay, okay." That woman giggled, and waved at Shi Yan standing beside the carriage. As Shi Yan came near, she said, "Young Master Yan, you three didn't take a carriage?"

"It will be arranged for us when we get to the Xuelai City in the North." Shi Yan looked indifferent. He took a glimpse at the woman and complimented her secretly, then walked to the carriage at a leisurely pace and put a huge package into it, "Xiao Shi, this is your Dragon Turtle Armor. My grandpa asked me to return it to you."

"Okay." Zuo Shi replied and whispered, "You ungrateful guy! You wasted our good will!"

Shi Yan withdrew his smile, "You had told me that whoever uses the Dragon Turtle Armor is a turtle. I don't want to be a turtle."

"Haha!"

Sitting in the carriage, Zuo Shi couldn't help but giggle, "You guys have really good memory huh? I had said that to infuriate my grandpa so that you could take the Armor. You helped me unlock the shell and get me the treasure, of course you deserve the Dragon Turtle Armor."

"The Martial Spirit of Shi family is more than enough for defending. I don't need that Armor." Shi Yan shook his head.

"Miss, shall we go now?" The warrior from the Zuo Family got on the carriage, waved his whip and asked softly.

"Yes, let's go."

"Wait. Please let me introduce first. This is Chu Ping, First Sky of the Nirvana Realm. I'm Wu Yunlian." That graceful woman elegantly smiled and said to Han Feng, "I know Brother Han, and this is?" She looked to Ku Long.

"Ku Long, First Sky of the Nirvana Realm." Ku Long introduced himself in a friendly manner as he scratched his head, "I have been staying out of the town and just came back for the Martial Competition. Ha, we haven't have a chance to meet."

"So you are Brother Ku Long!" Wu Yunlian beamed and nodded, "It's an honor for me to work with Brother Han and Brother Ku Long! Hope we can get to know each other well!"

"You are too modest." Han Feng and Ku Long said together.

This woman looked dignified, and was at the First Sky of the Nirvana Realm. She was a warrior from the Cloud Mountain.

Since she was once helped by Chi Xiao, she attached herself to the Zuo family at Chi Xiao's introduction, and was rather cared for by Zuo Xu and became an intimate friend to Zuo Shi.

Han Feng and Ku Long knew she was someone of status, so they were both polite to her.

"Then let's start our journey." Shi Yan looked up at the sky but suddenly furrowed his brows as he pointed at a dark spot in the sky, "Mmm, what's that?"

Chu Ping, Han Feng, Ku Long and Wu Yunlian raised their heads together.

"A Cloud Eagle!"

Han Feng's expression changed as he yelled, "It's the Beiming Family's! A Cloud Eagle has perfect eyesight and can see people on the ground clearly!"

"The Beiming Family is tailing us?" Ku Long was a bit confused, "They knew we were getting out of the town?"

"I'm not sure." Chu Ping was a little surprised as well. He gazed at the departing eagle and said, "Maybe it's on the way back the Beiming family from somewhere else, and happened to be here. It may not be trailing us specially."

"We have to be cautious anyway." Wu Yunlian sighed softly, "We need to be quick. Even if the Beiming Family is shadowing us, they can't find us easily if we are cautious enough."

"Okay."

Later that night, in the Ice Room of the Beiming family.

"Father, news came that people from the Shi and Zuo families secretly left from the North Gate. The Shi family have sent Han Feng, Ku Long and Shi Yan, and the Zuo family have sent Chu Ping, Wu Yunlian and one other in a carriage. It must be Miss Zuo Shi."

Beiming Qi hurried back to the Ice Room, and told the latest news after a bow.

Beiming Ce was in the Ice Room too. He was training with the aid of the freezing air in the Ice Room. Hearing upon the news, he opened his eyes and cried out, "It is the Shi family and the Zuo family!"

Beiming Shang looked gloomy as he sat there still, with cold air diffusing in his eyes.

After a long time, Beiming Shang said, "The other half of the treasure map must be in their hands. It must be Chi Xiao who grabbed the map from the Misty Pavilion. That girl in the Misty Pavilion is too wicked and she used Mo Tuo to distract us. We would have been cheated if we weren't cautious enough to let the Cloud Eagle shadow them."

"Father, what should we do now?"

"I will go after them with Ce, to see where they are heading for?"

"Ce is going too?"

"It is not peaceful in the Tianyun City recently. I will take Yin Kui and Jiu Shan with me this time. It's not safe to leave Ce alone in the town." Beiming Shang ordered, "You stay at home, and tell people that I'm cultivating in seclusion. Don't stir any suspicion."

"Got it."

"Grandpa, the Zuo and Shi families must have come to a certain agreement with the Misty Pavilion. If Chi Xiao allied with that woman, will you be in danger when in a battle with them?"

Beiming Ce took a breath and said indifferently, "I've made some preparations."

His eyes sparkled.

"The Dark Master from the Dark World sent a message days ago that he wants Mu Yu Die. I haven't replied yet." Beiming Shang thought for a while, and looked at Beiming Ce, "He is at the Sky Realm, it would be fine with his help. Chi Xiao and that girl can hardly compete with us. They could only choose to cooperate with us to explore the Gate of Heaven."

"The Dark Master from the Dark World!"

Beiming Ce was shocked, but also sad. He whispered after a long while, "Grandpa, what on earth do you mean?"

"Mu Yu Die's Martial Spirit is great, but it's useless for us. Rather, that Di Yalan may be able to combine with our Ice Martial Spirit." Staring at him, Beiming Shang shouted, "Merely a woman! You can't even let it go?"

Beiming Ce frowned and shook his head, "No. It's just… just too unexpected. I will give up anything for the Beiming Family."

"Good. You are going to take over the whole family. Don't be so emotional." Beiming Shang nodded with satisfaction and comforted, "Don't worry child. That Dark Master only wants to use that girl to train his Martial Spirit. He won't care if she is a virgin or not. I will let you two be together for three days before I hand her to the Dark Master."

"Thank you Grandpa!" Beiming Ce beamed.

"For this time, take Mu Yu Die and Di Yalan with you. Later, I will hand Mu Yu Die over to the Dark Master without letting Di Yalan know." Beiming Shang said.

"Grandson understands."

Beiming Ce walked out of the Ice Room. Irrespective of the deep night and he headed for the island in the lake directly.

Mu Yu Die and Di Yalan weren't asleep, but kept training quietly.

Seeing that Beiming Ce had arrived, the two girls dressed to welcome him.

Beiming Ce beamed, "Get prepared, we need to be out of town before dawn."

"What's up?" Mu Yu Die was surprised.

"The map to the Gate of Heaven is now complete. Someone has already set off for the exploration, so we are to follow them secretly." Beiming Ce said earnestly to Mu Yu Die, "Xiao Die, there are many treasures in the Gate of Heaven, and my grandpa thinks you and Di Yalan should try your luck. Maybe you will harvest a lot from it. It's a once-in-a-hundred-year chance. Don't miss it!"

Mu Yu Die and Di Yalan's eyes lit up at the same moment.

"Many thanks, Young Master Ce." Mu Yu Die bowed, with dimple smile on her pretty small face, "I won't forget your favor if I harvest something from the Gate of Heaven!"

"What are you talking about?!" Beiming Ce pretended to be angry, "Do we need that?"

"Well, I'm sorry. I will go get prepared." Mu Yu Die said with a big smile.

"Okay. I will wait for you outside. Be quick. Remember, don't expose yourselves. Let's go quietly." Beiming Ce reminded and left the lake with a satisfied smile.

"Xiao Die, it came to me suddenly that..." Di Yalan's face dimmed, "The treasure map is complete, which means Ding Yan was found by them. According to their way of acting, I'm afraid he was already..."

Upon hearing that, Mu Yu Die realized it as well. Her expression changed with sorrow.

However, she was very relieved when she came to the thought that she may get lots of treasure in the Gate of Heaven.

"Don't worry, he will be fine. They only wanted the map, not his life. Sister Lan, we have to grab this opportunity! Maybe we can get a good fortune from it and our revenge!" Mu Yu Die said ambitiously, clenching her fists.

"Sigh, I hope he is fine." Di Yalan sighed with profound resignation.

"Stop thinking about him. We have to have a good plan to take the most advantage from it!" Mu Yu Die was quite excited.

She already pictured the Dark World smashed by her in the near future, as her enemies fallen, covered in blood.

She was rather very satisfied every time she came up with that scene; she was totally intoxicated by hatred.

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Chapter 81 - Obsession

In the silence of the night, the two carriages slowly left Xuelai City one after another.

Xuelai City was last city on the way to the Dead Swamp. Between the Dead Swamp and Xuelai City was a forest of medium sized trees, through which a narrow path had been cleared for use by mercenaries and traders.

On the carriage in front, Chu Ping was waving his whip in a relaxed manner.

Zhu Shi and Wu Yunlian's soft giggles could be heard from the carriage every now and then. They seemed to be happily chatting all the way.

In the carriage behind them, Han Feng and Ku Long were sitting outside, occasionally uttering some words.

Most of the time, they were both on alert and kept an eye on the surroundings.

Shi Yan was completely silent in his carriage.

For the past dozens of days, apart from meals, Shi Yan hardly got out of the carriage.

Every time he got out of the carriage, he wore a tired face with furrowed brows, seeming to be bothered about something.

Late at night.

The two carriages had stopped beside a brook in the forest. Zuo Shi and Wu Yunlian got off the carriage and walked to the brook, using the water to rinse their faces.

Before long, the two came back with some water to find that it was completely silent inside the other carriage.

"What is that guy doing?"

Wu Yunlian looked at the carriage in confusion, her expression clearly showing bewilderment, "I have hardly seen him get of the carriage. Apart from those times when he got down and wolfed down his food, he has been staying in the carriage all day. And every time he comes out, he is always deep in thought, showing such a miserable face. What a weird kid."

"He has always been a weirdo." Zuo Shi nodded in acknowledgment, "He has such strange hobbies like studying historic relics and ancient languages. No one knows what happens in his brain."

Wu Yunlian laughed alluringly, "Xiao Shi, this guy is really different. Usually such boys would chase you around all day long, and wouldn't go away even when you tried to drive them off. But this one has never looked at you in these ten days! He seems unwilling to come out of the carriage. Really strange."

"Leave him alone. He is a weirdo." Zuo Shi was really surprised by Wu Yunlian's opinion, and realized she was right. Shi Yan had never looked at her while they were on the road.

Though not a self-centered girl, Zuo Shi knew that she was pretty, and the attitude Shi Yan showed towards her was very different from other boys' attitudes.

Shi Yan was at his romantic age, but why was he so indifferent towards women?

Every woman cared about such things, including Zuo Shi. Apart from some confusion, she was also a little angry.

"Get me some water." Shi Yan's indifferent voice came from the carriage.

Ku Long was stunned as he looked to Han Feng and replied, "Feng, do you still have some water?"

Han Feng shook his head, and pointed at Wu Yunlian and Zuo Shi, who were slowly approaching them, "They get the water these days."

Ku Long stuck out his head and looked at Wu Yunlian with a big smile, "Sister, please give me some water, my Young Master is thirsty."

"Tell him to come get it by himself." Zuo Shi pouted and grunted, "Staying in the carriage all day. He must stink! Weirdo!"

Ku Long smiled in embarrassment and leaned to the carriage, "Young Master Yan, Miss Zuo requests you to come out for water."

"Hmm."

Shi Yan replied briefly, drew the curtain and walked out with a withered face.

He looked dumb, his eyes puzzled, seemingly baffled by a certain problem.

Without too much thought, he walked towards Zuo Shi slowly, grabbed the water bag from her hand, and then drank up.

After that, he casually handed the bag back to Zuo Shi, who was rather angry, and turned back for his own carriage while mumbling, "That water was fragrant, so strange..."

"Shi Yan!"

Zuo Shi blushed in anger, "That water bag is mine! Not your Shi family's!"

Shi Yan was shocked by her scream, and finally woke up from his deep thought on the [Seal of Life and Death]. He asked, "So what?"

"Xiao Shi just now drank from this water bag. Hehe. Of course it would be fragrant." Wu Yunlian smiled and joked, "Haha, maybe there's still some of Xiao Shi's saliva in it!"

"Aunt Lian!" Zuo Shi blushed and stamped on the ground, "What the hell are you talking about!"

Ku Long and Chu Ping were stunned, with their faces turning strange. Even Han Feng raised his head secretly to look in their direction.

But soon, the three went on for their own business like nothing had happened, as if no one had heard Wu Yunlian's words or saw Zuo Shi's blushing face.

Shi Yan realized it immediately, but he still pretended to know nothing and smiled, "It's ok. I'm easy-going. I don't hate your saliva at all."

Immediately, he turned back joyfully and got back into the carriage at once, not showing up again.

"Haha! Hahahaha!"

Wu Yunlian laughed too hard to stand steady as her breasts trembled. She suddenly felt that Shi Yan was not boring at all. His casual words were really hilarious.

Zuo Shi was dumbstruck for a while, then her eyes widened and she cursed, "Shi Yan! You bastard!"

"Uncle Han, let's go." Shi Yan's calm voice came from the carriage.

"Okay." Han Feng's mouth formed a strange smile and he urged Ku Long, "Let's go."

Their carriage slowly started moving, and for the first time passed by the other carriage.

Standing there with a red face, Zuo Shi first glanced over at Wu Yunlian, then at the silent Chu Ping, and said angrily, "What are you laughing at? What's so funny? It's not amusing at all! You all are so lame!"

Then she swiftly slipped into the carriage and yelled, "Uncle Ping, be quick! Kick their carriage! Give that bastard a lesson!"

Chu Ping was stunned, and looked to Wu Yunlian miserably.

Wu Yunlian shook her head and jumped onto the carriage. She comforted Zuo Shi, "Come on, Xiao Shi. Don't be angry. He didn't mean it."

"Too rude! He said… he said..." Zuo Shi grunted with indignation, but was too shy to continue.

Shi Yan never took it seriously at all.

In the carriage, Shi Yan was leaning back and frowning, while odd texts flashed across his mind.

The ancient method of the [Seal of Life and Death] quickly flashed through his mind.

Recently, he had wholeheartedly put all of his energy into learning the method.

Even when he was having meals, his brain had never stopped thinking. He was trying so hard to understand the practice process of the seal that he was nearly going insane.

He was that type of person.

Once he was determined to do something, he would focus on it and use everything to realize it, never changing his mind.

After so many years of practicing extreme sports, he came to the conclusion that only with obsession, could one do things perfectly!

[The Seal of Life and Death]! [The Seal of Life and Death]!

At that time, there was only one thought in his mind; to understand the process of the [Seal of Life and Death] as soon as possible.

It was best if he could master the seal before he went into the Dead Swamp.

Only by mastering the seal could he be able to protect himself in the Dead Swamp, and have more opportunities to gain beneficial things.

Closing his eyes, Shi Yan tried to relax, and began to sort out his recent understandings of the method.

After a long while, he willed his Profound Qi to slowly move from his belly to his right arm.

The Profound Qi didn't move fast, but it was concentrated and was refined with in his right arm.

As the Profound Qi gathered in his right arm, the latter became transparent, and even the bone and veins in his hand could be seen clearly.

Shi Yan didn't realize the strange changes in his arm.

Eyes closed, he tried to execute the different the ideas that he came up with recently, and refined the Profound Qi in his arm many times.

As his arm began to expand, Shi Yan made up his mind and pushed his Profound Qi toward his palm.

"Chee chee chee!"

Wisps of crystal Profound Qi flew out from his fingers like lightning.

Those five streams of Profound Qi looked alive, as they lingered around his fingers but never flew out far.

"Still not correct."

Shi Yan opened his eyes, and gazed at the Profound Qi on his fingertips. His face showed disappointment as he frowned and mumbled to himself, "There must be something wrong. It's not a sign of success. What on earth should I do?"

His mumbles became softer, as he withdrew the Profound Qi from his fingers little by little.

Shi Yan sank deep into his thoughts again, obsessively trying to find the truth of the seal.

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Chapter 82 - A Step Further

In the following days, Shi Yan continued to remain in the carriage and no one knew what he was doing.

Altogether, the two carriages travelled in the forest for nine days.

In these nine days, both Zuo Shi and Wu Yunlian would come out time and time again to groom themselves on the riverside and collect water for everyone.

Every time Shi Yan came out, he would bury himself in his food, and when he was done, he would hurry back into the carriage, without acknowledging the others.

It was night again.

The two carriages were parked under the dense foliage of the trees. The horses were released from their reins to graze nearby.

After taking bath, both Zuo Shi and Wu Yunlian were leisurely lying in their carriage, teasing each other in whispers.

Chu Ping, Han Feng, and Ku Long were guarding the carriages and horses, exchanging their cultivation experiences at the same time.

In the carriage of the Shi family.

Shi Yan's face was full of seriousness, his expression never being so dignified. After nine days of relentless study, he was finally able to gain some insights.

Hi right arm was gleaming in light, and one could see some strange little white spots flowing through the veins in his arm.

Strands of pure concentrated Profound Qi were repeatedly refined in his meridians. He kept using a special method to temper it.

After the seventh time.

Shi Yan's right arm, which was continuously expanding, soon grew a whole lot thicker! His muscles looked ferocious with veins popping out of them, looking very frightening.

"Ha!"

Shi Yan lightly shouted, his eyes grim. He kept his gaze on his right arm, and a thought suddenly struck his mind.

His right arm abruptly let out a strange "popping" sound.

After the Profound Qi was refined seven times, it actually separated into seven different flows. The seven flows of power were dispersed into his meridians, with a clear distinction between them.

When he put his concentration into his Profound Qi, the seven flows of Profound Qi suddenly converged onto his wrist. In an instant, those seven flows turned into one, and a lively aura suddenly gushed out from his right palm!

Shi Yan's eyes suddenly became as bright as the galaxy, he immediately tried to stimulate that light formed by the seven flows of Profound Qi.

"Boom!"

The seven flows of Profound Qi fiercely rushed into his palm. The center of Shi Yan's palm suddenly burst into bright rays. The mass of strange Profound Qi coagulation all of a sudden exploded in his palm!

Countless light specks of Profound Qi instantly filled his palm. They flowed into the lines on his palm, making his hand shine with a strange light.

Suddenly, the countless light specks fiercely shot out from the lines on his palm. The light specks were gleaming and unbelievably, formed into a strange handprint.

A glistening handprint took off and flew out!

Shi Yan's palm continuously exploded six more times, and six identical handprints formed into shape.

The seven handprints were like unleashed horses, and randomly struck the carriage that Shi Yan was in.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!"

The carriage broke into pieces. The solid wood planks became like sawdust, and flew into the air.

Shi Yan just sat there on the ground with a serious expression. He looked at the smashed carriage and the flying sawdust around him in surprise.

He could clearly feel that one-third of his Profound Qi had being consumed from this single move.

Seven [Life Seals] burst out, and all the Profound Qi that had been gathered in his right arm was instantly sucked dry!

When those seven [Life Seals] shot out, his right arm returned to normal, leaving only a slight tingly feeling.

Zuo Shi and Wu Yunlian jumped out of the Zuo family's carriage in alarm. They gazed at this scene in shock.

On the grass, Chu Ping, Han Feng, and Ku Long were also astonished, their faces full of confusion. They had no idea what happened.

Shi Yan sat on the ground in a daze, he looked for a second, then coughed and said heartlessly, "Uncle Han, I think we have to ride the horses now."

Han Feng's expression was very strange, he slightly nodded, and looked towards him perplexed.

"Young Master Yan, what the hell are you doing?"

Wu Yunlian's flirty little face was full of bewilderment, she stepped up along with Zuo Shi, and looked at Shi Yan weirdly, "Why did you suddenly destroy the carriage? Can you give us an explanation?

"I got carried away while practicing." Shi Yan shrugged, and said casually, "This is normal. Don't worry about it, the carriage is gone, but the horses are still here, it won't slow you guys down."

"All this time you were in the carriage and refused to come out... was just for practice?" Zuo Shi's pretty face was full of surprise.

"Mmm hmm."

"Silly." Zuo Shi shook her head, and said in disdain, "Training is the most boring thing, your grandpa isn't forcing you or anything, why do you have to put in so much effort?"

"Hobby."

"Psh, I don't believe you."

"Young Master Yan, what is the skill that you're practicing?"

Wu Yunlian hesitated for a second, then her expression also slowly turned normal again, "The power that was unleashed back in that moment, was extremely violent and fierce. That instant explosive force, shouldn't be something that an ordinary Human Realm warrior should have…" Wu Yunlian said thoughtfully.

"It's nothing." Shi Yan smiled, he didn't want to explain further. He stretched and said to Han Feng, "Uncle Han, my stomach is hungry, get me something to eat."

"Okay."

Seeing that Shi Yan didn't want to say anything more, Wu Yunlian didn't ask for more details. She smiled and took Zuo Shi away with her.

After gorging down a bunch of food.

Shi Yan said to Han Feng, "Uncle Han, I'm going to go wash myself. I'll come back in a bit, you don't need to come along."

"Young Master…" Han Feng hesitated.

"It's alright." Waving his hand, Shi Yan reassured him, "I won't walk very far, if there's anything I'll holler. Don't worry."

"Be careful, Young Master."

Shi Yan quickly arrived at the riverbank. He jumped into the river and joyfully took a bath and changed into a fresh set of clothes.

After coming ashore, instead of rushing to return to the gathering point where Han Feng and the rest were, he moved further away from them.

Under an old tree.

Shi Yan's expression was solemn, he suddenly invoked the negative energies in his body!

In the meridians all over his body, there hid the different negative energies of bloodlust, fear, slaughter, and desperation. They all emerged, and under his will, the negative powers all flowed towards his left arm.

The shrivelled left arm was covered with white mist. The mist shifted unpredictably, like the faint shadows of ghosts.

His mind flicked.

Following to the circulation method of the right arm, Shi Yan started invoking the negative energies in his left arm.

Under his control, the already shrivelled left arm became even more shrivelled and shrunken.

Looking at that, it was like as if there was only a layer of skin pressing on his bones, which appeared very strange.

However, as his left arm shriveled up, a mass of extremely evil power started slowly growing.

The thick white mist on his left arm shortly turned pitch black. The arm was also frighteningly black, as if it was heavily toxic.

A mass of maniacal, evil, destructive power quickly condensed in his left arm.

After seven full cycles, the power in his left arm flowed down into his left palm using the same technique as his right arm, and together they burst from his left palm!

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!"

Following the explosion, seven pitch black handprints flew out from his palms.

The destructive power, along with the thick essence of death, all struck the old tree in front of him.

The old tree was as thick as two people's waists and around a dozen meters tall. It suddenly collapsed onto the ground. The life force of the lush old tree was instantly cut off!

Under the watchful eyes of Shi Yan, the old tree was surrounded by a swirling black energy. The leaves withered with visible speed.

The lively old tree looked like it had instantly reached the end of its lifespan and turned into a withered husk of a tree that could not be deader. The leaves that fell from it promptly lost all traces of life.

The leaves fell onto the ground and the surrounding leaves looked as if they were also affected, and instantly died. The scene was extremely strange.

The [Death Seal]!

Shi Yan's eyes glinted with an odd light, and his mind was slightly startled.

He knew that the [Death Seal] would be very extraordinary, but what he did not know was that it would have such an astonishing destructive force!

This kind of destructive power was not only astounding in strength, but more importantly, this [Death Seal] additionally came with the power of Death!

It could actually cut off the life force in plants!

The [Death Seal] is already this frightening. If the [Life Seal] and [Death Seal] merged together, forming the true [Seal of Life and Death, what would happen?

Shi Yan took a deep breath in, but he knew that this was not the time to continue experimenting.

He heard the sound of footsteps.

Shi Yan immediately knew that Han Feng and the rest had definitely rushed here. His expression shifted for a moment, then he hurriedly left, and quickly took the same route back.

As expected, Han Feng and Ku Long hastily arrived, they exclaimed from afar, "Young Master, are you alright?"

Wu Yunlian and Zuo Shi also poked their heads out from behind Han Feng, they looked at him surprisingly, like they came to figure out what happened.

They all clearly heard that violent thundering sound back there. And in that sound, there seemed to be a mass of evil power.

This made Han Feng and the rest secretly frightened, their minds filled with confusion.

"It's alright, let's go back." Shi Yan calmly walked towards them, seemingly unconcerned, "I got carried away again while I was practicing, I think it generated some bad phenomenons. But it's nothing, it won't happen next time."

"Shi Yan, what Martial Skill are you practicing? Why do I think what you're practicing is not some ordinary Martial Skill?" Zuo Shi couldn't hold back anymore, her face was full of curiosity.

"Who cares if it's ordinary or not. Any Martial Skill that can kill is a good one!" Shi Yan said indifferently.

"You little guy! Always acting so mysterious! God knows what you're really doing." Zuo Shi curled her lips, feeling a little discontent. She snorted and finally said, "Come on, hurry up. It's been almost a month. If we're late, that Xia girl won't necessarily wait for us."

"Xia Xin Yan…"

Shi Yan murmured, and suddenly remembered the wonderful taste of that woman's lips. His heart could not help but skip a beat. A shady look appeared on his face, and after a long while he finally nodded and said, "Yeah, we should move faster. Don't worry, I won't slow you guys down any more."

"Shi Yan, you can't possibly be thinking of hitting on that woman?" Wu Yunlian's eyes were sharp. From his micro expressions she saw some clues, and then made a fuss, "I'd recommend you to back down! That woman is trouble. From what I see, no man in the Merchant Union would be qualified to make a move on her, not even Beiming Shang!"

"Well I had already tasted her." Shi Yan retorted in his mind.

Shi Yan snorted, then said in disdain, "No matter how noble or how beautiful a woman is, in the end she's going to lay on a man's bed anyway. Xia Xin Yan is no exception!"

"You! You are so vulgar!" Zuo Shi's face flushed, and she shot a glare at him, "How did I not realize this before? So this is your true nature! You are a perverted man too!"

"Bullshit!" Wu Yunlian was also upset, "I've never laid on anyone's bed! You little punk, truly nothing decent can come out of that filthy mouth!"

"Huh, then poor you." Shi Yan was surprised.

"Brat! Why are you getting on my nerves now?" Wu Yunlian clenched her teeth, and said bitterly. She now missed the quiet days back when Shi Yan always hid in the carriage and never came out.

Three li away from Shi Yan and the group.

(One 里 li is a little more than a third of a mile.)

The two towering, giant men looked murderous, and then said angrily, "Mistress, there is a bastard that's talking bad about you!"

Shi Yan's voice was quite loud. And although they were three li apart, the three people from the Misty Pavilion still clearly heard what he said.

"No matter how noble or how beautiful a woman is, in the end she's going to lay on a man's bed anyway. Xia Xin Yan is no exception!"

Xia Xin Yan frowned, as she silently repeated Shi Yan's words in her mind. Her bright eyes flashed with a cold look, and she said indifferently, "Those people are from the Zuo and the Shi families. We don't need to care about them now, soon we will meet with them. Then, at that time, I will see how arrogant that bastard is. He dares to gossip about me behind my back!"

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Chapter 83 - Meeting Face to Face

The journey continued.

Shi Yan lost his carriage, so he had to make do with a horse to mediate. But he still found a way to continue practising the [Seal of Life and Death].

Every night, whenever he had free time, he would make an excuse to leave and put into action the knowledge gained throughout the morning.

However, every time he tried to join the [Life Seal] with the [Death Seal, the result was always a failure.

The merging of the [Seal of Life and Death] was very difficult. Every time he formed the [Life Seal] and [Death Seal, he was unable to project them simultaneously.

Either that the [Life Seal] was executed first, or the [Death Seal] suddenly lashed out.

If one wanted to merge them to form the true [Seal of Life and Death, the very first step would be to execute both types of Seals simultaneously.

Only if this was achieved, could the [Seal of Life and Death] be formed.

This required extreme control. It has to be mentioned that the condensing of his Profound Qi and the negative energies must be synergetic; existence of any flaw was out of question!

Shi Yan was aware of this. However, every time he tried to put his thoughts into action, he found the process to be very difficult, and all his attempts ended in total failure.

Noting that they were getting nearer to the Dead Swamp day by day, Shi Yan stopped his practice. After all, the simultaneous consumption of Profound Qi and negative energy was huge.

Every time he practiced, his body would weaken for a while.

Especially when forming the [Death Seal].

It required using [Rampage] first, however there would always be some backlash. In order be in top condition while in the Dead Swamp, Shi Yan reluctantly stopped his attempts.

Determined that he wasn't going to stress out anymore, Shi Yan was more relaxed. As he no longer spent his time in meditation for the upcoming journey, he had plenty of time to interact with the two girls, Wu Yunlian and Zuo Shi.

While travelling together for some time, Shi Yan gained some understanding of Wu Yunlian and Zuo Shi. They didn't especially get along very well, but they didn't have any conflicts either.

On this day.

Shi Yan was riding his horse alongside the carriage of Zuo family. His expression was serene, and he was still deep in thought about the [Seal of Life and Death].

"Young Master, we're here." At this moment, Han Feng pointed forward, and said quietly, "The people from Misty Pavilion are already waiting."

Shi Yan stared and gazed into the distance, spotting three black dots.

Wu Yunlian also stuck her head out, looking into the distance. She then whispered, "Everyone be careful. Misty Pavilion is an outsider to us. That woman can reach the Sky Realm, so let's just watch out."

Hearing that, everyone nodded.

Shi Yan, however, furrowed his brows slightly. He didn't know how Xia Xin Yan would react after seeing him.

On that day, before Xia Xin Yan fainted, she had clearly seen him. Xia Xin Yan definitely knew now why she was at the Misty Rain House.

During this meeting, who knows if Xia Xin Yan would interrogate him or not.

But Shi Yan wasn't particularly worried. At the Misty Rain House, the only time he really violated Xia Xin Yan was when she was unconscious.

Xia Xin Yan should not know what he had done.

Xia Xin Yan never separated far from Shi Yan and the rest. Although she had nonchalantly tossed out the half-part of the map, inwardly she was still cautious of them. She was constantly on guard towards the Shi and Zuo families in order to prevent them from taking any covert action without her knowledge.

That day, when Shi Yan had commented on her, she had heard it clearly. She was naturally agitated from inside.

But when she saw Shi Yan, she recognised him as the one who had brought her to the brothel. This made her even angrier.

What happened that day was deeply imprinted into her memory.

Many times in the past several nights, whenever Xia Xin Yan woke, she would still feel herself lying in the Misty Rain House...

And whenever she thought about it, she would imagine herself lying unconscious on the ground while that guy enjoyed himself with the two prostitutes right in front of her.

She felt unreasonably angry.

Finally, Shi Yan was right in front of her.

Xia Xin Yan only glanced at Shi Yan once, then she pointed at him and said coldly, "You follow me, I have some things to ask you."

Wu Yunlian, Zuo Shi, and Han Feng were all shocked. They looked at Xia Xin Yan weirdly, not understanding why she would want to talk with Shi Yan alone, instead of asking for Chi Xiao's whereabouts.

Shi Yan had already expected her to do that, so he nodded and said calmly, "Okay."

Shi Yan's attitude made Wu Yunlian and the rest even more confused.

Han Feng was stupefied for a second, slightly worried, "Young Master…"

"It's alright." Shi Yan waved his hand, and left along with Xia Xin Yan.

Shortly, the two arrived under an old tree.

"That day, it was you, right?" Xia Xin Yan's bright eyes looked straight at him, and asked indifferently.

"Mmm hmm."

"That day at the brothel, while I was unconscious, you did… that with the two prostitutes?" Xia Xin Yan secretly clenched her teeth.

"Mmm hmm."

"You are the most perverted bastard!"

Shi Yan couldn't help but laugh. He nodded and said calmly, "I'm a man, this is my nature, there's nothing to be ashamed of. But, I don't suppose I did anything to you? In fact, I saved your life! That night, if you weren't at the brothel, the Beiming family might have found you. On that note, you should thank me."

Xia Xin Yan was a bit stunned. It seemed she didn't expect Shi Yan to honestly admit his lechery in front of her.

Xia Xin Yan was in a fix and her expression was changing continuously. It was as if she very much wanted to scold Shi Yan, but didn't know where to start.

To scold him that he's perverted? Well, he's already admitted that. He's already so shameless, what's the use in scolding him further?

Xia Xin Yan felt agitated for no apparent reason. After a long while she frustratingly shook her head and said, "You did save me, but I'm not grateful to you! What happened that night, I don't want anyone to know, do you understand?"

Xia Xin Yan's beautiful eyes were cold, her intention of a threat was clear.

"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid." Shi Yan's expression was indifferent.

"That, that night, did you… did you do anything else to me?" Xia Xin Yan's eyes suddenly showed a little panic.

"Anything else?" Shi Yan was stunned, his face full of confusion, "Like what?"

Listening to this, Xia Xin Yan was raged from inside, and she was continuously repeating the word 'Calm' inside her mind. She took some deep breaths and finally said in a cold tone, "I'm saying did you have any ill intentions of me?"

"Of course yeah!" Shi Yan whispered in his mind, but on the surface he looked serious and shook his head, "No, I'm not a reckless person."

"You are not a reckless person?!"

Xia Xin Yan was staring at Shi Yan. She suddenly realised that she was very easily getting angry when near this person. Clenching her teeth, she sneered and said again, "A perverted bastard who thought of seeking pleasure in a brothel while his family was in a death battle with their enemies. And you say you are not a reckless person? Isn't this really the funniest thing!"

"It's just a normal physiological need." Shi Yan said indifferently.

Xia Xin Yan started at him blankly, her eyes repeatedly showing feelings of disgust and anger.

Xia Xin Yan slightly waved her hand as if she wanted to say no more. Finally she said, "I wish you forget everything that happened that night! You saved my life once, and I will remember that. During this exploration of the Gate of Heaven, I will make sure to do whatever I can to keep you safe. After that, we're even!"

Xia Xin Yan could not bear to stay any longer. She turned around and left straight back along the path she came. She was still filled with anger, but there was nowhere for her to release it.

"Then I will thank you in advance." Shi Yan shouted loudly towards her retreating figure. A smile still lingered on his lips, as if he had no idea how annoyed Xia Xin Yan was.

In the mass of dark clouds on the sky.

A ten-meter long, Level 5 demon beast; a Wind Eagle, floated in the clouds. Beiming Shang, Beiming Ce, Yin Kui, Jiu Shan, Mu Yu Die and Di Yalan sat together on the Wind Eagle.

Beiming Shang sat on the head of the Wind Eagle; he reached his head out to look down at Shi Yan and the rest, who looked as small as ants. Then with a deep voice he said, "They should be going to the Dead Swamp."

"Grandpa, when should we show up?"

"Wait until they arrive at their destination." Beiming Shang furrowed his brows, and said, "Chi Xiao should be appearing soon. Chi Xiao is a true Sky Realm warrior and he might discover us. Let's go, we should leave in advance."

Mu Yu Die clenched her fist, her bright eyes filled with hope.

The Wind Eagle suddenly flew off, and quickly became a black dot as it swiftly flew towards the Dead Swamp, not leaving any trace of its passing.

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Chapter 84 - The Dead Swamp

Chi Xiao arrived two days later, and thus the team to explore the Gate of Heaven was complete.

The Dead Swamp was comprised of thousands of swamps of all different sizes.

These had existed for centuries. Whoever stepped into these would most likely be unable to escape and eventually drown.

It was hard to travel in the swamps, so the carriage and horses were left at the entrance, and the team started walking into the Dead Swamp.

Once they stepped into it, Shi Yan was on alert so as to avoid any dangers.

There were endless green swamps in the Dead Swamp. Of which, many of them were emitting a green colored air.

In some places, the air was so poisonous that people would rot to death as soon as they inhaled it.

Apart from the swamps and poisonous air, there were also demon beats.

The demon beasts had adapted to the environment. They would usually hide in the swamps and jump out to attack whenever people passed by.

Chi Xiao and Xia Xin Yan were taking the lead and avoiding all the small sized swamps.

Chi Xiao was a Sky Realm warrior, so he could avoid the swamp by flying in the air.

Though he didn't feel fear, the others did. Even Xia Xin Yan could only reach Sky Realm when she operated her Incarnation Martial Spirit. Only then could she fly.

However, every time Xia Xin Yan used her Incarnation Martial Spirit, her vitality would be damaged.

Therefore, Xia Xin Yan rarely used it unless it was an emergency. She was quite cautious along the way, following Chi Xiao's lead.

Shi Yan's realm was the lowest among them, and so was his knowledge about this world.

Thus, after they entered the Dead Swamp, he kept mute, carefully observing the dangers in the swamp as well as Chi Xiao and other people's reactions.

"There is a three-mile long swamp in front of us which we can't avoid." Chi Xiao paused, standing on a wet area and frowned, "This swamp should be the safest one around this area. Be careful, we need to take the risk this time."

Wearing a rigid face, Shi Yan observed the swamp in front of him with furrowed brows.

The swamp was three miles long and filled with green mud. At the center of which there were pieces of dry land, enough for two or three people to stand on.

Some of those dry lands were dozens of meters away while some were only two or three meters apart. It would only be safe to pass this swamp by walking on the dry areas.

However, Chi Xiao's next statement crashed his plans.

"Don't even hope that the dry areas could hold people. It will sink even faster once you step on some of them. Many of those dry patches just float on the swamp and can't sustain any weight. Once you step on it, it will quickly sink."

Shi Yan turned serious in surprise, not saying anything.

"Don't worry, I will test every dry area so that you can walk on the solid ones." Chi Xiao saw through their worries and smiled, "You guys just need to follow me. It will be fine. But some of the dry areas are quite small, they may support my weight, but not three or four people. So we still need to be careful."

Everybody nodded with a rigid face. Even Zuo Shi, who was quite relaxed before, got a little nervous and observed the dry lands before her cautiously.

"Miss Xia, there may be a lot of danger. Could you help me with your Sky Realm energy?" Chi Xiao hesitated, and looked to Xia Xin Yan.

Xia Xin Yan's crystal eyes showed hesitation behind her veil. After a thought, she said, "Mr. Chi Xiao, if you can handle it by yourself, please do so. I will be quite weak for a while after using my Sky Realm energy. I want to save my energy for the Nine-headed Sky Snake, but not these swamps."

Hearing that, Zuo Shi and Wu Yun Lian secretly frowned.

They assumed she didn't want to help and regard them as her friends. Therefore, they were a little disappointed, though they didn't show it.

Chi Xiao didn't mind though, as he nodded, "Well then, let me do it. But you have to be more careful since Miss Xia isn't able to help. Don't step anywhere randomly without my confirmation. It will be tough even for me to save you once you sink into the mud."

The group nodded together seriously.

"Hmm, follow me." Chi Xiao took a light breath and flew over and landed on a dry patch.

He placed one foot on it and it sank immediately into the mud.

Shi Yan's expression changed slightly with solemnness crossing his eyes. He suddenly realized that this journey may not be as smooth as he had imagined, thus he had to be more focused.

Chi Xiao was calm. Seeing the earth sink, he remarked, "You see, this piece can't even hold one person. If you jump onto it, you will sink with it."

While talking, he flew up again and landed on another piece of dry land. That piece was quite solid, not sinking at all.

"This is ok. But still be careful. It may be dangerous if more people land on it." Chi Xiao stamped as he reminded others.

The land under him shook and slowly sank again.

"This can support three persons. No more than three people can stand on it when you pass through." Chi Xiao explained and flew out again. Using the same method, he tested more dry patches.

Waiting until Chi Xiao flew a hundred meters away, Xia Xin Yan said calmly, "Let's go."

Then, she moved her well-shaped body and lightly dropped on that dry area.

After a second, she moved again to the next safe area and advanced after Chi Xiao swiftly.

The two huge men who were following her didn't hesitate either, as they stepped one after another onto the dry areas to keep up with her.

Zuo Shi, Wu Yun Lian and Chu Ping followed up, lining along the road where Xia Xian Yan had passed.

"Young Master, after you." Han Feng bowed to Shi Yan, "Be careful."

"Mmm." Shi Yan nodded, skipped forward, and slowly moved after Zuo Shi.

There was a light acidic smell upon the swamp.

After they advanced in the swamp for a mile, Shi Yan found some green bubbles rising out from it, and green gas appeared as the bubbles exploded.

"Be careful, that green gas is poisonous. Don't breathe in." Chi Xiao's voice came from ahead, "We are all at high realm so it wouldn't be a problem for us to hold our breath for a while. I will find the way as soon as possible, please follow up."

Chi Xiao didn't stop advancing as he was talking. Hopping on and off the dry areas, he kept reporting, "This is ok. But be careful, it can only contain two people..."

Shi Yan focused his eyes on Chi Xiao and remembered his steps by heart.

At that time, he quite admired the warriors at Sky Realm, for they could fly over this swamp without suffering so much trouble.

His desire for more strength and to reach a higher realm became much stronger.

With Chi Xiao ahead of them, the group found it much easier to advance. Everybody, except Chi Xiao, was rather relaxed.

They were all safe in this dangerous swamp where numerous warriors had lost their lives.

However, just as they were about to exit this swamp, Chi Xiao's expression changed as he screamed, "Watch out! Something's in the mud!"

"Pop! Pop! Pop!"

Three demon beasts wrapped in mud suddenly rose up from the swamp, and jumped toward Shi Yan and Xia Xin Yan.

This type of demon beasts looked like loaches, with needle-like teeth and sharp bones on their back.

Three demon beasts jumped out of the mud, as two of them dashed toward Xiao Xin Yan and the other one towards Shi Yan.

Shi Yan looked calm. Just as the demon beast was about to touch him, he stretched out his right hand which petrified immediately and operated his [Finger Spear] toward that beast!

(TL note: [Finger Spear] was previously named [Finger Gun].)

"Chee!"

The demon beast bit Shi Yan's right arm but couldn't crush it. On the contrary, its head was pierced by Shi Yan's fingers, green blood oozed out of its head before collapsing into the swamp.

"Boom boom!"

Two huge booms came from Xia Xin Yan's side.

Shi Yan turned back to find that the two demon beasts had exploded before they could approached Xia Xin Yan and fell into the swamp.

A numb feeling came from his right palm which was covered by green blood. Shi Yan frowned and took out a soft rag from his bag to wipe the blood away.

One after another, odd demon beasts showed up from the green, bubble-covered swamp; their numbers reaching about one hundred by a rough count.

Those demon beasts gazed at them with hatred as if they were about to pick someone to eat.

"Shi Yan, did you get any green blood from the Green Loach on your skin?" Chi Xiao suddenly screamed from the front of the troop.

Shi Yan wiped the green blood away casually and turned his eyes to Chi Xiao, "What's wrong with it?"

"The Green Loach has too much poisonous gas in its body, so their blood is poisonous too and will rot your skin!" Chi Xiao was rather regretful, "I had meant to tell you after we passed this swamp, for the Green Loach rarely appears in this area."

"Chi Xiao, what are you doing here again?"

A hairless ugly man covered in mud slowly stood up from the swamp. As half of his body appeared, he stared at Chi Xiao and scolded, "Last time you stole my Green Herb, now what do you want again!"

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Chapter 85 - A Co-Master

This hideous looking strange man could easily navigate through the mud and the dark green scales on his body made him more frightening.

As he shouted in anger, the poisonous miasma in the surroundings all began to gather at their location.

The dense miasma concentrated around the group and continued to condense into a dense fog.

"Hualala!"

Drops of green poisonous water clattered down all of a sudden.

A poisonous rain fell upon this swamp.

Chi Xiao's expression changed as he yelled, "Zhua Qi! Don't you dare make a fuss!"

At the same time, Chi Xiao took out a small curtain and expanded it at once, covering the whole group.

The poisonous rain fell on the silver curtain and trailed through the edges, immediately emitting poisonous fumes when falling in the swamp.

"Silver Curtain!"

Face twisted, the ugly man shouted, "You took out your Silver Curtain! Chi Xiao, you must want to have a good fight with me this time!"

"Stop it!" Seeing the ugly man, Zhua Qi, about to act, Chi Xiao hurried to stop him, "Zhua Qi, you are mistaken about me this time! I haven't come here to fight with you but the Nine-headed Sky Snake! And I only took out my Silver Curtain to block the snake's poison, not to trap you!"

"I don't buy it!" Zhua Qi laughed coldly, "You want to fight the Nine-headed Sky Snake alone? Who would even believe that? Humph! You have no grudge against the Nine-headed Sky Snake. You must have come for me!"

After a grunt, Zhua Qi immersed one hand into the swamp and soon, streams of odd green light shot into the mud.

One after another, mud dragons jumped out of the swamp. They were as thick as a human waist and were about ten meters tall, trying to bite their group.

Zhua Qi could not only control the miasma in the Dead Swamp, but could also control the mud.

Shi Yan's expression changed slightly, as he didn't expect themselves facing such a tough enemy right at the beginning of their journey. He was immediately vigilant, circulating his Profound Qi and prepared to attack those mud dragons.

Those mud dragons flew out from the swamps swiftly and moved towards the group from all directions. It was quite magnificent.

The dry land on which the group was currently standing on was continuously sinking into the swamp under Zhua Qi's control.

Xia Xin Yan's eyes turned icy as she decided to use her Incarnation Martial Spirit.

"Zhua Qi! Believe me! I haven't come for you!" Chi Xiao yelled anxiously.

Chi Xiao was fully assured that he could beat Zhua Qi, but the consequence to their group would be dreadful He firmly believed that once they entered into battle, only he and Xia Xin Yan could withstand Zhua Qi's attacks.

"Shi Yan, come here. I will protect you." Xia Xin Yan glanced over him and said without any emotion.

Han Feng and Ku Long were surprised, and looked at Xia Xin Yan in confusion.

So were Wu Yun Lian and Zuo Shi. It was unreasonable that Xia Xin Yan would try to protect Shi Yan.

Shi Yan dared not take the risk, so he hopped through the dry lands to Xia Xin Yan's side.

"Zhua Qi!"

Chi Xiao was astounded, "The Gate of Heaven is in the Yin Valley! I came for the Nine-headed Sky Snake! Stop now!"

"What?" Zhua Qi was quite surprised as he screamed, "The Gate of Heaven?"

"Yes. We got a treasure map. And the Gate of Heaven turned out to be located in the Yin Valley!" Chi Xiao had to tell him the truth.

Zhua Qi was stunned, and then giggled cunningly.

As he was giggling, the green miasma in the air began to float away from the group.

As the green miasma dispersed, the poisonous rain stopped as well.

The flying mud dragons turned back to mud and fell into the center of the swamp.

Hundreds of green loaches which were rushing up also stopped as they saw the mud dragons disappear. Under Zhua Qi's order, they went back under the mud as well.

Zhua Qi then stopped.

Chi Xiao was relieved and stretched his hand up into the air and shrunk the curtain, finally falling into his palm.

The swamp went back to serenity. Even the green bubbles gradually disappeared. The dangerous swamp suddenly became quiet.

"I know you want to beat the Nine-headed Sky Snake too." Chi Xiao grunted and reproached in a rage, "I bet you would have regretted it if you had stopped too late!"

As he was speaking, he looked at Xia Xin Yan.

Chi Xiao could compete with Zhua Qi alone, and with Xia Xin Yan at the Sky Realm, Zhua Qi would have been in great trouble.

Zhua Qi looked towards Xia Xin Yan as he noticed Chi Xiao's gaze, and frowned.

He could feel a stream of forceful power subsiding in her body.

Just from a glance, Zhua Qi noticed that this woman was unmanageable, and she was operating some tricks secretly.

Shi Yan stood by Xia Xin Yan with a gloomy face, still gazing at Zhua Qi vigilantly.

Without taking a look at Shi Yan, Xia Xin Yan said calmly, "Mr. Chi Xiao, can you introduce this swamp master to us?"

"He is just a co-master."

Chi Xiao shook his head with disdain, glancing at Zhua Qi who was rather unhappy with him and said, "Zhua Qi is active in the outer area of the Dead Swamp, where there are small swamps and miasma. However, at the center of the Dead Swamp, that is to say, the Yin Field, the Nine-headed Sky Snake takes control. There is no way he could take charge there."

"Chi Xiao! The Yin Field is mine!" Zhua Qi suddenly cried out, "My father practiced there! I will get it back sooner or later!"

"Till you get it back." Chi Xiao smirked, and nodded to Xia Xin Yan, "Miss Xia, walk to the bank now."

"Hmm." Xia Xin Yan nodded, glanced at Shi Yan with her brows furrowed, and said indifferently, "Leave now."

"Okay."

Shi Yan responded casually and hopped through the dry lands where Chi Xiao had tested, to a muddy area ahead, and soon he was ashore.

Zhua Qi grunted, moved his muddy body swiftly in the swamp, and also reached the shore. But half of his body was still in the swamp, for he was still a little suspicious of Chi Xiao.

"Shi Yan, how are you now? The blood of the green loach didn't hurt you? Do you need Zhua Qi's help you remove it?" Chi Xiao asked as he suddenly recalled the incident.

Standing there, Shi Yan looked down to his palm and shook his head, "I'm fine."

His Immortal Martial Spirit had cleaned the poison before he knew it.

Hearing that, Chi Xiao and Zhua Qi looked at him in surprise.

Only these two knew that a Human Realm warrior would suffer fatigue for at least one day after touching the green loach's blood.

Others didn't know about the blood, so they didn't care much and walked ahead.

Soon, Zuo Shi, Han Feng and others also got out of the swamp and landed ashore.

"Chi Xiao, you really came for the Snake?" Zhua Qi raised his head and asked, while half of his body was still in the mud.

"Behave yourself for the rest of our journey. Take the lead if you want to fight the Snake." Chi Xiao nodded.

"Sure! Of course I will help if your goal is the Snake." Zhua Qi was cooperative this time, "I will send you to the Yin Field nice and safe. But I will go there too, as my father once practiced there and I'm familiar with it. I can help."

"Apart from the Snake, you also want to enter the Gate of Heaven." Chi Xiao grunted.

Zhua Qi didn't deny it, but giggled, "You know the Snake's power well. You can hardly beat it. Let me help you and in turn you let me into the Gate of Heaven; it's a win-win situation."

"Miss Xia, what do you think?"

Chi Xiao didn't reply Zhua Qi, but looked to Xia Xin Yan, "Zhua Qi and the Nine-headed Sky Snake are old enemies. The outer area of the Dead Swamp is his sphere of influence. We won't come across any trouble if he takes the lead for us, and we are more likely to beat the Snake with his help."

"Okay." Xia Xin Yan thought for a moment and nodded.

"Well then, you are in." Chi Xiao then replied to him.

"Hehe, you won't regret." Zhua Qi smiled cunningly, then he was a little stunned, "Chi Xiao, is there anyone else?"

"Nope." Chi Xiao was stunned, "Only us."

"Then why did a Sky Realm warrior enter the Dead Swamp with several experts seven days ago?" Zhua Qi asked, "I killed some of his people, and fought with him so I know that he is at Sky Realm. I never left my Dead Swamp, so I don't know who he was. But he was really something. He must have reached the Yin Field by now."

"A Sky Realm Expert!" Chi Xiao's expression changed and he thought for a moment, "The Fire Empire, the God-blessed Empire, and the Merchant Union all rarely see a Sky Realm warrior. Who could that man be? What did he look like?"

"Thin, tall, pale-faced, narrow eyes. He seemed to rarely expose himself to the sun, and trained in a gruesome Martial Skill." Zhua Qi thought for a while and depicted.

"I don't know who that is either." Chi Xian pondered for a while only to realise that he didn't know that man, so he shook his head, "Never mind, maybe he just happened to pass the Dead Swamp and has already left by now. Anyway, we have to be on alert."

"Let's go. Let me show you to the Yin Field."

Zhua Qi finally landed ashore. His legs were covered with green scales. He seemed not used to walking, for he swayed like a duck.

However, they all had witnessed his ability, they didn't dare make fun of his hilarious walking posture.

As the master of this area, wherever he went, the poisonous miasma dissipated quickly.

There were many pieces of dry land ahead for them to advance smoothly.

They found it much easier to walk after Zhua Qi took the lead. They finished the one-month journey in only eight days.

Eight days later, the group finally entered the Yin Field.

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Chapter 86 - The Yin Field

The Yin Field was a place in the center of the Dead Swamp.

The Dead Swamp was surrounded by countless swamps; the muddy sludge could be seen everywhere. There was almost not a single dry spot.

However, the Yin Field at the middle of the Dead Swamp was an exception.

Here, there were no swamps, and no ooze. The ground was mostly flat, and although not especially dry, it was still not as humid as the outer area of the Dead Swamp.

The Yin field was an extraordinary place. The air above the field was covered with thick dark clouds all year around, such that not even the sun, moon, and the stars could be seen.

Perhaps that was the reason why the Yin Qi in the Yin Field was especially heavy. Anyone who enters would feel very uncomfortable.

The place didn't appear to be frigid, but the Yin energy all around made people chilled to their bones. One would feel as if they had entered a supernatural space, surrounded by evil spirits; it felt very creepy.

When Shi Yan just entered into the Yin field, he frowned slightly. He took a deep breath and felt discomfort seep into his bones. Although it wasn't very chilly here, it still made people uncomfortable all over.

Standing on the frigid earth, Shi Yan gazed around and found some strange exotic plants growing.

These plants were not very tall, the tallest being only five to six meters, but they all grew in the weirdest pattern. There were various plants with very pale flowers, absolutely lacking any variance in color.

Especially with some plants, their flowers looked like ghastly faces, giving off an extremely terrifying feeling.

Just standing in the middle of those bizarre plants made Shi Yan feel uncomfortable. When he looked at those plants, he always felt like they were going to leap towards him and bite him.

"The Yin Qi here is heavy, the plants that grew from it are very strange. Some plants could even suck in the Yin Qi and the corpse energies. While some others would attack as soon as they smell the breath of a human, and entangle onto that human until they die."

Zhua Qi scowled as he looked at the different plants in the Yin Field and then continued, "Other than plants, you should also be careful of demon beasts. The demon beasts here especially hate strangers. If they see anyone coming, they will attack until you are dead. Usually when warriors go through the Dead Swamp, they would rather explore the outer perimeter than in here."

"Slither, slither, slither!"

Silvery-white long snakes suddenly appeared from within the plants.

These snakes were about three meters in length. Their heads were cone shaped, and their tails kept making circular marks on the ground. Their soybean-sized eyes gave out a cold glare.

Several dozens of snakes slithered out from the plants. They actually understood how to split up, and came from all directions to surround Shi Yan and the rest.

"Level 2 demon beast, Corpse Worm Snake." Zhua Qi sneered, and suddenly stomped on the ground.

Strange ripples spread from his foot! With him as the center, the ripples formed in ring shapes, and attacked towards all directions.

"Pop pop pop pop! Pop pop pop!"

Wherever the ripples went, those dozens of Level 2 Corpse Worm Snakes exploded, sprinkling brown blood everywhere.

"I hate snakes the most!" Zhua Qi sneered, his face full of disgust. He turned back to Chi Xiao and said, "Before we come across the Nine-headed Sky Snake, I'll take care of the obstacles on the way. I'll let this be the bargain in return for participating in the Gate of Heaven."

Chi Xiao nodded, and replied, "You know this place well, so you can take the lead."

Zhua Qi didn't refuse and walked straight to the front of the group. Traces of strange green poisonous fog quietly spread out into the air.

When the plants in the Yin Field sensed the poisonous fog from him, they all contracted, as if they were actually afraid.

Many of the plants were originally three meters tall, but after Zhua Qi walked past, they shrunk to only one meter, clearly a whole lot smaller.

Shi Yan was amazed; he watched with glinting eyes. Whenever he walked past those plants he would carefully observe them. He realized that wherever Zhua Qi went, the plants were very docile and submissive.

However, if he didn't follow behind Zhua Qi and chose to walk a few meters in another direction, those same species of plants would actually open themselves up and try to entangle him, looking as if they wouldn't give up till he was strangled to death.

"Kid, if you don't want to die, you better follow me." Zhua Qi suddenly turned his head and glared at Shi Yan. In his mouth he was quietly muttering, "I don't understand all of you. You knew that you were gonna enter the Yin Field, but still brought two burdens along. Do they wanna sacrifice them later at a key moment…?"

The burdens Zhua Qi was muttering about were obviously Shi Yan and Zuo Shi. They both were only at the Human Realm, the ones with the lowest strength.

Shi Yan looked indifferent, he was unmoved by Zhua Qi's whispers.

But Zuo Shi was not happy, she pouted and said, "What are you muttering about, big earthworm? Who are you calling burdens? Hmph! If you don't wanna come along with us, then you can leave right now. It's not like we can't live without you."

"Girl, who are you calling earthworm?" Zhua Qi's dark green scale-covered face slightly shook for a second, he murderously glared at Zuo Shi, "Say that again!"

"Alright." Chi Xiao furrowed his brows, and scolded Zuo Shi, "Zhua Qi is an elder, don't be so disrespectful. We wouldn't have been travelling so smoothly this whole way if it weren't for Zhua Qi."

Chi Xiao then looked at Zhua Qi and said, "Why can't you stop being so foul-mouthed? If it weren't for your stupid foul mouth back in the day, I wouldn't have tried to fight to the death with you. Why are you doing it again?"

Zhua Qi snorted and fiercely glared at Zuo Shi, the scales on his face shaking again, but he stopped mumbling.

Zuo Shi however, wanted to keep throwing a few more insults at him, but was stopped by Chi Xiao's glare. She pouted her lips and stopped talking.

Xia Xin Yan and the two giant men were on the left side of Chi Xiao and the rest of the group. She didn't talk, her expression was indifferent; she ignored Zhua Qi, but didn't have the intention to talk to Chi Xiao either.

However, occasionally her eyes would drift towards Shi Yan. The expression in her eyes was quite complicated, and no one could figure out what she was really thinking.

Since the day they came out from the swamp, she didn't speak a word to Shi Yan.

Shi Yan was also sensible, he didn't make a move to get close to her either.

This atmosphere between her and Shi Yan made Chi Xiao, Zuo Shi, and the rest dumbfounded. But everyone pretended they didn't realise, and nobody went to annoy and ask the two about it.

"Just come on and follow me. If you wanna live, you all better know your place!" Zhua Qi snorted, and purposely looked towards Shi Yan.

Shi Yan looked calm, he didn't bother with Zhua Qi.

Just at this moment, Chi Xiao suddenly furrowed his brows, and a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes.

"What happened?" Xia Xin Yan's expression moved, she keenly sensed Chi Xiao's abnormality.

"Nothing." Chi Xiao shook his head, and said calmly, "I just suddenly sensed something strange, but it was gone in a flash. I wonder if I'm just being delusional."

After saying that, everyone got a little nervous. Zhua Chi said, "Could it be that Sky Realm master?"

"I don't know." Chi Xiao shook his head again."

Chi Xiao's reaction cast a dark shadow over everyone's minds, and made everyone more cautious.

In the Yin Field, where there was dense foliage filled with plants.

A pale and tall middle-aged scholar silently stood there.

By his side were thirty five warriors with the same pale face and blank expression. One of the young men was only in his early twenties. With long hair to his waist, he appeared very handsome, but had a kind of evil temperament.

"Master, what have you found?" The young man asked curiously.

"The objectives should have entered into the Yin Field, and I just used my soul power to probe a little. Another soul power immediately sensed me." That pale middle-aged scholar said.

"Is it someone from the Beiming family?"

"No, Beiming Shang got here a long time ago."

"Why hasn't he come to find us yet?"

"The objective is already here, Beiming Shang would come very soon."

One day later.

In the area where that group of people had gathered, Beiming Shang arrived there alone; cold energy writhing around his body.

"Lord of the Dark World?" After Beiming Shang arrived, he put together his fists for that middle-aged scholar, and said, "How may I address you?"

"Zou Zi He." The Lord of the Dark World looked calm, "I've long heard the name of the Head of the Beiming family. Now that I've met you today, you seem to deserve your reputation."

Beiming Shang stretched his lips, and said emotionlessly, "Brother Zou, you should be one with the most wide-spread reputation. The Dark World has been dominant in the Fire Empire, and from that we can see that Brother Zou is truly a great talent in the world. Working with Brother Zou this time, hopefully everyone will be satisfied in the end."

"Where's that girl from the Mu family?" The Lord of the Dark World furrowed his brows.

"After exploring the Gate of Heaven, I will bring her to you myself." Beiming Shang glanced at everyone from the Dark World and said, "Brother Zou, why have you brought so many? Aren't you scared of being discovered?"

"We, the people from the Dark World, are good at hiding our trails, this you don't have to worry about, Brother Beiming."

"Alright then." Beiming Shang nodded, then continued, "The other side has appeared, their target should be the Yin Valley in the Yin Field. If any mishaps really happen at that time, I wish Brother Zou would come out. But, I don't want you to identify yourself too soon, or else Mu Yi Die's resentment will grow."

"She is merely a bereaved little girl, do you really need to care, Brother Beiming?"

"I don't really care about Mu Yu Die, but there's another girl by her side. The Martial Spirit that girl possesses could be of use to my Beiming family. I don't want that girl to know that we gave Mu Yu Die to you, or else it would affect my plans in the future."

"Sure, the reason I didn't bring my mask this time, is to cooperate with you. I stand as the Lord of the Dark World, and I hardly show my true self to others. That Mu girl has never seen me, she will never know who I am. You can be reassured on this matter, Brother Beiming."

"Good, then we will meet again at the Yin Valley. By that time I will use my soul power to send messages to you, I hope you won't disappoint me, Brother Zou."

Then Beiming Shang slowly retreated. His body faded into a wisp of cold energy, and dissipated into the air.

"Master, Beiming Shang is cunning in his schemes. This exploration of the Gate of Heaven, we should be careful of him, he's definitely not the good kind."

"Don't worry, your mistress is here in the dark. If any great treasures really appear, they will surely belong to the Dark World!"

"Mistress is here too?" The demonic handsome young man exclaimed.

"Yes, she arrived at the Yin Valley a long time ago. With her attainments in concealment, no one in the Yin Field can ever detect her unless she shows herself!"

"Ha, then this exploration of the Gate of Heaven is in the bag."

"Mmm hmm."

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Chapter 87 - Black Formula

Following Zhua Qi and the others, Shi Yan headed for the Yin Valley without stopping.

Zhua Qi proved his value along the way by removing those odd plants and brutal demon beasts.

Zhua Qi turned out to be the co-master of the Dead Swamp, for he even knew this area, the Yin Field, far better than Chi Xiao.

All along the way, Zhua Qi removed all the obstacles easily. In doing so, Chi Xiao and Xia Xin Yan could save their energy for the fight with the Nine-headed Sky Snake.

The nearer they got to the Yin Valley, the more they could feel the Yin Qi.

Gradually, Shi Yan could feel his Profound Qi flowing slower and slower; his ribs and bones were experiencing immense pressure from the Yin Qi.

So did Zuo Shi.

The nearer they came to the Yin Valley, the more pale her face became. Apparently, she wasn't able to adapt to the atmosphere there either.

"Let's have a rest here, Zhua Qi, Miss Xia, we need to study the treasure map as well." Chi Xiao was being considerate of his students, so he stopped at one clean and flat area and took out the treasure map to study with Zhua Qi and Xia Xin Yan.

Zhua Qi didn't want to stop, but since Chi Xiao took out the map, he agreed with him instantly.

He walked up to Chi Xiao quickly and giggled, "I'm very familiar with the Yin Valley. Let me see the map and I can find the position of the Gate of Heaven."

Xia Xin Yan hesitated and she too walked up.

Chi Xiao had learnt the map by heart, so he handed the map to Xia Xin Yan and let her watch Zhua Qi, while he himself walked towards Zuo Shi and Shi Yan.

"How do you two feel? Can you endure it?" Chi Xiao looked to Zuo Shi.

Zuo Shi's pretty face had turned pale, "Yes I can endure it, but it's too uncomfortable. The Yin Qi has slowed my Profound Qi and seems to be consuming it as well. The nearer we get to the Yin valley, the faster it is consumed."

"That's natural." Chi Xiao nodded and explained, "The heavy Yin Qi would affect your body, so your Profound Qi would try to adapt to it, thus it gets consumed. You two pay attention to it. It's just the beginning. The Yin Qi will be denser in the valley, so if you two can't bear it you will have to stop before you enter it."

"Teacher, the [Basalt Scripture] seems to be able to remove some Yin Qi" Zuo Shi suddenly said.

Chi Xiao was surprised, finding it funny and annoying, "Then why didn't you train it long ago?"

"I just realized it." Zuo Shi protruded her tongue and grinned naughtily, "Fine fine, I will train with it diligently from now on. I found that once I operate the [Basalt Scripture, the Yin Qi can't enter my body."

"If you were hardworking long time ago, you might have finished training the [Basalt Scripture] already." Chi Xiao shook his head with regret and resignation.

"Stop it! It's not too late to start now." Zuo Shi pouted with a grunt.

Chi Xiao sighed in his mind and turned to Shi Yan, "How do you feel?"

"I'm fine. I'm ok with it." Shi Yan replied calmly.

"Well, do your best." Chi Xiao nodded, "You should stop when you can't bear it, then Han Feng will stay and protect you, while Ku Long will enter the Yin Valley with us. We only need to find out what's inside the Gate of heaven this time, then your Shi family will send more experts here. So don't worry too much if you can't enter the Gate."

Shi Yan nodded, not saying anything more.

Chi Xiao comforted him and requested Zuo Shi to work hard, then walked back to Zhua Qi and Xia Xin Yan.

"Young Master, the family head told us that it's most important that you are safe. Don't push yourself if you can't bear it. The family head said that we just need to find out the exact position of the Gate and what's inside it." Ku Long said in a low voice beside him.

"I got it." Shi Yan looked indifferent, but his brows were furrowed.

A short distance away, Zhua Qi, Xia Xin Yan and Chi Xiao were still studying the treasure map.

Although Zhua Qi regarded himself as a know-it-all when it came to the Yin Valley, he couldn't figure out anything when he saw the map, as seen from his confused expression when whispering with Chi Xiao.

Shi Yan glanced over them and sat down where he was, when a thought came across in his mind.

He was curious about the Gate of Heaven, and he wanted to go inside of it too.

However, the Yin Qi here was really tough, as it was omnipresent. At the same time, it was becoming more dense, which was affecting his body a lot.

Before they got to the Yin Valley, he had to consume his Profound Qi to defend from its influence. He couldn't imagine how powerful the Yin Qi would be in the valley. By then, his Profound Qi would be totally consumed, and it would be very dangerous if anything came up.

"I must find a way to defend against the Yin Qi!"

After a short deliberation, Shi Yan's expression was determined. He sat cross-legged and tried to search in his memories.

An idea flashed across his mind!

The [Black Formula]!

His face lit up. He picked up his bag and took out a book on the Mortal Level Martial Skill, [Black Formula].

It was only an elementary level Martial Skill, which needed to collect Yin Qi while training. It was best to train with it where there was dense Yin Qi.

Since he took the [Black Formula] from Karu he had given up training it as it was only a Mortal Level Martial Skill and required a Yin Qi-filled environment.

After he got to the Shi family and witnessed so many Martial Skills, he had forgotten about the [Black Formula].

Therefore, that book was buried in oblivion in that bag.

The Yin Field here was heavy with Yin Qi, it was the best place to train in the [Black Formula]!

Although the [Black Formula] was only a Mortal Level Martial Skill, since it required Yin Qi, once one was adapted to the environment, he could gather the Yin Qi and use it as a weapon.

Shi Yan didn't care much about its power for as far as he was concerned, it was just a Mortal Level Martial Skill, which had limited power.

Nonetheless, the [Black Formula] could absorb Yin Qi and help him adapt to it, which solved his problem for now!

Therefore, he picked up that formula right away!

While Chi Xiao, Zhua Qi and Xia Xin Yan were busy figuring out the position of the Gate of Heaven, Shi Yan devoted himself to the [Black Formula] and its practice process.

Sitting on the ground, Shi Yan flipped open the book of the [Black Formula] with a solemn face.

Before long, he had read through the first volume, and secretly put the book into his bag with his brows furrowed.

Although the [Black Formula] was merely a Mortal Level Martial Skill, it appeared to be strange. To train with it, one must trigger the Yin Qi between the heaven and earth and form three Yin Swirls around the three meridians in one's chest: Tian Que, Shen Que and Yin Du.

As long as the swirls are formed, one can trigger the [Black Formula] and absorb the Yin Qi around them easily.

Once the three swirls absorbed enough Yin Qi, they would produce three Yin Pearls, which would go down the three meridians.

And after that, the Yin Swirls could continue absorbing Yin Qi endlessly.

As long as there was enough Yin Qi, the Yin Swirls would produce more Yin Pearls and submerge into the meridians.

The more Yin pearls in the meridians, the more powerful the [Black Formula] would be.

The one who trained with the [Black Formula] could collect Yin Qi by merely triggering the [Black Formula] and absorbing it into the three Yin Swirls.

Although the [Black Formula] was merely a Mortal Level Martial Skill, no one knew how much Yin Qi it could absorb.

It seemed that the three Yin Swirls would devour Yin Qi ceaselessly once there was enough Yin Qi.

Shi Yan had seen many Martial Skills in the Martial Spirit Palace of the Shi family, but he had never seen anything as strange as this one.

There was an end goal to train to with every Martial Skill, but the [Black Formula] could be trained endlessly.

Sitting on the ground with a rigid face, Shi Yan sorted through the practice process he understood in order to train with the [Black Formula] and he found it literally extraordinary.

However, he didn't hesitate at all. To enter the center of the Yin Valley, he memorised the practice process several times and began to train with it, while Chi Xiao and Zhua Qi were still whispering.

Shi Yan connected his eyes, nose and heart, operated his will to Tian Que, Shen Que and Yin Du meridians and concentrated Yin Qi into them.

During that process, his body was still under pressure, as his hadn't adapted to the Yin Qi yet.

Gradually, the Yin Qi began to circle around the three meridians according to Shi Yan's will.

He found that his body was having a strange attraction to Yin Qi as he began to operate the [Black Formula].

While he was refining his Yin Swirls, the Yin Qi around him began to gather and poured into his pores. At last, it arrived at the three meridians and started to spin slowly.

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Chapter 88 - Strange Scene

Eight days later, outside the Yin Valley.

"We won't enter the Yin Valley today. Everybody have a good rest. We will enter the Valley tomorrow morning." Zhua Qi stopped at the entrance of the Yin Valley and said with a gloomy expression, "The Nine-headed Sky Snake will notice us once we enter the Yin Valley; a fierce battle is unavoidable."

"Hmm."

Chi Xiao took out the map again, and waved at Zhua Qi and Xia Xin Yan, "Let's take this last night to study it again. It's best if we could find out the accurate position of the Gate of Heaven."

Zhua Qi and Xia Xin Yan walked up frowning, and looked down at the map.

As usual, Shi Yan found a quiet place far away from those three people, sat down, and began to train with the [Black Formula].

Every night during the past eight days, Chi Xiao would ask the group to stop and have a good rest, in order to provide Zuo Shi plenty of time to train with the [Basalt Scriptures].

Shi Yan wasn't idle either. As soon as the group stopped, he would find a quiet place and train with the [Black Formula, under the protection of Han Feng and Ku Long.

After eight days' practice, he had accumulated lots of Yin Qi in the three meridians in his chest. He operated the Yin Qi every day according to his will and divided it into several wisps to spin around the meridians.

As the Yin Qi accumulated, it spun faster and faster, and was about to form into real Yin Swirls.

After taking a deep breath and holding it, Shi Yan began to concentrate on controlling the Yin Qi.

Wisps of Yin Qi began to intertwine at the three meridians in his chest, and under his control, was quickly forming into circles.

Every time he reached this state, he would reach out to sense the Yin Qi in his surroundings; it was as if the Yin Qi was gathering around him under some magical force.

After eight days' training in the [Black Formula, Shi Yan started getting hang of controlling the Yin Qi. At the same time, after several days' of revolution in the front of his chest, the Yin Qi in his body seemed to have changed slightly.

The Yin Qi had become denser since they arrived at the entrance of the Yin Valley. However, Shi Yan found it quite comfortable thanks to the eight days' of training.

Moreover, the nearer he approached the Yin Valley, the easier he was able to train the [Black Formula]. It was even rather refreshing to breathe the Yin Qi.

Han Feng and Ku Long didn't exactly knew what Martial Skill Shi Yan was training in, but they were still protecting him diligently.

Time flew by.

All of a sudden, Zuo Shi, who was guarded by Wu Yun Lian and Chu Ping, jumped up joyfully with an odd light sparkling around her body. She shouted, "Ha! It's the Third Sky of the Human Realm!"

Chi Xiao, who was focusing on the treasure map, rushed over in ecstasy, and as he grabbed Zuo Shi's hand and began to test her, his old face showing satisfaction, "You little girl, you are..."

From the joyful reaction of Zuo Shi's Profound Qi, Chi Xiao could tell that she had reached the Third Sky of the Human Realm.

Zuo Shi hadn't fully understood the [Basalt Scriptures] after eight days' of training, but she turned out to have reached the Third Sky of the Human Realm. For such talent there were not enough words for Chi Xiao to say anything.

The only word he could come up with was: Genius.

During their journey from the Cloud Mountain to Tianyun City, apart from fooling around, Zuo Shi hadn't trained hard for even a single day. It was out of his expectation that she entered that level so fast.

"Mr. Chi Xiao, you've got a really great student!" Surprise also crossed Xia Xin Yan's eyes, as she too was shocked by Zuo Shi's talent.

"Hehe, this girl is really talented, though she is too lazy." Chi Xiao was delightful as he patted Zuo Shi's shoulder, "Work harder! Digest the [Basalt Scriptures] as soon as possible! You little girl, you could have reached a much higher realm had you focused on practice!"

Then he walked to Xia Xin Yan and Zhua Qi's side, and said with a smile, "Leave that girl alone. Let's study the map."

Another two hours passed.

As Shi Yan was sitting there silently, suddenly his body shook heavily and then kept quivering slightly.

More and more Yin Qi concentrated and combined in front of his chest as it spun faster and faster.

Looking inside, he found the Profound Qi around his three meridians becoming stronger and spinning faster.

The Profound Qi that he had absorbed rushed into the three meridians and then was refined and resolved into more gray strings.

More and more gray strings gathered in the swirls inside the meridians, making the swirls spin faster and faster...

Not knowing how much time had passed, a gloomy air was suddenly forced out from the swirls, which shocked Shi Yan.

More and more Yin Qi gathered from all directions and gushed into his pores heading for the centers of the three swirls, while they were spinning faster and faster.

Looking inside, Shi Yan was shocked to find that the three swirls had formed a shadow and that shadow was emitting a strong attraction force.

He had succeeded!

The strong attraction force meant that a Yin Swirl had officially formed!

Thus, the power of the Yin Swirl to devour Yin Qi was triggered!

All of a sudden, the Yin Qi inside the Yin Field seemed to find an exit and flooded towards Shi Yan.

Ten meters above Shi Yan's head, three odd swirls, as big as a human head, gradually appeared.

Those swirls were similar to the Yin Swirls inside Shi Yan, and were apparently influenced by the Yin Swirls in his chest. They spun in line with his Yin Swirls and were attracting more Yin Qi to his location.

Huge amounts of Yin Qi gushed into the three head-sized swirls above him which were expanding quickly!

In merely ten minutes, those swirls had swollen to the size of a wash basin, and kept devouring Yin Qi from all directions.

Chi Xiao, Zhua Qi, and Xia Xin Yan all stopped their discussion about the map and stood up, shocked by what they saw.

The three swirls were still expanding!

One hour later, the three swirls were like a tornado, extremely frightening.

The swirls kept spinning crazily as they tried to devour all the Yin Qi in the Yin Valley!

With a rigid face, Shi Yan sat there without moving, continuously operating the swirls inside him, seemingly not knowing about the phenomenon above his head.

He could clearly feel that the three swirls in his chest had accelerated several times; even his mind found it hard to catch up with the spinning!

Han Feng and Ku Long were taken aback as they watched this strange scene without any idea as to what was occurring.

The dense gray Yin Qi had hovered in the Yin Field for thousands of years, isolating it from the sky, blocking both sunlight and moonlight.

However today, the Yin Qi between the sky and the Yin Field all went crazy as it endlessly gushed into the swirls above Shi Yan.

Not knowing when, the three swirls above his head had turned as huge as three mountains, filled with odd light. They looked like three huge mouths, ready to swallow all the Yin Qin between heaven and earth.

"This, this is..." One huge man beside Xia Xin Yan cried suddenly, remembering something.

"What?" Xia Xin Yan's eyes sparkled, and she turned to watch that huge man.

Under Xia Xin Yan's gaze, that huge man hesitated, and then walked away quietly.

Zhua Qi and Chi Xiao's expression changed as they watched the strange scene with incredible eyes. Noticing that the huge man had some new findings, they walked towards them.

Xia Xin Yan frowned, walked away with the huge man and let him explain, keeping a distance from Zhua Qi and Chi Xiao.

"You sure?" Xia Xin Yan's voice was filled with uncertainty.

That huge man kept nodding his head, showing lots of anxiety, then he looked at Shi Yan in fear, "I'm very sure, it must be..."

Xia Xin Yan's face turned pale. She nodded and shouted to Chi Xiao and Zhua Qi, "Get ready for the fight! The Nine-headed Sky Snake will come out soon. It needs Yin Qi to train with, so it will chase us at all expense! We don't need to enter the Yin Valley now."

"Miss Xia, our Young Master...What the hell happened to him?" Ku Long was rather anxious.

"Ask him when he wakes up." Xia Xin Yan frowned with bright light in her eyes, "But don't worry. That strange phenomenon will not affect him. On the contrary, it is an opportunity. He will suck the Yin Qi in the Yin Field clean if not disturbed."

"What!"

Chi Xiao, Zhua Qi, Wu Yun Lian and Zuo Shi all screamed in astonishment, with unbelievable faces.

"Yeah, this Martial Skill is this powerful. I don't know how he gained it." Xia Xin Yan's expression was complex, "The Nine-headed Sky Snake will come soon, as it won't allow anyone to devour the Yin Qi. Maybe we don't even need to wait till tomorrow to fight it!"

"Howl! Howl! Howl!"

From the Yin Valley, crazy hollows came with extraordinary rage.

"Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!"

Massive booms suddenly came from within the Yin Valley.

Everybody shook with the earth, and they could feel that a huge monster was approaching them quickly.

"There it is!" Zhua Qi screamed.

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Chapter 89 - Forming the Yin Pearls

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The three swirls were floating above Shi Yan's head like giant clouds.

Sparks flew inside the swirls and wisps of cold Yin Qi were repeatedly refined in the swirls, forming strange grey light spots.

The air above the Yin Field was filled with natural Yin Qi and had remained as such for a long time. But the huge attraction from the three swirls was showing a pattern of rapid consumption, swallowing it to the last.

Shi Yan's expression was serious, as if he had entered some enigmatic realm.

The swirls above his head suddenly emitted some grey light spots, all of which entered Shi Yan's body.

Because of that, Shi Yan's body started forming a vacuum which was felt by everyone present!

His body was now like a black hole, sucking in all the grey light spots that came down from above!

The grey light spots flickered and jumped and entered into Shi Yan's body.

Shi Yan was now covered in a grey glow and a chilling atmosphere spread out from him in all directions.

Whoever got near Shi Yan couldn't help but feel stiff. The circulation of their Profound Qi would slow down and they would have to use their Qi for defense or else they would be affected by the dense Yin Qi.

It was like Shi Yan had transformed into a giant Yin Qi-swallowing monster!

Shi Yan was sitting as still as a stone while the three swirls floating above his head were wildly swallowing and transforming the Yin Qi in the Yin Valley. He was continuously refining the Yin Qi, transforming it into purest form of Yin energy, which was in turn nurturing his cultivation.

In Shi Yan's chest, the three meridians of Tian Que, Shen Que, and Yin Du started rapidly gathering the grey light spots that had rushed into his body.

These grey light spots all represented the purest form of Profound Yin Qi. Huge amounts of light spots all entered the Yin Swirls and were refined to the purest degree. This refined energy then started gathering at the center of the Yin Swirls.

Unknowingly, in the center of the three Yin Swirls, there were three rice grain sized pearls slowly starting to form.

Once he detected the formation of the Yin Pearls, Shi Yan's expression shook.

He discreetly started to detect his surroundings. When he realized there was nothing abnormal, he went back and continued circulating the Yin Swirls, ready to keep absorbing more of the natural Yin Qi.

"You don't need to stop." Xia Xin Yan stood by Shi Yan's side, her beautiful eyes glinted, "I know what you're doing, and I know you can hear me too. The Nine-headed Sky Snake will get here really soon, but we'll take care of that. You can keep swallowing the natural Yin Qi here."

Indeed Shi Yan could hear Xia Xin Yan's voice, but he couldn't reply to her.

"Miss Xia, if Shi Yan doesn't stop here, the Nine-headed Sky Snake will attack him first." Ku Long said hurriedly.

Zhua Qi and Chi Xiao also looked at Xia Xin Yan with a bit of surprise, not knowing what she meant by her proposal.

"The Nine-headed Sky Snake has nine heads, three of which can breathe fire, three can spit poison, and the remaining three can control the Yin Qi in the Yin Field to attack differently."

Xia Xin Yan's pretty eyes glinted, and she explained in seriousness, "The three heads that can control the natural Yin Qi are very troublesome and they will be hard for us to take care of. But now we have an advantage. If Shi Yan keeps sucking in the natural Yin Qi like this, that means once the Nine-headed Sky Snake gets here, the Yin Qi attack will be swallowed by the swirls above Shi Yan's head! This way, three of the nine heads will be greatly weakened!"

Upon hearing that, Zhua Qi and Chi Xiao's eyes both glinted. Together they nodded and approved, "Not bad!"

"Once those three heads become powerless, the Nine-headed Sky Snake will be a lot easier to deal with. Zhua Qi is not scared of the venom, and you also brought the Silver Curtain. So now we only need to put our efforts into the three fire-breathing heads. Because of Shi Yan, this fight is going to be a lot easier for us." Xia Xin Yan said calmly.

Zhua Qi and Chi Xiao nodded quietly, they both agreed upon Xia Xin Yan's suggestion.

"Would my young master be okay?" Han Feng suddenly opened his eyes and coldly stared at Xia Xin Yan, "Although we are very interested in the Gate of Heaven, the young master's life is more important!"

"He's only bait, he can just keep up what he's doing now." Xia Xin Yan frowned and continued, "If he wants to wake up he could do so anytime. But he will need a whole lot more time to try to gather the Yin Qi like this another time."

"Boom boom boom!"

The thundering roar was getting closer.

The earth was shaking and in the distance, a faint but frightening figure slowly started to appear.

"Get ready to fight!" Chi Xiao shouted.

At another entrance of the Yin Field.

Beiming Shang's expression shook slightly. He looked far away into the distance at the smoke-like swirls that rose into the air. His cold eyes flashed with a trace of confusion.

"Grandpa, have they started fighting?" Beiming Ce asked.

Shaking his head, Beiming Shang said, "No, it's just that the natural Yin Qi has become abnormal. It is are all gathering towards where Chi Xiao and his group are at. The Nine-headed Sky Snake is out of the Yin Valley and is rushing towards them. I wonder what is going on over there."

"When should we get there?"

"Let's wait! Wait until the fighting is almost over."

On another side, the people from the Dark World were gazing at the three floating swirls where Shi Yan was. They were also full of surprise, and didn't know what was going on.

"Master? It's like… like the natural Yin Qi has changed and is all gathering towards that one spot? Could it be that the Nine-headed Sky Snake has already started to attack?" The demonic young man guessed.

"The Nine-headed Sky Snake is able to use the natural Yin Qi to cultivate, but it shouldn't be this overbearing. To make all of that natural Yin Qi flow towards one spot I think even the Nine-headed Sky Snake would be unable to make such a grand gesture. Besides, the change is from outside the Yin Valley, it's obviously done By Chi Xiao's group." The Lord of the Dark World said with a deep tone.

"Should we go and see it?"

"No, we will wait for Beiming Shang's news. If Beiming Shang doesn't give out the signal, we will stay put for now. Your mistress should already be there, so if the Gate of Heaven really appears, your mistress will send out a signal, we don't need to be in such a hurry."

"Understood."

The three Yin Pearls were slowly forming. With more natural Yin Qi flowing in, the three Yin pearls grew brighter and brighter.

The Yin pearls were in the middle of the Yin Swirls outside of Shi Yan's meridians. They were rolling in the air and whenever a wisp of grey Yin Qi came in, the Yin Pearls would immediately absorb the grey light spots.

Only when the Yin Pearls were truly formed would they finally sink into the three meridians by themselves.

Shi Yan knew this deep in his heart. So when he clearly heard Xia Xin Yan's words, and knew that Han Feng and Ku Long were very worried about him, he still didn't stop the movement of the Yin Swirls.

He had a hunch that the Yin Pearls were at their crucial moment, and perhaps they will soon be truly formed successfully and then enter into his meridians.

When the three swirls showed up above his head, he was shocked too.

When the three swirls started insanely swallowing the natural Yin Qi, Shi Yan was finally sure that the [Black Formula] that was only ranked as a Mortal Level Martial Skill, was not something ordinary!

What kind of Mortal Level Martial Skill could cause such a big disturbance?

He really couldn't think of any.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

Terrifying roaring sounds thundered from the distance and filled the whole Yin Field.

The Nine-headed Sky Snake was a demon beast which was at the pinnacle of Level 7. Legend has it that it was an ancient mutant, a hybrid born from a dragon and a python. It has the ability to keep evolving, so when the Nine-headed Sky Snake has swallowed enough Yin Qi, poisonous air, and fire, it could evolve again and become a Level 8 or Level 9 demon beast.

The reason why this Nine-headed Sky Snake decided to take over the Yin Field was because it had seen that this place was rich in Yin Qi, and the outer perimeter of the Dead Swamp was covered by poisonous fog. It wanted to occupy this place so that it could use the poisonous air and the Yin Qi present for cultivation.

Soon a mountain-like figure, the Sky Snake with nine giant heads, finally came out of the Yin Valley.

The Nine-headed Sky Snake had a body like a mountain, covered with silver scales and sharp spines. All nine of its heads were about twenty-something meters long. Each head was like a giant python and had creepy white fangs, each head was breathing out either poisonous fog, Yin Qi, or flames.

"Attack!"

Once Zhua Qi saw it, his face hardened and he charged ahead of others.

Earth Dragons abruptly broke out of the ground. Zhua Qi's body flickered and he possessed one of the Earth Dragon's bodies.

When Zhua Qi possessed the Earth Dragon, its body covered itself in hard earth armor. The dragon head faintly looked like Zhua Qi's face and its body grew twice the size.

"Zhua Qi was born from a Level 8 Mud Dragon and a human female warrior. The Mud Dragon was originally the true master of the Dead Swamp and was able to transform into human shape. It was also once the strongest demon beast in this area. Legend has it that back then, the Mud Dragon was the king of the demon beasts here and not a single warrior could offend his prestige! The Mud Dragon was a Level 8 demon beast, comparable to a Spirit Realm warrior. But a thousand years ago it suddenly died in the Dead Swamp, it was a baffling death. Many years after its death, the Nine-headed Snake finally appeared in the Dead Swamp, and drove Zhua Qi to the outer perimeter of the Dead Swamp. It forcibly occupied the Yin Valley to cultivate, which is why Zhua Qi has so much hatred for it."

When Zhua Qi possessed the Earth Dragon and charged at the Nine-headed Sky Snake, Chi Xiao quietly told about the grudge between Zhua Qi and the Nine-headed Sky Snake.

"Level 8 demon beast!" Xia Xin Yan's expression also shifted slightly, "No wonder Zhua Qi can control the poisonous mist and also freely travel through the mud. So he's a hybrid between a Mud Dragon and a human."

"If he didn't know how to control the poisonous mist and the mud, he would've been killed by the Nine-headed Snake a long time ago. At the outer perimeter of the Dead Swamp, as long as Zhua Qi could hide in the swamps, nobody can do anything to him. That's the reason why it's so tough to handle Zhua Qi."

"You two! Can you start fighting now?!"

On the other side, Zhua Qi was in the form of an Earth Dragon, and he yelled from inside the flames that were breathed out by the Nine-headed Snake, he sounded a little urgent.

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Chapter 90 - The Sky Changes

Outside the Yin Valley, thunderous roars rang out endlessly and huge amounts of power was surging and propagating across the sky like lightning.

Chi Xiao, Xia Xin Yan and Zhua Qi all leapt into the air; they were all facing the Nine-headed Sky Snake with all their strength.

Chi Xiao had turned into a giant and was wielding the Silver Curtain to guard against the venom while he held a giant sword in one hand. He was single-handedly facing the three fire-breathing heads of the Nine-headed Sky Snake.

Zhua Qi had possessed an Earth Dragon and was veering around the three venomous heads of the Nine-headed Sky Snake. The Sky Snake seemed to know that its venom was ineffective against Zhua Qi, so it opened its enormous mouth and bit down on Zhua Qi's possessed Earth Dragon.

Xia Xin Yan was faring the best of the three. She floated in the air like a goddess, forming strange seals with her hands. Huge claws would momentarily appear in the air, which would ruthlessly attack the rest of the heads of the Nine-headed Sky Snake.

These three heads of the Sky Snake could control the natural Yin Qi, but whenever it breathed out the Yin Qi, they would be immediately absorbed by the three hovering swirls above Shi Yan's head.

After a few futile attempts, the Sky Snake became furious. It moved toward Shi Yan and repeatedly tried to clash with him. It was determined to kill Shi Yan first.

Han Feng and Ku Long were observing everything gravely. Though being uneasy, they stood beside Shi Yan and were constantly on guard.

Zuo Shi, Wu Yun Lian and Chu Ping soon arrived at that stop. Now all the members from the Shi family and Zuo family had gathered together, and other than Shi Yan, all were watching the fight between the Nine-headed Sky Snake and the three masters.

Shi Yan was sitting still as a stone, his eyes closed and expression indifferent. However, he could clearly feel the striking waves of devastating power.

The fight among the Sky Realm masters destroyed all the vegetation around the Yin Valley. In one place, a deep crack had formed on the ground during the battle. Even Shi Yan, who was sitting with eyes closed, could feel the terrifying impacts.

However, he still didn't stop the Yin Swirls from taking in the natural Yin Qi.

In his chest, the Yin Swirls finally turned into Yin Pearls. They emitted a dark glow and contained overwhelming Yin Qi. These pearls slowly sunk into the three meridians of Shen Que, Tian Que, and Yin Du.

Once the three Yin Pearls sunk into his meridians, Shi Yan's body trembled.

Checking inside his body, Shi Yan realized that when the Yin Pearls entered in the meridians, the negative energies already present in the meridians all rushed towards the Yin Pearls, as if it was assimilating into the Yin Pearls.

Shi Yan was startled. He hurriedly concentrated his all in observing his three meridians.

He suddenly remembered that all his meridians had some amount of negative energy. He really didn't expect that these negative energies would conflict with the emerging Yin Pearls.

Inside the three meridians.

Wisps of negative energy formed into ribbon-like shapes and slowly gathered together.

Once the three Yin Pearls entered his meridians, the negative energies immediately intertwined with them, as if they were actually trying to break down the Yin Pearls.

However, the Yin Pearls had condensed massive amounts of natural Yin Qi and had formed after continuous and repeated refinement! Although the negative energies in his meridians were domineeringly wicked, they still lacked in quantity.

Over the course of these days, Shi Yan had indeed absorbed a lot of negative energy, but the negative energies were spread throughout the meridians in his body.

There were seven hundred and twenty meridians in total in his body, and of course the negative energy distributed to these three meridians was limited.

However, it was as if the Yin Pearls knew the lethality of the negative energy, and were determined to defend against it. It was like the Yin Pearls were going all out till the end.

Soon the negative energy and the Yin Pearls in his body stopped blindly battling each other.

With more and more Yin Qi pouring into the Yin Swirls, three more new Yin Pearls started forming in the center of the Yin Swirls...

This way, the previous three Yin Pearls that had already sunk into his meridians gained strong support. The Yin Pearls slowly gained dominance within Shi Yan's meridians.

On the contrary, it was those domineering negative energies that had to shrink back into the corner of his meridians and stop causing trouble; they couldn't gain support.

Over Shi Yan's head, the three mountainous Yin Swirls continued to rapidly absorb the natural Yin Qi.

The Yin Field that never sees the light all year round, was suddenly struck with its first beam of sunlight!

Under the crazy suction of the three mountainous swirls above Shi Yan's head, the Yin Qi that had gathered for thousands of years and covered the air in the Yin Field, was on the verge of being totally dried up!

The cold and gloomy Yin Field slowly became warmer because of the influx of sunlight.

More sunlight shone from above, and the beams of sunlight shot onto the plants and demon beasts in the Yin Field.

The strange bizarre plants soon became limp and shrivelled up under the blazing sun.

Many demon beasts were roaring in madness. They sprinted out of the Yin Field, and unwittingly rushed towards the outer perimeter of the Dead Swamp.

"Hey!" Zuo Shi exclaimed, "These plants and demon beasts are scared of sunlight?"

"The plants in the Yin Field grow from the natural Yin Qi, they've already adapted to the environment here. But now that the natural Yin Qi is gone, these plants that have never been in contact with sunlight can't tolerate it. They are all going to wither and die." Wu Yun Lian explained.

"What about the demon beasts?"

"They're the same. The demon beasts that live here cultivate by absorbing the Yin Qi. There is a heavy amount of Yin Qi in their bodies, they naturally like the cool shade. So once they realized that sunlight has appeared, they could only sprint away to escape into the swamps in the outer areas. At least there are poisonous fogs and the shade of old trees to cover them. It's better than being completely exposed to the sun like this."

"Does that mean the Nine-headed Sky Snake is affected too?"

"Indeed." Wu Yun Lian was dazed for a second, and she gazed at the Nine-headed Sky Snake.

Sure enough.

Under the blazing sun, the three heads of the Nine-headed Sky Snake that breathed Yin Qi seemed to be getting weaker.

Under Xia Xin Yan's attacks with the giant hands, those three heads could only dodge, possessing no power to fight back.

The two tall buff men who were worriedly watching Xia Xin Yan, at this moment, finally breathed out in relief.

One of them looked back and gazed afar at Shi Yan, he frowned and quietly said, "Thanks to that guy, if it weren't for him absorbing all that natural Yin Qi like this and exposing sunlight in the Yin Field, the Nine-headed Sky Snake would really be hard to handle."

"Mmmhmm, it surprised me that the [Black Formula] would spread to here, I wonder where he got such a thing…"

"Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom!" The Nine-headed Snake stumbled along the way, and suddenly sprinted towards the Yin Valley.

The sun had appeared and the Nine-headed Sky Snake's body was heavily damaged. It actually started thinking about running for its life.

"Chase it!"

Zhua Qi cried out, he ran ahead first, staring at the Nine-headed Sky Snake, and pursued it vigorously.

Chi Xiao and Xia Xin Yan exchanged eye contact, they both knew that the Gate of Heaven was in the Yin Valley. If they gave the Nine-headed Sky Snake enough time to rest it would become more troublesome later on.

Instead, they might as well destroy it as soon as possible!

So, Chi Xiao and Xia Xin Yan also followed.

Thundering roars kept coming from inside the Yin Valley. Chi Xiao and the rest should still be batting the Nine-headed Sky Snake in the Valley.

Outside the Valley, the three giant swirls above Shi Yan's head slowly disappeared.

All the natural Yin Qi that filled the enormous Yin Field had been emptied.

In Shi Yan's chest, three new Yin Pears were successfully formed, and together they sank into his meridians.

Feeling that the Yin Swirls had stopped whirling, and not a single trace of Yin Qi was flowing into his body, he finally woke up.

Shi Yan opened his eyes and stood up. He looked around at the surprised Han Feng, Wu Yun Lian, and the rest, then said, "Let's go look in the Yin Valley, it sounds like the Nine-headed Sky Snake is almost finished."

As expected, when everyone listened, they realized that the stirring in the Yin Valley had started to die out.

"Young Master, how are you doing?" Ku Long couldn't help but ask.

"I'm alright, I was cultivating a new skill. I just didn't expect this skill to be so strange." Shi Yan furrowed his brows, he suddenly thought of something, and tried to circulate the three Yin Swirls at his chest.

Wisps of strange Yin power suddenly flowed out from the three meridians of Shen Que, Tian Que, and Yin Du. The Yin power poured into the Yin Swirls, and the Yin Swirls began to quickly whirl, releasing traces of pure Yin power.

Yin power was different than Profound Qi, but it went along his arm and flowed out…

In his palm, a chilling glow shone, and a dark green light ball slowly covered his whole hand.

As his Yin power stirred, the light ball became bigger and bigger, and eventually it became a head-sized green light ball.

Lightly taking a breath in, Shi Yan's reversed the action. That green light ball started shrinking again, and all the Yin power returned through its original course and returned to the Yin Swirls and was again absorbed by the six Yin Pearls in his meridians.

The Yin Pearls were the source of power of the [Black Formula]. They released power through the Yin Swirls and then flew out of his meridians to attack.

Secretly feeling around for a moment, Shi Yan soon realized the way to use the [Black Formula]. It's not the same as swallowing in Yin Qi, but the other way around.

"Beiming Shang! What are you doing here?!"

Right at this moment, from the Yin Valley there suddenly came Chi Xiao's surprised shout.

Everyone outside the valley suddenly felt something amiss.

"Quickly let's go and see!" Wu Yun Lian notified the rest, and hurriedly rushed towards the direction of the Yin Valley.

Shi Yan, Han Feng, and Ku Long couldn't treat this lightly either, so together they quickly sprinted out and ran towards the Yin Valley with great speed.

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Chapter 91 - Dividing the Plunder

In the Yin Valley.

As Shi Yan had absorbed all the Yin Qi between the heaven and earth, there was no Yin Qi left in the Yin Valley.

The dazzling sunlight fell in the valley.

The massive body of the Nine-headed Sky Snake fell at the center of the Yin Valley with blood dripping from wounds all over its body.

Under the attacks of Chi Xiao, Zhua Qi and Xia Xin Yan, and without any Yin Qi, the Nine-headed Sky Snake finally died under the sun.

However, apart from Chi Xiao, Zhua Qi and Xia Xin Yan, there were other people who had also entered the Yin Valley.

The group including Shi Yan and Zuo Shi had also arrived in the valley by then. As soon as Shi Yan saw the scene in the valley, his face turned gloomy.

Beiming Ce and Beiming Shang were standing there.

Yin Kui and Jiu Shan were naturally standing by Beiming Ce. Mu Yu Die and Di Yalan were excited to see the Nine-headed Sky Snake lying in its own in blood.

Beside the experts of the Beiming Family, stood Zou Zi He and a strange young man.

All the people in the valley were focusing their eyes on the Nine-headed Sky Snake in the center.

Chi Xiao and Zhua Qi appeared tired, with sweat all over their bodies.

Xia Xin Yan looked pale. Although she had taken a Sky Pill, her energy had not fully recovered.

The three had tried everything and used up all their energy in killing the Nine-headed Sky Snake, only to find that Beiming Shang and another Sky Realm expert had appeared in the Yin Valley secretly.

It was easy to understand their frustration.

After Shi Yan entered the valley, he stood beside Han Feng and Ku Long, calmly gazing at Mu Yu Die and Di Yalan, who were quite excited.

"Everyone can have the treasure from the Nine-headed Sky Snake carcass. This Sky Snake has nine demon crystals; how about we divide it among ourselves?" Beiming Shang frowned and said calmly, "You three really suffered a lot, so I won't ask for much. I only need two demon crystals out of nine. One of the fire element, and the other of Yin Qi."

"Why on earth should you have a share?" Zhua Qi's face was twisted as he demanded with a hideous expression, "All the demon crystals of the Nine-headed Sky Snake belong to us! We brought out our all to kill this Snake, and now you want us to share the booty with you? Why should we?!"

"Why?" Beiming Shang said coldly, "Because we are here!"

"I want a cut also." The Dark Master of the Dark World said peacefully as he pointed to one of the snake heads which could emit Yin Qi, "The demon crystal in that head is mine. The rest are all yours."

"Hehe!" Zhua Qi showed a grim smile, "You have to first make sure you are capable of getting it!"

"Capable or not, you must know it better than me." The Dark Master looked at Zhua Qi and said peacefully, "We tested each other at the perimeter of the Dead Swamp and you killed several of my people. However, that was in the outer area where you could use the swamp and poisonous air as your shield. What about here?"

"Brother Zou." Beiming Shang looked to the Dark Master and grinned, "There seemed to be three Sky Realm warriors, but that's not the exact situation."

"Really?"

"Miss Xia's Martial Spirit is marvellous, but she is a mere Disaster Realm Third Sky warrior." Beiming Shang pointed to Xia Xin Yan, "She won't recover in a short time since she has used her Martial Spirit. We don't need to worry about her."

Xia Xin Yan's face turned pale after she heard that.

Zhua Qi's expression was also changed, and he couldn't help but looked to her, "Is that so?"

As far as he was concerned, although he and Chi Xiao had consumed much energy, they could still make them give up the demon crystals as long as they received Xia Xin Yan's help.

However, if Xia Xin Yan was only at the Third Sky of the Disaster Realm, then they would definitely lose.

Under Zhua Qi's gaze, Xia Xin Yan nodded in resignation.

"Beiming Shang, why on earth are you here?" Chi Xia had some other concerns. He thought for a while and asked.

"What do you think?" Beiming Shang asked with a grin.

"I got it." Chi Xiao sighed and nodded, "You have come for the Gate of Heaven, haven't you? It seems you never let go of the treasure map."

"Our sources in the Tianyun City are far greater than you can imagine. Nothing would go unnoticed if I care to know." Beiming Shang walked over slowly to one of the snake heads, and continued calmly, "Let's divide the demon crystals first, then we will have a discussion about the Gate of Heaven."

Under the watchful eyes of the people present, Beiming Shang took out a demon crystal and said, "I want this one."

The Dark Master from the Dark World didn't move, and he demanded casually, "Mu Hui, get the demon crystals."

That exotic young man nodded with a smile and walked to the two snake heads, without minding Chi Xiao and the rest, knowing they dare not fight.

Zhua Qi was in a rage, with his face as red as a tomato, but he stood there and clenched his teeth, "I will remember you two!"

Beiming Shang and Dark Master didn't respond.

"Zhua Qi, gouge the remaining five demon crystals." Chi Xiao sighed with resignation.

Zhua Qi also went up to the snake body.

While searching for the demon crystal in the snake heads, Zhua Qi seemed to try to release his indignation by acting in a rough manner, as blood and flesh flew out from those snake heads.

Shi Yan was observing them coldly.

Beiming Shang and Zou Zi He apparently had planned all this and were waiting for the best opportunity.

Beiming Shang showed up while Chi Xiao and his friends were about to kill the snake and took advantage of Xia Xin Yan using her Reincarnation Martial Spirit to ask for a share of the plunder.

That was really malicious.

He conserved his energy by not doing anything, and by forcing Chi Xiao and the other two to consume their energy, he shared the plunder.

Once the Gate of Heaven was opened, he would get more chances to gain treasures than them with his energy at its peak.

Shi Yan took a deep breath and calmed himself down. He didn't say anything but observed the new groups while they were dividing the plunder.

Before long, the plunder was divided.

Of the nine demon crystals, the Beiming family got a fire crystal, and a Yin Qi one, while Zou Zi He got the other two Yin Qi demon crystals.

Of the remaining five, Zhua Qi got two poisonous ones and Chi Xiao got another poisonous crystal and a fire elementary one.

Xia Xin Yan also received a fire elementary one.

The nine demon crystals were thus divided among the experts present.

Later, the tusks, skin and saliva from the Snake was also harvested by the group.

Since there were several Sky Realm warriors, those rare materials like tusks were soon collected and divided.

This time, the Shi family got five poisonous tusks, a piece of skin from the back of the snake, and three bottles of poison.

"This demon crystal of fire element is beneficial to your Martial Spirit." Beiming Shang threw his hand casually and a demon crystal flew slowly to Di Yalan.

Di Yalan was rather surprised as she looked at Beiming Shang with uncertainty, and asked excitedly, "Bei… Beiming Family Head, you mean, you mean this demon crystal is for me?"

The fire element demon crystal was indeed beneficial to Di Yalan's Blue Magic Flame, and it was from a Level 7 demon beast, which was very rare to her.

Beiming Shang nodded with a beaming smile, "Come, train hard with the help of this demon crystal. I won't treat you unfairly as long as you are in my family."

Di Yalan was hesitant as she thought that the demon crystal was too precious. She was too shy to take the crystal, which was floating before her eyes.

"Here you are, Sister Lan. Put it away." Just then, Mu Yu Die grabbed the demon crystal and handed it to Di Yalan.

"Thank you, Beiming Family Head." As soon as she touched the crystal, she could feel the strong flame power emitting from it. Di Yalan didn't hesitate anymore, and paid her gratitude to Beiming Shang quickly.

"We are family. You don't need to say that." Beiming Shang said indifferently.

Di Yalan was a little panicked as she understood the overtone of Beiming Shang. But still, she lowered her head and pretended she didn't get what he meant, holding the demon crystal tight.

She couldn't resist the temptation of the demon crystal.

Shi Yan saw the whole thing, but he kept silent with a rigid face.

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Chapter 92 - The Gate of Heaven Appears

"Can we talk about the treasure map now?"

After the various masters divided all the valuable items on the Nine-headed Sky Snake, the Lord of the Dark World, Zou Zi He suddenly spoke.

The sky was slowly getting dark, and soon night fell.

In the Valley, everyone was frowning, not a single person seemed relaxed.

Beiming Shang and Zou Zi He both looked at Chi Xiao.

"Mr. Chi Xiao, you wouldn't refuse to allow us to participate, right?" Beiming Shang said casually.

Chi Xiao's expression changed. He was standing there and thinking deeply. He glanced first at Xia Xin Yan, then at Zhua Qi, and felt a bit hesitant.

Xia Xin Yan was slowly recovering after taking a Nutrition Pill. But she was still far away from being completely recovered.

At this moment, the opposite side had two Sky Realm warriors. However, with Chi Xiao and Zhua Qi at only at eighty percent strength, it was predetermined that they would be at a disadvantage.

"Let's take it out and have a look together, we haven't been able to find the Gate of Heaven anyway." Xia Xin Yan said in an indifferent and relaxed manner.

"Miss Xia Xin Yan knows about onset and retreat, truly you are someone who can achieve great things." Beiming Shang nodded, and then told Xia Xin Yan with a straight face, "Miss Zia, the Beiming family has only come for the treasure map, we don't want to make enemies with the Misty Pavilion. After this, no matter what the outcome, the Beiming family will never bother the Misty Pavilion even a bit."

Xia Xin Yan was from the Endless Sea, and with just being at the Third Sky of the Disaster Realm, she could utilise her martial spirit to immediately reach the Sky Realm! This little girl was already this powerful, how powerful would her background would be?

Beiming Shang held a lot of fear towards warriors from the Endless Sea. If not as a last resort, he didn't want to have a hostile relationship with Xia Xin Yan.

"I also came for the treasure map." Not a single trace of emotion could be seen on Xia Xin Yan's eyes as she spoke, "After the business with the treasure map is finished, we will return to the Endless Sea. As long as the Misty Pavilion is not provoked, we from the Endless Sea wouldn't bother to come to such a remote area."

"That would be for the best." Beiming Shang said.

"I'll warn you beforehand though, even if there may be incredible treasure in the Gate of Heaven, it will also be infested with unimaginable dangers!" Xia Xin Yan hesitated for a moment, then said, "There hasn't been an appearance of the Gate of Heaven in your area, so your understanding of the Gate is only limited to rumors, you may be aware of only one side of the coin, and not the other."

"Any further details would be appreciated."

Whether it be Beiming Shang or Zou Zi He from the Dark World, they both zoned out for a second, then looked at Xia Xin Yan with serious expressions.

Indeed, in the God Blessed Empire, the Fire Empire, and the Merchant Union, the legend of the Gate of Heaven had spread. However, there had never been an appearance of the Gate of Heaven in these three nations, which is why when this treasure map appeared, it attracted the attention of so many forces.

Chi Xiao, Zhua Qi, and Han Feng also expectantly looked at Xia Xin Yan. They were also full of curiosity about the secrets to the Gate of Heaven.

"In the Endless Sea, not only does the Gate of Heaven exist, but there's more than one! But, every Gate of Heaven bears the greatest dangers!"

Xia Xin Yan took a deep breath; there was a rare seriousness in her expression. She said with a deep voice, "The Gate of Heaven leads to the God Domain. The God Domain contains unimaginable mysteries, but every God Domain is also extremely frightening! Usually when a warrior enters, there's a very low chance of coming back alive! Whether it be the Fourth Demon Area, the Sevenfold Underworld, or the Abyss Battlefield, none of them could be entered by ordinary people!"

"Fourth Demon Area!"

"Sevenfold Underworld!"

"Abyss Battlefield!"

Coming from Xia Xin Yan's mouth, the names related to the Gate of Heaven and the God Domain of the Endless Sea made everyone present in the Valley astonished; they secretly felt stunned.

"I came this time only to see what mysterious God Domain this Gate of Heaven leads to. Unknown domains could lead to terrifying and mysterious places that may devour everything. You better get prepared beforehand!" Xia Xin Yan looked around and said coldly, "Inside the God Domains that have appeared in the Endless Sea, there were powerful beings that were as powerful as the Spirit Realm. And there were more than one of them! If there are such beings in this God Domain too, and you all want to rashly break in, hmph! Don't expect to come out alive!"

Xia Xin Yan's words raised a storm of shock in everyone's minds.

Whether it be Beiming Shang, Zou Zi He, Chi Xiao, or Zhua Qi, they were all suddenly stunned, their expressions aghast.

Spirit Realm beings? And more than one!

What kind of concept was this?

If the God Domain accessed from this Gate of Heaven also has a being of this of level, who in this whole valley can say that they will get out alive?

The entire valley was silent.

"What, are you all afraid?" Xia Xin Yan sneered.

"No matter what, I still have to go in and take a look." Zou Zi He's lips were a bit dry, but after a long silence, he then said, "Or else, how would we know what's inside? Miss Xia is only at the Third Sky of the Disaster Realm and still dares to come, what are we afraid of?"

When Zou Zi He put it that way, everyone finally realized.

Xia Xin Yan came this time obviously because she wanted to enter the God Domain too. She knew the dangers of the God Domain, but still dared to come, was it that she really came to die?

Thinking this way, everyone all felt that Xia Xin Yan was only scaring them. Maybe the God Domain wasn't even that dangerous.

"I have said what needed to be said, you guys can figure it out yourselves." Xia Xin Yan nodded at Chi Xiao, "You can take out the treasure map now."

Chi Xiao knew that it would be hard to avoid Beiming Shang and Zou Zi He, so with frustration, he could only take the treasure map out from his chest pocket.

Beiming Shang and Zou Zi He hurriedly moved closer, and gathered around the treasure map to examine it.

"The treasure map only marked one point in the Yin Valley, which is pointing to this place here, but there's nothing there." Zhua Qi scowled, and said coldly, "I've gone around many times in the valley before and even used my soul perception to scan the movements underground. But there's nothing at all, is this treasure map fake?"

"Can't be fake." Xia Xin Yan said with certainty, but she did not explain.

Everyone knew that she came from the Endless Sea and her understanding of the Gate of Heaven and the God Domain was above their own. Upon hearing her say that, everyone immediately stopped worrying, and they all stared intensely at that treasure map. Each one was in deep thoughts, and paced around in the Yin Valley, as if trying to figure out the location of the Gate of Heaven.

Shi Yan was standing with Han Feng and Ku Long; he didn't get mixed into the business. He just coldly observed these people's reactions, and occasionally glanced at Mu Yu Die and Di Yalan.

Mu Yu Die and Beiming Ce stood together. Sometimes they would both chat and laugh quietly about something, and sometimes Mu Yu Die would simply press her lips and smile.

Di Yalan was still drowning in happiness, her hands tightly gripping the fire demon crystal and her face full of excitement. The look on her face was clearly showing her impatience to start absorbing the energy in the demon crystal then and there, so that she could nourish her Martial Spirit right away.

Time passed quickly.

All the Sky Realm masters in the valley looked worried. They frowned and pondered about the secrets of the treasure map, but no one could figure out the location of the Gate of Heaven.

Soon, the day passed and it was night time.

Twinkling bright stars appeared in the darkness.

Slowly, more stars appeared in the night sky…

And finally, an array of stars filled the entire night sky.

Suddenly, the treasure map clutched in Zhua Qi's hand started to light up!

Everyone's faces changed, and their eyes immediately went to the treasure map.

The treasure map escaped Zhua Qi's hold. It slowly rose in the sky, higher and higher, and very soon it was floating in the sky above the Yin Valley.

A mass of strange power suddenly rippled from inside the treasure map!

The light of the stars seem to have been drawn in by the power of the map. Like raindrops, the bright starlight suddenly poured down from the sky and onto the treasure map.

"Boom!"

The treasure map suddenly blew to pieces and a fist-sized clear demon crystal abruptly appeared out of thin air!

A strange power filled the whole Yin Valley, and the demon crystal gleamed with light, clear and bright as a quartz.

Inside the demon crystal was a sluggish-looking little person, his body glowed with light, and his expression extremely miserable.

"Father!"

Zhua Qi suddenly screamed. He unbelievably looked at the little person inside the demon crystal, and roared, "Father! I am Zhua Qi! Father!"

"The demon crystal of the Level 8 Mud Dragon!"

Chi Xiao also exclaimed, his expression in awe.

In the valley, one by one the warriors raised their heads to look up at the sky. They all looked appalled, not knowing what happened.

The little person inside the demon crystal didn't seem to hear Zhua Qi's voice, it stayed in the demon crystal looking dazed.

The Level 8 demon crystal became brighter and brighter, and a strange mass of power suddenly rippled out from it.

"Ah!"

Di Yalan exclaimed, and sweetly shouted, "My demon crystal!"

The Nine-headed Sky Snake demon crystal that was tightly clenched in her hand suddenly flew up, and rose to the sky.

At the same time, the eight newly acquired demon crystals held by Beiming Shang, Zou Zi He, Chi Xiao, Zhua Qi, and Xia Xin Yan, all escaped from their grasp. One by one they soared into the sky, revolving around the Level 8 demon crystal that contained the spirit of the Mud Dragon.

Colorful strange lights shone from the ten demon crystals in the sky, and brightened the whole Yin Valley.

In the valley, the snake blood that bled from the Nine-headed Sky Snake moved as if it was alive, forming into a river of blood that flowed inside the valley.

The bloody river was like a mysterious paint brush.

With its metallic odor, the blood separated into different flows, and like a blood snake, it swiftly moved across the ground of the valley.

Soon, with the blood of the Nine-headed Sky Snake as the catalyst, a strange pattern drawn by blood magically appeared on the ground.

"Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom! Boom!"

The ten demon crystals in the sky exploded together, forming into ten beams of light, and suddenly drew into the strange pattern on the ground.

The galaxy-like strange pattern abruptly flashed strange lights. The starlight from the night sky came down from the sky, and also infused into the pattern.

In the middle of the great galaxy-like pattern, strange lights quickly gathered together, thousands of light spots condensed together, and slowly formed into a blindingly bright door of light.

The Gate of Heaven had appeared!

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Chapter 93 - The God Search Skill

Tianyun City.

That night, black spots appeared in the sky above the city. Those black spots, as seen under the moonlight, gathered together and flew in the direction of the Misty Pavilion.

Many skilled warriors looked up, only to find that these black dots were in actual some strange demon beasts.

Fifty-odd black spots gradually flew toward the Misty Pavilion like a dark shadow.

As soon as these black spots landed, many sharp eyed warriors found them to be fifty black bats which were about seven to eight meters long with a completely dark body and long tusks; they looked as if they were creatures from hell.

Each bat was emitting a black aura which felt gloomy and frightening.

Seated on each of those huge bats was a warrior, his face rigid, stance like a reaper, emitting a bloody aura; as if one's life was totally in his control.

At the front of the group was a huge bat, on which was sitting a scar-faced, middle-aged man. His scars were very hideous.

The scars on his face looked were like earthworms extending from his face down his neck; looking as if there was a veil on his actual face.

He was emitting a deep and bloody aura. Whoever approached him would want to throw up from the suffocating smell.

Fifty one Green-blooded Magical Bats landed before the Misty Pavilion.

The master of the Misty Pavilion, Ku Luo, had waited for a long time with his people. As soon as he saw the guests, he kneeled down on one knee and greeted them respectfully, "Lord Xiao, this is Ku Luo from the Misty Pavilion."

Xiao Han Yi, who got down from the huge bat at the front, walked over at a leisurely pace.

The people from the Misty Pavilion all turned pale and averted their eyes as he approached and could barely control their desire to vomit.

One after another, these Shura escorts from the Yang family of the Endless Sea dismounted from their rides and followed after Xiao Han Yi to enter the Misty Pavilion.

All the bats remained in the square outside the Misty Pavilion, watching the many kneeling warriors expectantly with their cold green eyes, treating them as if they were fresh meat.

Being stared at in such a manner by the bats, the warriors of the Misty Pavilion were completely horrified and panicked a lot.

Xiao Han Yi sat on the Head's seat casually and glanced at Ku Luo, "What's the situation?"

"Miss… Miss Xia went to the Dead Swamp, since the Gate of Heaven was found there. The treasure map was completed." Ku Luo was anxious.

"I'm not asking about that!" Xiao Han Yi's face turned cold.

An invisible power exploded outwards within the pavilion suddenly!

That power constricted Ku Luo as if there was big hand on his neck, and lifted him to drop him in front of Xiao Han Yi.

"Father!"

"Lord!"

Ku Luo's family members all were horrified and looked at Xiao Han Yi in anger, ready to fight for their lives.

Some of the Shura escorts coldly glanced at them indifferently, when one of them asked, "Lord, do you need to finish Ku Luo's family?"

"Lord Xiao!" Ku Luo struggled, coughed, and begged in fear, "Lord Xiao, we've tried our best! Give me some more time, we will find Yang Hai!"

"Keep your eyes open." Xiao Han Yi stared at Ku Luo, and grunted.

"Bang!"

Ku Luo fell from mid-air and dropped to his knees on the ground. He nodded in fear and explained, "We took every man named Yang Hai to the Tianyun City but none of them was the one we want. We are searching out of town now and will get news soon."

"Give me the Blood Spirit Crystal" Xiao Han Yi thought for a while and stretched out his hand.

The Blood Spirit Crystal left by Xia Xin Yan on Ku Luo suddenly flew out from him and landed in Xiao Han Yi's hand.

"Everybody except Ku Luo, get out!" After getting the Blood Spirit Crystal, Xiao Han Yi ordered calmly.

"All dismissed!" Ku Luo signalled to his people.

Soon, there were only Xiao Han Yi's people left in the room.

"I don't have so much time." Xiao Han Yi grunted and said indifferently, "It turns out that the Xia Family is really slow. So much time for a single person."

Then, Xiao Han Yi caressed the Blood Spirit Crystal and closed his eyes.

Centered on Xiao Han Yi, a strong will pervaded throughout Tianyun City in all directions.

Inside that Blood Spirit Crystal, a red light suddenly manifested and numerous faces, filled with all sorts of expressions, appeared on the surface of the crystal. Their faces flashed like ghosts inside the Blood Spirit Crystal, and none of them stayed for more than three seconds.

"The God Search Skill!" Ku Luo was shocked.

The God Search Skill was a mysterious tracing skill. Once one had the target's blood, flesh, bone or even a hair, he could find the target with this skill. The better one can use his will, the larger the search area it could search.

Xiao Han Yi closed his eyes, and his huge will power covered the entirety of Tianyun City.

In Tianyun City, all the Nirvana warriors who had formed a Will Sea could feel clearly a horrifying Will Sea lingering above Tianyun City.

Many experts in Tianyun City were astounded.

This Will was more than two levels higher than Beiming Shang's, covering the entire Tianyun City, and kept moving further.

At that time, all the experts in the five big families felt threatened. At this crucial point, every minister of the five families exchanged messages and started guessing what the Misty pavilion was going to do.

The God Search Skill was continuing...

The horrifying Will Sea shook the whole Tianyun City like tornado, where every creature was tested.

All of a sudden.

Blood exploded in the Blood Spirit Crystal and odd light spots gathered, showing a fat face in it.

The picture in the Blood Spirit Crystal turned clear.

That guy was sitting in a carriage in the west of Tianyun City, heading for the city.

Xiao Han Yi suddenly opened his eyes.

"Who is he?"

"Shi Jian's adopted son, Yang Hai!" Ku Luo's face changed in astonishment.

"It is him!"

Xiao Han Yi quickly stood up and vanished.

The next moment, the sound of Green Blood Magical Bats filling the sky came from the Misty Pavilion.

One hour later, Xiao Han Yi brought Yang Hai back, who had a blank expression on his face.

"Who are you? Humph! Has the Mo family invited you here?" Yang Hai was kind of calm, but when he saw Ku Luo, he shouted in anger, "Ku Luo! Has your Misty pavilion cooperated with the Mo family? What's going on? We three families worked together to search for the treasure. What the hell do you want to do?"

Ku Luo smiled bitterly and made an apologising bow, saying in embarrassment, "Different things. Different."

"It's good to see you, Young Master Hai, I'm the leading Shura escort from the Yang Family, Xiao Han Yi." Xiao Han Yi bowed, "I will explain everything to you."

Xiao Han Yi explained the story to Yang Hai politely, "Young Master Hai, our family head is battling in the Fourth Demon Area now, so I came to take you back. Since the family head threw you out of the Fourth Demon Area, he has been worried about you. But he was badly injured and had to recover first..."

"The Endless Sea? The Yang Family?" Yang Hai was shocked, confused and unable to think straight.

Standing there, his expression continuously changed as different ideas popped up to his mind.

Just then, he remembered that test Shi Yan did on him in the Gravity Room. His arm was cut but quickly recovered in presence of Han Feng, which showed it was an amazing Martial Spirit.

Hearing Xiao Han Yi say such, he was sure that he meant it.

However, he was used to living in the Merchant Union and Shi Jian was good to him, besides, his son Shi Yan was here, and he was not a warrior himself...

With all sorts of matters behind him, Yang Hai was so pressured that he didn't want to start a new life in the Endless Sea.

After a long time, Yang Hai shook his head, "I'm not going to the Endless Sea. I never trained in Martial Arts. It's too late to begin training at this age. I'm used to the life here, and don't want to live in the Endless Sea. I'm afraid you have to leave without me. Just think I'm dead."

"Young Master Hai!" Xiao Han Yi yelled, "As a descendant of the Yang family, you have to fight for the family!"

After a pause, Xiao Han Yi added, "Although Young Master Hai is not young anymore, don't worry, the family head had expected it. He had long prepared an Immortal Pill, and this Royal Level pill will change you entirely! It will be easy for you to enter the Disaster Realm in ten years!"

"Immortal Pill!" Ku Luo cried out loud and tried to persuade Yang Hai, "Young Master Hai, the Immortal Pill is one of the seven magical medicines in the Endless Sea. One Immortal Pill can really change everything! Even your talent will change with it! Young Master Hai, seize this opportunity!"

Royal Level Pills!

Though the three Medicine Kings in the Medicine Valley were Soul Level Alchemists, they couldn't ever refine Royal Level pills.

Till now, Royal Level pills had never appeared in the Fire Empire, God-blessed Empire or the Merchant Union!

It was said that one Royal Level pill could change everything!

Xiao Han Yi and Ku Luo's speech made Yang Hai rethink. His expressions changed in front of the temptation of the pill.

"I never trained Martial Arts since I was a kid, so I can't adapt even if I became a warrior right now."

After a long silence, Yang Hai looked at Xiao Han Yi and said, "My heart has died since my wife's death. I have no dream anymore. However, my son is in his prime age and possesses both the Immortal Martial Spirit and the Shi family's Petrification Martial Spirit. Although he hadn't trained in the first seventeen years of his life, he advanced to the Third Sky of the Nascent Realm. Maybe you could give the Immortal Pill to him."

"Shi Yan!"

Ku Luo cried out and said to Xiao Han Yi, "Lord Xiao, Shi Yan is awesome! Young, with potential, ambitious and strong-minded!"

"Seventeen, twin Martial Spirits, in the Third Sky of Nascent Realm." Xiao Han Yi mumbled to himself while his eyes lit up, "Where is he?"

"In the Yin Valley of the Dead Swamp." Ku Luo ingratiated.

"Young Master Hai, I will go see Shi Yan first. Excuse me." Xiao Han Yi bowed to Yang Hai, and disappeared in an instant, with his voice ringing outside the Misty Pavilion, "Let's go to the Dead Swamp!"

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Chapter 94 - I'll Go!

Inside the Yin Valley.

An enormous galaxy pattern emerged from the blood of the sky snake.

In the middle of that galaxy pattern, thousands of lights gathered, forming into the blindingly bright Gate of Heaven.

All the warriors gathered in the valley were looking at the Gate of Heaven, but none of them dared to enter first.

On the other hand, Shi Yan was quite calmly standing beside Han Feng and Ku Long. He was secretly observing the Gate of Heaven, feeling joyful inside.

He didn't get any of the nine demon crystals that came from the carcass of the Nine-headed Sky Snake. But seeing all those crystals getting destroyed made him immensely happy.

But as he thought of the frightening power which could snatch away the demon crystals from the hands of Sky Realm warriors like Chi Xiao and Beiming Shang, he was very startled, and thought of prudence.

Zhua Qi looked up into the sky, his expression was painful, and he kept murmuring under his breath, "Father, father…"

One of the demon crystals that exploded came from a Level 8 Mud Dragon. A Level 8 demon crystal could sustain a piece of the demon beast's soul. So even if the body is destroyed, there is still a chance for resurrection because of the soul inside the demon crystal.

However, the spirit inside the Level 8 demon crystal was clearly lifeless and dull. Very obviously, it must have been refined by some mysterious technique, making it just a power source with no ability to think of its own.

That Level 8 demon crystal of the Mud Dragon had become a very important part in opening the Gate of Heaven.

Although Zhua Qi was vicious, he still had a deep love and admiration for the Mud Dragon. One can only imagine the despair he must have felt when seeing the last hope of resurrecting his father getting destroyed.

Beiming Shang, Chi Xiao, and Zou Zi He all quietly walked towards the Gate of Heaven. As the approached the Gate of Heaven, the more cautious were their steps.

"Mistress…" The two giant men next to Xia Xin Yan looked at the mysterious pattern in the valley and hesitated.

These two seemed to know some secrets about the mysterious pattern.

Xia Xin Yan shook her head. She silently gazed at everything in a strange light, and looked at the far standing Shi Yan.

Shi Yan was also secretly watching everyone, and once he saw Xia Xin Yan's looking towards him, he was dazed for a second, then lightly nodded to Xia Xin Yan.

A complex feeling flickered through Xia Xin Yan's eyes. She also slowly nodded towards him, but no one knew what thoughts were going through her mind.

"The Gate of Heaven has now opened, if you all are really not scared of death, then you may enter now." Xia Xin Yan didn't move from her place but saw Chi Xiao and Beiming Shang standing motionless before the Gate. She couldn't resist the temptation to mock them.

"I'll go!"

Unexpectedly, Zhua Qi, who was immersed in grief, suddenly roared, "I'd like to see what exactly is inside!"

Then, Zhua Qi's body moved as fast as lightning, storming into the Gate of Heaven like a moth to a flame, and disappeared into the bright white light.

Zhua Qi's shadow quickly disappeared into the Gate of Heaven. The Gate only warped for second, and did not show any other change. It still maintained its bright shine, as if waiting for the entrance of another person.

"Brother Zou…" Beiming Shang looked at Zou Zi He, and pondered for a second, then said, "What do you think?"

Zou Zi He shook his head and said, "We're already at this point. If I return empty handed, I will regret it for the rest of my life. If you want the riches, you have to take the risks."

"Alright." Beiming Shang nodded in agreement, he hesitated for a second, then turned to Beiming Ce and said, "Ce, you stay outside. Yin Kui, Jiu Shan, you guys take care of Ce."

Pausing, Beiming Shang then looked at Mu Yu Die and Di Yalan, and furrowed his brows, "What do you guys think?"

"I want to go look inside." Mu Yu Die knew that the Gate of Heaven would contain great danger, but she still didn't want to miss this chance of a lifetime.

"Okay, you may go in." Beiming Shang nodded, "Follow me." Beiming Shang then followed after Zhua Qi and entered the Gate of Heaven.

Mu Yu Die and Di Yalan exchanged a look. They both looked determined, and followed Beiming Shang into the Gate of Heaven.

"Mister Chi Xiao, how about you?" Xia Xin Yan said casually.

"Of course I will enter too." Chi Xiao smiled, he looked back at Zuo Shi and Shi Yan, and said, "Xiao Shi, you stay outside, I will go look inside alone."

"Master, I wanna go inside it too." Zuo Shi pouted, and said reluctantly.

"As a teacher, I'll go take a look at the situation first. If there are no problems, next time I will definitely take you along." Chi Xiao scolded her with a straight face, then said to Shi Yan and the rest, "What about the Shi family? Would you send someone to go and take a look too?"

"Young Master, I'll go." Ku Long stood up, and said to Shi Yan.

"I'll go!" Shi Yan's expression was cold, he shouted with a deep voice, as if he didn't care the dangers in the Gate of Heaven.

Deep down he always had a daredevil factor and he liked to challenge unknown mysteries. The very reason why he came to this world was because of his exploration of the blue holes.

Of course, he wouldn't want to sit out on the exploration of the Gate of Heaven.

"Young Master, let Ku Long go." Han Feng said anxiously.

"Don't worry, I'll go." Shi Yan shook his head, and insisted, "I'm very curious as to what really is in the Gate of Heaven. If I don't go, I will regret it forever!"

Then, before Han Feng and Ku Long could try to persuade him again, he immediately sprinted towards the Gate of Heaven.

"Young Master!"

Ku Long and Han Feng both screamed in fear, and they also ran towards the Gate of Heaven. By the time when they arrived at the Gate, Shi Yan's body just so happened to disappear into the Gate.

The two exchanged glances, and without further hesitation, leaped into the Gate of Heaven.

"You guys look after Xiao Shi." Chi Xiao told Wu Yun Lian and Chu Ping, then he also flew out and disappeared into the Gate of Heaven.

In the matter of a few minutes, all the masters in the valley leaped into the Gate one after another. Truly, like the saying, people die in pursuit for money like birds die for food.

In the Yin Valley, the only ones left were Beiming Ce, Yin Kui and Jiu Shan on one side, plus Zuo Shi, Chu Ping, and Wu Yun Lian on the other. Then there were also Xia Xin Yan and the two towering giant men.

"Mistress, this is a False Gate of Heaven!" One of the giant men whispered.

"Mmm hmm." Xia Xin Yan's eyes flickered, she stared at the Gate with the same expression.

Right now the Sky Realm masters were all in the Gate of Heaven, plus Xia Xin Yan and the two were at a distance from the other two sides, so no one could hear their quiet conversation.

"The False Gate won't have the real God Domain, this is only a small space created by a God Realm master. It won't contain any unimaginable treasures, but it should contain the relics of the God Realm master. Miss, why don't you go in? Maybe, maybe there's even the Martial Spirit inheritance of that person!" One of the towering men said impatiently.

"Don't you all think that somewhere, there's an invisible hand that's manipulating this all?" Xia Xin Yan snorted, "He already arranged everything on the chess board, and we're all just chess pieces in his game plan. We are all together but still could not escape from his control. That old guy's been dead for thousands of years and still won't rest in peace!"

"Mistress, you're saying?"

"The Shi family's half of the fragmented map was probably obtained by Shi Yan. That half of the map was definitely together with the [Black Formula]! The [Black Formula] is only a Mortal level Martial Skill and only warriors with low capabilities would actually go and cultivate it. That guy purposely set the place in the Yin Valley, forcing the one who has the [Black Formula] to cultivate it to defend against the natural Yin Qi. Once the [Black Formula] is cultivated, it would naturally swallow the Yin Qi here to form the Yin Pearls. Once the Yin Pearls form, the objective is clear. If the Gate of Heaven really had the Martial Spirit Imprint, then only the one with the Yin Pearls could obtain it. Now is there even a need for us to go in?" Xia Xin Yan said resentfully, "... That old guy, he already planned everything completely, he simply won't let anyone sabotage his plans. This time we came for nothing."

"If Shi Yan obtains the Martial Spirit Imprint of that guy, then he will definitely become one of the God Children of the Three Gods Sect. If he could go to the Endless Sea, the Three Gods Sect would treat him like a treasure! Miss, the Three Gods Sect is very powerful in the Endless Sea, and they're in opposition with us. If he really does obtain that person's Martial Spirit Imprint, then he will definitely become the Star God of the Three Gods Sect in the future. We better… take him out now!"

"I know what to do." Xia Xin Yan said coldly.

The two towering men nodded, and became silent again.

In a place with pitch black darkness, there came a woman's cold voice, "All of you go to the Gate of Heaven! Catch Mu Yu Die and assist the Lord to explore the mysteries of the Gate."

"Yes, Mistress!"

A group of pale-faced warriors from the Dark World knelt down on one knee, with blank expressions.

"Go."

The voice in the dark came again.

Dozens of warriors of the Dark World moved one by one, and soon entered the Yin Valley. Without even looking at the people in the valley, they walked straight into the Gate of Heaven.

"The people from the Dark World!" Beiming Ce shouted with a low voice, his expression slightly changed, "The Dark World should've been guarding on the outside, why would they suddenly enter into the Gate of Heaven?"

As Yin Kui and Jiu Shan watched the flow of warriors from the Dark World coming in, the look in their eyes became grim.

"It can't be! We have to go in too, or else grandpa won't be able to handle it on his own." Beiming Ce pondered, and disregarding Yin Kui and Jiu Shan's opposition, he also rushed into the Gate.

When Yin Kui and Jiu Shan saw that he went in, they could only follow along without hesitation.

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Chapter 95 - Desperate Fight

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There was a huge star river in the sky, which was exactly like the pattern formed in the Yin Valley by the Sky Snake's blood.

In that star river, every star was as big as a mountain, and the distance between the stars was like heaven and earth, hundreds of thousands of meters away.

Under the star river were various numerous clouds, floating freely, and which were either formed of fire, Yin Qi or poisonous air.

Gray sky and gray earth.

On the ground lay a huge statue with its back on the ground. The statue was of a muscular, handsome figure, and sculpted to be clothed with only a stone shorts.

The heart area of the stone statue was shining with starry light.

The starry light was attracting the power in the star river, and similarly to the light from the starry river was becoming concentrated in the heart of the stone statue.

The statue was carved very expertly, such that even the hair and veins were shown in exquisite delicacy. If one looked carefully, one could even see thousands of black spots moving through the veins.

On the right palm of the stone statue, a little ant was staring up at the sky with a surprised look.

That was Shi Yan!

After he arrived here, he was standing on the right palm of the statue, with oddly swaying plants all around him.

Those plants, which swayed with the wind, were ten meters high, and as thick as a human waist, looking like the statue's hair.

Although he didn't know that the plants looked like hair from up in the air.

In his eyes, the right palm of that statue was ten times larger than the God Stone Square in Tianyun City.

Standing on that palm, Shi Yan looked at the mysterious star river above him and was filled with amazement.

He wasn't aware that he was on the palm of statue, nor did he know how huge the statue was. He had lost his sense of direction and was of the assumption that he was on a small hill.

"Tuuu! Tuuu!"

The Yin Pearls in the Tian Que, Shen Que and Yin Du meridians suddenly started spinning, while a mysterious attraction force came from the heart of that stone statue.

Shi Yan's body shook suddenly.

The heart area which attracted the star light was calling for the Yin Pearls inside Shi Yan, and the Yin Pearls spun, as if urging him to go to the heart area.

Standing on the palm of the stone statue, Shi Yan looked quite serious, and after a little hesitance, he dashed to the heart area of the statue directly.

Meanwhile, the small black men on the stone statue observed for a while, and realized the heart area was the most powerful place.

Therefore, after being still for a while, those people gathered at the chest of the stone statue.

Those people included the warriors from the Dark World, Mu Hui, Mu Yu Die, Di Yalan, and Beiming Ce. All warriors under the Earth Realm were moving towards the heart area.

Under the heels of the stone statue, Beiming Shang, Chi Xiao, Zhua Qi, the Dark Master, Yin Kui and Jiu Shan were suppressed by a huge power.

Warriors above Earth Realm were all suppressed under its heels, unable to move even a bit.

At that time, the group including Beiming Shang and Chi Xiao were trying to defend against the power which restrained them.

But, however hard they tried, they couldn't get rid of that pressure or move an inch.

"Tuuu! Tuuu!"

The Yin Pearls inside Shi Yan kept spinning, while Shi Yan held his breath and dashed toward the stone statue with a rigid face.

Beside Shi Yan, the hairs of the stone statue were swaying like tall trees and blocking his sight. He felt like he was in a jungle instead of the palm of the statue.

Not knowing how much time had passed, Shi Yan finally flew from the mountain-like palm to its right leg.

Shi Yan's rushing body suddenly stopped as he looked ahead on alert.

From a deep hole in front of him, one after another flaming stone men suddenly jumped out!

These stone men were three meters tall and were wreathed in fire, giving off the smell of the Nine-headed Sky Snake.

If one looked down at it from upon the statue, he would find that that deep hole was actually the Yang Chi Meridian on its right arm!

The twelve flaming stone men seemed to be disgusted by the smell of life. Once Shi Yan approached the hole, they appeared and jumped on him.

Taking a deep breath, Shi Yan kept calm to operate his Petrification Martial Spirit and his skin turned dark brown in a short time.

After he operated his Petrification Martial Spirit, Shi Yan triggered the [Dark Light Shield] by moving his Profound Qi all over his body.

As the [Dark Light Shield] was formed, Shi Yan dashed out like a missile.

"Dang dang dang!"

Among the flaming stone men, Shi Yan turned his fingers into spears and struck the stone men.

The [Finger Spear, which could pierce through an Elementary Realm warrior, emitted the sound of metal clashing while striking the stone bodies.

The power of the fire went into Shi Yan's fingers when he touched the stone men, and felt pain in his fingers.

No!

His face changed, Shi Yan soon realized that the [Finger Spear] was inefficient when facing the stone men who were not made of flesh.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Six stone men made flaming fists and punched Shi Yan together.

His [Dark Light Shield] couldn't bear the attacks and fell apart.

Under those fists, Shi Yan was driven back in pain, his clothes were on fire.

Thanks to his Petrification Martial Spirit, his body was not hurt except for some pain.

With a gloomy face, Shi Yan could figure out that every one of the six stone man was tougher than a Human Realm warrior.

The [Finger Spear] was not working. He had to take another shot.

As his will changed, Shi Yan's left hand gave out wisps of white smoke. Negative energy was triggered and combined with his Profound Qi. They flew out together and formed a huge [Gravitational Field].

With his will, the [Gravitational Field] moved swiftly and suddenly fell in the center of the stone men.

A strong power of attraction gushed out of the Field making all the stone men to struggle painfully.

It worked!

Delighted, Shi Yan enhanced the power in the Field and focused to twist it.

"Pa! Pa! Pa!"

As the Field span, one stone man was shattered into pieces and was thrown out of the Field.

Shi Yan was a little relieved before his face changed again.

However, after leaving the Field, the scattered parts of the stone man began to reform together. In merely three seconds, it had recombined and jumped at Shi Yan again.

It was not killed!

Realizing that, Shi Yan's face turned gloomier, and he triggered the Field again to change its position.

That stone man was wrapped again and shredded to pieces another time.

This time, Shi Yan didn't try to kill them, but crossed the Field in an instant and continued to dash forward after all the stone men were entangled.

Half an hour later, from the deep hole of the stone statue's Zhigou Meridian, one after another Yin Sha danced out.

Yin Sha was produced by warriors' spirits which absorbed Yin Qi. It was a dead thing, but could use part of the warrior's Martial Spirit. It was aggressive and in thirst of more spirits.

Those Yin Sha waved their claws and flew toward Shi Yan from the deep hole.

After a glance at the Yin Sha, Shi Yan's face turned cold.

Inside the Yin pearl, wisps of Yin power pervaded and triggered the three Yin Swirls to spin, and a strong power of attraction broke out!

Those Yin Sha suddenly showed fear and escaped to the deep hole.

"You think you can escape?"

Shi Yan smiled coldly, and the Yin Swirls span even faster!

The Yin Sha struggled hard while being pulled by Shi Yan's Yin Swirls, but still forced towards Shi Yan little by little.

The more they approached Shi Yan, the more they were they influenced by the Yin Swirl.

All of a sudden, one Yin Sha stopped struggling and turned into Yin Qi and went inside Shi Yan's chest.

The Yin Sha dissolved in the Yin Swirls and turned into pure energy which was attached to the center of the Yin Swirls.

The rest of the Yin Sha struggled in fear but couldn't get escape the Yin Swirls. They were pulled in and turned into Yin Qi inside of it.

Quickly, all the Yin Sha were absorbed and Shi Yan continued advancing.

At the same time, the same thing was happening at every corner of the stone statue.

Beiming Ce, Mu Yu Die, Di Yalan, Mu Hui and warriors from the Dark World also met danger when they headed for the heart. They were all trapped by the flaming stone men, Yin Sha, poisonous demons and mud dragons which came from the meridians of the stone statue.

Shi Yan continued to rush forward.

On his way, he came across more flaming stone men and Yin Sha, which were taken care of by the same means, and then he came to the right elbow slowly.

Shi Yan stopped again.

Ahead of him were five warriors from the Dark World, who all were around the First or Second Sky of the Human Realm. They had been separated from the others by the Gate of Heaven when thy entering. And now, all of them were heading for the heart but smelled like scorched flesh.

The five warriors from the Dark World also spotted Shi Yan.

They turned back, glanced at Shi Yan, and came to an agreement silently. With cold eyes, they walked towards Shi Yan slowly.

"Warriors from the Dark World?"

Shi Yan's eyes were like torches as he spotted the sign of the Dark World on the bare shoulder of one warrior.

"Kill!"

That guy yelled when the rest separated to encircle Shi Yan in an arc.

"You are seeking for death!"

With a cold face, Shi Yan's eyes showed a bloodthirst. After a shout, he dashed out like a sharp sword.

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Chapter 96 - Kill All the Way!

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With white smoke engulfing him, Shi Yan's thoughts were all about bloodthirst, brutality, insanity and terror while under the effect of the negative energy. There was only a single desire and that was to kill them all.

Standing amid the five warriors from the Dark World, Shi Yan had a rigid face. One after another magic snakes made of negative energy tried to intertwine those warriors crazily.

"Bang!"

One Dark World warrior's [Dark World Ghost Claw] scratched Shi Yan's chest.

"Hehe!" Shi Yan chuckled cunningly as he kicked that warrior bluntly. His ten fingers were like spears and left ten bloody holes on the warrior's chest in an instant.

With that guy's miserable screams, Shi Yan stepped back and blocked another attack from another warrior's green light to his head.

Three [Gravitational Fields] formed quietly on his two sides and his back.

Standing amid the three [Gravitational Fields, Shi Yan looked at the five Dark World warriors coldly, "Want to kill me? Hehe. I want to kill you too!"

"Kill!"

Those Dark World warriors yelled and rushed forward together.

The warrior who got five blood holes in his chest suddenly sat down cross-legged. Green thorns were triggered by him and shot from his palms.

"Profound Level Martial Skill, [Dark World Thorn]!"

Dozens of icy, needle-like thorns flashed through the air toward Shi Yan like lightning.

"Dang dang dang dang dang!"

The crisp sound of metal on metal came from all over Shi Yan's body as the [Dark World Thorns] couldn't break Shi Yan's Petrification Martial Spirit.

The badly injured man's pale face changed as he ordered, "Strike together!"

The other four warriors went to the four corners while Shi Yan was at the center point.

Four blue curtains appeared from above their heads like clouds and formed together before they thrust toward Shi Yan.

The blue curtains had so strong power that they bound Shi Yan in an instant.

The four warriors were delighted as they jumped up and took out weapons to stab Shi Yan.

"Field! Trigger!"

Shi Yan shouted.

The four warriors were inside the invisible [Gravitational Field] and were wrapped by them all of a sudden!

Being greatly distorted, the four warriors turned stiff and couldn't even operate their Profound Qi. Deeply horrified, they didn't know what exactly had happened.

"Howl!"

Shi Yan shouted into the sky, his muscles trembling. At the same time, the white smoke became denser and all sorts of negative energies were triggered.

In an instant, a vicious power broke out inside Shi Yan's body and flashed through his body like an electric current.

In the howls, Shi Yan managed to break through the blue curtain!

"Boom!"

A huge roar came, and the big blue curtain made from the four smaller ones exploded into blue light spots.

Shi Yan smiled cunningly and coldly, and rushed into one [Gravitational Field] and thrust his [Finger Spear] into the warrior contained within!

"Puh!"

Shi Yan's [Finger Spear] was thrust into the eyes of the warrior entangled in the Field. His eyes turned into two blood holes and even his brain could be seen. He died instantly.

Shi Yan moved swiftly, crossing into the other two Fields.

"Puh!"

"Puh!"

"Puh!"

The other three warriors were also bleeding from their eyes and died in the same way, in a very short time.

The [Gravitational Field] suddenly contracted.

The last Dark World warrior sitting on the ground was terrified and hurriedly tried to escape.

"Do you really think you can run away?"

Shi Yan laughed coldly, while he flashed to the warrior and stabbed him in the back. His arm went right through the man's heart.

Right now, all the five Dark World warriors were killed.

Covered in blood, Shi Yan stood beside the five corpses, looking content. He was enjoying the negative energy flowing out from them.

Soon, the five bodied dried up, while Shi Yan's meridians were filled with Profound Qi and his desire for blood surged!

Without any attempt to suppress the effects, Shi Yan kept [Rampage] activated while his desire to kill was strengthened. He walked to the heart area.

Half an hour later, another two warriors of the Second Sky of the Nascent Realm encountered him.

Without uttering any word, Shi Yan dashed over with a hideous face. Under the bloodthirsty effects of [Rampage, he killed the two warriors easily and continued his journey.

Twelve Yin Sha suddenly flew up from a deep hole ahead when they saw Shi Yan.

"Hehe!"

Shi Yan chuckled coldly but in a happy mood. He shifted his Yin Swirls and a huge attraction force came into being.

The twelve Yin Sha were eventually swallowed by Shi Yan's Yin Swirls and turned into Yin Qi.

All sorts of negative energy was purifying and gushing out of Shi Yan's meridians.

Ignoring the abnormal state of his body, Shi Yan kept advancing.

All along the way, Shi Yan became a god of slaughter as he killed instantly as long as he saw a Dark World warrior.

The Dark World warriors in this area were mostly at the Third Sky of the Nascent Realm or the First or Second Sky of the Human Realm. They couldn't compete with Shi Yan and were all killed by him.

All along the way, Shi Yan killed twenty one Dark World warriors, absorbed sixty five Yin Sha and finally reached the right shoulder of the stone statue.

Mu Hui's figure suddenly popped out from a deep hole ahead.

Beside him stood three Dark World warriors of the Third Sky of the Human Realm.

Inside the deep hole, three destroyed Mud Dragons were wriggling, trying to reconstruct their bodies.

Mu Hui frowned and a slight resignation flashed across his odd face, "These thing are too tough and can't be killed. There are hundreds of them in every deep hole which keeps consuming my Profound Qi."

"Young Master, someone's there." A Dark World warrior pointed to Shi Yan.

Shi Yan was surrounded by white smoke and a murderous air boiled around him. The blood on him turned into blood cocoons while he smiled a bloody smile.

"It's you?" Mu Hui was surprised and recognized he was Shi Yan who always stood beside Han Feng and Ku Long.

While Mu Hui was in the Yin Valley, he had observed but didn't pay much attention to Shi Yan. Rather, he was more focused on the experts like Zhua Qi and Xia Xin Yan.

Since Shi Yan was only at the First Sky of the Human Realm, Mu Hui never took him seriously.

Seeing Shi Yan approaching with a murderous air, Mu Hui was perplexed, not knowing what happened to Shi Yan.

"Young Master, we have to kill whoever we meet." That warrior wore a plain expression, "The earlier we kill one, the earlier we have less adversaries! The Mistress of the Dark World has ordered that we even have to kill Beiming Ce if we met him!"

"Hmm. One of you stay and take care of him. The rest follow me." Mu Hui nodded and ordered, then turned to walk ahead.

Two warriors followed Mu Hui quietly and left at once.

That talkative guy stayed there, looking at Shi Yan coldly, "You have bad luck."

"Bad luck?" Shi Yan laughed wildly, "Actually I have rather good luck! Really good! You Dark World warriors fed me well! Hehe, I have killed twenty one Dark World warriors! And you will be my twenty second!"

Just then, Shi Yan rushed towards him.

Two minutes later, that talkative warrior turned into a dry dead body, his head and body separated.

Shi Yan sucked up his negative energy and continued to run up.

Ten minutes later, Shi Yan saw Mu Hui and the other two warriors again.

"What? Li Tuo was killed by you?" Mu Hui then took Shi Yan seriously and his face turned dignified, "A First Sky of the Human Realm killed Li Tuo who was at the Third Sky. It seems you are something."

Shi Yan didn't answer, but smiled coldly. His desire for blood was increasing rapidly as he walked towards Mu Hui step by step.

Mu Hui was at the Third Sky of the Human Realm, but since he had a Martial Spirit and trained in high-class Martial Skills, he was more capable than the average warrior of his level.

Shi Yan approached him step by step, but although he looked vicious and insane, he was actually cool-minded.

After five steps, he acutely perceived that Mu Hui was a formidable adversary.

"You are already dead."

Mu Hui stared at him and yelled.

"You are already dead!"

The four words struck into Shi Yan's mind like some mysterious incantation.

An astounding power suddenly exploded in Shi Yan's mind.

The four words conquered his perception and stopped all his thoughts!

"Kill him. So bored." Mu Hui ordered indifferently, and shook his head, before he walked forward quickly.

The two warriors walked towards Shi Yan with dull expressions and stabbed Shi Yan with the swords in their hands.

"Dang! Dang!"

The sound of metal clashing came from Shi Yan's chest again.

"Mm?"

The two warriors' faces changed and they started to trigger more Profound Qi in their swords, then raised them to stab Shi Yan's eyes.

The strong strikes on his chest suddenly woke him up from his confused state.

In his eyes, two tips of sharp swords were expanding slowly.

Surprised, Shi Yan shifted his head and the swords slipped past his temple; he could feel the coldness on the swords clearly.

"Bang! Bang!"

A boiling negative energy exploded from Shi Yan's shoulders. Two bunches of pale light delved into the two warriors' bodies in an instant.

Struck by the negative energy, the two warriors felt like they were being dragged into an endless blood sea and were being eaten by thousands of ghosts. They were dumbstruck.

"Puhhh!"

"Puhhh!"

Five bloody holes appeared on their necks and blood came gushing out.

Shi Yan looked on coldly as he tossed the blood on his fingers, absorbed the Profound Qi in them. He coldly glanced at Mu Hui who was moving, and dashed forward!

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