Chapter 675: Landing on the Island, the Thirteen Warlords Convene! (Part 2)

“So that’s how it is…”

Back in his room, Su Mu felt that the scene he had just witnessed seemed familiar, and after a slight thought, he quickly recalled someone from his past memories whose Destiny was similar to that of the woman in the mysterious robe.

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In a forbidden area deep within Profound Turtle Island, there was a hidden hall connecting to the underground.

Inside the hall, flickering lights cast eerie shadows on thirteen bone-throne chairs, with three positioned at the head and the remaining ten in two rows.

At this moment, three of the thirteen bone chairs were unoccupied, while ten figures, either burly, sinister, or lean, sat on the others, but each emanated an unmistakably powerful aura.

Especially the three figures at the head; merely sitting there generated an invisible aura enough to make any ordinary Middle Third Grades Martial Artist tremble in fear.

“Do we really have to do this?”

The person at the far right, a fine-looking individual, swallowed his saliva and spoke. If Su Mu and the Baili Siblings were present, they would recognize him instantly as Quan Feng, the last of the thirteen notorious rogues who once teamed up to encircle and kill them.

The thirteen rogues were known for murder and arson, their wickedness unmatched, yet at this moment, Quan Feng’s voice trembled, whether from fearing the three at the head or from the subject of the discussion.

“Scared?”

A burly figure opposite let out a few mocking laughs, “Quan Feng, didn’t the Baili Child scare you out of your wits that day? Just that Baili Child, still a Half-Step Grandmaster…”

“Wang Heng, are you courting death!”

Their rivalry flared, Qi Blood surging and distorting the air around, yet they suddenly changed expression and silenced themselves.

“Enough, do either of you want me to give you a chance of life and death today?”

With just two words, they reined in their aura, not daring to act rashly, for the speaker was from the left of the head position, the master of the Mysterious Snake Gang, Dugu Lie, ranked second among the outwardly known three Half-Step Great Cultivators of the Outer Sea Region.

Wang Heng and Quan Feng dared not meet Dugu Lie’s gaze and instead snorted fiercely at each other.

“If you don’t dare, then keep quiet for me.”

The hall fell into complete silence, and only then did the burly figure on the central bone chair at the head open his mouth solemnly.

“Those of you present can discuss great matters with me today, naturally aware of our situation… If not for a use for you and me, we would’ve long been wiped out by those old devils…”

The burly figure’s gaze swept over the crowd in the hall, witnessing the anger in their eyes, some displaying it, others burying it deep in fear.

“Cultivation itself is an act against the heavens. Without reaching the Upper Three Grades, one remains an ant. Which of us is willing to spend our lives as mediocre figures at the mercy of others?”

“Better to take a risk. Should any of us cross that threshold, need we suffer in their presence again?”

The hoarse voice from the head, calm and unrushed, with little emotion yet possessing great persuasiveness, spoke to ten people whose hands were stained with blood, who fought their way out from piles of corpses.

But what does it matter to have reached this difficult point, step by step?

In the eyes of outsiders, they seemed infinitely glorious and infamous, yet before those old devils, they were but fish on a chopping board, and they were only kept for their utility.

Once their utility was exhausted, or if they became disobedient, those people would have no qualms about disposing of them and replacing them with another batch.

“A general rises over countless bones; before us lies a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity… Frankly, my father once stumbled into that Secret Realm and glimpsed the Upper Three Grades’ wonders. Had it not been for that villain Qiu Mountain ruining my father’s plans, he might have already stepped into that revered Upper Three Grades Realm!”

“Now, this Secret Realm again shows signs of appearing after nearly fifty years. With the Blood Soul Seal in my hand, a sacrificial ritual will suffice to open the Secret Realm in advance. Then, you and I as brothers can enter the realm, comprehend the mysteries of the Great Cultivators, and break free of the shackles—would that not be splendid!”

The hoarse voice echoed in the hall, their eyes filled with cool composure melting away, replaced by fervor, desire, and ambition.

“What? Was the old Gang Leader of your esteemed gang really able to glimpse the wonders of the Upper Three Grades by entering that Secret Realm?!”

“No wonder Liu Batian could rise swiftly and defeat the Thirteen Rogues of the time, dominating the Outer Sea Region. It was due to such a great fortune!”

Upon hearing this, a gulp reverberated among the crowd; Great Cultivators of the Upper Three Grades, were what they daydreamed of exploring!

The opportunity was now before them—madness tugged at their hearts, yet having reached this step wasn’t made easily; although ambitious, they couldn’t wholly trust Gang Leader Liu’s words.

“Gang Leader Liu, it’s not that we don’t want to take risks, but what you propose today is unheard of…”

The fourth from the head, Shangguan Ba, the master of the Tidal Gang, raised doubts, for Liu Sha’s agenda had no turning back; failing would mean acknowledgment. He wouldn’t dare gamble everything on Liu Sha’s informal talk.

“I understand your concerns, surely without seeing the rabbit, you won’t release the hawk.”

Liu Sha went directly to the point, flipping his hand to reveal blood glow spreading thickly, filling the hall with a suffocating and evil stench.

A sinister white bone Blood Seal appeared in his palm, activating with his dripping blood.

“Splash splash splash —!”

The Blood Seal seemed to come alive, one by one sparking seven Artifact Patterns, one nearly complete, under the crowd’s astonished eyes, the white bones swallowed Liu Sha’s blood greedily.

“Burp—”

Only a few breaths later, Liu Sha’s complexion paled slightly, the Blood Seal burped lightly, and Liu Sha injected Martial Force into it.

“Wooo woo woo —!”

Instantly, ghostly wails and wailings of despair emerged from the Blood Seal, spirits of men, women, young and old, all ferocious, baring fangs and claws.

In the next moment,

The Blood Seal surged, and hundreds of ghosts went utterly berserk, starting to tear each other apart, forming a twisted, eerie portal mid-air. As blood light grew, the portal slowly opened, causing the skies to shudder and emit ear-piercing wails.

Then, a terrifying scene unfolded…

The space in the skies slowly tore open a fissure, revealing a mesmerizing black splendor, but within an instant, everyone’s hair stood on end, faces changing with shock.

They felt an exceedingly intense crisis emanating from the fissure.

“A spatial rift, does this relic truly tear through space!”

“Perhaps this item truly helps us enter that Secret Realm ahead of time. Once inside, we might truly inquire into the Upper Three Grades’ mysteries!”

Witnessing the Blood Soul Seal pierce the void personally, all lingering fears among the hall’s rogues vanished, turning into ecstasy.

To explore the Upper Three Grades, despite the risks of cooperating with Liu Sha, or with only a sliver of chance, they were willing to risk everything!

“Alright, since Gang Leader Liu shows sincerity, I agree!”

“I agree too!”

“Agree!”

Inside the hall, bright beams shone, resonating unanimous agreeing voices like ten beasts ravenous for over ten years, even longer, roaring hysterically.

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“Perhaps this item truly helps us enter that Secret Realm ahead of time. Once inside, we might truly inquire into the Upper Three Grades’ mysteries!”

Witnessing the Blood Soul Seal pierce the void personally, all lingering fears among the hall’s rogues vanished, turning into ecstasy.

To explore the Upper Three Grades, despite the risks of cooperating with Liu Sha, or with only a sliver of chance, they were willing to risk everything!

“Alright, since Gang Leader Liu shows sincerity, I agree!”

“I agree too!”

“Agree!”

Inside the hall, bright beams shone, resonating unanimous agreeing voices like ten beasts ravenous for over ten years, even longer, roaring hysterically.

Inside the hall, bright beams shone, resonating unanimous agreeing voices like ten beasts ravenous for over ten years, even longer, roaring hysterically.