Chapter 582 - 578: Kill Everyone from the Hong Alliance

Chapter 582: Chapter 578: Kill Everyone from the Hong Alliance

BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!

A black-robed powerhouse held a Jade Order in his hand.

It was emitting a faint purple light that pulsed rapidly. It even felt a little scorching to the touch.

This mysterious, black-robed man holding the Jade Order was named Hai Wen, and he hailed from the Eastern Divine City in the core region.

He was clearly the leader of this group.

Holding the Jade Order, he took the lead. Nine powerhouses followed close behind, their vitality as vibrant as rainbows, like they were wreathed in Blood Dragons.

The auras undulating from these ten people were all terrifyingly powerful. Even the weakest among them was comparable to an Unparalleled Genius.

A full ten Unparalleled Geniuses, working together.

This was the foundation of the Eastern Divine City.

"Hai Wen, how much farther is it?" asked Wang Qiong, who was holding a feather fan.

He was growing impatient after rushing more than ten kilometers through the tunnel with no end in sight.

Without turning his head, Hai Wen said flatly, "Judging by the Jade Order’s reaction, it’s probably another few dozen kilometers. Let’s pick up the pace!"

"Heh heh, my fists have been itching for a fight!"

The burly Shou Kun laughed heartily.

Beneath his cloak, his eyes gleamed with a frigid light. His bloodshot eyes were like those of a bloodthirsty demon, inspiring a chilling fear in all who met his gaze.

His killing intent was incredibly heavy.

It was so oppressive that even his companions couldn’t quite bear it and kept some distance from him.

Wang Qiong said in frustration, "Shou Kun, can’t you tone it down a little, you bastard? If you scare off the little guys in this cave, are you going to take responsibility?"

"Tch. Judging by the strength of that group outside, the people in here can’t be that strong," a few of the others sneered.

Hai Wen didn’t speak, instead turning to Shou Kun. "Shou Kun, where’s that person I had you bring?"

"Oh, he’s back here!"

Shou Kun yawned and replied nonchalantly.

Everyone turned to look.

In Shou Kun’s hand was an iron chain as thick as a baby’s arm. At the end of the chain, a young man was bound.

The bones in the young man’s arms and legs had been broken. He had lost more than half of his vitality, and his aura was incredibly weak.

Even his cultivation was sealed, leaving him without the strength to so much as move a finger.

Furthermore, Shou Kun had been dragging him recklessly through the cave with the chain like a dead dog, adding injury upon injury. He was already disheveled, his face battered beyond recognition, and covered in blood—a truly miserable sight.

If Hong Yu had been there, he would have recognized him at a glance. It was Young Master Yeban!

"This guy seems to be from some Hong Alliance. Of that group outside, he was the only one with any real skill. Even though he’s a Spirit Cultivator, his physical strength is on par with some Overlord Body Walkers, and he has the aura of Dragon Blood," Wang Qiong muttered, sizing up Yeban, who looked like he could breathe his last at any moment.

Shou Kun grinned. "He even managed to survive three of my punches, so his body really isn’t weak. He must have had some fortuitous encounter and obtained a Dragon Race inheritance! But so what? I still shattered him with three punches and twisted his arms and legs off. If Hai Wen hadn’t said he was useful, I would’ve twisted his head off too!"

"This man has the aura of Dragon Blood. When we take him back to the City Lord, he should have some use for him."

Hai Wen snorted faintly and glanced at Shou Kun. "If you think twisting his head off would be more satisfying, you’re welcome to try!"

"Er..."

Shou Kun’s expression stiffened. He gave an awkward laugh. "I was just saying. Since this man is useful to the City Lord, I naturally won’t let him die!"

As he spoke, Shou Kun yanked Yeban over.

As his body slammed heavily onto the ground, Yeban’s organs were rattled, and he vomited a mouthful of bloody bile.

His furious gaze was locked on Shou Kun.

These people had slaughtered more than twenty powerhouses from the Hong Alliance. This grudge made Yeban wish he could tear them to pieces.

"Oho, that look in your eyes says you want revenge, doesn’t it? Haha, you useless piece of trash! Go on, bite me if you’ve got the guts! Hahaha..." Shou Kun sneered.

The black-robed powerhouses behind him also watched Yeban with amusement.

Yeban spat out a mouthful of bloody foam and said coldly, "Hong Yu will kill you."

"Hong Yu? He’s one of your Hong Alliance people too, right? Haha, when I see him later, I’ll twist his head off right in front of you!" Shou Kun cackled sinisterly. He viciously kicked Yeban in the stomach, sending him doubling over in excruciating pain like a shrimp, foam frothing at his mouth.

"Shou Kun, take it easy. Don’t actually kill him, or you’ll get a scolding from the City Lord when we take him back!" Wang Qiong said with a frown.

"Alright, alright, I won’t kill him!"

Shou Kun said carelessly.

CLANG! CLANG!

With a flick of his arm, he lifted Yeban into the air by the chain and sprinted off.

Hai Wen and the others followed close behind.

The tunnel was a single, straight passage. Partway through, they discovered the large pit corroded by the Poisonous Locust Mother Insect. They frowned but didn’t pay it much mind and continued forward.

About ten-odd minutes later, they arrived in the cavern of the Blazing Flame Pure Gold Ore.

"Huh? There was a sealed altar here, but someone opened it?" Wang Qiong’s eyes widened in surprise.

Hai Wen nodded, the light from the Jade Order in his hand flashing nonstop.

He pointed to the entrance the altar had revealed. "The great Treasure the Jade Order is pointing to is inside. Quickly!"

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

The group of ten charged inside at high speed.

Along the way, they found areas that had been picked clean, with only pits and some withered medicinal herbs left behind. Their expressions shifted slightly. "Damn it! They got here first and stole the Spirit Medicine that belongs to us!"

"Hmph! How dare they steal something belonging to our Eastern Divine City! They’re simply courting death!"

"We’ll just snatch it back from them later!"

Several of them sneered arrogantly.

They had no awareness that Hong Yu’s group had arrived first, nor that this was ownerless land. They had simply classified these things as their own.

They were even more tyrannical than bandits.

"This is...?"

"My heavens! This is the legendary Essence Fetal Disc! I once saw one in a treasure land in the core region, but there was only a single Essence Fetal Disc there. Here, there are twenty! This must mean this river was just filled with Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, but unfortunately, those people already took it!"

"Those bastards! This Essence River should have been ours!"

"If we had absorbed the Essence River, we might have even been able to advance into the top fifty of the Divine General List! But now a bunch of petty thieves beat us to it. I’ll kill them!"

"I’m going to twist their heads off!"

Everyone was seething with killing intent, as if their own personal treasures had been stolen.

Their arrogance and tyranny truly knew no bounds.

The Essence River wasn’t far from the Ancient Phoenix Tree—only about ten kilometers away. They soon saw the Ancient Phoenix Tree from a distance and were all stunned.

"Is that the Ancient Phoenix Tree? No, a Phoenix once lived here... this is a Phoenix Ancient Nest!"

"A Phoenix Ancient Nest is sure to nurture an Exotic Treasure. The great Treasure the City Lord mentioned must be in this Phoenix Ancient Nest."

"I see that group of people! They’re resting beneath the Phoenix Ancient Nest. Let’s make our move, quickly!"

Hai Wen waved his arm.

Like ten black panthers, they charged toward Xuantian and the others, brimming with chilling killing intent.

"Hm?"

Mang Kun suddenly stood up.

Xuantian and the other powerhouses also shot to their feet, their expressions suddenly turning grim. "Such dense Evil Qi, such terrifying aura fluctuations! A peerless expert is approaching!"

"How is that possible? Aren’t the people from our four major forces all outside? Who else could have come in?"

"It’s not my War Race!"

"It’s not us, either!" Xiao Shilang shook his head.

But they soon saw the newcomers’ figures. Ten powerhouses, all clad in black cloaks, slammed into the ground like cannonballs—BOOM! BOOM!—making the very earth tremble.

Xuantian’s eyes first fell on the miserably battered Yeban, and his expression changed drastically. "Yeban?"

"Eh? You know him? Are you the Hong Yu he was talking about?"

Shou Kun, holding Yeban with one hand, stared wide-eyed at Xuantian and said with a derisive smile, "Your aura isn’t weak. You must be an Unparalleled Genius, right? If I had entered in the same batch as you, you probably would have been an idol in my eyes. But what a pity, what a pity... To people like us, you newly arrived Unparalleled Geniuses are like flowers in a greenhouse!"

"Fragile and weak!"

He slowly spat out three words.

The atmosphere instantly grew still.

Shou Kun’s words had already revealed their identities—they were True Dragons from a previous batch!

"Who are you? Why are you treating my friend like this?" Xuantian asked.

"Fuck, I asked you if you’re Hong Yu."

Shou Kun glared.

"You..."

Xuantian’s brows furrowed sharply.

But Shou Kun had already grown impatient. He kicked Yeban, sending him flying through the air, vomiting blood, before he crashed heavily to the ground, suffering yet another grievous injury.

CLANG! CLANG!

Shou Kun slowly reeled in the chain, dragging Yeban back toward him and leaving a trail of blood on the ground. He grinned viciously. "I asked you, are you Hong Yu? Who got the Treasure from the Phoenix Ancient Nest? You’d all better answer honestly, or don’t blame me for what happens next!"

"Stop!"

Xuantian shouted, taking a deep breath before saying in a low voice, "I am not Hong Yu. We don’t know what kind of Treasure is in the Phoenix Ancient Nest. None of us have been up it."

Xuantian said this for two reasons. First, to make his position clear: he and his group didn’t have the Treasure.

Second, he was also trying to cover for Hong Yu.

Otherwise, if these people found out Hong Yu was up there, they would surely attack and interfere with him obtaining the Treasure.

Unfortunately...

Xuantian had just finished speaking when Mang Kun’s eyes darted about. He stepped forward and said, "You gentlemen must be the Divine Generals from the Eastern Divine City in the core region, correct? This old one is Mang Kun, leader of the War Race’s Du Mang Tribe!"

"The Du Mang Tribe? What do you want, old man?" Shou Kun asked flatly.

Mang Kun’s face stiffened.

He was the dignified leader of a tribe, yet a junior was calling him "old man." If it had been anyone else, he would have exploded with anger long ago.

But the people before him were Divine Generals from the Divine City!

Every single Divine General was immensely powerful, more than capable of killing him. What’s more, there were ten of them here. Mang Kun quickly chose a side.

He grinned. "This old one has an important piece of news to report. Hong Yu of the Hong Alliance has already climbed the Phoenix Ancient Nest. We just felt a powerful fluctuation of aura, so I’m afraid he has obtained some great Treasure. You gentlemen should hurry up and take a look, otherwise he’ll take all the good stuff!"

"Old man, you..."

Xuantian was furious.

Mang Kun sneered, "What about me? That Hong Yu extorted so many things from me. You can’t possibly expect me to repay his evil with kindness, can you?"

"You two, these are True Dragons from a previous batch! Don’t forget the rules the True Dragon War God spoke of!" Xuantian said to Xiao Shilang and Emperor Xiahuang Wudi via voice transmission, his face grim.

The two exchanged a look.

They had to admit they were also extremely wary of the previous True Dragons.

But they did not choose to stand with Xuantian.

The two of them shook their heads. "They’re clearly here for the Phoenix Ancient Nest. Besides, we don’t have the strength to fight them to the death right now."

Xiao Shilang said, "Take a step back, and you’ll find a broader world. You should just let them go find Hong Yu instead of trying to stop them!"

"Bastards."

Xuantian seethed.

Although they were communicating via voice transmission, Hai Wen perceived it. A bone-chilling coldness appeared on his face as he said flatly...

"The pathetic little Hong Alliance dares to try and stop us? Hmph. Kill all of them!"