Chapter 549 - 544: The Power of the Taiyang Divine Fire

Chapter 549: Chapter 544: The Power of the Taiyang Divine Fire

"Let’s go take a look."

With eight Earth Martial Realm Peak experts together, they naturally had nothing to fear.

Following the sensation, they arrived before a mountain cave.

"Interesting. It looks like someone is in closed-door cultivation here. And this Magical Treasure is quite something!" one of them said.

At the mouth of the cave, the Thunder Spirit War General stood guard. Thunderbolt crackled around its body, making it look divinely imposing. With their level of Eye Power, they could naturally tell it was a Magical Treasure.

"Everyone, what do you think?" one man asked.

"Heh heh, since we’ve stumbled upon him, we have to make him spit something out. I think this Magical Treasure will do nicely," someone said with a grin, greed flashing in his eyes.

"Agreed. Let’s just consider it a bit of fun." The thick-browed man glanced at the others and said, "I can see none of you are saints. That’s some heavy Evil Qi you’re all carrying. You must have plenty of blood on your hands. I’m sure you’re no strangers to killing for treasure, right?"

Hearing this, a glint appeared in their eyes.

The world of Martial Artists was a cruel one where the weak were prey for the strong. Some might exercise restraint, but others acted without scruples.

And these eight men just so happened to share that very nature!

"Since no one objects, if this person has any Treasures, we’ll split them eight ways."

The thick-browed man seemed to be the tacit leader of the group. As he finished speaking, the others all nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, the thick-browed man no longer hesitated. He clenched his fist and threw a punch directly at the Thunder Spirit War General.

BOOM!

The Thunder Spirit War General roared and strode forward, launching an attack of its own.

BANG.

With a loud crash, the Thunder Spirit War General stumbled back several steps. It was no match for him. Its power was enough to contend with an Earth Martial Realm Late Stage expert, but it was outmatched by someone at the Earth Martial Realm Peak.

"Get out! This is my master’s place!"

The Thunder Spirit War General uttered a full sentence.

"What? This Magical Treasure actually has Spiritual Wisdom?" Everyone was shocked to hear it speak. Generally, only the Celestial Spirit Artifacts of Celestial Martial Realm Kings could develop Spiritual Wisdom.

"No, its Spiritual Wisdom doesn’t seem to be very high. There’s still a gap when you compare it to the Artifact Spirit of a Celestial Spirit Artifact," someone pointed out.

But even so, it made everyone’s hearts race with excitement.

A Magical Treasure that possessed Spiritual Wisdom, even if it wasn’t highly developed, was immensely valuable—even more precious than a Top Grade Spiritual Artifact!

"Starting today, you can have a new master."

The thick-browed man laughed heartily. He thrust out his hand, which transformed into a giant hand that reached for the Thunder Spirit War General.

But at that very moment, a graceful figure emerged from the cave and intercepted the attack with a palm strike.

"You are—!"

The men focused their gazes and saw a figure of breathtaking beauty. Her black hair cascaded like a waterfall, her skin was like jade, and her tall, curvaceous figure was so captivating they could hardly look away.

"It’s Gu Huaying!"

Someone recognized her immediately. As a prodigy on the Hidden Dragon List who had recently appeared at an event like the Celestial Treasure Auction, it was natural that many people would know of her.

"Gentlemen, if you leave now, I will not pursue this matter!" Gu Huaying said coldly.

Hearing this, a hint of hesitation appeared in their eyes. As the daughter of the Celestial Treasure King, Gu Huaying’s status was extraordinary. She wasn’t someone just anyone could afford to offend.

"What’s there to be afraid of? This isn’t Celestial Treasure City, so why should we fear her?" the thick-browed man sneered. "I imagine the daughter of the Celestial Treasure King must have quite a few Treasures on her, right? Besides, to be able to sample the charms of such a beauty... I could die without regrets!"

At his words, Gu Huaying’s beautiful face turned cold as ice.

The apprehension in the eyes of the eight men before her vanished, replaced by pure greed!

"He’s right. If we make our move here, the Celestial Treasure King will never know. This is an opportunity that comes once in a lifetime," another man said, licking his lips as his feverish gaze swept over Gu Huaying’s delicate body.

In this world, some people coveted treasure, some coveted power, and some coveted beauty.

As a prodigy on the Hidden Dragon List, Gu Huaying was a renowned, peerless beauty of the East Sea. The number of men who desired her was countless.

"Attack! Capture her!"

Seeing that he had successfully stoked the desire in everyone’s hearts, the thick-browed man decided to strike while the iron was hot and gave the order.

He took a step forward, his large hand reaching out to grab Gu Huaying.

"Beauty, don’t resist. You’ll suffer less that way."

"You’re courting death!"

Killing intent flashed in Gu Huaying’s eyes. She struck out with her palm, neutralizing his attack. After her Cultivation advanced to the Earth Martial Realm Middle Stage, she was strong enough to contend with an Earth Martial Realm Peak expert.

"As expected of a prodigy from the Hidden Dragon List. She’s a handful. Let’s attack together."

The other men didn’t hesitate either, each using their own techniques to surround and attack Gu Huaying.

A grave look passed through Gu Huaying’s eyes. It would be a stretch for her to face eight Earth Martial Realm Peak experts alone. Unless... unless she disregarded the consequences and activated the Five-Colored Divine Flower within her body...

’Forget it, I can’t worry about that now,’ she thought. ’Ning Jiang must be at a critical point in his cultivation. He can’t be interrupted.’

Gu Huaying bit her lip, about to play her trump card and fight them to the death.

But just then, from within the cave behind her, the alternating hot and cold aura emanating from Ning Jiang’s stone chamber suddenly vanished completely.

"Huh?"

Gu Huaying keenly sensed the change and looked behind her, just in time to see a figure walking out slowly.

It was Ning Jiang.

"You’re finished with your closed-door cultivation?"

"Yes, it’s a success. Sorry to have kept you waiting," Ning Jiang nodded. His eyes, now bone-chillingly cold, turned to the eight men. "Perfect. I’ll use this trash to test out my results!"

"Brat, you’ve got some nerve! How dare you insult us? You deserve to die a thousand deaths! I’ll break your arms and legs and cripple your Cultivation!" the thick-browed man said viciously.

"Trash like you is a pollution to this world. You ought to be purified!"

Ning Jiang’s gaze was indifferent. Suddenly, a golden sun appeared in his right eye. Upon that sun, an endless torrent of flames churned and roiled.

"Taiyang Divine Fire, appear!"

A jet of golden flame shot out from his pupil, hurtling toward the thick-browed man.

"Hmph, it’s just some Flame Power. The Water Attribute Technique I cultivate is its perfect counter," the thick-browed man snorted in disdain.

He launched an attack, conjuring a surging torrent of water to crash against it.

However, when the water and fire met, the resulting scene horrified everyone present.

Upon contact with the golden flame, the great torrent of water was instantly incinerated. It was pure annihilation, not even a wisp of steam was produced!

Then, the golden Divine Fire continued unabated and landed on the thick-browed man.

"Get off me!"

The thick-browed man channeled his Cultivation, condensing Protective Spiritual Qi around his body in an attempt to disperse the flames.

But his Protective Spiritual Qi was useless. It was instantly burned through, followed by his body. In the short span of three breaths, he was annihilated completely, leaving not even a speck of bone ash behind!