Chapter 47: The Contest

A moment later, in an underground hall of a seemingly ordinary cave dwelling.

A white-robed figure wearing a red mask welcomed the two guests and laughed: "I have long heard of the prestige of the 'Five Gods of Yu Tian' of the Yu Tian family. I didn't expect that this time the Marquis would send the two strongest among the 'Five Gods of Yu Tian'."

"My Second Brother is the strongest in the family; I am much inferior, and I don't even rank in the top three in the clan." The woman with the cold ice body laughed softly. She naturally radiated coldness, causing the temperature of the entire hall to drop significantly.

"You are Xue Yun?" The burly figure looked at Xue Yun Shenjun. "Wearing a mask, disguising your aura, not even daring to show your true face?"

Xue Yun Shenjun still looked at the two with a smile: "After all, to lurk in the Yu Kingdom for a long time, it is better to be cautious."

"Hmph."

The burly figure said indifferently, "The Marquis should have already told you about our siblings coming to Huyang City."

"Yes, sending you to help me is to plot for the complete array map of Huyang City." Xue Yun Shenjun said.

"The three of us acting together must have a distinction between primary and secondary. The Marquis didn't say who should be in charge during the operation. In my opinion, we still have to have a contest." The burly figure said.

Xue Yun Shenjun looked at the siblings and nodded slightly: "I have long heard of the prestige of Yu Tian Hu and Yu Tian Yi, and I would also like to try. You two can join forces."

"Join forces?" The burly figure and the woman with the cold ice body both had their expressions change slightly.

They were both extremely proud.

Two against one? This was an insult to them.

"I will deal with you; that is enough." The burly figure said.

"If you can defeat my Second Brother, we siblings will naturally listen to you." The woman with the cold ice body said.

"Very well, I have heard that the strongest of the Yu Tian family, 'Yu Tian Hu,' awakened a special bloodline and has practiced body refinement secret techniques to an unimaginable level." Xue Yun Shenjun looked at the burly figure. "I will try it today."

As he spoke, Xue Yun Shenjun released a large ship secret treasure, which landed in the center of the hall.

"Please."

Xue Yun Shenjun, Yu Tian Hu, and Yu Tian Yi all flew into the interior of this large ship secret treasure. After all, the commotion of a fight at their level was too great, and fighting inside the secret treasure could ensure that the commotion of the battle would not be exposed.

The three giants of the Food Kingdom's forces in Huyang City were now having a contest inside the large ship secret treasure, and the outside world was completely unaware of this battle.

A moment later, three figures flew out.

"In Huyang City, everyone thinks that Luohe Shenjun's divine body is extraordinary, able to pierce through the mechanical-style secret treasure 'Zi Yu Hou' with one hand. In my opinion, Brother Yu Tian Hu, your divine body... is afraid to be a notch stronger than Luohe Shenjun." Xue Yun Shenjun sighed in admiration. "Even the legendary infinite divine body is afraid to be hard to surpass you. With Brother Yu Tian Hu's help, the certainty of seizing the Huyang City array map this time is much greater."

"My Second Brother's divine body can be called the ultimate of the bloodline cultivation path for an Eternal True God." Yu Tian Yi looked at Xue Yun Shenjun in surprise. "I didn't expect that he would still be defeated by Shenjun."

Through this exchange, the siblings realized how deeply Xue Yun Shenjun was hiding.

Xue Yun Shenjun, who had always hidden his true identity, did not have much fame, but his strength exceeded their imagination.

"Since I started cultivation, you are the Eternal True God with the deepest accumulation I have ever seen." Yu Tian Hu was also somewhat admiring. "In the fight with me, you used five Chaos Realm moves. You have comprehended so many Chaos Realm moves; you can be considered to have one foot in the Chaos Realm."

"I don't know."

Xue Yun Shenjun shook his head. "I have been accumulating, always feeling that I am getting closer and closer to the Chaos Realm. However, after long years, I am still stuck at the Eternal True God level."

"Xue Yun Shenjun, have you also practiced the Law Lineage?" Yu Tian Yi asked.

"Yes."

Xue Yun Shenjun admitted. "Stuck in a bottleneck for a long time, so I tried to contemplate the laws. With the improvement of my understanding of the laws, I can also more effectively tap into the potential of my bloodline. The two major cultivation systems are not contradictory; on the contrary, they complement each other."

"Xue Yun Shenjun, your comprehension is indeed much stronger than mine." Yu Tian Hu admitted. "I lost this time, and I am convinced. In this operation, our siblings will listen to you, Xue Yun Shenjun."

Yu Tian Yi nodded from the side.

Looking at the siblings, Xue Yun Shenjun breathed a sigh of relief; he had finally made them convinced.

"In Huyang City, the City Lord's Mansion's greatest advantage is 'geographical advantage.' The so-called geographical advantage is actually the Huyang City array." Xue Yun Shenjun said. "The Huyang City array has been continuously perfected by generations of experts. Once the many powers of this array erupt, our strength will also be greatly suppressed."

Yu Tian Hu and Yu Tian Yi also nodded.

"The array map is the core of Huyang City and is the most tightly protected." Xue Yun Shenjun said. "Speaking of the most tightly protected place in Huyang City, it is undoubtedly the City Lord's Mansion. I guess... the array map is inside the City Lord's Mansion."

"So what if we know?" Yu Tian Hu and Yu Tian Yi also had a headache. "Are we going to kill our way in?"

The defensive power of the City Lord's Mansion was too strong; the City Lord's Mansion was like a super-large mechanical-style secret treasure, full of dangers.

"Don't be anxious; the Marquis gave us an epoch of time, and we have plenty of time." Xue Yun Shenjun said. "The first step, I plan to capture all the experts who have repaired the Huyang City array. They have repaired the array and must have some understanding of the Huyang City array."

"From them, first collect enough information about the Huyang City array; they might know the location of the complete array map." Xue Yun said.

"How many experts have repaired the Huyang City array?" Yu Tian Hu and Yu Tian Yi were both unaware.

"There have been many in history, and there are nine still in Huyang City!" Xue Yun said. "One has already defected to us, and the other eight are a bit troublesome."

"Capture eight Eternal True Gods?" Yu Tian Hu and his sister felt no pressure.

Xue Yun Shenjun waved his hand, and detailed information about seven Eternal True Gods appeared in mid-air: "Our targets are these seven Eternal True Gods."

"Seven? Isn't it eight?" Yu Tian Hu and Yu Tian Yi were puzzled.

"One of those who repaired the Huyang City array is named Shang Tianyan." Xue Yun Shenjun explained. "He is proficient in artifact forging and mechanical-style lineages and is one of the top artifact forging masters in Huyang City. But he is the best friend of Luohe Shenjun in Huyang City. If we go to capture Shang Tianyan, it is easy to attract Luohe Shenjun." "Luohe Shenjun?" Yu Tian Hu sneered. "Before our siblings came to Huyang City, we understood the intelligence of all the Eternal True Gods in Huyang City. I heard that this Luohe Shenjun has made very few moves."

"He killed the Blood Python Association President Mu Yang, pierced through the Huyang Guard mechanical-style secret treasure 'Zi Yu Hou' with one hand, and the assassin Xin Ying should have died in his hands." Xue Yun Shenjun nodded and said. "The number of times he has made a move is indeed very few."

"He fought with the assassin Xin Ying; who saw it, and who said it was definitely him who killed him?" Yu Tian Hu shook his head. "Even if he killed Xin Ying, Xin Ying is just an assassin, famous for sneak attacks, assassinations, and escaping to save his life. No one has ever said that his divine body is strong."

"With an ordinary divine body, once a move fails, one might die." Yu said. "In my opinion, his strength might not be that strong; he just happened to restrain Xin Ying."

"The various forces in Huyang City haven't seen the fight between Luohe Shenjun and Xin Ying, and they are scared like this?" Yu Tian Yi also shook her head. "In my opinion, since he is an Eternal True God, he shouldn't be much stronger than us. My Second Brother, and you, Xue Yun Shenjun, are both at the limit of the Eternal True God level in all aspects. How strong can this Luohe Shenjun be?"

"Maybe you are right."

Xue Yun nodded, "But our mortal enemy is the City Lord's Mansion! The City Lord's Mansion's mortal enemy is us! At a time like this, neither side wishes to create extra trouble or add an uncontrollable opponent. This Luohe Shenjun does not scheme for power or profit, so we have no need to provoke him."

"For the sake of the mission, ignore him for now."

Yu Tian Hu and Yu Tian Yi also knew the gravity of the situation.

"Our first step plan, capturing these seven Eternal True Gods, must be meticulously planned." Xue Yun Shenjun said.

"Mmm." Yu Tian Hu and Yu Tian Yi were somewhat skeptical about Luohe Shenjun's strength, but they were very wary of the City Lord's Mansion, because behind the City Lord's Mansion was the ancient Marquis Jiu Jiang, and even more so, the God Kings of the Yu Kingdom.

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To deal with Luohe Shenjun, the City Lord's Mansion could not mobilize some powerful forces from above.

But to deal with the Food Kingdom's forces, the City Lord's Mansion could legitimately request support.

Under the cover of night, Luo Feng sat on the peak of the high mountain of his own cave dwelling, drinking wine while contacting Mo Li Meng and Zhu You.

"Ten days have passed; I assume you have considered it clearly." Luo Feng sent messages separately. "The mechanical-style secret treasure 'Jie Zhong Jian,' you have also come to my cave dwelling to feel its power."

"Make your bids; there will be competition from multiple parties, and the highest bidder wins."

Luo Feng actually only contacted the two of them.

But Mo Li Meng and Zhu You did not know how many forces Luo Feng had contacted.

"1.5 million Universe Sands." Mo Li Meng bid.

"1.3 million Universe Sands." Zhu You also gave a price.

Luo Feng responded: "The current price is 1.5 million Universe Sands."

Actually, Luo Feng had also gone to the Yan Feng Hui Guan to inquire a few days ago, and the Yan Feng Hui Guan was willing to acquire it for 1.4 million Universe Sands. But Luo Feng was unwilling to sell it to them, because for the Yan Feng Hui Guan, whose business network covered almost the entire Origin Continent, what treasure hadn't they seen? They were only willing to offer a relatively low price.

"1.55 million Universe Sands." Zhu You sent a message; actually, at this moment, beside Zhu You, a gentle woman was sitting.

"Shenjun Wei, the price competition is very fierce; Luohe Shenjun's side says the price has risen to 1.65 million Universe Sands." Zhu You looked at this gentle woman.

This gentle woman was an expert living in seclusion in Huyang City.

Even the Zhu clan was wary of this woman.

"Add 50,000 Universe Sands each time." The gentle woman ordered.

"It's 1.75 million Universe Sands."

"1.9 million Universe Sands." Zhu You paid attention to the reaction of the woman beside him with every bid.

"Tell that Luohe, 2 million Universe Sands, this is the last price I will give. If it's higher, forget it." The gentle woman said.

Zhu You nodded.

After reporting the final price.

Zhu You waited for a while before showing joy and saying: "2 million Universe Sands, the Jie Zhong Jian is Shenjun Wei's."

"Buying it for 2 million Universe Sands is not a loss; after all, who knows when we will encounter such a mechanical-style secret treasure that can condense Chaos divine power next time." The gentle woman smiled.

"Luohe Shenjun will come to the Zhu clan to deliver the Jie Zhong Jian in person later; does Shenjun Wei want to see Luohe Shenjun?" Zhu You asked.

"It is not suitable for me to show up." Shenjun Wei shook her head.

Zhu You understood.

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On the other side, several divine power incarnations of the City Lord's Mansion gathered.

"2 million Universe Sands? Is this Luohe deliberately inflating the price? A Jie Zhong Jian, how can it be so high?" An old man with white hair frowned. "This price is too high; we don't want it."

"If it's an inflated price, this Luohe Shenjun will lower the price and come to us again." A companion on the side said.

Mo Li Meng was responsible for contacting Luo Feng.

"The final price of the Jie Zhong Jian is 2 million Universe Sands; it has already been sold." Mo Li Meng looked at the several people around him.

"Sold?" The white-haired old man was stunned.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 48 =====