Chapter 771: Wan Xiang Tower

"Supreme Divine Beast!" Upon hearing this, even Cai Lin became unsettled.

A single Divine Beast certainly produces more than one drop of essence blood, so essence blood of the same attribute can only serve as auxiliary evolution and cannot guarantee 100% success. But Supreme Divine Beast essence blood is entirely different.

A Supreme Divine Beast is a Heavenly Supreme; a single drop of a Heavenly Supreme's blood can crush an entire continent. Even if it's only a Quasi-Supreme Divine Beast, the Bloodline Power within its essence blood far exceeds imagination—even if it's not Snake Race essence blood, it can certainly allow Cai Lin to break through smoothly to Earth Supreme.

Gu Yuan said solemnly: "The essence blood of a Quasi-Supreme Divine Beast would likely stir even an Upper Earth Supreme."

"It will inevitably spark a struggle."

Qiao Shihong nodded vigorously and said: "Yes, Shang Zhi Da Lu is the most renowned commercial continent in the Great Thousand World, and their decennial auction attracts many Hidden World Strong Experts—even the top factions from the Ten Supreme Continents come to participate. These top factions from the Supreme Continents are all Earth Supreme-level factions."

Even without Qiao Shihong's explanation, Gu Yuan and the others understood: such a top-tier auction would inevitably draw many powerful figures. Just like the Spatial Auction Xiao Yan once attended—Dou Zong were unworthy of mention, Dou Zun were everywhere, and even Nine-Turn Dou Zun and Half-Sages were present.

At that time, Dou Sheng on the Dou Qi Continent was the highest level. By comparison, Shang Zhi Da Lu's decennial auction was equivalent to an Earth Supreme-level auction, offering resources sought by Earth Supremes.

Cai Lin pondered for a moment, then shook her head: "This auction will likely draw many Earth Supreme powerhouses. Even if Shang Zhi Da Lu forbids robbery of Auction Items, once you leave the continent, you'll be surrounded and attacked. Even if you buy the Quasi-Supreme Divine Beast's essence blood, without Earth Supreme strength, you can't hold onto it."

"Xun Er received the inheritance, but only a portion of it. Breaking through to Earth Supreme will still take considerable time. If Xiao Yan and Yan Jin cannot break through to Earth Supreme before the auction begins, we won't participate."

Upon hearing this, everyone present had no objections—without Earth Supreme power, going there would only mean being robbed.

"What about the Heavenly and Earthly Anomalous Fires? Any news?" Xiao Yixian asked.

Heavenly and Earthly Anomalous Fires aren't exclusive to the Dou Qi Continent; the term simply refers to 【flames naturally born and nurtured by heaven and earth, possessing Shen Mi Zhi Yi abilities】. The greatest difference between Anomalous Fires and Beast Fires is that Anomalous Fires exist within heaven and earth, not inside Spiritual Beasts.

Xiao Yan needs a Heavenly and Earthly Anomalous Fire, not a Beast Fire.

Hearing Xiao Yixian's question, Qiao Shihong could only grimace and shake his head: "Respected Sovereign, several Guardians have already traveled to other continents to inquire, but still no news of any Anomalous Fire."

"I didn't expect Heavenly and Earthly Anomalous Fires to be this rare in the Great Thousand World. Do we truly have to enter the Fire Spirit Clan's territory?"

Xiao Xuan, who had been silent until now, his gaze sharpened slightly: "Entering the Fire Spirit Clan's territory is far too dangerous. Not only is their Ancestor surely a Heavenly Supreme, but the clan likely has no fewer than ten Earth Supremes—this is far beyond what we can oppose."

"But once they leave their territory, it's different."

Hearing Xiao Xuan's words, Gu Yuan looked startled, turning to Xiao Xuan: "You're not planning to rob the Anomalous Fire from a Fire Spirit Clan prodigy, are you?"

The Fire Spirit Clan undoubtedly possesses many Heavenly and Earthly Anomalous Fires—just like the Yan Clan, which once held five distinct Anomalous Fires, the most of any Dou Emperor Family.

Moreover, the Fire Spirit Clan is peculiar: they themselves are Spirit Flames. Though not born from Heavenly and Earthly Anomalous Fires, every clan disciple possesses fire-affinity spiritual energy, and even their Supreme Body cultivation techniques are tied to fire.

Xiao Xuan smiled slightly: "Yes, we'll rob—but not the Anomalous Fire from Fire Spirit Clan disciples."

"We'll compete with the Fire Spirit Clan for the Anomalous Fire."

!?

At these words, Gu Yuan's expression turned strange. He frowned, staring oddly at Xiao Xuan: "I recall—when the Yan Clan discovered an Anomalous Fire site, you got there first. You even fought Yan Jin, then took the Anomalous Fire from him."

Xiao Xuan chuckled awkwardly, rubbing his nose: "Ahem, that's all ancient history."

Cai Lin understood Xiao Xuan's meaning: "So, Elder Xiao Xuan, you mean to have someone track Fire Spirit Clan disciples who leave their territory, then compete with the Fire Spirit Clan for the Anomalous Fire?"

Xiao Xuan nodded with a smile: "Even for the Fire Spirit Clan, capturing an Anomalous Fire and bringing it into the Anomalous Fire space is no easy task. We can use their intelligence network to get ahead and snatch the Anomalous Fire from their disciples first."

Gu Yuan's expression was stunned yet tinged with disdain—sure enough, the Xiao Clan's ruthlessness runs in the blood. Wasn't Xiao Xuan once exactly like this—tracking Yan Jin, then stealing the Anomalous Fire from him?!

After Xiao Xuan's death, the Yan Clan turned their eyes to Xiao Xuan's Anomalous Fire!

The mantis stalks the cicada, the Xiao Clan waits behind! The Fire Spirit Clan seeks the Anomalous Fire, the Yan Sovereign waits behind!

Brilliant! Since you monopolize Anomalous Fire intelligence, we'll follow right behind you and steal the Anomalous Fire you find!

If Xiao Yan were here, he'd surely give his Ancestor a thumbs-up—old ginger is the spiciest, old foxes are the cleverest!

At this moment, Qiao Shihong, who had been listening silently, was drenched in sweat—his undergarments soaked, cold sweat pouring down!

Are these people insane?! They're plotting against the Fire Spirit Clan!!

That's one of the top families in the Great Thousand World! Their strength leads all elemental clans—even some Heavenly Supremes who rule Supreme Continents dare not provoke the Fire Spirit Clan!!

No wonder they're the Soul Sect!

After thinking for a moment, Cai Lin actually nodded in agreement: "Send Xin Zhangsheng and the other three. They've reached Supreme strength; traveling to other continents shouldn't be a problem."

"The Anomalous Fire Xiao Yan needs must be at least Quasi-Earth Supreme level. At that level, even the Fire Spirit Clan requires a Nine-Pin Sovereign prodigy to capture it. Even among the Fire Spirit Clan, the number of Nine-Pin Sovereigns who leave their territory is limited—this narrows the scope considerably."

"Xun Er should now be able to craft a powerful Heavenly Array. We can use Spirit Arrays to transmit information."

Xiao Yixian agreed with Cai Lin, nodding: "Whether or not we succeed, at least this is a viable plan worth trying."

Meanwhile, far away in the Fire Spirit Clan's territory, the vast clan would never have imagined—they were being watched! Watched by the Soul Sect!!

Even more unexpectedly, while Xiao Xuan's group was tracking the Fire Spirit Clan, someone else was tracking them!

Three months later, three months before Shang Zhi Da Lu's decennial auction, beyond the sky of Ning Tian Continent, a thunderous roar echoed across heaven and earth. A massive Teleportation Spirit Array pierced through space, and within it, a thousand armies and ten thousand cavalry shattered the sky.

Spirit Beasts, Flying Dragons, Giant Beasts, Divine Chariots, and Ancient Ships raced through the heavens, their radiant mounts halting beyond Ning Tian Continent.

Instantly, countless people were startled, all turning their gazes toward the sky.

Within a single hour, the thousand armies and ten thousand cavalry assembled and entered the Western Realm, arriving atop the Heavenly Tomb, shrouded in gray, lifeless aura—and surrounded it completely.

From the fluttering banners of these troops, it was clear they belonged to a single Faction. The powerful mounts were their Commanders, leading the vast host into Ning Tian Continent.

On this day, countless cultivators of Ning Tian Continent trembled in fear—how could a powerful external Faction send a thousand armies and ten thousand cavalry into Ning Tian Continent? The cultivators and Sects of Ning Tian Continent were terrified, fearing collateral damage.

Now, the Four Great Sects of Ning Tian Continent had been destroyed; no major Sect remained. The strongest was the Western Realm Alliance. As for the vanished Sovereigns—no one knew if they still lived on Ning Tian Continent.

Fortunately, these powerhouses did not head toward any particular Sect—they stormed straight into the Heavenly Tomb Forbidden Land.

The cultivators of Ning Tian Continent had long assumed the Heavenly Tomb belonged to the mysterious Black Robe Sovereigns. Clearly, these people had come seeking those Black Robe powerhouses.

Instantly, many wondered why such a powerful Faction had suddenly appeared.

"That banner… looks familiar." One of Ning Tian Continent's Sect Masters looked up at the banners fluttering above the thousands of troops.

"That's the top Faction of Jiu Ming Continent—the Wan Xiang Tower."

"Jiu Ming Continent?! What are they doing here?! Why would they care about such a distant continent?!"

Jiu Ming Continent, like Tian Luo Da Lu, is one of the Supreme Continents. Once, the Jiu Ming Heavenly Emperor fought the Demon Emperor of the Domain Beyond—and both perished together. Since then, Jiu Ming Continent became a land of countless sects and competing schools.

Wan Xiang Tower is one of Jiu Ming Continent's top Factions—a Earth Supreme Faction.

Now, Wan Xiang Tower suddenly mobilized, deploying a thousand armies and ten thousand cavalry, summoning all its Commanders and Generals—this drew the attention of surrounding Continents, who activated Heavenly Realms to gaze upon Ning Tian Continent, even teleporting emissaries.

"Yan Jin, come out and die! You killed our Wan Xiang Tower disciple Zhu Ye—we will avenge him and soothe his spirit!" At that moment, a deep roar echoed across the sky above the Heavenly Tomb, shaking the entire tomb like thunder.

"Zhu Ye?! Is Zhu Ye a disciple of the Ten Thousand Images Tower?!" Hearing the shout, someone from the Young Generation cried out in shock—they hadn't expected this was a revenge mission!

"Are you an idiot? Zhu Ye is already dead. You could even claim he's your son. Sometimes, you need a legitimate excuse to do something."

Zhu Ye was indeed dead, but within the Wan Zhu Lin lay the legacy of a Spirit Array Patriarch!

If it were merely a low-level Spirit Array Patriarch's legacy, the Ten Thousand Images Tower would never have traveled such a great distance. Clearly, they knew the legacy in Wan Zhu Lin was none other than the legacy of Ningzhu Array Master—a complete Earth Supreme legacy.

They came to seize it!

A complete Earth Supreme legacy is enough to make lower Earth Supremes tear off their masks and abandon all dignity.

"So they finally came." Within the Heavenly Tomb, Cai Lin's beautiful eyes narrowed, her serpent pupils glinting with danger.

A complete Earth Supreme legacy—even on a supercontinent—is among the most supreme legacies, enough to spark endless bloodshed.

"Xiao Yixian, go to Wan Zhu Lin. If Xiao Yan hasn't emerged from his seclusion, awaken Xun Er."

Xiao Yixian nodded lightly, then stepped forward, departing the Heavenly Tomb via a pre-established Teleportation Spirit Array. She had not yet transformed her Eternal Calamity Poison Body; her strength still fell short of Xing Tian's.

Cai Lin and the others donned black hoods and slowly stepped out of the Heavenly Tomb, strolling as if in a tranquil garden. Even facing thousands of troops and enemies stronger than herself, Cai Lin showed no trace of fear.

Outside the meteor crater of the Heavenly Tomb, upon the mountain range, the Ten Thousand Images Tower's countless troops had already filled the land, encircling the massive crater in layer upon layer.

At this moment, many watching experts knew full well why the Ten Thousand Images Tower had made such a massive move—revenge was pure nonsense; their true goal was the mysterious legacy of Wan Zhu Lin.

Now, the name "Yan Zunzhe" had spread across the entire Ning Tian Continent; who didn't know Yan Zunzhe was a villain who had frozen and eradicated thousands of disciples from the Four Factions, leaving not even bones behind?

"This is the Soul Hall's territory. Everyone, leave immediately." Gu Yuan stood on the first level of the Heavenly Tomb, his sharp gaze sweeping over the thousands of troops, landing on the three figures at the front.

These three exuded immense energy—none weaker than Gu Yuan. The white-haired, white-robed elder at their head was even stronger than a Nine-Pin Sovereign, though he had not yet reached Earth Supreme power—he was merely a Half-Step Sovereign away.

These three were the Three Great Marshals of the Ten Thousand Images Tower, each at Nine-Pin Sovereign rank; the white-haired marshal, in particular, was a Half-Step Sovereign.

At this moment, the atmosphere grew utterly silent. The Ten Thousand Images Tower's Three Great Marshals and Eighteen Divine Generals had all gathered—not only had many Sovereigns arrived, but most of their disciples came too. Clearly, they intended to make a major move.

"Soul Hall, we're not refusing to show you face—but your actions have gone too far!" The blue-robed marshal on the white-haired marshal's right spoke coldly: "We are not here to slaughter innocents. The Soul Hall must give the Ten Thousand Images Tower an explanation. Give our brother Zhu Ye an explanation."

Hearing this, Cai Lin sneered. Beneath her hood, her eyes glowed like venomous snakes as she stared at them. "Hmph. You're nothing but shameless thieves trying to steal the Wan Zhu Lin legacy."

"If you want to seize it, then fight."

"Hmph! Don't spread lies here!" The red-robed marshal on the white-haired marshal's right also sneered.

"Your Soul Hall Venerables stole the legacy of our Ten Thousand Images Tower's Founder! You killed our disciples! You are cruel and without morality! Today, the Ten Thousand Images Tower has come to seek justice!"

Countless eyes fixed on the black-robed figures, especially the Ten Thousand Images Tower disciples, whose gazes burned with fury, locked onto Cai Lin and the others. Clearly, they believed their sect's claims—that Xiao Yan and his group had stolen the legacy meant for them.

But the wiser ones sensed this was not so simple.

Hearing the Ten Thousand Images Tower's words, Xiao Xuan chuckled. He smiled slightly and said: "Legacies belong to those strong enough to claim them. What talk of stealing? What proof do you have that the Wan Zhu Lin legacy belongs to your Ten Thousand Images Tower?"

"Stop your sophistry!" One of the Ten Thousand Images Tower's Divine Generals barked coldly: "Your Soul Hall's reputation is infamous. Why would you need proof?"

Even Hun Tian Di probably hadn't imagined that the Soul Hall had barely arrived in the Great Thousand World—and already its name was infamous!

And this man was frighteningly accurate.

"Today, the Ten Thousand Images Tower shall act on behalf of the people of Ning Tian Continent who have been enslaved and tormented by you—eradicating this evil organization, the Soul Hall!"

At these words, Xiao Xuan and the others merely smiled. The Ten Thousand Images Tower had, in fact, spoken the truth: on the Dou Qi Continent, the Soul Hall had never been a righteous organization.

But before the Ten Thousand Images Tower could launch an attack, a Spirit Array rose from within the Heavenly Tomb.

In an instant, the Heavenly Tomb trembled as countless gray-white Zhu Bamboo sprouted from beneath its ground!

As each gray-white Zhu Bamboo grew, a strange energy entity emerged from within each—one of the Heavenly Tomb's energy entities.

These entities could never leave the Heavenly Tomb—but now, empowered by the Spirit Array's energy, they could briefly depart and regain part of their former strength.

"This is a Spirit Array?!"

"What strange Spirit Array is this?! How does it summon so many Zhu Bamboo? And what are those demonic entities, like divine souls?!"

Seeing the sudden rise of this massive Array, distant cultivation experts were baffled. Some Sovereigns exclaimed in surprise: "These gray bamboo… they look like the bamboo of Wan Zhu Lin."

"They're the bamboo of Wan Zhu Lin!"

At that moment, space within the Heavenly Tomb twisted, and a black-robed figure appeared on its first level. This figure held a Silver Brush; from the jade hand, it was clear this person was female.

Xun Er's cold eyes stared at the thousands of troops surrounding the Heavenly Tomb, a chill rising within her.

"Those who intrude upon the Heavenly Tomb—die!"

(End of Chapter)