Chapter 144

"Danger, get down!"

No sooner said than done, Zhang Xingyu flopped onto the deck with a thud.

When he looked up, he saw Zhang Kaixin was at a loss, still sitting there without reacting.

Clearly, he hadn't come to his senses yet, or perhaps he was frightened by the bloody sight of the boatman's chest.

"Get down quickly!"

Zhang Xingyu shouted while reaching out to pull him.

At the same time, the whistling sound of arrows piercing the air rang in his ears again.

Zhang Xingyu cursed to himself, stretched out his arms, and tried to protect Zhang Kaixin.

Puchi!

An iron arrow pierced through his arm.

Zhang Xingyu shivered in pain.

"Get down quickly!"

Zhang Xingyu endured the pain and reached out to pull Zhang Kaixin.

Zhang Kaixin didn't move at all.

His face showed astonishment first, then terror, and then sadness.

Immediately following, tears gushed out from his eye sockets like a tide.

Zhang Xingyu turned his head to look in the direction of his gaze, and then he was stunned.

The little fatty's chest was already dyed red with blood, and a bloody arrowhead had pierced through his chest.

His eyes were wide open, but they had lost their usual luster.

His mouth was wide open, as if he wanted to say something to Zhang Kaixin.

Unfortunately, his voice couldn't come out.

The little fatty's body fell onto the deck with a thud.

Zhang Kaixin burst into tears.

He lay beside the little fatty and cried loudly.

"No, no, little fatty, don't die. We agreed, we would go out to play together, and go out to explore the world together."

Zhang Xingyu's eyes moistened.

Although the little fatty hadn't been with them for long, he really liked this lively and cute little guy.

He didn't expect that the little guy would be shot to death.

The anger in his chest was burning fiercely.

Revenge, I want to avenge the little fatty.

I want the person who shot him to pay with their life.

Zhang Xingyu turned around and looked in the direction from which the arrows were shot.

That was the direction where the official boat was docked.

At this moment, several soldiers were standing on the official boat, drawing their bows and shooting at them.

Damn it!

"Mo Guang, you stay here and protect Kaixin, I'll go deal with them."

Zhang Xingyu said to Mo Guang while holding the short knife in his mouth.

"No, I'll go, you stay."

Mo Guang didn't wait for Zhang Xingyu to answer and jumped into the sea.

A line of water moved quickly toward the official boat, and in a moment, it was already close to the official boat.

The soldiers on the official boat discovered Mo Guang in the sea.

They shouted while shooting arrows at Mo Guang.

Unfortunately, their flying arrows couldn't harm Mo Guang in the slightest.

The leader saw this, picked up a jar from the deck, and threw it hard at Mo Guang.

The jar exploded on the surface of the water, and a raging fire burned on the sea.

The wall of fire blocked Mo Guang.

Mo Guang tried to pass through the wall of fire.

As soon as he stretched out a hand, flames ignited on it.

The flames spread along his arm to his body, and in a moment, Mo Guang turned into a burning human torch.

"Ah!"

Mo Guang let out a shrill scream and kept rolling painfully in the water.

On the official boat, those few soldiers pointed at Mo Guang and laughed loudly.

One of them shouted loudly: "Black charcoal head, today we will let you be buried in this hellfire. Isn't your fist very powerful? No matter how powerful it is, it can't compare to our general's hellfire."

Damn!

This fire is truly powerful; I'm afraid Mo Guang will really lose his life.

Zhang Xingyu was extremely anxious.

Beside him, Zhang Kaixin stopped crying.

He raised his head, stood up, and stared at the soldiers on the opposite boat with red eyes.

"You all deserve to die! I want you to die!"

Zhang Kaixin shouted at the soldiers on the official boat, word by word.

It's strange to say.

When he shouted the first word, the sea became violent and surging.

When he shouted the second word, the wall of fire disappeared instantly.

When he shouted the third word, the official boat capsized and sank.

When he shouted the fourth word, the sky was shrouded in darkness.

When he shouted the last word "die," the soldiers dissipated, and the world collapsed.

Everything around was pitch black.

There was no wind, no sound.

Dead silence, the whole world was dead silent.

When Zhang Xingyu saw light again, he was surprised to find himself in a domed room.

The room was not big.

In the room, there was a jade table, on the table was a jade plate, and on the plate was a crystal ball the size of a washbasin.

"Ah! Dragon Pearl?"

An exclamation came from his ear.

Zhang Xingyu looked toward the sound.

He saw Mo Guang standing beside him, staring at the ball without moving.

His eyes were burning, as if a starving ghost had seen bread, or a pervert had seen a beauty.

Beside Mo Guang, Zhang Kaixin stood silently.

Tears hung from the corners of his eyes, and his expression was full of sorrow.

"Kaixin, are you okay?"

Zhang Xingyu asked Zhang Kaixin.

Zhang Kaixin shook his head, then nodded.

Zhang Xingyu was confused.

Just at this moment, colorful light shot out from the crystal ball, illuminating the room like a dream.

Immediately following, an ethereal voice rang out in the air.

"How many years has it been, finally someone has come."

Zhang Xingyu was taken aback!

What the hell is this.

Could it be that he encountered a Heavenly Demon again?

The colorful light on the crystal ball gathered, gradually forming a figure in the air wearing a crown and dragon robes.

This was an image of a Dragon King.

Zhang Xingyu was a bit surprised.

This is the Xianxia World, how could there be 3D projection technology from Earth?

"Greetings, challengers, congratulations on passing the illusion test. When you see this King, it means you have already qualified to receive this King's reward. This King is..."

The Dragon King's image in the air seemed like it had encountered sweet dew after a long drought, looking at Zhang Xingyu and the others, and began to speak endlessly.

It turned out that this Dragon King was named Ao Yu, a legendary figure of the dragon clan in the ancient times. He loved jade, was proficient in illusion supernatural powers, and was also known as the "Phantom Dragon God." Later, the Phantom Dragon God died in a great battle, leaving only a trace of his true spirit attached to the Dragon Pearl. According to his wishes before his death, the dragon clan built the Jade Dragon Tower, enshrined his Dragon Pearl at the top of the tower, and set this tower as a trial ground for the dragon clan. As long as one passes the trial and reaches the top of the tower, one has a chance to receive his inheritance.

This Phantom Dragon God chattered for an hour.

At first, everyone listened with great interest, but later they became drowsy.

Look, the black charcoal head Ao Guang was already snoring loudly, and the little guy Zhang Kaixin had also fallen asleep leaning on Zhang Xingyu.

Zhang Xingyu yawned, supported his head with his hand, and tried his best not to let his eyelids close.

In a daze, he seemed to hear the last sentence: "You are fated to be in this tower, and having passed the test, this Dragon God will naturally reward you."

Zhang Xingyu gathered his spirit and listened to the Phantom Dragon God's chatter again.

"My most proficient skill is called the True-Void Divine Realm. This True-Void Divine Realm can turn all things from void to reality, and from reality to void, true and false, false and true. If one is not a master with profound cultivation and the method of breaking delusions, once trapped in this True-Void Divine Realm, one will never be able to escape even until death. Kid, since you have passed the test and are willing to learn with an open mind, you are truly not bad. Come forward, and I will pass this great supernatural power to you."