Chapter 219: Star Vein, the Trial of Destroying Dragon City!

Bao Xian'er's figure, amidst the ground littered with white bones, was a speeding Mercedes-Benz.

In the blink of an eye, he had already walked out of the range of the Bone Forest.

The range of the Bone Forest was not large to begin with; for those who enter the secret realm, the Bone Forest is the most dangerous place.

It is that when you step into that area, your own vital energy provokes a turmoil of deathly energy, awakening the existences that had previously perished within the secret realm.

The stronger the talent, the more formidable the awakened dead things become.

Just like Su Yu, merely stepping half a foot into the Bone Forest directly summoned the first heavenly pride of the Leopard Clan from hundreds of years ago.

One can see how terrifying Su Yu's talent is.

Bao Xian'er's heart still feels somewhat shocked even now.

"This Bao Chong usually looks timid and obedient, yet his talent is actually so terrifying that he could actually summon that person!"

Bao Xian'er's heart felt a slight tremor.

Even until now, she can still feel the terrifying aura emanating from within the Bone Forest.

And these auras even cause her mind and spirit to tremble.

Originally, she concealed her cultivation; her Nine-Revolution Flawless Golden Body could be considered a first-rate heavenly pride even among the myriad races.

As a result, a Bao Chong suddenly appeared, able to conceal himself even better than she could.

It was as if, in the intangible, striking at Bao Xian'er's self-confidence.

Bao Xian'er took a deep breath, looking at the map in her hand; the distance to the Star Vein's location grew ever closer.

"Soon, I will soon reach the Star Vein; once I obtain the Star Vein, I can directly withdraw from the secret realm and await my father's arrival!"

A flicker of fervor flashed in Bao Xian'er's eyes.

This was what they had agreed upon.

Once Bao Xian'er obtains the Star Essence, she will directly contact via the trump card given by Marquis Lei Bao; at that time, Marquis Lei Bao will be able to tear open the secret realm's space and forcibly take Bao Xian'er out.

In this way, the Star Essence would firmly be in Marquis Lei Bao's grasp.

Bao Xian'er's face filled with determination as she mobilized her inner power and rushed toward the direction indicated on the map.

However, what Bao Xian'er did not notice,

behind her, Su Yu's figure gradually emerged.

Su Yu gazed at Bao Xian'er's gradually receding figure, the corners of his mouth slightly smiling.

"This woman, even now still wants to monopolize it for herself..."

"Unfortunately, in the face of absolute strength, all schemes and plots are useless!"

Su Yu smiled faintly, and in a flash of his figure, he had already caught up to Bao Xian'er.

After the time it takes to burn an incense stick.

Bao Xian'er's figure gradually came to a halt.

And before Bao Xian'er lay a huge valley; upon close inspection, one could discover a small cave in the valley's interior.

Through that cave, one could see faint blue halos continually spreading.

Vaguely, one could even sense faint energy fluctuations emanating through that blue halo.

Bao Xian'er took a deep breath, and the Spiritual Qi within her body actually began to boil.

A hint of fervor flashed in Bao Xian'er's eyes.

"Indeed, it is the fluctuation of the Star Essence; even just outside the vein, it can stir my body's Spiritual Qi—this must be it; this place is the Star Vein!"

Bao Xian'er said excitedly.

Without any hesitation, Bao Xian'er walked straight into the cave.

The cave was pitch black, save for that faint blue light filling it.

However, Bao Xian'er, after all, is a strong cultivator of the Nine-Revolution Flawless Golden Body; even without light, she could still see the cave's appearance.

The cave is very narrow, allowing only one person to pass through.

Bao Xian'er paid no heed, simply slowly proceeding along the cave's direction.

It is unknown how much time has passed.

Suddenly, a bright light appeared ahead in Bao Xian'er's field of view.

Bao Xian'er's face flushed with excitement.

"Have we finally arrived!"

She then quickened her pace.

Soon, Bao Xian'er reached the bright spot, and her view instantly opened up.

It was as if she had come to another world.

An existence resembling an underground palace appeared in Bao Xian'er's view.

Before her eyes lay pieces of discolored Star Stone, dull Star Stone, which were no different from ordinary stones.

Bao Xian'er surveyed her surroundings, observing.

Around her, dense Star Stones enveloped everything.

Unfortunately, they are stones that have had their energy absorbed, and indeed now have no use.

Marquis Lei Bao had once told Bao Xian'er that the Star Vein within this secret realm of the Leopard Clan is merely a small Star Vein, vastly different from a true Star Vein.

Yet even this small Star Vein contains such Star Stones; how terrifying must a normal Star Vein be?

You must know, in Daxia, there is not a single Star Vein left.

The Star Veins of the entire Myriad Races Continent have been occupied by the Three Races.

From this, one can infer how terrifying the strength of the Three Races is.

That Daxia can persist to this day is truly not easy.

Bao Xian'er glanced around, then began searching within the Star Ore Vein.

Her goal was the Star Essence within this Star Ore Vein!

The so-called Star Essence was the essence within a Star Ore Vein; only when the energy of countless Star Stones gathered together could a single drop of Star Essence condense.

And in Thunder Leopard Marquis's estimation, this Star Ore Vein, catalyzed by time, could condense a full ten drops!

What kind of concept was that?

It was directly equivalent to one-fifth of the Human Race's.

The entire Daxia's reserve of Star Essence was only around fifty drops; of course, there might be more, but on the surface, the Star Essence that could be exchanged for was only fifty drops.

One could see how terrifying Star Essence was.

A few drops of Star Essence could even easily allow a peak Marquis expert to step into the King realm.

Bao Xian'er's gaze finally landed on a massive Star Stone.

It was a Star Stone a full three square meters in size; even though it had already become incomparably dim, one could still sense faint traces of energy fluctuation from within that Star Stone.

Bao Xian'er's eyes lit up.

"Star King Stone!"

The so-called Star King Stone was the largest Star Stone among all the Star Stones within a Star Ore Vein.

Some Star King Stones were comparable to Supreme Star Crystals, while others were merely within the range of high-grade Star Stones.

And the Star King Stone before her, according to Bao Xian'er's estimation.

Should belong to the category of high-grade Star Stones.

After all, this Star Ore Vein was merely a small-scale Star Ore Vein.

Bao Xian'er circulated the Spiritual Qi within her body and moved the Star King Stone before her away; the next moment, an extremely terrifying energy fluctuation instantly erupted from beneath that Star King Stone.

And beneath that Star King Stone, one could clearly see a small puddle of blue droplets, quietly suspended there.

And that terrifying energy fluctuation was precisely erupting from that small puddle of blue droplets.

And this... was Star Essence!

Qianlong City, Qianlong Academy, the principal's office.

"Absurd!"

A middle-aged man dressed in white slammed his fist onto the desk; the powerful force made the entire office shake.

And that desk was directly reduced to dust.

Before the white-clothed middle-aged man, Zhao Tianxing looked at him helplessly and said.

"It's no use telling me these things now. The message Li Zhangsheng sent is already from a day ago; by now Su Yu has probably already entered the Leopard Race's secret realm."

The white-clothed middle-aged man's expression was gloomy, slightly unpleasant.

He stared fixedly at Zhao Tianxing and said in a deep voice.

"Could that Li Zhangsheng not persuade Su Yu? Going to the Leopard Race's secret realm to obtain Star Essence? He could even think of something like this?"

"Even if the Leopard Race were foolish, they would still have experts watching over affairs within the secret realm."

"According to what Su Yu said, this time it is Thunder Leopard Marquis preparing to make a move on the Star Essence. I do know a little about that Thunder Leopard Marquis; he is the Leopard Race's second strongest expert, currently at the peak Marquis cultivation. His desire for Star Essence is incomparably intense."

"Believe it or not, once the secret realm opens—or even before the secret realm opens—Thunder Leopard Marquis will appear."

"At that time, with the strength of Su Yu and Li Zhangsheng, how could they possibly resist a peak Marquis expert?"

The white-clothed middle-aged man scolded.

And this white-clothed middle-aged man was none other than King Wen.

After learning of Su Yu's news, King Wen had rushed to Qianlong Academy, and then saw the message Li Zhangsheng had sent.

Zhao Tianxing's brow furrowed slightly, and he said.

"I do know a little about that Thunder Leopard Marquis. His temperament is ruthless, and his strength also ranks among the top within ordinary peak Marquis experts."

"But that Thunder Leopard Marquis's brain doesn't seem to work too well. As long as Su Yu and the others are a bit careful, there shouldn't be a problem, right?"

King Wen gave a cold laugh.

"Even if junior brother has that ability to transform, you also know full well what kind of existence one is once they reach Marquis. Junior brother's little tricks might fool the Great Sun Grand Master. But before a Marquis, there is nowhere to hide!"

"As long as Su Yu appears before Thunder Leopard Marquis, Thunder Leopard Marquis will be able to recognize him at a glance. When junior brother's identity is discovered, what the consequences will be, you should know better than I do!"

King Wen said coldly.

Zhao Tianxing's brow furrowed slightly.

This point, he truly had not thought of.

Su Yu's identity was that of the Human Race.

Moreover, Su Yu himself was on the Ten Thousand Races' Earth Ranking; wanting to recognize Su Yu was simply too easy.

Especially after the Battle of Hope City, Su Yu's ranking on the Earth Ranking had directly surged into the top ten.

Once the Ten Thousand Races discovered Su Yu's trail, even with Li Zhangsheng protecting him, it would be very difficult to survive.

Zhao Tianxing said in a deep voice.

"Then what should we do now?"

King Wen looked up and took a deep breath.

"I don't know anymore. Star Essence is very important to Daxia. Right now, what Daxia can produce to exchange is only fifty drops. If junior brother could obtain those ten drops of Star Essence, I think I could persuade King Wu to act."

"But the problem is... once junior brother appears before the Star Essence, junior brother's identity will be exposed!"

King Wen sighed.

Zhao Tianxing asked in confusion.

"Why would Su Yu's identity be exposed once he appears before the Star Essence?"

King Wen said indifferently.

Stellar essence liquid possesses strong vital energy; once someone appears before it, through it one can see that person's true form; for those of the same race it's somewhat redundant, but the problem is...

Junior brother is no longer in Daxia, but in the Leopard tribe!

Zhao Tianxing's pupils suddenly contracted.

He actually hadn't considered this.

Once Su Yu's face is illuminated by the stellar essence liquid, his transformation becomes useless; he will inevitably be discovered.

And once discovered, there's no need for the Thunder Leopard Marquis to act; just those few Great Sun Grand Master strong ones of the Leopard tribe can easily kill Su Yu.

Zhao Tianxing suddenly stood up and looked toward Wen Wang.

How about... I'll go to the Leopard tribe now!

Wen Wang shook his head.

You can't; if you leave Qianlong City and something happens, what then? Although there is that person overseeing, Qianlong Academy cannot be left unattended.

Let me ask the teacher first, see if the teacher has a way.

Wen Wang sighed and took out a transmission jade slip.

Zhao Tianxing clenched his fists tightly, feeling a bit headache.

His original intention was to let Su Yu go to the Myriad Races Battlefield for training, and incidentally see if he could untie Li Zhangsheng's heart knot.

Who would have thought, once those two entered the Myriad Races Battlefield, they completely let loose.

They actually ran straight into the Leopard tribe's territory.

Although the Leopard tribe isn't a top-tier race, it still has a King-Conferred Strong One stationed there.

And these two fellows, one is merely at the Golden Body Realm, the other a Great Sun Grand Master, yet they act so arrogantly.

Zhao Tianxing now even doubts whether his original decision was mistaken.

Meanwhile, Wen Wang had already begun picking up a message jade slip to send a message to the Slay Dragon King.

The center of Slay Dragon City.

Inside the conference hall, several figures sat silently in chairs, and merely by sitting there they released an extremely terrifying energy.

This caused the surrounding space to continually twist, as if fearing these people.

Before them sat a middle-aged person dressed casually, wearing a big-flowered shirt, beach shorts, and sunglasses.

Commander, why did you summon us today?

A man wearing golden armor spoke up.

As soon as he spoke, it was like rolling thunder, a fierce roar echoing throughout the conference hall.

He was somewhat doubtful.

Only two or three days had passed since the Slay Dragon King last summoned them, yet today he summoned them again.

You should know, their affairs are incredibly burdensome; normally they hold a meeting only once every several months.

Yet in this span of merely two or three days, they actually held two consecutive meetings.

The Slay Dragon King grinned and said.

Actually it's not a big deal; last time wasn't it to tell you about my little disciple? This time is the same.

The three were startled, and someone spoke in a deep voice.

Commander, our requirements cannot change; the Slay Dragon Army is Daxia's first army, I don't want the future commander to be a useless waste.

That's right, the Slay Dragon Army is Daxia's first army, and its commander can only be the foremost!

Furthermore, Commander, we already agreed last time that we three would each handle different parts of the assessment; are we going to change it again this time?

The three immediately spoke up.

Last time, the Slay Dragon King summoned them because of Su Yu's matter.

The Slay Dragon King's three disciples; the first two failed to pass the three's assessment, so when Su Yu walked out of Qianlong City, the Slay Dragon King told the three about Su Yu's situation.

Preparing to have the three assess Su Yu.

And now, the Slay Dragon King has summoned them again because of Su Yu, and they thought he was preparing to speak for Su Yu, lowering the assessment difficulty.

Yes, Commander, our three's standards cannot be low; once lowered, the Slay Dragon Army would no longer be the Slay Dragon Army.

Hearing the three's words, the Slay Dragon King felt somewhat amused.

Why are you rushing? Did I say I would help that kid speak?

The three were startled, and someone asked.

Then Commander... what do you mean?

The Slay Dragon King narrowed his eyes slightly: 'Just now the eldest told me that the youngest brat has infiltrated the Leopard tribe, already entered its secret realm; it's said ten drops of stellar essence liquid have been born, and that brat intends to seize the Leopard tribe's stellar essence liquid.'

The three's expressions turned solemn.

Good fellow, what cultivation does Su Yu have?

Golden Body Realm!

What strength does the Leopard tribe have?

One King-Conferred Strong One, three Marquises.

Is Su Yu crazy? A mere Golden Body Realm actually preparing to seize the Leopard tribe's stellar essence liquid?

Although stellar essence liquid is extremely precious, it's not something a mere Golden Body Realm can just snatch.

Even the three of us, when we were at the Golden Body Realm, wouldn't dare do such a crazy thing.

One person fell silent for a moment, then slowly spoke.

I think, Su Yu has already passed one of my assessments.

The other two looked at that person, without refuting.

The Slay Dragon King gave a hehe laugh.

"Han Fei, why do you kid want to choose bravery? I told you, among the three of us, the thing I worry least about is this test of yours."

"Although I never taught Su Yu, I know that this fellow's courage isn't ordinary."

"Believe it or not, when he was still at the Organ Tempering Realm, he dared to go against a Grand Master Strong One; this test has virtually no value!"

Han Fei, the one who spoke.

He is one of the King-Conferred Strong Ones of Mie Long Cheng, titled Kuang!

Kuang Wang gave a wry smile.

"How could I know? I was just assessing according to your, Commander, standards. Back when you, Commander, were first made a Marquis and dared to lead us against a first‑rate race, who could have guessed that Su Yu, at the Golden Body Realm, would dare to penetrate the Leopard Tribe? In that respect, Su Yu has already surpassed you!"

Back when the Slay Dragon King had not yet become a King-Conferred Strong One, he had already founded the Slay Dragon Army, and Kuang Wang was by his side then.

At that time, Kuang Wang was only a Great Sun Grand Master, and he followed the Slay Dragon King to attack the Tiger Tribe.

Although a Human Race Strong One led the vanguard, under the Slay Dragon King's command the Slay Dragon Army forced the Tiger Tribe's main force back dozens of kilometers.

To this day, the Tiger Tribe dares not reclaim those lost lands.

Kuang Wang had already thought the Slay Dragon King's courage was ample; who could have known Su Yu's courage would surpass even the Slay Dragon King.

The other two also let out a light laugh.

The Slay Dragon King waved his hand and said,

"Alright, I didn't bring you here today to test Su Yu; rather, Su Yu might be in some trouble."

The three's expressions grew solemn.

Indeed, Su Yu's daring to enter the Leopard Tribe is great, but daring is one thing; returning alive is another.

After all, although the Leopard Tribe isn't a first‑rate race, its strength is not to be underestimated.

Kuang Wang shouted,

"Commander, let me lead troops into battle; if the Leopard Tribe dares to strike the Young Marshal, I'll annihilate their whole clan!"

Kuang Wang is still Kuang Wang; a man lives up to his name.

From the first word, he intends to wipe out the entire Leopard Tribe.

But Kuang Wang does have that ability.

Any member of the Slay Dragon Army is a top‑tier Strong One of the same realm; when Kuang Wang leads troops, unless they meet an army of the Three Races, no such race has ever survived under the Slay Dragon Army's hand.

That's why Mie Long Cheng can be the foremost of Daxia's twelve main cities.

Because this is the Slay Dragon Army's headquarters!

"It's improper; our trail is being closely watched by the Three Races, and Su Yu's whereabouts aren't exposed yet. Once exposed, given the Three Races' nature, they'll surely intervene."

"Then it will only become more troublesome!"

Another King-Conferred Strong One said in a deep voice,

"Exactly, we must not act; once we act, it won't be good for Su Yu."

The Slay Dragon King gave the three a deep look, then smiled and said,

"No need to lead troops, Han Fei, you kid just stay obediently in Mie Long Cheng."

Kuang Wang wanted to say something else, but since the Slay Dragon King had spoken, if he did, he'd be out of line.

Then the Slay Dragon King continued, "Alright, little ghost, go check the Leopard Tribe. If Su Yu truly cannot hold his own, you intervene and rescue him. If he can escape on his own, return directly and report back!"

The little ghost the Slay Dragon King mentioned stood up, let out a chuckle, and cupped his fists to the Slay Dragon King, saying,

"At your command!"

The little ghost, called Yin Gui Wang, is also one of the three King-Conferred Strong Ones of Mie Long Cheng.

The other King-Conferred Strong One, called Ba Tian Wang, is the strongest among the three, second only to the Slay Dragon King.

Ba Tian Wang slightly furrowed his brow and said in a deep voice,

"If Yin Gui Wang intervenes, does Su Yu's test then fail?"

The three were stunned, then looked at the Slay Dragon King.

In their test, Kuang Wang is responsible for courage.

Yin Gui Wang is responsible for strategy.

And Ba Tian Wang is responsible for invincibility!

Invincibility means creating an unbeaten ground without relying on others' strength.

The original Slay Dragon King was the same.

The Slay Dragon King said lightly,

"If a Strong One above the Grand Master realm intervenes, it doesn't count; after all, you can't demand a Golden Body Realm practitioner to face a Titled Strong One and remain unbeaten."

"And if failure is caused by a Strong One below the Grand Master level, then the test simply fails."

Ba Tian Wang silently nodded.

Then Yin Gui Wang vanished from the meeting hall.

The Slay Dragon King waved his hand and said,

"Alright, that's the only matter; you may do whatever you need to do now."

Kuang Wang and Ba Tian Wang bowed to the Slay Dragon King and then left.

In the vast meeting hall, the Slay Dragon King sat in his chair, his gaze leisurely turning toward the doorway.

He then gave a slight smile.

"That kid… has his father's bearing!"