Chapter 99

Boom!

Boom!

……

The violent collision echoed through the cave.

Chaotic qi surged in pile after pile, rolling and spiraling, striking in all directions.

On the stone slab, the silvery-white skull sat motionless, while the outer light barrier grew increasingly dim.

Blade flashes, sword qi, palm prints, fist marks—crowding in, striking relentlessly—causing cracks to form on the light barrier.

Huang Keqin, Shi Kuangsheng, Wei Dongliang, Fang Yuanfu, Fang Yuanzuo, and the others unleashed their true qi as if it were limitless, their explosive power shaking the light barrier incessantly.

Finally…

Boom—!

Accompanied by a thunderous, earth-shattering explosion.

The light barrier surrounding the silvery-white skull shattered completely, dissolving into scattered sparks and vanishing into the void.

The stone slab floating above the pool immediately dropped downward.

But before the slab could touch the water, Fang Yuanfu and Fang Yuanzuo spun around, each opening their arms and releasing a dense hail of fine needles toward Huang Keqin, Shi Kuangsheng, Wei Dongliang, and the others.

Fang Yuanfu also roared aloud, his voice forming shockwaves that released terrifying force, rippling the air into visible concentric waves.

At the same moment, Fang Yuanzuo spat out a pearl that blazed with blinding white light, drowning the entire cave.

Aah!

Die!

……

Screams and furious shouts erupted instantly.

Shi Kuangsheng closed his eyes and growled; Huang Keqin stepped backward.

Zhao Fuzhou slammed out a palm strike—and simultaneously reeled backward.

Swish!

Boom~

Under the white light, the silvery-white skull on the slab was blasted away, flying backward.

While still in midair, a translucent jade pendant lying in its arms was flung upward.

Fang Yuanzuo's figure rose into the air almost simultaneously, racing after the pendant and snatching it in his hand. Before landing, he rolled midair, stepped on the air, and shot toward the exit.

Few knew that Fang Yuanfu and Fang Yuanzuo, the twin brothers, shared a telepathic link.

They grew up together, trained together, fought together.

When facing certain situations, no words or gestures were needed—only a strong thought, a focused intention in the mind, and the other would receive it!

Just a moment ago, it was the same.

After breaking the seal on the stone slab, Fang Yuanfu and Fang Yuanzuo launched their attack without preparation.

Distraction, ambush, seizure!

The plan was perfect—and successful.

Fang Yuanfu delayed and attacked the others; Fang Yuanzuo seized the jade pendant!

The only treasure in this cave was this pendant.

The top-grade mysterious weapon, Tianzong Yun Sword, was nowhere to be found.

And this translucent, gleaming jade pendant had a specific name.

Transmission Jade Tablet!

Similar jade tablets existed in the Fang Clan, the Worshiped Sword Gate, the Jiuyou Sect, and even the Heavenly Assembly!

So the pendant was the only treasure.

The instant Fang Yuanzuo seized it, he dashed for the exit.

But Fang Yuanfu and Fang Yuanzuo's perfect ambush ended here.

Huh-hong~

A deafening roar rang out.

Wei Dongliang's figure shot forward like lightning; a dark-gold palm print, as if guided by eyes, struck Fang Yuanzuo mid-run.

This furious palm strike held nothing back—full power exploded through the air, roaring with terrifying force, sending Fang Yuanzuo flying sideways, spewing blood, and slamming hard into the cave wall, leaving a shallow crater riddled with cracks.

Even so, Fang Yuanzuo clutched the jade pendant tightly in his hand.

As he slid down the wall, his other hand forcibly lifted and hurled a small black sphere.

Boom!

The sphere exploded on impact, releasing a thick cloud of black mist.

Huh-hong!

Wei Dongliang, expressionless, did not retreat; his true qi surged as he swung another palm strike, roaring into the black mist.

Boom!

The palm print struck empty air, slamming into the cave wall's corner and leaving a clear palm imprint as shattered stones shot outward.

Fang Yuanzuo's figure was gone—he had reached the entrance tunnel.

Swish!

A blade flash suddenly blazed, slicing through the air with a "puchī," piercing Fang Yuanzuo's back.

Still within the spreading black mist, Fang Yuanzuo froze, eyes wide with disbelief.

Dark blood continuously oozed from his mouth as his body toppled forward, rigid and lifeless.

……

Outside the mountain cave.

【Corpse discovered. Pick up?】

"Yes!"

Chen Mu silently willed it, and picked up the card.

He reached out to touch and examine it—an equipment card!

A Sealed Item…

"A Legacy Jade Slip?"

Receiving the information, Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.

The very next instant, without changing expression, he tucked the equipment card into his palm-space.

……

Inside the cave.

"Take me for a dead man?" Shi Kuangsheng snorted coldly, spread his palm open, and sucked toward Fang Yuanzuo's corpse.

Whoooosh~

Invisible force condensed out of thin air, enveloped Fang Yuanzuo, and dragged the corpse over.

A quick examination…

"Where's the jade slip?"

Shi Kuangsheng's face changed. He tossed aside Fang Yuanzuo's corpse and rapidly searched the surroundings.

"Second Brother!"

Fang Yuanfu roared, his eyes blood-red, charging madly at Shi Kuangsheng as he shouted, "I'll kill you!"

"Scram~!"

Shi Kuangsheng's aura surged violently, wild and overwhelming, his eyes bloodshot as well, half-mad, half-frenzied. Toward the charging Fang Yuanfu, he hacked out a thick sword Qi.

Whoosh!

Boom!

Fang Yuanfu threw a punch, slamming into the sword Qi, and a tremendous roar erupted.

Yet his charging figure uncontrollably reeled backward, until he slammed straight into the cave wall and was forced to stop.

"Shi Kuangsheng, the jade slip isn't yours."

Huang Keqin growled low, his figure flickering as he attacked Shi Kuangsheng.

"Scram!"

Shi Kuangsheng swung his sword, slashing out a streak of sword Qi, his face ugly as he growled, "The jade slip is gone! It wasn't on Fang Yuanzuo!"

"Wasn't it taken by you?" Wei Dongliang's face was cold, killing intent flooding his eyes.

"Didn't you see it just now too?"

Shi Kuangsheng refused to back down, raising his palm and pointing at Fang Yuanzuo's corpse. "I dragged him over to snatch the jade slip, but when I grabbed him and checked, there was nothing there at all!"

"Nothing?"

Di Chunlei chuckled lightly. "It wasn't on Fang Yuanzuo, and you say you didn't get it—then where did the jade slip go?"

"You ask me, who am I supposed to ask?" Shi Kuangsheng said irritably. "If you don't believe me, go look for it yourselves, go search!"

At this point, the fighting had already stopped.

Fang Yuanfu and Fang Yuanzuo's sudden ambush had killed seven people.

But Shi Kuangsheng, Huang Keqin, Zhao Fuzhou, Di Chunlei, and Wei Dongliang hadn't taken a single injury.

Those who died were a few people's subordinates. Sun Jindong, however, had taken some injuries.

Only, his eyes were bloodshot terribly right now too, looking at Shi Kuangsheng, then looking around, wanting to find the jade slip.

"Search!"

Wei Dongliang growled. "The jade slip must still be in the cave. Find it for me!"

"Yes!"

Sun Jindong, gasping for breath, responded while quickly moving about.

The few subordinates who hadn't died also widened their eyes and searched everywhere.

That crystalline, translucent jade slip—everyone had seen it just now.

Now it had suddenly vanished…

Impossible!