Chapter 160: Bronze Ancient Hall

"This..."

Following Xia Jie and those four people, they discovered that Xia Jie was actually easily grabbed by someone, his neck pinched, hanging midair, struggling desperately but unable to move, the shock on his face almost overflowing!

They simply couldn't believe that Xia Jie, whose cultivation had reached the late Dao Master Realm and was considered outstanding among the younger generation of the Xia Family, could actually be pinned by the neck and unable to move?!

"Let go of Brother Xia Jie!!"

Four angry shouts nearly exploded simultaneously; the four Xia Family cultivators' faces turned iron-blue, their aura surging, they wanted to rescue the restrained Xia Jie!

Although they knew the person before them had strange tactics, they still relied on the Xia Family's prestige and did not retreat in the slightest!

But just as they moved, Li Zhangsheng's eyes flashed with a cold light, and his body suddenly released a vast, boundless, terrifying pressure like the heavens tilting!

This pressure carried absolute crushing power, like an endless divine mountain crashing down, instantly enveloping the surroundings!

Although after arriving at Yuan Zhi Sheng Tu the range of Li Zhangsheng's pressure had shrunk, its strength had not changed!

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The four Xia Family cultivators' faces suddenly changed; they felt their bones emitting brittle sounds under unbearable strain, their legs trembling uncontrollably, unable to take another step forward, they could only stiffly stand in place, not even having the strength to lift their hands!

Their faces were filled with terror, beads of cold sweat covering their foreheads; under this pressure, even breathing became extremely difficult, their hearts filled only with endless fear.

And Xia Jie, whose neck was pinched by Li Zhangsheng, felt it all the more acutely!

He had still been struggling desperately, trying to circulate the late Dao Master Realm power within his body to break free!

But in Li Zhangsheng's grasp, his entire body was locked tight, his strength completely deadened, unable to mobilize even a trace.

The sensation of suffocation kept coming; Xia Jie's face flushed red, his eyes filled with disbelief and horror, he stared fixedly at the expressionless Li Zhangsheng before him, his heart churning with tumultuous waves!

To so casually subdue him, a late Dao Master Realm cultivator, and merely with pressure suppress four peers of the same rank—such strength is something a Dao Master Realm could never possess!

Only a Dao Lord Realm could possess such crushing power!

As soon as this thought arose, Xia Jie's body trembled and fear appeared in his eyes!

Not only Xia Jie, but Xia Yu beside him also widened her eyes, her small face full of shock and bewilderment, she stared blankly at Li Zhangsheng blocking her front, her mouth slightly open, unable to speak for a long time!

She had always thought Li Zhangsheng was merely an ordinary cultivator from the Lower Realm, and had been thinking of protecting him all along, but this scene before her eyes completely overturned her cognition!

With a casual move he could subdue Xia Jie, whose cultivation surpassed her own; such strength actually belonged to that seemingly unremarkable white-clad youth beside her?

And Xia Jie's shock went far beyond that; he stared fixedly at Li Zhangsheng, his mind rapidly flashing through the rules set by the Four Superpowers of Myriad Saints Sea, his heart filled with doubt!

"Wrong, how could a Dao Lord Realm expert enter this mausoleum grotto?"

Myriad Saints Sea boasts the Four Superpowers!

They are respectively the human Xia Family, the Ouyang Family, and the two Sea Demon Empires!

The top experts of the four powers are all peak Dao Lord Realm beings.

This time, Myriad Saints Sea has a Dao Lord Realm mausoleum appear; the four powers had already jointly discussed it!

This mausoleum is a training ground left for the younger generation, allowing only Dao Master Realm and below cultivators to enter; all Dao Lord Realm experts are strictly forbidden from entering!!

The Four Superpowers further each dispatched Dao Lord Realm experts to guard the surroundings of the mausoleum grotto; should any Dao Lord Realm expert attempt to intrude, they would immediately act to block them!!

Yet Li Zhangsheng before us, whose strength far surpasses late Dao Master Realm, has appeared right inside this mausoleum grotto—this completely violates the rules!

How exactly did he avoid the guarding Dao Lord Realm experts and silently enter here?!

Or perhaps he is merely at the peak of Dao Master Realm, yet possesses the terrifying power of a Dao Lord Realm?!

For a moment, Xia Jie's heart was both shocked and doubtful!

Moreover, what purpose could such an expert have staying beside the young lady?

Li Zhangsheng's expression remained indifferent; he calmly looked at the terrified Xia Jie before him, slightly exerted force with his fingertips, and spoke coldly: "Your words are a bit unpleasant!"

"For the sake of your young lady's face, I can reluctantly spare your life!"

"If you dare to bark again, I will kill you outright—understand?"

Over these few days of interaction, Xia Yu's impression of Li Zhangsheng has been quite good—a pure and kind girl; she has been thinking of protecting Li Zhangsheng and Huyan Que these days, and even brought them to the mausoleum grotto to look for treasure for them...

Such a kind girl—if we killed her family's people in front of her, it just wouldn't be right!

Xia Jie stiffly nodded, his eyes showing a hint of pleading; he no longer dared the slightest disrespect, fearing Li Zhangsheng would crush him to death the next second!!

At times like this, it's better to be sensible!

Seeing Xia Jie yield, Li Zhangsheng casually flicked him away, throwing him out harshly.

Xia Jie covered his neck and coughed frantically, yet he no longer dared to lift his head to look at Li Zhangsheng!

The four cultivators behind him, who had been suppressed by the pressure, also staggered back to Xia Jie's side after Li Zhangsheng withdrew his pressure, each as silent as a cicada in winter, daring not to make any further move!

Only then did Xia Yu finally come to her senses, she hurried over to Li Zhangsheng, her bright eyes full of admiration and surprise, she tugged at his sleeve, her tone excited and curious: "Wow, Li Zhangsheng, you're actually this strong!"

"I was still worried you'd get bullied all along—how foolish of me!"

She never imagined that the friend she had been protecting all along was actually someone stronger than herself!

Even the Xia Family's young genius disciple Xia Jie is utterly incapable of withstanding a single blow before him!

"By the way, Li Zhangsheng, are you really from the Lower Realm?" Xia Yu asked curiously, "Nowadays, cultivators from the Lower Realm are this powerful?"

"Hmm." Li Zhangsheng nodded.

"But I've heard that people coming from outside the Lower Realm are all weak, yet you're not like that at all." Xia Yu blinked her eyes.

"My situation is rather special, different from others." Li Zhangsheng said.

"Alright, truly an eye-opener; I earlier thought that sea demon I killed was saving you guys, but now it seems I've made a fool of you." Xia Yu scratched her head.

"No." Li Zhangsheng said: "You're very kind; actually, what that guy said isn't bad—don't just casually trust strangers, nor casually befriend them, or you might run into ill-intentioned bad people."

"Are you a bad person then?" Xia Yu asked.

"What do you think?" Li Zhangsheng asked with a smile.

"Not at all!" Xia Yu shook her head.

"From now on, have your dad take you out more often." Li Zhangsheng shook his head with a smile.

Just then, the entire mausoleum grotto world suddenly began to tremble violently!

Boom—!!

A deafening roar came from deep underground, as if heaven and earth were collapsing!

The whole land shook violently, the forest beneath their feet jolted fiercely, countless boulders rolled down from the sky, the ground instantly split into huge gullies, dust and smoke rose to the heavens, and the aura between heaven and earth became extraordinarily violent, sweeping in all directions!

Everyone was slightly startled, and they lowered their heads to look!

Only to see the earth cracking, soil and rubble continually tumbling, a magnificently grand and boundless bronze ancient hall slowly rising from deep underground, breaking through the surface!

The entire palace was cast from an unknown bronze, its surface covered with ancient and mysterious runes and Dao markings!

This bronze palace bore the marks of ages, exuding endless vicissitudes and majesty, a simple yet heavy aura rushing forth!

Just a corner appearing made everyone present feel a soul‑originating pressure!

The ancient hall was immensely vast, its end unseen, standing between heaven and earth, as if supporting the entire tomb cavern, surrounded by a light mist, mysterious and unfathomable!

Heaven and earth trembled ever more violently, the bronze ancient hall rose slowly, emitting a dull sound!

All the cultivators within the tomb cavern were drawn by this earth‑shaking commotion, turning their gazes toward the bronze ancient hall, their eyes filled with fervor…