Chapter 444: Acting

Three days later, in a vast hall, a group of Gu cultivators were scattered about.

Most of the people here were injured, covered in blood, and extremely disheveled, clearly having just gone through a tragic battle.

Some had pale complexions, their eyes filled with terror, still looking as if they were in shock.

Others had gloomy expressions, gritting their teeth, looking extremely angry.

The hall was extremely quiet, and the atmosphere was terrifyingly oppressive.

In the center of the hall, there were eight huge transmission gates. Strange runes were carved on the door frames, mysterious and ancient, with spiritual power of various attributes wandering on the runes.

Shui Lao looked at the transmission gate where the gold spiritual power fluctuated from time to time, his eyes full of worry, not knowing who he was waiting for.

Naturally, he was worried about Shui Juanyun's life. This time, an unknown change occurred in the River God Secret Realm, causing the difficulty of the test to increase greatly, and most people died in the first pass of the secret realm.

He dared not guarantee whether Shui Juanyun could successfully pass the first pass. Seeing that the first pass transmission gate was about to close, yet Shui Juanyun still hadn't come out, how could he not be anxious?

Without Shui Juanyun's help, he had no confidence in dealing with Shui Wuqing, nor did he have confidence in dealing with Long Xuan.

"I really didn't expect that I thought such a big change would occur in the secret realm, and that seven or eight out of ten people who entered here would die. I didn't expect that more than three hundred people would survive. It is truly a blessing in misfortune!"

Jiu Kang counted the number of people in the hall and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there were far more survivors than he had imagined.

This opening of the River God Secret Realm was different from the past; too many Gu Kings poured in. In order to encircle and suppress the Qi Chi, a considerable number of peak Gu Kings from the Western Regions gathered here. The Qi Chi's strength was too powerful, and early and mid-stage Gu Kings were not qualified to participate in this battle.

Once this batch of peak Gu Kings were all lost here, the forest of strong people in the Western Regions would suffer heavy losses.

Especially the Gu Kings of the Huiyue Empire. This was the territory of the Huiyue Empire, and naturally, the number of strong Gu Kings from the Huiyue Empire who poured into the secret realm was the largest.

Once the Gu Kings who entered the secret realm were wiped out, the loss to the Huiyue Empire would be anything but light.

Thinking of the fact that the Huiyue Empire had lost half of its national fortune, Jiu Kang sighed in his heart. Would this big change that severely damaged the Huiyue Empire also be an influence of the halved national fortune?

Otherwise, the River God Secret Realm had never had any accidents in the past countless tens of thousands of years, yet it happened to have an accident at this time. He had to suspect that this was a chain reaction caused by the halved national fortune.

In the first pass, most of the Huiyue Empire's Gu Kings had already been lost. How many would be left when the River God Secret Realm ended? Perhaps even he himself would die here, he thought, feeling cold inside.

Cha Shan walked over and sighed: "A blessing in misfortune. I just asked the others, and without exception, all eight passages had changes. The difficulty of the test exceeded the past by I don't know how many times, far from what the Spirit Sea stage can handle."

"But fortunately, there are too many monsters who entered this River God Secret Realm. Zhu Jiuge solved all the zombies in the Earth Pass with her own strength and saved everyone."

"The Qi Chi solved all the tree people in the Wood Pass with his own strength and saved everyone."

"The gravity in the Gold Pass disappeared unexpectedly, and most people survived."

"That is why more than three hundred people successfully walked into this hall, most of them are Gu Kings, otherwise, it would be a blessing if one hundred people survived."

Jiu Kang's face still didn't look relaxed, and he snorted: "What is there to be glad about? They are just dying a little later."

"They were lucky to survive the first pass, but luck can save them once, it won't save them a second or third time. How will they deal with the next few passes?"

"This is all fate. The accident in this River God Secret Realm is all heaven's arrangement. After this battle, the number of peak Gu Kings in the Huiyue Empire will be lost by more than half. Without the protection of this batch of strong people, whether the Huiyue Empire can still exist is an unknown, sigh..."

Just at this moment, a flash of light appeared in the Gold Path, and Long Xuan's figure finally walked out from inside.

He scanned the hall, quickly counted the number of people, and paid attention to the competitors who posed the greatest threat to him, before slowly walking into the crowd.

The reason Long Xuan came out so late was that he had wasted a lot of time mining in the Gold Pass.

His golden finger could easily find various metal essences. These days, he had been digging for metal essences deep underground, forgetting to eat and sleep, to the point that he almost forgot the time.

Seeing Long Xuan walk out, the crowd looked at him, and after seeing who it was, they retracted their gazes.

Shui Lao immediately walked over and asked with some anxiety: "Where is Shui Juanyun? Wasn't he with you? Why haven't I seen him come out?"

Long Xuan pretended to be astonished and asked suspiciously: "What? He didn't come out? How is this possible? With Brother Shui's strength, he shouldn't have had an accident."

Shui Lao stared closely at his eyes and said: "I saw that he entered the Gold Pass with you. You two should have been together the whole time. Don't tell me you don't know anything!"

Shui Lao had already begun to suspect at this moment. Could it be that Shui Juanyun tried to sneak attack this kid and was killed instead?

"What do you mean by that? Are you suspecting that I killed him?"

Long Xuan said in a rage: "Brother Shui treated me like a brother, how could I attack him? What's more, I have no motive to attack him!"

"He didn't listen to my advice before and insisted on using 'Ocean Accepts All Rivers' to carry the Gravity Mountain, and as a result, he was targeted by a group of Gu Kings. In order to survive, we two had to separate and flee. In the end, whether he is dead or alive, I really don't know."

Long Xuan glanced from the corner of his eye at the group of more than ten Gu Kings who had besieged Shui Juanyun before. At this moment, two of these Gu Kings had already died, and everyone was injured, their expressions calm, making it impossible to see anything.

Shui Juanyun should be one hundred percent dead this time, right? Long Xuan thought to himself.

No, if Shui Juanyun were dead, and that group of Gu Kings hadn't found the Gravity Mountain on Shui Juanyun, they would definitely come looking for him.

Since they hadn't come looking for him, it proved that Shui Juanyun was very likely still alive, so they didn't suspect that the Gravity Mountain was on him.

Is Shui Juanyun's life really that big? He didn't die even after this!

Long Xuan frowned deeply, looked at the metal-attribute transmission gate, and prayed in his heart that he wouldn't come out.

"I didn't mean to suspect you. Forget it, if he's dead, he's dead! I was just concerned about his safety because he is my clansman."

Shui Lao sighed, a look of disappointment appearing on his aged face. In his view, how could Shui Juanyun possibly survive under the siege of a group of Gu Kings? He must be dead.

"We haven't spent much time with him, so let him be dead. The next pass is different from the first pass."

"In the second pass, we will all be in the same space. We will definitely face Shui Wuqing. You have One Yuan Heavy Water in your hand. Even if you don't move against him, he will move against you. This battle is destined to be unavoidable."

Shui Lao said solemnly: "You should prepare for battle now! Even without Shui Juanyun, I think it's enough for the two of us to deal with this Shui Wuqing!"

He clenched his fists, and a flash of ruthlessness crossed his eyes. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 445 =====