Chapter 512: Crown Prince of the Profound Martial Empire

Before long, a furtive figure suddenly slipped inside.

"Guo Tianren, the two billion Spirit Stones you requested are ready."

Liu De's gaze swept across the faces of everyone in the hall; after glancing at Guo Tianren, he slowly turned his eyes toward the Cross-domain Teleportation Array and soon furrowed his brows.

This Teleportation Array appeared complete, with all missing parts restored, but as an Array Master, how could he fail to see the trickery? In his view, this Teleportation Array had not been successfully repaired at all; the forgery was crude and could only fool laymen.

"Brother Guo, what is the meaning of this? Do you truly think such actions can deceive the eyes of an Array Master like me?" Liu De fixed his gaze on Guo Tianren and spoke with an ugly expression.

"Heh! I knew I couldn't fool you. Since you've already seen that this Teleportation Array is unusable, you must have guessed what I intend to do. My apologies, but you will not be leaving here today."

The corners of Guo Tianren's mouth lifted; at this moment, he dropped all pretense, clapped his hands, and the crowd of Gu Cultivators behind him immediately rushed forward to surround Liu De completely.

Liu De glanced at the Gu Cultivators encircling him, then looked back at the long-sealed main door, and his heart sank.

"I'll add another billion, making it three billion total; how about letting me leave?" Liu De forced himself to calm down and asked Guo Tianren tentatively.

The corners of Guo Tianren's mouth curled upward as he laughed, "Are you still unable to see the situation clearly? If I kill you, those three billion will be mine anyway; wanting to buy your life with thirty billion is wishful thinking."

Guo Tianren finally stopped wasting words and shouted loudly, "Attack!"

Everyone surged forward at once.

With over ten Spirit Sea Stage Gu Cultivators plus two Gu Kings, how could Liu De possibly be a match for this group?

What made matters worse was that they were inside the Transmission Hall; to protect the Teleportation Array within, the hall was guarded by a powerful Array Formation.

Now that the Guardian Array was activated, Liu De felt his strength suppressed instantly; at this moment, being able to unleash even ten percent of his power would be considered good.

Under such circumstances, he possessed no ability to resist at all; within mere breaths, he was jointly suppressed and slain by the crowd.

Liu De crashed heavily to the ground, his eyes wide open, looking as though he died with lingering regrets.

Guo Tianren plucked the Storage Ring from his finger, briefly inspected the treasures inside, and immediately narrowed his eyes, revealing a look of delight.

"Damn it! As expected of an Array Master, he's filthy rich; from now on, we won't have to live hand-to-mouth. Getting rich and rising up requires killing people and seizing their treasures; we must do this more often," Guo Tianren exclaimed in wild elation.

"Stop laughing for now; clean up the battlefield as fast as possible, another one has already arrived," Zhang Wenshan suddenly said with a smile, turning his gaze toward the door.

"Hmph! Another one coming to die; everyone get ready. After we eliminate this last person, we'll divide the spoils."

Guo Tianren put away the Storage Ring, incinerated the corpse on the ground, then manipulated the Array Token to open the heavy Stone Door, revealing a figure outside.

The instant the Stone Door opened, Long Xuan peered inside; sensing no power within that could threaten him, he slowly walked in.

Before he could speak, Guo Tianren stepped forward and said, "Liu De has already gone in; you're the last one. Are the twenty billion Spirit Stones ready?"

Long Xuan immediately fixed his gaze on that Teleportation Array; with his Array Dao, how could he fail to perceive the condition of the Cross-domain Teleportation Array?

This Teleportation Array looked like a child's scribbles, riddled with flaws.

Seeing that the Cross-domain Teleportation Array had not been repaired, Long Xuan couldn't help but frown slightly in his heart.

Because the Transmission Hall had just been blocked by the heavy Stone Door, his Penetrating Vision Ability could not see through, so he did not know what had just occurred here.

But seeing this unrepaired Teleportation Array and the already-disappeared Liu De, it was not difficult for him to deduce what had just happened.

"Boom!"

Just at that moment, the heavy Stone Door behind him slammed shut with a deafening sound.

Long Xuan turned his head to glance behind him and said with a half-smile, "It seems Brother Guo has no intention of letting me pass!"

"If I'm not mistaken, the Liu De who went before has already died at your hands, hasn't he?"

Guo Tianren looked at him with surprise and laughed, "I didn't expect you to also realize this Teleportation Array wasn't successfully repaired; it seems you are an Array Master as well. No wonder you sought me out on your own initiative; you spotted the anomalies in the Teleportation Array long ago."

"Since a surprise attack won't work, we'll have to do this the hard way!"

Guo Tianren's gaze turned sharp; without further words, he charged actively toward Long Xuan.

Behind him, Zhang Wenshan and the others let out a sinister laugh and followed closely, charging forward as well.

Long Xuan wore a bitter smile; it seemed that forcing his way through today was unavoidable.

Facing this battle, he dared not hide his true strength, preparing to fight with full power for a quick resolution.

Long Xuan's gaze turned fierce; he split off five Clones, making six in total, and they all charged toward Guo Tianren and his group.

Witnessing this scene, Guo Tianren instantly felt his scalp go numb.

Six Gu Kings—six Gu Kings were enough to sweep away their entire group.

"I didn't expect you to possess five External Avatars, all having reached the Gu King Cultivation Realm; truly enviable."

"If this were outside, we would absolutely stand no chance against you."

"But this is the Transmission Hall; your strength will be suppressed by the Array Formation here. Submit to your death obediently!" Guo Tianren roared loudly.

"Seeking death! A mere Small Array dares to suppress me!"

Long Xuan sneered disdainfully; his Heavenly Mechanism Eye rapidly located the flaw in the Array Formation, and he directly hurled a ball of Heavenly Fire over, instantly burning the buried Array Base to nothing.

Once this Array Base was destroyed, the operation of the entire Great Array immediately failed, and the Array Formation's suppression effect on the strength of those within instantly vanished.

Long Xuan felt his whole body lighten; wearing a cold smile, he directly unleashed the power of the Curse Seal Gu, his soaring Qi rising step by step, his Cultivation Realm instantly reaching Gu King Mid Stage, and after letting out a loud roar, he killed toward Guo Tianren.

Without the suppression of the Array Formation, even without using the power of the Curse Seal Gu, he would have more than enough to deal with Guo Tianren.

But the situation was urgent; he had to resolve the opponent with the utmost speed and could not afford to drag it out, so he unleashed his ultimate move right from the start.

Seeing this scene, Guo Tianren's expression changed; muttering "Oh no" in his heart, he abandoned any thought of continuing the fight, used the Array Token to open that Stone Door, and immediately rushed out.

Are you kidding? This is a full six Gu King Mid Stage experts; how can two Gu King Early Stage fighters like us contend with that? If we don't run, are we waiting to die? At this moment, Zhang Wensheng and the others behind him also turned pale; who would dare charge forward now? They all scrambled over one another to flee out the door.

"Run? I've already unleashed my ultimate move; how could I let you escape? All of you stay right here!"

Long Xuan shouted in anger and charged straight at Guo Tianren; how could Guo Tianren's speed compare to his? Within a single breath, he was caught up.

"Die!"

Long Xuan's right palm suddenly glowed with intense gray light; a sound of Thunder rang out, and this bolt of gray Lightning shot straight for the back of Guo Tianren's heart.

At this moment, Long Xuan was already very close to him; how could Guo Tianren possibly dodge such a close-range strike?

Sensing the gray Lightning attacking from behind, Guo Tianren's face instantly changed drastically; as if thinking of something, his eyes filled with immense terror.

Since he could not dodge, he concentrated all his Spiritual Power into his back, attempting to muster his maximum defensive power to block this fatal blow.

Yet no matter how strong his defense, how could it withstand the might of the Life-Transforming Thunder?

Before the powerful Thunder Tribulation, Guo Tianren's defense was like paper; he didn't even have time to let out a scream before the Life-Transforming Thunder pierced his heart, and he fell stiffly to the ground.

The Life-Transforming Thunder pierced through his body, blasting straight through the thick walls of the Transmission Hall.

Under the power of the Life-Transforming Thunder, Guo Tianren didn't even have time for his soul to escape; his soul was directly destroyed by the force of the Life-Transforming Thunder.

The Thunder Tribulation naturally counters Soul Bodies; those struck by the Life-Transforming Thunder cannot escape with their souls, as both flesh and soul are destroyed together, leaving not even a chance for reincarnation.

This move was too vicious; if this battle did not require a swift victory, Long Xuan truly would not have wanted to use it.

The instant Guo Tianren was killed, almost simultaneously, the five Clones slaughtered all the Gu Cultivators, including Zhang Wensheng; more than ten corpses lay scattered inside the hall, with blood flowing everywhere.

Facing the slaughter by six Gu King Mid Stage experts, this group couldn't even hold out for a single breath. Long Xuan looked outside the hall and frowned deeply.

By now, lights had turned on in many houses outside, and people kept emerging from within; clearly, the commotion of the battle here had alarmed those outside, which was not good news for him.

"Damn it! This Guo Tianren left me with such a huge trouble even in death."

"Block the entrance for me; do not let a single person in. I will repair the Cross-domain Teleportation Array as fast as possible; you must hold on."

Long Xuan roared loudly, daring not to delay, and rushed to the Cross-domain Teleportation Array at top speed; he slapped away the makeshift parts of the array, took materials out of his Storage Ring, and quickly began repairing it.

This was a race against life and death; he had to fight for every second to successfully repair the Teleportation Array before the Gu Kings outside broke in.

Now it all depended on how long these five Gu King Mid Stage Clones could hold out for him.

The five Clones wore solemn expressions, having realized the severity of the situation; holding off the Gu Kings of the entire City would inevitably be a bitter battle, and they had no choice but to go all out.

The five Clones blocked the entrance at top speed; in this life-or-death rush, they dared not hide their strengths and immediately unleashed all their trump cards.

In an instant, five illusory images of Golden Crows, five of Divine Dragons, and five of Black Tortoises suddenly appeared in the sky.

Fifteen Dharma Idols emerged together, blocking out the sky; especially the five Golden Crows emitting the intense light of the sun, which illuminated the entire City, so that although it was clearly deep night, Xuanwu City was now as bright as day.

This sudden turn of events undoubtedly alarmed everyone in the City; large numbers of Gu Cultivators walked out of their rooms, looked up at the Heavenly Phenomenon in the sky, and wore expressions of shock and suspicion.

"What is this? Such powerful momentum, and there's even an image of the Black Tortoise; could there be some connection with the people of the Black Tortoise Empire?"

A Gu King jumped onto a rooftop, gazing at the fifteen mysterious Dharma Idols in the sky, his face grave.

"They look like Dharma Idols; releasing fifteen powerful Dharma Idols in one breath, this Cultivation Method is not simple. Whoever masters this method must possess terrifying combat power."

An old man appeared on the rooftop, gazing at the Dharma Idols in the sky, his eyes revealing greed.

How could such a powerful Cultivation Method fail to arouse others' greed?

"It seems there are powerful enemies invading; judging by these Dharma Idols, they must be from the Black Tortoise Empire. Follow me to kill them; let's take down the invaders together!"

On the street, a burly man suddenly erupted with Gu King Mid Stage aura, raised a heavy Spirit Shield, and charged toward the Transmission Hall.

"Boom!"

At that moment, a deafening clap of thunder suddenly rang out, and a bolt of gray Lightning flew out from within the door, heading straight for this burly man.

Seeming confident in the defensive power of the Spirit Tool in his hand, he actually did not dodge; instead, he held the Spirit Shield horizontally before him, preparing to tank this strike head-on.

Yet it was merely a Spirit Tool; no matter how high its grade, how could it withstand the might of the Thunder Tribulation?

The Life-Transforming Thunder heavily struck the Spirit Shield, which at that moment was like paper, instantly blasted into a large hole by the Life-Transforming Thunder.

The Life-Transforming Thunder pierced through the Spirit Shield, and the person behind it now wished to dodge, but it was far too late.

Before the burly man could react, the Life-Transforming Thunder instantly pierced his heart; his eyes bulged as he fell heavily to the ground, dead with his eyes wide open.

He likewise didn't even have time for his soul to escape before the Life-Transforming Thunder struck once, extinguishing his life force.

"This is... this is actually the Life-Transforming Thunder Tribulation, ranked eighth in legend? No wonder Lu Chong, the Gu King of Defense, couldn't withstand even a single strike; how could anyone possibly control such power as the Life-Transforming Thunder!"

The Gu Kings who arrived one after another saw this scene, their pupils contracting simultaneously as they all sucked in a cold breath.

Immediately afterward, one Gu King after another brightened their eyes, revealing expressions of extreme greed.

This was the Thunder Tribulation from legend, and moreover the eighth-ranked Life-Transforming Thunder; its attacking power was indestructible, and no one could withstand the attack of the Life-Transforming Thunder.

Who could not be moved by such power?

This method of controlling the Life-Transforming Thunder undoubtedly aroused the greed of all Gu Kings, who prepared to claim it for themselves.

Of course, their numbers gave them confidence; they had several dozen Gu Kings, including no few at Gu King Late Stage, so working together, how could they possibly fail to capture the few people inside the Transmission Hall?

"This must be a spy sent in by the Black Tortoise Empire; let's attack together and quickly subdue them."

Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, and about several dozen Gu Kings surged forward, each showing greedy eyes, scrambling to squeeze through the door and engage in a chaotic melee with the five Long Xuan Clones behind the gate.

In order to seize the method of controlling the Life-Transforming Thunder, these Gu Kings held nothing back, each using one hundred percent of their strength, fighting more fiercely than the last.

This gave Long Xuan a huge headache, but fortunately the passage behind the door was narrow; as long as all the Clones blocked the passage, these Gu Kings could not leverage their numerical advantage, and under such circumstances, they could be delayed for a long time.

In the silent Xuanwu City, the sound of thunder rang out continuously for a time, and the fierce sounds of battle attracted the attention of the entire City.

Large numbers of Gu Cultivators ran to the vicinity of the Transmission Hall, eagerly watching this melee, while the crowd buzzed with constant discussion.

At this time, outside the City, a group of Gu Cultivators from the Black Tortoise Empire side watched this melee from afar, each with eyes full of shock.

The main army of the Black Tortoise Empire would not arrive for another half-day; they were the vanguard of the army, having come ahead to scout the situation and gather intelligence to prepare for the upcoming siege battle.

They never expected that upon just arriving here, they would witness such a good show.

Especially the five giant Black Tortoise Dharma Idols in the air left all the experts of the Black Tortoise Empire bewildered.

"This is actually our Black Tortoise Empire's totem, the Black Tortoise Divine Beast; who exactly is this person, that he possesses the Dharma Idol of our Black Tortoise Empire?"

"Our Black Tortoise Empire has never had a powerful Cultivation Method capable of releasing five Black Tortoise Dharma Idols simultaneously."

A young man with a Black Tortoise embroidered on his clothes saw the five Black Tortoise Dharma Idols in the sky from afar; his eyes immediately widened, and he completely lost his composure.

An old man walked over to the young man's side, looked solemnly at the Dharma Idols in the sky, and sighed: "Crown Prince! This person is not simple! Black Tortoise, Golden Crow, and Divine Dragon form a set that can be stacked together to amplify power."

"Under the stacking of the three, this youth's physical strength is simply inhuman, enough to crush and kill peers of the same realm."

"You have already seen his combat power; he is actually resisting dozens of Gu Kings from the entire City by himself without falling behind in a short time, and within that short period, he even managed to kill three people, including one at Gu King Mid Stage."

"This youth's combat power is truly terrifying; who exactly is this great figure? Why have we never heard rumors of him before? It's as if he appeared out of thin air."

A Fat Gu Cultivator who had released Gu King Late Stage aura walked over and smiled: "Have you forgotten? Previously, within the borders of the Xuan Yuan Empire, a Monster appeared who, at Gu King Early Stage, could leap two realms to kill a Gu King Late Stage expert."

"This person's fighting style is very similar to that Monster; barring the unexpected, it must be the same person."

"Tsk tsk! If it really is that person, then the people in the city are in for serious trouble."

"Those five clones' combat power is no weaker than the main body by much — what's the difference between this and six Gu King Late Stage cultivators?"

"Tsk tsk! But that's six Gu King Late Stage cultivators — enough to give those dozens of Gu Kings of the Great Jin Empire a real headache."

"Even if this person fails to repair the Teleportation Array, he is more than capable of cutting through the million-strong army in the city seven times in and seven times out — those Gu Kings can forget about stopping him."

A glint flashed through the Fat Gu Cultivator's eyes, and a schadenfreude smile appeared on his face.

"Hehe! Doesn't this mean those Great Jin Empire scumbags are about to have terrible luck? If this person can truly cripple the Gu King forces in the city, then our chances of taking back Xuanwu City will be very high — truly heaven is helping me."

The Crown Prince clenched his fists, his gaze excited as he looked toward the great battle in the city.

Just at this moment, another Gu King perished under the Life-Transforming Thunder, and the Crown Prince's fists tightened another fraction.

"This person truly is a War God — one against dozens of the same realm, only a Demon refining Forbidden Gu could achieve such a thing. I wonder if our Black Tortoise Empire has any chance of recruiting this powerhouse."

The Fat Gu Cultivator shook his head and said regretfully, "Don't even think about it. According to intelligence, that person's surname is Long."

"The Long Clan has produced an extraordinary Heavenly Pride this time. Once this person joins the Long Teng Empire's battlefield in the Central Region, no one will be able to stop them."

"After the Long Teng Empire won half of the Heavenly Phoenix Empire's Clan Luck, is the impact really this great? It actually caused the Long Clan to produce such an unreasonable Heavenly Pride."

The Fat Gu Cultivator's gaze flickered, and he stared blankly at the great battle in the city. (End of Chapter)