Chapter 494: Fire Crystal Palace (Second Update, requesting all)

Suddenly, Xu Xiangzhi pointed toward the northwest and shouted, "Look over there!"

Li Zhangsheng hurriedly looked in that direction; in the distant sky, a fire cloud had appeared, and from the fire cloud, a thick pillar of fire shot out, landing on the ground below.

Judging by the distance alone, they were at least ten kilometers away from the location of the fire pillar, yet they could see it clearly, which showed just how thick the pillar was.

As long as they were Heavenly Prides in the central region, no matter which direction they were in, they could see the fire pillar.

This fire pillar gave one the feeling that it was guiding the way.

"Let's go, let's hurry over. If there are no accidents, that is very likely where the inheritance of Flame King Di Zhiyi is located."

Li Zhangsheng made a prompt decision, and with no objections from the group, they immediately mounted their respective Flying Demon Pets and rapidly approached the fire pillar.

It was not just the Heavenly Prides of Yuanling Academy; the Heavenly Prides of the other four major forces also rushed toward the location of the fire pillar one after another.

During this process, whenever the Heavenly Prides of the various forces saw Li Zhangsheng and his group, they immediately widened the distance, which resulted in Li Zhangsheng not making a move.

Most importantly, Li Zhangsheng was afraid that if he went too late, he wouldn't even get to drink the soup, so naturally, he looked down on these "small fry."

Li Zhangsheng took the lead, gazing into the distance, feeling more and more the enormity of the fire pillar; he could even see that the ground beneath the fire pillar had broken open into a large hole, and a corner of a massive building was vaguely exposed.

The four students of Yuanling Academy followed closely behind Li Zhangsheng, some even wanting to use acceleration Secret Techniques just to reach the destination faster.

"Everyone, don't be anxious, we still have time!"

Li Zhangsheng stopped their actions; good steel should be used on the blade's edge, and there was no need to waste Mental Power on the road now.

Under Li Zhangsheng's reminder, everyone dismissed their ideas.

In the short distance of just over ten kilometers, the five of them only spent a few minutes reaching the destination.

Only when they arrived close by could they feel their own insignificance; this was a fire pillar a full hundred meters thick, which could only be described as terrifying.

Beneath the fire pillar, a large building was slowly rising from the ground, and it had not yet even half-emerged.

This was a fire-red palace, made entirely of Fire Crystal Palace material, emitting a soul-stirring red glow.

Fire Crystal Palace is a low-tier material; the unit price may not seem high, but this entire palace was made of it, so the cost of these materials alone was an astronomical figure.

Li Zhangsheng did a rough calculation; the construction cost of this palace was likely a million Soul Crystals, if not more.

"Let's knock it down later!"

Zhao Shuyi stared blankly at the Fire Crystal Palace, her eyes seemingly filled with it, looking just like a money-grubber.

It was not just Zhao Shuyi; many Heavenly Prides from the five major forces revealed the same look.

If one possessed a million Soul Crystals, even if one used them to pile up, it would be enough to become a Sixth-Rank Expert within ten years.

The problem was that over a dozen people were already standing here, and people were constantly flying in from all directions to join their respective force's teams.

During the wait, time slowly passed, and soon ten minutes went by; finally, the Fire Crystal Palace was completely revealed.

At the same time, the fire pillar and fire cloud, which were a full hundred meters thick, slowly dissipated, giving the feeling that some great power was manipulating the entire process.

Without a doubt, this was definitely the contingency plan of Flame King Di Zhiyi.

At this moment, the five major forces began to size each other up.

By this time, almost all the Heavenly Prides who could come had arrived. Those who hadn't were either dead or in hiding.

On Li Zhangsheng's left was the Tiantai Sect; the Tiantai Sect's lineup was still relatively intact, consisting of two Fourth-Rank and two Third-Rank, and the only missing Third-Rank had been killed by Li Zhangsheng "waiting for the rabbit" that morning.

On Li Zhangsheng's right was the Langya Liu Clan camp; they had gathered a total of six people, and besides Liu Xudong, there was one Fourth-Rank and four Third-Rank Heavenly Prides.

"What's going on? Why hasn't Liu Song come!"

Liu Xudong frowned, his tone quite exasperated; the Liu Song he spoke of was another Fourth-Rank Heavenly Pride of the Langya Liu Clan.

"Liu Song's younger brother, Liu Lin, hasn't come over either!" The one who answered Liu Xudong was that Fourth-Rank Heavenly Pride.

Li Zhangsheng raised an eyebrow; well, the Liu Song and Liu Lin they spoke of were undoubtedly the Langya Liu Clan members he had killed.

Like the Langya Liu Clan, the Imperial Family also had only six people left, consisting of one Fifth-Rank, two Fourth-Rank, and three Third-Rank.

Among them, Dou Lingsi's face was pale, feeling that the shock to her Consciousness Sea had not yet recovered.

This was something that couldn't be helped; not everyone had a Strange Treasure like the Heart-Clearing Soul-Suppressing Bell.

Dou Yuanbiao noticed Li Zhangsheng's gaze, but he didn't say anything, instead nodding at him.

Li Zhangsheng also nodded in acknowledgment, then cast his gaze toward the final Royal Academy camp.

Like Yuanling Academy, the Royal Academy also had only five people left, consisting of two Fourth-Rank and three Third-Rank.

Li Zhangsheng analyzed it slightly; from the perspective of overall strength, the Imperial Family, the Langya Liu Clan, and Yuanling Academy were not much different, while the Royal Academy and the Tiantai Sect were somewhat inferior.

Although that was the case, it was impossible to calculate it that way; everyone knew that the Imperial Family and the Royal Academy were practically in the same boat, and when necessary, the two could unite, especially since the leader of the Royal Academy was the Ninth Prince, Dou Yuansheng.

In this way, forming alliances was normal.

Under these circumstances, Li Zhangsheng established contact with the leader of the Tiantai Sect, Qin Bo, and reached some agreements.

Of course, since the Tiantai Sect was the weaker party, it was naturally led by Yuanling Academy.

At this time, at Liu Xudong's signal, a Langya Liu Clan Heavenly Pride released a Temporary Spirit Pet and strode toward the Fire Crystal Palace.

This was a Cyclops, which reached the palace gate in two or three steps and pressed its casserole-sized hands against the gate.

Creak~

Beyond everyone's expectations, no problems occurred; the palace gate slowly opened, revealing the scene inside.

The interior decoration of the palace was extremely luxurious, with cloud-top sandalwood as beams, crystal as lamps, jade walls, and floors paved with white jade; these were also low-tier materials, but their value was not inferior to Fire Crystal Palace at all.

Seeing such a scene, most people were stunned.

The most composed were Li Zhangsheng, Dou Yuanbiao, and Dou Yuansheng; Li Zhangsheng had seen the Baisheng King Palace, which was not inferior to the Fire Crystal Palace, and the latter two were Princes, having a strong immunity to luxurious palaces.

"Let's go in!"

After someone took the lead, everyone began to enter the Fire Crystal Palace, though they were wary of each other, and fighting could break out at any time.

Fortunately, before seeing the inheritance of Flame King Di Zhiyi, the leaders of each force were pacifying their team members' emotions, and they entered the Fire Crystal Palace hall in peace.

This was a golden hall of nearly ten thousand square meters; the decoration was still luxurious, and curiously, thirty-six white jade pillars, each a meter in diameter, stood here, arranged in the positions of the Heavenly Stems.

The middle part of each pillar was transparent, and various treasures were floating inside.

(End of chapter)