Chapter 234: Flames of the Yan Ji Continent: The Indigenous Peoples

After the Po Jun Venerable departs.

Xiao Yu waved his hand and released You Huang Wang and Long Zhan Wang from the World Ring.

"Thank you, San Yan Wang, for saving my life! From now on, should I have any request, I will not shy away from life or death," Long Zhan Wang said, bowing slightly.

"Thanks for saving my life; from now on, San Yan, you are my You Huang Wang's own brother," You Huang Wang declared boisterously.

"No need for that; you are also burdened by me, I should be the one apologizing," Xiao Yu laughed, "I've already obtained the seal sigils of the three Alien Tribe Seal Kings. This Sacrificial Tower—shall we breach it or not?"

"Breach! Why not breach!" You Huang Wang said.

"Alright, then I'll risk my life to accompany the gentlemen," Xiao Yu laughed. Though the recent encounter was perilous, in this universe one cannot become a leader of the Human Race without facing countless life‑and‑death crises.

One cannot retreat simply because of some crises; those who think that cannot walk the path of the strong.

"But this Sacrificial Tower requires six strong ones together?" You Huang Wang asked.

"Fine, then we'll summon people at once," Xiao Yu said with a slight smile.

"Begin," You Huang Wang said.

"Alright," Xiao Yu and the others nodded slightly.

In each hall one could see some corpses and skeletal remains.

Those corpses belong to Immortal Divine Spirits, while the skeletal remains are of Realm Lord Level and Domain Lord Level beings.

The six appeared directly on a massive circular passage about a kilometer wide, with the passage gate behind them.

It was a huge hexagram, its six points forming the passages.

"You wait a moment; I'll go fetch three more," You Huang Wang said, then vanished into thin air.

"Let's head to the core area; whatever treasure this Sacrificial Tower holds must be there," You Huang Wang scanned the surroundings.

The six already knew each other, so no further introductions were made.

Xiao Yu also noticed this situation.

"According to the data we obtained, the six strong ones each enter through one of the six passages, must breach layer after layer of obstacles, then embed the seal sigil into the recess; only then can the passage open to the core area, where the treasure lies," You Huang Wang explained.

The six flew around the circular passage, whose length stretched hundreds of thousands of kilometers, occasionally linking one hall to another.

The three were acquaintances of Xiao Yu: Xuan Dao Wang, Hong Ye Wang, and Yu Dao Wang, all of whom are Human Race Seal Kings.

Moments later, three Seal King strong ones followed behind You Huang Wang.

The six communicated via telepathy while walking, soon reaching the entrance to the Sacrificial Tower's core area.

The six Human Race strong ones headed straight for the passage gate, which had long been sealed shut. When You Huang Wang was the first to touch it, the once rock‑hard material flowed slowly like liquid, allowing him to step into the interior of the Sacrificial Tower.

"Alright," Xiao Yu and Long Zhan Wang nodded.

"The interior of this Sacrificial Tower is completely sealed; I cannot Instant Teleport, nor can I enter the core area directly," You Huang Wang said.

"These are seal sigils," Xiao Yu waved his hand, and three seal sigils flew toward Xuan Dao Wang, Hong Ye Wang, and Yu Dao Wang, who merged them into their bodies.

Afterwards Xiao Yu, Long Zhan Wang and the others entered the interior in succession.

"Go!" Xiao Yu, Long Zhan Wang and the others nodded slightly.

*Puff! *

Xiao Yu stepped along a passage and leapt into the Water Curtain; though it offered resistance, it could not stop Xiao Yu's force.

*Puff! Puff! *

In one breath he broke through layer after layer of Water Curtain; each layer stronger than the last, yet Xiao Yu's power had reached a million times a Realm Lord's strength, and he easily arrived at the passage's end.

On the wall at one side of the passage's end was a triangular recess that matched perfectly with the seal sigil Xiao Yu had obtained earlier.

The seal sigil materialized in Xiao Yu's palm, and he gently embedded it there.

"Ding!"

The seal sigil fused, and some Secret Patterns of the passage began to glow gradually, the space emitting trembling sounds.

"Ding!"

Similar vibration sounds echoed from the other passages.

After a moment, the six passages trembled simultaneously, and all their Secret Patterns grew brighter.

This scene made You Huang Wang and Long Zhan Wang nervous; treasure hunting is risky, and no one can be completely certain.

The six passages, while trembling, began to rotate slowly, gradually aligning with a clear passage, then stopped.

The passage opened completely.

Xiao Yu vaulted out of the passage onto the ground; it was a vast empty hall where You Huang Wang, Long Zhan Wang and the others were already standing.

……

"The Sacrificial Tower has been activated."

"Alien Tribe intrusion."

*Whoosh! *

Inside the Sacrificial Tower's Core Control Room, fifteen Seal King strong ones suddenly appeared, led by an elder in a golden robe.

These were the ones who slipped through the net during the sweep of the four major clans.

Originally, the four major clans targeted those Universe Venerables among the Yan Ji Da Lu natives, and they knew they had no chance of survival.

They quickly distributed the few Universe Venerables and the clan's accumulated treasures to the people, forming 10,000 squads; 9,900 of them were pretenders, while only those 100 squads were the true inheritance units.

"Looks like these six are together."

"We must keep all six."

"Based on aura simulation, these six are all Peak Seal King strong ones, even stronger. To retain them we must pay a price."

Inside the Core Control Room of the Sacrificial Tower, several Yan Ji Da Lu natives were discussing.

"This time we must obtain the seal sigil," the golden‑robe elder said.

They have been trapped inside this Sacrificial Tower for billions of years. The original guide who possessed the seal sigil never managed to enter; he was already slain by the Universe Venerables of the four Peak Clans, and the seal envelope remained stranded outside.

Although trapped inside the sacrificial tower, we cannot enter the Inheritance Chamber because we lack a faith talisman.

"Elder Three, Elder Six, you two are Seal King Summit; each of you will lead three Immortal Lord King High clan members, and together with me make nine people staying here. As for Elder Two, you six will all return to the Divine Kingdom," the Golden Cannon Elder instructed. "You are of little use, and this battle is very perilous. Unlike those Alien Tribe, we do not possess many powerful secret arts; having lost the inheritance, many powerful secret arts are gone. You six must continue to lead our lineage."

"For the sake of the lineage, go back."

The six Seal King Primary were very unwilling, but they could only leave.

After the six Seal King Primary left, the Golden Cannon Elder finally said, "Our first objective this time is to seize the Inheritance Chamber and deliver its secret arts to the Divine Kingdom."

"The second objective is the second treasure vault."

……

Entering the hall, Xiao Yu and five others flew swiftly along a corridor.

Inside the sacrificial tower, the core area is only about ten thousand kilometers in diameter, while the deep, winding corridors stretch for hundreds of thousands of kilometers, encircling many regions around the core. Some sections are narrow, constantly twisting and turning, even making almost a 180-degree reversal.

"This place is really convoluted, we just accelerated to a hundred kilometers and have to decelerate and turn," Yu Dao Wang said wordlessly.

Although the six were together, such bends greatly reduced the speed of treasure hunting.

Xiao Yu and the other five flew along the corridor, and along the way quickly surveyed the large compartments beside it; with the naked eye they could see that each compartment was completely empty.

At the end, in one compartment, Xiao Yu and the others discovered three G-level Metal boxes, as if treasure lay inside.

"You Huang Wang, you take them first; we'll divide them after we get out," Xiao Yu said with a smile.

He didn't care about the treasures, and would never believe You Huang Wang would dare to greedily take them alone. Moreover, could this be a trap set by the natives? No one can say for sure.

(End of chapter)