Chapter 586: Besieged City (13)

Who is this?

Whose subordinate is this?

Have they always been this brave?

The Butian Alliance was already displeased enough about being forced by the Four Great Divine Continents to hand over exploration rights to Zhongzhou; to have someone openly shouting insults now, isn't this pure provocation?

This already counts as a direct, in-your-face attack, throwing the Butian Alliance's face onto the ground and then stomping on it hard.

The eyes of the onlookers fell outside the Dragon Transformation Pool; everyone was very curious about which fierce person would choose to lash out like this when the Butian Alliance was already so displeased.

At this moment, the Central Divine Continent was no longer just active with people from the Four Great Divine Continents; members of the Butian Alliance who had been hiding in the shadows also began to appear.

The weak who had already sacrificed themselves in the early stages exited the stage, and the strong who had been waiting behind the scenes enjoyed the fruits of victory watered by their blood and sweat, entering the game with ease.

Countless Wuxiang and Asking Dao experts sprouted up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, competing to arrive in Zhongzhou.

Some of them were famous experts who had "died" many years ago, while others were mysterious masters with no reputation at all.

But regardless of their background, they had only one goal upon entering Zhongzhou at this moment—to seek fortune in Zhongzhou.

True fortune!

Immortal Gods began to slowly awaken, and everyone realized that the time had come.

In times of great contention, the strong grow stronger, and the weak perish.

Everyone is competing, everyone must compete!

Competing with others, competing with Heaven and Earth, competing with Immortal Gods!

Zhongzhou has appeared, Immortal Gods are stirring; what do they want to find in Zhongzhou? What do they want to obtain from Zhongzhou?

No one dares to say they are one hundred percent certain, but everyone can guess that all the secrets are hidden within Zhongzhou.

Although the Butian Alliance, which calls itself the master of Zhongzhou, was able to occupy Zhongzhou in advance and hold several important locations, it could not fully control it, especially under the pressure of the many strong parties from the Four Great Divine Continents, making the pressure immense.

In the end, the Butian Alliance could only compromise, allowing the strong from the Four Great Divine Continents to enter the Central Divine Continent.

Everyone would rely on their own abilities inside, without harming or hindering one another.

Although everyone understood that this was just a load of nonsense, it did not stop them from cheering and applauding it at the time.

As long as one could enter Zhongzhou to seek fortune, that was excellent.

Especially with the various recent rumors, which made them even more convinced of the claim that there was great fortune in Zhongzhou.

Among those who had previously explored Zhongzhou, there were also some lucky ones who had managed to obtain some inheritances.

Either Immortal arts or Dharma treasures; there was even a couple who seemed to have found a damaged weapon, and its power was quite astonishing.

Most of these people did not escape the clutches of the Demon; not only were their spoils of war taken, but some were even killed outright.

But a small portion managed to escape by luck, only to be targeted by those with ulterior motives, who searched for traces of them throughout the Divine Continent, swearing to seize their fortune.

And among all these pieces of news, the most dazzling was the rumor coming from the Eastern Wasteland.

"A great Demon has appeared in the East!"

Rumor has it that the royal court of the Eastern Wasteland captured a Barbarian who had lost his mind.

That Barbarian had almost become a Demon; not only did he devour his own kind to strengthen himself, but he also began to devour surrounding villages everywhere he went, leaving a trail of devastation and barren land, causing great distress to the Eastern Wasteland.

If it were only this, it would not have been enough to turn the eyes of the entire Eastern Wasteland toward him; the true peculiarity lay in that Barbarian great Demon's astonishing recovery ability!

He... cannot be killed.

Or rather, he is basically unkillable, with an extremely astonishing vitality.

He drank an Immortal medicine somewhere in Zhongzhou, and his body contained the properties of an undying medicine; no matter how he was destroyed, he could recover, almost reaching the level of being able to regenerate from a drop of blood.

This discovery made them very shocked, and also very excited.

With such powerful vitality, if they could make it their own, then this group of old fellows with little time left would surely no longer be troubled by death.

Later, several unknown Asking Dao masters joined forces to control that Barbarian great Demon, placing him into a pill furnace, wanting to forcibly extract the medicinal properties from his body through such a method, refining this great Demon into a human-sized great pill!

Such rumors not only failed to make others feel it was too cruel, but instead stirred up their enthusiasm, and they began to search even more excitedly for such lucky individuals everywhere.

Opportunities belong to those with virtue; the weak are not qualified to hold onto inheritances.

And now, hearing such shouting coming from the important area guarded by the Butian Alliance, it was hard not to be interested.

Infighting?

Or perhaps...

"Butian Alliance!!!"

"Haha! Hahahaha!! Hahahahahaha!"

Listening to that modulated, wild laughter, a thought could not help but emerge in many people's hearts:

Uh... perhaps it's not that complicated; maybe this person is just simply crazy?

But regardless of whether he was truly crazy or not, the strength erupting at this moment made everyone look sideways.

Ao Zhun's voice gradually became distorted later on, and he could no longer feel any rationality; when he completely absorbed the essence within the Dragon Transformation Pool, it meant that he had also swallowed the trap hidden within the Jade Pool into his body without reservation.

This world is never fair; everything obtained comes at a price.

Ao Zhun is crazy.

But he has also become stronger.

Boom, boom, boom!

Ask Dao Peak?

No, it is still continuing to rise!

A dangerous aura climbed rapidly, and with it, a terrifying dragon might that made all living beings in Heaven and Earth feel their hearts tremble.

Roar—

"A dragon's roar!?"

"This is... could it be that a true dragon is really about to be born?"

"Has the True Dragon sealed since ancient times broken the Seal?"

"Go quickly!"

"You must not miss this opportunity; if you go too late, you won't be able to snatch it!"

Many people did not care what kind of strength Ao Zhun actually possessed; they believed that in such a scene, even if a True Dragon had descended into the world, it would be unable to survive under the siege of everyone.

Not to mention, Ao Zhun was at most a pseudo-dragon, and a mad dragon at that.

When a flood dragon with blood-red eyes flew out from the Dragon Transformation Pool, circling and roaring in the sky, the battle erupted.

For Ao Zhun, this was his revenge against the outside world after obtaining the power he craved.

And for the others, this was a dragon-hunting carnival.

This was a bloody feast.

Divine abilities danced across the sky, and scorching Dragon Blood fell from the heavens, splashing onto the land of Zhongzhou, only to be swallowed up instantly.

Under the frenzied feast, no one noticed a figure standing to the side while they fought, silently watching the chaotic battlefield, then shaking their head and leaving as if no one were around, walking toward the outside world.

Yaochi left.

She left the opportunity to Ao Zhun, and also delivered that share of Causality to him as well.

Along the way, she moved as if in an uninhabited land, walking on a path opposite to everyone else.

They were rushing toward the Dragon Transformation Pool, fearing that if they arrived late they would miss the feast, while she was moving away.

Some were risking their lives to break in, while others were leaving without a shred of attachment, like a besieged city.

She walked very steadily; although she was fleeing, she felt no anxiety, nor did she carelessly use teleportation methods, as she was too familiar with this land of Zhongzhou and knew all the taboos here.

Finally, she managed to avoid all eyes and successfully arrived at her destination—the Beitianmen.

"... Phew." After seeing the Beitianmen, Yaochi breathed a sigh of relief; it was still not much different from what she remembered, "As long as I pass this barrier, I will have succeeded."

If she were a member of that Butian Alliance, she would certainly have set up heavy guards at the Heaven Gate to supervise everyone entering and exiting.

The Heaven Gate is strategically located and can discern the finest details; any concealment method below the Ascension Realm would be revealed for an instant.

Relying on this function, the task of guarding would naturally be twice as effective with half the effort.

"... There is no one here, the Heaven Gate has not been controlled yet, thank goodness." After checking repeatedly, Yaochi finally let out a sigh of relief; there was no problem, there really was no one here.

But it seems now that although the Butian Alliance obtained a portion of the inheritance, it was not complete; they do not understand the particularity of the Heaven Gate.

Everything went smoothly.

But the moment Yaochi passed through the Beitianmen, the very instant she was about to escape to safety... her expression went blank.

She was blocked.

Right outside the Heaven Gate, a tall figure radiating golden light was quietly standing in front, waiting for her in silence, and nodded with a smile upon seeing her.

She was blocked directly outside the Beitianmen!!!

【"This fellow Daoist, it is dangerous outside; you had better come and sit with this old man."】

Who!!?

Not good!!!

That's not right!

He can discover me!?

Yaochi did not reply and wanted to flee immediately, but she felt the surrounding space being forcibly controlled, and before she could even try, she was intercepted by someone in advance.

【"Don't be in such a rush to leave; it makes this old man seem like some kind of villain. Shall we chat? I am doing this for your own good as well."】

That glittering, golden big guy just blocked Yaochi's path with a beaming smile and chuckled: 【"Rest assured, no one knows of your existence right now; there is only this old man here."】

Yaochi ignored him and moved to strike directly, the swimming dragons on her robes surging, attempting to force this fellow back so she could seize the chance to escape.

There was only one chance; once missed, it would surely attract the attention of others!

By that time, she would truly be unable to leave.

But as she prepared, the person opposite her just stared at her with a beaming smile, with no intention of defending himself at all, 【"Are you sure you want to fight this old man here? This old man doesn't mind, but I'm afraid you would have a lot of trouble, wouldn't you?"】

No malice?

"Who are you?"

Yaochi hesitated for a moment, not attacking immediately, but instead watching this Divine Soul—which looked like an ordinary old man—with vigilance, focusing for a while on his strange, tilted head posture.

Very powerful; although his realm looked to be only at the Ask Dao Peak, it seemed to be far more than that...

Something is wrong!

What is going on with these people of later generations?

How are they all so powerful!?

【"This old man? This old man is named Sikong Yu, the Sect Leader of the Divine Path Sect of the Beiming Divine Continent, just a kind-hearted person passing by."】 Sikong Yu shook his head with a smile and said proudly.

Sikong?

Yaochi frowned upon hearing this surname, her hostility decreasing by a fraction, and she said in a deep voice: "Why are you helping me?"

To this, Sikong Yu shook his head leisurely and smiled: 【"A reason? What reason is needed for this? Hmm, if you must have a reason... it is simply that I cannot stand by and watch you perish here."】

Does that count as a reason?

Yaochi's brows were locked tight; she felt no malice from the other party, but his evasive attitude truly made one suspicious.

After a moment of silence, Yaochi finally decided to follow this stranger who had extended an olive branch to her.

She actually had no other choice.

Although the other party did not show it, Yaochi's instincts told her—do not act rashly under any circumstances.

In her current state, even if she used all her strength, she was afraid she would not be the other party's match.

Rather than being forcibly taken away after a falling out, it was better to recognize the facts early and follow him obediently; it would be somewhat more dignified, at least for this moment, as the other party had not yet shown any malice.

"... Why don't you go in? Don't you want to compete for those opportunities?" This fellow was different from the others; he had absolutely no craving for the opportunities.

"What is mine will be mine sooner or later; what is not mine, even seizing it by force is useless." Sikong Yu said lightly, his gaze looking toward the inside, as if he could see the scene of the slaughter, and he shook his head, saying: "Some things cannot be obtained by force."

"... That is also true."

Under the cover of Sikong Yu, the two departed calmly and headed toward the Divine Path Sect. On the way, Yaochi asked about her previous suspicion: "... Do you know me? Who are you?"

If he knew her, he must be someone from back then, but now she could not sense any familiar aura from him.

"Haha, do I know you? Perhaps, perhaps not, who knows?"

Sikong Yu laughed heartily, not looking back, still looking ahead, and smiled casually:

"In this world today, when we meet, why must we have known each other before?"