Chapter 43: Grandmaster of the Scale Clan, the Might of the Five Elements Wheel

Very quickly.

Qin Susu and the other four people dug away the surrounding stones, revealing the true appearance of this ore.

"What a huge piece of Top-grade Geng Metal Ore!"

They made a rough estimate; this piece of Top-grade Geng Metal Ore was worth more than 100,000 Battle Merit, definitely worth 200,000 Battle Merit!

At the thought of this, they took a deep breath.

Such a treasure would make even an Ability Grandmaster fight to the death!

Even the families behind them, having exhausted their entire fortunes, could not afford this piece of Top-grade Geng Metal Ore!

"Put the Top-grade Geng Metal Ore in the Storage Ring on Xiao Ya, then leave quickly!"

Qin Susu proposed.

The others had no objections.

Then, Xiao Ya put the Top-grade Geng Metal Ore into the Storage Ring, and the five of them left quickly.

They emerged from the mine, then suppressed their auras and ran rapidly.

The Geng Metal Mountain Range is not very far from the East Sea Fortress; at their speed, they could definitely run back in two hours.

But suddenly.

Zhang Xiaoou, one of the five, had her expression change: "Not good, a Scale Clan Grandmaster is coming toward us!"

Zhang Xiaoou is a Peak Ability Master who specializes in Mental Perception Ability; Mental Perception Ability is also a branch of Mental Element Strange Art, and she is very skilled in this aspect of Strange Art, with a very wide perception range.

"Change direction!"

Xiao Ya commanded.

Immediately, the five of them sprinted away in another direction.

However, Zhang Xiaoou's expression remained very tense, "Xiao Ya, that Scale Clan Grandmaster has also changed direction; he seems to have locked onto us!"

"How could this be?"

Xiao Ya frowned.

The Scale Clan Grandmaster came directly from another place and locked onto them; how did he know their location? Could he also be an Ability Grandmaster of the Mental Perception type?

More importantly, why would the Scale Clan Grandmaster want to hunt them down, unless the Top-grade Geng Metal Ore had been leaked.

But they found the Top-grade Geng Metal Ore deep in the cave and then put it into the Storage Ring; it should not have been exposed.

And they did not notify anyone!

"You didn't notify anyone else, did you?"

Xiao Ya asked.

"No!"

The other four shook their heads.

"I will use the Earth Escape Technique to take you away!"

Xiao Ya said.

She is an Earth Talent Ability user, and her Ability Potential is B-Grade, which is why she was able to master the Earth Escape Technique.

But her Earth Escape Technique is not at a high level, only at the Small Success Realm; if she were escaping alone, it would be fine, but if she were to take four people with her, she could only escape in the shallow layers.

Immediately, the five of them held hands and began to escape beneath the ground, though their speed was not very fast.

Ten seconds later.

That Scale Clan Grandmaster caught up and slashed over with a blade.

Boom!!!!

The earth was torn apart directly, and the attack shattered Xiao Ya's Earth Escape Technique.

The Earth Escape Technique was broken, and the five were forced to emerge from the ground.

"Call for help!"

Xiao Ya, Qin Susu, and the others all used their Battle Rings to call for help, hoping that a human Grandmaster nearby would come to save them.

Swish!

The Scale Clan Grandmaster appeared one hundred meters away from them.

Just as Xiao Ya was about to use her trump card, one of the people behind her suddenly attacked her.

At such close range, Xiao Ya did not even have time to deploy her Strange Art for defense.

Pfft!

Her waist was pierced by a wind blade; this was only the result of her dodging in time, otherwise, if her heart had been pierced, she likely would have lost her life right there.

"Zhao Ailin, what are you doing?"

Xiao Ya and the other three were incredibly furious.

But the Zhao Ailin they spoke of turned into a wisp of wind and retreated quickly, fearing being killed instantly by Xiao Ya's Earth-type Strange Art.

Xiao Ya is, after all, a powerhouse who has grasped Earth Artistic Conception; even if her cultivation level were higher than Xiao Ya's, she could not withstand a full-force strike from Xiao Ya.

After retreating to a distance, Zhao Ailin faced the Scale Clan Grandmaster and said respectfully: "Lord Huo Li, Zhao Ailin, a high-level member of the Evil God Society, greets you!"

"The Evil God Society!!!!"

Xiao Ya and Qin Susu's expressions changed drastically.

Zhao Ailin, who had been working with them for nearly a year, was actually a member of the Evil God Society, and they had been completely unaware.

"Zhao Ailin, even if you are a member of the Evil God Society, there was no need to notify the Scale Clan; after we went back and split the Top-grade Geng Metal Ore, you could have received one-fifth!" Xiao Ya was very confused.

Zhao Ailin smiled bitterly: "That's true, after going back, I indeed could have received one-fifth, but this matter simply could not be hidden.

Once the Evil God Society knew I had obtained a Top-grade Geng Metal mine but did not report it, I would die. But now that I have reported it, and the Evil God Society's high-level leadership has notified the Scale Clan, I have effectively performed a great service and will receive a very high reward, and may even possess a higher status within the Evil God Society.

Besides, for such a large piece of Top-grade Geng Metal Ore, exposing my identity is nothing; it is completely worth it!"

"Zhao Ailin, stop talking nonsense. I must kill them and then take you away quickly; otherwise, if the human Grandmaster arrives, it will be troublesome!"

The Scale Clan Grandmaster Huo Li unleashed his Bloodline Strange Art—Skeleton Ghost Fire, imbuing it onto his blade, and then slashed out; a massive flaming blade aura surged over.

This was an attack at the Ability Grandmaster level, containing the power of Fire Intent.

Qin Susu revealed a look of despair.

Block it!

They simply could not block it; even if their strength were to increase several times over, there would still be no hope of blocking it!

But just at this moment.

An earthy-yellow circular shield hovered before the four of them, blocking this strike.

Boom—!!!!

The shockwave swept across the surroundings, ripping up the very ground.

"Pfft!"

Xiao Ya spat out a mouthful of blood, her face deathly pale, and the Earth Element Ability power on her body was severely depleted.

"To think you blocked my strike?" Huo Li stared at the circular shield and recognized it, "A Strange Treasure!"

Immediately, he revealed an expression of excitement.

This was a Strange Treasure; even he did not possess one!

Strange Treasures are treasures naturally conceived within the Earth Cave World; they can take any form and are incredibly rare.

Furthermore, Strange Treasures can be integrated into the body, making them difficult to discover, and can even amplify the user's cultivation speed.

For instance, this Strange Treasure was an Earth Element Strange Treasure, which could allow Xiao Ya to cultivate faster and also assist her in comprehending Earth Element Strange Arts and Artistic Conception.

It could be said that the value of a single Strange Treasure exceeds that of an S-rank Treasure!

"What, Xiao Ya actually possesses a Strange Treasure!" Zhao Ailin was shocked, "No wonder Xiao Ya only has B-Grade Earth Talent Ability potential, yet she comprehended Artistic Conception ahead of us; it seems it is the effect of the Strange Treasure!"

She knew this Strange Treasure would certainly not fall into her hands, and she felt a sudden sense of regret.

"An Earth Element Strange Treasure, it can be forcibly activated using Artistic Conception, but with your cultivation, how many of my attacks can you block?"

Huo Li slashed out with his blade once more.

Boom!

Xiao Ya knelt halfway on the ground, the earth cracking beneath her kneeling, and she coughed up blood continuously; even with Qin Susu constantly casting Healing Ability, she could not heal her injuries in time.

"Under this strike, you will surely die!"

Huo Li said coldly.

But just as he was about to attack, he suddenly flashed his figure, dodging a Golden Needle.

"Who?"

Huo Li said coldly.

Whoosh!

The ground twisted, and a figure walked out; it was none other than Ye Tian.

"Ye Tian!" Seeing Ye Tian had arrived, Qin Susu shouted hurriedly: "Ye Tian, run quickly, that guy is a Scale Clan Grandmaster!"

She knew why Ye Tian had come here; he must have received her distress signal.

She had sent it to a group, and all her friends had received it.

Yet, even though she had clearly stated she was being hunted by a Grandmaster, Ye Tian still came to rescue her, which moved her immensely.

"You all should just rest well!"

Ye Tian said, waving his hand.

A Scale Clan Grandmaster—he did not fear one.

If it were that kind of invincible Grandmaster, he would definitely run as far as he could, but the Scale Clan Grandmaster before him was merely a Primary Different Technique Grandmaster, and the Fire Intent he had comprehended was not high, at most at the 20% level.

What was there to fear about such a weak Grandmaster?

"A Peak Esper? Not even a Primary Ability Master, yet you dare to come and stop me?"

Huo Li found it somewhat amusing.

"Sorry, I am not a Peak Esper!" Ye Tian deactivated his Turtle Breath Technique, revealing his cultivation at the Primary Ability Master level, almost on the verge of breaking through to the Intermediate Ability Master level.

"Heh, a Primary Ability Master, what difference does it make? Just an ant!"

Huo Li pointed casually, and a fireball killed toward Ye Tian at supersonic speed.

In his view, this one Fireball Technique could kill Ye Tian instantly.

But the next moment, he was stunned.

He saw Ye Tian cast Golden Body Technique, reach out with one hand, and the Fireball Technique was directly extinguished by his grasp.

Following that.

Ye Tian cast a B-Grade mutated Strange Art—Darkness Fire, and integrated the power of Fire Intent into it.

Boom!

The Darkness Fire killed toward Huo Li.

"A human's mutated Strange Art!"

Huo Li even sensed the power of Fire Intent within it and dared not be careless.

Immediately, a fire snake flew out from his body and swallowed Ye Tian's Darkness Fire in one gulp.

But the B-Grade mutated Strange Art Darkness Fire was completely on par with an A-Grade Strange Art, and it was an A-Grade Strange Art at the Consummation Realm; combined with Fire Intent, its lethality was terrifying.

With a bang!

Huo Li's fire snake was directly blown to pieces.

"You're courting death!"

Huo Li was enraged.

Those Strange Arts from just a moment ago were merely derivative Strange Arts of his Bloodline Strange Art; he had not yet unleashed his true Bloodline Strange Art!

"Bloodline Strange Art—Fire God Extinguishes the World!"

In an instant, golden flames emerged from Huo Li's body, and his entire form seemed to transform into a ten-meter-tall flame giant.

And his aura seemed to have become several times stronger.

"You all, retreat!"

Ye Tian warned.

After Huo Li unleashed the Bloodline Strange Art Fire God Extinguishes the World, he also gripped an eight-meter-long giant flame blade in his hand and slashed down fiercely.

"Five Elements Wheel!"

Ye Tian protected himself with the A-Grade Five Elements Mutation Strange Art, Five Elements Wheel.

Clang!

The giant flame blade shattered, but the Five Elements Wheel remained unscathed.

The Five Elements Mutation Strange Art, Five Elements Wheel, was ostensibly an A-Grade Strange Art, but in reality, its power surpassed that of an S-rank Strange Art; coupled with the augmentation of the Five Elements Artistic Conception, its defensive power was terrifying.

"This is the Five Elements Wheel!"

Qin Susu was greatly shocked.

She knew that Ye Tian had bid for the Five Elements Wheel Fragment at the auction, but that was a fragment!

Yet looking at it now, what Ye Tian was unleashing was clearly the true Five Elements Wheel, not a fragment.

Xiao Ya and the others were even more astonished.

"Five Elements Mutation Strange Art, the five Artistic Conceptions of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—my god, who is this guy? He's such a monster!!!!"

Xiao Ya muttered.

Qin Susu whispered, "He is a freshman in his first year at our school, and also the Newcomer King!"

"A freshman, you're not joking, right?" Xiao Ya and the others were dumbfounded.

A freshman being this fierce—could he be the offspring of some Peak Grandmaster?

But even if he were the offspring of a Peak Grandmaster, it wouldn't be this exaggerated; they had never seen such a monstrous Ability Master!

Rumble!!!!

Huo Li attacked Ye Tian time and again, but he was unable to break through Ye Tian's Five Elements Wheel.

Under the defense of the Five Elements Wheel, Ye Tian was nearly impervious to all techniques.

"Five Elements Wheel, transform into Domain!"

With a thought from Ye Tian, the Five Elements Wheel grew larger, transforming into a simple Domain.

In an instant, Huo Li felt restrained by an inexplicable force, as if he had fallen into a quagmire; although he could still move, his speed was reduced by at least seventy percent, and it was difficult to exert his strength.

Following that.

Ye Tian unleashed one Strange Art after another, bombarding Huo Li.

In a short while, Huo Li was already covered in wounds and was heavily injured.

"I'll fight you to the death!"

Huo Li burned his bloodline and rushed toward Ye Tian.

He was very clear that after the Five Elements Wheel transformed into a Domain, Ye Tian's own defense would inevitably decrease; this was an unavoidable situation.

He intended to seize this opportunity to burn his bloodline, erupt with an attack exceeding his peak, and finish off Ye Tian in close quarters.