Chapter 547: Kill!!

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Just as Ye Wuque sat in meditation inside the cave, a faint golden aura swirling around him, his breath steadily rising, gradually achieving a subtle harmony with the rhythm of this world—

Outside the cave, at the edge of the desolate star region where this ancient star lies, within the deep void, three youthful figures exuding a domineering, unruly, and purpose‑driven terrifying aura, like three meteors tearing the night sky, raced at breakneck speed toward the star!

The three figures moved side by side, yet the one in the middle subtly took the lead.

The man in the middle was an unusually tall and massive figure, nearly a zhàng tall, muscles coiled like a coiling dragon, clad in Dark Gold Battle Armor, his face cold and hard as if carved by a knife.

His short hair stood up like steel needles, his gaze sharp as a hawk, and in his glance carried an inherent authority of long‑standing supremacy and undeniable dominance.

His aura was the most robust, clearly already at the Immortal level, with a solid foundation and restrained killing aura, evidently having endured countless battles of Dark Blood Fire.

At this moment, in his right hand he held a plainly fashioned, neither metal nor jade, compass of Dark Red, its surface engraved with intricate constellations and beast patterns, its needle trembling ever so slightly.

At the compass's center, a speck of scarlet light leapt as if alive, steadfastly pointing toward their direction of travel… the very ancient star where Ye Wuque stood!

The towering man sped forward, occasionally lowering his head to glance at the compass, issuing brief, icy commands based on the needle's subtle shifts, adjusting the trio's heading and angle.

His voice rang like clashing metal, bearing undeniable authority:

"Turn three degrees left, avoid the chaotic nebular currents ahead!"

"Increase speed by another thirty percent! The mission assigned by the Master must not fail! We must reach the site of the Supreme Opportunity before the Master arrives and ensure it is flawless!"

His gaze remained fixed on the compass needle, deep within his eyes flickering with gravity and a barely perceptible fervor.

The two figures beside him, hearing the order, instantly surged in speed, their forms almost becoming two blurred after‑images.

The two differed in appearance: the one on the left was shrouded in grey‑black mist, only a pair of eyes flashing with eerie green ghost‑fire visible, his aura cold and dead.

The one on the right bore a pair of divine wings covered in golden feathers on his back, his handsome face tinged with scornful arrogance, his body radiating sharp stellar sword intent.

Their auras were equally domineering; though slightly inferior to the central towering man, they had also firmly entered the Immortal Domain!

Upon hearing the towering man mention the Master, Grey Mist and Golden Wing both trembled slightly, their eyes showing unabashed reverence and loyalty, responding in unison: "Yes! Lord Yan!"

The towering man, known as Lord Yan, lifted his gaze from the compass, sweeping toward the ancient star ahead that emitted a faint strange aura, his tone even colder, bearing a decisive command:

"I will stress this one last time!" His voice, amplified by Divine Power, thundered like Lei Dian in the ears of the other two, "Above that Destiny Star ahead lies a site of Supreme Opportunity that the Master calculated and marked decades ago! According to the fragment of heavenly insight the Master glimpsed with Supreme Divine Art, that opportunity is linked to fate and is likely the residual trace of a Treading Fate Imperial Qilin! It is crucial to the Master's future Tiandao!"

He paused, cold light flashing in his eyes: "Our mission is to arrive there first and hold the ground! Sweep away any possible obstacles or rivals! Before the Master's own body arrives, no living being may approach, investigate, and absolutely no one may lay a finger on that Supreme Opportunity!"

"Any who dare covet it…" Lord Yan's voice was like ancient ice, "Kill without mercy!"

"At your command!" Grey Mist and Golden Wing roared in unison, murderous intent surging instantly, like two swords drawn, locking onto the Destiny Star ahead.

The three figures pushed their speed to the limit, tearing the void, finally arriving above the Northern Icefield of the ancient star, and descending precisely toward the hidden cave's location.

However, just as they followed the compass to the air above the cave's entrance, the three's expressions changed simultaneously!

The Dark Red compass in Lord Yan's hand, whose needle's scarlet glow had been steady, now flickered erratically and trembled violently, and finally the scarlet point that indicated the cave's direction completely dimmed and extinguished!

"What… is happening?!"

Lord Yan's pupils snapped shut, a foreboding premonition welling up in his heart.

He thrust his head upward, his Divine Sense surging like a tide, sweeping toward the cave ahead.

The cave still existed, the hidden Invisibility Restriction at the entrance seemed broken, but… inside the cave, the massive and noble Imperial Beast Pressure and Fate aura that should have triggered the compass's strong reaction had now vanished without a trace!

In its place was an almost vacuum‑like ordinariness!

Immediately, Lord Yan's and the other two's Divine Sense almost simultaneously caught, deep within the cave, on the Jade Platform, a Black Robe figure sitting silently, its back to them, a faint strange golden aura flowing around it!

The Supreme Opportunity is gone!

Inside the cave remained only a stranger cultivating!

A terrifying thought slithered into the three's minds like a venomous snake… the Supreme Opportunity had been taken by this person!

"What?! The Supreme Opportunity is gone!"

Grey Mist let out a sharp screech, the mist around him roiling violently, revealing a twisted, snarling visage beneath, his ghost‑fire green eyes erupting with terrifying murderous intent!

"It must be this one! While the Master was absent, he stole the Supreme Opportunity the Master coveted!"

Golden Wing's handsome face instantly frosted over, the golden divine wings behind him flared open, each feather standing like a divine sword, emitting a razor‑sharp aura that cut the void, his voice icy and bone‑chilling:

"Hmph! Anything the Master covets can only belong to the Master! No living being has the right to lay a finger on it! That is sacrilege! It is a capital crime!"

Lord Yan's complexion grew so dark it seemed water might drip from it, the veins at his temples pulsing.

The Master's first directive was to ensure the Supreme Opportunity remained intact, awaiting the Master's arrival.

Now the Opportunity appears seized, a colossal dereliction!

The Master's wrath… he could not imagine!

Endless shock, fury, murderous intent, and a hint of fear of mission failure instantly engulfed the three!

"Kill!" Lord Yan forced a blood‑stained word through his clenched teeth, his voice trembling with extreme rage, "First, strip this mindless ant of its cultivation, sever its limbs, imprison its soul! Bring it back for the Master's judgment! Perhaps the Master still has a way to extract the Opportunity's information from it!"

"Yes!"

Grey Mist and Golden Wing could no longer restrain themselves; upon hearing the words, they erupted simultaneously!