Chapter 1602

As his words fell, he thrust out both arms and directly locked onto Zhulexi Wudi.

Then, he pulled his hands downward with all his strength.

Crack! Crack!

The ground beneath Zhulexi Wudi split open, and his body plunged straight into the earth.

"Hehe, kid, follow me down!"

The masked man sneered, leaping down into the underground space.

Zhulexi Wudi felt his body plummeting rapidly; his expression became solemn.

Now trapped in the underground world, using the Wings of Void to escape was clearly no longer feasible.

The only option was to break free first.

Shhh…

Light flashed as the Wings of Void activated.

Dense layers of Wings of Void emerged behind Zhulexi Wudi.

When the Wings of Void appeared,

they instantly tore through the void and vanished.

When Zhulexi Wudi reappeared, he saw the masked man approaching him.

Zhulexi Wudi knew he had been spotted; his face hardened into a chilling expression. He flipped his right hand and summoned Shi Jian.

Then Zhulexi Wudi channeled his spiritual energy to activate Shi Jian.

Shi Jian rapidly grew into a hundred-meter giant sword.

It slashed toward the masked man.

The masked man had not anticipated that Shi Jian in Zhulexi Wudi's hands was a powerful divine treasure.

So when Zhulexi Wudi unleashed Shi Jian, the masked man was struck by it, immediately suffering calamity—slashed across the shoulder by Zhulexi Wudi's single sword strike.

Crack! Crack!

The masked man's left arm was severed.

Then Zhulexi Wudi thrust his sword into the masked man's chest.

Puff! The masked man was pierced clean through the chest; Zhulexi Wudi then activated the Forbidden Eight Seals, instantly sealing the masked man.

The masked man's eyes bulged wide.

His face twisted in horrified disbelief as he stared at Zhulexi Wudi—he could not fathom how such a young boy could possess such heavenly power.

His status was that of a top-tier elder among the Ten Thousand Clans.

Yet Zhulexi Wudi was merely a greenhorn boy—this kid was so unnaturally powerful.

It was utterly inconceivable.

"You, you…" The masked man tried to speak, but found he could not utter a word.

Zhulexi Wudi yanked off the masked man's wide-brimmed hat and tore away his face covering.

The masked man was an old man.

"Huh? You're an old man? Did that young master of yours send you to hunt me down?"

Zhulexi Wudi asked, squinting.

The old man spat through gritted teeth, "Yes! It was Young Master Gongsun who sent me to ambush you! He ordered me to tear you into pieces and bring back your remains for the reward!"

"So you're under Gongsun Aoyun's command! No wonder you're so arrogant!"

Zhulexi Wudi said coldly, then withdrew Shi Jian and obliterated the old man.

The old man's physical body was indeed extremely formidable; though Zhulexi Wudi's attack destroyed it,

his nascent soul remained intact, floating in midair, glaring at Zhulexi Wudi with venomous hatred, longing to flay him alive.

But soon, the old man's nascent soul also collapsed.

After tidying up, Zhulexi Wudi continued speeding outward.

He discovered the barrier surrounding this ancient castle was extremely complex.

He tried to find a way to break it.

But

the method to dismantle this barrier was nearly identical to the one outside.

Breaking this barrier would likely be difficult.

…..

"Huh? Someone beat us here? Looks like we're too late!"

Suddenly, voices came from afar, and seven or eight cultivators appeared.

The leader was a middle-aged cultivator in blue robes, exuding an ethereal, transcendent aura.

Zhulexi Wudi did not recognize the ethereal middle-aged man, but when he saw the young cultivator beside him,

his face instantly twisted into shock.

He recognized the young cultivator.

"It's this kid…" Zhulexi Wudi exclaimed.

He recalled encountering a female cultivator before.

Her name was Lu Yaoxi.

Zhulexi Wudi had once asked Lu Yaoxi about events inside the Imperial City of the Sacred Dragon Empire, but Lu Yaoxi had not revealed any specific details about the city.

Ximen Wudi guessed that Lu Yaoxi must be wary of him.

After all, Lu Yaoxi had personally witnessed his fierce clash with the Third Imperial Prince of the Holy Dragon Empire back then.

The other party feared that Ximen Wudi would act against her.

Moreover, Lu Yaoxi had not been willing to reveal her identity back then, so Ximen Wudi did not press further.

He had not expected that coming here this time, he would actually run into Lu Yaoxi.

Ximen Wudi's gaze turned toward Lu Yaoxi, and he observed her carefully for a moment.

Lu Yaoxi's figure was Eight Linglong and translucent.

Her looks were even more exquisite and peerlessly beautiful, a true rare beauty of the mortal world.

This Lu Yaoxi was indeed extremely enchanting.

But Ximen Wudi had absolutely no interest in her.

Ximen Wudi only wanted to rescue Xia Zidie and nothing more.

Yet Ximen Wudi's current realm was truly far too low; what he lacked most right now was time, so Ximen Wudi hoped to leave the burial ground of the Ten Thousand Races Sovereign as quickly as possible.

He had no time to provoke this woman called Lu Yaoxi.

If Lu Yaoxi truly harbored any fantasies about him, once they got out, he would think of a way to reject Lu Yaoxi's affection.

"Young Master Gongsun has said that whoever kills this boy will be rewarded with one billion immortal crystals! And if you capture this boy and hand him over to Young Master Gongsun, you can also receive a reward of one hundred billion immortal crystals!"

The leading middle-aged man continued.

"Hiss…."

Upon hearing these words from the middle-aged man, many of the surrounding people could not help but draw in a sharp breath.

One billion immortal crystals.

This sum of wealth was an extremely enormous figure.

Many cultivators even began to feel greed in their hearts, but upon recalling the powerful combat strength of that black-clothed masked cultivator, these people gave up the idea of snatching Ximen Wudi's treasures.

They only wanted to pick up some cheap gains on the side, but had no intention of seizing Ximen Wudi's treasures.

"What a grand gesture. Just who is this Young Master Gongsun?"

Ximen Wudi stroked his chin, then said.

"Hmph… Young Master Gongsun is a direct bloodline of the Gongsun family. Young Master Gongsun's father is the Gongsun family patriarch, Gongsun Hengyang! And Young Master Gongsun is Gongsun Hengyang's only son!"

"Although Gongsun Hengyang passed away early, he left behind two sons: the eldest son Gongsun Badao, and the second son Gongsun Hengyuan! It is said the two brothers are on bad terms, but how could such matters be known to an ant-like Mo Xiaobei like you? Since you have offended Young Master Gongsun, there is only a path to death for you!"