In the eastern part of the Nangong Empire, there was a plain known as the Death Zone. The Death Zone was filled with terrifying swamps. The environment was so harsh that no living creature could survive there. There were no signs of life, and ordinary people could not even approach it. That was why it was known as the Death Zone.
However, people did not know that the harsh environment of the Death Zone was actually man-made. The one who turned the Death Zone into its current state was the overlord of the Nangong Empire, the Nangong Family.
The surface of the zone of death was actually a layer of special Spirit Formation, and the swamps were not as simple as they seemed on the surface. They were special products that could absorb Martial Aura, and underneath the plains of death, there was an extremely large palace.
The effect of the palace was similar to the Sacred Palace of the Yufeng Pavilion. It was used for the disciples of the Nangong Family's main palace to train. However, the huge underground palace had become a prison for the disciples and elders of the Yufeng Pavilion.
There was a strange hall in the center of the underground palace. The walls of the hall were covered with strange runes. The green light in the runes was like flowing water, flowing slowly.
Around the walls, there were strange bells. The bells were not made of Darksteel. Instead, they were condensed by a special energy. As the light flickered, it was extremely beautiful.
At that moment, there were two old men wearing green robes sitting in the depths of the hall. There were several strange crystal balls placed beside them. Each of the crystal balls had a series of images projected on them. The images were of the disciples of the Imperial Wind Pavilion.
At that moment, the disciples of the Yufeng Pavilion were sitting on the ground with their eyes closed. There was a strange energy barrier around their bodies, enveloping them. It was obviously a special binding method.
"Elder Shi, how long are we going to keep the disciples of the Yufeng Pavilion locked up?" At that moment, one of the elders suddenly asked.
"Let's wait for Lady Shui Yue to return." The other old man slowly replied when he heard the question.
The Lady Shuiyue they were talking about was the exceptional genius of the Nangong Family, Nangong Shuiyue. Although Nangong Shuiyue was much younger than them, Nangong Shuiyue's current status was much higher than theirs.
It must be known that the Supreme Elder had appointed Nangong Shuiyue as the successor of the Nangong Family's Palace Master. However, Nangong Shuiyue did not agree.
Although the current Palace Master of the Nangong Family was someone else, Nangong Shuiyue had the authority to speak above the Palace Master. Therefore, even the elders had to respectfully address Nangong Shuiyue as Lady Shuiyue.
"With Lady Shuiyue's current strength, she could completely destroy the Yufeng Pavilion. Why did she have to put them under house arrest?" One of the elder asked in confusion. As a dignified Hall Master Elder, he felt wronged for coming here to watch over the disciples of the Yufeng Pavilion.
Furthermore, they had suffered a great loss at the Yufeng Pavilion. Now, it could be said that they hated the Yufeng Pavilion to the bone. They wanted nothing more than to destroy the Yufeng Pavilion. Especially after Nangong Shuiyue came out of seclusion, they even proposed to completely remove the name of the Yufeng Pavilion from the Eastern Continent. However, it was rejected by Nangong Shuiyue.
"We can understand Lady Shuiyue's thoughts. Don't think too much about it. Just do as Lady Shuiyue says. "Seeing this, the other elder smiled faintly.
"Sigh …" After hearing his words, the elder seemed to be helpless.
"Ring, ring, ring …" However, at this moment, the strange bells around the hall suddenly rang. The strange sound waves instantly resounded in the hall.
"Oh no!"
After the bells rang, the two old men abruptly stood up. Their aged faces instantly changed greatly. The reason for that was because the bells were the communication bells that indicated that a defensive barrier had been touched. Now that the bells rang, it meant that someone had intruded into this region.
"Let's go out and take a look." Seeing this, the two elders looked at each other, then their bodies swayed and merged into the space.
At this moment, on the plain of the Death Zone, Xing Jue, Li Xiaohan, Uncle Pan, Su Lin 'er and the others were standing next to a hill that was filled with a fishy smell. This was the entrance to the Underground Palace.
"Buzz ~ ~ ~ ~ ~"
At this moment, the space above the hill suddenly wriggled. Then, dozens of elders of the Nangong Family stepped out from the space. The ones leading them were the two elders from the Main Palace, two Battle-King experts. Other than the two of them, the rest of the elders were only at the Martial God level.
"Who are you? How dare you intrude into the forbidden area of the Nangong Family? "
After the elder from the Main Palace stepped out, he looked at Xing Jue and the others and shouted. As Xing Jue and the others had concealed their auras, the elder had no idea that they were facing a group of Battle-King experts.
However, he knew that since Xing Jue and the others were able to break the defensive barrier, it meant that Xing Jue and the others were not ordinary people. Therefore, he did not attack them directly. Instead, he asked them a question.
"Yufeng Pavilion's disciple, Xing Jue." Seeing this, Xing Jue smiled faintly. He said calmly.
"What? You are Xing Jue? " After hearing Xing Jue's words, the elder was stunned. Then, he looked at Xing Jue with a complicated gaze. Not only him, but almost all the elders present looked at Xing Jue with complicated gazes.
Xing Jue's name was extremely famous in the Nangong Family. However, they had never seen Xing Jue before. Therefore, they did not know who Xing Jue was.
"Hahaha, you came at the right time. Previously, when we attacked Yufeng Pavilion, we did not manage to catch you. I did not expect you to deliver yourself to us."
After looking at Xing Jue carefully, the elder suddenly burst into laughter. A hideous expression appeared on his face.
Not only did Xing Jue make the Nangong Family suffer a great loss during the Hunting Competition, he also gained a great advantage during the exploration of the Ancient Ruins. Moreover, the reason why they attacked Yufeng Pavilion was because of Xing Jue.
However, due to the appearance of the Supreme Elder, the Nangong Family was humiliated. Moreover, they even lost a Main Palace Elder, who was a Battle-Monarch.
The number of Battle-Monarch was a bargaining chip used to measure the strength of a faction. Losing a Battle-Monarch was equivalent to weakening the Nangong Family's strength. Therefore, Xing Jue had long become a thorn in the flesh of the Nangong Family. He was a person that they hated dearly.
"Haha, you want to catch me?"
"If you think you can do it? You are welcome to try ~! " However, after hearing the elder's words, Xing Jue suddenly burst into laughter. His laughter was filled with arrogance and disdain. It was as if he did not take the elder seriously at all.
Xing Jue's action caused the elders of the Nangong Family to become even more nervous. They knew that Xing Jue was only a mid-level Martial God in the past. Even after a few years, Xing Jue would at most become a high-level Martial God.
Since Xing Jue dared to be so arrogant, it meant that Xing Jue must have a powerful trump card. Therefore, they were very worried that there might be other experts overseeing the Nangong Family.
"Hmph, you don't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Today, I will let you know that there is always someone better than you out there." Xing Jue's action enraged the elder. He took a step forward and unleashed the terrifying pressure of a low-level Battle-Monarch. After that, he turned into a dark-red ray of light and dashed toward Xing Jue.
"Hmph."
However, not only was Xing Jue not afraid of the Nangong Family's elder, who was charging toward him at an extremely fast speed, but a mocking smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
At this moment, the elder had already arrived in front of Xing Jue. He clenched his right fist and streams of powerful Battle Qi rapidly condensed. At the same time, a powerful aura was emitted from his right fist. Obviously, it was an extremely powerful martial skill. When a martial skill was activated by Battle Qi, its power became even more terrifying.
"Brat, die!" With a thunderous roar, the elder used his fist, which was filled with a terrifying martial skill, and smashed it toward Xing Jue. He did not hold back at all in this punch. He wanted to kill Xing Jue with a single strike.
"Break!"
However, just when the people from the Nangong Family thought that Xing Jue was going to die, Xing Jue clenched his right fist and waved his right arm. It suddenly blasted towards the Elder's fist that was crashing down on him.
"Bang."
When the two fists collided, a terrifying energy ripple spread out like a violent hurricane. However, the most shocking thing was that the tattoo on Xing Jue's body did not move at all.
On the other hand, the elder was sent flying by Xing Jue's punch. He was sent flying like an arrow that had left the bow. When he landed on the ground, his face was pale, and blood was gushing out from his mouth.
The sleeve of his right arm had already disappeared, and the bones in his hand had been shattered into pieces. A large amount of blood flowed out from the wound on his right arm. His appearance was quite tragic.
"How is this possible?"
Looking at the scene in front of them, the elders of the Nangong Family instantly panicked. This elder was a Low-Level Combat King, and yet, he was defeated by Xing Jue with a single strike. What did this mean? This meant that Xing Jue had at least reached the Combat King level. How could they not be panicking?
However, they could not believe it. They could not believe that someone at such a young age could reach the Combat King level. In less than three years, he had broken through from a Mid-Level Martial God to the Combat King level. They could not believe it, they could not believe it. However, the truth was right in front of them, and they had no choice but to believe it.
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