Before Zhang Xuan's eyes was a massive altar floating silently in the air. Due to the lack of activation, it looked a little dark, as if it had extended into the depths of the night.
This altar … is very similar to the one I obtained from the Scarletleaf King. Could it be an Otherworldly Demon's altar?
Zhang Xuan's face darkened.
This altar was identical to the one he had obtained from the Scarletleaf King, just that it was much larger. With a single look, it was clear that it was an artifact that belonged to the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe.
Through the Eye of Insight, Zhang Xuan could see innumerable words inscribed on the altar. These words were extremely bizarre. They weren't written in the language of humans or beasts.
However, with just a single glance, Zhang Xuan was able to recognize them.
These are the words left behind by Ancient Sage Qiu Wu!
He had seen these words before, and they were similar to the words left behind by Ancient Sage Qiu Wu. If one were to write too many of them, they would be able to harness the power of space.
It's most likely a Teleportation Formation that teleports the Otherworldly Demons here!
He had guessed that Chen Zhe had betrayed mankind and sided with the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, and from the looks of it now, it seemed to be true.
The altar was powered by the grade-8 formation beneath it. If he was not mistaken, there was a good chance that it could teleport the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe over. The invasion of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe twenty years ago might have been related to this!
Otherwise, given the seal on the Subterranean Gallery, how could so many Otherworldly Demonic Tribe members suddenly appear?
It seems like Tian Qing has betrayed mankind as well …
Knowing that Chen Zhe had sided with the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, it was clear that Tian Qing was a traitor.
Chen Zhe was only Mingshi Tang, an insignificant master teacher. It was impossible for him to have done such a huge deed without his teacher knowing!
The only possibility was that … Tian Qing was a part of it as well!
In other words, Vice Pavilion Master Tian, the most authoritative Seven Star pinnacle master teacher in Mingshi Tang, had already sided with the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe and was a spy!
"I knew it! I didn't do anything as soon as I arrived at Qingyuan City, and I was just trying my best to keep a low profile and behave myself. So, that's why the other party would come for me!"
Putting all of this together, Zhang Xuan came to a realization.
It had not even been a week since he had arrived at Qingyuan Empire, and he had been keeping a low profile all this while, unlike back when he was at the Master Teacher Academy, causing trouble everywhere he went. Even so, the other party still wanted to target him.
From the looks of it now, it seemed like Zhang Xuan wanted to exact vengeance for the Skyleaf King and the others.
The Qingtian Ten Great Monarchs had all fallen at his hands. It would be a lie if he said that he did not want revenge.
"The Qingtian Lineage, Tian Qing, Zhong Qingwang … Hehe, I should have known!"
He shook his head.
Nine of the Ten Great Monarchs had been killed, and one of them had been tamed. It could be said that they had been completely wiped out.
Under such circumstances, the moment he heard Tian Qing's name, he should have immediately thought of him.
It was just that Zhang Xuan had a unique identity, so Zhang Xuan felt that it was unfair for the other party to do things. Never in his wildest dreams would he have thought that the other party was from the Qingtian Lineage.
Tian Qing … Qingtian, Zhong Qingwang … Is he loyal to the Qingtian lineage?
Furthermore, the two of them had made great contributions to the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe back then.
Forget it, no matter who the other party is, I should just destroy this altar first. Once it's destroyed, I won't be able to teleport over anymore …
Even though Zhang Xuan had a rough idea of what was going on, he still needed concrete evidence to verify it. Thus, he flicked his wrist and took out the Glacier Rain Sword.
Huala!
Zhang Xuan drove his zhenqi furiously as sword qi surged in and out of his body.
After three days of training in the Combat Master Hall, his Heaven's Path Sword Art had advanced yet again. If the Glacier Rain Sword could reach Saint intermediate-tier, he would be able to defeat Pavilion Master Gou easily even without using any formations.
"Break!"
Just as Zhang Xuan was about to destroy the altar before him and sever the connection between him and the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, he suddenly felt a peculiar force assaulting him, causing his head to spin for a moment.
Following which, he felt a powerful pulling force tugging at his soul, as if trying to tear it apart.
"This is …"
On the other hand, Zhang Xuan's body swayed weakly, and he found himself unable to execute his attack.
He had experienced this feeling of his soul being tugged at before.
Cang Xu had used it on him once before.
However, that tugging force was extremely weak, and due to his powerful soul, it had not affected him in the slightest. However, this tugging force was extremely powerful. If he could not withstand it, there was a good chance that he would be sucked away on the spot.
"I'm using this formation …"
Zhang Xuan drove his Heaven's Path zhenqi and came to a halt. Turning his gaze back to the altar, he came to a realization.
The other party must have made use of this formation to amplify the might of his soul attack. Otherwise, even if his soul was ten times stronger than Cang Xu's, he would still have been unable to shake the altar.
"Such a pure soul attack … That person must be the one who killed Chen Zhe …"
Given how the other party was able to tug at his soul through the altar, it should have been a walk in the park for the other party to kill Chen Zhe.
It seemed like Zhang Xuan was right. Chen Zhe was indeed killed by the other party.
"I was trying to lure them out, and they were trying to lure me out as well. No wonder it was so easy!"
Knowing that there was someone hiding in the shadows, using the altar to devour his soul in an attempt to kill him, Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes.
It was just that his emotional quotient was a little low, but in other aspects, he was extremely intelligent. In fact, as his Soul Depth grew higher, his mind grew even more intelligent.
The reason why he had instructed Wu Shi to commend Chen Zhe publicly was to lure Tian Qing over. Tian Qing had indeed come out, but he had ended up suffering a soul attack instead. It seemed like the other party was no fool either. The other party's motive was not to destroy the altar but to lure him over so that he could kill him!
Zhang Xuan had thought that the other party was the prey, but who could have known that he would become the prey instead?
"Could it be related to Vicious?"
Zhang Xuan hurriedly contacted the fellow in his storage ring.
"Master, this is my secret art. However, the one executing it isn't me. Even if it's just a portion of my body, you won't be able to withstand it!"
Vicious' voice sounded.
Zhang Xuan nodded in response.
As powerful as his Heaven's Path Soul Art was, it was a pity that its tier was too low. If the other party was truly Vicious, it would have been a walk in the park for the other party to devour his soul.
"If it isn't a portion of your body, who else could it be?"
Just as Zhang Xuan was perplexed by the situation, he suddenly felt his head spinning once more. The power from before struck him once more, and this time, it was even more ferocious than before.
It seemed like the other party had decided to try a second time after failing the first time.
"I should head over to take a look …"
Since the other party wanted to devour his soul, he might as well make use of the opportunity and head over to take a look.
After discussing the secret art with Vicious, Zhang Xuan walked up to the altar, took out a brush, and began drawing something on it. Only then did he stop suppressing his soul.
Hu!
His soul flew out from his glabella.
"My soul is too big. If I head over like this, I'll surely make preparations in advance. It's best for me to shrink it down a little."
His soul was ten meters tall, and if he were to be sucked in, his strength would be exposed. With a light chuckle, Zhang Xuan tapped his finger lightly, and the spatial laws of the Heavenly Art of Dimension Unravel began driving.
In the blink of an eye, his ten-meter-tall soul was compressed to the size of his physical body.
Even though he had only cultivated the 1-dan of the Heavenly Art of Dimension Unravel, he was still capable of sealing his soul.
Hu!
Without any resistance, Zhang Xuan's Primordial Spirit was pulled into the altar by the suction force that was emanating from it.
Weng!
With a flash of light, his soul vanished from the spot.
…
Upon entering the underground chamber, Zhang Xuan saw that Vice Pavilion Master Tian was being ganged up on, and he was on the verge of collapsing.
His body was covered in blood, and his clothes were tattered.
No matter how powerful he was, it would be difficult for him to escape from the encirclement of six experts who were on par with him.
"Tian Qing, surrender now, or else I'll kill you on the spot!"
Wu Shi harrumphed coldly.
Previously, Pavilion Master Gou had already declared that anyone who encountered Vice Pavilion Master Tian was to be killed on the spot.
If Tian Qing continued to be stubborn, they wouldn't mind bringing his corpse back with them.
"Kill me? Since that's the case, let's die together! "
Knowing that it was impossible for him to escape, Tian Qing roared savagely as the energy in his body surged.
"This is bad! He's going to self-destruct! Quickly seal the surroundings!"
Wu Shi narrowed his eyes in alarm.
The self-destruction of a Half-Leaving Aperture realm expert was extremely powerful. If he were to blow himself up, the area within a radius of a thousand meters would be reduced to a living hell.
Chen Zhe deserved to die, but his family and the civilians in the area were innocent. As master teachers, they couldn't allow any harm to come to them.
"Yes!"
The crowd hurriedly released their zhenqi to protect the surroundings.
Doing so would result in severe injuries or even death, but they didn't hesitate in the slightest.
"There's no need to go through so much trouble. I'm here!"
Just as the crowd was about to face death calmly, they suddenly heard a roar, and a massive cauldron descended from the sky.
Padah! In an instant, it smacked Vice Pavilion Master Tian, who was intending to self-destruct, into the ground.
Fearing that something might happen, Zhang Xuan had released Jin Yuan Ding in advance and left him outside.
Seeing that the crowd was at their wits' end, Tian Qing rushed over.
Hula!
After smacking Tian Qing into the ground, Jin Yuan Ding's massive body abruptly turned around, opened the cauldron lid, and swallowed Tian Qing in a single gulp.
Boom!
Right after Tian Qing swallowed Tian Qing, a resounding explosion echoed within the cauldron. Following which, the cauldron lid opened, and a puff of white smoke rose from it, reminiscent of a burp.
Putong!
A tattered corpse was spat out from the cauldron.
"The taste is terrible. How disgusting!"
Jin Yuan Ding's body swayed a little, and it seemed as if he was about to puke. However, recalling that he had no stomach, he could only give up.
As a Saint intermediate-tier artifact, even though Tian Qing's self-destruction was powerful, it was still impossible for him to destroy it.
The eyebrows of the crowd shot up.
Wu Shi and Jin Yuan Ding had gone through life and death situations together, so he knew how powerful Jin Yuan Ding was. However, he didn't think that the latter would become even more formidable after awakening.
Even after swallowing the self-destructing fellow, he was still fine … It seemed like it was only a matter of time before he reached Leaving Aperture realm.
"He's already dead …"
Zhang Jiuxiao walked up to the corpse and took a look at it.
"He's dead?"
Wu Shi walked up to the corpse.
After taking a closer look, Wu Shi couldn't believe what he was seeing.
Given how fast Tian Qing escaped, he shouldn't have been able to face death calmly. How could he have died so easily?
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