The storage rings of the two Kings could be said to be a treasure trove. There were all kinds of weapons, pills, and high-tier spirit stones within.
'They probably gave them to me in order to complete the mission … '
Vicious thought.
There was no doubt that the two Kings had come to the Subterranean Gallery for some unspeakable reason. Naturally, the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe had to give them the best they could in case of an emergency.
However, it was all in Vicious' hands now.
Perhaps, even the upper echelons of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe who had sent them could not have imagined that so many of their subordinates would be killed by a Nascent Saint lad the moment they arrived.
"Hmm? What is this? "
With a flick of his wrist, a round pedestal appeared before his eyes. There were innumerable unique inscriptions inscribed on it, similar to the one in the Hall of Runes.
"This is an altar!"
Vicious took a look at it and said.
"Altar? Could it be used to teleport the Otherworldly Demons? "Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
There was a seal in the depths of the Subterranean Gallery left behind by their ancestors. Under normal circumstances, it should have been impossible for the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe to breach it. Yet, not only did they manage to do so, there were so many of them.
Could it be that they were teleported here through this altar?
After taking a closer look, Vicious said, "That's unlikely … This altar seems to be a ritual object used to summon a unique artifact. It has nothing to do with spatial teleportation!"
"Summon a unique artifact?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
He didn't know much about the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, so he could only give up on the thought and place the altar back into his storage ring.
He then rummaged through the other party's belongings, and a pile of books appeared before his eyes.
Sweeping through the books, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up. "Are these … books on souls?"
These books were regarding the cultivation of one's soul.
Beyond Spiritual Perception realm, the importance of one's soul grew. As Saint 4-dan experts, it went without saying that they had prepared quite a few such books.
Zhang Xuan swiftly scanned through them and imprinted them into the Library of Heaven's Path.
Something is amiss. Didn't the soul oracles pledge their allegiance to the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe? Logically speaking, the soul cultivation techniques of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe are far superior to that of humans. Why are there so many mistakes?
A moment later, Zhang Xuan frowned.
There were simply too many mistakes in these secret manuals that cultivated the soul. Every single one of them was full of loopholes, and there were thousands of flaws. It was truly a wonder how these fellows cultivated.
Initially, he had thought that with the loyalty of the soul oracles, the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe's soul cultivation technique would surely be incomparably pure, allowing him to advance his soul cultivation to the next level. However, after seeing the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe's soul oracles, he realized that he had been mistaken.
If they were to cultivate according to their method, even if they did not fall into Fire Obsession, they would almost collapse at any time.
Zhang Xuan shook his head. "Most likely, humans and the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe are two different species, so their cultivation techniques are incompatible with one another."
That was the only explanation.
While Zhang Xuan was studying the artifact, the Otherworldly Demons had already slaughtered all fifty of them.
He brought a bunch of storage rings with him.
Looking through them one by one, Zhang Xuan collected many treasures and spirit stones, as well as many books about the soul.
After dealing with the storage rings, Zhang Xuan calmly retracted the Beguilement Formation and had the puppets clean up the corpses of the Otherworldly Demons. After which, he disguised himself as the Goldenleaf King and stood on the spot.
There had been a total of two hundred Otherworldly Demons, and he had only killed fifty of them. There were still a hundred and fifty of them scouting the area. Since he had made a move, it was only right that he killed all of them.
Not too long later, the Otherworldly Demons returned one after another.
He had the Saint 3-dan puppets lie in ambush in the surroundings, and in less than four hours, all of the Otherworldly Demons that had passed through the seal had been eliminated.
"I should head over to the seal to take a look …"
Knowing that these cannon fodder fellows wouldn't know the secret, Zhang Xuan couldn't be bothered to interrogate them. After killing all of them, he headed in the direction of the seal.
He had asked Lu Feng and the others about the location of the seal, so he knew the exact location.
…
Hu!
In a small valley in the Subterranean Gallery, a group of master teachers dispelled the Concealment Formation, and exhaled deeply with glowing eyes.
They were Lu Feng and the others, who were recuperating from their injuries.
After several hours of recuperation, they had already recovered most of their stamina. Even though there were still some severe injuries that couldn't be healed, they were more or less healed.
"Our injuries have mostly recovered, so it's about time for us to head over to help!"
"Indeed. Zhang Shi is facing so many Otherworldly Demons alone. No matter how formidable his survivability ability is, his true fighting prowess … is still too weak! I fear that he might be in danger … "
"He has put in so much effort to save us. How can we watch him fall into danger without doing anything?"
"No matter what, we have to head over to take a look …"
…
The master teachers stood up with resolute looks on their faces.
Zhang shi had risked his life for them. How could they possibly sit by idly and watch as he fell into danger all by himself?
"Since that's the case, let's head over together …" Lu Feng said.
Even though he wasn't the oldest of the group, he was the strongest and most respected one. Furthermore, he was an old acquaintance of Zhang Shi, so he had the most say in this matter.
"Alright!"
The master teachers nodded. They whipped out their weapons and flew in the direction of the Otherworldly Demons.
"Why isn't there any movement at all? Furthermore, have you all noticed that the killing intent in the area seems to have lessened … "
The more they flew, the more perplexed they became.
Even the shortest time they had spent in the Subterranean Gallery had exceeded two months, and the killing intent in the area had grown heavier and denser, exerting immense pressure on them at all times.
But at this moment, the pressure had become extremely faint, as if it would dissipate at any moment.
More importantly, if Zhang Shi had really gone to cause trouble for the Otherworldly Demons … why was there no movement at all? In fact, even those who had come out to search for them didn't notice anything at all?
"There's bound to be something amiss … Everyone, it's best to be careful!" an elder master teacher said.
The master teachers nodded before continuing on their way.
Not too long later, they arrived at the base built by the Otherworldly Demons.
They had tried to investigate this place many times, but they were either discovered or trapped in a formation each time … Over the past two months, at least a dozen master teachers had died there.
But now … there was not a single person to be seen. More importantly, the buildings before them had been reduced to rubble.
"These buildings …"
Everyone was stunned.
"Look, what is that?"
A master teacher suddenly shouted. Hearing his shout, the others hurriedly rushed forward to check on Zhang Xuan and the others as well.
There was a puddle of blood on the ground, and it carried a heavy killing intent that was completely different from that of a human.
Lu Feng walked up to the puddle of blood, and using his finger as a sword, he sliced the ground lightly.
Huala!
A pile of corpses buried underground was revealed. There were more than two hundred of them, and among them were the two strongest Kings.
"T-this … They are all dead?"
"Could it be that … Zhang Shi isn't here to cause trouble but to kill them?"
"How is that possible? Two hundred Saint realm 1-dan and two Saint realm 4-dan Otherworldly Demons … Even if all of the elders of the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy were gathered here, they might not be a match for the Otherworldly Demons … "
…
Everyone was dumbfounded.
They had witnessed the strength of the Otherworldly Demons with their own eyes. Even the entire Hongyuan Empire would find it difficult to defeat them. Yet, a single Zhang Shi was able to wipe them all out … More importantly, how long had it been?
How in the world did he do it?
"I'm certain that he's Zhang Xuan … Perhaps, only he is capable of accomplishing such an unbelievable feat …"
Lu Feng said with a bitter smile.
If it was a moment ago that he was still doubtful about the matter, everything was clear now.
Only that unfathomable young man would be capable of such an astounding feat.
No one else would be capable of such a feat.
Back then, when he was only at Perfect Harmonization realm and Ethereal Treading realm, he was already able to wreak havoc in the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy. Now that he had reached Half-Saint pinnacle, how could a bunch of Otherworldly Demons possibly be a match for him?
"Killing so many Otherworldly Demons and foiling their plans … This is truly a huge contribution. We must report this matter to the headquarters as soon as possible so that Zhang shi's contributions won't go unnoticed. At the same time, we should also report this matter to the headquarters as well …"
A master teacher said.
"That's right!"
The others nodded in agreement.
Fending off the Otherworldly Demons wasn't the responsibility of a single master teacher but the entire human race.
For a single person to have killed so many Otherworldly Demons and foiled their schemes at the same time, he would surely be rewarded when he returned to the headquarters. This was a feat that no one could deny.
This was the reason why Mingshi Tang had been able to survive for several dozen millenniums without being criticized by others.
"Alright, I will report this matter to the headquarters …" Lu Feng nodded.
…
Shocked by Zhang Xuan's performance, Zhang Xuan, who was just about to submit a contribution request for him, finally came to a halt.
They had arrived at the seal!
At the end of the Subterranean Gallery was a barrier that blocked off the connection between the otherworldly battlefield and the human world.
From afar, it looked like a massive barrier of light with a diameter of several hundred meters. It sealed off everything, making it impossible to see what was on the other side.
However, standing before it, Zhang Xuan could clearly feel an intense killing intent gushing toward him from time to time, as if trying to tear him apart.
Most likely, the killing intent in the Subterranean Gallery originated from this barrier, accumulating over a long period of time.
"This is the seal?"
Taking a closer look, Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes in astonishment.
This barrier was far more fearsome and resilient than he had imagined. With his current strength, putting aside breaking it, even an attack from him would be unable to leave the slightest mark on it.
"Given how powerful the seal is, how did the Otherworldly Demons and the Greenleaf King manage to get past it?"
Zhang Xuan couldn't help but be perplexed.
It was understandable if the seal had been damaged or damaged, but the barrier before him exuded an aura of invincibility. In other words … it was completely undamaged. How in the world did the Otherworldly Demons and the Greenleaf King manage to get past it?
"Flaws!"
Perplexed, Zhang Xuan willed in his mind.
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