It was precisely at this moment that a man was seen hurriedly rushing into the Great Arena, and exclaimed in shock, “Milord Clan Head, the key has been stolen by a weirdo that hid in a coffin!”
Chapter 447
Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu
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Key!
When they heard this word, both Ling Han and Yan Tian Zhao stopped fighting simultaneously. They subconsciously thought that this was referring to the secret key that could open up the Sagittarius Palace Hall.
Indeed, the Clan Head of the Jiang Clan immediately stood up wearing an expression of shock and rage as he shouted, “How could that be possible? The key has been hidden so well, so how could someone have found it?”
“In reply to Clan Head!” the man answered with fear and trepidation. “That man used some kind of unknown secret technique to take control of Fourth Elder and had him personally take out the key which he handed over to that man. Then the latter escaped in a coffin.”
Rong Huan Xuan!
Ling Han was immediately certain that it was him. Though there were possibly other disciples of the Thousand Corpse Sect in Extreme Yang City, the only man who would dare to so publicly appear as a disciple of the Thousand Corpse Sect could only be Rong Huan Xuan.
With the Three Lives Corpse Casket, he could be as willful as he liked.
Without a word, Ling Han and Yan Tian Zhao both simply turned and left. With a few leaps, they had reached the highest point in the Great Arena. Their eyes swept over the surrounding area, and soon saw where the commotion was. They then respectively used their motion techniques and moved to pursue.
Since the key has been snatched, what point was there to continue participating in any Marriage Tournament?
Xiu . Hu Niu, too, used her extreme speed and joined the pursuit. She shot a look at Yan Tian Zhao, opened her mouth slightly and bared her snow-white teeth, seeming to be filled with battle spirit.
A hint of dread actually appeared in Yan Tian Zhao’s eyes, and he could not help but maintain a certain distance from Hu Niu.
The Asura Demon Emperor could possess Rong Huan Xuan, and Yan Tian Zhao was also suspected to be taken over by a godlike being, so if Hu Niu, too, had a terrifying godly spirit in her, it didn’t seem strange anymore.
However, Ling Han was still extremely doubtful. Was there such a god that was violent yet whose favorite activity was to eat and also play cute?
The origin of the little girl’s oddity was in her Spirit Base, and seemed to be completely different from Rong Huan Xuan and Yan Tian Zhao.
What a headache; there were really too many monsters in this lifetime.
Ling Han ignored it for the moment. The most important thing now was to cut Rong Huan Xuan off and snatch back the key.
Thankfully, though the defenses of the Three Lives Corpse Casket were extremely impressive, it was not too overwhelmingly quick. At least, the gap between Ling Han and Yan Tian Zhao and the casket was slowly decreasing. There was no need to mention Hu Niu with her terrifying speed. However, she did not go all out, and instead chose to stay by Ling Han’s side.
There was no shortage of the Flower Blossom Tier elites in Extreme Yang City, and though Ling Han had not seen any before, he believed that there were also ultimate elite cultivators of the Spiritual Infant Tier as well. Rong Huan Xuan dared to so boldly snatch away the key; how could they so calmly allow him to escape?
But at least until this moment, no Flower Blossom Tier cultivator had made a move yet.
It was understandable. If they snatched back the key in Extreme Yang City, there was a high chance they could ultimately be pressured into returning the key to the Jiang Clan. However, once it had left the city, that would considered to be in the wilderness. And if one obtained something in the wilderness, that naturally belonged to him, and there was no such thing as a lost item.
This was a hidden rule.
Thus, everyone was waiting. They were all waiting for Rong Huan Xuan to leave the city, and at that time, it would definitely tempt a large number of elite cultivators into acting. Flower Blossom Tier, or even Spiritual Infant Tier cultivators making a move would not be strange.
The Three Lives Corpse Casket cleared the way, and no one could stop it in its path.
It just took about ten over minutes, and Rong Huan Xuan exited the city. Instantly, multiple figures appeared, no longer enduring silently.
“Be careful; this casket is a treasure of the Thousand Corpse Sect and possesses extraordinary power!” someone reminded. He was a Flower Blossom Tier cultivator that had once appeared in the Dark Devil Forest and personally witnessed how terrifying the Three Lives Corpse Casket could be.
A considerable number of people nodded, but even more looked disdainful. Even if it was a Level Ten Spirit Tool, how much power it could display would still depend on who the user was.
“Since you all are so cowardly, then I shall humbly receive this key!” One of them made a move and delivered a palm strike in the direction of the Three Lives Corpse Casket.
‘Idiot.’ A large number of people thought.
Pa!
A palm struck onto the Three Lives Corpse Casket, and instantly, multiple patterns lit up on the lid of the casket that transformed into a floating army of skulls and shot out in the form of a spear at the man.
The man was greatly shocked, and hurriedly spread out his martial intent to form a layer of defense over his entire body. However, the spear simply pierced directly through his defenses. Pu , it pierced through his head, and blood dripped from the tip of the spear.
His luck was not as good as that Flower Blossom Tier cultivator from the Dark Devil Forest; he was killed with a direct pierce through the head.
Pa , the army of skulls disappeared automatically, and when the body of the Flower Blossom Tier cultivator lost its support, it instantly fell down from the skies and onto the ground, causing the layer of dirt on the ground to be disturbed.
“Hahahaha, you actually gifted me with the body of a Flower Blossom Tier cultivator as material for my Corpse Soldier, thanks!” Rong Huan Xuan’s voice was heard from within the casket. The lid of the casket opened, an arm stretched out and quickly dragged the body of the Flower Blossom Tier cultivator inside. Peng , the lid of the coffin quickly closed back up again.
When they saw this scene, everyone was struck speechless. This casket was defying logic, so what could they do now?
Looks like Flower Blossom Tier cultivators were of no use, so the only other option was to have Spiritual Infant Tier cultivators make a move.
A powerful cultivator whose whole body was enshrouded in a purple-colored divine light appeared. An impressive aura emanated from him, and even Spiritual Pedestal Tier cultivators were forced to their knees in front of him, without the slightest ability to resist.
An elite cultivator of the Spiritual Infant Tier!
However, Ling Han, Hu Niu and Yan Tian Zhao were no ordinary people, and were not the slightest bit afraid that they would be oppressed by this terrifying aura. Furthermore, Rong Huan Xuan, being protected by the Three Lives Corpse Casket, was also unafraid. Moreover, this kind of aura was not invincible. As long as one was a ruler that had managed to form seven flashes of Qi, he would be qualified to resist, and could decrease the effects this kind of aura had.
“It’s Violet Point Elder!”
When they saw this powerful cultivator appear, all those Flower Blossom Tier cultivators gasped in surprise. Though they were all aware that this would draw the attention of Spiritual Infant Tier cultivators, when such an ultimate elite cultivator appeared, it still caused much commotion.
Indeed, even Spiritual Infant Tier elite cultivators would be moved by the inheritance inside the Twelve Heaven Mystery Realms—though Violet Point Elder might not be qualified to enter into the Mystery Realm, he had a great many disciples and grand-disciples. There definitely had to be one or two talented ones among them, and as long as they obtained the inheritance, wouldn’t
that be equivalent to the Violet Point Elder obtaining it as well?
The Violet Point Elder’s figure descended, and began to press a palm onto the Three Lives Corpse Casket.
“Hahaha, stupid old man, are you here to seek death as well?” Rong Huan Xuan laughed loudly, appearing very arrogant and conceited.
This caused everyone much displeasure. He was merely a minor character in the Spiritual Pedestal Tier, and just because he had a Level Ten Spirit Tool, he dared to undermine them. This was also because there was a shortage of ultimate elite cultivators in the north region. Otherwise, if he dared to try the same thing in the middle state, even with such a turtle shell-like defense, the only conclusion would be him being dragged out and killed.
The Violet Point Elder pressed a palm onto the casket, and instantly, the Three Lives Corpse Casket reacted. Another skull soldier appeared and slashed towards him.
Peng, peng, peng . The both of them instantly broke out into a fierce battle. The Violet Point Elder was not at a disadvantage, but also did not manage to destroy the skull soldier, and a stalemate instantly ensued. But the skull soldier was only an attack formed by the Three Lives Corpse Casket. Even if it was destroyed, the Three Lives Corpse Casket needed only to form a second one. Would the Violet Point Elder be able to withstand such a rate of depletion of energy?
“Violet Elder Old Man, I’ll give you a hand!” Another Spiritual Infant Tier cultivator appeared, and he simply slashed out directly with his sword at the casket. Hong , a slash of Sword Qi took the form of a divine sword that was as long as a thousand feet, which ruthlessly sliced forth.
Peng , the divine sword sliced down on the casket, and instantly invoked multiple ripples of light and shadow.
“Wu!” Rong Huan Xuan called out in pain. Though he was not directly attacked, the vibration from the impact of the strike still caused him much pain.
Chapter 448
Chapter 448: Battle Royale
Translator: DarkAngel_ Editor: Kurisu
Sure enough, even if a Level Ten Spirit Tool like the Three Lives Corpse Casket was triggered, it could only display the battle prowess at the level of the Spiritual Infant Tier.
However, in a place like the north region, the Spiritual Infant Tier was already considered the strongest level. A Rong Huan Xuan that possessed the Three Lives Corpse Casket was still the cause of much headache; he only needed to continue hiding in the Three Lives Corpse Casket and not come out, and really, there might be no one capable of doing anything to him.
Weng!
However, after receiving the strike of this divine sword, the patterns on the Three Lives Corpse Casket flickered and immediately formed another skull soldier that charged towards the Spiritual Infant Tier cultivator that had delivered the sword strike.
This Spiritual Infant Tier cultivator had absolutely no interest in being entangled by the Three Lives Corpse Casket and his figure immediately flickered, choosing not to have a face-to-face confrontation with the skull soldier. He waved his sword once more, and delivered another strike at the Three Lives Corpse Casket.
“Ah…” Rong Huan Xuan once again shouted in pain. The casket allowed him to avoid any direct attacks, but the impact caused by Spiritual Infant Tier-level attacks still caused him a lot of suffering.
Another skull soldier appeared and charged towards that Spiritual Infant Tier cultivator.
Everyone could not help but pale. One attack would cause the appearance of a skull soldier; who could hold up to that? Even the strongest Spiritual Infant Tier cultivator would not be able to stand against the combined forces of so many skull soldiers.
The second Spiritual Infant Tier cultivator once again dodged, and struck in another attack with his divine sword. This naturally led to the appearance of the fourth skull soldier.
Could there be no limit to the number of skull soldiers that this casket could summon?
As Ling Han watched on, he thought that there was definitely a limit. But the Three Lives Corpse Casket was a Level Ten Spirit Tool; a Spiritual Infant Tier cultivator wanted to force it to its limit? That was impossible!
They were both Level Ten Spirit Tools, but the Three Lives Corpse Casket was really very powerful, far surpassing the Demon Birth Sword.
“It really proves itself to be the imitation of the Three Lives Corpse Casket of the Underworld, even I feel slightly covetous of it!” Yan Tian Zhao murmured to himself. His voice was very low, but Ling Han still managed to hear him.
After the second Spiritual Infant Tier cultivator delivered a series of seven strikes at the Three Lives Corpse Casket, finally, he was no longer capable of attacking again, because there were already seven skull soldiers ganging up on him, causing him to no longer have the excess energy to attack.
“Hahahaha, you are only a mere Spiritual Infant Tier cultivator, and you want to stand against me?” Rong Huan Xuan’s arrogant laughter sounded, very unpleasant to hear.
However, the Three Lives Corpse Casket was indeed very powerful, and they had no choice but to concede that.
Ling Han said internally to Smal Tower, “Just take a look, he just has a Level Ten Spirit Tool and is already so awesome, whereas I have to behave myself, tucking my tail between my legs. Why is there such a huge disparity?”
Small Tower replied calmly, “If you want to, I, too, can display my full power. You can destroy whomever you like as well; anyways, you’re the master, so I obey you.”
F***!
Ling Han was only expressing some of his laments; how could he not know revealing the Black Tower would tempt out those really powerful characters? However, Small Tower was really too much of a ruffian, whereas he, on the other hand, almost had his nose bent out of irritation.
Why did he feel that this Tool Spirit was quite a hooligan in essence?
There were in total three Spiritual Infant Tier cultivators present, and they all made their move respectively, but it only caused the appearance of even more skull soldiers that suppressed them completely.
“What nonsense Spiritual Infant Tier cultivators, wait until I obtain the inheritance in the Twelve Heaven Mystery Realms; then I will return and refine you all into Corpse Soldiers! Hahahaha!” Rong Huan Xuan laughed uproariously. Who would be able to play around with Spiritual Infant Tier cultivators in the palm of his hand whilst he himself was only in the Spiritual Pedestal Tier?
Only he!
All those cultivators of the Flower Blossom Tier and the Spiritual Infant Tier roared in rage, but what could they do? They had no way to break through the defenses of the Three Lives Corpse Casket.
Yet Ling Han nodded internally. In the case of passive defenses, one needed only to be in the Deity Transformation Tier and would still be able to kill Rong Huan Xuan with the impact of one’s attacks, even with the Three Lives Corpse Casket in the way. Of course, that was based on the premise that Rong Huan Xuan’s cultivation was not in the Deity Transformation Tier yet.
This was enough proof of the might of the Three Lives Corpse Casket. It was merely in a state of passive defense, yet one would still need an attack at the level of Deity Transformation Tier to kill the person hiding within it.
Rong Huan Xuan continued to propel the Three Lives Corpse Casket in flight. Some Flower Blossom Tier cultivators were still in pursuit, unwilling to give up the chase, whereas others had already turned around and left.
There was nothing they could do to this guy if he continued to hide inside the casket.
Ten days later, all the powerful cultivators left helplessly. There was no meaning to continue being obssessed over the casket, because it was obvious that Rong Huan Xuan had a Spatial Ring and did not need to worry that he would starve to death. The only people remaining in pursuit were Ling Han, Hu Niu, and Yan Tian Zhao.
Ling Han and Hu Niu chased together, whereas Yan Tian Zhao was on his own; the three of them hid themselves as they continued the pursuit.
However, when those Flower Blossom Tier and Spiritual Infant Tier cultivators all left
, Yan Tian Zhao shot out, and with a great leap, arrived in front of the Three Lives Corpse Casket.
“Hand out the key, and I shall spare you!” Yan Tian Zhao commanded calmly.
“You are only in the Spiritual Pedestal Tier; how boldly you speak!” Rong Huan Xuan came out of the casket and shot a cold smirk at Yan Tian Zhao.
“When I moved unhindered in this world, who knows where your ancestor was, and you actually dare behave insolently in front of me!” Yan Tian Zhao moved directly, aiming to grab Rong Huan Xuan.
Ling Han did not move. He was afraid that Rong Huan Xuan would escape back into the Three Lives Corpse Casket. In that case, that would be like a tiger trying to bite through a turtle’s shell, with no idea where to bite. On the other hand, it would be much easier to snatch the key from Yan Tian Zhao’s grasp.
“What a joke!” Rong Huan Xuan was naturally fearless and drew out a long saber as he delivered a strike.
Though the personal battle prowess of disciples of the Thousand Corpse Sect were usually not very strong, there were still exceptions to the rule. For example, Rong Huan Xuan had obtained the inheritance of the sect leader, and though he had not managed to get the other Level Ten Spirit Tool, the Demonic Noise Saber, he managed to get a saber technique which could be used together with the Demonic Noise Saber. The grade of this saber technique was not too low, and it could be used as long as one had cultivated Corpse Qi. How strong this saber technique was would depend on one’s achievements in terms of Corpse Qi cultivation.
Thus, Rong Huan Xuan still had some level of ability in saber techniques, and formed five flashes of Saber Qi that slashed at Yan Tian Zhao with a single strike of his saber.
Yan Tian Zhao neither dodged nor ducked. He stretched open his right hand, and martial intent surged. Multiple green-colored silken threads spread out, and like a net, moved to encircle Rong Huan Xuan.
“Rip apart!” Rong Huan Xuan declared sharly. His Saber Qi slashed forth, but this green-colored net was completely unscathed.
“What!?” He could not help but be stunned; how could the quality of this person’s Qi be so far above his own?
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