âGo!â
âLetâs enter the ancient city!â
Shang Han was the first to rush into the enchanted boundary.
The others soon followed suit.
The cracks in the enchanted boundary slowly disappeared after Li Xiaoyun and the others rushed inside. The group of tormented souls could only wander around the area for a while before they left after a while.
Inside the ancient cityâs enchanted boundary.
Li Xiaoyun and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
âI canât believe we encountered the Tormented Saber Wielder. Thatâs too dangerous.â
âYouâre right.â
âTake a headcount of everyone, and find out our losses and casualties.â
Only then did everyone begin to find out the number of casualties they had sustained and realized that the losses from this battle were higher than expected as more than half of the Yun Xiao Troop were either dead or injured.
Li Xiaoyunâs expression was extremely unpleasant. âD*mn itâ
âThe Lou Kingdomâs treasures are right in front of you and are now yours for the taking, so their deaths are not in vain,â Shang Han said at this moment.
At that, everyoneâs eyes lit up with excitement and desire. They looked at the ancient city ahead of them and gulped.
The Lou Kingdomâs treasure!
Countless people had dreamt of finding the Lou Kingdomâs treasure just like that and I canât believe no one knew why as well.â One of the troop members lamented.
âWho knows? Letâs focus on finding the treasures instead.â
âIt should be inside the palace.â
Everyone immediately headed to the palace, and when they saw the palace treasury, everyone quickly rushed in with great excitement.
However, the next moment left them stunned.
âWhereâs the treasure?â
âWhy is there nothing here?â
âThe Lou Kingdomâs treasure⦠Whereâs the Lou Kingdomâs treasure?â
It seemed like everyone could not accept that fact.
They had been through much hardship and sacrificed many good men to get here all for the Lou Kingdomâs treasure.
Despite that, the treasures were now gone.
Those with a slightly weaker Daoist Core almost spewed blood.
âIt canât be. The foundation of the Lou Kingdom is far stronger than the likes of the Royal Azure Dynasty, how can there be nothing inside here? â
Even Shang Han was dumbfounded.
âWait⦠Everyone take a look over here⦠Whatâs that?â
Suddenly, someone exclaimed as they stared at a certain pillar.
Everyone then looked over and saw a line of characters on it. Although they could not see the words clearly, they could feel a surge of horrifying and razor-sharp Sword-based Daoist Rhyme gushing towards their faces.
Li Xiaoyun was a sword cultivator.
Moreover, he was ranked tenth in the Hundred Sword Spectrum as well!
Yet even he was taken aback when he felt that Sword-based Daoist Rhyme and his face hardened.
âWhat a terrifying Sword-based Daoist Rhyme!â
âThe person that left those words here is no doubt a powerful sword cultivator!â
Li Xiaoyun stared at the words and read them out. âChu Kuangren was here.â
Everyone suddenly turned silent.
The moment Chu Kuangrenâs name was mentioned, it shocked everyone as if it was imbued with magical power. All of their expressions changed drastically.
âChu Kuangren, how is that possible!â
âHeâs the one who got the Lou Kingdomâs treasure in the end!â
âGodd*mn it, how did he even get in?â
After knowing who got the Lou Kingdomâs treasure, not only did everyone have no intention of stealing the treasure from him, but they were even more disappointed instead.
It was all because the one who took the treasure was named Chu Kuangren!
âChu Kuangren is ranked first in the Hundred Sword Spectrum. No wonder he had such a terrifying Sword-based Daoist Rhyme. His reputation is no doubt well-deserved.â Li Xiaoyun murmured.
âF*ck this, f*ck this sh*t!â
Beside him, Shang Hanâs face was red with anger. The spiritual power from his body raged uncontrollably and bombarded the surrounding walls.
He was on the brink of going mad with rage!
He had gone through countless ancient archives to look for the Lou clanâs ancient sword and took even greater lengths to find and get to the Lou Kingdom. Despite all of that, he never expected Chu Kuangren to be one step ahead.
âItâs you again! Itâs you again!â
âWhy are you one step ahead of me! God f*cking d*mn it!â
Everyone could not help but feel a hint of pity for Shang Han, who was venting his anger in a craze.
They knew that Shang Han was a Young Emperor and one of the most remarkable sky-prides in the world at that.
However, who would dare call themselves a sky-pride before Chu Kuangren?
Every so-called sky-pride was not worth mentioning before the likes of him!
âCaptain, what should we do now?â
One of the Yun Xiao Troop members asked unwillingly.
They had overcome many hardships just to get here. Were they going to return empty-handed because of this?
No one would ever feel satisfied at the thought of that.
âWhat else can we do then? Do you wish to seek Chu Kuangren and fight him until your very death?â Li Xiaoyun replied.
âWhy would I ever dare to do that?â That troop member quickly shook his head.
Seek Chu Kuangren to fight him until their very deaths?
Stop joking.
That was the same as seeking death instead.
Among all the people in this world, how many of them would dare to find and fight Chu Kuangren?
Even a Sage would have to reconsider that notion.
âSigh, I canât believe that the treasure was taken by Chu Kuangren. What a waste of our effort.â
Everyone was depressed and listless.
Relying on their last glimmer of hope, everyone searched through the treasury one more time in hopes that there were some treasures left.
Treasures that were left behind or missed by Chu Kuangren for instance.
However, not even a soulstone was to be found. Chu Kuangrenâs looting was too thorough!
âCaptain, weâve discovered something new here.â
At that time, Li Xiaoyun received a message from some of the other troop members.
Everyone soon came to the palace main hall hopefully.
Inside the main hall, they saw the countless runes and also the Lou Kingdomâs Ruler standing in the palace with the Heavenâs Halberd in his hands.
The moment he saw the Heavenâs Halberd, Shang Hanâs expression changed from slight disbelief to great delight.
âThe Heavenâs Halberd. Itâs the Heavenâs Halberd!â
âHold on a minute, are you kidding me? Did Chu Kuangren just leave behind the most valuable treasure here? Did he not take it away with him?â
âHeâs not that stupid, right?â
Deep down, Shang Han was extremely delighted.
That Heavenâs Halberd was his biggest goal for this trip.
After seeing Chu Kuangrenâs words earlier, he initially lost all hope of obtaining the Heavenâs Halberd.
Yet never did he expect that Chu Kuangren would leave this most valuable Boundary-Emperor weapon in the Lou Kingdom!
Shang Han could not wait to enter the palace.
Then, the body of the Lou Kingdomâs Ruler trembled slightly, and a golden light shot out to reveal an image of what he looked like when he was alive. The recorded video began to play before them.
âExplorer from the future!â
âIâm the Ruler of this Lou Kingdomâ¦â
The Lou Kingdomâs Ruler started to talk about the past. He told everyone about the million-unit Tormented Army that was sealed beneath the palace and warned them not to take the Heavenâs Halberd away.
Everyone was extremely shocked when they heard this.
No one expected such a terrifying thing to be right under their very feet.
âCaptain, what should we do now?â
âLetâs leave. This is not something we should mess with.â
Li Xiaoyun simply said.
Everyone took a reluctant look at that Heavenâs Halberd.
However, at that time.
Everyone witnessed Shang Han walking towards Heavenâs Halberd with a crazed look on his face despite the Lou Kingdomâs Rulerâs warning.
âThis Boundary-Emperor weapon belongs to me. How can I possibly give up on it?â
âIf Chu Kuangren did not dare to take it, then all the more reason for me to do so!â n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âIf Chu Kuangren is benevolent, righteous, and takes into account the wellbeing of the people in this world, then I shall follow my heart and take this Boundary-Emperor weapon away!â
âI shall let the whole world know that Chu Kuangren is weaker than me!â
He gripped the Heavenâs Halberd strongly and a surge of spiritual power erupted from his body before he yanked the Heavenâs Halberd away from Lou Kingdomâs hand.
Suddenly, the entire palace and even the entire city trembled like crazy. Many cracks soon began to appear on the ground.
It was as if something horrifying was about to emerge from within.
Inside the palace, the pieces of golden runes started to shatter one by one!
âThatâs not good, letâs get the hell out of here!â
Extremely terrified, Li Xiaoyun rushed outside the palace with the rest of the troop members in a panic.