Chapter 1285  Plunder (II)

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The void fluctuated before opening up and releasing a group of people, primarily women and less than five men — one of whom was Xiao Tiandi. The group calmly landed before looking around.

“Palace Lord, do we really have to give up the array central area?” asked one of the women.

“That woman is powerful. Even if I can take her down, it will take too long, thus delaying our chances of getting more resources,” Xun Junyao replied calmly.

“But we’re the only ones who have entered the palace.”

“Our competition is not only those people outside, but the people from the palace,” said the announcer, Xun Tong, in her straight and direct manner. “Now that the Blood Dragon has died, how many people will remain loyal? They haven’t started plundering because they hope their leader’s Dao Mark remains intact.”

“I see,” nodded the palace lady, who felt unwilling they had to give up the central array hub.

“That woman,” Xiao Tiandi said with a frown. “She might be one of Wang Wei’s people.”

“Oh?” Xun Junyao paused. She had now figured out that Wang Wei was the one she was waiting for. “What makes you say that?”

“The strength she exploded with her was the power of fate.”

“Young master, although fate is a rare Dao, countless cultivators are on that path. That’s not enough for you to determine it was him,” Xun Tong said.

“I know that,” Xiao Tiandi replied, almost rolling his eyes. “There are three reasons why I believe she’s one of his people. One, her aura is similar to his. Although she tried to hide it, I sensed it. Secondly, it’s the fact she was here. From how Wang Wei operates, it should not be a problem for him to predict Blood Dragon’s death after seeing the master’s projection and prepare beforehand for the looting.”

“Now that you mention it, someone blocked my palace to prevent news from coming and leaving,” Xun Junyao commented. That power was terrifying, so she had to use the strength from the palace — a Supreme Chaos Artifact — to leave after killing Blood Dragon. She also sensed a battle in the distance with fluctuation that was the exact origin of the one blocking her palace.

“That is how he operates,” Xiao Tiandi sneered.

“Well, I’m still not convinced,” Xun Tong continued. She was not being difficult just for the sake of being unpleasant. Xun Tong has noticed the young master has formed a rivalry with a man named Wang Wei, which is not a bad thing. According to her speculation, this rivalry is one of the primary reasons the young master got his act together.

However, she also noticed he tends to exaggerate Wang Wei’s abilities and prowess. She doesn’t want him to create a mythical version of his rival and become disappointed once he doesn’t meet expectations. Xun Tong fears that such a realization will spiral into a situation where the young master returns to his former decadent self.

“The Lord’s Shadow Technique is a worldwide famous technique from the Dao Opening Sect capable of cultivating powerful and loyal subordinates at a relatively low cost,” Xiao Tiandi explained. “Master made me fight an imprint who was a Shadow, so I recognized that technique from the woman.”

Xun Tong frowned: “Your friend should have just ascended, but that woman’s strength reached the peak of the Empyrean Realm.”

“Wang Wei is already an Everlasting Empyrean, and his cultivation is probably near the peak,” Xiao Tiandi replied with a wry smile. Xun Tong was quiet. She thought her young master had exaggerated things, but he chose a true monster as his rival. She did not know whether this was good or bad, so she glanced at the Palace Lord, but it seemed the latter was thinking about something else.

“Master, what is our next step?”

Xun Junyao pondered. ‘Since he’s the one who protected me from the revenge of the parasites, I should return the favor.’ She decided not to compete for the resources in this place. ‘However, I still need to get what’s mine.’ Before his death, Blood Dragon sealed her access to his dimension. Although it was now in Xun Junyao’s possession, she could not access all its wealth.

“We need to find one of Blood Dragon’s descendants,” Xun Junyao said. She had tried using his bloodline to access that dimension, which almost worked. However, Blood Dragon was truly petty and predicted her actions, thus leaving preventive measures. Now, Xun Junyao will try another way: copy his descendant’s bloodline and use them to access that dimension.

“Let’s go,” Xun Junyao. She knew that the lustful Blood Dragon had a few children before proving the Dao, and luckily, one of them when he was an Empyrean. Her mission will have been accomplished as long as she gets her hands on one of them.

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Outside the palace:

Wang Wei’s team landed on the vast ocean supporting the dragon palace. They were less than 20 light years from the entrance, but this was just one step for people like them. However, an army of soldiers suddenly appeared, dressed in silver dragon armor.

“All trespassers will die,” said the Dragon Army before pointing their spears toward the group. They were perfectly in synch, and the killing intent released by them showed they were well-trained and had seen blood.

“An army of Emperors and Empyreans?” commented the Flesh Demon. “Well, given these people’s resources, I shouldn’t be surprised.”

“Their weapons — it’s all Empyrean Artifacts,” added the Flame Blacksmith. This army comprised at least 500,000 individuals, yet each held such a powerful weapon. Wang Wei frowned the moment he saw these people.

“Something feels wrong,” Mongke said.

“Indeed,” Wang Wei nodded. “Poison, Flesh, go test them out.”

The two demons did not hesitate before immediately attacking this army with all their strength. However, the devastating destruction that many anticipated did not appear. The army activated its formation, which gathered its power to condense two Dharma Images above its heads that directly confronted the Flesh and Poison Demons.

The Poison Demon’s poison was excellent for large-scale killing, so even with the Dharma Image’s effort, numerous soldiers died in the aftermath. However, as soon as one person dies, a light descends from the sky, and another solder replaces the missing one, ensuring the formation remains in peak shape.

“This is an illusion formation,” said Jia Ping, the second prince. His Double Pupil finally saw the truth.

“I was thinking there was no way for anyone to cultivate such an elite army,” the Puppet Demon nodded. The world finally made sense to him.

“You’re only saying this because of you’re ignorance,” Mongke said. He knew top lineages like the Barbarian Race or those Overlords had large armies of Empyreans, let alone this one that consisted mainly of Great Emperors.

The Puppet Demon looked at him before looking away. He couldn’t beat this bastard, so there was no point in arguing with him and possibly suffering humiliation.

“It seems the people inside have activated the other formations to prevent us from entering,” Dulgun commented. She shook her head. None of this would have happened had they been the first to enter.

“What now?” Mongke said before flicking his finger. He released an enormous force that instantly annihilated the two Dharma Images and the entire army. However, as expected, they immediately recondensed. “Even if we know this is an illusion formation, it does not mean we can escape.”

The enemy’s purpose was probably to trap them here and even force them to fight until exhaustion with these illusions. Additionally, even if they knew they were in an illusion, it did not mean that these soldiers’ attacks were suddenly invalid to them. A Paragon Tier Array would not have such an apparent weakness.

“Jia Ping, let me borrow your power,” Wang Wei said calmly.

“No problem, lord.” Jia Ping’s eyes suddenly returned to normal, while Wang Wei suddenly had the Double Pupil. Wang Wei did not waste time and immediately found a few operational flaws in this array and placed temporary seals on them.

The soldiers suddenly became illusory before completely disappearing. However, the team did not have time to rejoice before something else attacked them. A terrifying pressure descended from the heavens, rendering them immobile.

Then, countless void tears leading to heaven knows where appeared around them. The attraction from these tears was genuinely terrifying.

“This should be an Exile Array. Do something, or who knows where we’ll be teleported to,” Dulgun hurriedly said. These tears could lead anywhere, including some forbidden spaces in Primordial Chaos or the Source Qi Space. Although rare, they could also directly lead to another Chaos World.

“I’m on it,” Mongke said. His muscles tremble to release enough strength to break off from the restraints on him. Then, he manifested a colossal golden giant above his head. The giant palmed downward, releasing a terrifying pressure that closed all the tears. Everyone sighed in relief.

“It’s not over,” Wang Wei said calmly, bringing bad news to them. The sky above their heads suddenly turned dark, and everyone’s faces turned pale. Their danger senses were activated, and a terrifying warning of death was constantly reverberating in their mind.

‘Hmm? This is…’ Wang Wei thought, noticing something.