Chapter 145: A Great Conspiracy
Third update!
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The Hidden Dragon Ranking Competition has reached this point, and among the 2,000 young Purple Mansion cultivators in the Four Symbols Realm of the Floating Pagoda Trial Tower, more than 200 people have been killed, over 1,500 people have been sent out of the tower after their jade symbols were crushed, and only less than 300 people are still insisting on fighting.
Among the more than 200 people who died miserably, a large part of them were stabbed to death by those nine mysterious and unknown monks, shocking and appalling.
Most of the monks who died tragically came from various major forces in Longyuan City, young and full of potential, with excellent qualifications. Each one was highly expected by their sect, but at this moment, they all fell to the ground, dead and gone. The loss is unbearable for each family and sect. In the past Dragon List competition, such a thing would never have happened.
The culprits behind all this are those nine mysterious and unknown cultivators!
Fortunately, the Four Symbol Realm was not large to begin with. Soon, the remaining disciples of various sects discovered something amiss and immediately joined forces, led by Fei Lengcui and Qiu He, charging towards those nine mysterious strangers.
Seeing this scene, the crowd standing outside the floating pagoda trial tower finally relaxed a lot, as long as they could kill these nine people, the competition might still go smoothly.
However, what no one expected was that just as they were about to surround the nine mysterious and unfamiliar cultivators, more than 50 of the remaining 300 disciples suddenly turned against their own allies, killing the children of various major powers with ruthless efficiency. In an instant, over 40 people lost their lives on the spot!
These more than 50 monks who suddenly betrayed us are actually in cahoots with those nine mysterious stranger monks!
This sudden change not only shocked the crowd outside the pagoda, but also caught off guard the various family members inside the pagoda.
The situation also underwent an earth-shaking change in this instant.
Led by Fei Lengcui and Qiu He, the descendants of various families now have less than two hundred people left, while their opponents have changed from nine to sixty-five!
And these mysterious monks with unfamiliar faces, as if they had been hiding their strength all along, only to reveal their true strength at this moment of betrayal. Each one was extremely powerful, although not comparable to Fei Lengcui and Qiu Leng, but still slightly stronger than the disciples of other families. So even though there were only sixty-five of them, they were actually in a slightly advantageous position.
The battle broke out quickly.
Under the joint hands of those sixty-five mysterious and strange cultivators, one by one, the young masters of various forces in Longyuan City burst into their hands with transmission jade symbols, leaving with hatred, and some even came to escape. They were beheaded on the spot without being able to escape.
The ferocity of the battle, the bloodiness of the scene, made everyone outside the pagoda look extremely ugly, as if they had a huge stone pressed on their hearts, and couldn't catch their breath.
And everyone noticed that those mysterious foreign monks, even if they fought to the death, would never crush the transmission jade symbol, just like a dead soldier who was indifferent to life and death, cruel to the enemy, and even more ruthless to themselves!
It was precisely because these guys were ruthless and indifferent to death that, after a moment, the entire battlefield was left with only Fei Lengcui, Qiu Leng and more than a dozen others, while the enemy still had thirty-two people staring at them menacingly.
It's done!
This was the only thought in everyone's mind outside the pagoda, and it was also a fact that did not exceed their expectations.
"Let's go, it's meaningless to continue fighting. These people aren't here for the Dragon Ranking Competition." Fei Lengcui said with difficulty while fending off the attacks from all sides, speaking to Chen Hao beside him.
"It's true, these guys are ruthless and merciless, not like the people from my southern border at all." Qiuleng beside him also said: "Let's go, we can still survive if we leave, but once these guys go out, they'll probably be caught by the seniors of various schools, have their tendons pulled out, be skinned alive, and tortured to death, with no place to bury their bodies."
"Alright! Let's go!" Chen Hao slashed back an enemy with his sword and crushed the teleportation jade symbol in his hand.
Bang! Bang! Bang......
Almost at the same time, Feilong and others also burst out with transmission jade symbols one after another, disappearing from their original positions.
In an instant, within the entire Four Symbol Realm, it was as if only those thirty-two mysterious and unfamiliar cultivators remained.
"The opportunity has finally arrived, this pagoda is a divine instrument passed down from the Buddha's family, although it has been damaged and its spirit has disappeared without a trace. As long as it falls into my hands, give me a hundred years, I will definitely be able to repair it perfectly!" Outside the pagoda, in a distant shadow, a woman in a black robe slowly said, her voice low and icy cold, her entire person shrouded in the black robe, making her appearance invisible, looking extremely mysterious.
"Congratulations, Master Fang. As long as ten of the remaining thirty-two Demon Spirit Guards can enter the highest level of the Floating Pagoda Tower, you will be able to control the core of this divine artifact. At that time, this supreme divine artifact will be yours, and only someone with your status is worthy of such a treasure!" A middle-aged man in black robes standing next to the woman in black said respectfully.
"Don't be too happy, there are many good hands outside the pagoda, Feng Ming, you get ready, once the 32 demon guards get their hands on it, we'll make our move at the same time, grab the pagoda and leave immediately." The black-robed woman known as the Brahman Palace Master said slowly.
"Yes! However, Lord Fang, those thirty-two demon guards..." The black-robed man named Feng Ming hesitated.
"If you're dead, then you're dead. When the time comes for our lord to ask about it, I'll be the one to explain."
"That's perfect."
"Hmm?" The woman in black seemed to have noticed something, and suddenly looked towards the surface of the pagoda, under her loose black hat, a pair of cold and piercing eyes were cast, along with a delicate white chin as smooth as jade.
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It's done!
This time's Dragon List competition, the losses of various sects can be described as extremely tragic!
These damned guys, a great Dragon List competition was turned into a bloody battlefield, when they come out, I must tear them to pieces and scatter their ashes!
Outside the pagoda tower, looking at those thirty-two mysterious and unfamiliar cultivators standing in the Four Elephant Realm, everyone present felt extremely heavy and angry.
"Huh? That is......"
"Chen Xiao! It's actually Chen Xiao! He hasn't left yet!"
"Huh? He flew towards those thirty-two evil men, is he going to wipe them out with his own strength?"
"It's getting late, stop joking, those people are not someone that Su family's child can compare to. They are all ruthless and fearless, each one's combat power is even comparable to Fei Liancui of the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect. Even if Chen Tai is powerful, he would only be able to escape with his life when facing these thirty-two people."
The people present suddenly discovered that in the Four Symbol Realm, Chen Xiao was approaching those thirty-two mysterious strangers, and they couldn't help but let out cries of surprise.
"This kid is still being stubborn at this time, he's really asking for death! However, it's best if this kid escapes... "
On the jade platform, Su Zhen Tian, the master of the Su family, gazed at Chen Yao inside the pagoda, thinking of the six Huang Ting cultivators and one Er Yi Jindan cultivator who died miserably. He thought of the ninety-six young and elite Su family disciples who died miserably, and a surge of hatred burst forth in his heart, making him want to seize Chen Yao immediately and subject him to all sorts of cruel torture!
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When Chen Tai arrived at the Qingbi Forest, he saw countless corpses lying on the ground, with blood flowing like rivers and a tragic scene beyond compare. His heart suddenly tightened, his divine sense expanded and carefully swept over all the corpses until he confirmed that his brother and Du Qingxi were not among them, only then did he secretly let out a sigh of relief.
However, this bloody and cruel scene still made his face turn solemn, because he vaguely felt that there seemed to be a strange change in the Four Symbols realm that he didn't know about...
"Huh? There's someone else there." Just then, a voice suddenly rang out from the distant forest, and with it, dozens of figures emerged like a rolling cloud, appearing before Chen Tai in an instant. It was those 32 mysterious strangers, also known as the Mo Ling Guards mentioned by the demonic temple master.
However, none of them knew that he had keenly discovered that these people had extremely strong killing intent on their bodies, and their clothes were stained with fresh blood, obviously having just gone through a fierce battle.
Chen Yu pointed at the corpses on the ground and asked: "Did you people kill them?"
"Not bad, now that the young masters of various major forces in Longyuan City have either died or escaped, only you are left. I advise you to leave on your own accord, lest you lose your dog life." A man with a head of striking white hair walked out, none other than the cultivator named Lu Ping.
Get out? Dog's life?
Chen Xiao's eyes narrowed, his face expressionless as he said, "Oh, so you're saying that none of you are cultivators from Longyuan City? If I'm not mistaken, perhaps you're not even cultivators from the Southern Territory."
"Hmph, do you think I'd tell you?" Lu Ping snorted in disdain and waved his hand: "Scram, scram! You little trash talk so much nonsense. Don't force me to take action, or else your dog life won't make it till tomorrow!"
Scolded by others, Chen Chao's good temper couldn't help but burst into great anger, and the intention to kill arose in his heart. However, he calmly said: "You've killed so many people, you'll probably die even if you go out. Since that's the case, can you tell me what you're after? Is it this treasure tower?"
In Chen Xiao's view, these guys' behavior was too abnormal, seemingly not worried about their own safety, and certainly not for the sake of the ranking and rewards of the Hidden Dragon List. So, they must have ulterior motives, and a big one at that, otherwise they wouldn't be so brazenly killing people under the noses of the various major powers' leaders.
"How could you..." Lu Ping said in shock, then suddenly reacted and quickly closed his mouth.
Unfortunately, it's too late now. Chen Xiao can confirm at this moment that these guys are here for the treasure tower. After all, the tower was a divine instrument back then, and although it has been damaged and destroyed, it is undoubtedly a dreamy and sought-after treasure for those who can repair it.
"It seems that these guys have a way to repair the treasure tower in their hands. If it falls into my hands, wouldn't it be like picking up a divine artifact for nothing?" Chen Tai's heart suddenly stirred.
