Chapter 564: Chapter 562: No Opportunity
"Mr. Xu, why so cold? It was just a little misunderstanding. Once we reach the Ancient Immortal Fallen Land, we still need to look out for each other." Men Long smiled, her face as bright as a flower, with a hint of melancholy, as if she didn’t care at all about what had happened between them before.
Xu Yang frowned slightly. What’s this woman up to now?
Earlier, once he ruined her plans and saved Zuo Guangchen; once he openly injured her in front of all the major powers.
And that counts as a misunderstanding?
"Look out for each other?"
Xu Yang stared coldly at Men Long, saying nothing.
Men Long’s smile froze on her face, her fingers clenched tightly, teeth grinding with anger, but she still had to keep up the appearance of being charming and enthusiastic.
If she lost her temper now, wouldn’t that be even more humiliating?
"Mr. Xu, when the competition starts later, if we meet on the field, please go easy on me~" Men Long said with a flirtatious smile.
Anyone else would have fallen head over heels for Men Long’s figure and beauty.
"Definitely!"
Xu Yang threw down those two words and walked away without looking back.
Men Long’s pretty face darkened, anger and coldness flashing in her eyes.
"Ungrateful bastard, just wait till I get the chance, I’ll make sure you regret it."
"Sis, isn’t that guy way too arrogant?"
A young man came up behind Men Long, glaring daggers at Xu Yang’s back.
"Arrogant, yes, but he’s got the skills to back it up!" Men Long said quietly. "He’s tied with Chen Xuanji for second on the Celestial Pride List. His rise in power is unreal!"
"A freak from Daqian, who would’ve thought!"
"But soon, he’ll have a hard time. He dares go head-to-head with Xiao Ming—guess he’s tired of living." The young man sneered.
Mentioning Xiao Ming, Men Long’s brows relaxed, and she subconsciously licked her red lips.
"I’m actually looking forward to seeing him face Xiao Ming again."
The young man suddenly said in a low voice, "Sis, I hear Xiao Ming’s power skyrocketed after this last closed-door cultivation!"
Men Long lifted the corner of her mouth and murmured, "Of course. This time, during his seclusion, he’s released a portion of the Five Elements Spirit God’s power!"
"Below Supreme God Xiao, no one can match him!"
Gulp!
The young man couldn’t help swallowing hard, stunned: "Sis, does that mean even those veteran top-tier True Lords can’t stand against him?"
"Of course not. You think the Five Elements Spirit God Xiao Ming once fused with is just some useless trash?"
"If he couldn’t even do that, what a waste of divine talent!"
...
"What did Men Long say to you?"
As soon as Xu Yang returned to the team, Shi Haoting sidled up, face full of gossip.
Nearby, Shi Hu, Stone Jade, and other young prodigies all pricked up their ears, eyes locked on Xu Yang.
Seeing this, Xu Yang smirked. "Why are you all such busybodies? Why don’t you go ask Men Long yourselves?"
Shi Haoting rolled his eyes: "Mr. Xu, stop playing dumb."
"Last time, you beat that woman up real bad, yet just now she was looking at you all sweet and sultry, practically glowing."
"..."
Xu Yang was speechless. What kind of wild talk is this?
Smack!
"Shi Hu, you—" Shi Haoting clutched his head in pain, looked around and saw it was Stone Jade, his face instantly changed and he forced a grin.
"You lot, come over."
This time, Shi Feng called out.
Xu Yang and the others exchanged glances and hurried over.
The core members of the Battle King clan gathered together.
Shi Feng waved his sleeve, and an invisible barrier enveloped the surrounding area, isolating them from the outside world.
He glanced at everyone and spoke in a serious voice, "Let me briefly explain the situation of the Ancient Immortal Fallen Land so you all know what to expect."
At these words, everyone’s expression grew serious.
This is important!
Xu Yang pushed aside other thoughts and focused fully.
"The Ancient Immortal Fallen Land is believed to be a fragment of an extremely ancient battlefield where immortals once fought. It was discovered by a Spirit Realm powerhouse."
Shi Feng narrowed his eyes and said, "At the edges of the Ancient Immortal Fallen Land, there are even more fragments. The first time we visited, we didn’t have time to investigate."
On hearing this, shock appeared on everyone’s faces.
"Inside the Ancient Land, taboo power rules; this taboo force is inexpressible, like a terrifying immortal law that’s gone out of control, changed through endless years, scattered and chaotic, sometimes steady, sometimes bursting out; once contaminated by this taboo force, only Supreme God Xiao can resist it slightly—and even they could fall!"
"Also, these taboos seem to have residual rules that prevent those at the Celestial Human Realm from setting foot there in person. According to speculation, Celestial Human Realm cultivators’ life level is close to that of immortals; if their true body enters, it will attract massive taboo entanglement."
"So, currently, the five great Celestial Human Realms can only enter with avatars (incarnations), which possess Supreme God Xiao’s strength. Of course, if faced with danger, they can burst out with power beyond Supreme God Xiao—but then the taboo will lock onto them!"
Shi Feng paused, then continued, "As for fortunes inside, some ancient treasures have been found, but all are corroded by taboo power, and pose immense danger."
"So until now, there has been no usable opportunity or fortune discovered!"
"What?"
"How is that possible?"
"No fortunes at all, then isn’t that—"
Everyone’s faces changed.
Even Xu Yang was full of disbelief.
The Blood Ming Divine Sparrow’s aura inside him fluttered as well.
This was too shocking.
To put it bluntly, if there’s only danger without any fortune, isn’t going in pure suicide?
It’s a total waste of effort!
But once they calmed down, all they could do was force a bitter smile.
Even without fortune, they still had to explore!
It’s an immortal’s ancient battlefield, after all!
Maybe the real fortune hasn’t been discovered yet.
"That’s all, in summary."
"The first exploration was rushed and ended quickly; this time, we’re fully prepared, and I believe we’ll have some harvest."
Shi Feng spoke with high spirits, boosting everyone’s morale.
Though honestly, he couldn’t guarantee anything himself.
"Once inside, no one is to break off from the group—stick together. Our Battle King clan holds a relatively safe zone in there. This time the objective is for each team to fan out and explore the outer areas."
"Everyone understood?"
Everyone nodded.
After speaking, silence fell around them.
Everyone needed to digest this information.
"The Ancient Immortal Fallen Land is even more shocking than I expected!"
"Looks like we can only draw conclusions after getting inside."
The Blood Ming Divine Sparrow sounded extremely grave.
It’s so complicated—even the strongest Supreme God Xiao wouldn’t dare let their guard down.
Xu Yang sighed, "Hope we gain something after entering!"
As time passed, more and more teams gathered at the mountaintop.
The nine top-tier powers, seven elites, and Daqian—all arrived in force.
Seventeen teams; the smallest had a hundred people, the largest several hundred.
Though it didn’t seem like much, everyone present, aside from the handful of young prodigies of each faction, was a true powerhouse.
Any one of them was famous in their own territory.
Someone like the Death Sovereign, a mid-rank God Xiao, was utterly unremarkable here!
Even some ancient old monsters that had been in hibernation were showing up.
The invisible aura made many young prodigies tremble with fear.
At a certain moment—
The void suddenly twisted.
"They’re here."
Shi Feng spoke slowly.
Xu Yang sensed it and looked up.
He saw five figures step out from the void.
It was Can Sutian and the four original Spirit Realm Celestial Humans.
