Chapter 944: Chapter 942: The Ruins Open
"Having the numbers on our side is one of our advantages too."
Wang Zhan crossed his arms and said calmly, "And with someone like you, we don’t need to talk about any so-called martial ethics at all. Next up, just accept the judgment you deserve!"
The next second, Wang Zhan was already making the first move, striking toward Xie Fengyun.
Right now, he didn’t want to fuss over anything else, he just wanted to take control of the battlefield as fast as possible.
Li Du didn’t hesitate either. Even though he was heavily injured, he still gripped the Black Ice Scepter in his hand tightly and charged straight at Xie Fengyun.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them had already reached Xie Fengyun.
Xie Fengyun clenched his teeth so hard they were about to shatter. He gave Wang Zhan’s group a vicious glare, then frowned and said, "You two damn despicable rats, I can’t be bothered with you! There’s still a long road ahead—see you another time!"
The next second, a cloud of black smoke suddenly surged up around Xie Fengyun’s body.
Before Wang Zhan and the other could react, they saw Xie Fengyun vanish into the darkness.
"He ran?"
Seeing this, Wang Zhan’s expression changed slightly.
After all, they’d been just a hair’s breadth away from keeping Xie Fengyun here forever, and now that chance was clearly gone.
Beside him, Li Du clenched his fists and frowned as he said, "That’s really damn infuriating. Just a little more and we could’ve kept that bastard here, but I didn’t expect him to just bail like that?"
"Still, this isn’t bad either. At least there’s nothing blocking us now. All we need to do is team up to take down the Stone Man, then head to the Alchemy Pavilion to look for some elixirs, and after that continue searching for the Divine Heart. What do you say?"
Wang Zhan nodded.
After the two reached an agreement, their figures shot out, charging toward the Stone Man at high speed.
However, even working together, they still couldn’t quickly destroy the Stone Man.
After a bout of fierce fighting, Wang Zhan and Li Du gradually began to run out of stamina.
Wang Zhan glanced at Li Du and frowned as he said, "This guy is obviously about to be finished off by the two of us, so how is he still holding on? His defenses are already shattered, but we still can’t hit his core area. Are we really going to keep dragging this out?"
Li Du frowned slightly as well; clearly, he also had no idea how to break the Stone Man.
After all, he’d gone back and forth through these ruins many times and knew just how terrifying the Stone Man was.
Every time, he’d never been able to completely kill a Stone Man.
All he could do was stall.
Seeing him keep silent, Wang Zhan started communicating with the Sword Spirit in his mind.
"What should we do next?"
Clearly, at this point he could only seek the Sword Spirit’s help.
If they couldn’t finish off the Stone Man quickly, they’d just be wasting time here and draining their own strength for nothing.
The Sword Spirit spoke calmly, "I’ve been observing this Stone Man the entire time. There’s something strange about it. Its physical body is incredibly tough, and it has multiple layers of defenses on it. I’d guess the master of these ruins set a prohibition on its body."
"If you want to break that prohibition, you have to find where its core area is. I’ve been watching it for quite a while—its core should be at its heart. Didn’t you notice a small crimson stone at its heart?"
"You can try attacking that small stone and see if you can shatter all of its defenses!"
Hearing this, Wang Zhan nodded.
Right after, Wang Zhan gripped the Great Void Divine Sword tightly and charged toward the Stone Man at high speed.
Standing to the side, Li Du hurriedly shouted, "What are you doing?"
Wang Zhan ignored him.
They just saw the Great Void Divine Sword in Wang Zhan’s hand pierce straight through the small stone at the Stone Man’s chest, and the next second, the Stone Man began to shake violently.
"Fall back!"
Wang Zhan let out a low roar and quickly retreated to the side.
Li Du, who was standing nearby, quickly followed his lead.
With a loud boom, the Stone Man collapsed with a crash.
The entire ruins were trembling along with it.
Wang Zhan crossed his arms and said casually, "Didn’t expect its core area really was at its heart!"
Li Du climbed up from the ground. After wiping the dust off his face, his gaze fell on Wang Zhan, and he asked curiously, "We fought that Stone Man for so long just now, yet we never found any opening. How did you suddenly think of attacking his chest?"
"Maybe it’s because of combat experience."
Wang Zhan didn’t mention anything about the Sword Spirit. After all, his trust in Li Du was not unconditional.
The two of them were only in a cooperation relationship for now. If they really discovered the Divine Heart, nobody knew what might happen.
So it was better to be cautious about everything.
Li Du nodded at the side, then spoke again, "Anyway, forget that for now. We’ve already dealt with the Stone Man, and that’s a huge blessing for us. At least now we can keep moving deeper into the ruins."
Wang Zhan nodded as well.
Only, the moment they had just taken a few steps forward, they felt the ground tremble beneath their feet.
Seeing this, Li Du’s expression instantly turned much uglier. He clenched his fists, glanced back, then frowned and said, "Damn it, I didn’t expect the Stone Man to be the key to opening the ruins. Now that we’ve killed him, the ruins outside have opened too. I’m sure all those people outside will be swarming in. We have to pick up the pace and find the Divine Heart before they get here."
"Otherwise we’ll just be making wedding clothes for someone else!"
Wang Zhan quickly said, "We still have a certain advantage over them. Our position is much better than theirs. Since that’s the case, let’s stop wasting time, hurry deeper in, and find the Divine Heart in the core area as fast as possible!"
Very soon, the two figures vanished into the ruins.
At the same time, outside the ruins.
The instant the ruins opened, people from all sides rushed into the ruins at the first opportunity.
After all, everyone wanted to find the Divine Heart as quickly as possible.
Xiang Tian and Luo Xue were also standing among the crowd, but they hadn’t made any move.
They knew very well that Wang Zhan was already inside the ruins. Now that the ruins had suddenly opened, it was very likely directly related to Wang Zhan.
In other words, Wang Zhan had already seized the initiative.
Xiang Tian glanced at Luo Xue beside him, then Xu Xu asked, "What do you think we should do?"
Back when Wang Zhan and Li Du left, Wang Zhan had repeatedly urged them over and over, all so they would stay put here quietly.
To reduce as many threats as possible.
Although Xiang Tian also wanted to enter the ruins to fight side by side with Wang Zhan, he had no choice but to follow Wang Zhan’s arrangements.
Luo Xue at the side slightly narrowed her eyes and said with a smile, "Since the ruins are already open, and I’ve just assessed the strength of the people present, they’re more or less on par with us."
"Even if we go in too, I don’t think we’ll become the target of public criticism. After all, no one knows that Brother Wang is already inside the ruins. So why don’t we just go in with them and join the fun?"
Hearing this, a faint smile appeared at Xiang Tian’s lips.
"That’s what I was thinking too."
Luo Xue shook her head helplessly and said, "Since that’s the case, why bother asking me?"
"Isn’t it because you have a better relationship with Brother Wang?"
Xiang Tian sighed. "If Brother Wang finds out I took it upon myself to charge into the ruins, I’m sure he’ll lose his temper at me. But if it’s a decision you made, Brother Wang will be a lot more lenient with you. So after thinking it over, it’s better to let you hold the decision power."
It had to be said, Xiang Tian was indeed much more crafty now.
He was even starting to scheme against Luo Xue.
Luo Xue gave a soft cough, then said awkwardly, "Actually, Brother Wang is only thinking of you. Your temper is too hot, and that’s not a good thing for you. It might even hinder your strength from progressing."
"So Brother Wang just wants to temper your disposition a bit. If you talk about him this way, aren’t you hurting Brother Wang’s feelings?"
Xiang Tian folded his arms and shook his head. He walked over to Luo Xue, rubbed her head with his hand, then said quietly, "You don’t need to mediate my relationship with Brother Wang. I know everything he does is for my sake, so of course I won’t nitpick with him or make things difficult."
"It’s just that I want to cut down on trouble for myself. Since you already have the same idea, then let’s stop wasting time. Let’s head into the ruins now."
After all, all the other factions had already moved.
If they still didn’t move, they wouldn’t get anything at all.
Standing to the side, Luo Xue nodded hard. "Alright!"
The next moment, the people Inside Tian Pavilion dashed toward the ruins at high speed.
In an instant, the ruins were packed with people.
Hiding in the darkness, Xie Fengyun also slowly poked his head out. He looked at the crowd flooding in, then ground his teeth and frowned, saying, "I didn’t expect those two bastards to actually kill the Stone Man and even open the ruins. Truly infuriating!"
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