Chapter 1107: Chapter 1106: Beigong Mystery Case_1
On the Emperor List, there were only five Forbidden Martial Emperors, yet the master of the blood-colored spear light actually managed to escape unscathed from the full-force pursuit of the Daxia Martial Emperor, clearly indicating he was also a Forbidden Martial Emperor.
Suddenly, the entire Endless Risky Peak was overwhelmed by uproar.
With a flash of his figure, the Daxia Martial Emperor appeared beside the Martial Emperor, "I’ve never seen that person."
The Martial Emperor was in the middle of healing his injuries with his vigor, his handsome face expressionless. The master of the Ghost Carriage retreated into the carriage, surrounded by a group of Devil Path Chiefs with robust auras.
The disturbance caused by the master of the blood spear meant that this shocking battle looked set to be interrupted.
"Swordsman Zhang, with your insight, can you guess the identity of that person?"
In one corner of the Endless Plains, Yue Mihua from "Sky Net," the top intelligence organization of the Daxia dynasty, asked Zhang Rongfu, the headmaster of the Divine Strategy Academy.
Zhang Rongfu paused thoughtfully and then said with a bitter smile, "Yue Swordsman should know that this world has already changed. The great era has arrived, allowing many forbidden and mysterious places that were not permitted to exist to be absorbed by the heavens and earth. It’s inevitable that some unknown and terrifying masters would emerge from these places. I have a premonition that before long, even our intelligence will fall behind! As for that person’s identity, it is quite similar to..."
He broke off, leaving his sentence unfinished.
Yue Mihua was silent. Beside them stood an elderly man, who was the Sect Master of the "Ignorance Pavilion," the top intelligence organization of the Northern Liang dynasty—Liang Kuan, who also shook his head at these words.
Not just in the future—the Emperor List they had compiled together had been having big issues for the past year already, with many ranked experts being replaced by unknown individuals and significant ranking changes not being updated in time.
It wasn’t that the capabilities of the major intelligence organizations had weakened, but the dramatic increase in the world’s spiritual energy had led to many variables.
Just like the person who had just launched the sneak attack...
Ling Jingsi, who was standing together with Shi Xiaole, said to himself at this moment, "The spear technique used by that person is somewhat similar to the unique skill of the Six Lotus Sect of the Western Region, as described by Younger Brother Shi."
"Six Lotus Sect?"
Shi Xiaole was puzzled.
Ling Jingsi explained, "That’s a sect from tens of thousands of years ago. According to Younger Brother Shi, he learned about the existence of this ancient behemoth in a certain ruin. It is said to have a connection with the first great terror of years past, the Fire Stiff Palace!"
As the two of them were talking, the Golden Chariot in the sky suddenly sped towards the distance, and the group of experts from the Sky Wolf Palace likewise departed.
"Western Region Martial Emperor, where are you going?"
The Daxia Martial Emperor’s gaze was profound.
"Since the duel cannot proceed, staying here is just a waste of time."
The voice of the Western Region Martial Emperor came from the Golden Chariot, and as soon as the voice faded, the Golden Chariot disappeared into thin air.
Shi Xiaole suddenly had a very ominous hunch, feeling as if something he didn’t want to see was about to happen, but what exactly it was?
As he was contemplating, there was a sudden explosion in the distance, and a massive mushroom cloud shot up into the sky, punching a kilometer-wide circular crack in the clear blue!
From within the circular crack, the Golden Chariot, which had long since left, was shockingly blasted back out, followed by the loud shout of the Western Region Martial Emperor, "Who dares to ambush me?"
The response came in the form of a palm, a palm with the force of Heavenly Collapse and Earth Shattering.
Ling Jingsi suddenly discovered that at this moment, Shi Xiaole’s complexion drastically changed, as if he had seen something unbelievable.
"Two Yi Roll Up the Heavens!"
Green and red lights intertwined around the Western Region Martial Emperor’s fingers, promptly shooting out like a long snake. Though it appeared thin, it gave one the strong impression of cutting through everything.
The owner of the large palm displayed no intent to dodge and the identical green and red lights also appeared in his palm, attacking ahead with the same technique that the Western Region Martial Emperor was skilled in.
Bang! Bang!
Two figures simultaneously retreated, one of them the Western Region Martial Emperor, and the other being a round-faced old man with an unimpressive appearance, but with the ability to stand on equal ground with the Western Region Martial Emperor, clearly another Forbidden Martial Emperor.
Forbidden Martial Emperor, yet another Forbidden Martial Emperor! In a mere moment, everyone had been staggeringly shocked.
"Who are you, and why do you obstruct me?"
The Western Region Martial Emperor’s expression became grave, as he had used seventy percent of his strength in that encounter, indicating that the other’s power was likely not inferior to his own. More importantly, he needed to understand how his opponent knew his unique technique.
The round-faced old man broke into hearty laughter, but slowly, a layer of dread appeared in his eyes that terrified everyone, "Who am I, you say, Zhu Nanzhi, you don’t remember me? Then you must surely remember the Beigong Clan from fifteen hundred years ago."
Boom!
It was as if he had been struck by lightning. The Western Region Martial Emperor stiffened, his initially serious expression turning to one of shock before morphing into disbelief, fury, and eventually madness.
The Daxia Martial Emperor, the West Sea Martial Emperor, even the Northern Liang Martial Emperor, as well as Zhang Rongfu, Yue Mihua, Liang Kuan, and others, their eyes narrowed in shock as they stared at the round-faced old man.
"You want to know who I am, don’t you? Well, I never change my name or seat, I am the thirteenth generation descendant of the Beigong Clan, Beigong Jue himself!"
With each statement from the round-faced old man, the murderous aura from his body intensified, and by the end, the heavy killing intent almost covered half of the Endless Risky Peak, making it difficult for many people to breathe.
"Uncle Ling, is the Beigong Clan very famous?"
Shi Xiaole was puzzled.
Ling Jingsi then sighed, finally regaining composure from his shock, "This is a piece of history that has been erased. From two thousand to one thousand years ago, the Martial World entered a period of decline, during which the dominant force was the Beigong Clan located in the Bei Liang region. However, one night, the Beigong Clan was suddenly massacred, more than thirty thousand people, along with the livestock, not a single one survived."
"Those who came after in the Martial World refer to this incident as the Beigong Family Massacre, also known as the Beigong Mystery, because no one knows who did it, and no one knows why."
Shi Xiaole observed Ling Jingsi’s expression, and his intuition told him that Ling Jingsi knew some of the inside story, and there were probably others who knew as well.
"Beigong Jue, I don’t know him, you can get lost, or I won’t let you go, neither will the experts from the Western Region!"
The Western Region Martial Emperor coldly snapped.
"Hahaha, Zhu Nanzhi, you’re still so fond of diverting hatred, just like your master back in the day. Where is that old undead now? He wouldn’t have been done away with, would he?"
Beigong Jue suddenly looked towards the crowd and loudly said, "Everyone, the person who just launched the sneak attack was a former high-ranking expert from the Red Lotus Hall of the Six Lotus Sect, which is Zhu Nanzhi’s Martial Uncle. Today’s events are all Zhu Nanzhi’s scheme!"
A murmur of shock arose from all directions, and the Western Region Martial Emperor scoffed continuously, "Slander and nonsense!"
The Daxia Martial Emperor’s eyes, however, were flashing rapidly.
His insight far surpassed that of ordinary people. After exchanging blows with the leader of the Blood Spear, he had harbored doubts, and now, hearing Beigong Jue’s words, his thoughts were in even greater turmoil.
Raising his head, the Daxia Martial Emperor met eyes with Beigong Jue, who smiled and said, "Do you know why, despite the risk of exposing themselves, the Six Lotus Sect dared to strike against the Beigong Clan? It was because..."
A massive finger, blotting out the sky, violently pressed down on Beigong Jue, the attacker being none other than the grim-faced Western Region Martial Emperor.
Beigong Jue couldn’t help but burst into loud laughter, once again unleashing a move identical to that of the Western Region Martial Emperor.
"Thou charlatan, die!"
The Western Region Martial Emperor’s striking finger spun, sending endless illusions towards the front with a destructive force that was astounding. He suddenly drew the saber at his waist, its blade a silver-green color, appearing corroded at first glance, but the reaction of the Cleansing Evil Sword told Shi Xiaole that it was a superior quality famous saber.
Swish!
With a light slice from the Western Region Martial Emperor, the silver-green saber light, carrying a corrosive aura, attacked the opponent. The vast expanse of sky seemed a landscape painting, which in an instant, was tainted silver-green.
"You can’t kill me to silence me."
Beigong Jue unleashed his palms simultaneously, and amidst booming impacts, he didn’t take a single step back. In that moment, the silver-green saber light covered his body, instantly devouring his Vigorous Air then seeping into his skin.
"Mirror Image Shift!"
As if he had anticipated it, a phantom appeared behind the Western Region Martial Emperor, and the world on this side became silver-green, like a reflection of the other side. The original Beigong Jue successfully escaped the dangerous situation.
Ssllash...
With a slash that split the silver-green world, the Western Region Martial Emperor wielded his saber impenetrably, encircling Beigong Jue, only to be blocked by two hands, one in front and one behind.
"Daxia Martial Emperor, West Sea Martial Emperor, what are you implying?"
Seeing the two intervenors, the Western Region Martial Emperor’s face couldn’t look uglier.
The Daxia Martial Emperor said, "Why the hurry, let’s allow him to finish speaking."
The Western Region Martial Emperor wanted to retort but saw that the West Sea Martial Emperor remained silent; however, his aura was firmly locked on himself. As soon as he made a move, he would be met with an endless barrage of attacks.
Beigong Jue glanced at the Western Region Martial Emperor, smiled, and said, "The Six Lotus Sect risked everything to destroy the Beigong Clan because the Beigong Clan held a secret, a secret that could lead to East Victory County!"
If mentioning the Beigong Clan had shocked only a few, then the words ’East Victory County’ plunged the entire Endless Risky Peak into utter silence.
Even the Martial Emperors, who were focusing on healing and considered the matter unrelated to them, suddenly opened their eyes.
In ancient times, when the Outer Heaven Demons invaded, a war of epic proportions broke out. The East Victory Continent was once in turmoil. Although the demons were eventually repressed, they were not eradicated.
It was said that to help future generations resist the demons and prevent resources from being plundered by them, the transcendent experts of the East Victory era jointly created East Victory County. It was rumored to contain the highest grade of ancient texts from the history of East Victory Continent, along with various rare items, including spiritual fruits, treasures, and even weapons, among others.
Over countless years, East Victory County had become a legend. But unarguably, many believed in its existence, as ancient records had often mentioned it.
"Is what you say true?"
The Daxia Martial Emperor’s eyes blazed brightly.
Beigong Jue just kept laughing, full of scorn as he stared at the Western Region Martial Emperor’s face dark as the bottom of a pot, and continued, "Because of my exceptional talents, I was secretly trained by the family, unknown to outsiders, and fortunately, I escaped disaster. All the Beigong Clan’s wealth, including that secret, fell into the hands of the Six Lotus Sect."
"Utter nonsense! By your logic, if the Six Lotus Sect obtained the resources of East Victory County, they would already be invincible in the world, instead of acting so covert and sneaky."
The Western Region Martial Emperor roared angrily.
"It’s simple, because the Beigong Clan only had part of the secret. And the Martial Emperor, along with the Supreme Pavilion behind him, possessed the other part, so you wish to seize this opportunity to strike hard at the Martial Emperor to prepare for obtaining the secret of the Supreme Pavilion," explained Beigong Jue unyieldingly.
