Chapter 554: Chapter 553 Heart
After he finished speaking, Liu Zheng’s right foot violently stomped on the guard’s heart!
The next moment!
With a thunderous boom, the guard’s entire heart instantly exploded!
In his eyes, a boundless color of despair emerged.
The next second, his body slowly fell to the ground, dead beyond doubt.
After dealing with these three guards, Liu Zheng’s gaze turned towards the entrance to the stone bridge!
At the entrance of the stone bridge, those cultivators had already stopped fighting and were staring at Liu Zheng with faces filled with fear.
Their eyes were filled with panic!
Because they knew what they were up against now!
They had all been frightened by Liu Zheng’s killing!
They were scared that they too would be slain on the spot by Liu Zheng.
"Who are you? Where is your master? What is his name?" Liu Zheng looked at the crowd and commanded in a cold voice.
The many cultivators all hung their heads low, not daring to respond!
Liu Zheng’s eyes turned icy.
He lifted his left hand and gently waved it towards the stone bridge, immediately, cracks appeared across the stone bridge!
"I hate it the most when people lie to me!"
"You had better confess properly!"
Liu Zheng commanded in a cold voice.
As soon as these words were uttered, the bodies of the cultivators trembled, no longer daring to conceal anything.
"Our master is called Li Xuanfeng! He is the guardian deity of this place, ruling over everything in this region!"
"You... what do you want to do!?"
Upon hearing the name Li Xuanfeng, one of the guards immediately became alert!
"What do I want to do? I want to settle accounts with him! Didn’t your master say that as long as I could break his formation, he would let me enter this mountain?" Liu Zheng’s voice carried strands of cold harshness.
"Hmph, who do you think you are, daring to challenge our master?"
The guard sneered, "However, since you’re so arrogant, I’ll let you live a bit longer. But you’d better break the formation quickly! Otherwise, we’ll throw you down the cliff to feed the fish!"
Hearing his words, a sneer appeared on the corner of Liu Zheng’s mouth.
"Heh heh..."
"Is that so?"
"I think you just want me to kill you outright, don’t you?" A teasing expression emerged at the corner of Liu Zheng’s mouth.
Upon hearing this, the guard’s face instantly changed color!
"No... not at all! Our master isn’t that kind of person!"
"The master is our heavenly guardian, the guardian of this place, how could he possibly do such a thing!"
"If you don’t believe it, you can ask other people, is our master really that formidable!"
As he spoke, he deliberately pointed to a guard in the distance!
"Is what you’re saying true?" Liu Zheng’s gaze swept over that guard.
"Ye... yes, indeed, our master is very formidable!" The guard nodded, his face full of excitement and exhilaration.
"Oh, then do you know where he is?" Liu Zheng asked.
"That..." The guard hesitated for a moment, finally gritting his teeth, "He... he’s on the other side of the stone bridge, suddenly disappeared for some reason, and none of us knows why!"
"Heh heh..."
Upon hearing this, Liu Zheng couldn’t help but scoff as if he were looking at an idiot, and spoke indifferently, "Your lies can fool others, but not me. I know your master has already set up barriers on the other side of the stone bridge; no need for you to trouble him."
Hearing Liu Zheng’s words, the expression on the guard’s face instantly froze!
"You... how do you know?" He looked at Liu Zheng, filled with shock.
Liu Zheng sneered, "Who I am is none of anyone’s concern. All you need to remember is from now on, if you see me, you’d better hide away, otherwise, the next dead person will definitely be you!"
"Ye... yes..."
Hearing this, the guard’s body shook violently.
A layer of fine sweat beaded on his forehead!
"Now get lost!"
"I don’t like others disturbing me, especially when I’m not in a good mood!"
"Scram!"
After hearing these words, the cultivators felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted from their shoulders and quickly scattered in all directions, fleeing.
They had had enough of this man!
The man from before was more terrifying than any ghoul climbing out of hell, simply a devil!
...
Watching the retreating figures of the cultivators, Liu Zheng made no move to chase after them!
His eyes were fixed on the entrance to the other side of the stone bridge, his lips curving into an amused smile!
Soon!
He stepped onto the stone bridge and walked towards the ancient palace!
At this very moment!
Within that palace.
A gold-armored young man was sitting upright on the throne!
And in front of this young man knelt an elder in a black robe, wearing a hat.
The elder’s complexion was somber, and he looked like an ice sculpture, radiating a cold aura!
"How are the tasks I entrusted going?" the youth asked coldly.
Upon hearing these words, the robed elder immediately stood up.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, everything you have instructed has been meticulously arranged. He has absolutely no chance to escape!"
"Good, the day he emerges from seclusion will certainly be the time of my revenge!" the youth declared coldly.
"Your Majesty, rest easy!" The robed elder nodded.
"You may leave now. Leave this place to me!"
"Yes, my lord!"
The robed elder respectfully exited the palace!
...
Meanwhile.
Liu Zheng arrived in front of a stone gate.
"My martial cultivation has now reached the ninth level of the Martial Emperor realm. I wonder if this stone gate can withstand my attack."
In the midst of speaking!
He raised his hand and struck with a palm!
"Bang--!"
With a muffled boom, the stone gate instantly shattered!
Afterward, Liu Zheng stepped forward and entered!
This time!
His goal was not the stone bridge or the two guards, but that ancient palace!
"The owner of this palace must be a revered figure from the Heavenly Court, perhaps an elder from some super clan!"
"If I can slay him and obtain that person’s legacy, I believe that once I assimilate this legacy item, my strength will become even more exquisite!"
"Moreover, if my strength advances by leaps and bounds, then my enemies will amount to nothing in comparison, won’t they?"
With that thought, Liu Zheng’s face brimmed with intense confidence.
He then slowly continued deeper into the palace!
...
"Boom!"
Walls collapsed, and the sound of rumbling echoed without cease.
Within this ancient space, Liu Zheng’s speed increased more and more.
Soon!
An immensely overwhelming pressure descended upon him!
"Hmm?" Liu Zheng frowned and a puzzled look appeared on his face.
This pressure, though formidable, did not seem to be at the level of a Martial Emperor!
"Could it be that this ancient palace is merely an ordinary one and not a true legacy?!"
At this moment!
Doubt flickered in Liu Zheng’s eyes!
"Boom!"
As he pondered, that oppressive force came bearing down again!
This time the pressure was even more domineering and seemed intent on destroying everything!
"The owner of this pressure must have a cultivation not weaker than mine, perhaps even surpassing mine!" Liu Zheng’s eyes suddenly sharpened, "What exactly is this place, to have a super-strong being whose strength could rival that of a Martial King? And their attire seems wholly different from those fellows I encountered on the stone bridge earlier."
"Moreover, it seems that this fellow is looking for me!"
Liu Zheng narrowed his eyes, carefully observing his surroundings.
"Regardless, I’d better find him and ask for clarification."
The next second!
Liu Zheng swiftly moved towards the distance!
...
Across the stone bridge!
The cultivators, having narrowly escaped the bridge in terror, collapsed on the ground!
"Huff..."
"Lucky for us, our lord did not kill us!"
"It’s a pity we are still too weak. If our lord had taken action personally, it’s likely that none of us would have survived."
"Alas..."
The robed elder let out a sigh, his face showing a hint of regret.
At that moment!
He felt as though a tremendous oppressive force had locked onto him, as if his entire being was immobilized!
This pressure made him feel suffocated!
He had felt this sensation countless times before, but never so intensely!
"My lord!" The robed elder quickly turned his head towards the palace.
However!
At that moment, he suddenly saw a gust of wind pick up within the depths of the palace, rising sand and dust into the air!
"Our lord has come out!"
"Hahaha, our lord has truly emerged, hahaha..."
"My lord, you have finally come out!"
