Chapter 494 - 469: Dog Bites Dog

"Hmph, I’ll just block the way out here, send someone back to the clan to gather more powerful fighters, and then kill our way back. ’Dao Book, Dao Book,’ Ancestor should be coming out of seclusion soon. Once he knows about the Dao Book, he’ll definitely rush over immediately."

The Nine-headed Falcon thought to himself.

.....

On the Tiger Mountain Range, the Soldier’s Tomb.

"Jin Ming, have you sensed the other half of the Thunder Sword?"

Lu Yan communicated with Jin Ming, showing a look of joy on his face.

Because just now, Jin Ming had told him that he had sensed the location of the other half of the Thunder Sword, deep within the Soldier’s Tomb.

"That’s correct, there’s no mistake. But what’s strange is, when I try to summon it to merge with me, there’s no response."

Jin Ming said.

"Perhaps you’ve been separated for too long, and it has grown unfamiliar with you," Lu Yan joked.

"Impossible, Lu Yan, let’s hurry over. Once I’m fully restored and the Dao rules are perfected, my power will surely increase greatly."

Jin Ming said.

"Alright."

Lu Yan nodded, and then shared the plan with Mr. World and Shen Yinuo.

Neither had any objections.

Now that the Nine-headed Falcon had withdrawn from the Soldier’s Tomb, it was a good opportunity for them to act.

Mr. World put away the formation flag and quietly left the Tiger Mountain Range, heading into the depths of the Soldier’s Tomb.

On their way, they encountered various strange terrains.

Like mountain ranges of different shapes, some resembling snakes, some like turtles, and even some like dragons...

Besides the mountain ranges, there were all kinds of rivers, lakes, and abysses, which Mr. World said were terrains evolved by the melding of various weapons with the earth, possessing terrifying might.

They passed at a safe distance, not daring to approach.

Woooo...

Suddenly, they heard a wailing sound coming from the ground.

In the ground ahead, there were nine large wells, each well over ten meters in diameter, pitch-black like the abyss.

Whoosh whoosh...

All of a sudden, the nine large wells produced howling sounds, and a terrifying force of devouring erupted, targeting the trio of Lu Yan, and trying to pull them into the wells.

"Not good, this too is a weapon transformed," Mr. World’s complexion changed.

They exerted all their strength to escape the devouring force of the wells, but it was incredibly powerful. Despite their full efforts, they couldn’t break free and kept being drawn closer to the wells, on the verge of being swallowed.

"Damn it, am I to die here today? I, who am wise and martial, dying in a few wells – it’s unbearable."

Mr. World shouted, casting the formation flag desperately, to no avail; his body continued to plummet.

Shen Yinuo, merged with the Great Sun Melting Furnace, her body covered in a blood glow, also struggled to halt her descent.

Lu Yan manipulated the Thunder Fire Rule and stepped on the Starry Sky Step, but he still couldn’t control his fall.

Hum!

Just then, the Thunder Sword vibrated, emitting a strong aura.

Under this aura, the devouring force of the nine large wells started to diminish rapidly until it vanished without a trace.

Lu Yan and the others quickly flew to a distance, away from the nine large wells.

"I understand now; your Thunder Sword is also a weapon of high grade. The nine large wells mistook it for one of their own kind and thus ceased their attack. Haha, from now on, we’ll rely on the Thunder Sword to move forward," Mr. World said cheerfully.

"Jin Ming, it’s up to you."

Lu Yan communicated with Jin Ming.

"Leave it to me."

Jin Ming responded, and the sword body rapidly grew in size.

Lu Yan and the others stood on the Thunder Sword.

The Thunder Sword emitted a powerful aura, shrouded in lightning, which spread far and wide.

From then on, they no longer suffered attacks from the various terrains.

Even when they approached, the terrain did not attack them, treating them as if they were of the same kind.

Consequently, their speed increased significantly.

...

Outside the Soldier’s Tomb.

Soon enough, the Master of Skull Fire Mountain and the other experts of the Immortal Clan also arrived at the location, joining forces with them.

"You two, hurry back to the clan and notify the other experts. Tell them the Dao Book has been found, but the person has entered the Soldier’s Tomb. Ask them to bring the clan’s weapon here," the Nine-headed Falcon ordered two of the Immortal Clan members.p>

The two clan members accepted the command and soared away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Meanwhile, the Master of Skull Fire Mountain took the opportunity to heal her injuries.

Since being wounded by the Flaming Three-Headed Dog, she hadn’t had time to properly treat her wounds.

In the Desolate Land, to the east, the True Sword Valley.

The True Sword Valley is also a major power in the Desolate Land, its overall strength is not inferior to that of Skull Fire Mountain.

The Lord of True Sword Valley, being an Immortal Fourth Layer existence, is renowned as a top expert on the Desolate Land.

At this moment, the True Sword Valley had completely collapsed into disarray, littered with corpses everywhere.

Swish!

A dazzling Sword Qi lit up the sky, stabbing towards a youth in a golden robe.

The youth in the golden robe carried his left hand behind his back and casually flicked his right finger.

Clang!

The Sword Qi dissipated, and the figure of a middle-aged man emerged. His hair was disheveled, his body drenched in blood, and he looked utterly miserable.

This person was none other than the Lord of True Sword Valley.

"Why does the Three Emperors Alliance want to destroy my True Sword Valley? If you want the Three Emperors Command, I can give it to you," the Lord of True Sword Valley roared.

"What use is the Three Emperors Command alone? I want your head as well," the youth in the golden robe replied.

Swish!

As he spoke, the youth flashed close, almost as if teleporting, and in the next moment appeared not far from the Lord of True Sword Valley.

The True Sword Valley Lord roared in fury, igniting his immortal power and stabbing forth with his sword, sending sword qi filling the sky as it slashed toward the golden-robed youth.

"Heavenly Gold Formula."

The gold-robed youth’s voice was indifferent as golden light enveloped his body. He neither dodged nor evaded, charging directly into the vast expanse of sword qi.

Clang!

The sword qi dissipated, and when the golden-robed figure emerged again, he was already holding a head in his hand.

It was the True Sword Valley Lord’s head.

"If you want to kill, just kill..."

The True Sword Valley Lord was not yet dead and let out a roar.

With a grasp of his hand, the golden-robed youth caused the True Sword Valley Lord’s head to explode, obliterating the primordial spirit within.

"The Immortal Fourth Layer from the Desolate Land is indeed weak."

The golden-robed youth spoke lightly, his demeanor exuding faint arrogance and disdain.

At this moment, a figure was rapidly approaching from a distance.

It was a young man.

This young man was one of those who had earlier joined the burly youth in besieging Lu Yan and the others.

"Liu Ji, you’ve arrived. Where is Xu Xuan?"

The golden-robed youth asked casually.

"Brother Zhang, Xu Xuan... is dead," Liu Ji said.

"Hmm? Dead? Did he encounter someone from the Immortal Fourth Layer Heaven? Didn’t I tell you that even if the Immortal Fourth Layer Heaven from the Desolate Land is weak, it’s still the Immortal Fourth Layer Heaven? With your cultivation levels, you are not the match of someone from the Immortal Fourth Layer Heaven. If you encounter someone from the Immortal Fourth Layer, don’t rush to engage, come back and report to me."

The golden-robed youth, Brother Zhang’s complexion turned cold.

"Brother Zhang misunderstood. We found an owner of the Three Emperors Command and went to observe in secret. We discovered that the owner only had the Immortal First Layer cultivation, and among them, the highest was only the Immortal Third Layer, and there was only one, so we took action. But we did not expect..." Liu Ji hurriedly explained, but he was cut off before he could finish speaking.

"Xu Xuan was killed by that Immortal Third Layer? If the Immortal Third Layer could kill Xu Xuan, this person is not weak. The Desolate Land is not altogether unremarkable," Brother Zhang said.

"No, Xu Xuan was killed by a youth from the Immortal First-layer Heaven. That youth is the owner of the Three Emperors Command," Liu Ji quickly clarified.

"What?"

This time, Brother Zhang was taken aback, finding it somewhat unbelievable.

He was well aware of Xu Xuan’s strength, with two awakened Organ Miracles and a high level of mastery in Immortal Skill. Even he would find it difficult to kill Xu Xuan at the same level, let alone someone a tier lower.

"Interesting, interesting. I didn’t expect such a character in the insignificant Desolate Land. Good, killing such a person brings a sense of achievement and earns more points, helping me to take the lead in this trial," Brother Zhang excitedly said, flinging his hand as a jade talisman flew out, hovering in the air and emitting a dazzling light.

The light coalesced into a map in the air.

"No response, must be too far away. Take me to where you had your great battle," Brother Zhang instructed.

"Yes," Liu Ji nodded.

Apart from Brother Zhang and Liu Ji, there were several other figures present, all young men and women of extraordinary temperament, the crème de la crème.

They were all followers of Brother Zhang.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

They turned into rainbow lights and sped off, arriving at the location of the previous great battle between Liu Ji, Xu Xuan, and Lu Yan and his group.

Upon arriving, Brother Zhang once again brought out the map.

This time, on the map was a flashing red dot.

The location was within the Soldiers’ Grave.

This map was specially made by the Three Emperors Alliance and could sense the location of the Three Emperors Command within a certain range.

"Found it, let’s go."

Brother Zhang gestured, stowing away the jade talisman and heading towards the direction of the Soldiers’ Grave.

Outside the Soldiers’ Grave.

The Nine-headed Falcon and others were quietly waiting outside.

Suddenly, the Nine-headed Falcon’s sharp gaze turned towards the rear.

From afar, six rainbow lights were rapidly approaching.

The lights converged, revealing the figures of Brother Zhang and the others.

Brother Zhang’s gaze fell upon the Nine-headed Falcon, and with a hint of surprise, he said, "The Three Emperors Command is on him. Liu Ji, it wasn’t them who killed Xu Xuan, was it?"

Liu Ji shook his head, "No."

"Could it be then, that this Nine-headed Bird killed that person and took the Three Emperors Command?"

"Regardless, according to the rules of the trial, the holder of the Three Emperors Command must die."

After speaking, Brother Zhang stepped forward, his palm chopping out, golden light spreading and turning into a golden war sword that cleaved toward the Nine-headed Falcon.

The howling sword light caused the Nine-headed Falcon’s complexion to change drastically, and with nine roars, nine beams of black light shot out of its nine mouths, entwining together.

With a bang, the mass of golden light was blocked.

"A bit skilled, Heavenly Gold Formula," Brother Zhang said impassively, covered in golden light, and with a swoosh, he charged at the Nine-headed Falcon at an inconceivable speed.

The Nine-headed Falcon was shocked and brought out an Immortal Treasure to retaliate with all his might.

But with several spurt noises, blood splattered and three bird heads flew off.

"Ah, damn it..." the Nine-headed Falcon roared.

He had previously had a head cut off by the Thunder Sword and had barely recovered, only to have three more severed now.

At the same time, he was also filled with fear.

He was an existence at the Immortal Fourth Layer, yet who was this youth capable of overpowering him? There was no such person on the Desolate Land.

The Nine-headed Falcon quickly retreated, joining with other members of the Immortal Clan, and yelled, "I am the Nine-headed Falcon of the Immortal Clan. Who are you, and why are you trying to kill me?"

"The Immortal Clan from the Origin Continent is indeed powerful, and I would need to weigh my options upon encountering them, but this is the Desolate Land, where no one cares who you are. By holding the Three Emperors Command, you are walking a path of death," Brother Zhang said lightly as the golden light on his body grew stronger. A golden armor flew out of his abdomen and covered his entire body."

"Are you from the Origin Continent?" the Nine-headed Falcon exclaimed, his face changing completely.