Among the countless Treasure Demons, two figures stood proudly. One was an elderly man in black robes with a cold, stern face. Beside him stood a beastman, broad and powerfully built, emanating earth-shaking Divine Might. His strength far surpassed that of the black-robed elder beside him, yet the elder showed not the slightest hint of humility.
His entire body was covered in scales, a vivid emerald green, making him look like an enormous lizard standing upright on two legs.
"Hm? Someone has broken into the formation?" The brawny beastman discovered Ye Xiwen's trace almost the instant Ye Xiwen charged into the formation.
He found it somewhat strange. Seeing such an immense force arrayed before them, who would dare stroke the tiger's whiskers? He had practically emptied out his entire tribe to besiege these people.
The black-robed elder turned to look as well, and his eyes immediately lit up. "What fortune—after wearing out iron shoes in a fruitless search, we found him without any effort at all! The man Ao Shiba wanted you to kill is right before us. It's this human, Ye Xiwen!"
"Kill him, and you will have rendered a great service. Though you were born from Treasure Qi, you also carry the bloodline of our dragon race, so you can be considered one of us. If you kill him, Ao Shiba will surely have a dragon expert help you break the restriction that prevents Treasure Demons from leaving Artifact Emperor Heaven. Once you are outside, your future will be boundless. Artifact Emperor Heaven may be vast, but it is nowhere near comparable to the Myriad Realms outside. Do you really want to remain cooped up in Artifact Emperor Heaven forever?" the black-robed elder said at once.
A gleam flashed through the Lizardman's eyes. He had been enlightened into