The Forbidden Relic

Zhou Daogan had lied to Xue Muhua's face. Unaware of what was really going on, Xue Muhua had stood by and watched.

And Xu Yi had acted exactly as Zhou Daogan expected. For one thing, he didn't want to provoke War Son of Heaven's sky-shaking wrath and bring disaster down on himself. For another, he had no Imprint Pearl containing any evidence. With nothing but his word, he couldn't pin the blame on Zhou Daogan; at most, he could make him uncomfortable. Compared with that minor inconvenience, the risk was simply too great. After all, his trump cards were nearly spent.

"Brother Zhan, your son's death is truly heartbreaking. But in my opinion, the urgent matter now is the boundary marker and Dark Mountain."

Fan Mo Ke smiled faintly and spoke.

The moment the five had appeared, Zhou Daogan had seized his chance and hurried forward to report what had happened. All five ancestors had been so distracted by Zhan Shence's death that none had carefully inspected the great hall.

Now, at Fan Mo Ke's words, all five ancestors were startled. War Son of Heaven's handsome brows shot up. His face, which had shown no grief to begin with, was now filled with shock and wild elation.

Clearly, to old monsters like them, immortal fortune and the outside world were worth a thousand times more than familial affection.

Fan Mo Ke pointed toward the distant northwest. Everyone followed his gaze. The next instant, five figures vanished from before them and appeared in front of the Cloud Prisoner Formation. What they did next was exactly the same as Fan Mo Ke had done.

Before the five ancestors could strike, Zhou Daogan, Xu Yi, and Xue Muhua all struggled to their feet and sprinted away.

Sure enough, the next moment, a violent