Ambush

Soon, Li Zhen found a lair of demon beasts. There were quite a few inside, and the leading Rank 7 beast radiated a powerful aura. Li Zhen estimated the timing. If he lured the beasts over now, it would be just right!

After working with Zhang Tao so many times, Li Zhen knew him quite well. He drew his Rank 7 Divine Weapon and swung it at the beasts, then turned and ran.

The attacked beasts flew into a rage. Someone had dared to act so brazenly on their territory! They immediately charged after Li Zhen, howling. After all, there was too much Chaos Origin here, and most of these beasts weren't right in the head.

At the entrance to the Rank 7 Domain, Zhu Wusheng could hardly contain his impatience. He'd never expected to run into a descendant of the Heaven Suppressing King this time. The best part was that the other side only had a few people—barely more than a handful. This was practically a gift!

At that moment, Zhu Wusheng was already imagining how impressive he'd look after having Li Zhen killed.

"Let's go! Follow me in!" Zhu Wusheng shouted, charging in at the head of the group. Nothing was more satisfying than hunting down a descendant of the Heaven Suppressing King.

Once inside, Zhu Wusheng quickly looked around. He wanted to see whether there were any traces. The Rank 7 Domain was vast, after all, and he'd need some way to track down Li Zhen.

Behind him, eight or nine Rank 7 Catacombs warriors had already entered. Just then, Zhang Tao suddenly sprang into action and roared, "Kill!"

The God-Slaying Blade in his hand struck first. The Rank 7 warrior closest to him didn't even have time to react before Zhang Tao cut him down in an instant.

Zhang Tao didn't even glance at him. He swung again, slashing sideways at the Rank 7 warrior standing stunned beside him.

The warrior came to his senses, his face filled with terror. But the blade was already cutting into his face, and his expression froze in fear.

That was the end of him.

Hearing Zhang Tao's roar, Su Changqing charged out at once as well and thrust his sword at the nearest Rank 7 warrior. But even though the man hadn't reacted in time, Su Changqing's sword only sent him flying. It didn't kill him.

Seeing Zhang Tao kill two Rank 7 warriors in the blink of an eye, Su Changqing's old face flushed dark red. So this was what a young prodigy from the outside world was like? No wonder Li Zhen ranked below him. That explosive power was undeniable.

Zhu Wusheng came to his senses, his face full of terror. The people from the Land of Rebirth weren't running for their lives—they were ambushing them! What gave them the nerve?

But a wise man didn't stand beneath a crumbling wall. Zhu Wusheng immediately took to the air and fled into the distance, deciding to put some space between himself and the others first.

His quick escape undoubtedly saved his life, because Zhang Tao had set his sights on him. But Zhu Wusheng was too fast for Zhang Tao to catch, so Zhang Tao could only keep killing the Rank 7 warriors around him.

Zhang Tao was fast, but Su Changqing and the others couldn't keep up. The Catacombs' Rank 7 warriors weren't all pushovers. They were at a disadvantage against someone like Zhang Tao, who had a Divine Artifact, but they weren't nearly so fragile against Su Changqing.

As the number of Rank 7 warriors kept growing, Zhang Tao could only look into the distance. Was Li Zhen going to let him down?

By now, Zhu Wusheng saw that more and more of his own people were arriving. Delighted, he flew back and shouted, "Don't lose formation! Surround them and kill them!"

Just then, the ground shook violently. Li Zhen had brought the demon beasts! Zhang Tao immediately roared, "Charge with me!"

He swung his blade. Not a single Catacombs warrior dared to block it. They could see by now that there was something wrong with the blade in his hand. Even an expert wielding a Rank 7 Divine Weapon couldn't withstand it—what chance did they have?

Zhang Tao easily opened a gap, and Su Changqing and the others hurried after him. Li Zhen charged straight into the fray with the horde of demon beasts, plunging the battlefield into chaos. He headed straight for Zhang Tao.

But Zhang Tao glanced back and said, "Brother Su, you go on ahead. I'm going back to kill another batch!"

With that, he turned and charged back. Su Changqing was dumbfounded. More killing? Hadn't he just killed a bunch? How could he still want to kill more? Were warriors from the outside world all this reckless?

But Su Changqing knew his own limits. Going back would be suicide. He'd already pushed himself to the limit just now, and he had little qi and blood left.

Seeing Zhang Tao turn around and come back, Li Zhen was stunned. What the hell was Zhang Tao trying to do?

Then he saw Zhang Tao swing his blade and kill another Rank 7 warrior, casually pulling a box from the man's robes as well.

Li Zhen gritted his teeth, turned around with his Divine Weapon in hand, and swept his sword through the air, shouting, "Void Breaker!"

A sword beam like a white ray of light flashed past. Swift as lightning, it tore through the night sky in an instant. Its brilliance illuminated everything around it, making the scene seem as bright as day.

As the sword beam passed, time seemed to freeze. Everything came to a standstill, with only that white ray flashing brilliantly in the air. It moved so fast that it seemed to transcend the limits of time and space, leaving no way to follow its path.

At the center of that white ray seemed to lie an incomparable force. Its light was as dazzling as the sun, impossible to look at directly. Yet behind that brilliance lurked endless danger and destruction.

When the white ray faded, two Rank 7 Catacombs warriors had already crumpled to the ground. Li Zhen's full-powered strike had obliterated their very essence and spirit.

Zhang Tao hurried over, snatched the two boxes, and gave Li Zhen a thumbs-up. Impressive. That move was something else!

But Zhang Tao soon noticed that Li Zhen was having trouble standing. He was speechless. So you really were a Hero of One Sword, huh?

Zhang Tao didn't bother killing the other Rank 7 warriors anymore. He immediately withdrew, hoisted Li Zhen over his shoulder, and ran.

As he flew, he shouted, "You're just making trouble! You might as well have waited for me somewhere far away!"

Li Zhen curled his lip. He'd just killed two Rank 7 Catacombs warriors with one sword, for crying out loud. Did Zhang Tao have any idea how impressive that was?

After catching up with Su Changqing and the others, Zhang Tao made a casual turn, and they followed him naturally.

After flying for a while, Zhang Tao landed and said, "Dig a tunnel!"

Su Changqing and the others didn't know why, but they obeyed Zhang Tao without thinking. Some people were just born to lead.

Once they'd crawled inside, Zhang Tao restored the ground above them. Only then did he say, "Everyone, rest and recover. Things are probably going to get rough from here."

This time, they'd only caught the other side off guard. The next time wouldn't be so easy.

Li Zhen had already begun recovering his qi and blood. Zhang Tao took out some boxes and opened one. Inside, he found a fruit. He didn't know what it was, so he put it away and continued opening boxes.