A Little Something

After listening to Li Zhen, Zhang Tao pondered for a moment and said, "Follow me to find Zhu Wusheng and the others first; we'll discuss the rest later!"

Li Zhen naturally had no objections. After the group prepared themselves, they headed in the direction mentioned by the Rank 7 Catacombs warrior. While they were still some distance away, Zhang Tao sensed Zhu Wusheng and his party. There were over thirty Rank 7 warriors over there, including quite a few at the peak of Rank 7.

Zhang Tao silently estimated the situation. If they charged in head-on, he would be fine, but Su Changqing and the others would likely be in trouble. Therefore, Zhang Tao whispered, "Li Zhen, go lure some Monster Beasts over!"

Li Zhen didn't say a word and left immediately.

He didn't need to worry about the timing this time; Zhang Tao would handle the arrangements.

After Li Zhen left, Zhang Tao counted silently. When the time came, he drew his God-Slaying Blade and said, "Dig a hole here and set an ambush. I'll lure them over in a moment! Don't move until I give the signal!"

Having said that, Zhang Tao flew off. Su Changqing and the others looked at each other, then immediately began digging; they would just do as they were told.

At this moment, Zhang Tao did not conceal his aura; instead, he pushed it to the maximum, and the God-Slaying Blade in his hand glowed with a blood-red light.

So, before Zhang Tao even arrived, Zhu Wusheng and the others sensed him. Their expressions turned solemn one by one. Zhu Wusheng, in particular, stared at Zhang Tao with bloodshot eyes. It was because of Zhang Tao that he had lost so much face. He had originally intended to kill the True King Descendant, but he had been outmaneuvered at the entrance, which had severely damaged Zhu Wusheng's reputation.

Now, seeing his enemy, his hatred flared. Zhu Wusheng had already signaled the few peak Rank 7 warriors beside him. They now knew that the blade in Zhang Tao's hand was likely a high-grade divine weapon—after all, even a Rank 7 Divine Weapon couldn't withstand a single strike from him. They didn't intend to clash head-on, but rather to wear Zhang Tao down.

With over thirty Rank 7 warriors on their side, they didn't believe they couldn't grind Zhang Tao to death.

It had to be said that Zhu Wusheng was quite capable. When Zhang Tao slashed down, those peak Rank 7 warriors struck simultaneously, pooling all their energy together to neutralize his blade.

The effect was significant. Although Zhang Tao's strike was powerful, his own cultivation was still a hard limitation. Even if he could insta-kill a peak Rank 7, the combined burst from several peak Rank 7 warriors was enough to negate his attack.

"Attack together, don't break formation!" Zhu Wusheng continued to shout. He had already rehearsed this scenario in his mind many times regarding Zhang Tao.

Zhang Tao looked at Zhu Wusheng with surprise. Good guy, this fellow had some tricks up his sleeve; he had indeed underestimated the geniuses of the Catacombs.

At this moment, Zhang Tao couldn't even get close. His greatest advantage was the sharpness of the God-Slaying Blade, but Zhu Wusheng knew this, so he kept his men intentionally controlling the distance to wear Zhang Tao down.

Seeing that Zhang Tao was actually trying to run, Zhu Wusheng methodically ordered his men to follow. Once bitten, twice shy; Zhu Wusheng hadn't seen the True King Descendant and knew that these people might be up to no good.

"Tsk tsk, he's got some talent!" While flying forward, Zhang Tao couldn't help but feel a bit frustrated. This fellow Zhu Wusheng truly understood the essence of "the enemy advances, we retreat; the enemy retreats, we harass."

After flying past the hiding spot of Su Changqing and the others, Zhang Tao didn't call out. After all, Zhu Wusheng was well-organized this time; if Su Changqing and the others came out, they might end up being counter-killed.

Su Changqing had actually been peeking out with one eye. Seeing Zhang Tao fly away without calling for them to attack, he was momentarily stunned, not knowing what to do.

"Brother Su, what should we do? Zhang Tao seems to have flown away!" a Rank 7 from Zhenxing City said in a muffled voice.

Su Changqing sighed helplessly and said, "Let's just wait here. If Zhang Tao didn't call us, there must be a reason!"

The others didn't speak and could only continue to hide in the hole.

After flying a distance away, Zhang Tao ran into Li Zhen. Behind Li Zhen, more than a dozen Monster Beasts were in pursuit.

"Zhang Tao?" Li Zhen called out. This wasn't according to the plan.

Zhang Tao didn't answer; instead, he grabbed Li Zhen and flew to the side. When Zhu Wusheng saw Li Zhen and the Monster Beasts behind him, he sneered. Trying this trick again? Did they really think they were fools? Did they think they could use the same old trick forever?

Thus, Zhu Wusheng waved his hand, and the Catacombs' Rank 7 warriors retreated in unison. Sure enough, those Monster Beasts chased after Zhang Tao and Li Zhen.

Zhu Wusheng followed unhurriedly behind; at this moment, he intended to be the oriole behind the mantis.

"Zhang Tao, what now?" Li Zhen asked. After all, the original plan wasn't working; Zhu Wusheng wasn't stupid.

Zhang Tao glanced back, also feeling a headache, and said, "Forget it, let's shake off the Monster Beasts behind us first!"

The reason he hadn't said it until now was to lead these people far enough away to avoid revealing the hiding spot of Su Changqing and the others.

Now that the distance was sufficient, he could naturally accelerate.

As Zhang Tao and Li Zhen increased their speed, the Monster Beasts gradually couldn't keep up. Zhu Wusheng, who was following behind the beasts, frowned; this didn't seem to be going well.

However, if they tried to overtake the beasts, they would surely be attacked by them, and for a moment, Zhu Wusheng was at a loss.

Before long, Zhang Tao and Li Zhen shook off the Monster Beasts. As for Zhu Wusheng and his party, who were trailing behind the beasts, they couldn't even see a shadow of Zhang Tao and Li Zhen anymore.

In the end, Zhu Wusheng could only land and wait for the next opportunity.

Zhang Tao and Li Zhen found a small hillside, dug a hole, and crawled inside. Li Zhen said with a mocking tone, "Underestimated the geniuses of the Catacombs, didn't you?"

Zhang Tao chuckled and didn't deny it. True, he had underestimated them. However, it wasn't like there was no way around it. In a few more days, he would be able to finish tempering his skull, and by then, he would be Rank 8. Killing them would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it?

After staying in the hole for a while, Zhang Tao said, "Let's go, we'll find Su Changqing and the others, then go mess around in the Rank 6 Domain!"

Li Zhen was stunned, then rolled his eyes. This guy Zhang Tao was truly shameless. He was already at the peak of Rank 7, yet he wanted to go to the Rank 6 Domain; one could easily guess what this guy was planning!

"Zhang Tao, you still need to be careful. Many of these guys are True King Descendants, and some might have a Mental Power Avatar of a True King. If they throw that out, it might end in mutual destruction. I heard from my ancestor that this is a chaotic zone. Once an Apex's Mental Power Avatar appears, it's very likely to attract an attack from the Great Mask, and even a Rank 9 wouldn't be able to withstand that!" Li Zhen hurriedly explained, fearing that Zhang Tao didn't understand the situation here.

Zhang Tao nodded and said, "I know!"

Li Zhen was instantly speechless. You know what, you idiot? Where the hell did you find that out? Even I heard it for the first time, how could you possibly know?