Li Zhen couldn't be bothered to call Zhang Tao out on his act. In truth, Zhang Tao really did know about the Land of Kings' Battles. As a transmigrator, how could he not? He even knew more about it than the Heaven Suppressing King.
The two left the cave and flew toward the place where Su Changqing and the others were hiding. They didn't run into any of Zhu Wusheng's people along the way. After they knocked on the grass covering the cave, Su Changqing and the others quickly climbed out.
"Brother Su, we're going to the Rank 6 Domain now. Let's buy ourselves a few days first!" Zhang Tao said.
Su Changqing didn't understand why, but since Zhang Tao had said so, they could only follow him. Without Zhang Tao, the few of them wouldn't even be enough to fill Zhu Wusheng's teeth.
Following the Chaos Origin, Zhang Tao and the others soon found a weak spot in the Boundary Wall.
Zhang Tao glanced at the boundary before him and slashed without hesitation. In an instant, a gap appeared in the Boundary Wall. He looked through it, saw no one on the other side, and said, "Hurry up and get in!"
Li Zhen squeezed through first, followed by Su Changqing and the others. Once they were all through, Zhang Tao quickly squeezed in after them. As soon as he was gone, the Boundary Wall here immediately recovered, as if nothing had happened.
"By the way, Brother Su, how many weak spots are there in the Boundary Wall?" Zhang Tao suddenly asked.
Su Changqing blinked. "There shouldn't be many. Probably just this area."
Zhang Tao nodded. "Brother Su, you and the others stay here and keep watch. If any Rank 6 Catacomb warriors come, kill them. If any Rank 7 warriors cross over, kill them too. Tearing through the Boundary Wall isn't easy for them."
Then Zhang Tao added, "If you can't win, run. Got it?"
Su Changqing nodded and glanced at Li Zhen. Seeing that Li Zhen had no objections either, he gestured to the brothers beside him. They might as well cultivate here!
Zhang Tao took Li Zhen with him to locate the exit. Once they found it, Zhang Tao grinned. "Li Laoer, you'll guard the gate. I don't need to say more, do I?"
Li Zhen nodded. This guy Zhang Tao was ruthless. He was planning to wipe everyone out in the Rank 6 Domain.
But Li Zhen didn't think there was anything wrong with that. As long as they didn't let anyone out, who would ever find out?
"Rank 6 Domain, here I come!" Zhang Tao roared with laughter and charged through. This time, he was going on a killing spree.
The Rank 6 Domain was fairly peaceful at the moment. Not many people had come from the human side this time, and Zhenxing City hadn't sent any Rank 6 fighters at all. So the Catacomb warriors couldn't be bothered to start a fight. Everyone was searching for opportunities. Of course, if they happened to find one, a fight was only natural.
Zhang Tao released his mental power and began searching for Catacomb warriors, using himself as the center.
The moment he spotted anyone, he struck without a word. He didn't spare a single Catacomb warrior, whether they belonged to the Monster Plant Lineage, the Monster Life Lineage, or an Imperial Dynasty. If he ran into one, he cut them down.
With mental suppression and the God-Slaying Blade, even Rank 7 fighters were helpless, let alone Rank 6 ones.
After several hours, Zhang Tao honestly had no idea how many people he'd killed. A few of them seemed to have been True King Descendants. He'd killed them with a swift ambush, and they hadn't even known who had struck them before they died.
Zhang Tao had also found the richest corpses and collected three Storage Rings. They even contained two Mental Power Avatars, along with plenty of Life Essence and even more Energy Liquid. He transferred everything into his own Space Ring and pocketed the three Storage Rings.
The Rank 6 Domain was vast. After several hours, Zhang Tao hadn't covered much ground. The terrain had shifted along the way, but he hadn't followed its changes. He'd gone in a straight line, and whoever he ran into was simply out of luck.
At the entrance to the Rank 6 Domain, Li Zhen had already killed more than a dozen Rank 6 Catacomb warriors. They'd tried to get out, but how could he let them escape? Unfortunately, none of them were wealthy. The richest had only a little Energy Liquid on them, which left Li Zhen somewhat dissatisfied.
After clearing away the corpses, Li Zhen slipped into a nearby cave. Whenever anyone approached, he first used mental suppression, then killed them with a single sword strike. The Rank 6 Catacomb warriors didn't know about it. If they had, they'd surely have cursed him out. How shameless—he was already a Rank 7 expert, yet he was still resorting to ambushes!
Two days later, Zhang Tao even came across a few places of opportunity, but all they contained was Source-less Mental Power. He didn't need any, so he collected the remains of those predecessors instead. They'd be useful for young talents like Nan Yunyue, making them well worth keeping.
As for the people in the Rank 6 Domain, Zhang Tao had encountered very few lately. He didn't know if he'd killed them all, but he'd traveled for quite a while without running into a single Rank 6 Catacomb warrior.
Over these two days, Zhang Tao had made rapid progress tempering his skull. He estimated that in a few more days, he would finish tempering it and enter the Rank Eight Golden Body Realm.
When he reached the entrance, he found the area completely quiet. But he could still smell the blood in the air, so he grinned. "Li Laoer, come out!"
Li Zhen climbed out of the cave beside him. "What is it?"
Zhang Tao tossed him a Storage Ring. "This is for you. Let's go find Brother Su and the others. I'm guessing there aren't many people left in the Rank 6 Domain. Any survivors are probably hiding in ruins and cultivating."
Li Zhen took the ring with delight. He'd wanted a Storage Ring for a long time, but hadn't been comfortable asking his family for one. After fiddling with it, he slipped it onto his finger and said, "You're one lucky bastard. I've been guarding this place for two days, and all I've seen are paupers!"
Zhang Tao chuckled. Li Zhen could only blame his bad luck.
The two sensed for weak spots in the Boundary Wall and flew toward one. Sure enough, they didn't see anyone along the way. When they arrived, Su Changqing and the others were all sitting cross-legged nearby. A few corpses lay farther off; it seemed their harvest hadn't been much either.
When Zhang Tao and Li Zhen approached, they opened their eyes. Zhang Tao looked around and said, "We'll cultivate here for a few days. I found the remains of a predecessor. There's quite a lot of Source-less Mental Power inside. Give it a try!"
As he spoke, Zhang Tao took out the remains and activated them slightly. Mental power immediately spread through the area. Su Changqing and the others didn't even have time to thank him before hurriedly absorbing it.
After all, mental power was their main focus in cultivation right now. They hadn't reached the stage of tempering their skulls yet.
Li Zhen didn't absorb any. He wasn't short on mental power, and he was tempering his skull now.
Still, his speed was nowhere near Zhang Tao's.
Zhang Tao sat cross-legged as well and continued tempering his skull. He would reach Rank 8 in just a few days.
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