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Zhu Wusheng in the Rank 7 Domain had been feeling quite frustrated lately. He had been searching for days, yet he couldn't find Zhang Tao and his group anywhere, as if they had simply vanished into thin air.

It left him with nowhere to vent his energy, like throwing a punch into a pile of cotton.

After cursing bitterly, Zhu Wusheng began searching for ruins. Regardless of anything else, stumbling upon ruins could still lead to opportunities; if he were lucky, he might even accelerate his breakthrough to Rank 8.

In the Catacombs, strength was the foundation of everything. The only reason he was so obsessed with hunting down Li Zhen was because the reward for killing him was so high. Now that he couldn't find anyone, he had no choice but to settle for second best.

"My lord, is it possible they went to the Rank 6 Domain?" a commander beside Zhu Wusheng whispered at this moment.

Zhu Wusheng was stunned. They went to the Rank 6 Domain? Could they really be that shameless?

Thinking back to how Zhang Tao had ambushed them the moment they arrived without a shred of martial integrity, he suddenly shuddered. Come to think of it, it was actually quite possible.

After all, it wasn't the first or second time the people from the Land of Rebirth had shown their lack of shame.

"Let's go, we're going to the Rank 6 Domain to take a look!" Zhu Wusheng shouted immediately, no longer mentioning any search for opportunities. Li Zhen was his greatest opportunity.

At this moment, Zhang Tao was already refining his final skull bone. He didn't lack Indestructible Substance, and using it for refinement was much faster.

The moment he finished refining the last skull bone and channeled his vital energy, he stepped into the Rank 8 realm. A brilliant golden light erupted from his body, causing even Li Zhen and the others who were meditating nearby to open their eyes.

"Rank 8... he's reached Rank 8?" Su Changqing said, dumbfounded. This was just too fast. Compared to Zhang Tao's cultivation speed, they felt like they were crawling like turtles.

One had to remember, they had only just heard that Zhang Tao was Rank 7, and by the time he reached Zhenxing City, he was already at the late stage of Rank 7. It had only been a few days since they entered, and he had already reached Rank 8. Even riding a rocket wouldn't be this fast.

Li Zhen felt the same. He was considered a genius with exceptional talent and no shortage of cultivation resources, yet he still needed to refine about twenty more skull bones before reaching Rank 8. Seeing that Zhang Tao had already made it, Li Zhen couldn't help but feel a sense of defeat.

Zhang Tao retracted his golden light and clenched his fists. Not bad, he was Rank 8 now. He felt much stronger than before. The gap between Rank 8 and Rank 7 was still significant; the biggest difference was that Rank 8 could use Indestructible Substance in combat. This Indestructible Substance, previously used only for defense, was also known as Destruction Power.

Just then, a hole appeared in the Boundary Wall nearby, and a person's head poked through. Zhang Tao was startled, then immediately flew up and pressed himself against the Boundary Wall. Su Changqing and the others reacted quickly, following suit and pressing themselves against the wall.

After the man's head poked out, he looked left and right. Finding no one, he began to squeeze through the Boundary Wall with all his might, shouting, "My lord, there's no one here!"

Zhu Wusheng, on the other side, nodded and said, "Cross the boundary!"

Immediately, several Rank 7s began to break through the Boundary Wall, trying to squeeze inside. They didn't have Zhang Tao's God-Slaying Blade, so naturally, getting through wasn't that easy.

Seeing over a dozen Rank 7s trying to squeeze through the Boundary Wall, Zhang Tao couldn't help but smile. Wasn't this just pure suicide?

After sending a mental message to Li Zhen and the others, Zhang Tao dove down instantly. With a slash of his God-Slaying Blade, the heads of three Rank 7s were severed.

Li Zhen and the others also struck in succession. In nearly an instant, ten Rank 7s had their heads rolling on the ground. The Rank 7s who had been struggling to squeeze through suddenly stopped moving. Zhu Wusheng finally reacted and flew into a rage, pulling the ten people back, only to find they were all headless corpses.

Zhu Wusheng felt a chill run through him. He had originally brought over forty people, but Zhang Tao had killed over ten at the entrance, and now another ten were lost. With only twenty or so people left, Zhu Wusheng suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold.

"Retreat!" Zhu Wusheng roared. He didn't want to stay here any longer.

However, a massive crack suddenly appeared in the Boundary Wall, and Zhang Tao charged out first, his God-Slaying Blade slashing toward a Rank 7. Li Zhen and the others followed closely, all launching their attacks.

Zhu Wusheng was horrified. This group had actually charged out, and that incredibly sturdy Boundary Wall had been sliced open with a single strike.

Seeing Zhang Tao kill a Rank 7 in an instant, Zhu Wusheng hurriedly fished a Mental Power Avatar out of his ring and roared, "Don't come any closer, or we'll all perish together!"

This was his final trump card. He knew that if he didn't stop Zhang Tao immediately, he would surely die.

Hearing Zhu Wusheng's words, Li Zhen and the others stopped their movements. There was no helping it; a Mental Power Avatar in this place was a guaranteed kill. If things went wrong, everyone would be finished.

Zhang Tao, however, ignored him and roared, "Kill them! At worst, we die, but don't let Zhu Wusheng escape!"

Seeing Zhang Tao's reckless attitude, Li Zhen was speechless. If you really didn't care, you wouldn't have said "don't let Zhu Wusheng escape." Wasn't that just a roundabout way of warning the guy to run?

Sure enough, seeing Zhang Tao act this way, Zhu Wusheng panicked. As the saying went, "Better a dead friend than a dead self." As a True King Descendant, how could he be willing to die?

Zhu Wusheng made a decision in an instant: he couldn't save this group, so he had better run!

Zhu Wusheng fled immediately. Seeing him run, Zhang Tao breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, he had his own trump card here; if Zhu Wusheng had really tried to take them down with him, he would have just taken Li Zhen and the others back into the Rank 6 Domain. After all, they were right at the Boundary Wall, allowing them to advance or retreat at will.

The remaining Rank 7s also suffered a collapse in morale and fled in all directions. Zhang Tao chased down a few, but the rest were beyond his reach. This time, they had killed over a dozen more; it could be called a great victory.

"Not bad, Rank 7s are indeed wealthier than Rank 6s!" Zhang Tao collected the spoils of war, even managing to snag three storage rings. It felt absolutely fantastic.

"What do we do now?" Li Zhen asked. He didn't say anything about Zhang Tao taking all the loot, knowing that Zhang Tao taking it was better than Zhenxing City taking it—after all, the people in Zhenxing City lived relatively comfortable lives.

Su Changqing and the others had no objections either. The main reason was that Zhang Tao was too fierce, and the guy was a madman who didn't fear death. He hadn't even flinched when the enemy brought out a Mental Power Avatar. They didn't want to offend a ruthless person with infinite potential over such a small amount of loot.

"We're going back to the Rank 6 Domain, of course!" Zhang Tao said without a second thought.

Li Zhen, Su Changqing, and the others were filled with question marks. Going back to the Rank 6 Domain? Was he really that obsessed with wiping out everyone in the Rank 6 Domain? Li Zhen even began to sympathize with the Rank 6s of the Catacombs. Running into someone this shameless was truly their bad luck.

One had to realize, Zhang Tao was already Rank 8 now, yet he still wanted to slum it in the Rank 6 Domain. If that wasn't bad luck, what was?