Turmoil 1

Last time, he hadn't consumed much of the Heavenly Gold Lotus before his spiritual power reached 3000 Hz. It was possible that because he had transmigrated, his soul was inherently powerful, causing his spiritual power to rise along with it.

Therefore, Zhang Tao still had quite a bit of the Heavenly Gold Lotus left. It was perfect to give to Nan Yunyue now; this way, Nan Yunyue would soon be able to manifest her spiritual power. Coupled with the medicinal effects of the Heavenly Gold Lotus and the method for cultivating spiritual power, he believed that with Nan Yunyue's aptitude, it wouldn't be long before she could also reach Rank 8.

It was just that after Rank 8, if she wanted to advance quickly again, it would likely be difficult, as no one would be giving her Indestructible Substance anymore.

Upon hearing Zhang Tao's words, Nan Yunyue was overjoyed and scrambled to her feet. The fact that he was already Rank 8 was set in stone, and for an unchangeable fact, Nan Yunyue could only bury her head and try to catch up.

With a treasure like the Heavenly Gold Lotus, she believed she would soon reach Rank 8 as well. By then, it wouldn't be impossible for her to keep pace with these two guys.

After all, these two guys didn't even take her along when they went down to the Catacombs anymore.

After taking out the Heavenly Gold Lotus and handing it to Nan Yunyue, she left without even saying a word. There was no help for it; she really had no interest in fighting anymore. Originally, she had wanted to show off that she would soon catch up to these two, but as it turned out, they were already Rank 8 and had long since left her in the dust.

Nan Yunyue certainly wouldn't waste her time here.

"Heh, this woman..." Li Zhen rolled his eyes, while Zhang Tao just shrugged and said nothing.

After all, there weren't many people left who dared to chase after their footsteps.

"Then I'm going back to cultivate as well. I originally wanted to share some resources with you, but it seems that won't be necessary now!" Li Zhen waved his hand, also preparing to return to his cultivation. Now, anything said was hollow; only strength was real.

"Mm, then I won't see you out!" Zhang Tao also waved his hand.

Just as Li Zhen reached the bottom floor, Nan Yunyue came running back, shouting loudly: "Zhang Tao, hurry up! The Academy Head is calling for you. The Catacombs are in turmoil!"

Zhang Tao was stunned and immediately flew down. Li Zhen soon followed, saying: "The Catacombs are in turmoil? Could it be..."

Li Zhen thought of what they had done in the Land of King Battles in the Catacombs; could this be the Catacombs' retaliation?

Zhang Tao shook his head. He wasn't sure either, but it was very likely.

Seeing Zhang Tao and Li Zhen fly off just like that without even saying goodbye, Nan Yunyue cursed under her breath. However, it was clearly not the time to dwell on such things, so she also headed rapidly toward the Culture Academy.

Upon arriving, Zhang Tao went straight to find Li Xianling and asked: "Academy Head, what happened? Where is the unrest?"

Li Xianling was on the phone at the moment, clearly mobilizing manpower, and said: "The Catacombs everywhere are in turmoil, but the most severe is the Forbidden City Catacombs. Zhang Tao, you two go to the Forbidden City Catacombs to provide support first. If it's not possible, I authorize you to retreat!"

Zhang Tao immediately said: "Yes!"

Without another word, he grabbed the God-Slaying Blade and headed for the Forbidden City Catacombs. Li Zhen followed behind. When Nan Yunyue saw the two of them emerge, she hurriedly left the Heavenly Gold Lotus at the Culture Academy and chased after them.

Entering the Forbidden City Catacombs, the area was already under martial law. The Rank 9 Grandmaster, Guo Weicheng, stood on the city wall with a solemn expression, radiating a powerful aura.

Zhang Tao and Li Zhen went to find the Rank 8 team. Sure enough, quite a few Rank 8s had already gathered together.

Seeing Li Zhen and Zhang Tao head toward the Rank 8 group, Nan Yunyue didn't say a word and went to find the Rank 6 team. Once a war started, that was how it was: one had to quickly find their own position to be better deployed.

"Holy crap, kid Zhang, you're Rank 8?" Wang Zanghai stared with his dead-fish eyes and exclaimed in disbelief.

"Little Tao, are you really Rank 8?" At this moment, Xie Zhaoyang also wore a look of utter disbelief.

One had to know, he had been at Rank 7 for over a decade. It was only recently, after Li Xianling found him and taught him the spiritual power cultivation technique, that he had broken through in one go to become Rank 8. And yet, here was his little brother, also Rank 8, catching up to him so quickly. It really made Xie Zhaoyang feel quite stifled.

It was too fast; it had only been a few days.

Zhang Tao smiled, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. Surprised, aren't you? I'm just that fast!

Li Zhen followed behind Zhang Tao, looking displeased. I'm Rank 8 too, why didn't anyone come to ask me?

There was no help for it; this was personal charisma. Zhang Tao was simply more eye-catching than Li Zhen.

"Kid Zhang, lend me that blade to use. Today, your big brother will take you for a ride!" Wang Zanghai immediately leaned in close to Zhang Tao and whispered.

Last time in the Kyoto Catacombs, he had gotten a taste of the benefits of using the God-Slaying Blade, so naturally, he wanted to borrow it. Zhang Tao curled his lip. Dreaming, are you? If I give it to you, what will I use?

One had to know that Zhang Tao was already Rank 8, and his own divine weapon was only Rank 7, which was no longer very handy. The God-Slaying Blade didn't have this concern; it could be used all the way to the Apex, and even after finding someone to repair it, it could be used until one became an Emperor.

The God-Slaying Blade was, after all, the weapon of the Western Emperor.

Thinking about repairing the God-Slaying Blade, Zhang Tao's eyes brightened. The God Forger was still locked up in Zhenxing City; once he reached the Apex, it wouldn't be impossible to go pay a visit.

Of course, if he went, he would definitely bring the Cat along. After all, he wasn't familiar with the God Forger, but the Cat's divine artifacts were all forged by him, which showed that the friendship between the God Forger and the Cat must be very deep.

"Brother Little Tao, lend me that blade!" At this moment, Xu Yingcang also spoke up. He also felt that with that blade in hand, he could kill more. He was still reminiscing about the last time in Kyoto, but unfortunately, after the guy self-destructed, he had lost his combat effectiveness.

"Get lost!" Wang Zanghai kicked Xu Yingcang away immediately. Damn it, I haven't even gotten my hands on it yet, and you want it? Dreaming, are you?

Kicked, Xu Yingcang looked at Wang Zanghai with resentment. Old thing, no martial ethics, huh?

"Senior Wang, I still need to use it this time!" Zhang Tao said with a helpless, bitter smile.

Wang Zanghai sighed. That's true, he's Rank 8 now too. At his speed, who knows, maybe one day he'll be a Rank 9 Grandmaster.

"By the way, Senior Wang, what's the situation this time?" Zhang Tao hurriedly changed the subject and asked.

Wang Zanghai shook his head and said: "I don't know. I only know that this time the Catacombs are playing for real. All the Catacombs are in turmoil, and our Forbidden City Catacombs are the most severe. It seems like all the cities have united; no one knows what they're planning!"

Zhang Tao was stunned. All the cities in the Forbidden City Catacombs had united? Was this even possible?

Currently, in the Forbidden City Catacombs, there seemed to be only two Rank 9 Grandmasters. Zhang Tao only recognized one of them, Grandmaster Guo Weicheng; he hadn't seen the other one.

Clearly, no one was going to introduce that Rank 9 to Zhang Tao right now!