Do You Want to Go Out?

In fact, Xu Yuan had once had such a plan in his mind.

Using persuasion, they convinced the Barbarian King, this muscular alien, to directly break through this Dead Silence Underground Palace.

Although they are enemies, enemies whose hatred has been etched into their very bones during that protracted war, they now share a common goal.

go out.

We left this Dead Silence Underground Palace.

As a king with great talent and ambition, the Barbarian King should know how to make choices.

But now it seems that the idea was really naive.

Indeed, the Barbarian King might choose to cooperate with him because his people possess intelligence.

But there's a prerequisite,

He was the one who spoke first.

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As the giant bone-spiked fist drew ever closer, Xu Yuan finally sensed the almost insane killing intent in the Barbarian King's deep blue eyes, and the unparalleled power emanating from his fist.

Even injured and with only one arm, the Barbarian King was still able to kill Li Qingyan, who had lost the support of his army formation, in a single encounter.

They had absolutely no chance to negotiate, or even to speak.

Ignoring the damage to his meridians, Xu Yuan's Blood Origin Heart-Fall Technique. His vision turned blood red, and he entered a state similar to 'bullet time'.

The Barbarian King's enormous body resembled a demon god descended to earth, and the powerful, dark blue Source Qi emanating from his body permeated the earth's strata.

The instant the fist, studded with bone spurs, landed on the blood-red mirror...

The immense force pressed down, instantly turning the fungal carpet beneath Xu Yuan's feet into mud, and causing the hard stone surface tens of feet below to crack and sink.

In an instant, cracks began to appear in the Blood Mirror that had formed in front of Xu Yuan.

However, before Xu Yuan's scattered crimson Source Qi shattered, it condensed into new layers of Blood Mirror gleaming with a bewitching light, resisting the Barbarian King's earth-shattering punch.

A blend of dark blue and crimson light.

A sudden gust of wind arose, and the Source Qi contained within the punch shattered layer by layer from the five layers of transparent mirrors that shimmered with a bewitching blood-red light, like an endless sea.

The fist, undiminished in its force, hurtled towards Xu Yuan.

And at this time,

A massive, blood-red spiral bone spike materialized above their heads, its tip gleaming with a chilling, eerie blood-red light as it faced the Barbarian King. A layer of blood-ink landscape began to appear on the tip of Clear Speech's sword, which Xu Yuan held.

This was Xu Yuan's first time facing a powerhouse of this caliber head-on, and his physical instincts even overshadowed his actual combat skills.

"Changtian, don't try to take it head-on!"

A voice filled with anxiety suddenly rang in Xu Yuan's ear.

Although it was only for a moment, Li Qingyan had already realized what had happened.

Xu Yuan heard Li Qingyan's warning, but he didn't dodge, or at least not completely.

The massive, blood-red spiral bone spun and shot down, while the ink-dance Sword-Ray from the Clear Speech Sword also flashed out, slashing towards the Barbarian King's side ribs covered by hard keratin, and the Barbarian King's fist also struck his right shoulder.

Time stood still at this moment.

The next moment,

The collision of Source Qi nearly submerged the entire passageway, as if time and space were trembling and the air itself was being mercilessly torn apart.

Centered on Xu Yuan and the Barbarian King, a hurricane arose, shattering the passageway within a hundred-zhang radius with its immense power. The boulders that rolled down were pulverized in mid-air by the turbulent energy currents.

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Amidst the turbulent currents of Source Qi, Li Qingyan, holding Bai Muxi by the back of her neck, retreated rapidly, his crimson eyes fixed intently on the center of the battle.

Having fought for over a decade, she was well aware of the Barbarian King's fighting prowess.

In a battle of this level, while her current strength allows her to provide support, she could also become Xu Yuan's weakness if she's not careful.

The pent-up energy from the two streams shattered the stone walls, and the rising smoke covered the entire passageway. But the next moment, a howling hurricane swept away the smoke and dust at both ends of the passageway.

In Li Qingyan's view,

The surrounding passageways had been completely destroyed, with scattered rubble covering the ground.

The ten-foot-long, blood-red spiral bone spike struck the Barbarian King in the chest, its powerful force propelling him dozens of feet away.

Xu Yuan remained standing firmly in place even after taking the Barbarian King's punch.

Amidst the tremors of the Source Qi, everything temporarily returned to calm.

Xu Yuan held the Clear Speech Sword in his right hand, looking at the burly figure dozens of feet away.

Although the Blood Marrow Drill pierced the Barbarian King's hard keratin layer on his chest, it wasn't very deep. The deeper wound was probably caused to the Barbarian King's side ribs by the Blood Ink Jade Round Dance.

The stratum corneum there had been completely cut open, the wound was so deep that the bone was visible, and black blood was gushing out.

However, Xu Yuan did not see any panic on the Barbarian King's face. He gripped the blood marrow bone spur with his single arm and exerted force.

"Click."

The bone spur, over ten feet long, that pierced his chest instantly turned into specks of blood and dissipated into the air.

The Barbarian King stared at Xu Yuan with emotionless, deep blue eyes, refraining from further action. His heavy, deep voice carried a hint of solemnity. "I truly did not expect that you had also been teleported to this Underground Palace, and I Xu Changtian, would actually become Strange Ghost?"

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Xu Yuan didn't reply, but glanced down at the left arm that was growing rapidly beneath the blood-red sleeve.

The reason he was still standing there was not because he had gained the upper hand in the previous exchange, but because the Barbarian King's punch was too powerful, instantly knocking off his entire left arm.

He didn't even have a chance to be thrown backwards.

However, it must be said that the quality of this Blood Jade Glazed Robe is truly excellent.

The lower arms are gone, but the clothes are still perfectly intact.

And in this brief moment of reflection,

After a series of gurgling sounds of flesh growing back, Xu Yuan didn't even need to activate it; the Strange Ghost body had already caused his left arm to automatically regenerate.

I looked up at it, clenched my fist, and swung it a couple of times; I felt no foreign object at all.

The bodies of the Strange Ghost are truly terrifying.

Calmly raising his eyes, Xu Yuan's crimson Source Qi spread out, and several ten-foot-long crimson spiral bone spikes instantly solidified. Looking at the Barbarian King in the distance, he smiled:

"Yes, for the sake of power, I have temporarily become Strange Ghost."

After a pause, Xu Yuan chuckled softly again:

"But don't be nervous, I should be able to maintain human consciousness for a while."

The dark, eerie blue eyes narrowed slightly, and the Barbarian King's voice was deep and resonant:

Whether you are Strange Ghost or a human is none of my business.

Xu Yuan was decisive and efficient:

"Because I think we can cooperate."

Upon hearing this, the Barbarian King king instantly exuded a killing intent so intense it was almost tangible, and his lips twitched as if he were smiling.

"Cooperation? You, the young master of the Great Yan Prime Minister's Mansion, want to cooperate with me again?"

As he spoke,

The towering, muscular figure, several meters tall, slowly walked towards Xu Yuan from afar.

In the pitch-black passageway, the surrounding azure Source Qi made the Barbarian King appear like a demon crawling out of hell.

"Xu Changtian, I admit you are very strong now. Although I don't know why you, a mere Soul Condensation cultivator, can adapt to the strength of the Mortal Shedding, as long as you haven't mastered 'Intent,' even if you are Strange Ghost, you can't possibly be my match."

As they spoke,

The deep, bone-revealing wound on the Barbarian King's side began to disappear rapidly under the surrounding azure Source Qi, and within a few breaths it was completely healed.

meaning.

Upon seeing this scene, Xu Yuan suddenly understood something.

The "intention" that the maternal uncle and Xu Changge mentioned was not just the murderous aura in that single glance, but also something that high-level cultivators could not heal themselves.

No wonder Luo Xiran was still so confident after taking his "Falling Cherry Heavenly Dance" attack, saying that she was no match for him at all.

Because he had not mastered "intention," he was unable to harm her essence.

While pondering,

The Barbarian King had already walked several dozen feet away, staring at Xu Yuan and enunciating each word clearly:

"Your patience is running out, so you'd better hurry up and tell me what you want to cooperate with me on this time?"

Xu Yuan didn't waste any words. "I can take you out."

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A moment of silence,

The Barbarian King clenched his one-armed fist so tightly that the air seemed to vibrate.

"Take me out of here? Do you even know where you are?"

Xu Yuan's aura also began to rise, and the Clear Speech in his hand emitted a buzzing sound as he spoke, each word distinct and deliberate:

"Our Prime Minister's Mansion has information about this Strange Ghost Underground Palace."

Upon hearing this, the Barbarian King suddenly grinned:

"Just like that fox said, you still want to cooperate with me at this point?!"

fox?

Nan Jinxi?

Xu Yuan was slightly taken aback, then immediately thought of many things and asked, "Did Nan Jinxi also enter this Underground Palace?"

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Upon hearing this, the Barbarian King suddenly stopped in his tracks, his eyes filled with a maniacal smile. He took a skinned white fox from his storage space and casually tossed it to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Yes, but your subordinate has already been killed by me."

With its limbs shattered, a hole punched in its skull, and its demon core extracted, the three-foot-tall white fox was utterly lifeless.

He died.

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The moment Xu Yuan saw the white fox's corpse, his heart sank.

He didn't care about Nan Jinxi's death.

The Barbarian King was overwhelmingly powerful to Nan Jinxi. If she were to have such low fortune that she could enter the Underground Palace and encounter the Barbarian King, her death would be inevitable.

But before she died, she most likely convinced the Barbarian King of something that didn't exist.

Their own people, women and children, are already facing the onslaught of the Great Yan army under the command of Marquis of Martial Achievement, while their own army of hundreds of thousands is trapped within enemy territory, with a decisive battle imminent.

At this critical juncture, he, as the greatest hope of his people, was tricked and teleported to this unknown Underground Palace.

The Barbarian King's eagerness to leave was self-evident.

Xu Yuan could think of this, Nan Jinxi naturally could too. Xu Yuan could even guess how this fox would smear him.

If Nan Jinxi meets the Barbarian King, he will most likely guess that the teleportation when the Kunwu Mirror shattered brought him, Xu Yuan, and Li Qingyan here together.

She didn't need to explain herself too clearly; with insufficient information, saying too much would only lead to mistakes.

All they need to do is convince the Barbarian King that their previous teleportation into the Barbarian Tribe camp was a ruse, a ploy to make the Barbarian King, the only person who could potentially cause a change in the outcome, disappear before the final battle.

After all, the Kunwu Mirror that caused the four to teleport was severed by Li Qingyan using the power of his military formation.

The facts now facing the Barbarian King are all corroborating the lie that Nan Jinxi fabricated with her life.

If it weren't for the self-inflicted injury ruse, how would Xu Changtian have known how to get out of this Underground Palace?

If it weren't a ruse, why would there be a strange woman by your side Xu Changtian?

If it weren't for a self-inflicted injury, how could Xu Changtian have acquired the power of Strange Ghost comparable to that of the Barbarian King in less than ten days, while still retaining human consciousness?

If yellow mud gets into your crotch, even if it's not shit, it still looks like shit.

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In silence,

Licking his lips, Xu Yuan curled his lips into a strange smile and looked at the Barbarian King, asking softly:

"So, you now believe that our previous teleportation to your camp was actually a ruse?"

Upon hearing this, the Barbarian King took a deep breath, his bulging muscles trembling, and laughed coldly:

"How do you intend to explain this? By using your and Wu Yuan's noble status in the Great Yan to tell me that my life is not worthy of your risking?"

"Theoretically speaking, you should be a good match."

Xu Yuan shook his head, his voice serious. "From the perspective of the entire Great Yan and absolute rationality, using my and Qingyan's adventure to eliminate you, the only variable in the decisive battle, and ensuring the survival of the 300,000 elite troops of the Great Yan court and the safety of the Three Northern Prefectures, is entirely a worthwhile deal."

Upon hearing this, the Barbarian King stared at Xu Yuan, his body pulsating with a deep blue Source Qi, ready to attack at any moment.

So, is there anything else you'd like to say?

Xu Yuan took a deep breath, turned to look at Li Qingyan, and commanded in an unyielding tone:

"Qingyan, you guys leave first."

Having said that,

Xu Yuan turned to look at the Barbarian King again. "Your name is Chi Feng, right?"

The Barbarian King's eyes narrowed:

"You actually know my real name?"

Hearing the words "I'll be waiting for you in the cave" and the footsteps fading into the distance, Xu Yuan smiled slightly and transmitted his voice to the Barbarian King:

"My Prime Minister's Estate has far more sources of intelligence than you can imagine. I not only know your real name as the Barbarian King, but I also know that this Underground Palace should be the Holy City of your Barbarian Tribe."

"Heh, judging from your look, you don't seem to believe me. Well then, I, Xu Changtian, will be frank. Your so-called Holy City is located in the Heavenly Ghost Gorge. Oh, of course, that's what we in the Great Yan call the Heavenly Ghost Gorge. I'm not sure what your Barbarian Tribe call it, but in any case, it's in a canyon. I'm not wrong, am I?"

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Upon hearing this, the Barbarian King's breath hitched.

He thought of Marquis of Martial Achievement, who was continuing his northward advance, in case the Holy City was exposed.

Xu Yuan, carrying the Clear Speech Sword, walked towards the Barbarian King, saying slowly as he went:

"Don't be too nervous. Our Great Yan Dynasty is not only divided into the court and sects, but also into the royal family and the prime minister's Prime Minister's Mansion. Marquis of Martial Achievement is a loyal royalist, and he doesn't know this news. It has been almost ten days since we entered this Underground Palace. Perhaps the Barbarian Tribe army has already fallen, but the Holy City should still be saved."

Do you think I'll believe you?

Believe it or not, it's up to you.

Xu Yuan interrupted him, the Clear Speech Sword in his hand swaying lightly, the ink-black gleam at its tip drawing graceful arcs in the air:

"Chi Feng, I know very well that people like you and Qingyan, once they've made up their minds about something, won't be swayed by others. That's probably a quality or virtue that an excellent commander should have. Since you've already decided that this teleportation is a ruse on our part, I won't say anything more."

Speaking of this,

Xu Yuan had already stopped in front of Chi Feng, and looked up at the Barbarian Tribe Alien King who was twice his height:

"I'll ask you one more time, do you want to leave?"