The exit of the Secret Realm of Kings connects to a vast mountain range.
Compared to other places, this place is far from many cities in the Federation. The mountains are steep and the wind blows coldly. It can be said to be one of the few places in the Federation suitable for High-Tier Martial Artist to fight.
At this moment, the atmosphere within the mountains was extremely heavy, with a chilling sense of impending Killing Intent permeating the air.
Before a massive, illusory portal of light.
A burly man, shirtless, stood calmly in the cold wind, his arms crossed. His back was adorned with lifelike Divine Lion Pattern, and he had a thick, golden beard. The imposing aura emanating from him was breathtaking.
One of the Federation's Ten Kings, Lionheart King, Andesite.
Behind him.
Several days ago, a Federation army consisting of tens of thousands of low-level martial artists had quietly arrived and set up camp here under his casual cover.
This doesn't seem like a friendly welcome.
"..."
Isabella silently walked forward and stood beside the Lionheart King, her cold voice revealing a hint of doubt:
"It's just welcoming a few foreign guests, is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"
She had long held objections to this.
But the commander of this operation was the supreme Temple Cult Master, who was also a mentor she acknowledged.
That's why I never asked the question.
Now that the Secret Realm is about to close, the Knight King finally has the opportunity to voice his doubts.
Is it really necessary to bring two crucial Federation Kings, along with a large number of Federation troops, here just to welcome a few foreign martial artists at the Martial Infant Realm?
It wasn't that this Knight King despised the weak; it was simply that she felt the Federation's ruler had more important things to do.
"Knight King, you're mistaken about that."
In response to her question, Andesite replied with a smile, "They are not ordinary foreign martial artists. White Country and Huaxia are superpowers, and those who came this time are all the best in their respective countries."
"To value them is to value the relationship between the two countries and the Federation, and that is how we should welcome them."
"Yeah?"
Isabella frowned, still finding the reason somewhat far-fetched.
But considering that extremely young Martial Infant Realm Seventh Level, and the tragic state of the two from the Golden Moon Country...
She eventually dismissed her doubts and even nodded in agreement:
You make a very good point.
She looked in the direction of the portal, then asked, "So, is there anything I should say on behalf of the Federation Temple?"
From an objective perspective
Whether in terms of status within the temple or the overall strength of both sides, she was a step above the Lionheart King.
Therefore, it is more appropriate for them to appear as representatives of the temple.
Hence this question.
However, to outsiders, these words sounded as if they were saying that "Lionheart King is unworthy to be a representative of the temple."
It's not true, but it sounds particularly jarring.
"... Need not."
Sure enough, I heard this.
Andesite's lips twitched slightly. "I'll say it."
Even the gloom that he had previously concealed well in his eyes deepened at this moment.
That stubborn, damned woman! Doesn't she ever consider whether her words might offend someone?
Throughout the entire Federation, few dared to speak to him like that.
Unfortunately, Isabella in front of us is one of them.
Even among the Federation kings, there are different ranks within the temple.
Andesite's status is not low.
But Isabella happened to be of a very high status.
This is unavoidable.
After all, she was young and powerful, having reached the realm of a king at just over three hundred years old, and was even hailed as the second genius in the Federation's thousand-year history.
Second only to the current Temple Cult Master.
His reputation as a resilient and indomitable Knight King is soaring in China.
It can be said that if the other Federation kings hadn't been too busy, and if the task of [killing Ye Li] hadn't been so high priority, it would have been a different story.
The temple would never send Isabella to accompany Andesite on such a mission.
If the details of such a mission are exposed, the participants will not only be branded as "inciting war between two countries," but will also be relentlessly hunted down by the Huaxia Qingyi Bureau.
Fortunately, this place had already been sealed off by Array Formation.
Within a radius of ten thousand miles, all irrelevant personnel have long been eliminated.
Once the Secret Realm closes, we can kill Ye Li and that enforcer from Huaxia, and then place restrictions on the others to ensure that no one knows the inside story.
Of course, this is all predicated on Ye Li coming out alive...
Thinking of this, Andesite smiled knowingly.
With three Martial Infant Realm and six veteran Divine Mansion Realm experts, even the former Peak Divine Mansion Realm Temple Cult Master would have been easily defeated.
Therefore, he actually had no intention of taking action.
Even the army was stationed twenty miles away from Guangmen, showing no intention of engaging in battle; the atmosphere was merely somewhat tense.
This is one of the reasons why Isabella dispelled her doubts.
"Ye Li..."
Andesite looked up at the portal, his smile unchanged, "Not bad talent, just a bit unlucky."
He couldn't believe the other party had any chance of escaping.
The personnel for this ambush were specially prepared for Ye Li by the Temple Cult Master.
For those peerless geniuses at the Peak Divine Mansion Realm, then we should surround and kill them as if they were powerful Martial Infant Realm.
To this end, a precious Seventh Tier Treasured Artifacts was also provided, with the aim of cutting off all of the boy's paths to survival!
Boom--
Just then, the ethereal portal in front of them began to tremble.
Streaks of light shot out from within and landed steadily in front of the light gate.
They were only a few miles away from the Lionheart King with flowing hair and beard.
For a Seventh Tier martial artist, this distance is practically nothing.
"..."
As the light gate dissipated.
Andesite's brows furrowed, and then a deep sense of horror welled up in his eyes:
"They're all dead?!"
His utterly astonished voice echoed through the mountains.
Within his field of vision.
Only six figures emerged from the Secret Realm of Kings.
None of them were warriors dispatched by the Federation!
Even the three Martial Infant Realm on whom high hopes were placed have not yet been found.
"What happened?"
Seeing this, Isabella also sensed something was wrong and glanced at the six people in front of her.
A hint of bewilderment crossed her resolute face. "Where are the Federation's warriors?"
As he asked the question, he saw the White-robed Youth had left a deep impression on him slowly walking towards him.
In response to the Knight King's questioning.
The White-robed Youth remained silent.
His steps were calm and slow, yet Andesite sensed an extremely strong sense of danger approaching!