Did I Say Something Wrong?
Southern Region, Dongfang Clan.
Dongfang Jun arrived at a building within the clan's territory.
"Chieftain, what brings you here again?"
The elder guarding this place spoke up.
Dongfang Jun gently shook his head and said:
For some reason, I have a bad feeling about today, like something is about to happen.
As he spoke, he looked in the direction of the building and asked:
"How are the younger generation of the clans doing in the secret realm?"
Upon hearing this, the clan elder smiled and said:
"There have been no new casualties in the past few days, so the clan leader can rest assured. These little ones are all very clever; nothing will happen..."
Before he could finish speaking, Dongfang Jun suddenly made a shushing gesture.
"What is that sound?" Dongfang Jun asked, frowning.
"A voice?" The elder was taken aback, then listened intently.
The next moment, his expression changed drastically, and he instantly disappeared into the building.
Dongfang Jun's heart tightened, and he quickly followed.
He quickly realized what the sound was.
The sound of the Soul Jade shattering.
Moreover, they arrived at just the right time, neither too early nor too late, to witness the explosion of the soul tablet.
One after another.
In a short time, all twenty-odd Soul Jade fragments shattered.
Dongfang Jun's face instantly turned extremely ugly as he stared intently at the names beneath the jade tablets.
These Soul Jade pieces all belong to the younger generation of the clan who entered the secret realm.
What exactly happened in the secret realm?
Dongfang Jun spoke each word with a pained expression, his heart bleeding.
There weren't many promising young members of the Lineage to begin with, and now those who have died are the best of them.
Beside him, the elder swallowed hard, a look of confusion on his face.
Did I say something wrong just now?
The secret realm, located at the Nine-Story Tower where the descendants of various factions reside.
"So much time has passed, and only one person has entered the eighth floor?"
Looking at the light emanating from the tower, everyone looked surprised.
From this perspective, the gap is quite large.
"More and more people are entering the seventh floor."
"It doesn't seem to be very useful. The gap is still too big. I estimate there's a significant difference between the seventh and eighth floors."
"I just don't know who it is, and whether they'll be able to continue into the ninth level."
As everyone was discussing, the light on the eighth floor flashed and then went out.
"Is this a failure or a success?"
Countless eyes turned to look intently.
Suddenly, a spot of light lit up on the ninth floor of the tower.
"Someone has actually made it to the ninth floor!"
For a moment, everyone present was taken aback.
Buzz buzz buzz!
Suddenly, the Nine-Story Tower began to tremble.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, light shot out from each level, and then, drawn by the power, converged towards the location of the ninth level.
In an instant, the light converged, resembling a galaxy.
"It really is like that." Someone took a deep breath, staring intently at the scene.
The winner takes all; whoever enters the ninth floor gains access to all the light within the Nine-Story Tower!
In an instant, countless people looked on with envy.
Suddenly, the window on the ninth floor enlarged, and a dazzling ray of light extended out from it, forming a long bridge of light.
A figure slowly emerged from the ninth floor.
Surrounded by countless rays of light, the Nine-Story Tower mark on her jade-like arm was fully illuminated.
Countless people gazed at this face, and for a moment, some were filled with emotion, some with shock, and some with envy.
This figure was none other than Jiang Xin, the leader of the Seven Heroes of the Extreme Arms Holy Land!
"It really is Jiang Xin. I never expected that she would ultimately take the Saint King from this Nine-Story Tower. It's truly unexpected."
"Back then in the Zither Sound Valley, the Buddhist Order disciples had Sudden Enlightenment, which improved their strength. Unexpectedly, they still can't compare to Jiang Xin now. It seems that Jiang Xin must have gained a lot in the Zither Sound Valley."
"Now that everyone has reached the ninth level, why haven't we seen Dai Tianfeng from the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty yet? Is he deliberately hiding his identity, or is he simply not interested in this place? Jiang Xin has already lit up the entire mark. At this rate, Jiang Xin is practically guaranteed to be number one in this Struggle of the Heaven's Chosen of the four domains."
Dai Tianfeng's absence has left everyone extremely curious and puzzled.
What could possibly be keeping the other person so busy that they can't get away?
Just as everyone was thinking, Jiang Xin stood up, glanced around the field, then boarded the flying boat and headed away into the distance.
Suddenly, the Nine-Story Tower rose into the air.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, the Nine-Story Tower began to rotate.
One by one, figures were flung out as they spun around, shooting into the distance, leaving everyone dumbfounded.
"Even though some people have reached the Nine-Story Tower, surely the others shouldn't be in such a terrible state?!"
After throwing everyone off, the Nine-Story Tower returned to the ground and began to sink into the earth.
Brush.
With a flash, he was revealed to be Buddhist Order disciple.
Judging from his expression, he was clearly not at peace at the moment.
Some observant individuals noticed it quickly.
The light Wujie was significantly less than when he first entered the tower.
Even the mark of the Nine-Story Tower, only two stories are now lit up.
Surrounding him, a surge of Buddhist light, accompanied by his chanting, coalesced into towering Buddhist figures that moved toward the pagoda, seemingly to prevent its descent.
However, this was of no use. A flash of light appeared on the tower, and all the Buddha images collapsed. Wujie immediately struck as if he had been seriously injured, and his figure retreated.
At the same time, the Nine-Story Tower completely disappeared from everyone's sight, sinking underground and becoming impossible to find.
"That's it, it's over?"
Someone spoke softly, their face full of uncertainty.
We've waited so long for this Nine-Story Tower.
Unexpectedly, it ended in such a short time, even disappearing completely, leaving no room for others to try.
This feeling is somewhat unreal.
While many people were still struggling with the situation here.
Suddenly, someone exclaimed softly, their figure soaring into the air, pointing into the distance, and said:
"Look, what's that?"
Countless eyes were on them.
In the distance, a thin black line can be faintly seen extending into the air.
Although it was difficult to see clearly, for some reason, many people felt a sense of unease when they saw the black line.
"Could it be that something else is about to appear in the world?" someone asked excitedly.
"Come on, let's get closer and take a look. It's too far from here."
As they were talking, someone else had already started a flying boat and rushed off on the other side.
Strike first, strike hard!
"This... is another spatial rift?"
On the Void Shuttle, Lu Changzhi looked at the black marks in the distance, his brows furrowing slightly.
"Why is it that every time we arrive at a secret realm, a spatial rift appears?"
As he spoke softly, Lu Changzhi's expression shifted slightly, and a guess flashed through his mind:
"Could it be the work of Xia Ya of the Xia Clan?"
It has to be said that this possibility is quite high.
If he wasn't mistaken, the spatial rift he was seeing didn't seem to have appeared naturally; rather, it appeared to have been deliberately created and was currently expanding.
Considering this possibility, Lu Changzhi immediately frowned.
If it was truly Xia Ya of the Xia Clan who did this, wouldn't that Xia Clan expert be arriving soon?
At that moment, Lu Changzhi changed direction and headed towards the location of the spatial rift.