Supreme of the Heavenly Realm
Chapter 372 - 369: Sonic Attack

Chapter 372: Chapter 369: Sonic Attack

Perilously, they had survived the sixteenth floor, yet Ye Xuan’s group had diminished by one more person, becoming a group of four.

Having paid a heavy price, they finally reached the seventeenth floor of the Xuanzun Tower, where they were finally met with the sight of figures, and not just a few.

Among them were unmistakably the traces of that Netherworld Snake scion and the Golden Rat Elder, people from the Evil Netherworld, along with other formidable presences, scattered in twos and threes, though most were in poor condition, clearly having encountered great trouble on the sixteenth floor.

In contrast, the people from the Evil Netherworld seemed much better off, appearing to have sustained little damage.

"How come these people from the Evil Netherworld haven’t lost a single one? How did they do it?"

Zi Yuqing’s face wore a look of disbelief. They had faced enormous dangers on the sixteenth floor and even lost an Elder. How could these people from the Evil Netherworld have reached the seventeenth floor so effortlessly?

"It must be because of that old man; didn’t you say he is skilled in sound wave attacks? He must have used them to interfere with the Array Diagram within the mechanism puppet’s body to pass through the sixteenth floor so easily," Ye Xuan identified the crux of the issue, his gaze resting on the Golden Rat Elder with a thoughtful expression.

"That makes sense."

Zi Yuqing nodded; besides that possibility, she couldn’t think of any other way that the Evil Netherworld people had such good fortune.

"Isn’t this the Black Market’s Lady Zi? It seems your Black Market people are not as weak as imagined, actually making it here."

Spotting that Zi Yuqing’s side had lost two Elders, that Netherworld Snake scion deliberately raised his voice, looking at Zi Yuqing somewhat mockingly, and chuckled.

"Netherworld Snake scion, don’t be too pleased with yourself. Your luck will run out eventually."

Her face unchanged, Zi Yuqing’s grip tightened; the ridicule from the Netherworld Snake scion had clearly stirred some anger in her.

The relationship between the Black Market and the Evil Netherworld was anything but harmonious. Both were leading Fourth Grade forces in the Demon Beast World, ranking just below the two major Fifth Grade forces, and had been openly competing and scheming against one another for many years. Now that they had entered the Ancient Cave Mansion, naturally, each hoped the other would suffer more losses and reveled in the other’s misfortune, which was all too common a scenario.

"You needn’t worry about that, Lady Zi. Just take care of yourself and pray you don’t end up commanding a losing battle, haha!" The Netherworld Snake scion’s skill in mockery was truly top-notch; under his successive taunting remarks, even the graceful Zi Yuqing’s face began to pale, and if it weren’t for the fact that starting a fight now would be greatly to her disadvantage, she would have already taught him a lesson.

The Netherworld Snake scion, precisely knowing that Zi Yuqing had concerns in her heart and would not dare to attack them, dared to mock her unreservedly. Otherwise, unless he was a fool, he wouldn’t bother making enemies for no reason.

"Our purpose here is treasure hunting; don’t let such simple tactics provoke you."

Ye Xuan glanced at Zi Yuqing and gave her a gentle reminder.

"Don’t worry; I’m not that foolish. Let’s go."

Zi Yuqing took a deep breath, steadied her emotions, and quickly shifted her gaze from the Netherworld Snake scion as she led the remaining members of her team in another direction.

"Hmph, we’ll have to find a chance to leave them in this tower forever." Watching Ye Xuan and Zi Yuqing’s retreating backs, a cold glint flashed in the Netherworld Snake scion’s eyes as he softly plotted.

"There’s plenty of opportunities, no rush."

The Golden Rat Elder waved his hand dismissively, seeing it as an easy task to deal with these few youngsters, but his primary purpose for coming here was treasure hunting. They hadn’t even caught sight of the treasure yet, so there was no need to hurry to deal with Ye Xuan and the others.

The seventeenth floor of the Xuanzun Tower didn’t have the same mechanical puppets as the sixteenth floor—instead, it was replaced by a labyrinth of dizzyingly convoluted pathways, just like the eighteenth floor after it.

Fortunately, Ye Xuan possessed strong soul power and some understanding of Illusion Arrays and Prohibitions, so the maze of both floors couldn’t confine him.

On the nineteenth floor.

"The next level is the topmost floor."

Having reached the nineteenth floor, even Zi Yuqing felt somewhat incredulous; the Elder who was adept at arrays in her group had already perished, and without Ye Xuan, they would not have made it this far.

And now, it seemed as though they had become the first group to reach the nineteenth floor.

The nineteenth floor of the Xuanzun Tower was drastically different from the previous ones; this floor was extraordinarily resplendent and magnificent. Suspended from above were dazzling crystal lamps casting brilliant light, and at the very center of this level, there was a white jade platform. Atop the platform were two scrolls, emitting a pure and potent aura.

"Scrolls, I wonder what’s inside."

Ye Xuan’s eyes lit up. Anything sealed in the Xuanzun Tower was bound to be no mundane object, certainly not some low-level trinket.

"Just take it out and see."

Zi Yuqing’s eyes were also ablaze with eagerness. She shattered the prohibition with a palm strike, then with a grasp of her hand, she drew out the two scrolls.

"One is a Supreme Grade, low-rank Martial Arts scroll, and the other is a top-tier Heavenly Grade Secret Skill."

The light in Zi Yuqing’s eyes quickly brightened. Both the Supreme Grade low-rank Martial Arts and the Heavenly Grade Secret Skill were treasures indeed. Although she couldn’t practice the Supreme Grade low-rank Martial Arts at the moment, she could contribute it to the Black Market to earn a large amount of contribution points, which undoubtedly could be exchanged for a vast amount of resources. As for the Heavenly Grade Secret Skill, its Cultivation difficulty was likely even greater, and if she couldn’t practice it, she could also trade it out for the resources she needed.

"Ye Xuan, which of these two scrolls do you want?"

Ye Xuan had cut through all obstacles on their way here, and Zi Yuqing had been watching. Without Ye Xuan, they definitely wouldn’t have made it this far, let alone be the first to rush to the nineteenth floor. One shouldn’t be too greedy. Zi Yuqing had wanted to make an ally of Ye Xuan and naturally wouldn’t be stingy, letting Ye Xuan choose first.

"If you really let me choose, then I’ll take that Secret Skill."

Ye Xuan was not pretentious and immediately made his choice. The Supreme Grade low-rank Martial Arts was of little use to him, but the Heavenly Grade Secret Skill was another story. Secret Skills were esoteric and generally unique to their owners, difficult to obtain. Compared to Martial Arts, Secret Skills are more exclusive and often very powerful.

Of course, this is not to say Martial Arts were commonplace. Supreme Grade Martial Arts were also exceedingly rare, at least in the Chaotic Sea Domain, they were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

"Let this young master handle the distribution of these two scrolls."

Just as Zi Yuqing was about to hand over the Secret Skill scroll to Ye Xuan, suddenly, a cold voice rang out. In the field of view, the previously empty nineteenth floor now had several figures emerge out of nowhere. Among them, leading the way were the Netherworld Snake Prince and the Golden Rat Elder they had previously encountered on the seventeenth floor.

"It’s you."

A hint of wariness surged in Zi Yuqing’s beautiful eyes as her expression turned solemn. This was indeed a case of enemies on a narrow road.

"Why waste words with them? Just snatch the scrolls straight away."

The Golden Rat Elder’s eyes eagerly fixed on the scrolls in Zi Yuqing’s hand, and a murderous intent flashed across his eyes. They had been breaking through the Xuanzun Tower for so long, gotten nothing but farts for their efforts, while these youngsters had beaten them to it. How could his mind be at peace with that?

"Netherworld Snake Prince, are you trying to provoke a great war between the Evil Netherworld and the Black Market?"

Zi Yuqing started to worry silently. Looking at the current situation, she was clearly at a disadvantage, and it was a very obvious one at that. If a fight really broke out, they would likely suffer a lot and be disastrously defeated.

"A great war between the Evil Netherworld and the Black Market? You’re overthinking things. As long as I don’t kill you, why would the Black Market go to war with us? Besides, there’s nobody else here. As long as we deal with all of you, who would know what we did?"

The Netherworld Snake Prince was not concerned at all; clearly, he wasn’t someone who could be frightened by just a few words. A ferocious expression appeared on his face, and in the next moment, he produced a serrated black curved sword in his hand and thrust it viciously towards Zi Yuqing.

He struck without hesitation, giving his opponent no time to prepare. In fact, while he had been speaking, he had already been secretly preparing his attack.

Facing an opponent like the Netherworld Snake Prince, Zi Yuqing’s scalp tingled. She drew her long sword, and a Swordsmanship technique unfolded like a cloud, with Sword Qi resembling a giant black crane, soaring to meet the attack.

Puchi!

The Netherworld Snake Prince’s moves were highly penetrative. He stabbed a hole in the giant black crane with his serrated sword, and in that instant, a small black snake seemed to slither out of the gap, striking towards Zi Yuqing.

"Not good!"

Zi Yuqing’s eyes narrowed as she attempted to retreat. Suddenly, the Golden Rat Elder made his move. He appeared in front of Zi Yuqing almost instantaneously, letting out a piercing screech that was deafening.

"Rat Emperor’s Heaven Shaking Wave!"

The sound waves radiated out, shaking heaven and earth – the ground itself seemed to tremble. Zi Yuqing, directly in the path of the assault, had her eardrums burst instantly, and two streams of blood flowed down. Her movements halted for a moment and, by the time she reacted, the small black snake-like Sword Qi was already half a step away from her heart, too close to dodge.

Her face pale as death, Zi Yuqing hadn’t expected these two men to coordinate so well that in the blink of an eye, they aimed to claim her life, leaving no time to guard against it.

Crack!

However, at that moment, a sword light like a thunder arc shot through the void, surpassing the speed of sound. The thunder hadn’t yet sounded, but the Sword Qi had already arrived, severing the strange little black snake in one fell swoop.