"Boom!"
The "Everlasting Azure Cloud" was the most powerful secret technique of the Azure Cloud Pavilion. It allowed the user to transform into an Azure cloud. In Li Tianyi's hands, he had only mastered it to a rudimentary level. But now, controlled by one of the most ancient seniors, it gathered the clouds and mist in the sky, forming another space—a thousand meters of cloud and mist, like a divine being—and with a single punch, sent the masked man from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion hurtling towards the edge of the formation barrier.
"Hahaha!"
The masked man coughed up blood. Seeing Li Tianyi still advancing, he laughed maniacally. "You're finished!" he declared. "I've taken the Rootless Soul Soil. In half an hour, even with your Hexa-Ren Divine Calculation masking your aura, the Wu Clan will be able to find this place. They might have already surrounded it!"
Hearing this, Li Tianyi also laughed, with a hint of mockery. "You've really been beaten silly. We've been watching you for two years. Don't you think our Li family would have made preparations?"
"What do you mean?"
The masked man was speechless. He slumped, looking towards the west, where smoke billowed and the forest had become a sea of fire. That was...
The direction of the Beast-Loving Tribe!
Li Tianyi scoffed. "Compared to the battle here, the destruction of a Wu Clan tribe would be far more attention-grabbing."
...
"That's the direction of the Beast-Loving Tribe! What happened?!"
"Are we still going after that spiritual treasure?"
"Go after what? The Azure Dynasty has invaded!"
On this day, all the tribes surrounding the Beast-Loving Tribe were rushing towards it!
At this moment, The Beast-Loving Tribe, where Li Yaowen had collaborated, had become a sea of fire. Under the bright daylight, a crimson expanse stretched out. The blood on the ground had congealed due to the high temperature, mixing with the soil and ash.
The members of the Beast-Loving Tribe were fleeing.
Elder Shou Qing of the Beast-Loving Tribe knelt on the ground, cupping the soil of her tribe in her hands. Her face was streaked with tears.
Today, she was supposed to follow the plan she had made with Li Yaowen, bringing the hidden priests of the Beast-Loving Tribe to Hundred Mountains to seize the "Rootless Soul Soil" together as their bargaining chip.
But...
A group of demons descended upon the Beast-Loving Tribe. They came from out of nowhere, unexpectedly invading their land and attacking the tribe's priests directly!
"Boom!"
They were like the flames of this day, devouring everything, like the King of Hell crawling out from the underworld.
In less than the time it takes an incense stick to burn, she could no longer sense the presence of the priest!
"Whoosh~"
"Thump, thump, thump..."
The heavy footsteps echoed from in front of the kneeling Shou Qing. All around her were towering trees and houses, engulfed in flames and collapsing. She saw them, the enormous figures emerging from the blaze!
It was a gigantic python, its dark silhouette visible amidst the flames, excitedly swaying. In its mouth, it held the Beast-Loving Tribe's divine beast, raised by the priest and on the verge of transforming into a Flood Dragon.
Beneath it, A dark figure approached, carrying a sword case on his back and strolling leisurely. Then, with a blackened sword in his hand that looked as if it could shatter at any moment, he slashed at the sky, and a Golden Core elder plummeted from the air.
"I told you not to set things on fire, you damn snake! There were so many ancient trees here, so many heavenly treasures, and your thunder flames have burned them all!"
A woman in a grimy white robe approached, muttering complaints. The giant python lowered its head after a sharp reprimand.
Then, seven tall and imposing figures appeared, along with a handsome man who was slightly shorter than them and carried a large saber on his back.
They came from the flames, emerging from the fiery depths of the hell.
They gradually came into focus in Shou Qing's eyes.
"Clang... clang..."
The weapons they carried clanged against each other or scraped against the ground, the sounds grating on the ears.
Especially, Li Yaowen, who was being pushed forward. This woman, who had been collaborating with the Beast-Loving Tribe, always speaking softly and gently, like a refreshing spring breeze, was still smiling amidst the flames.
"Why?! Why?!"
Shou Qingqing screamed hoarsely. She used to love Li Yaowen's smile, but now she wanted to tear her mouth apart and burn her body to use as fertilizer for the Beast-Loving Tribe!
Li Yaowen said calmly, "This was also part of our collaboration. You helped us obtain the Rootless Soul Soil. Congratulations, you succeeded. Our Li family members have acquired it, and you have successfully diverted the attention of the other Wu Clan members."
"In the future, we Li family members will fulfill our part of the collaboration and destroy the other Beast Division tribes."
Shou Qing's mind went blank.
"No... this isn't right! Our agreement wasn't like this! The price we have to pay shouldn't be like this!"
She seemed to have gone mad, crawling frantically on the ground, trying to strangle Li Yaowen.
Li Yaowen continued to gaze calmly at Shou Qing. Her old friend of many years now had a ferocious expression, her eyes filled with hatred. Her gaze held the most venomous curses and insults imaginable.
Li Yaowen didn't even bother to defend herself, simply watching Shou Qing's desperate struggle.
"Thud!"
Li Yaozu's sword easily pierced Shou Qing's chest. Sword energy surged through her body, severing all her life force. Then, he grabbed the Beast-Loving Tribe elder's hair and dragged her along the ground, ignoring her kicking legs.
Li Yaozu glanced around and said in a low voice, "Let's go. We've achieved our goal. The Wu Clan is on their way."
"Yes."
Li Yaowen nodded slightly, with a glimmer of understanding in her eyes. She gave a final glance at Shou Qing, whose eyes were filled with resentment. "In your next life," she said, "never resort to schemes and treachery. You have no idea how dangerous it can be or the burden it places on you. Because if things go wrong, you'll only end up destroying everything you hold dear."
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