Chapter 983: Chapter 957: The 13th Prince of the Liang Kingdom
How could this happen?
The five remaining members of Suo Lie’s group were dumbfounded, their jaws dropped in shock. How could such a situation arise?
How could all four of them be so strong?
Especially two of them, how could they be so abnormally strong?
They were completely stunned, utterly dazed by the beating. Such a situation was beyond their wildest dreams. What they thought was a surefire, easy task had developed into this state.
Suo Lie considered himself a rare genius, even among the new batch of disciples of the Sunset Sect. After joining the Sunset Sect, he attracted many admirers and followers. This time, he entered the Dark Nether Region with great ambition, hoping to find some opportunities to break through his abilities and elevate himself to the next level.
He had ambition, and quite a lot of it. His ambition was to become the undisputed, unchallenged number one among the new disciples within half a year.
But while the Dark Nether Region held many opportunities, there were none to be found in the outskirts. To find them, one had to venture deeper. However, with his current abilities, that would be a death sentence. So for the past half month, they had been training in the outskirts. By sheer chance, they had a conflict with some cultivators training within, and after killing them and gaining substantial gains, Suo Lie began to entertain thoughts of robbing and murdering others.
In the past, this method had been successful five times, each time easily. This time, however, they suffered a huge setback.
He regretted being too greedy, but he was also filled with boundless anger and unwillingness. How could his pride withstand such a blow?
Frequenting the riverside, how can you not get your shoes wet?
Now severely injured, Suo Lie no longer had any intention to fight. His former pride was completely shattered. At this moment, there was only one strong thought in his mind: “I cannot die, I absolutely cannot die.”
Facing the threat of death, in the face of life, everything else seemed unimportant and could be abandoned.
“Fellow Daoists of the Yanshan Sect, it’s our fault for this matter. We are willing to compensate, how about we stop this here?” Suo Lie immediately said, with a face full of submission and plea.
He was afraid, truly afraid. The strength Tangyu showed just now made him feel powerless to resist.
Tangyu sneered coldly: “Begging for mercy? Begging for mercy at this time, don’t you think it’s too late? When you acted earlier, you should have thought of this outcome. Wrongdoings must be paid for with the appropriate price. And your price is—death!”
Suo Lie gritted his teeth and immediately said, “Tangyu, please stop, it’s our fault, we admit it. Whatever you want, just speak up, if we can do it, we definitely will. Our Sunset Sect and your Yanshan Sect have always been friendly, we are all immortal cultivators, this is just a little misunderstanding, why resort to real fights?”
Zhuang Qian was also furious, pointing at Suo Lie’s nose and cursing, “Screw your misunderstanding, screw your friendliness. Why didn’t you say that earlier? At this moment, you say this crap to me?”
Tangyu said, “What do we want? If I say it, will you definitely do it?”
“Yes, definitely.” Suo Lie nodded without hesitation.
Tangyu curled his lips and said, “Alright then, all of you kill yourselves to atone, saving us the trouble of dirtying our hands.”
“You—” Suo Lie’s face turned blue immediately: “You are playing with me, do you really want a situation where we collide without cease? Leave a line when doing things, for meeting again later. If you dare to kill us today, our Sunset Sect will not let this go easily either. I, Suo Lie, am an outstanding new disciple of the Sunset Sect, focused on by the sect. If you dare to kill me, I can guarantee that you won’t have a good end.”
Tangyu laughed, Zhuang Qian also laughed, Yu Feng laughed without words.
Zhuang Qian grinned and said, “Oh, Tangyu, is he threatening us? His master is an Elder, oh so scary, sounds very powerful, I’m almost shaking in my boots. Do I really have to say you’re a direct disciple of the Sect Master?”
After saying that, Zhuang Qian also pointed his sword angrily at Suo Lie: “I hate when people threaten me the most, especially someone like you who’s on the brink of death and still dares to boast. What’s wrong with killing you? You say leave a line, you are all about to die, what meeting again later? Humph, just a few of you, what can the Sunset Sect do to our Yanshan Sect? Who are you trying to scare? You’re just an Elder’s disciple, even if you were the sect master’s disciple, we wouldn’t hesitate to kill you.”
“Moreover, just look at you, an Elder’s disciple? I haven’t even been taken as a disciple by an Elder. So, just die peacefully, no one will care about your death.”
“Die!” Tangyu was also too lazy to speak more, swinging his sword, golden light surging like the sea.
“Damn, Tangyu, you won’t have a good end.” Suo Lie roared in agony and anger.
But no matter how angry and unwilling he was, he would finally dissipate into nothingness. He was still struggling like a trapped beast, making a life-and-death gamble. However, his strength was no match for Tangyu. Amidst Tangyu’s Great Rift Sword Force, he could not block it at all. He was split in two directly by Tangyu’s sword, instantly making a bloody mess, his internal organs spilling all over, a chilling sight, dead beyond dead.
On the other side, Zhuang Qian and his two companions also made a strong move; the four people there naturally couldn’t resist and were all slain one by one.
The battles between experts end very quickly, as long as they go all out. Often, victory or defeat, life or death, is decided in a single move.
The seven disciples of the Sunset Sect were also all slain.
After clearing the battlefield, they collected all the Qiankun Bags from the seven bodies, emptied them out, and counted the contents.
Zhuang Qian picked up an identity token: “These seven really are disciples of the Sunset Sect. Hmph, the so-called disciples of the Sunset Sect have fallen so low; they deserved to die. Immortal cultivation is about cultivating the heart. Only thinking to take such crooked paths shows they lack perseverance. Such people, even if they don’t die, won’t achieve much.”
Tangyu nodded in agreement. In immortal cultivation, the key is to rely on oneself, as external forces are ultimately just auxiliary, adding the finishing touch at most.
After finishing the tally, Zhuang Qian grinned and said, “The disciples of the Sunset Sect aren’t poor. This haul is almost comparable to the one from Ox Demon Mountain. Calculating it, each of us can get another hundred thousand lower grade Pure Yang Stones. Haha, seems like we’ll be making quite a bit of money from this training trip.”
After dividing the spoils, handling the scene, and dealing with the bodies of the seven Sunset Sect disciples, Tangyu and the others were ready to leave, but they saw several figures approaching. Upon seeing these figures appear, Tangyu and his companions immediately became cautious, their gazes shifting over.
It was a group of six, led by a young man in golden clothing and jade belt, with a golden crown atop his head. He was distinguished and had the demeanor of a dragon. Handsome and charismatic, every move he made exuded the aura of a young king. The intangible aura he emitted made one feel inadequate. It was clear that this young man’s status was extraordinary, but what kind of status would allow him to have such a commanding presence?
Moreover, this aura was naturally emitted, without the least bit of pretense.
The young man looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, but from the aura emanating from his body, it was evident that his strength was formidable.
Even— Tangyu had a sense of approaching a formidable enemy, which made him very surprised. So young, yet possesses such strength?
Though it was said that he himself had the essence of a demon, what would this youth be considered? A fighter among demons?
Zhuang Qian and the other two were clearly scrutinizing the young man with peculiar expressions.
Beside the young man, two steps away, followed a man in silver armor, appearing to be in his thirties, with a cool and stern face. He didn’t say a word, standing like a shadow behind the young man with utmost respect. From this situation, it was evident that the silver-armored man was the young man’s attendant.
To come to the Dark Nether Region for training with an attendant was beyond the scope of normal proceedings.
“So strong—” Tangyu only needed to glance at the silver-armored man to sense a strong feeling of danger. This feeling made Tangyu certain that he was no match for the silver-armored man.
This increased Tangyu’s inner astonishment all the more.
It seemed that the silver-armored attendant possessed exceptional strength. What background does this young man have to bring along such an attendant? Even the son of a sect master wouldn’t have such stature, would they?
Behind these two men followed four men around the age of twenty-five or twenty-six, all extraordinary, with no aura of weakness coming from them.
Seeing these six people approach, Tangyu not only grew cautious but also extremely intrigued.
From this, it appeared the situation where they killed the seven disciples of the Sunset Sect had been observed by the newcomers. If this matter were relayed back to the Sunset Sect, who knew what kind of trouble it could cause. Naturally, such matters should not be known by others.
The six soon arrived in front of Tangyu and his companions. The young man showed a friendly smile, focusing his gaze on Tangyu and the others before lightly saying, “You four are quite skilled, especially this friend here, with impressive strength and talent. Cultivating the Yin Yang Dao Foundation, you would be an outstanding genius even in our Liang Kingdom.”
The other four were also studying Tangyu and his companions with somewhat peculiar glances.
“Liang Kingdom?” Upon hearing this, Tangyu frowned.
Zhuang Qian looked somewhat startled at the young man: “You are from Liang Kingdom, my friend?”
Liang Kingdom, of course, Tangyu knew about it. The Yanshan region belonged to Liang Kingdom, strictly speaking, Yanshan region was under Liang Kingdom’s control and considered an immortal cultivation force within Liang Kingdom’s territory.
Liang Kingdom is vast, encompassing a territory of hundreds of thousands of miles. Sects like Yanshan Sect and Sunset Sect number in the hundreds within Liang Kingdom, all subject to Liang Kingdom’s jurisdiction and considered its subjects.
However, what is referred to as Liang Kingdom can also be seen as a superpower; therefore, it claims itself as a kingdom. This is common in the world of immortal cultivation, where many dominant forces claim themselves as kingdoms, governing their territories with the concept of a nation.