Chapter 370: Let's Go Self-Destruct

The Fifth Floor Master panted weakly. "Yue Mountain, surely you know the purpose of a Fragrance-Devouring Body?"

"Of course I know."

Yue Mountain said excitedly.

Originally, he was only under orders to hunt down those related to Su Mo. He never expected to stumble upon someone with a Fragrance-Devouring Body by chance.

'This is a huge windfall!'

With a Fragrance-Devouring Body, their Haoyue Sect could plunder the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures of Emperor Heaven Valley in vast quantities. The very thought of it was exciting.

The Fifth Floor Master pleaded, "Since you know its use, please spare this little girl's life."

"But of course!"

Yue Mountain said with a smile.

Such a special Spirit Body, of course he would keep her. He would raise her as a slave for the Haoyue Sect to plunder Treasures on their behalf.

"Little girl, as long as you kneel and beg me, I won't kill you."

Yue Mountain said in a threatening tone, trying to frighten Little Tuantuan.

However, Little Tuantuan stubbornly replied, "You might as well kill me. I'll never submit to a bad person like you."

"Not submit? Hmph, I'm afraid that's not up to you!"

Yue Mountain snorted coldly, walked up to Little Tuantuan, and slapped her across the face.

SLAP!

Blood sprayed from Little Tuantuan's mouth from the force of the blow.

The Fifth Floor Master was so furious he nearly lost control.

'That bastard Yue Mountain is too heartless, striking a child so viciously.'

'In the future, Little Tuantuan's fate will likely be even more miserable.'

He began to regret telling Yue Mountain that Little Tuantuan had a Fragrance-Devouring Body.

Yue Mountain said coldly, "Hmph, don't think I won't dare to teach you a lesson just because you have a Fragrance-Devouring Body. Believe it or not, I'll break your legs."

Little Tuantuan trembled all over, tears welling in her eyes. She fought back the pain, managing not to cry out.

Yue Mountain ordered, "Keep an eye on her for me. If she's disobedient, give her a good lesson. Just don't kill her."

"Yes!"

A Brocade-clothed Disciple walked up to Little Tuantuan and watched her like a hawk.

SLAP! SLAP! SLAP!

A series of slaps landed on Little Tuantuan's face.

WAAAH!

Little Tuantuan burst into pained tears.

Seeing this, Liu Ming charged furiously at the Brocade-clothed Disciple. "You bastard! How dare you hit my junior sister! I'll fight you to the death!"

However...

BANG!

Liu Ming had just thrown his punch. Before it could even reach the Brocade-clothed Disciple, his wrist was caught in a one-handed grip.

"What?"

Liu Ming's face fell in shock.

The Brocade-clothed Disciple said with cold arrogance, "You worthless trash. You dare challenge me with such pathetic strength? Let me teach you a lesson."

As he spoke, he tightened his grip.

CRACK!

Liu Ming's arm snapped, and the Brocade-clothed Disciple slammed him heavily onto the ground.

Next, the Brocade-clothed Disciple walked over to Gao Qiang and kicked his right leg, breaking it and making it impossible for him to stand.

"These guys are so pathetic. Beating them up isn't satisfying at all."

The Brocade-clothed Disciple complained.

After Liu Ming and Gao Qiang were subdued, Yue Mountain turned his gaze back to the Fifth Floor Master. "Fifth Floor Master, don't say I'm not giving you any face. You helped Su Mo oppose our Haoyue Sect, so I must punish you. I'll cut out your tongue and feed it to the dogs."

Just then...

WHOOSH!

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the surroundings suddenly went berserk, converging into a great river of Spiritual Qi that surged madly into the distance.

Hmm?

Everyone present looked in unison toward the direction the great river of Spiritual Qi was rushing.

Then, they were stunned.

In the direction they were looking, at the very edge of their vision, a massive amount of Spiritual Qi was continuously gathering, transforming into a vast, starry sky.

Within that starry sky, countless stars twinkled.

The starlight continuously converged, forming an immense nebula, which eventually linked together to become a brilliant galaxy.

Inside the galaxy, innumerable stars shone.

"This... Don't tell me the sky is about to collapse?"

A Brocade-clothed Disciple asked in terror.

Beside him, the other disciples were also filled with terror.

In their view, only when the heavens and the earth were collapsing would such a terrifying sight as a falling nebula appear.

It was equivalent to the end of the world.

If that thing were to crash down, all of them would surely die here in Emperor Heaven Valley.

However, Yue Mountain wasn't worried at all. He reassured the crowd, "Relax, the sky isn't going to collapse."

"Then what is..."

the Brocade-clothed Disciple asked, confused.

Yue Mountain said excitedly, "This is a cosmic phenomenon, and a top-tier celestial one at that! This kind of phenomenon only appears when a peerless Treasure is born."

"A peerless Treasure?"

The Brocade-clothed Disciple said with a pleasant surprise, "Could it be that a Saint-tier Spiritual Soldier has appeared in that part of the sky?"

Yue Mountain said, "More than just a Saint-tier Spiritual Soldier. With a cosmic phenomenon this unparalleled, it's even possible that a legendary Divine Artifact has appeared."

"A Divine Artifact?"

The Brocade-clothed Disciple was in a daze.

'Do Divine Artifacts really exist in this world?' he wondered. 'I've never even heard of them in legends.'

Chu Yulong said excitedly, "If it's really a Divine Artifact, then our two great factions have really hit the jackpot today! Elder Yue, you stay here and slowly torture the Fifth Floor Master and his people. I'll go retrieve the Divine Artifact for us."

"Heh heh!"

Yue Mountain scoffed and gave chase.

If he really let Chu Yulong obtain the Divine Artifact alone, that guy would definitely make a run for it and never share it with him.

After all, this was a supreme Treasure that didn't even exist in the entire Cangxuan Realm.

"Let's go too!"

Seeing Yue Mountain and Chu Yulong heading toward the location of the Divine Artifact, the disciples of the two sects, not to be outdone, scrambled to follow, leaving the Fifth Floor Master and the others to stare at each other in dismay.

"They just... left like that?"

Liu Ming was completely baffled.

In their current state, Yue Mountain and Chu Yulong could have crushed them with a single finger.

Yet, the two of them hadn't killed them.

Gao Qiang said happily, "It's good that they're gone. This way, we can live."

The Fifth Floor Master, however, was not happy. Instead, his face was filled with worry.

'This is bad!'

If Chu Yulong and Yue Mountain obtained the legendary Divine Artifact, he feared that even Su Mo wouldn't be able to turn the tables.

Thinking of this, the Fifth Floor Master forced himself to his feet. "Let's go. We'll fight for the Divine Artifact too."

"What?"

Liu Ming and Gao Qiang looked astonished.

They had just barely escaped the clutches of Yue Mountain and the others; they should be healing their wounds.

If they ran off to fight for the Divine Artifact, wouldn't they just get caught again?

'That's not going to work!'

Liu Ming tried to persuade him, "Fifth Floor Master, we should heal first. If we get caught again, there will truly be no one to save us."

"There's no time!"

Scarlet flames suddenly erupted around the Fifth Floor Master's entire body.

He was burning his Origin.

Liu Ming cried out, "Fifth Floor Master, are you insane?"

"I am not insane!"

The Fifth Floor Master's eyes were bloodshot, his disheveled hair whipping about as he spoke with madness in his voice. "Even if I have to self-destruct on the spot, I must stop them from obtaining that Divine Artifact."

With that, the Fifth Floor Master transformed into a ball of flame and vanished.

Liu Ming was at a complete loss. "What do we do?"

"Follow the Fifth Floor Master and self-destruct!"

Gao Qiang said decisively. "Even if we can't stop them, we can still get in their way and blow up a few of their disciples."

"Let's go!"

Liu Ming said, gritting his teeth.

They were severely injured and couldn't escape far. Sooner or later, Yue Mountain and his men would find them and torture them to death. They might as well follow the Fifth Floor Master and self-destruct.

'At least we can piss off Yue Mountain before we die.'

Little did they know, this phenomenon wasn't the birth of a Divine Artifact at all, but was caused by Su Mo's Breakthrough.

Su Mo sat within the phenomenon and murmured to himself, "'A sea of stars... is this the cosmic phenomenon triggered by my Breakthrough?'"