King of Ten Thousand Years

With his ruse exposed, Yu Ding’s expression changed drastically. His Yin Cold gaze swept over Luo Tian.

"Hmph! We’ll see who comes out on top!"

With a look of grim determination, Yu Ding spun around and charged!

Just now, he was fighting one against four. Now, it was one against two. He still had a chance to win!

If he could just heavily injure either Ying Long or Luo Tian, he could escape successfully.

Yu Ding chose to attack Luo Tian. The latter’s Cultivation was lower, and if he succeeded, he could also reclaim his Treasure Artifact.

Luo Tian wasn’t flustered. With the two of them working together against a weakened Yu Ding, there was no pressure at all.

However, a vicious look appeared on Ying Long’s face. He slowed his movements, not putting his full strength into blocking the attack.

’Hmm? These two disciples from the Tai Yuan Sect seem to have some conflict between them...’

Yu Ding noticed this and was overjoyed.

He immediately launched a ferocious assault on Luo Tian.

Ying Long, who was supposed to be the main attacker, started holding back, putting Luo Tian under immense pressure.

Faced with such a situation, even a cultivator at the Earth Element Realm Fifth Layer would likely have been heavily injured, their life hanging by a thread.

But Luo Tian’s Celestial Furnace Treasure Body had a powerful defense. Paired with his Celestial Level Body Technique at the Half-Perfection Realm, he managed to withstand the offensive.

’Damn it! This kid... How is he so difficult to deal with?’

Yu Ding’s expression turned grim.

He couldn’t kill Luo Tian in a short amount of time.

’Should I switch my target to Ying Long, who is at the Earth Element Sixth Layer?’

Yu Ding felt extremely frustrated.

’An opportunity!’

A sharp glint flashed in Luo Tian’s eyes. At this moment, Yu Ding’s mind was in turmoil, revealing an opening.

The eighth form of the Nine Heavens Sword Technique—Heaven-Breaking Sword Cloud Strike!

The Water Cold Sword flew from its sheath as a sharp, freezing Sword Intent erupted!

SHHIIING!

Several dazzling Sword Lights crisscrossed, unleashing a terrifying and incomparably sharp Sword Momentum that shot straight toward Yu Ding!

"What?"

Yu Ding’s expression changed dramatically.

The powerful Sword Technique Luo Tian had just unleashed was a whole level stronger than his previous attacks!

’This kid!’

’He’s been holding back his true strength this entire time.’

SPLAT!

With a single slash, one of Yu Ding’s arms flew twenty or thirty meters away, spraying blood everywhere.

Across his chest was another bloody gash so deep that the bone was visible!

Yu Ding stumbled back dozens of steps, a look of horror on his face and a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth.

"Damn it! To think I would fall here!"

Yu Ding was filled with grief and indignation.

If he had just killed one Auditor Disciple at the beginning and left, he would have passed his test.

But he had been greedy, trying to wipe out Luo Tian and all the others in one fell swoop!

A look of shock appeared on Ying Long’s face.

’Luo Tian actually has such a move.’

’That last strike contained a complete Sword Intent Prototype. It poses a serious threat even to someone at the Earth Element Realm Sixth Layer.’

’If I weren’t careful, I could also be defeated by that sword strike!’

’This Luo Tian hides his strength so well!’

Ying Long grew wary.

Just then, Luo Tian suddenly looked over and barked, "Senior Brother Ying! Aren’t you going to kill him? If he escapes, I’ll start to suspect you’re the traitor’s accomplice!"

Ying Long was furious but didn’t dare to show it.

He had been too obvious about holding back just now. If it were confirmed, the consequences would be unthinkable.

"Die, traitor!"

Ying Long unleashed his full power, striking out repeatedly with both palms.

Weakened and severely wounded, Yu Ding was killed on the spot after just a few moves.

Next came the time to collect the spoils.

"Junior Luo, your contribution to successfully killing Yu Ding was immense. You can choose one of the treasures on his body first."

Ying Long said magnanimously.

"Alright."

Luo Tian wasn’t about to be courteous with Ying Long.

His figure flashed as he moved toward Yu Ding’s corpse.

"Die!"

A powerful killing intent suddenly erupted from Ying Long as he struck out with his palm!

Having witnessed Luo Tian’s formidable Swordsmanship, Ying Long held nothing back with this palm strike. It was his full power!

BOOM!

The dark, violent palm was difficult to see in the silent, pitch-black void. One could only sense the terrifying Energy fluctuations and the intense sense of crisis!

Coming from a teammate, Ying Long’s sneak attack was even more terrifying than Yu Ding’s.

An ordinary cultivator at the Earth Element Fourth and Fifth Layers wouldn’t have been able to react at all; this palm strike would have been absolutely fatal!

SWOOSH!

But Luo Tian’s reaction was incredibly fast, and he retreated in an instant.

A silver light bloomed on his skin, condensing into a large silver shield in front of him!

BANG!

Ying Long’s tyrannical Palm Force struck the Celestial Furnace Treasure Shield, unleashing a torrent of violent, dark power!

But the Celestial Furnace Treasure Shield was as solid as a fortress.

Ultimately, the power of the Palm Technique dissipated along with the Treasure Shield.

"I’ve been on my guard against you this whole time!"

Luo Tian snorted coldly.

From his Inference that day, one of the two clues he had uncovered pointed to Ying Long.

How could he not have been on guard?

"So what if you were on guard? Your strength is insufficient. You won’t escape this doom!"

A sinister smile spread across Ying Long’s face!

Yin Demon Palm!

He unleashed his killing move.

A black wind swirled in the void as a monstrous Palm Seal shot out. Two blood-red masses appeared in its center, making the Palm Seal resemble a soul-stealing Demon!

"Insufficient strength? Then let me show you my true power!"

Luo Tian gave a cold smile.

The Water Cold Sword in his hand suddenly vanished, and a silver-gray sword appeared in his other hand—it was the Ice Nether Sword!

The Half-Profound Artifact was unsheathed!

A dark, freezing chill instantly spread in all directions, seeping into the surrounding void and freezing it solid. Even Ying Long’s Soul couldn’t help but tremble.

The Sword Intent Prototype, combined with the Half-Profound Artifact, unleashed an even sharper, more chilling Sword Momentum that resonated with the Spiritual Qi from all around!

"Heaven-Breaking Sword Cloud Strike!"

WHOOSH-SHIING!

A peerlessly ferocious, dim Sword Light, seemingly emerging from the Nine Nether Abyss, kicked up a dark and icy storm as it shot toward the heavens, unstoppable!

It was the same Sword Technique as before.

But this time, it erupted with even more terrifying might!

Wherever the Sword Light passed, the void seemed to freeze, and everything slowed down.

SHIING! BOOM!

The Demon-like Palm Seal was instantly split in two, collapsing and exploding!

The sharp, Yin Cold Sword Light continued its lethal charge!

Ying Long was shocked speechless. "What a terrifying strike! Your strength..."

SWOOSH!

As he flew backward, he continuously blasted out with his palms to weaken Luo Tian’s terrifying attack.

The Sword Light pursued him, and a layer of Icy Cold Sword Qi exploded.

Ying Long was sent flying fifty or sixty meters, his clothes shredded and several bloody gashes left on his body.

"Someone at the Peak of Earth Element Realm Third Layer could never be this strong!"

"He must have used some Secret Technique to unleash power far beyond his own..."

Ying Long’s face was as dark as a thundercloud as he forced down the shock in his heart.

’This kind of explosive power that surpasses his Realm can’t possibly last. I just have to wait for Luo Tian to enter a weakened state, and victory will be mine!’

Luo Tian saw through Ying Long’s intentions.

’If Ying Long focuses solely on defense, killing him will be more troublesome.’

"Ying Long, you dare murder a fellow disciple..."

A strange, eerie light suddenly bloomed in Luo Tian’s eyes.

A powerful spiritual pressure, channeled through his eyes and words, bore down on Ying Long.

"So what if I kill a fellow disciple! I’m going to kill you..."

The intense killing intent in Ying Long’s heart was instantly inflamed by Luo Tian, magnified several times over.

He had suffered from Qigong Deviation before, leaving his mind with even greater vulnerabilities.

"Kill you... and complete my master’s orders!"

Ying Long roared, his eyes turning bloodshot as he fell into a frenzy, his killing intent boiling over!

’My master’s orders?’

Luo Tian’s gaze sharpened.

’There’s someone else behind Ying Long?’

Moreover, Ying Long’s current state was off. His mind was extremely unstable, and his killing intent had all but consumed his reason.

He probably wouldn’t stop attacking even if other Tai Yuan Sect disciples arrived.

’This is a huge problem!’

A cyan fissure suddenly split open between Luo Tian’s brows, revealing a majestic and divine vertical cyan pupil!

The Celestial Eye could see through the void and perceive the essence of all things!

Luo Tian’s Celestial Eye saw that within Ying Long’s body, there was a faint black Soul, but there was also an amorphous mass of eerie purple power that had seeped into it.

’What is this?’

The pupil of Luo Tian’s Celestial Eye constricted slightly!

Suddenly, Luo Tian’s vision changed. The surrounding light distorted and flickered, revealing another scene.

Inside a dimly lit room, a white-robed elder stood before Ying Long, his face sinister and perverse...

The vision lasted for but an instant.

Luo Tian’s vision returned to normal just in time to see Ying Long’s overpowering Palm Technique Attack, brimming with intense killing intent, descending upon him.

"Slash!"

Luo Tian responded hastily, slashing out with his Half-Profound Artifact.

The tyrannical, dark Palm Force was sliced apart, but the aftershock struck Luo Tian, forcing him back more than ten meters.

’That situation just now... Could that be an advanced ability of the Demon Thought Technique?’

Luo Tian’s Demon Thought Technique had already reached the Great Achievement Realm. If he were to advance another step, he would be able to condense a powerful "Demon Thought" and invade a target’s mind.

This was something Luo Tian was currently incapable of doing.

But it seemed that, with the help of his Celestial Eye, he had accidentally accomplished it, allowing him to invade Ying Long’s mind and glimpse a fragment of memory.

"Hahaha, Luo Tian, die!"

After knocking Luo Tian back, Ying Long laughed maniacally, as if he believed he was stronger and could easily kill him.

However, this was destined to be a mere delusion.

Luo Tian recovered and met Ying Long’s attack head-on. He even activated his Nether Dragon Divine Vein, and a terrifying, dark Cold Current enveloped a radius of fifty to sixty meters.

The might of the Half-Profound Artifact combined with his Divine Vein was even greater!

Ten consecutive strikes!

Ten wounds were carved into Ying Long’s body!

BAM!

With the eleventh strike, Ying Long was sent flying thirty to forty meters, a hideous wound on his body spraying blood.

His life force rapidly drained away, his blood grew cold, and death drew near.

Only then did Ying Long regain his senses.

"I actually failed!"

His face was a mask of grief and despair!

Even after Steward Lü helped his Cultivation break through to the Earth Element Realm Sixth Layer, he still couldn’t kill Luo Tian!

"Who is your master?"

Luo Tian asked coldly as he slowly walked over.

In that brief vision, he had only seen that the person was from the Tai Yuan Sect, but he hadn’t recognized them.

"If you’re going to kill me, then do it! I won’t tell you!"

Ying Long yelled, his voice cold and crazed.

"Do you really think I don’t dare to kill you?"

Luo Tian raised his sword.

The old man who had ordered Ying Long was from the Tai Yuan Sect. Luo Tian could always investigate after he returned.

Suddenly, a violent BOOM echoed from the distance! An incomparably massive, pitch-black Void Ship was speeding toward them, a chilling Ghost Qi enveloping the area!

"The Undead Thieves!"

Ying Long’s expression changed to one of shock when he saw the flag on the pitch-black Void Ship.

"I get it now. Yu Ding betrayed the Tai Yuan Sect because he wanted to join the Undead Thieves..."

Within the three great Overlord Level powers, they were kings who reigned supreme and suppressed all opposition.

But in the chaotic Outer Void...

The Seven Great Legendary Thief Gangs were infamous, running rampant without restraint. Their origins could even be traced back ten thousand years to a Void Thief King who had once dominated the region.

Countless people wanted to join a Legendary Thief Gang, especially desperados.

But one could only join by passing a trial.

Yu Ding was a former disciple of the Tai Yuan Sect, so his trial was to kill a Tai Yuan Sect disciple.

He had technically passed, but now he was dead.

"Hahaha, Luo Tian, you’re dead too! The Undead Thieves won’t let us get away!"

Ying Long laughed wildly.

The Seven Great Legendary Thief Gangs were bloodthirsty and brazen.

What’s more, they were both merely Side Peak Disciples. If they were Main Peak Disciples, the Undead Thieves might have hesitated.

With Luo Tian to accompany him in death, Ying Long felt he had fulfilled his master’s command.

Luo Tian’s gaze swept over to the Undead Thieves’ Void Ship, and he found it looked strangely familiar.