Chapter 2824: Sacrifice You to the Blade

Chapter 2824: Chapter 2824: Sacrifice You to the Blade

"This is the place!"

Wu De, seeing the large swath of orange Divine Crystals, couldn’t contain his excitement and shouted loudly.

As soon as he spoke, powerful auras surged forth from behind, and many Divine Realm experts who had been tracking them appeared before their eyes.

To have followed them all the way to the depths of the rocky layer beneath the lake, their strengths were at least Mid-True God Realm, with a few at High-True God Realm.

These experts glanced past Wu De and the other Emperor’s Palace gods, setting their sights on the large swath of orange Divine Crystals behind them, eager and ready for action.

"Finders keepers, don’t you understand the rules?"

"Step forward again, and don’t blame us for being merciless!"

"These cultivation resources are ours now!"

"We hail from the Starlord Hall of Vermilion Phoenix Star!"

"Being our enemy means being against the entire Vermilion Phoenix Star!"

...

The gods from the Emperor’s Palace turned to face the various experts who had tracked them here, each speaking sharply and sternly.

Currently, Vermilion Phoenix Star was thriving under their management, especially the Starlord Hall, which was formed by dozens of Emperor’s Palace experts. The "Starlords" had strengths far surpassing those of other stars of similar size, earning great repute.

Wu De, Ghost Hand, and several other Emperor’s Palace experts believed that just by mentioning the Starlord Hall of Vermilion Phoenix Star, even if those who tracked them wouldn’t retreat readily, they would feel a bit apprehensive, reluctant to act rashly.

However, they underestimated the allure of the large-scale Divine Crystal vein to Divine Realm experts.

Having seen the exposed large swath of orange Divine Crystals, these experts were already blinded by greed, only wanting to claim this Divine Crystal vein for themselves, caring little about anything else.

At this point, they won’t fear the Starlord Hall of Vermilion Phoenix Star; even a Divine Venerable Realm expert wouldn’t deter them from battling.

Thus, when the Emperor’s Palace experts uttered those threatening words, instead of being deterrents, they incited the aggressiveness of these experts.

"What finder keepers? The strongest fists make the rules!"

A High-True God Realm expert sneered and took the lead in striking, throwing a punch towards Wu De and the other gods.

With this punch, carrying Supreme Divine Power, he directly shattered the rock layer within hundreds of feet around him.

Large fragments of rock, like dense rain, shot towards Wu De and the other gods of the Emperor’s Palace.

Other experts took the opportunity to open new passages from different directions, preparing to enter the Divine Crystal vein.

"Form a formation! Kill this old man first!"

Ghost Hand shouted, teaming up with Wu De and several other Emperor’s Palace experts to form a formation, then going to besiege the High-True God Realm expert who first attacked them.

Their objective was clear: to join forces and eliminate the High-True God Realm expert, thereby intimidating the other experts and discouraging them from easily targeting the Divine Crystal vein.

That High-True God Realm expert had the same goal; he wanted to use this battle to wipe them out and make the other experts vying for the Divine Crystal vein frightened.

Thus, both sides exerted their best efforts, aiming to kill the opponent in the shortest time, ending this fight.

"These six True God Realm beginners are quite troublesome!"

The High-True God Realm expert thought that Wu De and the six Emperor’s Palace experts were only at True God Realm beginning cultivation level, and even if they teamed up, there couldn’t be a significant gap compared to himself.

However, he never expected that the formation formed by Wu De and the six Emperor’s Palace experts would be so powerful; he found himself trapped within the formation, unable to break it after multiple attempts, and instead, was firmly suppressed.

"I concede! This Divine Crystal vein is yours!"

Seeing the situation turning unfavorable, the High-True God Realm expert’s eyes twitched, and he shouted loudly.

Faced with the large-scale Divine Crystal vein, of course, he was unwilling to exit just like that; conceding now was merely to temporarily escape this calamity, intending to gather other experts and return with greater strength later.

"Back out now? Too late, old man! I’ll use you as a sacrifice!"

Wu De and other Emperor’s Palace gods were not easily fooled; they knew well that once a battle begins, they must make the opponent feel the pain thoroughly.

From the moment the fight started, they had a tacit understanding among themselves to decide to kill this High-True God Realm expert, serving as a warning to other experts about the costs of provoking the Emperor’s Palace experts.

Therefore, even though the High-True God Realm expert conceded, they didn’t intend to let him go; instead, their offensive became even more fierce.

Amidst the cursing of the High-True God Realm expert, led by Wu De, the Emperor’s Palace gods called forth their Divine Artifacts for battle, significantly increasing their power.

In less than a hundred breaths, the formation’s power, composed of the Emperor’s Palace gods, was fully unleashed, while the Divine Power of the High-True God Realm expert was exhausted, finally falling with a sharp, tragic cry.

"Haha, keep being arrogant now!"

"This is the outcome of challenging the Starlord Hall of Vermilion Phoenix Star!"

"Anyone else dissatisfied, come try it!"

"Anyone coveting the Divine Crystal vein we discovered is courting death!"

"Don’t leave now, and this will be your fate!"

...

Having slain the High-True God Realm expert, the Emperor’s Palace gods were invigorated, speaking out one after another.

The other experts who had entered the rocky layer beneath the lake took the opportunity to mine the Divine Crystals, but they also kept an eye on the battle here. Seeing the Emperor’s Palace gods easily slay the opponent, they felt a great apprehension and stopped their actions.

"Such a large Divine Crystal vein, and Vermilion Phoenix Star wants to monopolize it? It’s too domineering!"

"Exactly! It should be distributed reasonably!"

"Though Vermilion Phoenix Star is strong, it can’t compare to our numbers!"

"If you monopolize this Divine Crystal vein, aren’t you afraid of stirring public outrage? Inviting all gods to attack collectively?"

"Indeed, this Divine Crystal vein should be shared collectively!"

All the gods were shouting and gradually gathering together, posing an array of aligning forces against the Emperor’s Palace experts.

Wu De and Ghost Hand, along with other Emperor’s Palace experts, glanced at each other with knitted brows, realizing that should these guys join forces, they would indeed be hard to deal with.

"Should we call for reinforcements?"

Niu Ben communicated mentally to other companions, believing that if they wanted to monopolize the Divine Crystal vein, they must summon all the experts from the Emperor’s Palace and Starlord Hall.

"Send a request for assistance!"

Wu De responded to Niu Ben and then coldly sneered at the opposing experts, disdainfully saying: "These guys are merely bluffing! Don’t believe they will truly join forces, just wait and see!"

Niu Ben quickly crushed a Messaging Jade Token and then stood shoulder to shoulder with Wu De, Ghost Hand, and other companions, confronting the opposing experts.

Wu De was indeed correct; those experts coveting the Divine Crystal vein kept shouting about joining forces, their voices booming, yet none took the initiative to attack the Emperor’s Palace gods.

Wu De calculated that even traveling at the fastest speed from Vermilion Phoenix Star aboard a Starship, it would take thousands of breaths to reach here.

If they could hold out for a thousand breaths, when the Emperor’s Palace gods along with Starlord Hall’s experts arrive, then this large Divine Crystal vein will become their exclusive possession, leaving no opportunity for other experts.