Chapter 298 - 179: Infinite Fist Bone! Breakthrough to the 9th Level of the Inner Realm

Chapter 298: Chapter 179: Infinite Fist Bone! Breakthrough to the 9th Level of the Inner Realm

In the Yanyun Mountain Range, a white mist surged like the roiling, boundless sea.

Ever since this place had spun out of control a few days ago, with ancient ruins erupting from a spatial fissure, it had attracted the attention of countless experts.

Experts from both the Northern Barbarians and Great Xia had gathered in droves.

Even some demons and members of Evil Cults had secretly congregated here.

To say it was a motley crew would be no exaggeration at all.

Anyone who dared to streak across the sky would almost instantly draw innumerable gazes.

However, at this moment, a flash of golden lightning streaked overhead, causing the expressions of all the various factions to change. They looked up sharply, then quickly suppressed their own auras.

"Who is that?"

"What a terrifying aura!"

"Could it be someone from the top of the Earth Rankings has appeared?"

"They don’t come in peace! Hide, everyone hide!"

...

In an instant, all the factions suppressed their auras.

One by one, they became as still as deadwood.

But the golden lightning in the sky paid them no mind, charging straight past and heading directly for the area further ahead.

This couldn’t help but leave the various gathered experts filled with shock and suspicion.

Just who was this powerful expert?

Their aura alone was so oppressive it felt hard to breathe.

...

「In the southeastern corner of the Yanyun Mountain Range.」

Within the thick, vast white mist.

A temporary camp had been established.

Inside a spacious tent.

More than twenty assorted experts and powerhouses from the Northern Barbarians were gathered. Each one was burly and vigorous, their eyes filled with a rugged and heroic spirit. Their breathing was controlled, and their vitality was flourishing.

A glance around revealed they were all veteran Grandmasters.

All were around sixty or seventy years of age.

This was the advantage of being a large nation.

As long as the benefits were great enough, a large group of experts could be assembled at any time.

"Have you all seen the latest version of the Earth Rankings, updated by Great Xia?"

The man in the lead was a burly, middle-aged fellow with an explosive, thick black beard; each strand looked as if it were forged from steel. His eyes, filled with a divine light, swept across the crowd.

"On the Earth Rankings at only twenty years old! Undefeated throughout the Grotto Heaven! He forced more than ten Inner Realm experts of the Grotto Heaven to bow their heads in unison!"

"And he possesses a Flawless Great Saint Body!"

"A character like that... it’s terrifying just to think about."

"Give him time, and I fear even our own Lord Su Lun will be surpassed by him! Eventually, the entire Northern Barbarian territory will be forced to live under his shadow."

"Therefore, we absolutely cannot allow that to happen. State your objective for this mission."

The middle-aged man’s gaze was like a blade, landing on each person’s face.

The expressions of the twenty-odd experts in the tent immediately turned grim, and they felt a stinging pain as if a blade were scraping their faces.

"Annihilate Chen Xuan!!"

Their voices were as one, their killing intent soaring to the heavens.

"Very good!"

The burly middle-aged man nodded in satisfaction.

"But... what if that Chen Xuan doesn’t show up?"

Someone raised the question.

The others all frowned slightly.

’That’s right. If he doesn’t come, then even with a thousand plans, they would have no opportunity to use them.’

"Don’t worry. There’s a ninety percent chance he’ll come."

The burly middle-aged man spoke in an indifferent voice, "These ancient ruins have already attracted the attention of more and more experts. It’s like a lodestone, continuously drawing them in. Even people from Great Xia’s Grotto Heaven will come. As the number of experts grows, that Chen Xuan won’t be able to stay away. I have carefully studied his history. This man... has an unusual love for a lively scene."

"A lively scene?"

A glint appeared in everyone’s eyes.

"Correct."

The burly middle-aged man’s tone was impassive. "So even if he doesn’t come now, he will definitely come later. In short, restrain yourselves and lie in wait. Opportunity favors the prepared. Understood?"

"Understood!"

The crowd nodded again.

Suddenly, the burly middle-aged man’s gaze swept directly toward a woman sitting cross-legged in the corner.

The woman appeared to be in her forties and was also an Inner Realm expert. She sat there fidgeting, seemingly out of place with everything and everyone.

"Ming Yue, what about you?"

The burly man’s voice was calm. "I know your master, Helian Palace Master, had a past relationship with the old Alliance Leader of the Martial Alliance, Ancient Star River. But that was over a hundred years ago. After so many years, your master should have let it go by now, don’t you think?"

"Heh, well... I don’t really know what my master is thinking..."

The woman gave an embarrassed laugh. "How about you let me go back and ask her later?"

"Ask?"

The burly man raised an eyebrow. "Some matters, if not dealt with decisively, will only lead to trouble. Helian Palace Master herself should know that, right?"

...

The woman named Ming Yue pressed her lips together, then smiled again. "Elder Tuoba, it’s no use telling me these things; I can’t make decisions for my master. But about that Chen Xuan... do you really understand him? He’s the one who wiped out the Black Demon Cave. The strongest expert in the Black Demon Cave was at the Inner Realm Eighth Layer, and with his various techniques, he was definitely no weaker than an expert from the outside world’s Earth Rankings. Even he ended up dead. Can we really pull this off?"

"Enough! Don’t boost the enemy’s morale while undermining our own. Everyone present is at the Inner Realm Fifth Layer or higher. Who here doesn’t have a Secret Technique?"

The burly man’s tone was cold as he waved his hand.

"Annihilating Chen Xuan is the will of our Sect Leader himself. No one can stand in the way of this matter. For the sake of Lord Su Lun’s future, Chen Xuan must die!"

"Right!"

The experts in the tent all nodded in agreement.

Su Lun! The one and only Celestial Saintess of the Longevity Sect.

Possessor of one of the nine types of Flawless Great Saint Bodies!

At only fifty-nine years of age, she has reached the Outer Saint First Layer!

From a young age, the Longevity Sect had poured unknowable amounts of resources into her, intending to raise her as one would a god. Barring any accidents, her future accomplishments would be unparalleled in history.