Ancient Fiend Dragon Emperor

Chapter 666: Chapter 663: The Contest

In Su Han’s eyes, Han Yiming had already entertained the thought of snatching it away.

Perhaps Han Yiming was aware of the past events and felt grateful to Su Han, wishing to assist the Phoenix Sect protector, but to Su Han, this seemed almost impossible.

For every power that entered here was vast; among them, the Top Ten Super Sects, the Thirteen Families, and various First-Class Sects were commonplace.

At this moment, behind him, the Ji Family’s Ji Mingkong and others were eyeing him covetously.

The Thirteen Families, slightly below the Top Ten Super Sects, were nonetheless unafraid.

Han Yiming wouldn’t possibly take on these grand powers for the Phoenix Sect. If he truly remembered Su Han’s kindness, he would have left immediately upon seeing the Phoenix Sect.

But Han Yiming chose to sit down.

And Su Han’s gaze was obviously felt by Han Yiming.

Yet Han Yiming did not open his eyes, acting as if he felt nothing at all.

”Divine Transformation Pavilion?”

Su Han murmured to himself then turned his attention to the third group of powers.

This group, all clad in black, was led by a middle-aged man with three scars on his face. One on his brow and one on each cheek.

The appearance of these three scars made him look somewhat fierce and filled with a menacing aura.

This power, too, comprised more than three hundred people. Beneath their black clothes, a terrifying killing intent burst forth without any attempt to conceal it. Within this killing intent was a dense chill and coldness.

They gave off the feeling of being not a group of people, but a pack of beasts starved to the extreme, ready to devour anyone who slipped up.

On the front of their black clothes, all bore a badge etched with three large characters—Nine Heavens Tower!

These people were from Nine Heavens Tower, a power not belonging to the Super Sects, but comparable to them and one of the most mysterious forces.

Su Han had come into contact with Nine Heavens Tower before, having arranged for a Fourth Order Secret Envoy to send back the goods he had snatched from the Sect of the Battle God’s base to the Phoenix Sect. Although the contact was not deep, Su Han could tell that the power of Nine Heavens Tower was indeed vast and profound.

”Phoenix Sect?”

The middle-aged man known as ’Qingyi’ furrowed his brows slightly, becoming the first among the arriving powers to speak.

”Are you Su Baliu? Did you initiate this Sage’s Light Screen?” Qingyi asked.

”Hmm,” Su Han responded curtly.

Qingyi pursed his lips, then suddenly revealed a ferocious smile, saying, ”I remember you once hired a Fourth Order Secret Envoy from our Nine Heavens Tower, so you should be aware of the strength of my Nine Heavens Tower. Therefore...”

”Scram!”

Before Qingyi could finish, Su Han abruptly interrupted him.

And Su Han’s interruption also caused Ji Mingkong from the Ji Family and Han Yiming from the Divine Transformation Pavilion to open their eyes wide, as if they found it unbelievable.

The larger the power, the more they knew of the horror of the major powers, and the more they understood.

Ji Mingkong and Han Yiming had evidently heard the elders of the Ji Family and Divine Transformation Pavilion speak about Nine Heavens Tower. To be precise, they didn’t just speak about it but specifically advised that Nine Heavens Tower was one of the forces they least wished and should not provoke here.

Han Yiming shook his head as if sighing. Ultimately, he said nothing more.

As for Ji Mingkong, he gave a cold laugh, indifferently uttering two words, ”Idiot.”

”Are you sure you’re talking to me?”

To Su Han’s words, Qingyi too seemed to hardly believe it.

From the moment they entered this place, they had encountered countless powers. Though none were overtly respectful, they were all quite courteous, and never had anyone dared to curse at them as Su Han had.

He was addressing Su Han, but Su Han simply couldn’t be bothered to entertain him.

”Fine, you’re really something,” he said.

Qingyi sneered again, but he didn’t show much anger. Waving his hand, all the people from Nine Heavens Tower behind him sat down cross-legged, waiting for the opening of the Sage’s Light Screen.

After sitting down, Qingyi’s gaze flickered and finally settled on Yuchen and the others.

”A Third-Rate Sect, Rainforest Sect?”

Qingyi glared at Yuchen and snorted coldly, ”Get lost immediately. You don’t look around to see who’s present here. Do you really think your Rainforest Sect can contend for the Sage’s Skull?”

There were four powers present at the moment, but in the eyes of Ji Mingkong, Han Yiming, and Qingyi, there appeared to be seven.

Besides them and the Phoenix Sect, the other three powers were the Rainforest Sect, the Wang Family and the Jade Void Palace.

Yuchen and his people indeed did not sit with those of the Phoenix Sect but were scattered around, creating the illusion that they were also here to contest the Skull, prompting Qingyi’s outburst.

Yuchen felt a surge of anger at his words. Although he knew he was no match for Nine Heavens Tower, being publicly scolded in front of so many people did ignite a fire in his heart.

He lifted his head and glared at Qingyi.

The latter’s gaze turned icy, ”What are you looking at? Don’t you believe I would gouge out your eyeballs?”

Yuchen clenched his teeth, filled with resentment, but in the end, he said nothing more and sat down, pretending he hadn’t heard.

”Hmph, you want to stay here, don’t you?”

Qingyi threatened, ”Well then, when the Sage’s Light Screen opens, don’t blame Nine Heavens Tower for picking on the weak and using you as a starting point!” ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

After his remark, Qingyi finally closed his mouth and stopped talking.

If there weren’t other powers present like the Ji Family and the Divine Transformation Pavilion, Qingyi, with his temperament, would have already made a move against the Phoenix Sect and Rainforest Sect.

Now was not the time to deplete their strength; should they fight, it would have to wait until the Sage’s Light Screen opened.

The powers within three hundred miles were obviously not limited to just these few.

As time passed, several more groups of people arrived.

Among them was the Sect of the Battle God, a long-standing archenemy of the Phoenix Sect.

Beyond the Sect of the Battle God, the Zhou Family and Chen Family from the Thirteen Families had also arrived, in addition to several First-Class Sects, and Second-Rate Sects.

Upon seeing the powers present here, most of the Second-Rate Sects left without a word.

As for the First-Class Sects, several left immediately, leaving only one – Chang’an Mountain Gate.

Even among the First-Class Sects, Chang’an Mountain Gate belonged at the very top tier, their heritage not inferior to that of the Thirteen Families. Should fortune favor them and their mightiest ascend, they might truly become the eleventh Super Sect.

Hence, they alone dared to stay; the other First-Class Sects simply fell short.

By now, nearly all the powers that could arrive had done so. According to everyone’s estimates, there was about one minute until the opening of the Sage’s Light Screen.

A minute can sometimes fly by or drag on.

And at that moment, it seemed to crawl.

With the various thoughts of the many powers present, when that minute finally ended, everyone opened their eyes!