God-Level Special Forces Soldier

Chapter 604: Chapter 601: The Treasure About to Appear

The crowd felt increasingly uneasy. They considered themselves extremely unlucky, first being fooled by Jiang Kaishan—a man of unimpressive power but with a whole set of cunning tricks—losing their bearings and squandering years of savings.

Then, after barely scraping enough valuables to hire an expert for revenge, they were informed that the expert was killed. Not only did they fail to achieve avenging their grievance, but they also lost their entire wealth.

Now, they’re facing a series of tactics possibly initiated by the Water Drop Organization.

Is there anyone in the world more unfortunate than them?

Looking at the others in the arena who suffered similar fates, a feeling of shared misery spread among them...

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However, the Water Drop Organization has no time to deal with these people; they only dispatched some low-level forces to investigate the death of a blond man in a mere formality.

It was merely going through the motions, as the organization’s leaders never expected these people to find any results.

The reason behind the divided attention of the Water Drop Organization was the increasingly restless energy fluctuations deep within Kunlun, as if some rare treasure was about to reappear.

Currently, all forces have focused their attention here, and the leaders are overwhelmed with meetings from dawn to dusk, making even the lowest of fishes understand the importance of this matter!

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In a tent, Master Guanghuai felt the increasingly unstable energy fluctuations, slowly opened his eyes, and said in a deep voice, ”Everyone, what are your thoughts on the current situation? Feel free to speak!”

At these words, everyone frowned, carefully considering their words, not wanting to be the first to speak.

These old foxes understood clearly; once spoken, someone would question it, and regarding unforeseen matters, there could be over a hundred differing opinions.

Furthermore, each opinion may seem reasonable yet flawed, vulnerable to refutation, so everyone waits for someone to step forward, ready to criticize.

Aware that no one was willing to speak like this, Master Guanghuai subtly signaled his junior, Master Guangmie, beside him.

Master Guangmie immediately felt troubled, wondering why such matters always ended up on his shoulders?!

However, complain he may, words still needed to be spoken. Master Guangmie lightly coughed, drawing everyone’s attention towards him.

”Surely everyone has a recognition regarding this peculiar energy fluctuation.”

Master Guangmie said, ”Looking at the wave’s extent, the treasure destined to appear this time is likely extremely powerful, and if acquired by any faction or sect, the benefits could be unprecedented!”

Everyone nodded in agreement, though it was mere obvious babble because Master Guangmie’s words, seemingly rational, contained only public knowledge, making them redundant!

Master Guangmie’s utterly correct nonsense earned silent curses from the old foxes, unable to refute his statements, leaving them feeling extremely exasperated.

Seeing Master Guangmie fall silent, everyone focused inward, watching their noses, adopting a meditation-like stance.

After all, these individuals retreat for three to five months regularly; sitting in meditation was as simple as eating and drinking, engaging in a silent standoff.

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Finally, someone lost patience, asking, ”Old friend Guanghuai, in your view, what level do you think this treasure will be?”

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly turned their gaze towards the source of the voice, nodding knowingly.

The rosy-faced, white-bearded old man who asked, named Hu Zhigang, practiced Cultivation Techniques like Hard Qi Gong, naturally unable to compare to those like themselves, who meditated and confined themselves as easily as eating and drinking, so being the first to speak was reasonable!

However, Hu Zhigang was clever, pushing the query towards Master Guanghuai with just one sentence, aligning perfectly with the crowd’s desires, earning an appreciative look before turning towards Master Guanghuai.

Master Guanghuai, famed in the industry for nearly driving himself mad researching the Life Seal, naturally spoke with greater authority.

Though everyone had a rough judgment on the treasure soon to appear, they leaned more toward Master Guanghuai’s speculations, eagerly pricking their ears to hear his conclusions.

”Judging by the energy fluctuations, it is undoubtedly an ultimate treasure; concerning the treasure’s attribute and purpose, without seeing the actual item, it’s hard to conclude.”

Master Guanghuai said calmly: ”But, since everyone holds such trust in me, I shall boldly hypothesize that if this treasure is for attack, its power would exceed the cherished treasure of Spirit Crane Peak—the Soul-devouring Blade.”

Boom!

The atmosphere exploded instantly, and everyone couldn’t suppress their excitement, standing up from their seats, and starting heated discussions.

Although Master Guanghuai spoke very calmly in his hypothesis, as soon as the crowd heard the words ’Soul-devouring Blade’, they could no longer maintain calm.

The Soul-devouring Blade, recognized as the foremost blade of today, surfaced thirty years ago, said to be heavy and edge-less, entirely black as ink, without decorative flourishes on the blade.

Yet, such an apparently ordinary heavy blade could disrupt opponents’ perceptions in battle, making those who witnessed its power tremble!

And thirty years ago, Spirit Crane Peak claimed the throne of the first sect thanks to this treasure, momentarily unmatched!

Ultimately, flaunting too much and being cursed for possessing a treasure, they fulfilled the old saying, ”The tallest tree in the forest is sure to be felled by the wind.”

Unable to bear the arrogance, major sects united forces, attacked Spirit Crane Peak’s gate, causing the first sect to fall overnight, and the Soul-devouring Blade vanished thereafter.

Prior to that, Spirit Crane Peak was merely a third-rate sect, achieving first-sect status in a short time credited ninety percent to the Soul-devouring Blade!

The blade’s power was evident!

However, Master Guanghuai now claims the treasure soon to appear will be stronger than the Soul-devouring Blade, causing unparalleled amazement!

Although Master Guanghuai emphasized his bold speculation, everyone understood it as humility.

In the treasure-Appraising realm, if Master Guanghuai claimed himself second, no one else dared claim first among those present.

Thus, his words were tantamount to authoritative certification!

While everyone anticipated the treasure soon to appear, the desire for possession quietly rose, occupying most of their minds.

Thirty years ago, a Soul-devouring Blade allowed a non-influential sect to transform into the foremost sect; should one obtain it...