King of Ten Thousand Years

The pirate gathering point had many shops and stalls, as well as an open-air market.

Luo Tian had already finished the Ice Glaze Wine. He went for a stroll, intending to purchase some Ice Cold Attribute Spiritual Materials to practice his Extreme Yin Cold Yuan Skill.

He browsed for a while.

But he found no Ice Cold Attribute Spiritual Materials worthy of his Celestial Eye!

The Storm Ring was the closest region to the Divine Domain Continent, but the gap between them was immense.

The Spiritual Materials here were far inferior to those on the Divine Domain Continent in terms of age, quality, and variety.

Luo Tian settled for some lesser Ice Cold Attribute Spiritual Materials and returned to his inn to continue his Cultivation.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

His Cultivation of the Extreme Yin Cold Yuan Skill reached Second-Layer Perfection. Luo Tian’s Extreme Cold True Essence had grown even stronger, and its Cold Power was now immense.

The competition for the slots to the Ghost Sea Pirate Emperor’s Empire Ruins had also begun.

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In the center of the gathering point was a wide, crystal-clear lake, its shores dotted with pavilions and waterside gazebos.

At this moment, nearly ninety percent of the pirate factions from the Storm Ring Human Territory were gathered here.

From a distance, the sea of vicious, malevolent faces was enough to make a child cry for three days and nights straight.

The arrival of Luo Tian and the members of the Golden Lion Thief Gang drew a great deal of attention.

The Golden Lion Thief Gang had been making a name for themselves recently. After arriving at the gathering point, they had first killed their former leader, then thrown the Black Eagle Martial Venerable’s brother-in-law out of his inn.

”Brother-in-law, that brat is here!” the Red Scale Captain said.

He had previously caused trouble for the Golden Lion Thief Gang because he couldn’t stand that useless good-for-nothing, Jin Kuangjie, who had somehow earned the Black Eagle Martial Venerable’s favor.

He had originally assumed that the Golden Lion Thief Gang making waves recently was a different group with the same name. But he learned from the Black Eagle Martial Venerable that it was the very same Golden Lion Thief Gang he knew—they had simply gotten a new leader!

But it didn’t matter. The Black Eagle Martial Venerable had already promised that Luo Tian wouldn’t have a corpse left to bury!

Beside the Red Scale Captain stood a slender, middle-aged man in a black robe. His face was gaunt, and his cold, harsh gaze was as sharp as a knife.

He was the Black Eagle Martial Venerable!

One of the most elite Pirate Leaders in these circles!

The Black Eagle Martial Venerable said nothing. His gaze swept over Luo Tian for a moment before he looked away.

A short while later, a female pirate with grim, terrifying makeup spoke up. ”It seems all the major Pirate Gangs have arrived.” She was the captain of the Wraiths Thief Gang, one of the few pirates at the Martial Emperor level!

”The Celestial Wolf Bandits Gang and I will each take one slot for the Ghost Sea Pirate Emperor’s Empire Ruins,” an Alien Race Martial Emperor from the Celestial Wolf Bandits Gang declared. ”You can decide the remaining eight among yourselves.”

These two were the strongest pirates in the Storm Ring Human Territory!

”I’ll take a slot,” a Pirate Leader declared. His Pirate Gang was as renowned as the Black Eagle Thief Gang.

No one objected, so he secured a slot.

If anyone had objected, it would have been settled with a duel!

”I want a slot too!”

”A trashy Pirate Gang like yours wants a slot? I can’t just pretend I didn’t hear that.”

Soon, two Pirate Gangs were fighting it out.

The loser would forfeit their right to compete for a slot.

The contest for the slots to the ruins proceeded in an orderly, if crude and direct, fashion. Five slots were quickly claimed, leaving only the final three!

”The Golden Lion Thief Gang will take one,” Luo Tian suddenly said.

All eyes immediately turned to him. The former Golden Lion Thief Gang had been utter trash, and while they had risen suddenly, many of the other pirate factions were unwilling to accept their new status.

Instead of challenging him themselves, they all looked toward the Black Eagle Thief Gang!

The Black Eagle Martial Venerable remained silent, glancing at the Alien Race woman beside him, Hongyi.

”I don’t think you’re qualified!”

Hongyi stood up. She was the wife of the Black Eagle Martial Venerable and the sister of the Red Scale Captain.

”On behalf of the Red Scale Thief Gang, I challenge you.”

Hongyi’s aura was menacing!

Many of the pirate factions were stunned. Hongyi was the Black Eagle Martial Venerable’s wife; shouldn’t she be part of the Black Eagle Thief Gang?

They quickly figured it out. This was a ploy by the Black Eagle Martial Venerable to have his wife compete for a slot to the ruins as the leader of the Red Scale Thief Gang!

This way, the Black Eagle Martial Venerable and his wife would take two slots for themselves. How cunning!

SWOOSH!

Without wasting any words, Luo Tian flew to the center of the lake.

’All I have to do is take care of this Hongyi woman to get a slot. Simple enough.’

”You really have some nerve! You seized the Golden Lion Thief Gang, killed Jin Kuangjie, and three months ago you even took over my brother’s pirate gang’s residence!”

”If I kill you here today, it will be what you deserve!”

Hongyi’s words were ice-cold, and killing intent surged from her.

”You talk too much. Make your move,” Luo Tian said impatiently.

Luo Tian couldn’t care less about the grudges Hongyi spoke of. He didn’t even know who her brother was.

”Die!”

Hongyi bellowed as red light flickered around her, transforming into a thick, majestic wave of energy that swept toward him.

”What a powerful move! To think the Black Eagle Martial Venerable’s wife is this strong. The Black Eagle Thief Gang is only going to get more powerful!”

”I, for one, am curious to see what this widely-feared new leader of the Golden Lion Thief Gang is really made of.”

The surrounding pirates observed and murmured amongst themselves.

But Luo Tian’s expression remained unchanged. He simply raised a palm, released his True Essence, and met Hongyi’s Attack head-on!

BOOM!

Like a tidal wave about to swallow a tiny boat, Hongyi’s Attack descended in an instant, intending to blast Luo Tian to smithereens!

Unfortunately for her, this was nothing but a fantasy.

The terrifying chill emanating from Luo Tian’s palm froze anything that came near it solid!

Hongyi’s powerful strike was stopped dead in its tracks by Luo Tian. The chill spread, freezing it completely until it resembled a red iceberg!

Luo Tian clenched his fist slightly, and the red iceberg shattered!

”Go!”

Hongyi continued her assault, launching a metal sphere covered in strange patterns from her hand. Wreathed in a fierce, crimson storm, it shot forward!

It was an Upper Grade Sacred Artifact.

’From my current perspective, it’s a bit shoddy,’ Luo Tian thought.

He neither dodged nor evaded, waiting for the crimson storm to bear down on him. He then snatched the metal sphere out of the air. Intense Cold Power and Nine Yin Thunder Power permeated the artifact, subduing it and freezing it into a ball of ice.

With a casual toss, he sent the ice ball flying.

”Hm?”

The leader of a top-tier Pirate Gang noticed something shocking: there were five finger-shaped indentations left on the frozen sphere!

’He damaged an Upper Grade Sacred Artifact with a single grab?’

”Damn it, my Sacred Artifact!”

Hongyi roared in fury and attacked again, this time activating an Amplification Secret Technique. A volatile and dangerous aura pulsed from within her!

Luo Tian had thought that after he’d shown a bit of his strength, Hongyi would know to back down. He hadn’t expected her to be so fierce and relentless.

’Very well, then!’

CHING!

The Thousand Seals Ice-breaking Sword appeared in his hand. A brilliant streak of icy light, wreathed in silver lightning, tore through the air and struck Hongyi!

PTUI!

Hongyi spat out a large mouthful of blood as she was sent flying a hundred meters!

The battle was over, ended by a single, devastating blow!

Down below, a bloody light flared in the eyes of the Black Eagle Martial Venerable, who had remained silent until now!

He shot into the air and caught Hongyi, but his blood-red eyes remained locked on Luo Tian, cold and merciless!