King of Ten Thousand Years

The team returned to the cave. Now there were only four of them: Luo Tian, Song Luyao, Yi Jingwen, and Lu Lin.

The Heart Demon Flower and the Poisonous Python Yin Spirit Fruits were all there!

Everyone’s breathing grew ragged, their hearts pounding in their chests.

To survive a desperate situation and then stumble upon a great opportunity—it was such a sudden stroke of luck that it left them all dazed.

But they quickly came to their senses. They had been saved entirely because of Luo Tian. Otherwise, they would have met a violent end like the sallow-faced man and the others.

Coupled with the intimidating reputation of Luo Tian, the ”King of the Celestial Pride,” none of them dared to rashly go and pick the treasures.

Luo Tian didn’t stand on ceremony. He walked to the corner of the cave and picked the Heart Demon Flower.

There were four Poisonous Python Yin Spirit Fruits in total. Luo Tian picked three, leaving one for the others to divide.

Luo Tian’s huge appetite made the others’ hearts ache.

He took the Heart Demon Flower and three Poisonous Python Yin Spirit Fruits for himself, leaving a single fruit for the three of them to share.

But Yi Jingwen, Song Luyao, and Lu Lin had no complaints.

In the end, Song Luyao took the Poisonous Python Yin Spirit Fruit and offered Yi Jingwen and Lu Lin other benefits as compensation.

”Boy, this plan was all this god’s doing! You can’t hog all the treasures!”

The Crow stood on Luo Tian’s shoulder, shouting into his ear.

Unable to stand the Ugly Bird, Luo Tian tossed it a Poisonous Python Yin Spirit Fruit. The Crow immediately opened its beak and swallowed it, afraid Luo Tian would take it back.

”Aren’t you afraid of being poisoned to death?” Luo Tian said.

The Poisonous Python Yin Spirit Fruit contained a potent poison. Given the fruit’s quality, even a cultivator at the Middle Tier of the Earth Element Realm could die from ingesting it directly.

But the Crow was completely fine. It even let out a burp. ”The flavor was a little lacking!”

Song Luyao, standing to the side, was dumbfounded. This man and his bird were simply monstrous.

”There’s a hatching egg here!”

Lu Lin pushed aside a patch of weeds and saw a dark green hatching egg.

For a rare Demon Beast like the Ancient Giant Python, its hatching egg was extremely valuable. If carefully raised, one could have an incredibly loyal Ancient Giant Python as a Spirit Pet in the future!

”If you’re not afraid of death, then take it,”

Luo Tian said lightly.

”You already took the Heart Demon Flower and three Poisonous Python Yin Spirit Fruits. Are you going to snatch this hatching egg too?”

Lu Lin was indignant. Relying on the fact that she and Luo Tian were from the same sect, she felt he wouldn’t dare do anything to her, so she questioned him.

”That’s not it. If you take that hatching egg, you’ll definitely be hunted down by the Ancient Giant Python later,”

Song Luyao said.

Lu Lin thought about it and realized it was true. She had actually wrongly accused Luo Tian, the one who had saved her life. She was instantly overcome with shame, wanting to find a hole to hide in.

”Let’s go. The Ancient Giant Python could return at any moment,”

Luo Tian said.

He actually wanted to absorb his spoils immediately to increase his strength, so he could better deal with the crises from the Sea Hunter Race and the Secret Realm itself.

But this cave was not a suitable place to stay.

The four of them left the canyon, deciding to stick together and explore the area.

After they had walked for some distance, a cold, hoarse voice suddenly came from behind them. ”Where do you think you’re going?”

All four of them were startled. They looked toward the distant sky and saw a figure in black clothes with green hair rapidly approaching.

It was Tu Kai of the Sea Hunter Race!

”Tu Kai!”

All four of them were utterly shocked!

The current Tu Kai was covered in injuries, and his aura was slightly weaker than before, but his eyes blazed with wrathful fury, making him look terrifyingly ferocious.

Tu Kai was bathed in blood, but it wasn’t the blue blood of the Sea Hunter Race. It was red blood, filled with a Demonic Evil aura—the blood of the Ancient Giant Python!

”Don’t tell me... he killed the Ancient Giant Python?”

Song Luyao’s voice trembled.

Such a terrifying Ancient Giant Python had actually died at the hands of the Sea Hunter Race. How on earth had he managed it?

After all, everyone had thought the Ancient Giant Python was incomparably fierce, its strength surpassing Tu Kai’s!

Luo Tian was also extremely surprised. He hadn’t expected this outcome.

’It seems Tu Kai wasn’t using his full strength before. His power is unfathomable!’

As Tu Kai closed in, although he was covered in wounds, he exuded an immense sense of pressure and intimidation!

Lu Lin’s legs were shaking, and her face was pale.

”You guys go, now!”

Luo Tian shouted at the three women beside him.

The moment Lu Lin heard this, she immediately fled.

Yi Jingwen and Song Luyao, however, looked at Luo Tian in surprise.

”Staying here will only slow me down. Go!”

Luo Tian shouted again.

The two women frowned slightly, but they weren’t the least bit displeased.

”Junior Luo, be careful.”

Yi Jingwen said solemnly, then departed.

”Thank you.”

Song Luyao expressed her gratitude and left as well.

”Boy, this god is leaving too,” the Crow piped up.

Luo Tian’s mouth twitched. ”You stay right here!” he yelled.

SWOOSH!

In the next instant, Tu Kai closed the distance. A monstrous, Yin Cold, and heavy aura covered a hundred-meter radius, causing the surrounding plants to wither and turn black.

”Playing the hero saving the damsels?”

Tu Kai sneered.

Luo Tian shook his head. ”It’s hardly a fair fight when it’s many against one, is it?”

Tu Kai was terrifying, but he wasn’t in his peak condition.

Even if he was difficult to defeat, Luo Tian had the Red Lotus Sword and a life-saving trump card given to him by his master, Mu Yunshi.

He had sent Yi Jingwen and the others away simply because he didn’t want his trump card to be revealed.

”Oh?”

A cold glint exploded in Tu Kai’s eyes. He bared his sharp, pointed teeth and said hoarsely, ”I’m quite curious. With death at your doorstep, where does your confidence come from!”

WHOOSH!

Tu Kai waved his arm, and a dark stream of light surged in the air, forming a thick, sharp spear that shot forward to pierce through him.

This was the move that had defeated the Extreme Ice Fairy, and it was also the move that had killed the sallow-faced man!

Previously, Luo Tian had also been repelled by this same move!

”Break!”

Luo Tian roared, activating his Celestial Furnace Treasure Body. His body swelled, and a cyan-jade luster appeared on his skin.

His Sword Intent erupted. Activating the Celestial Sword Technique, his crystal-clear, ice-cold sword thrust forward fiercely!

CHH-POOF!

The tip of the Ice Trace Sword precisely struck the tip of the dark spear.

In the next moment, Luo Tian split the dark spear in two, causing it to collapse and dissipate!

This time, Luo Tian leveraged the advantage of his physique. His powerful strength, combined with his sharp Swordsmanship, broke the attack with a single strike.

”It seems you were hiding your strength before. You do have some skill.”

Tu Kai chuckled, not taking it to heart.

He hadn’t gone all-out before either.

Tu Kai spread his arms. Black light gushed from his palms, coalescing into two dark, sharp spears that shot out like lightning!

Luo Tian felt the pressure, but he wasn’t the least bit afraid. He unleashed the true essence of his Celestial Sword Technique’s Ruyi Realm, his Swordsmanship no longer bound by its original forms, but adapting to his enemy’s moves.

CLANG! CLANG!

Luo Tian swung his sword with all his might twice. The condensed, ice-cold Sword Qi radiated a boundless, chilling momentum that pierced the heavens as it struck both dark spears simultaneously.

An explosion erupted. The Sword Light shattered, and the two streams of black light shot toward Luo Tian.

However, Tu Kai’s Attack had been weakened by the Swordsmanship, greatly reducing its threat. Luo Tian was not afraid; his body drifted like the wind, evading the attack.

He then took the initiative to close in on Tu Kai and launch his own offensive.

Luo Tian’s goal wasn’t just to block Tu Kai.

’It looks like he killed the Ancient Giant Python, but he must have paid a huge price. This is his moment of weakness...’

’Kick him while he’s down!’

”Sword Rolling Residual Clouds!”

Luo Tian’s momentum surged fiercely. A wave of dark, cold Sword Light rushed out, forming a vast Sword Qi Tornado. It was frigid and violent, as if it would devour everything.

Tu Kai sensed the extraordinary power of Luo Tian’s strike. His eyes narrowed, and he struck out with his palm!

But just at that moment,

”CAW CAW CAW!”

The Crow in the sky let out a Demonic cry like scraping metal, making Tu Kai feel agitated and dizzy.

The attack he had just gathered wavered and slowed slightly.

When Tu Kai struck, he was half a beat too slow, and the power of his attack was diminished.

TSSSHH-BOOM!

The violent stream of black light, like a thick black pillar of light, struck the Sword Qi Tornado.

The Sword Qi Tornado spun continuously, its biting Sword Light flashing and cutting, gradually grinding down and engulfing the black pillar of light.

Luo Tian’s attack gained the upper hand.

”Furious Sword Torrential Rain!”

Luo Tian’s momentum rose again as he unleashed an even stronger killing move!

Thousands of sharp, ice-cold blades of Sword Qi appeared in the air, causing the very world to shift. The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi resonated with the Sword Qi, exuding a magnificent and vast momentum.

The sheer density of the Sword Qi made Tu Kai’s heart tremble!

”His Cultivation is low, but his strength is extraordinary. As expected of the strongest of the five human Celestial Prides.”

Tu Kai wasn’t surprised.

”Mad Demon Kill!”

Tu Kai roared. A turbulent, dark torrent suddenly churned behind him, transforming into a massive, pitch-black head with a mouth full of sharp teeth, like some kind of sea monster.

In the sky, the raging storm of Sword Qi collided with the giant black skull!

True Essence frantically poured out from Tu Kai’s body. The black sea monster’s head was damaged by the Sword Qi, but it rapidly repaired itself, opening its fanged maw to shatter the blades of Sword Qi one by one.

Meanwhile, the Nine-Layer Spirit Sea Vortex within Luo Tian’s body also spun rapidly, mobilizing his True Qi. His torrential, furiously sharp Swordsmanship didn’t let up!

The two were deadlocked for three breaths.

Tu Kai suddenly frowned. A sharp pain shot through his abdomen, and blue blood spread across his clothes.

’Damn it, my injuries are acting up.’

He and Yu Sanshui had indeed killed the Ancient Giant Python, but they had paid a heavy price for it.

Tu Kai was gravely injured, but he was arrogant and believed he could easily capture those few humans even with his injuries, so he had come alone.

But as it turned out, he couldn’t even take down Luo Tian alone, and his old wounds were triggered.

BOOM! TSSSH!

Luo Tian’s Swordsmanship immediately crushed forward, shattering the sinister black head and surging toward Tu Kai!

Tu Kai waved his arm, and a black current in front of him formed a massive, constantly spinning vortex.

As Luo Tian’s Sword Qi stabbed forward, it was all diffused and dissipated by the vortex, successfully blocking the attack.

”Looks like you’re pretty badly hurt!”

Luo Tian chuckled.

The Furious Sword Torrential Rain still hadn’t stopped. The Swordsmanship poured out in a continuous stream, a sky full of sword rain washing down violently, as if to scour everything away!

Although Tu Kai’s defensive methods were brilliant, he couldn’t withstand such a ferocious onslaught from Luo Tian.

The black water vortex gradually faded and then suddenly shattered.

SWISH!

Tu Kai flew back several dozen meters, but he was still wounded by two streaks of Sword Light, leaving gashes on his arm and thigh.

”Cold Wind Palm!”

Luo Tian struck out with a palm, and the bone-chilling Palm Technique stirred up a biting gale that swept forward.

The Cold Wind Palm’s offensive was vast, graceful, and full of Yin Cold. The chill contained within the Palm Technique could subtly seep into an enemy’s body and gradually corrode them.

The palm strike whistled past. Although Tu Kai had his True Essence Shield to block it, he was still eroded by that subtle, insidious chill. His body stiffened, aggravating his original injuries and making his situation even more severe.