Chapter 668: Chapter 668: Upheaval
Tian Jizi's eyes were filled with rage and shock. The Tian family had always been the oppressor, slaughtering and decreeing who would live or die. Anyone who violated the Tian family's ancient pacts was doomed to death!
The strength of the Tian family had given Tian Jizi the capital to look down on everyone else because he was backed by a group of Heaven Extreme Realm experts.
But now?
Tian Jizi was both shocked and furious. It was all because of Zhong Shan, that insignificant ant Zhong Shan. How had he managed to find so many Heaven Extreme Realm experts? Facing Ye Qingcheng, with Tian Lao against Shenxiu, the remaining five against eight?
There were even three people each facing two opponents?
People from the Grand World? More people from the Grand World again?
Zhong Shan? This Zhong Shan had indeed colluded with people from the Grand World. As expected, Wei Yinglan was a disaster, and this Zhong Shan was even more so.
In just three short months, he had gathered so many powerful allies?
High in the sky, a massive black hole had formed, with many powerful figures attacking.
The previously composed Tian family was now in chaos.
Tian family disciples continued to fight the ghostly creatures, but their numbers only increased, leading to more and more injured disciples. At this rate, the Tian family would truly be in dire straits.
But in the black hole above, the Tian family's strongest were too occupied to aid the disciples below, as they were engaged in their own fierce battles.
The battle was extremely unfavorable for the Tian family. For the first time, Tian Jizi tasted the bitterness of regret.
It was all Zhong Shan's fault. If he had killed Zhong Shan with a single sword strike earlier, none of this would have happened.
"Roar~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
Tian Jizi let out a tremendous roar, pushing back Ye Qingcheng's Killing Immortal Sword. Tian Jizi was incredibly powerful, strong enough that even a group of Azure Dragons in this minor world couldn't match him. But his opponent, Ye Qingcheng, was equally formidable.
Ye Qingcheng had broken through again after facing Nangong Sheng last time. If Nangong Sheng hadn't been prepared with the 'Heavenly Tribulation' formation, Ye Qingcheng would have undoubtedly won. Moreover, Ye Qingcheng had other means that allowed him to escape.
Ye Qingcheng, being the master of the Immortal World, was not to be underestimated. With the peerless Killing Immortal Sword, even the head of the world's strongest family couldn't easily defeat him!
The battle raged on all sides, but some of the Tian family's strong were already injured. After all, one person fighting two opponents could hold out for a while, but not indefinitely.
As the saying goes, many ants can bite an elephant to death. No matter how strong the Tian family disciples were, they would eventually tire. More and more were getting injured, and the heavily injured low-ranking disciples retreated, leaving the battlefield to the higher-ranking disciples.
"Woo~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
Suddenly, an ear-piercing wail echoed from all directions.
This sound caused all the Tian family disciples to feel dizzy. This was the most powerful wail of a ghost.
In the distance, a black dot rapidly approached.
"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
A ten-zhang tall behemoth landed with a tremendous crash, raising a cloud of dust.
It was a humanoid monster, but it looked like a conjoined twin, squatting back-to-back. It had two heads, four arms, and four legs. Its face was hideous, each head sporting two fleshy horns, bald, with jet-black skin, protruding red eyes, and fangs jutting from its mouth. Its arms seemed tattooed with various patterns.
This was the Heaven Ghost, summoned by Mr. Corpse using a celestial corpse!
Just one look at it made one's skin crawl.
"What is that thing?"
Yi Lanque stared at the card, his eyes narrowing as several lines of text appeared on it.
The cards read, step by step: "First step: Disgrace and tarnish reputation! Second step: Isolation! Third step: Borrowing resources!" When Yi Lanque reached the fourth step, he frowned in thought.
Finally, Yi Lanque continued to write the small characters: "Fourth step: Decoy and sabotage!"
The fourth step, decoy and sabotage, encapsulated Zhong Shan's strategy perfectly.
The fourth step was also Zhong Shan's ultimate goal.
Zhong Shan's goal was simply Wei Yinglan. Everything he had done, even turning the Tian family upside down, was all for this final step.
With the success of the first three steps, the fourth step naturally followed.
At this moment, Zhong Shan was already swaggering through the inner grounds of the Tian family.
Accompanying Zhong Shan were Yin Luori and Xuanyuan.
Seeing the chaos, the uproar, and the upheaval within the Tian family, both Yin Luori and Xuanyuan couldn't help but twitch their faces.
Yin Luori was utterly stunned. This—this was the Tian family? Was he seeing this correctly? The most powerful force in the underworld, reduced to this state? How could this happen? Yin Luori's face twitched as he looked at Zhong Shan. This was all Zhong Shan's doing, from beginning to end. Zhong Shan had just given orders, and then the Heaven Ghost had acted. When they had come, there were four of them, and none had suffered any harm. Wei Taizhong and Mr. Corpse had been idle, and Yin Luori had followed out of boredom.
It seemed like they had done nothing, yet the Tian family was thrown into chaos? Yin Luori found it incredibly strange.
With Yun Peak collapsing, Xuanyuan's face also twitched as he looked at Zhong Shan.
Xuanyuan didn't know the exact strength of the Tian family, but he could gauge it from the outside. Tian Jizi's power was no less than his own, and yet this mighty Tian family was now paralyzed? Such a vast Tian family, and they could walk in and out as they pleased?
"Don't worry, Xuanyuan. These five Azure Dragons may not even need you to act. We're heading to Jingbo Pool!" Zhong Shan said.
"Uh, alright, alright!" Xuanyuan nodded, somewhat woodenly.
Jingbo Pool, the deepest secret of the Tian family.
It was located in a small valley deep within the Tian family's grounds. Last time, Zhong Shan had found it with great difficulty.
However, this time it was familiar territory. The Tian family was in chaos, and along the way, they only needed to knock out a few disciples. They slowly made their way to the valley.
Amidst the widespread turmoil, the valley remained untouched.
Countless formations enveloped the valley, shrouding it in a misty cloud.
"Is this the place?" Xuanyuan asked, frowning.
"Be careful. Inside the formation, there is an absolute powerhouse guarding Jingbo Pool!" Zhong Shan said solemnly.
"Hmm!" Xuanyuan nodded.
Xuanyuan suddenly took out the 'First Dusting Brush.' With a flick of the brush, countless bristles transformed into sharp swords, piercing the misty formation.
"Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...!"
It sounded like the bristles were stabbing into stone, emitting a series of muffled sounds.
Zhong Shan remained vigilant, and Yin Luori became tense, knowing that they were about to face the true strength of the Tian family.
"Rise~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
Xuanyuan's eyes widened, and with a loud shout, he forcefully broke the formation with the powerful artifact.