Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“As I expected…”
He Lao’s guess was correct, and so was Jiang Yi’s!
Jiang Yi felt that a white light flashed by, and he appeared in a grand palace. He let out a trace of smile. He took a gamble at the last moment. Now, it was proven that—the gamble paid off.
Jiang Yi was smart and astonishingly talented. Since he was young, Jiang Yunhai had praised him all the time. He sensed something peculiar since this grievance beast showed up and did not kill him immediately for slaying Yun Lu. That grievance beast clearly knew that Yun Lu was the descendant of the Witch God. Yet, it chattered away. This was inherently abnormal.
For example, if Jiang Yi—with his current strength—met a tier-two demonic beast who even provoked him, would he waste words on the demonic beast? Would he ask the demonic beast kneel and cry for mercy?
Obviously not!
Demonic beasts were always in conflict with humans. Naturally, this demon king would not have nothing better to do than tease Jiang Yi, whose strength was not worthy of such effort.
Strange things must have a catch!
So at that moment, Jiang Yi decided to take a gamble. The bet was his life!
He Lao had told Jiang Yi things about the Witch God. This Witch God was hunted after his failure to win the throne. He escaped into the Netherworld Forest, subdued the Demon King and cultivated in seclusion for 30 years. Eventually, he reached the peak of Vajra Realm, returned with the Demon King, and killed his enemy—the then King of the Heaven Mystics Kingdom. Afterward, he renounced his claim to the throne and went back here to cultivate. He devoted his heart to the study of dao, aspiring to advance towards the pinnacle of the martial dao.
The information was simple, but not necessarily true. Still—from this simple information, Jiang Yi could infer the personality of this Witch God—resolute,steadfast, and unyielding!
Without a dauntless personality, how could he flee into the Netherworld Forest despite being chased by countless formidable martial artists? How could he cultivate in seclusion for 30 years?
Therefore, Jiang Yi did not beg for mercy even at the last moment. This saved his life instead. Now, he entered this palace successfully, which testified that he had passed the test.
Jiang Yi wiped the blood off the corner of his mouth. He took a medicinal pellet from the Fire Spirit Pearl and swallowed it. Only then, he gazed around this palace.
This palace was different from the first, the second, the third, and the fourth floors. There was no Teleportation Formation and only a door carved with various strange beasts. The one thing they have in common was that the palace was empty—with absolutely nothing inside.
Hoo-Hoo!
He took a few deep breaths and walked toward the door with great difficulty. He Lao was still on the fourth floor. He was afraid that with greater delay, He Lao might not survive.
“He!”
He pushed the door hard, but the door did not budge an inch. He blinked and moved back slowly. When he was 300 meters away from the door, he lighted up the Fire Dragon Sword. Gritting his teeth, he shouted with a low voice, “Break!
Tsk-Tsk!
Tens of thousands of small fire dragons whizzed out and danced in the sky. They shot towards the door violently, having a momentum of destroying everything.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ceaseless explosions caused space to oscillate and ground to tremor. To Jiang Yi’s disappointment, the door stood still with white light shining through. There was no trace of damage.
“How to get in?”
Jiang Yi’s face clouded. He no longer had the Fire Spirit Rocks. The most powerful attack was this Dao Pattern Attack, but it did not break the door. Could he be trapped here?
“Soul-Devouring Shifting Art!”
He tried two other methods. Only the earth fire blackened the door a bit, there was no further progress. He bumped against the door miserably while doing the Shifting Art. Rebounded from the restrictions, his wound was opened. It hurt so much that he broke out in a cold sweat.
“What should I do now?””What should I do now?””What should I do now?”
Jiang Yi was anxious. He Lao was in danger at any time. However, he did not think that the Demon King would hurt He Lao. The Demon King did not even kill Jiang Yi, and it was less likely that he would kill He Lao. Still, there were so many strange beasts on the fourth floor; would they spare He Lao?
“Oh, that’s right!”
Suddenly, he remembered something. He launched himself upwards, putting one hand onto the wall. The essence force inside the first star gushed into the door.
It was a very special essence force. In the Divine Vein, he could easily shatter a crystal stone with it. If this essence force was not able to open the door, he was at his wit’s end.
Buzz!
The light from the door became stronger. Slowly, the door opened. The dazzling white light stung his eyes and lighted up his joyful face.
“It’s opened!”
Jiang Yi’s nerves were on edge. His heartbeat hastened. Holding his breath, he looked inside the door. There was a wall and two doors on the two ends of that wall. He walked into the left aisle slowly and entered the inner sanctum.
“As expected!”
Jiang Yi took a glance around the empty central hall. He gave an ‘as expected’ expression when he saw a skeleton sit cross-legged in the center. This should be the fifth floor of the palace, where the Witch God lived. The skeleton belonged to the Witch God!
“Huh? There was another skeleton over there?”
Jiang Yi glimpsed the rest of the Central Hall and found another giant skeleton. Half of the bones were shattered. There was an evident palm print at the chest.
“This should be the Vajra Realm martial expert from the Great Xia Kingdom, who broke into the forbidden ground…”
These two skeletons were gleaming white and sparkling. It gave out a depressing atmosphere. Secretly feeling at ease, he truly respected the ability of the Witch God.
He could imagine the scene back then. That Vajra Realm martial expert got in this palace with little hassle, defeating every beast on his way. He found the Witch God cultivating and sitting cross-legged. It seemed that the Witch God did not even notice him coming in. When the Vajra Realm martial expert was about to attack, the Witch God executed a casual palm strike, which ended his life easily. There was no sign of battle in this central hall; obviously it was one-shot kill.
“What should I do now?”
Jiang Yi was lost after reaching the last floor and seeing the Witch God’s body. There was nothing else in this Central Hall. How to save He Lao? How to control the restrictions on the forbidden ground? How to escape from the Witch God forbidden ground?
Jiang Yi spent some time observing the surroundings and found nothing, not even an Ancient Divine Essence Ring. It appeared that this Witch God and Vajra Realm martial expert did not have any treasure with them.
“Respect the deceased. Let me worship the Witch God first!”
He paused, walked to the front of the remains of the Witch God and bowed reverently for three times. A strong martial artist like the Witch God deserved his worship and high respect.
Buzz!
Just when Jiang Yi was about to turn to the other Vajra Realm martial expert, the skeleton of the Witch God suddenly illuminated. Jiang Yi was startled. He was not scared of living people; it was the dead that terrified him.
Hoo-Hoo!
The heaven and earth essence force flowed inside the Central Hall and assembled above the skeleton, forming a faint image. It was a handsome middle-aged man in a black robe. He stared at Jiang Yi and moved his lips. A sullen voice reverberated in the central hall. “Young man, you are very lucky. Being able to reach this floor suggests that you are qualified to inherit this Universal Palace and follow my footstep. But certainly… you are also very unlucky. If you cannot comprehend a particular type of ancient sorcery within one day, you will be executed immediately!”
