Chapter 710

Chapter 710: Victim of an Ambush

Upon hearing this, Fang Lie erupted with a boundless killing intent and said, "Master Xuan Kong, you old bastard, I remember you! If I, Fang Lie, do not die today, I will surely repay you greatly!"

"Haha!" Ao Jianzi laughed loudly, "Fang Lie, even now you still think you won’t die? Aren’t you being a bit too naive?"

"This is the Forbidden Area of the Dragon Tomb. What can you do?" Fang Lie narrowed his eyes and said, "If you want to kill me, you’ll have to come here first!"

"You’re wrong; I don’t need to come over at all!" Ao Jianzi then revealed a small sword and said, "Brothers, bring out your weapons and prepare to put Fang Lie to rest!"

The other three promptly pulled out various items, either small swords or jade talismans, exuding terrifying spiritual pressure.

Fang Lie was very familiar with these items because he had many of them himself—disposable Semi-Immortal Sword Energies.

Seeing this, Fang Lie gasped in shock and quickly said, "Have you all gone mad? Attacking me will indeed awaken the Puppet Soldiers here! Even if I, as an outsider, die without a grave, how can you, the ones trespassing in the Dragon Tomb, escape?"

"You don’t need to worry about that; we have our ways to leave safely!" Ao Jianzi proudly said to Daoist Tuguan beside him, "Senior brother, show him our treasure!"

With a deep sigh, Tuguan took out a one-foot-long golden talisman, covered in intricate divine patterns that dazzled the eye. Most remarkably, it exuded the same Immortal energy Fang Lie had felt on the Celestial Platform!

Seeing this, Fang Lie exclaimed in shock, "An immortal talisman?"

"Indeed, this is an immortal talisman left by our ancestors of West Kunlun. Even though, in this era, the ancient Immortal energy has been nearly exhausted and Immortal treasures have lost their power, this disposable talisman still holds some Immortal energy capable of activating Immortal skills!" Tuguan lamented, "This is a space-escaping talisman, already set to target a location one hundred thousand miles away. Even in this sealed space, it can teleport us instantly, so there’s no need to worry about any counterattack from the Dragon Tomb!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Lie realized he was doomed. He couldn’t help but mock himself, saying, "I really didn’t expect I, Fang Lie, would force West Kunlun to use such a treasure to buy my life!"

"You don’t have to be so self-pitying. If anyone in this world is worthy of using it, it must be you!" Tuguan said seriously, "Your undying nature is truly formidable. Besides the Immortal seal of the Dragon Tomb, we can think of no other way to kill you!"

"I find it strange," Fang Lie frowned, "I believe I have no grievances with West Kunlun. Why are you so determined to see me dead? Can you tell me the reason, so I can leave this world with clarity?"

"Sorry!" Tuguan clasped his hands in greeting, "Personally, I admire you greatly, but the sect has given orders I cannot disobey. As for why you must die, that is beyond my knowledge."

"Then who knows?" Fang Lie pressed, "Who issued the order for your mission?"

"Naturally, it came from the Sect Leader!" Tuguan replied.

"Good!" Fang Lie nodded, then quietly said, "If I happen to survive, I will surely go and ask him properly!"

After saying this, Fang Lie quickly took off the space treasure bracelet from his wrist and handed it to Huangxu, saying rapidly, "This is my entire worth, entrusted to you today. Please return it to the Mo Sect in the future! I ask this of you!"

"If I get out, I will certainly fulfill your wish!" Huangxu accepted it and then asked, "What about now?"

"You all go first; I’ll hold them off!" Fang Lie declared proudly.

"Alas!" Huangxu sighed, clasped his hands in respect to Fang Lie, and hurriedly led the others onward.

At that moment, Ao Jianzi and the others couldn’t wait any longer and immediately launched an offensive. Four streams of Semi-Immortal Sword Energy fiercely struck out, tearing through the skies, heading straight for Fang Lie.

Such terrifying sword energy could obliterate a hundred Fang Lies without issue, but they would never touch Fang Lie standing on the Celestial Platform.

In fact, as soon as the four sword energies appeared, they awakened the entire Celestial Platform and the more than one hundred thousand Puppet Soldiers on it.

First, a powerful white light shield appeared out of nowhere, blocking the four streams of Semi-Immortal Sword Energy effortlessly. Such strong energy merely caused a few ripples on the shield.

The next moment, over one hundred thousand Puppet Soldiers awakened from their slumber, letting out roars as they locked their sights on the four figures a thousand miles away.

Unfortunately, those four had already anticipated this and immediately activated the space-escaping talisman, vanishing without a trace.

However, before they disappeared, they still witnessed what happened to Fang Lie.

Just as they had planned, Fang Lie’s Human Tribe aura was too pronounced. Even with the Dragon-pattern jade talisman concealing him, he couldn’t escape the perception of the awakened Puppet Soldiers. They quickly identified Fang Lie as the intruder, and dozens of furious Puppet Soldiers unleashed various terrifying skills toward him.

Poor Fang Lie, with no chance to react, was obliterated on the spot.

Seeing this, the four understood their major task was accomplished and left, satisfied, as if carried by a pulling force. When they regained their senses, they found themselves in a prepared safe secret room.

"Hahaha, that bastard Fang Lie finally got what he deserved! So satisfying!" Ao Jianzi laughed.

Ximen Changkong, however, did not share this optimism and frowned, "I have a feeling Fang Lie died too easily. He didn’t even have a chance to resist, which is quite suspicious."

"In a place like that, who could resist? Let alone him, even a Semi-Immortal would have no power to fight back in such a situation!" Ao Jianzi laughed.

"I understand that, but I still feel uneasy," Ximen Changkong expressed concern, "After all, no one can be sure whether Fang Lie is truly dead. His undying nature might allow him to escape this calamity! Additionally, perhaps we have only ambushed a clone of his, not his true body."

"Haha! Dao friend Changkong need not worry," before Ao Jianzi could respond, Tuguan chimed in with a laugh, "Even if Fang Lie possesses undying nature, even if we’ve only ambushed a clone, he’s still definitely going to die!"

"Hmm? Why is that?" Ximen Changkong asked, greatly puzzled.

"Because you still don’t understand the terror of the Dragon Tomb!" Tuguan said solemnly. "The Dragon Tomb is the most crucial place for the Dragon Clan, and the level of protection here is stronger than the Dragon Palace, a hundred times superior to the Dragon Emperor’s sleeping places. To protect their deceased kin from disturbance, the Dragon Clan spares no effort. The Celestial Platform at the entrance of the Dragon Tomb is incredibly powerful, and its defenses are particularly ruthless. The most frightening aspect is not its offensive capabilities but its Curse ability along the Cause-and-Effect Line!"

"What? It has such an ability?" Ximen Changkong asked curiously, "How do you know that?"

"Alas, this is a secret of our sect, and it comes with many tears!" Tuguan said with a bitter smile, "Twenty thousand years ago, a Semi-Immortal Elder from the Mo Sect reached the end of his lifespan and could only survive within the sect’s paradises of the heavens. To stay alive, he thought of countless methods but finally settled on the Dragon Tomb. However, his true body could not leave, so he tried to condense a clone at the Thunder Tribulation Immortal realm to sneak into the Dragon Palace and attempt to infiltrate the Dragon Tomb!"

"And what happened?" Ximen Changkong asked urgently.

"Despite his exhaustive preparations, even using an invisibility immortal talisman, he still failed and lost his clone at the entrance of the Dragon Tomb," Tuguan said gravely. "But that wasn’t the end. After the talisman’s forbidden techniques killed his clone, it transmitted a terrifying Curse through the Cause-and-Effect Line. It crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, ignored the Mo Sect’s protective array, and even broke through the spatial barriers of the paradises of the heavens, directly cursing that Semi-Immortal ancestor!"

"Ah~" Ximen Changkong and Master Jie Kong gasped in shock.

"Is it really that powerful?" Ximen Changkong exclaimed in astonishment.

Master Jie Kong added, "Strange, why did we know nothing of this situation?"

"It is the rule that Semi-Immortals are not allowed to enter the Dragon Palace. Since we broke that rule, how could we dare to publicize it?" Tuguan sighed, "So we concealed it and told everyone that the ancestor had simply reached the end of his lifespan."

"I see!" Ximen Changkong nodded, then smiled, "No wonder you are so confident. If the Immortal seal at the entrance of the Dragon Tomb is really that formidable, then even if Fang Lie dies with a clone, his true body cannot escape calamity either!"

"That’s indeed the case; if we didn’t have absolute confidence in the Dragon Tomb’s Immortal seal, how could we be willing to pay such a price?" Tuguan said with a wry smile, "One immortal talisman, twelve Semi-Immortal spirit talismans, not to mention the benefits we owe to Master Xuan Kong. Fang Lie’s life is truly worth a lot!"

"It’s a pity we didn’t get the treasure from Fang Lie. Leaving aside that Netherworld Ghost Fire warship, it alone could make up for all our losses!" Ao Jianzi said somewhat reluctantly.

"Wait~" Ximen Changkong suddenly said, "Perhaps we still have a chance! I remember just before Fang Lie died, he seemed to have entrusted the space treasure to those demons. If they can make it out, we could not only get Fang Lie’s treasures but also their gains from the Dragon Tomb!"

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, the others displayed expressions of delight. Fang Lie’s treasures were already priceless, and if they could also obtain secret treasures from the Dragon Tomb, it would be a huge profit for them!