Chapter 697

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The blood-red smoke gradually dissipated.

In front of Ye Wushuang and Su Jinyue, a black umbrella, emitting a faint spiritual glow, fell to the ground. A hundred-foot-deep pit had appeared in the earth before them, and the figures of Gu Ruochen and the others had vanished.

“That was the Blood Flame Bomb from the Ancient Feng Empire. Even someone at the initial stage of the Tiangang Realm would surely die if hit directly. Although its power is not as strong as my Black Thunder Bead, it is still formidable…” Su Jinyue’s defensive spiritual artifact had also been destroyed. One could only imagine how terrifying the power of the four Blood Flame Bombs was!

Ye Wushuang approached Qi Ying and collected his spiritual value points. There were more than seventy thousand in total! This guy had certainly been busy these days! The other two only had a little over twenty thousand spiritual value points each. But with these points added together, Ye Wushuang now possessed a total of one hundred and fifty thousand spiritual value points. In just half a month since the start of the Hundred Kingdoms’ Martial Contest, this was by no means a small amount for some top geniuses. But for Ye Wushuang, it was far from enough. This time, he was not only after the Nine-Curves Heavenly Ginseng Pill and the Tianyan Sword; he wanted to get them all. Therefore, it was imperative to win first place, and to do so by crushing the sum of the next six positions.

“Hmm?” Ye Wushuang searched through Qi Ying’s spatial ring and found an ancient parchment on his corpse. Su Jinyue also leaned in to take a look. “What is this…” After examining it carefully for a while, she exclaimed in astonishment, “The ancient tomb of Li Yun!”

“The ancient tomb of Li Yun?” Su Jinyue took the parchment and said in disbelief, “I once heard my father mention it…”

“Back in the day, a remarkable genius emerged from the Li Clan, extremely powerful and even considered a candidate for the position of the Li Clan’s leader. His name was Li Yun. However, for some unknown reason, a major issue arose within the Li Clan, and they issued a death order against him, pursuing him relentlessly. Later, after Li Yun rebelled against the clan, he wandered through the Qingzhou continent, and it was said that he was last seen in the Youlong Mountains. It is rumored that before his death, he built his tomb there, and he brought out a royal-grade spiritual artifact from the Li Clan. It was a spiritual artifact, and it was uncertain whether it was a spiritual technique, but the Li Clan cared about it deeply…”

“Later, the news of Li Yun’s ancient tomb spread across the Qingzhou continent, becoming more and more exaggerated, but all of it was false!”

With a royal-grade spiritual artifact involved, who wouldn’t be tempted?

A royal-grade spiritual technique or artifact would drive even someone at the Wanfa Realm to madness!

Su Jinyue looked at the parchment and said, “We don’t know if this one is real or fake this time.”

Qi Ying was a genius from the Tianji Mansion, and the fact that he treasured this item showed that it was of great value.

“Whether it’s fake or not, we’ll know once we go and see!” Su Jinyue heard Ye Wushuang’s words and looked at the map’s markings. “The location is indeed within the scope of this martial contest trial area, but it’s…”

Su Jinyue hesitated and said, “It’s deep in a branch of the Youlong Mountains, where there might be fourth-rank spiritual beasts…”

A fourth-rank spiritual beast, with the power of the Wanfa Realm, would mean certain death if they encountered one!

“Wealth and honor come with risks, and besides…” Ye Wushuang stared at the map and said, “If we do encounter a fourth-rank spiritual beast, we might have a chance to take down a few.”

Even a low-level fourth-rank spiritual beast was worth twenty thousand spiritual value points. If they could kill more than ten, that would be hundreds of thousands of spiritual value points in hand.

This was not just a matter of imagination.

Killing spiritual beasts didn’t necessarily mean risking one’s life!

“Let’s go!”

Ye Wushuang made up his mind and said directly.

Su Jinyue looked at Ye Wushuang and felt that this young man’s insights were not something that could be cultivated in a place like the Qingyun Empire.

This young man was truly extraordinary.

The two of them left immediately…

Within the span of a single incense stick’s time.

Dozens of figures arrived at this place.

Among them was Gu Ruochen, who carried the Yintian Bow and looked as elegant as a jade tree in the wind.

“The people have long since fled…” Gu Ruochen murmured.

Beside him, four figures stood still.

These four individuals, two men and two women, all appeared extraordinary.

One of the tall young men approached the corpse of Qi Ying.

By this time, Qi Ying’s body had already been half-eaten by spiritual beasts.

The young man squatted down, looking at the remains of Qi Ying, and frowned, saying, “Gu Ruochen, did this guy really say he had clues to the ancient tomb of Li Yun?”

“Du Mingxing, what do you mean by that?” Gu Ruochen frowned and said, “I originally planned to bring him to you guys. But on the way, I ran into Wutian and Feng Ling, who told me that they had been killed by Su Jinyue and her group. So I brought Qi Ying along with Wutian and Feng Ling to find Su Jinyue…”

“I thought Su Jinyue would be the only tough one, and that young man wouldn’t be a problem. Who knew he was such a formidable opponent and ended up killing Qi Ying!”

Du Mingxing, the crown prince of the Tianyang Empire, was also the strongest genius within the entire Tianyang Empire!

Du Mingxing smiled and said, “I’m not doubting you. It’s just that with Qi Ying dead, it seems that the map has been taken by Su Jinyue and that young man.”

“But no matter whether the map is real or fake, it’s always better to verify it ourselves…”

Du Mingxing sighed regretfully, “Unfortunately, Qi Ying is dead, and his body has been eaten like this. The map has probably been taken by Su Jinyue and that young man…”

“I have a way to find them!” Gu Ruochen suddenly said at this moment.

As soon as he spoke, all eyes turned towards him.