Chapter 996
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As Xiao Ge’s words echoed through the air, the faces of the gathered geniuses shifted dramatically.
Had this man gone mad?
Was he truly planning to follow through with such a reckless threat?
If he did, and the slumbering Bloodbone People were awakened, they would all be doomed!
“Xiao Ge, you must be joking,” Shang Tianqing said with a shaky laugh.
“I’m not joking at all!”
Xiao Ge insisted, “Ye Wushuang and Mu Zili are definitely still alive. If they don’t come out, I will absolutely not enter this ancient tower.”
Shang Tianqing countered, “If that’s the case, then Duan Xingqing, Wan Yan Chuxue, and the others are probably alive too, waiting in the shadows for an opportunity. Should we wait for them to come out before we take action?”
“I don’t care about them. I only care about Ye Wushuang!”
Xiao Ge reiterated.
“Come out, then. What, do you want me to kill you?”
At that moment, a cold voice suddenly rang out.
All eyes turned toward the source.
Under the cover of night,
Ye Wushuang, Mu Zili, and Ji Ou stood side by side.
Tianyuan Bing, upon seeing the trio, was taken aback, his gaze lingering on Mu Zili with an expression of astonishment.
“This guy’s arm…” Tianyuan Bing muttered to himself.
At this moment, Li Qingyao, Yu Hao, Shang Tianqing, and the others were all looking at Ye Wushuang.
“Is it just the three of you?”
Shang Tianqing’s face was a mix of confusion and suspicion.
Where were the other disciples of Lingjian Mountain?
Ye Wushuang and his companions offered no response. Shang Tianqing, unconcerned, turned to Xiao Ge, only to be met with a stunned expression.
“Xiao Ge?”
Everyone turned to look at Xiao Ge and his group.
Xiao Ge had retreated ten zhang away, his eyes filled with a complex mix of terror, worry, and fear as he gazed at Ye Wushuang and his companions.
Was it really necessary?
Xiao Ge was, after all, a genius. Even though Ye Wushuang had killed Dongfang Yu, did he have to be so afraid?
Even if he wasn’t a match for Ye Wushuang, could Ye Wushuang truly catch him if he wanted to run? Did he really need to stand so far away?
It was Xiao Ge who had insisted on seeing Ye Wushuang and the others before entering the Tianlin Pagoda.
Now that Ye Wushuang and his companions had emerged, Xiao Ge was the most terrified of all.
What on earth was going on with this guy?
“What’s the matter?” Ye Wushuang looked at Xiao Ge and laughed lightly. “Didn’t you insist on confronting me? Now that I’m here, why are you hiding?”
“I… I’m not hiding!”
Xiao Ge snorted and said, “Ye Wushuang, if you plan to attack me, think again. The Bloodbone People won’t spare you either.”
“Is that so?”
Ye Wushuang sneered, “Then bring it on!”
As he spoke, a chilling aura of killing intent began to gather within Ye Wushuang.
But at that moment, Li Qingyao, Shang Tianqing, and the others all tensed up, quickly stepping in to stop him.
“Ye Wushuang, don’t be reckless!”
“If we really fight here, the Bloodbone People will definitely be drawn in!”
“You might not care about your life, but we do.”
Everyone moved to block the space between the two.
Ye Wushuang said coldly, “It’s this guy who’s provoking trouble.”
The others looked at Xiao Ge, who now wore a face of helplessness.
This Xiao Ge had truly been frightened out of his wits by Ye Wushuang.
“If you don’t mind, you can come with me.”
At this moment, a melodious voice rang out.
It was Huayuli, the Holy Maiden of Taiqing Palace, who spoke.
Huayuli appeared somewhat indifferent, having hardly spoken a word from the beginning until now.
Hearing this, Xiao Ge immediately nodded and took a few steps to stand beside Huayuli.
Huayuli then looked at Ye Wushuang and said, “Ye Wushuang, we’re all in a desperate situation now. If we can’t find a way out of this ancient tower tonight, we might all be dead by tomorrow.”
“Even if we want to fight, let’s do it inside the tower!”
Her eyes held a cold, steely glint.
Ye Wushuang raised an eyebrow.
He didn’t recognize this woman.
Mu Zili, standing nearby, whispered, “Do you remember the Huacangyu you killed during the Hundred Nations Martial Contest?”
“This Huayuli is the Holy Maiden of Taiqing Palace, Huacangyu’s sister.”
Ye Wushuang instantly understood.
No wonder this woman was helping Xiao Ge and harbored such animosity toward him.
“There’s also Tailingzi Yanchen. His brother is named Yan Beifeng, the Crown Prince of Taiqing Palace. If we run into him, he’ll probably seek trouble with you too.”
Ye Wushuang nodded again.
At this moment, the situation was clear.
On one side were the Li Clan members, Li Qingyao, Li Baifeng, and Li Shiyuan.
On another side were Huayuli, the Holy Maiden of Taiqing Palace, and Xiao Ge from the Sacred Dan Sect.
Yu Hao, the Crown Prince, seemed to have no intention of cooperating with Huayuli, making him a separate faction.
There was also Shang Tianqing from the Giant Sword Sect and Tianyuan Bing, the Seventh Prince of the Tianyan Dynasty.
And then there were Ye Wushuang and his companions.
Roughly seventy to eighty people were now gathered in front of the Tianlin Pagoda.
“If we start fighting now, none of us will leave the Tianlin Ancient City alive!”
“This Tianlin Pagoda appears to be the source of everything. Only by entering it might we find a way to survive.”
“I still hope that once inside the pagoda, everyone can cooperate. Let’s settle all grudges after we’ve left the Tianlin Ancient City alive.”
Li Qingyao spoke these words, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.
Among the various factions, the Li Clan seemed to be the strongest at the moment.
No one said anything.
“Since that’s the case, let’s get ready to break the door together.”
Seeing that no one objected, Li Qingyao slowly spoke.
Several figures moved closer to the entrance.
The Tianlin Pagoda stood a hundred zhang tall. The door at the base of the tower was tightly shut, an ancient bronze gate tinged with blood-red. Two fierce, grotesque beast heads were carved onto the door.
A disciple of the Li Clan stepped forward to try to push the door, but it didn’t budge.
“There is a seal on it!”
Li Qingyao said at this moment, “Who is proficient in array seals? Come and give it a try.”
No one responded.
“I’ll give it a shot!”
A voice rang out, and everyone looked over in surprise.
“Ye Wushuang, can you really do it?” Xiao Ge asked in astonishment.
“Why don’t you give it a try?”
Xiao Ge, realizing he had no grounds to challenge, humphed and fell silent.
Ye Wushuang walked up to the gate and gently placed his hands over the two beast heads carved on the door.
Instantly, a series of spiritual patterns emerged from the beast heads, converging and directly adhering to Ye Wushuang’s arms.
