Chapter 836 – Tianyi Water City

Just like that, Wu Guangyu had been stealthily killed by Long Chen. He initially thought the Sun Devouring Wolf would kill Long Chen; he never would have imagined that it would kill him instead.

The cycle of karma—this was a clear example of it.

After Long Chen and Xiaolang confirmed that there were no traces of the incident, they left. About fifteen minutes after they were gone, Feng Zhilin, whose clothes were still disheveled, arrived at the same place.

“The fighting sounds should have come from this direction. Why isn’t he here?” Feng Zhilin looked around. She could only see the Iron Forest everywhere, but there was no trace of Wu Guangyu.

“Long Chen is a tricky manipulator. Although Wu Guangyu has the help of the Sun Devouring Wolf, it’ll be problematic if he accidentally falls into Long Chen’s trap ...”

Feng Zhilin started to panic. She had a feeling that there was something wrong with this place, but she could not put a finger on it.

“What is this?” She sensed a chill coming from the ground. She bent down and took a look at some black ice crumbs, but they were merely random chips. Although it was strange that ice would appear here, this was the Ancient Graveyard, and many strange things took place in this land.

“No, I must quickly follow him!” The ice chips did not rouse her suspicion at all. She quickly stood up and traveled towards Heavenly Wood City. Meanwhile, Long Chen was rushing toward Tianyi Water City; therefore, the distance between them gradually increased.

This resulted in Feng Zhilin being completely unable to find him.

“What is this?” Suddenly, Feng Zhilin saw a black vortex in front of her in the Iron Forest. The vortex was floating in the air, and it distorted both space and light. It emitted a strange light and emanated a cold, desolate aura from within.

Feng Zhilin slowly approached it, then halted ten meters away from the vortex, sensing that it was a terrifying thing. When she was about to leave, the black vortex suddenly erupted with a sucking force. Feng Zhilin realized she could not resist it at all!

“Help!” Feng Zhilin’s face paled. She never thought this would happen and was using all her strength to fight against the force. Yet, bit by bit, she was being sucked in. After being pulled ten meters closer, she was on the edge of the vortex.

“No!” Feng Zhilin panicked and screamed in agony, but it was useless. The black vortex was like a large, gaping mouth that swallowed her whole.

In the blink of an eye, Feng Zhilin disappeared from the Ancient Graveyard. No one knew where she had gone. Even Long Chen had no idea that this had happened to her.

After the vortex swallowed Feng Zhilin, it quickly shrank until it disappeared. Then the space returned to its original state as if nothing had ever happened.

***

“Big Brother, what are we going to do at Tianyi Water City?” asked Xiaolang as they quickly traveled.

Long Chen replied, “I told Suxue and the others that I was heading to Tianyi Water City. If I return to Heavenly Wood City now, it will look suspicious. Now that Wu Guangyu is dead, we’ll just pretend that he’s missing. Killing Wu Guangyu delayed my journey significantly, so I must hurry to Tianyi Water City now. Plus, I am able to merge three of the Five Emperor Seals now. I only have the Yellow and Black Emperor Seals left. I think I should be able to find a water-type treasure there.”

Xiaolang said, “Very few people in the Ancient Graveyard are powerful enough to kill Wu Guangyu, and most of them have gone to Tianyi Water City. What if they deduce that it was you? Plus, I’m with you too.”

If other people saw Xiaolang with Long Chen, they would easily guess that Long Chen had killed Wu Guangyu.

Long Chen nodded and said, “Indeed, we need to be careful about that. Wu Lian is quite scary, and I am not a match for her yet. Therefore, if we come across anyone, I’ll need to keep you in the Primordial Realm. As for the culprit, I think there are more suspects other than myself.”

“Other suspects?” Xiaolang asked curiously. As far as he was aware, the people who had gone to Tianyi Water City and Long Chen were the only ones who could kill Wu Guangyu.

Long Chen told him about the six individuals from the demon race. Due to having spent some time away from Long Chen, he was not very familiar with the situation in the Royal Territories, so Long Chen told him about the organizations there.

“Such a group exists? It looks like we aren’t in a very good situation. If those people are eyeing the Five Emperors’ treasure, with their strength, we will be defenseless. Big Brother, are you still going to fight for the treasure?”

“Yes, of course! Not just that, I need to learn how to get to the Three Royal Territories from them. They came from the Three Royal Territories, so they surely know how to get there.”

Xiaolang nodded. “Then we must be very careful. Emperor-tier beasts are much stronger than the King-tier ones. Demonic beasts who have achieved that level surely hold high positions in the Desolate Royal Territory too. I haven’t reached the Emperor-tier, so I don’t know exactly how strong they are.”

The number of demonic beasts in Desolate Royal Territory far surpassed Long Chen and Xiaolang’s imagination. There were billions of groups there, and they were differentiated between weak and strong clans. The Desolate Royal Territory did not only consist of King and Emperor-tier beasts who could take human form; Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow-tier beasts were there too. Usually, the generals of certain clans were Demon Kings, whereas Demon Emperors were qualified to become clan leaders. There were so many individuals of the demon race that there were hundreds of millions of Demon Emperors alone.

Demon Emperors were equivalent to Heavenly Martial Realm experts.

Above the Demon Emperors were Demon Gods, which were equivalent to Divine Martial Realm experts.

There were many Demon Gods in the Desolate Royal Territory too, and they formed the core power of the territory.

Worry flashed in Long Chen’s eyes. “There are countless experts in the Royal Territory. The ones who are here to target the treasure left behind by the Five Emperors are likely not weak either. The fact that we are merely playing their game while they watch from the shadows means that they are at least stronger than the strongest person from the Ten Thousand Nations Territory.

The Three Royal Territories were vast and boundless; their scale was beyond anything Long Chen could imagine.

After talking about this, both brothers looked worried, but Long Chen maintained his confidence.

They continued heading towards Tianyi Water City at full speed. The sooner he arrived, the lower the chance of him being suspected as the killer. Furthermore, if no one saw Wu Guangyu’s body, how could they know that he was dead?

Little Cat emerged from the Primordial Realm, and Xiaolang was stunned by the fuzzy creature that appeared on Long Chen’s shoulder. “Uh, what is that?”

“You idiot! Don’t you recognize your Master Cat? I know I look handsome, but can you not look at me like that? I have no interest in male animals!” Little Cat eyed him with contempt, then scratched an itch with a fuzzy claw.

𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

“That’s Fat Cat? What’s with that look?” Xiaolang was speechless.

“This is the body of the demonic beast called the Dream Demon. Little Cat has possessed its body, and as the Dream Demon grows, Little Cat’s hallucinatory magic will strengthen too. It will be very helpful. Your Nine Devils Ancestral Fire may be a sure-kill technique, but it isn’t easy to hit the enemy accurately. If you and Little Cat work together in battle, it’ll produce powerful results.”

“No way! I am Master Cat, and I answer only to the heavens! I am peerless! Yet you want me to work with a little black dog? During ancient times, ten thousand Divine Martial Realm cultivators died with just one breath from me!” Little Cat said smugly.

Long Chen and Xiaolang chose to ignore the little brat who loved to lie.

“Hey! Did you guys get scared when you heard about my mighty powers?” asked Little Cat haughtily.

Whoosh ...

When Little Cat saw the Nine Devils Ancestral Fire, he trembled and hurriedly hid behind Long Chen’s neck. Terrified, he cried, “You smelly dog! What are you doing? Don’t you dare come here ...”

“Don’t call me a little black dog again! My soul is human! I am Mo Xiaolang!” said Xiaolang mildly, baring his teeth.

“But you’ve become a wolf ... Ah! Mercy! You’re human! You’re a whole human!” lamented Little Cat when Xiaolang intimidated him again.

Now that Xiaolang was back, Little Cat’s good days had come to an end.

Xiaolang was usually an agreeable character, but he loved teasing Little Cat. This was also a quirky part of his personality. He considered Little Cat a brother after spending such a long time together.

Long Chen chuckled, grabbed Little Cat, and placed him in Xiaolang’s arms. Then he led them towards the city at top speed. “Alright, let’s go! Destination: Tianyi Water City!”

The appearance of the Black Emperor Key had triggered a commotion larger than the Martial Youth Competition. Outsiders were forbidden from getting close to the competition’s location anyway. After everyone heard about the key, they all swarmed toward Tianyi Water City. By the time Long Chen arrived, two-thirds of those still alive in the Ancient Graveyard had gathered.

The Five Emperors’ treasures were hugely tempting to everyone there. Someone spread the news that those who possessed the Black Emperor Key would receive two slots to enter the Five Emperors’ Secret Realm. The legend of the Five Emperors was the most impressive legend of the Ten Thousand Nations Territory, so everyone was so tempted by it that they valued it over their own lives.

Many people had already tossed the matter of their own mortality out of their minds after coming to the Ancient Graveyard. That was why dying was normal to them. They were here risking their lives after all. Getting the Black Emperor Key was the most worthwhile thing to risk their lives for, and no one was willing to give up on this opportunity.