Chapter 176: Liu Zhiyuan

Lang Xiaoyun and Dongfang Daying thought of luring the rank five undead corpse to the core region of the Willow Forest to cause maximum destruction there, and to drag Shang Bo and Ji Wenlong into the battle.

It was too bad Shang Bo and the rest were in the separate space that contained the bronze gate. No matter how hard Lang Xiaoyun and Dongfang Daying tried, they were unable to locate anyone else.

Even if they did manage to detect Shang Bo and Ji Wenlong’s presence, they wouldn’t be able to enter the separate space anyway.

Ever since Shang Bo obtained the Coral Command, his control over the Coral Forest grew stronger the more he refined it. With Chu Jia and Bai Luming’s assistance, they were able to block off anyone they didn’t wish to enter.

As Lang Xiaoyun and Dongfang Daying were chased around by the rank five undead corpse, they were gradually losing their strength. They were lucky that Ji Wenlong slayed a rank four undead corpse and sliced off another rank four undead corpse’s arm before leaving. Otherwise, the two of them would have died a long time ago.

Since they were unable to locate Ji Wenlong or Shang Bo, the two of them could only lead the corpses away from the manor. They ran through the Willow Forest in an attempt to escape, but they were also trying to locate the core region while doing so.

They were unable to drag Ji Wenlong out for him to suffer with them, and they thought of attacking the members of the Tongyou Institution hiding in the core region of the Willow Forest. No matter how despicable Ji Wenlong was to leave them to fight the rank five undead corpse, he would have to appear once the members of the institution were under threat.

Even though Shang Bo wasn’t able to control the Coral Forest however he wished, he was able to keep track of the situation.

Lang Xiaoyun and Dongfang Daying’s movements were unable to be hidden from Shang Bo’s all-seeing eye.

Since Ji Wenlong and Shang Bo weren’t willing to fight the rank five undead corpse head-on yet, they could only bring the experts in the core region away.

Shang Bo placed some inner qi into the coral command, causing the space in the four special regions to shift. Several dozen low leveled cultivators were sent into the Mountain and Sea Fantasy Spiritual World to meet with Sun Haiwei. Liu Zhuyuan and Ji Wenlong returned to the Bluestone Hidden Space which was the name of the separate space containing the bronze doors.

Not too long after Liu Zhiyuan left, Dongfang Daying and Lang Xiaoyun arrived. They brought the three undead corpses with them, and they flattened the core region directly only to discover that everyone had escaped.

“They’re doing this on purpose!” Shang Lubing growled as they observed the situation from inside the Bluestone Hidden Space. “The Dual Season Land and the Unstable Region is basically a bunch of ruins now! They destroyed the Willow Forest as much as they could, and the only recognizable region is the Mountain and Sea Fantasy Spiritual World!”

Shang Ke’s face turned pale and it was clear he wasn’t fully recovered after fighting with Ran Biluo. “Lang Xiaoyun and Dongfang Daying definitely know about our plan. Since they’re unable to drag us out, they decided to destroy everything they could.”

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Shang Bo chuckled in amusement and his gaze returned to the Coral Command. “Hah. The Coral Command is powerful indeed. This was our objective anyway. We managed to obtain what we came here for, and everything else is a bonus. Even if they destroy the entire region, it’s fine.”

His words allowed everyone to heave a sigh of relief.

Ji Wenlong laughed at the side, “Well, we at least managed to retain a huge part of the Mountain and Sea Fantasy Spiritual World. Ran Biluo didn’t do that much damage to it. All four spiritual lands of the Zhu Family were used to cultivate extermination origins. Retaining a single one is still a win!”

Shang Lubing and Shang Ke nodded silently.

Shang Ke managed to experience first hand the benefits of the four special regions. After all, he only broke through because of the extermination origin gathered in the Mountain and Sea Fantasy Spiritual World.

The Illusory Extermination Origin gathered by the Fantasy Spiritual Pearl was extremely compatible with the Shang Clan’s martial arts. In the future, if any member of the Shang Clan wanted to break through, they would definitely know where to obtain an extermination origin that suited them.

“What should we do about the rank five undead corpse?” Shang Ke asked.

After thinking for some time, Shang Bo muttered, “Lang Xiaoyun and Dongfang Daying will definitely die if this keeps up. The two of them might not be able to injure the rank five undead corpse even if they tried. Looks like we should give them a ray of hope…”

“Are you thinking of sending the Martial Extermination Realm experts of the Rose Party and the Four Spiritual Peak over to assist them?” Ji Wenlong asked.

“... That might not be a good idea… We’ll only be able to sneak attack them if they’re spread out. If they all gather together and launch an all-out offensive, even the rank five undead corpse might not be able to hold on. It will be extremely difficult to deal with all of them then.” Shang Lubing analyzed.

Shang Bo muttered softly, “Well, they’re part of two different factions anyway. Let’s just deal with them one at a time.” After speaking, he pointed casually into the air. Two separate screens formed. “Ran Biluo had already met up with Yan Su’er. On the other side, Yuwen Shengjie and a newly ascended Martial Extermination Realm expert of the Rose Party met up. They clearly received news of the rank five undead corpse.”

“Which side should we deal with first?” Shang Ke frowned.

To the Tongyou Institution, both factions had to be destroyed.

Shang Lubing thought for a second and muttered, “Let’s deal with the two from the Four Spiritual Peak. Yan Su’er is a step away from reaching the fourth layer of the Martial Extermination Realm and Ran Biluo is stronger than the newly ascended Martial Extermination Realm expert from the Rose Party!”

Ji Wenlong and Shang Ke nodded in unison.

However, Shang Bo had another idea. “No. Let's deal with those from the Rose Party.”

Before anyone else could ask him the reason behind his decision, he pointed at one of the screens and sighed, “Those virtueless bastards from the Rose Party are already gathering up their members. They don’t plan to save Dongfang Daying at all! They wish to escape from the Coral Forest as soon as possible!”

“What are we waiting for then?!” Shang Ke widened his eyes in shock and cried.

Ji Wenlong immediately changed his tune when he realized what they were trying to do. “They won’t be able to leave the battlefield between the two worlds without a proper command from the institution. If they leave the Coral Forest now, they will definitely run over to the Four Spiritual Peak to seek shelter. When our world was invaded previously, the Rose Party definitely had something to do with it. We cannot allow them to run over to the Four Spiritual Peak this time. They might be plotting something even worse…”

“Alright! We can’t waste any more time!” Shang Lubing rose to his feet and stared at Liu Zhiyuan. “Kid of the Liu Family, let’s go!”

A trace of worry filled Liu Zhiyuan’s face when he looked at the various seniors around him. “Seniors, where… Where is my father?”

Shang Bo and Ji Wenlong looked at each other. Eventually, Shang Bo coughed lightly before pointing at the void. Two corpses fell to the ground and Liu Zhiyuan’s body froze.

Ji Wenlong sighed, but considering his relationship with Liu Jitang, he had to be the one to explain. “Brother Jitang and Murong Tianlan released Zhu Tong, who had turned into a rank five undead corpse. They tried to stop him from escaping by sealing those bronze gates, but they exhausted their life force eventually. Zhu Tong killed them when he escaped. Zhiyuan, you’re the only Martial Extermination Realm expert of the Liu Clan left. You have to pull yourself together!”

Shang Lubing added, “Brother Liu, you need to compose yourself.”

Liu Zhiyuan’s body trembled slightly, but his expression remained indifferent. No one could tell what he was thinking.

Ji Wenlong didn’t know if Liu Zhiyuan understood the meaning behind his words, but there was no time to waste. They couldn’t jeopardize the mission and he turned to speak to Shang Bo, “He should stay here. The three of us should be enough to stop Yuwen Shengjie and the other one. Please take care of him!”

“Of course.” Shang Bo smiled and he pointed at the Coral Command. A spatial door opened up and Ji Wenlong, Shang Ke, and Shang Lubing disappeared through it.

All of a sudden, Liu Zhiyuan raised his head to ask Shang Bo, “Fourth uncle, where is my father’s spatial pouch?”