Translator: Seventh Peril Editor: Anuvrat
Ye Zhong looked at the black-robed young man who had appeared and then narrowed his eyes. Even he didn’t expect that the person who had suddenly made a move would actually be the dark horse powerhouse that had obtained Ye Yihao’s Innate Command Token.
“It seems that even if it wasn’t because of me, with your ability, you would definitely think of a way to obtain a spot, right? However, you’re trying to target us, just how stupid you are?”
“Heh, you sure are confident…” At the entrance of the stone room, the black-robed young man raised his head, revealing a faint mocking smile on his pale face. “You don’t think that just because you can deal with trash like Ye Yiyin, you will be able to move unhindered through this Innate Spiritual Academy, do you?”
“It’s not as much as you think. It’s just that some greenhorns who think they’re extraordinary are just a bit naive.” Ye Zhong chuckled.
“Oh, you are really arrogant.” The black-robed young man shrugged. Then, he cupped his hands and casually said, “I am Pang Jie from the Heimo Sect.”
“Heimo Sect. ” Ye Zhong frowned slightly. He had never heard of such a sect before.
(lit. Black Magic)
“The Heimo Sect should be a major faction within the Lei Tian Dynasty. They are not far off from our Xingxiang Sect. If this fellow was originally from the Heimo Sect, it would be quite difficult to deal with him.” Su Yu reacted as well. She walked to Ye Zhong’s side with a vigilant look and spoke as she stared at Pang Jie.
Hearing Su Yu’s words, Pang Jie smacked his lips and said, “Looks like Miss Su Yu is really experienced and knowledgeable, to actually know about our Heimo Sect. It seems that you’re not simple either…”
“Alright, stop the nonsense here. If you do not give me an explanation today, I’m afraid that I cannot let you leave.” Ye Zhong ignored Pang Jie’s smile and spoke indifferently.
“Heh—”
Pang Jie laughed lightly, he then glanced at the golden tree at the end of the stone room and said with a smile, “Actually, I don’t really want to fight with Young Master Ye, but I’m determined to get the fruit from that golden tree. Give it to me, so we can settle this matter in peace, what do you think?”
Ye Zhong fixed his eyes on Pang Jie and said lightly, “I refuse, get lost.”
Although Ye Zhong did not know why Pang Jie wanted the Innate Spiritual Liquid, it was the most valuable item in his possession. He didn’t have the slightest intention of handing over this treasure.
“That’s such a pity. To be honest, I don’t want to fight with you, Young Master Ye!” Pang Jie laughed softly. His smile turned extremely cold in an instant. “But since Young Master Ye doesn’t know when to advance or retreat, then I’ll have to kill you myself!”
“*Woosh—*”
Just as Pang Jie finished his sentence, he had already dashed forward, a silver light appearing on his palm as he sent a powerful palm strike towards Ye Zhong.
In that instant, a Murderous Aura soared into the sky!
A hint of a sneer flashed in Ye Zhong’s eyes. He then clenched his fists and activated the Secret Art of Six Grave Swords, throwing out a punch in the blink of an eye.
“*Bang—*”
The fist and palm collided. In an instant, an extremely terrifying sound echoed in the stone room, causing the Spiritual Herbs to tremble continuously.
Both of them shuddered, retreating half a step at the same time while Pang Jie sneered. As he retreated, he clenched his fist and a black dagger appeared in his palm. With a slight shake of his wrist, the dagger slashed towards Ye Zhong’s vitals. The Spiritual Power on the dagger fluctuated astonishingly. Obviously, it was also a Spiritual Vessel.
“Hmph!”
Ye Zhong snorted coldly, the Kongming Sword flashed out once again. As the Sword Qi spread out, a terrifying attack swept out crazily.
“*Clang— Clang— Clang—*”
As the long sword and the dagger collided with each other, the lightning flashed and blasted out. Each time they made contact, extremely terrifying Spiritual Power fluctuations and a series of fiery light would burst out. The surrounding air was continuously being compressed until it exploded. Waves of air also swept across the ground, causing numerous cracks to appear on the ancient stone floor.
“*Clang—*”
After their first clash, Pang Jie shuddered as his eyes flashed slightly. He then rushed toward Ye Zhong while raising his hand. As he did so, a volley of countless silver needles shot out everywhere that could blot out the sky.
Ye Zhong’s eyes glinted with a cold light, his Murderous Aura soaring to the skies. The Kongming Sword in his hand flashed with rays of light, sweeping all the silver needles to the ground, and a ray of sword light aimed straight at Pang Jie.
“*Bang—*”
Pang Jie’s expression changed as his palm struck out, he used the momentum of the attack to quickly retreat. However, while he was retreating, his movements were still a bit slow. In an instant, a bloody wound appeared at the center of his palm, causing his body to tremble.
“*Bang—*”
Landing on the ground, Pang Jie looked up at the wound on his palm, his face contorted. He stared coldly at Ye Zhong for a moment and finally understood that if he continued fighting, he would be the one at a disadvantage. He sneered coldly, his body trembled and flashed out instantly.
“Ye Zhong, don’t think you are powerful just because you took a little advantage, you will find out soon enough, *Pant— Pant— Pant—*“
With a sneer, Pang Jie’s figure disappeared. He knew he was no match for Ye Zhong for the time being.
Seeing Pang Jie who appeared and retreated so fast, Ye Zhong frowned. From the looks of it, this fellow was after the Innate Spiritual Liquid. Ye Zhong did not expect that other than him, there was actually someone else in the Western Desolate Realm who could recognize the Innate Spiritual Liquid.
“That guy is not easy to deal with.” At that moment, Su Yu had also regained her senses. However, she had a grave expression as she watched the place where Pang Jie had disappeared. That fellow’s methods and decisiveness caused Su Yu to be extremely vigilant.
“It is indeed not easy to deal with him, but now is not the time to consider this matter.” Ye Zhong scanned his surroundings and said, “First, you should gather everything. After that, we must also go to the Inheritance Hall. We’ve already wasted a lot of time.”
After receiving the Innate Spiritual Liquid, Ye Zhong was in high spirits. Next, as long as he could obtain the inheritance of the Innate Temple, his mission would be complete.
Hearing this, Su Yu also nodded slightly. She was also looking forward to the inheritance of the Innate Temple. Since Ye Zhong had spoken, he naturally would not reject.
The two of them looked at each other for a moment. Then, without any further hesitation, their figures simultaneously dashed out of the stone room.
After leaving the stone room, the duo did not linger any longer. After choosing a direction, they quickly ran towards the depths of the passage. After running for ten minutes or so, soon, the main hall located at the highest point of the Inheritance Grounds appeared in their sight.
The main hall was located in the center of the Inheritance Grounds and was also the highest point. There were dozens of passages connected to this place. The main hall was entirely made of cyan bricks, one could vaguely see a bright color and luster of its surface. It was obvious that these bricks were not simple.
At this moment, the light barrier at the entrance of the Main Hall had already been broken open by someone. The large door within had also been brutally destroyed. One could vaguely see the silhouettes of people appearing within the main hall, while waves of explosions sounded out. Clearly, there was an extremely shocking battle breaking out at this moment in the Inheritance Hall.
Ye Zhong and Su Yu looked at each other. They did not expect that these people would have already arrived at the Inheritance Hall. Without further hesitation, the duo rushed in at the same time.
The main hall was extremely towering. From the outside, it looked enormous, but from the inside, it was even more imposing. Within the main hall, a nearly ten feet tall thick stone pillar towered into the sky. At this moment, the stone pillar was filled with green moss. Clearly, this place had been sealed for countless years. But even so, this ancient hall was majestic, not dilapidated at all.
In this extremely large hall, people appear to be incomparably insignificant.
Judging from this scene, Ye Zhong could tell that the Innate Temple was definitely not a simple place of the past. If not for the fact that he had learned the Absolute Arts from his Master and cultivated the Divine Secret Art of Body Tempering from the Three Thousand God Realms, he would probably be interested in this inheritance which could increase his success rate of breaking through to the Innate martial Dao realm.
In the main hall, other than Ye Zhong and Su Yu, the others including Mo Fanlong, Song Shaochen, and Rong Tian were all present. Even Pang Jie had appeared in the corner. Seeing Ye Zhong and Su Yu appear, Pang Jie sneered at Ye Zhong. However, he did not move closer to them.
Ye Zhong frowned slightly, ignoring such a minor character like him. He swept his gaze across the crowd and landed in the middle of the hall.
“*Boom—*”
In the most spacious area, Song Shaochen and Mo Fanlong were engaged in an intense battle. As their fists and palms collided, an extremely terrifying shockwave spread out. It was evident that the two of them had no intention of showing any mercy.
At this moment, Song Shaochen burst out with extraordinary combat power, as if he was absolutely not just at the Fourth Layer of Body Tempering. When he fought Mo Fanlong, he didn’t seem to be at a disadvantage at all.
As for the others, such as Rong Tian and Su Xuan, they all had cold expressions as they watched the scene. At this moment, their exchange made all the other heroic elites of the younger generation feel a sense of dread. However, in this situation, no one would interfere in this battle. After all, as long as both of them were injured, it was definitely a good thing for the others!
“*Thump—*”
The two figures clashed against each other, and an extremely terrifying shockwave swept out in an instant…