Chapter 413: Dead Men Walking
Chapter 413: Dead Men Walking
Upon facing these two, neither Zhou Ling nor Zhou Pei dared to be disrespectful. They bowed with genuine respect.
Zhou Ling was the one to first say, “Du Hu. Peng Fu. It really is a pleasure to make your acquaintance once again. We won’t forget this kindness for helping.”
Du Hu, the beautiful woman, cracked a near sneering smile. “Kindness, huh? If you really want to count it that way, then it’s not wrong. Lord Wen Shao does want legitimate relations. But truly, don’t think this is such a huge deal. Lord Wen Shao was made aware of these two for quite some time. Of course, Lord Wen Shao can’t just directly barge in here and kill them. However, there are always other means than fighting.”
“Indeed, there is.” Zhou Pei spoke up. “Everything has been set up just like Lord Wen Shao requested. All that is left is to wait for the Tian Heavenly squadron.”
“You won’t have to wait long.” Peng Fu spoke this time. “We have accurate time on that squadron, so an ambush will always be waiting for them. As long as we’re careful, nothing too major should be able to threaten our lives.”
At this point, a sly smile made its way onto Peng Fu’s lips. “Furthermore, to make sure everything goes perfectly, I will shadow behind that squadron. With a couple of Divine Star experts, I really would like to see how either of them can survive.”
‘So he’s actually going!’ Both Zhou Pei and Zhou Ling were related. With a genuine Divine star expert joining their ranks, they can finally see that small light at the end of this suffocating, dark tunnel.
The direct descendants basically treated Cain and Amber as dead men at this point.
After all, half-step Divine Star could potentially be powerful. But how could it possibly match to not just one but two genuine Divine Star experts?
Not all of the pressure on their Martial Hearts vanished, but a good portion did lift off from it.
As Zhou Ling thought more about the plan, he suddenly asked, “By the way, is the scouts’ information completely accurate? I don’t dare to doubt Lord Wen Shao’s abilities, but very rarely I’ve ever heard of so many treasures piling into one place.”
“Hmph. How could Lord Wen Shao ever be wrong? Of course, it’s true! Besides, just like his brother, Lord Wen Shao is in desperate need of strength. The 5 Blessed King Inheritance is going to be a chaotic time. Many other interiors Divine Decree Lords are going to foolishly attempt to match Lord Wen Shao.”
Du Hu spoke in a tone that was a mixture of cold and overflowing arrogance. She truly believed Lord Wen Shao to be this invincible young Lord.
Her words left the Zhou siblings shuddering for a different reason, however.
Zhou Pei tightly knit his brows and asked, “Since you are telling us, then this means we will be participating in this inheritance as well?”
“Now, now, don’t put on such troubling faces like that. It is indeed true that whenever this inheritance opens, an ocean of blood will be shed for the rewards. But at the same time, the rewards massively outweigh any and all risks. Don’t you two know? The last Divine Decree Lord who went in as just only a Divine Ruler managed to become a powerful Heavenly Venerate within only 70,000 years! That’s mind-boggling speed for even Heavenly Great Worlds.” Peng Fu passionately spoke.
These words could tempt even the ultimate Wills of Primal Sovereign masters, much less young cultivators like the Zhou siblings.
To them, the Heavenly Venerate realm is merely a distant fantasy. It is known on record that only 7thfall Divine Origin geniuses have a considerable chance of reaching Heavenly Venerate. And even then, it would take that genius hundreds of thousands of years to completely achieve it.
While the Zhou siblings had little hope of achieving the Heavenly Venerate realm, they did at least feel somewhat confident about breaching past the Holy King realm.
Doing so, however, would genuinely require going down into a death place like the 5 Blessed King Inheritance.
The Zhou siblings took a deep breath at the same time. Once calmer, they determinedly nodded as Zhou Ling said, “Then we will put our all to not disappoint Lord Wen Shao.
….
The next day quickly came for Cain and Amber.
Just like Cain promised, he and Amber promptly set off for their meeting with the Tun siblings.
By now, the duo finally understood the general layout of the battle arena. At least to the point where they won’t become completely lost while traveling.
Their flight went off without a hitch. After Cain’s recent display, anyone who managed to be in their path gave them a large breadth. Even the occasional high Elders didn’t causally get close to them.
Cain had briefly enhanced his soul sense just to see what were the whispers like now.
“That direction is directly towards young master Lei’s faction! Wow…even the people under young master Pue’s faction wouldn’t dare to causally intrude.”
“Who else but them can freely go wherever they want?”
Their position at the top has truly been fortified. Cain’s lips subconsciously smiled in satisfaction.
When the duo reached close to Zhou Ling’s faction, Cain had already pinged Tun Hao to come and meet them.
An enthusiastic reply came Cain’s way. She almost seemed like she was simply waiting for his call to come.
After a few more minutes of flying, the duo soon saw the massive courtyard belonging to Zhou Lei’s faction on the horizon.
This courtyard held a couple of differences compared to Zhou Pei’s. The most obvious being the greater loads of people flying in and out of the courtyard.
If Cain had to estimate, there were at least a few dozen currently inside or around Zhou Ling’s courtyard.
Anyone faction members that had caught wind of the duo swiftly turned their heads. Not even the great pride of being 2nd ranked among all other factions can possibly match up to the duo.
Along with everyone else, two figures quickly flew over to them.
As Cain and Amber stopped to greet them, the Tun siblings had already neared a few meters from them.
Both siblings wore charming smiles with genuine eagerness, plastering their faces. Tun Hao properly greeted the duo first. “Sir Lee. Miss Xun. It’s so great to finally meet up like this. I trust nobody had given you two trouble?”
“Nope. None at all. Let’s go in, shall we?”
But right as Cain spoke, another powerful aura locked right down on him and Amber.
At the same time this aura appeared, the surrounding faction’s members started to become rowdy.
Everyone in the group felt a surge of curiosity as they peered over at this incoming aura.
When seeing who it was, the Tun siblings were stilted in genuine shock.
“Eh-eh? Young master Ling?”
Indeed, the handsome young man that stole a big portion of the spotlight was a direct bloodline descendent. Everyone watching knew just how a rarity to simply see a young master in normal times.
But these days were anything but normal times.
Cain and Amber were calm as per usual in these types of situations. As Zhou Ling approached, Cain greeted him first. “If it isn’t young master Ling? I hope the days have been treating you well.”
Truthfully, not only Cain but everyone else there was expecting Zhou Ling to be openly hostile to Cain and Amber. The rumors between Zhou Ling and Lei Bi weren’t a light one.
At the very least, many were aware those two had a special relationship more than others.
But now, that relationship was impossible to ever continue forward. It would be understandable if Zhou Ling still hold sentiments of resentment.
However, nothing anyone expected to happen, occur.
Zhou Ling’s expression was as genuine as they come. He smiled with elegance as he said, “Indeed it has. These past days caused me to undergo deep self-reflection to improve myself. I truly feel better.”
Even Zhou Ling’s tone held a faint sense of praise towards Cain. Any bitter feelings couldn’t be seen.
‘Either he has a perfect actor or he actually has a determined enough Martial Heart to go past a loved one death. Either way, this is highly suspicious,’ Amber instantly transmitted to Cain.
Even without her warnings, Cain already had his guard up the entire time. His outward expression still stayed coolly calm under this situation. A bright smile even graced his lips.
“That is indeed noteworthy, young master Ling. But if you don’t mind me asking, young master, I can tell you came to meet us for more than a causal chat?”
“Normally, I would take the time to form connections with people who have immense futures. But this time is a little special. This will be extremely quick. Care to follow me for a moment? Of course, there’s no pressure. You can always refuse.” With his most honest tone, Zhou Ling pleaded.
To those watching, it felt surreal to see a high-ranking young master being so polite and courteous. Even the Tun siblings were agape in slight disbelief.
However, when considering that Zhou Ling was dealing with the marvelous duo, it soon started to make sense in people’s minds.
Cain shared a brief glance with Amber. Their eyes already told what was going to happen next.