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Chapter 495 The Temptation of Immortality
Chapter 496 The Temptation of Immortality (Bonus Chapter at the Beginning of the Month, Please Vote)
On September 27th, nearly two hundred grandmasters gathered in front of the entrance to the Forbidden City Cave, a much larger gathering than when they fought in the Shanghai Cave.
"In this battle, there is only victory, no defeat!"
"Everyone in the restricted area, follow the Southern Chief's command and wait for him to advance to the pinnacle. That will be our time to counterattack."
Zhang Tao encouraged everyone from the front lines.
"Victory is certain! Victory is certain!"
"Victory is certain! Victory is certain!"
The masters below shouted.
Then Zhang Tao left. He needed to go to Yuhai Mountain to confront the summit of the underground cave. After all, the other side couldn't possibly have been unaware of this major battle; such a large-scale operation couldn't be kept secret. Winning through conspiracy was virtually impossible.
"Only by relying on direct, hard power can we win. Everyone, once we enter, we should first move the battlefield far away. Our goal is to annihilate one of the caves, so this battle will focus on killing. We'll wait until I advance in rank before launching a counterattack. Everyone, follow me into the cave."
After Nan Yunyue finished speaking at the front, she entered the passage.
"Old Wang, Old Qin, you two mental clones, keep an eye on things. If the battlefield at the pinnacle is still not in the lead after I use it, you two should try to use it at the same time. Otherwise, the other side will definitely be on guard. The best outcome would be if I used it and the other side's pinnacle was intimidated and dared not rush to attack. This would also reduce Lu Hao's losses."
Fang Ping transmitted his voice to Qin Fengqing and Wang Jinyang, saying that after all, he probably wouldn't be able to keep his spiritual power split. He had to kill a top-tier expert as a warning to make the other top-tier experts wary. It was only because Fang Ping didn't know that Zhang Tao's true strength was also capable of quickly killing a top-tier expert, otherwise he wouldn't be so worried here. After all, in his understanding, Minister Zhang was indeed strong, but he could only fight multiple opponents and couldn't kill them.
"Okay, I understand."
"Don't worry, I'll observe the situation before deciding whether to use it or not."
Wang Jinyang and Qin Fengqing both replied that, after all, using it would have a significant impact on Lu Hao, and they would not use it unless absolutely necessary.
On the other side, in the Forbidden City underground cave, atop Yuhai Mountain.
Zhang Tao had arrived and looked at the densely packed figures in front of the passage below. These were all reinforcements sent by the forbidden zone. "Lotus King, this is just a small skirmish in one region. Is it really necessary to send so many people?"
Zhang Tao laughed and said, "It's just a small spar. Is this really just a small spar? Your China has brought out its entire fortune, and we—"
"We can't be stingy, can we? Besides, last time we underestimated you, which led to the loss of the Seven Southern Regions. We won't make the same mistake with the Eighteen Southern Regions."
King Huai smiled gently, but everyone could sense the coldness beneath that smile.
"I wonder where the God of War who advanced last time went. He really did seem like a God of War, after all, he was at the peak of the realm at the age of twenty. Martial King, do you think that was really a human from your new martial arts world? I'm afraid he was some old monster who had been reborn, otherwise he wouldn't have improved so quickly. At the peak of the realm at the age of twenty, that's a miracle that has not been recorded in any ancient books."
"There's no need for the King of Huai to worry. No matter what opportunities he may have, Lu Hao is my new martial artist, and he will show no mercy when he kills you."
Zhang Tao snorted and said, "After all, the Huai King's methods of sowing discord are rather poor."
"King Wu, as you know, the two realms are about to completely merge. At that time, all barriers will disappear, and you will face a joint attack from the four imperial courts. How many peak experts do you humans have now? How many do the four imperial courts have? Even if you conquer the Southern Eighteen Domains today, so what? They are just some outer domains. How much time do you have left? King Wu, our True King Palace has always been very sincere. You and the Underworld King can both join us. Then we can work together to achieve the Great Dao. Wouldn't that be better?"
King Huai chuckled, for he still admired King Wu and King Ming. Although they were enemies, it did not prevent him from appreciating them. They were not like those old guys; they had only reached the pinnacle in the last hundred years, and their combat power was constantly increasing. So if they could join the True King Hall, the other True Kings would certainly not have any objections.
"Oh? So generous. My condition for joining the True King's Palace is to completely destroy the underground caves. How about that? If you can meet that condition, I will definitely bring the Underworld King and all the human prodigies to join you."
Zhang Tao smiled knowingly.
"Why is King Wu so hostile towards us? At our level, those below the Supreme True King realm are nothing but ants. If we don't wage war, we could live for a thousand or even ten thousand years. Why waste our lives on these ants? In my opinion, we Supreme True Kings should gather together to explore the path ahead. That's the right path." "How come it's our fault? Haven't you from the Underworld been attacking us? Are we wrong for trying to protect ourselves?"
Zhang Tao sneered.
"That's a misconception. If you were willing to open up and let us in for a look, we certainly wouldn't have gone to such lengths. We have no choice but to do this, after all, we've been stuck at the pinnacle for too long. Now that we have hope for advancement, even hope for immortality, how could we possibly give up?"
King Huai sighed, "It seems that it wasn't their fault before, but all of humanity's fault."
"Hmph, immortality, King Huai, have you all been brainwashed by energy tempering? What immortality is there? Has anyone in this world achieved immortality?"
"Don't even mention you. Even the most powerful ancient martial arts era has come to an end. Now, all that remains are some ancient texts that record that they didn't achieve immortality. Where do you get the confidence to believe in immortality? It's nothing but wishful thinking."
Zhang Tao sneered.
King Huai tempted, "That's because they didn't find the Seed of Resurrection in the ancient martial arts era. As long as they find the Seed of Resurrection, they can find immortality and a path to further advancement. So, King Wu, as long as you let us enter the human world for a visit, the conflict between us will be completely eliminated, and you will also have a share of immortality."
"Letting you into Earth is wishful thinking. I don't know if the Seed of Resurrection exists, but you absolutely cannot enter Earth unless you defeat us. Earth is our bottom line. As for that Seed of Resurrection, it's just the delusion of a bunch of pessimists. If there really was such a Seed of Resurrection, would it be your turn? Those hidden old monsters are much more eager than you."
Zhang Tao said that he didn't know about the Seed of Resurrection, but he had already reached a higher realm, so he didn't believe in the temptation of the King of Locust Trees at all.
"Hmph, then there's nothing to talk about. My sons of the Divine Continent, go to battle, go to slaughter! Conquer the Land of Resurrection, and you too can become kings!"
King Huai addressed the warriors below.
"kill!"
"Charge into the Land of Resurrection!"
The underground warriors all rushed into the Southern Eighteen Domains, and Zhang Tao did not stop them. After all, his goal was the pinnacle, and he would not make a move unless the pinnacle on the other side made a move.