Chapter 95

On the mountaintop, the originally chaotic battlefield seemed to quiet down at this moment, especially the troops of Mangyin Mountain, who all stared with wide eyes at Yang Gui, who had fallen from the air and whose aura had dissipated. Was their leader, who was so powerful, really killed just like that?

After all, he was a Divine Soul Realm powerhouse. How could he die so easily?!

"Men of Mangyin Mountain, if you dare to resist any further, don’t blame the Nine Dragon Gang for washing you in blood today!"

Lei Shan’s figure landed on a large tree, his tiger-like eyes sweeping over the Mangyin Mountain troops, who were in a state of panic. His stern voice carried a thick aura of killing intent.

"Kill!"

The morale of the Nine Dragon Gang troops soared. With a roar, they immediately charged and scattered the Mangyin Mountain troops, who quickly fell into disarray and could no longer form an effective defense.

Mu Chen watched the Mangyin Mountain troops who were in disarray and let out a sigh of relief. He circulated the Great Floating Pagoda Technique to absorb spiritual energy and recover. Lei Shan’s decisive move earlier was truly remarkable. Facing Yang Gui’s momentary weakness, he almost without hesitation delivered the fatal blow, thoroughly slaying him.

"Bang!"

In the air, where Zhou Ye and Liu Zong were battling, a surge of violent spiritual energy erupted. Zhou Ye retreated several steps, while Liu Zong only took two steps back. However, his expression was extremely grim, as he saw Yang Gui’s cold, lifeless body.

"Useless!"

Liu Zong was slightly startled, then gritted his teeth and cursed. With Yang Gui’s death, their favorable situation was basically ruined.

"Haha, Liu Zong, it seems you can’t achieve your goal today!" Zhou Ye also laughed coldly. With Yang Gui’s death, their side’s morale soared, and the key was that Lei Shan could now free his hands to team up with him against Liu Zong. Facing two early-stage Divine Soul Realm powerhouses, even if Liu Zong was a mid-stage Divine Soul Realm, he would find it hard to gain any advantage.

Liu Zong’s expression was unpredictable. He looked at the Mangyin Mountain troops who were in disarray, gritted his teeth in hatred, then cast a sinister glance at Zhou Ye. His figure moved, appearing beside Liu Ming, who was covered in soot and severely injured, grabbed him, and without hesitation fled from Mangyin Mountain.

"Retreat!"

The troops of Liu Domain, seeing Liu Zong retreat, also roared and quickly disengaged from the battle, fleeing rapidly.

Without the assistance of Liu Domain’s troops, the Mangyin Mountain troops lost all morale and were quickly attacked into the fortress-like stronghold. They then began to kneel and surrender.

Mu Chen stood on the tall wall of the stronghold, watching the Mangyin Mountain troops who were fleeing in all directions. It seemed that in the future, Mangyin Mountain would be removed from the list of major forces in the Northern Spirit Region’s underworld.

"Haha, Mu Chen, you are truly remarkable. At such a young age, you can set up such a powerful spirit array." Lei Shan laughed and landed beside Mu Chen, patting his shoulder hard. The force made Mu Chen wince, feeling as if his bones were about to fall apart.

Lei Shan was clearly in a very good mood. Yang Gui was his major rival, who had suppressed him for years. He never thought that he could avenge himself today. Of course, this was largely thanks to Mu Chen’s spirit array. Otherwise, even if he could defeat Yang Gui, he wouldn’t be able to kill him so easily.

Zhou Ye also landed, looking at Mu Chen with a satisfied smile. It seemed that bringing him along this time was indeed a wise decision.

"Big Boss Lei, the remaining people of Mangyin Mountain are left to you to handle." Zhou Ye looked at the Mangyin Mountain troops who had surrendered and smiled at Lei Shan.

"Alright." Lei Shan nodded. They, as an underworld force, needed manpower. Even if the Mu Domain didn’t want these people, they did.

"This Mangyin Mountain is the strongest force in the Northern Spirit Region’s underworld. I believe they have many treasures. We will take in the troops, and as for the treasures, you can take them." Lei Shan smiled. He wasn’t overly greedy. The fall of Mangyin Mountain resolved a major threat to him, and he could also use this opportunity to form an alliance with the Mu Domain. He was willing to do so.

Zhou Ye smiled and didn’t refuse, but he didn’t take everything either. "Let’s split it fifty-fifty. The Nine Dragon Gang also suffered significant losses today. We will have many more opportunities to cooperate in the future."

"Thank you, Brother Zhou." Lei Shan didn’t pretend, and he bowed with a smile. Now that they had offended the Liu Domain, to avoid their retaliation, it was necessary to improve relations with the Mu Domain.

With the agreement in place, Lei Shan waved and had someone bring over a person. This person was particularly thin, but his eyes were quite cunning. However, at this moment, his cunning eyes looked pitiful due to the blood all over his body.

"This is Lin Hou, the second-in-command of Mangyin Mountain, a significant figure." Lei Shan smiled sinisterly at Lin Hou and said, "Take us to the treasure room. If you are useful to us, your life will be spared. Otherwise, I don’t mind killing you on the spot."

Lin Hou, seeing the murderous intent on Lei Shan’s face, trembled and hurriedly smiled, "Big Boss Lei, rest assured. I know Mangyin Mountain inside and out and know where the valuable items are stored."

"Then lead the way!" Lei Shan shouted.

"Yes, yes, please follow me." Lin Hou nodded hurriedly and led the way, looking rather disheveled.

"This kind of fence-sitter is not suitable to stay in the Nine Dragon Gang." Zhou Ye looked at Lin Hou’s figure and smiled faintly.

"Brother Zhou, rest assured. I know what to do." Lei Shan smiled. He wasn’t a fool. He wouldn’t keep someone who could easily betray their former master.

Zhou Ye didn’t say more and quickly followed Mu Chen.

The stronghold of Mangyin Mountain was quite large, with many buildings. Lin Hou led them through twists and turns, finally entering the largest courtyard in the depths.

Lin Hou stopped at the study in the courtyard, then felt around the wall, which slowly split open. Lin Hou smiled at Lei Shan and said, "Here, this is where Yang Gui used to store his treasures. I discovered it by chance."

"Go in first." Lei Shan said indifferently, clearly not fully trusting him.

Lin Hou smiled awkwardly, then walked in. Seeing that nothing happened, Lei Shan, Zhou Ye, and Mu Chen followed.

Behind the wall was a secret room, but it was brightly lit. The room wasn’t very large, but it was filled with a powerful aura. A large pile of spirit coins, at least a million, was stacked like a small mountain. On the other side, there were many jade slips, clearly containing spirit techniques and other items collected by Yang Gui.

Mu Chen became a bit interested, walking in and picking up some spirit techniques to look at. He then pursed his lips; these spirit techniques weren’t too advanced, with the highest being a Spirit-level technique.

Mu Chen glanced at them casually and lost interest, then walked to the inner part of the room, where some exquisite jade boxes were placed. He picked one up and gently opened it, and a blood ginseng about the size of his palm appeared before his eyes, emitting a rich and pure spiritual energy along with a fragrant aroma.

"Nine-Whisker Blood Ginseng?"

Mu Chen’s eyes lit up as he looked at the blood ginseng. This was a heavenly material even rarer than the Jade Spirit Fruit, greatly beneficial for cultivation. However, the spiritual energy within was extremely violent, and if not thoroughly refined, it could harm the body.

But Mu Chen wasn’t worried about this. He had cultivated the Great Floating Pagoda Technique, which was particularly powerful, and refining the violent spiritual energy of the blood ginseng would be no problem.

If he could thoroughly refine this mature Nine-Whisker Blood Ginseng, he could likely reach the late-stage Spirit Wheel Realm in a short time.

"Uncle Zhou, can this be mine?" Mu Chen shook the jade box at Zhou Ye and smiled.

"You have done a great job this time. Choose whatever you like." Zhou Ye smiled.

Mu Chen, hearing this, unceremoniously put it into his storage bracelet. However, he wasn’t overly greedy. Although these heavenly materials were good, relying solely on them to enhance one’s strength could be a disaster in the long run.

So, he didn’t covet the other seemingly good heavenly materials, leaving them for Zhou Ye and Lei Shan to take. He then wandered around the secret room, looking around.

The secret room wasn’t very spacious, and Mu Chen quickly reached the end but didn’t find anything special. He pouted, thinking that Yang Gui’s collection wasn’t that impressive.

Mu Chen shook his head and was about to turn and leave.

Click.

However, as he turned, his foot stepped on something, and an object rolled out from under his foot. He looked down and saw a black, dusty scroll lying not far from his feet.

The scroll was covered in dust, clearly not well-preserved. Mu Chen frowned and was about to walk over, but for some reason, he hesitated. He used his palm to draw the black scroll into his hand.

Mu Chen examined the scroll but didn’t see anything special. He then opened it casually.

As the scroll opened, a faint black light emerged. It was a series of irregular black lines, which flickered with a pale black glow, scattered on the scroll.

Mu Chen frowned, looking at these scattered lines, full of confusion. These lines seemed to resemble an array diagram, but they were chaotic and had no discernible pattern.

"What is this?"

Mu Chen pursed his lips. The patterns on the scroll were like something a child had drawn randomly, with no practical use.

Mu Chen stared at the black scroll for a while, feeling something was off. He pondered for a moment, then slowly closed his eyes, blocking out the external sounds. In the silence, he entered a mental array state.

As Mu Chen entered the mental array state, although his eyes were tightly closed, he seemed to see the black scroll in his hand burst into a thick black light. Then, in his mind, the originally chaotic lines on the scroll began to connect in a mysterious pattern.

The lines formed, and black light surged. When Mu Chen focused, he saw an extremely complex and obscure array diagram leap out from the scroll. It vaguely resembled a mysterious black lotus, emitting an indescribable aura of ferocity.

Hmph.

Mu Chen’s body trembled violently, his eyes suddenly opening, and a muffled sound came from his throat. A trace of blood appeared at the corner of his mouth, but he ignored it, only staring in shock at the black scroll in his hand.

This thing is indeed a high-level array diagram!

(To be continued)