623 The Mysterious Tower (1/2)

Huatian Palace hosted each Martial Arts Circle Convention in the main space. In order to encourage warriors to enter, Huatian Palace would give out large amounts of prizes. These prizes would often pique the interest of sects in the inner worlds.

The prizes given out by Huatian Palace had grown bigger and bigger in recent years. The competition between the sects of the inner worlds had become fiercer and fiercer.

The elders of Golden Dragon Sect were aware that Jin Ying's links to the sect were not common knowledge. They were not afraid of any comeback if she was sent to the main space to attend the convention.

Mo Wen's body floated down like a feather. He landed on a lake in which the water was very clear. The bottom of the lake was clearly visible and there were no signs of life in the water. It was very quiet, just like the ancient city in front of them.

An innumerable number of monstrous beasts had appeared in the ancient city by now. Under the command of the Dragon Beast King, they became more orderly. In the end, they stood on the streets of the ancient city like rows of soldiers.

Mo Wen realized that human warriors were also occasionally appearing in the air. These ancient martial arts practitioners were all very powerful. They had all come for the spiritual fire, and almost all of them were powerhouses from the various large inner worlds.

He also spotted the people from Gao Clan that he had met earlier. However, they were a certain distance from him and there was a large number of monstrous beasts between them. Mo Wen could not clearly see what was happening on the other side of the ancient city.

None of the humans and monstrous beasts that had passed through the door of space had actually appeared in the sky directly above the ancient city. They all arrived instead above the city's outskirts. The monstrous beasts charged towards the ancient city the moment they appeared. As such, there were not many monstrous beasts on the outskirts and it was very safe there.

”You damned humans. You've invaded our fire domain and harmed the sacred fire. You all have to die.” The Dragon Beast King was flying through the air. Suddenly, he spoke. He swept his cold gaze across heaven and earth. His eyes were blood red and every human warrior who had come to this space felt cold. It was as if the Dragon Beast King was looking straight at them.

Mo Wen narrowed his eyes slightly. The Dragon Beast King was far more terrifying than the Giant Crocodile Beast King. He was probably among the seven major beast kings. Even if he were not the most powerful, he was probably one of the top three.

Even powerful human warriors would need to use profound level weapons to successfully fight such a beast.

The Dragon Beast King had noticed the human warriors who had arrived in the city. As soon as he had finished speaking, the monstrous beasts all moved together. The ancient city was the center of the group and from there they started to sweep out in all directions. Their targets were the human warriors.

The Dragon Beast King flew slowly back toward the ancient city. However, for some reason, when he reached the entrance of the city he descended from the sky. Instead of flying, the creature dragged his enormous body across the ground.

Mo Wen's thoughts were focused on the ancient city. The monstrous beasts of the fire domain were here for a reason. The human warriors were also all drawn to this place. It could very much be something to do with the spiritual fire.

But not many people knew exactly what was happening. The group of ancient martial arts practitioners was still feeling confused about the situation when a human warrior's voice reverberated throughout the ancient city.

”Human warriors, I am the Second grand elder of Ming Temple, Wang Changhan. Everyone here has the same goal, and I trust that everyone knows what that is. I shall not speak more about it. I can tell you for sure that the spiritual fire is in this city. Do you see the large square in the middle of the ancient city? There is a fallen tower there. The spiritual fire is in the tower.”

”The seven major beast kings of the fire domain have gathered to protect the spiritual fire. If we human warriors do not work together, then none of us will be able to get the spiritual fire. I suggest, that starting from now, we human warriors work together until we defeat the seven major beast kings. Then, we can discuss to whom the spiritual fire should belong. How about that?”

The voice came from the other side of the ancient city. Mo Wen could not see the people there. The voice had crossed the city and had clearly come from afar. It was probable that only martial arts grandmasters had the ability to magnify their voices to make them heard across the entire city.

The person claimed to be the second grand elder of the Ming Temple. Mo Wen noted that Bu Xingyi was probably not the only grandmaster to come from the Ming Temple. Judging by the current situation, there were at least two martial arts grandmasters.

”Elder Wang Changhan, I am Zhang Minyuan from Huajian Sect of the Zhenwu Mystery Dimension. I met you 20 years ago. How can we know whether what you've said is truthful? And how do you know that the spiritual fire is in the tall tower in the square?”

The voice came from Mo Wen's far left. The voice spread throughout the entire ancient city. It was another martial arts grandmaster.

”I'll be honest with you, grand elder Zhang Minyuan of Huajian Sect,” Wang Changhan said. ”Yesterday, a group of us and another team worked together and, through secret means, found the whereabouts of the spiritual fire. However, the spiritual fire is protected by powerful beast kings and we could not easily or quickly fight them. Through pursuing the spiritual fire, we arrived at this mysterious space.”