873 Flame Warship! (1/2)

Somewhere on Earth...

Nine oil lamps were floating in the air. Inside each oil lamp, a small flame could be seen burning bright and gently. Suddenly, the light shook, and one oil lamp went on and off.

”Yet another one?”

Beside the lamp, a man stood with his hands behind him, watching quietly like a wise man. However, at this time, if someone is to look behind him, he will definitely be scared that his soul left his body.

Blood.

Endless blood.

With your eyes, any spot that you can see is all dyed in blood.

Corpses were everywhere!

If there is any esper present, one could easily recognize this man. Among the countless dead people here, the number of world espers wasn't small, and quite a number of them were well-known legends.

All these people met their end here.

A cold breeze blew by.

That man's fingers were shaking as if he was impatient. On his side was an old skull. Even after death, that skull's eyes were full of monstrous killing intent and unwillingness. That face that will never show any change again was an even more familiar face to the Federation, the Tian family's old ancestor!

”Glory Rule...” That man murmured to himself, ”This is really something that gave me a headache. Hehe, if not because of this rule left by that guy, with the human's nature of loving to fight among themselves, they would have long self-destructed. However, it's fine. Once the Nine Great Despairs appears, that day will be coming soon.”

”I'm really looking forward to it.”

”Humanity...”

”Those will be your last days, cherish them well.”

Boom!

Lightning struck down the sky as if it was growling at the man's disrespectful words.

That man raised his head, looking at the clear sky. All he did was reveal a mocking smile. On his face, countless patterns appeared, spreading along his skin, which added a more mysterious aura to him. If a world esper is to witness this scene, one would be horrified.

This was because those patterns represented a terrifying meaning.

Peak Emperor-ranked.

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Taihu Territory.

Finally, there was no one new coming. At this moment, there were a total of 50 people participating on this trip to Taihu Territory. There were 28 world realm powerhouses, and 22 of them had brought a single disciple. As for the remaining 6 people, they were those new world espers who came here for themselves.

”This exceeds my expectations.”

”Last time, there were only forty people. It seems that the outbreak of origin energy has brought quite a lot of effects in recent years.”

Everyone nodded in agreement. Since the eruption of origin energy, the overall speed of cultivation accelerated. Whether they are geniuses or mediocre, their cultivation speed has begun to increase. This can be seen from the strength of the college entrance exam year by year. In the future, humanity would only grow stronger!

”I suddenly feel thankful that Taihu Territory opened in advance.” One man said, causing the crowd to laugh.

But wasn't it the truth? If not for this accident that caused many to be unready, there might be over a hundred people entering Taihu Territory when it opens next year! By then, one can imagine how fierce the competition would be, and the rewards shared among the disciples would be even lesser.

”Hmmphh.” A man grumphed, ”Whether it's opened in advance or not, the glory of Taihu Territory belongs to my disciple.”

”Being ignorant is terrifying.” King of Fire suddenly said with emotion, ”Being too proud isn't a good thing.”

When the crowd looked over, one could see how arrogant that man was.

Obviously this was coming from an absolute self-confidence in himself. He believed that his own disciple is a peerless genius that being first ranked is needless to be said. Everyone subconsciously placed their gaze on Wan Cheng. The strengths of the other disciples were unclear, but this guy named Wan Cheng was truly strong.

Wan Cheng smiled indifferently and stayed silent as always.

”This is definitely a formidable opponent.”

Those geniuses were at a loss.

He was unobtrusive and introverted by nature. Under everyone's eyes, he was as calm as ever. Many people regarded Wan Cheng as their sole goal. Perhaps, in their prideful eyes, only such people are qualified to be their opponents.

As for Su Hao...

He just watched this scene with a smile.

Although his strength wasn't bad, in this Taihu Territory with so much uncertainty, to expose his actual strength is a true way to court death. Before obtaining his benefits, all he had to do is keep a low profile. As he raised his head, his eyes happened to meet Chen Ge's smile.

This pair of old and young foxes looked at each other with a smile.

”It's almost time.” King of Fire looked toward the lake, ”It's time to go in. If everyone here has already made ample preparation, how about allowing me to start first?”

Everyone agreed.

King of Fire gently flicked at an empty place, and countless crackling sounds rang. On the lake surface of Taihu Territory, ten huge flames suddenly emerged.

Puff~ Puff ~ Puff~

Space shook again.

”It's now!”

Buzz~

Countless world espers made their move at this second. With countless auras appearing, all of them headed toward the lake. Dozens of Rule Force were entangled with each other like a black hole. Also, one powerful boundary spirit after another went straight to the flames.

Ten flames, the light produced was so bright.

”Combine!” King of Fire merged the flames together.

Boom!

Then the flames burst.