Chapter 159: The Floating City (1/2)

BAM!

At that moment, Shi Xuan landed heavily on the surface of the meteor.

However, the sky over his head was still filled with cold light and fragmented lightning, which seemed dazzling and splendid.

Shi Xuan fell hard onto the ground five meters in front of Nie Tian. Muddleheaded, he painstakingly opened his eyes and looked toward Nie Tian, confusion filling his face.

Then he looked over at Du Huang, who was lying on the ground right in front of Nie Tian, and saw that a sword had pierced into his forehead.

With another look at Nie Tian, he noticed that there were already seven light dots on the back of Nie Tian’s hand.

Only then was he finally convinced that it was Nie Tian who had killed Du Huang.

“Wu Ji’s disciple…” Shi Xuan stared blankly at Nie Tian. “Admittedly Wu Ji is a good mentor, but this kid is only in the Lesser Heaven stage. How on earth did he manage to kill Du Huang at the last moment?” He couldn’t figure out how Nie Tian had done it.

At that moment, Yu Tong, who originally wanted to use the Earth Web to bind Du Huang, also came to a stop.

SHEW!

Feng Luo landed softly next to Nie Tian. Looking at the seven light spots on the back of Nie Tian’s hand, he said, “Good job, kid!”

His compliment was sincere.

When it was a moment of life and death, he didn’t think of Yu Tong or Zheng Bin. He subconsciously called out Nie Tian’s name, hoping he could save Shi Xuan’s life.

This meant that deep down, Feng Luo had already acknowledged Nie Tian’s strength and believed that he was stronger than Yu Tong and Zheng Bin.

As a result, Nie Tian didn’t let him down. First of all, he had used the Ice Blast Pearl to relieve Shi Xuan’s crisis. Then, when Du Huang fell into the chaotic magnetic field after taking a slash in his back, Nie Tian had killed him with a clean, fast move.

“I didn’t do much.” Nie Tian gave a smile. “It was only because you severely injured him that I found an opportunity. If it weren’t for your deadly attack, Du Huang wouldn’t have lost control of himself, and therefore wouldn’t have fallen uncontrollably into my chaotic magnetic field.”

Feng Luo let out a broad laugh and said, “Well, thanks to your Ice Blast Pearl, his spiritual incantation lost effect. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have suffered from the backlash and I wouldn’t have had the chance to sneak up on him from behind. You deserve the six Heaven Gate keys from Du Huang. Not only that, it’s only fair that you get the majority of the loot within his bracelet of holding.”

Only then did the idea of dividing the loot hit Nie Tian. He yanked the bracelet of holding off of Du Huang’s wrist, in an attempt to divide the treasures within right away.

Feng Luo waved his hand, stopping Nie Tian. “There’s no rush. You keep it for the time being. We still have unfinished business ahead of us.”

He looked towards the dilapidated city.

“I see.” Nie Tian didn’t say anything else. He put Du Huang’s bracelet of holding on his wrist and also gazed towards the dilapidated city that was on the meteor right next to theirs.

From time to time, multicolored light shot out into the dark sky from within the enormous city, making the city seem increasingly mysterious.

“How are you doing, Shi Xuan?” Feng Luo asked, his voice almost a growl.

Face filled with bitterness, Shi Xuan shook his head and said, “I’m afraid I won’t be able to recover in a short time. And if I were to encounter any other hostile trial taker, I could only wait to be killed. I think it’s better that I stay away from that city.”

“Okay.” Feng Luo didn’t try to persuade him. Rather, he took out a small bottle of medicinal pills and tossed it to Shi Xuan. “These are some medicinal pills from our sect. Take them. When you get enough strength to move about, get out of this place. If my speculations are correct, I’m afraid there is more than one powerful foreign expert in that city. It’s not safe for you to stay here for too long.”

“I understand.” Shi Xuan nodded as he assumed the lotus position. Without any hesitation, he opened the bottle, swallowed the medicinal pills within, and started circulating his spiritual power to stimulate the efficacy of the pill.

“Take care of yourself,” Feng Luo said. With a glance at the other three, he turned around and marched toward the dilapidated city.

It appeared that he was bent to go by himself, and didn’t want the three of them to go with him.

After all, in his eyes, there might be good fortune hidden within the city. However, one might have to pay an unbearable price to obtain that fortune.

He wasn’t certain in the slightest that approaching the dilapidated city would be a good idea.

Therefore, he had no intention of asking any of them to go with him.

WHOOSH!

Without the least hesitation, Nie Tian, who had just obtained six red dots, walked up to Feng Luo.

Yu Tong seemed torn with indecision. After a moment of pondering, she said, “Uncle Shi, I’ll stay here with you.”

She decided to give up the chance.

“That’s good…” Shi Xuan let out a sigh and said, “The way I see it, you made the right decision. There are surely many other opportunities in the Heaven Gate trial. You don’t have to go to that dilapidated city. As long as you stay alive, I bet you will come across other opportunities.”

Yu Tong gently nodded her head. “Yeah, I guess you’re right.”

Zheng Bin’s expression seemed quite embarrassed as he said, “Well… I’ll stay too. That way we can keep each other company.”

Apparently, he had been frightened by the brutality and fierceness of the battles, and thus gave up the idea of pursuing the truth. He decided that staying alive was his number one priority.