Chapter 255: Entering the Heaven Stage! (1/2)

Nie Tian’s shout was so loud and clear that even people in the farthest corners of the mountain range could hear him.

Since Zhao Feng’s wound hadn’t fully recovered, Cai Yuan, Zhao Feng, and Wang Zhuo were traveling at a slow speed in a valley when they heard Nie Tian’s voice.

Surprise could be seen on Cai Yuan’s face as he stopped and turned around.

“That’s Hua Tian’s voice,” Wang Zhuo said.

Cai Yuan pondered for a short while with his eyes narrowed. Then, he turned to Zhao Feng and ordered, “You stay here and recover!”

With those words, he dashed towards the source of Nie Tian’s voice like a sword leaving its sheath.

Upon seeing that he had moved out, Wang Zhuo followed him without the slightest hesitation.

Originally, considering Nie Tian’s speed, it would have taken a while for him to catch up to Cai Yuan and his men, during which Hu Han would very likely catch up to him.

However, the fact that Cai Yuan and Wang Zhuo had turned around and charged in his direction rapidly shortened the distance between them.

It wasn’t long before Nie Tian caught sight of the approaching Cai Yuan and Wang Zhuo behind him.

Panting heavily, Nie Tian called out the moment he caught sight of Cai Yuan, “I’ll give you back the 1,600 spirit stones! On top of that, I’ll throw in another 2,000 spirit stones if you can help me fight Hu Han!”

“This might be a trap, my lord!” Wang Zhuo warned Cai Yuan from behind his back.

He had suspected Nie Tian’s motives the moment he had learned that Hu Han was connected with the Dark Moon and Nie Tian had come with her.

He believed that Nie Tian and Hu Han might be putting on a show to get close to Cai Yuan again.

After all, Nie Tian and Hu Han had just parted ways with them. The fact that they had turned on each other in such a short time made Wang Zhuo suspect that it was a set-up.

After hearing Wang Zhuo’s speculation, Cai Yuan didn’t respond to Nie Tian. Instead, with a discreet look in his eyes, he took out his gloves from within his ring of holding and put them on.

Then, he took out two medicinal pills and swallowed them while staring Nie Tian in the eye.

SHEW!

Hu Han finally arrived and came to a stop ten meters from Nie Tian, wreathed in a blazing aura.

With a calm face, Hu Han gently smiled at Cai Yuan and said, “Lord Cai, you just engaged in a fierce battle with some bandits not long ago. It seems that you haven’t fully recovered your strength. I know that you’re no ordinary man, but you’re at the late Heaven stage after all. You wouldn’t risk your subordinate’s and your own lives for Hua Tian, who’s neither your kin nor your friend, would you?”

Cai Yuan frowned and didn’t answer. Rather, he turned to Nie Tian and asked, “What happened?”

Nie Tian smiled bitterly and explained, “This woman wanted to capture me. I actually didn’t know her up until I came to the Void Illusion Mountain Range. Li Ye is my close friend. She learned that I was coming to the Void Illusion Mountain Range and pleaded with Li Ye to let her tag along. In order to prevent her from having any evil thoughts, Li Ye forced her to take a Heart Crushing Pill.

“He ordered her to look after me and keep me alive while we’re here. Otherwise, she wouldn’t get the antidote after returning to Shatter City.

“I thought that would ensure a safe trip with her, but I never expected that she would actually attempt to capture me for whatever her intentions are.”

“You’re close friends with fat Li Ye?” Cai Yuan asked.

“Yeah,” Nie Tian answered. “He allowed me to teleport to the Void Illusion Mountain Range via Miss Pei’s small teleportation portal.”

He had overheard Cai Yuan and Wang Zhuo’s conversation via his Heaven Eye, and speculated that Cai Yuan was somewhat close with Pei Qiqi.

Therefore, he intentionally mentioned the teleportation portal to indicate that he had close relationships with both Li Ye and Pei Qiqi.

As expected, after learning that Nie Tian had traveled here from Shatter City via Pei Qiqi’s teleportation portal, Cai Yuan made up his mind to help Nie Tian.

Cai Yuan was aware that Pei Qiqi had set up her own teleportation portal in the mountain range, but never allowed people to use it other than Li Ye and herself.

The fact that they were willing to let Nie Tian use it made it clear that Nie Tian was close to Pei Qiqi and Li Ye.

Cai Yuan clenched his fist, and his strange-looking gloves seemed to become like the opened mouths of a ferocious beast. “Hu Han, I’d suggest you go back where you’ve come from.”

He stepped to Nie Tian’s side and stood right beside him. Staring into Hu Han’s eyes, he prepared himself for what would come.

Wang Zhuo also summoned his long, pitch-black spear and stared at Hu Han while emitting a strong, killing aura.

Even though Cai Yuan was at the late Heaven stage and Wang Zhuo was at the middle Heaven stage, and they had just gone through a bloody battle, not a shred of fear could be seen in their eyes while facing the early Greater Heaven stage Hu Han.

Eyebrows furrowed, Hu Han sighed and said, “Why are you doing this, Lord Cai?”

“Save your breath!” Cai Yuan called out, impatience written across his face. “Either you fight the three of us to the death, or get out of here now and I’ll forget what happened here today!”

After hearing his words, Hu Han seemed indecisive.

She had heard about Cai Yuan’s fierceness even before she had moved to Shatter City. According to the rumors, he had already killed hundreds of powerful experts from the Dark Moon and the Wild Fire in the Void Illusion Mountain Range.

In their eyes, Cai Yuan would definitely become the Blood Skull’s leader. It was only a matter of time.

Although Cai Yuan was at the late Heaven stage, the gap between their strengths wasn’t unbridgeable, and rumor had it that Cai Yuan had unearthly spiritual tools at his disposal.

Adding in Wang Zhuo, who was also a seasoned warrior, and Nie Tian, who seemed to have many mysteries, and she didn’t have the confidence to win if a battle broke out.

While she was hesitating, Zhao Feng, who Cai Yuan had ordered to stay put, also appeared on the distant horizon and called out, “Little Lord! Our reinforcements are on the way. I’ve just got in contact with them!”

Upon hearing these words, Hu Han’s expression flickered.

She took a deep look at Nie Tian and sighed. “I had no other choice. I hope you understand. The Dark Moon has my brother. Their leader Ma Jiu imprisoned him in the Land of the Abandoned. If I refuse to work for them, they will kill my brother.”

With these words, she bowed slightly towards Nie Tian to express her apologies, and then turned around and left.

As soon as Hu Han left, Nie Tian dropped to the ground and took out 1,600 spirit stones from his bracelet of holding.

When he was about to bring out 2,000 more, Cai Yuan stopped him, saying, “There’s no need for more.”

He put away the 1,600 spirit stones and said, “You helped me and I returned the favor. We’re even.”

Just as Nie Tian was about to say something, Cai Yuan shook his head and said, “Where’s Qiqi’s teleportation portal, the one you used to come here?”

Nie Tian furrowed his brows.

Cai Yuan saw the hesitation in his eyes and added, “Hu Han betrayed you, so it’s very likely that she also sold Li Ye and Qiqi out by revealing the location of the teleportation portal to Ma Jiu.