Chapter 548: Exploring Alone (1/2)

Chapter 548: Exploring Alone

“I hope the price we’ve paid will be worth it,” Zhang Jiu said, gritting his teeth.

A hint of hope could be seen in his cold eyes as he watched the Golden Chariot speed off into the distance.

All the others remained silent, though they also inwardly hoped that Nie Tian wouldn’t die on this mission.

Most of the core disciples of the sects that were present weren’t fond of Nie Tian.

The only reason they wished for Nie Tian to survive was because they wanted to learn the situation of the outsiders on that other island through him. Furthermore, they fancied that they could demand their valuables back from him after their battles against the outsiders came to an end.

Even though Nie Tian possessed incredible battle prowess, he was only one person, after all. He wasn’t a disciple of a powerful sect.

In their eyes, the Cloudsoaring Sect in the Realm of Flame Heaven wasn’t even worth mentioning.

After they tided over this outsider crisis and reunited with their Profound realm seniors, they would have plenty of means to catch Nie Tian and force him to cough up the items he had taken from them.

Even though they couldn’t do it in this strange dimension, they believed that they would be able to get them back from Nie Tian after returning to the Domain of the Falling Stars.

However, if Nie Tian died on this scouting mission, all of their valuables would end up in the outsiders’ hands.

Their hands would be tied when it came to getting their valuables back from the outsiders.

All said, they didn’t think Nie Tian would be able to defy or contend against them and their sects with just his own strength.

Qin Yan walked up to Dong Li, shoulder-bumped her softly, and then with faint smile, she said in a low voice, “I can’t believe that Nie Tian actually had the audacity to go on such a dangerous mission by himself. Do you think your little lover is going to return from that island alive?”

Dong Li shot a side glance at her and said with a cold smile, “If he can’t, none of us would be able to.”

Apparently, she considered Nie Tian to be the most powerful of those who were present, and her casual and determined tone indicated that she had faith that Nie Tian would finish this mission.

Her faith in him stemmed from the repeated losses she had suffered from him in the Realm of Split Void.

She was the kind of woman who was drawn by strength. Only those who could put her at her wit’s end would get her attention.

Later, she had gradually lost her hatred for Nie Tian, and made him go to the Realm of Dark Underworld and the Realm of Unbounded Desolation with her.

After spending more and more time with him, she had come to a very deep understanding of his strength and uniqueness.

Nie Tian had repeatedly displayed abilities that were far beyond his cultivation base, such as refining the Spirit Pearl, obtaining Fruits of Life, and locating Zhao Shanling...

Every time she had found them in what seemed like a hopeless situation, Nie Tian had always been able to find a way out.

Gradually, her confidence in him built up to the point where she didn’t think anything or anyone would truly trap Nie Tian and stop him from rising to prominence.

In her eyes, no matter whether it was the chosen ones from all over the Domain of the Falling Stars or the outsiders, they were all Nie Tian’s stepping stones on his way to glory.

“I hope you’re right,” Qin Yan said in a low voice.

…

The Golden Chariot traveled at full speed over the vast, black sea. The distant island gradually became clearer in Nie Tian’s view.

With a wisp of psychic awareness he had infused into the metal compass, which was now embedded in the war chariot, he detailedly manipulated its speed and direction. He found it very fascinating.

This being his first time flying an air-transportation spiritual tool, he constantly changed its speed and direction with his mind. One second he was soaring into the heavens, the next he was plummeting towards the black sea.

This Golden Chariot forged by the Heaven Palace Sect was his from now on. He hoped to get familiar with it before he reached his target island.

It wasn’t long before he learned how it functioned, and was able to control it skillfully.

Soon, the island was fully visible before Nie Tian’s eyes.