Chapter 1177: Another Breakthrough! (1/2)

On the outside...

Xuan Guangyu, Hong Minghui, and his subordinates were still waiting for Fan Tianze to make another attempt to break the Star Behemoth’s defense so that they could enter.

However, after his first attempt, Fan Tianze had claimed that he had to gather more power to activate his dharma idol, which he actually didn’t.

The Limpid Cyan Sword floated vertically right over Fan Tianze’s head.

The divine light it released formed a cyan ward that enveloped him.

Inside, Fan Tianze narrowed his eyes, as if he were pondering something.

Xuan Guangyu started to lose his patience. He couldn’t help but ask, “Brother Fan...”

Fan Tianze turn his head towards him and said, “The shield made of the Star Behemoth flesh aura is actually quite strong. I need more time to recover and gather strength.”

“I see,” Xuan Guangyu said with an uncomfortable expression. After a moment of hesitation, he added, “Well...”

Before he could finish, Fan Tianze said coldly, “You go ahead and do it if you’re in a hurry.”

Xuan Guangyu’s face froze.

If he dared to make more attempts, he would have done it long ago. Why would he wait till now?

He knew that Pei Qiqi would notice it as soon as his divine tool or incantations made contact with that energy shield.

According to her, she was making advances in her cultivation with the help of the special space created by the Star Behemoth, and if anyone disturbed her, she would report it to Qu Yi.

“Why don’t we wait a bit longer?” Struggling to suppress his anger, Xuan Guangyu backed off to where Hong Minghui and his subordinates were gathered, leaving Fan Tianze alone.

“What a weird guy,” Fan Tianze muttered to himself.

...

In the depths, Fan Tianze’s sub-soul sold Xuan Guangyu and Hong Minghui out without even the slightest hesitation. “He can’t wait for me to break this Star Behemoth’s flesh aura shield.

“I learned about the Star Behemoths long ago. However, it was a piece of information I recently obtained that made me decide to come here. According to it, a unique treasure is to be unearthed in this independent space, where this Star Behemoth lies.”

Pei Qiqi was baffled. “A unique treasure?”

Hearing this, Nie Tian glanced around. However, all that he could see was power of different attributes and auras. Where was this ‘unique treasure’?

However, as he gave it more thought, it occurred to him that maybe all this concentrated, refined power was the ‘unique treasure’ he was talking about.

“I have plans to attempt to advance to the late God domain, so I need to find certain rare materials to make sure that it happens smoothly,” Fan Tianze said honestly. “However, even the Heaven Span Pavilion has a hard time finding the materials that suit me and can smoothen my breakthrough. So I decided to come here to take a look as soon as I heard that there was a unique treasure to be unearthed here.”

“So have you found anything?” Nie Tian asked.

“As soon as I took a quick look around with my sub-soul, I realized that I had been fed false information,” Fan Tianze said, looking somewhat disappointed. “The incantations I practice won’t benefit from the heterogeneous energies here either. I’m long past the phase where I had to rely on these to make breakthroughs in my cultivation.”

Soon after Fan Tianze’s sword intent and soul awareness had entered, he had come to realize that the so-called unique treasure was merely a false rumor. In fact, it might have been false information Xuan Guangyu and his men had spread to mislead people.

The only interesting finding of this trip was the incredible changes a drop of Nie Tian’s Blood Essence had had on his sub-soul.

“There’s nothing I want here. I’m leaving.” With these words, Fan Tianze’s sub-soul took a long, deep look at Nie Tian. “Perhaps I’ll find you and ask you to do me a favor someday.”

Nie Tian was taken aback. “What favor?”

“Let’s talk about it when I see you next time.” Fan Tianze didn’t give an explanation. “I’ll do you a favor and tell the others there’s no such thing as a unique treasure down here after I get out.”

BZZZ!

His sub-soul morphed into a streak of light that shot up, leaving Nie Tian and Pei Qiqi exchanging confused glances.

...

The Limpid Cyan Sword suddenly burst forth with blinding light.