Chapter 1072: The Six Royals (1/2)

Boom!

The green-robed man’s hands exploded and he stared incredulously at Wang Shu.

“How is this possible?!” He’d already killed a third level mortal realm ant! Though sacred palace disciples had a plethora of tricks at their disciple, the gap between cultivation levels was an insurmountable one.

Six second level mortal realm ants had defeated him in a toe-to-toe collision?!

Toe-to-toe!

Without leaving him any room to maneuver!

Horrified realization dawned at what it truly meant to be a disciple of a sacred palace, but all was too late. There might’ve been some hope for him if he hadn’t brought out the great axe, but once he did, there was no chance of reconciliation between the two parties.

……

Wang Shu was losing his mind.

Jushan was a stunning genius of Burgeon Palace, a talent that the Burgeon monarch highly treasured even over Wang Shu. The two of them had made this trip together and were both second level mortal realm, but Jushan had broken through after entering the tomb and reached third level.

And now, he was dead!

The six pillars of light focused on Wang Shu’s body and created a wall around him that looked like flames. Lu Yun, Ying Luo, Li Xue, Wei Yuan, and You Huoran were one with the formation, supporting Wang Shu like his personal shadows.

This was the formation’s true display of strength—that it could collect all six powers and concentrate them on one person. Wang Shu’s longsword traced rainbows arcs through the void, stabbing forward with ten million rays of sword light in one move and churning the man’s body to pieces.

His anguished screams lingered in the air even as the great axe Chaser flew into Wang Shu’s hands. The genius fell to his knees, panting heavily.

“Dead… he’s really dead.” Wang Shu stared at the treasure, grief-stricken.

Jushan’s mental brand inside Chaser was proof that the treasure had an owner. That brand wouldn’t vanish if Jushan resurrected from a soul lamp upon his death, and a mere fourth level mortal realm cultivator wouldn’t be able to break the seal of the sacred palace.

However, all was empty inside Chaser. It was a treasure without an owner.

“Senior brother!!” Wang Shu couldn’t find the tears to cry, though he desperately wanted to.

“The dead have passed on. It’s more important that you’re alive.” Lu Yun disengaged from the formation and patted Wang Shu’s shoulder.

“Mm.” Wang Shu nodded.

“Didn’t you say that the testing ground rules allow only beings of the same cultivation level to be in the same spot? Why did we just encounter someone at fourth level mortal realm?” You Huoran was pale. If he hadn’t shared the formation with the rest, the six of them would be cannon fodder right now.

“This is the last stage, not only will we see others at fourth level mortal realm, but we’ll even see people at sixth level mortal realm.” Lu Yun swept a glance over You Huoran.