"Trash, I'm warning you, this Scarlet Sky Army is mine, Zhul Xing's. If you dare overestimate yourself, I guarantee you'll regret it! Your corpse won't even be left." Right after that, he transmitted his voice to Chen Fei, threatening him.
He had already regarded the inheritance of this Scarlet Sky Army as his own. Whoever dared to snatch it would absolutely be a mortal enemy! A blood sea of hatred.
At the same time, Zhen Jingkong in his sea of consciousness also spoke up in agitation.
"Kid, this time you really hit the jackpot! The Scarlet Sky Lord was one of the outstanding ones at the Great Heaven Realm back then, just one step away from ascending to the Realm of Mystic Heaven and becoming a King! Later it's said he died in battle, yet this Scarlet Sky Army actually passed down its inheritance!?"
"No matter what, you must get this Scarlet Sky Army inheritance! It can help you gain a foothold in the Inner Region, and even become a sufficiently weighty powerhouse famous in an area!" Zhen Jingkong said firmly.
"Great Heaven Realm? Realm of Mystic Heaven?"
Chen Fei was slightly stunned, then couldn't help but be somewhat shocked in his heart.
He certainly knew what the so-called 'Great Heaven Realm' and 'Realm of Mystic Heaven' in Zhen Jingkong's mouth referred to.
Unlike the Foundation Establishment True Person Realm which had five Heavenly Layers, the higher-level Primordial Core True Lord Realm only had four layers. They were the Minor Heavenly Position Realm, Great Heaven Realm, Mystic Heaven Position Realm, and the Realm of Supreme Heavenly Position!
A Primordial Core True Lord Realm Second Heavenly Layer existence at the Great Heaven Realm was as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns even in the entire Outer Domain! Extremely rare, boundlessly powerfulā¦
So it was no wonder Zhen Jingkong was so excited now, at a legacy left behind by such a powerhouse.
After all, even at his peak back then, he had only been a Half-Step Grand Formation Master, not even comparable to a Minor Heavenly Position existence of the Primordial Core True Lord Realm First Heavenly Layer, let alone such an even more formidable Great Heaven King level existenceā¦
In this situation, if one wasn't excited, either there was something wrong in their heart, or it was simply impossible!
"Seniors! Although I, Zhul Xing, am not that talented, I also yearn to become a heaven-shaking peerless powerhouse like Senior Scarlet Sky Lord!"
At this point, Zhul Xing paused, then spoke again with a smile: "So, if I can obtain this inheritance, my Yan Zhen Sect will definitely treat all of you from the Scarlet Sky Army as honored guests! My Yan Zhen Sect might not be much, but we still have two Supreme Elders at the Fifth Heavenly Layer of Foundation Establishment True Person Realm sitting in townā¦ We won't be inferior to the might the Scarlet Sky Army had back then!"
This guy was arrogant, but he still had some petty cleverness. These words, whether it was secretly elevating the status of Scarlet Sky Lord to gain their recognition, or explaining his own identity and positionā¦ all painted him as if he were the one in charge of the Yan Zhen Sect.
Secretly, he was raising his own worth.
However, upon hearing this, the seven giant stone statues merely gave him a flat glance and said calmly, "To us, as long as one is not a Primordial Core True Lord Realm existence, there isn't much difference below the Primordial Core True Lord Realm."
Although Zhul Xing hid it well, how could they not see through his ambition? No matter how pretty the words, without strength, you're still just trash.
Hearing this, the expressions of Zhul Xing and the others from the Yan Zhen Sect couldn't help but stiffen. The other side's tone was this arrogant, yet they had no way to refute it. That was the most suffocating part! It made them extremely uncomfortable.
Zhul Xing was also extremely furious inside. These monsters, with their heads turned into stone, sleeping too long in this foul, dark Underground Palace, had their brains gone rotten too!?
Granted, this so-called Scarlet Sky Army might indeed have been very formidable back in the day, but now, hundreds of years had passed, and this was no longer that eraā¦ He didn't believe these fellows still wanted to go on slumbering in this foul, dark Underground Palace, never seeing the light of day.
And if they wanted to go out, then right now, in this Underground Palace, other than him, Zhul Xing, who else was more 'qualified' than him to obtain this inheritance!?
Only he, Zhul Xing! The number one genius of the younger generation of the Yan Zhen Sect, a Peak of Second Heavenly Layer of Foundation Establishment True Person Realm expert not yet fifty years old, with invincible potential and talentāhe was the one qualified to get this inheritance!
Everyone else was unworthy.
Though he was furious inside, Zhul Xing still squeezed out another smile on his face and said, "In any case, Seniors should know that choosing to follow the right personāsomeone with stronger talent and potentialāwill always be the most correct choice! The Scarlet Sky Army should have been Senior Scarlet Sky Lord's banner back in those days. I believe you Seniors wouldn't wish for Senior Scarlet Sky Lord's name to be sullied after these hundreds of years, right?"
The seven giant stone statues finally nodded at this and said, "Indeedā¦ Even after these hundreds of years, once my master's name surfaces, it must not be diminished! Enough. Among you lot, only you three barely have the qualifications to give it a try. But youā¦"
The huge stone statue's massive claw pointed toward Pei Wanning and said indifferently, "You're a woman, not very suitableā¦ Then you two go in and fight over it."
The stone statue pointed at Zhul Xing and then at Chen Fei, and in the end decided that only the two of them had the qualifications to enter and try.
"I will definitely not let Seniors down." Zhul Xing's expression immediately turned excited, and he gave Chen Fei another fierce glare, his eyes full of killing intent.
"Many thanks for the opportunity, Seniors." Chen Fei also cupped his hand slightly.
"Whether we give you a chance or not is secondary, because actually, the few of us are not members of the Scarlet Sky Army at all! Still, I'll send you in now."
With the stone statue's calm voice, suddenly, Chen Fei and Zhul Xing both felt an irresistible force dragging them toward the depths of the collapsed palace.
In an instant, their vision turned black.
Their figures also vanished from in front of Pei Wanning and the others from the Yan Zhen Sect.
Seeing this, the experts of the Yan Zhen Sect all looked at each other, a hard-to-suppress shock flowing in their eyes.
These giant stone statues were simply too powerfulātheir methods were utterly terrifying.
"Letting him compete with Zhul Xing for this inheritanceā¦ With Zhul Xing being that strong, can he even compete?"
Only Pei Wanning wasn't still stunned like the others.
Her beautiful eyes stared toward the depths of the palace, with quite a bit of worry in them as she spoke.
In her view, Zhul Xing was just too strong in terms of potential, talent, and strength. Chen Fei couldn't even beat her, so how could he possibly win against that kind of enemy!?
But she also understood that no matter how worried she was right now, it was useless! It wouldn't change a thing.
So at this moment, everything could only depend on that bastard himself.
...
At the same time, Chen Fei and Zhul Xing were carried by a mysterious power to the depths of the palace.
This place actually opened into another world entirely, a vast plaza.
And on this enormous plaza stood hundreds of lifelike gray statues. Some of the statues were human, some were demons, and some were even Fierce Beasts! Each statue's surface was covered in a dim luster, their aura terrifying, as if they were alive.
"So this is the Scarlet Sky Army? What terrifying pressureā¦" Staring at those lifelike gray statues, Zhul Xing licked his lips, his expression excited as he spoke.
Because from those statues, he could actually feel an overwhelming oppression that he couldn't resist at all! That degree of pressure, he had never felt it even from the Great Elder of Yan Zhen Sect, or the Grand Elder of Law Enforcementā¦
This alone showed that the Scarlet Sky Army really lived up to its fearsome reputation!
In its prime, how terrifying must it have been? For someone at his current level, it was simply unimaginable!
He had to get the Scarlet Sky Army into his hands! Zhul Xing immediately made up his mind. He clenched his fists hard.
Then his ferocious, killing-intent-filled eyes fell directly on Chen Fei, and his icy voice rang out in threat:
"Trash! I'm telling you, if you obediently stay right there, maybe I'll be merciful and spare your life. Otherwise, I'll crush your bones inch by inch! Make you wish you were dead, and leave you without even a place to be buried."
Hearing that, Chen Fei slanted him a glance, at that arrogant and ferocious face of Zhul Xing. The corner of his mouth curled coldly, a chill flashing in his eyesā¦ but he didn't bother to respond.
Then his gaze dropped onto the Scarlet Sky Army statues on the plaza, carefully examining themā¦
A moment later, his eyes narrowed slightly.
"As expected, they're all Life Puppetsā¦ There are at least several hundred Scarlet Sky Army puppets in this plaza. A move on this scale is honestly a bit frightening."
Life Puppets, also known by another name: Immortal Puppets. They weren't truly immortal, but just from that grandiose title alone, the value of such puppets was already obvious.
For Life Puppets, even a single one required an unimaginably huge price to nurture or forgeāonly then was it barely possible!
And yet these Life Puppets, which should be counted in single digits, now actually appeared in front of him by the hundredsā¦ This scene, this formation, even Chen Fei couldn't help but feel shock in his heart.
He couldn't help sighing. The Scarlet Sky Lord really was a ruthless figure famed throughout the Inner Region seven hundred years ago! His methods were truly extraordinary.
"Trash, you dare ignore my words!?"
Seeing that Chen Fei had directly ignored him, Zhul Xing's originally arrogant and ferocious face instantly twisted. It was filled with vicious killing intent.
In his eyes, Chen Fei was nothing but an ant-like piece of trash. Yet now, this trash had not only stolen "his woman," but even dared to ignore Zhul Xing's words, and looked like he wanted to snatch the Scarlet Sky Army inheritance from him?
Faced with such a piece of trash who didn't know his place, how could he not be furious!?
Moreover, he was feeling extremely unbalanced inside!
Who was Zhul Xing, what status, what position, what level did he hold!?
Yet now, Pei Wanning actually didn't fancy him, rejected his proposal, and was flirting with this trash. Even those seven Beasts outside seemed to recognize this trash more!
How could someone as proud as Zhul Xing not be angry? How could his heart possibly be at ease!?
Hmph!
At that thought, a cold, ferocious light shot out of Zhul Xing's eyes, and his powerful aura descended on Chen Fei in an instant, ruthlessly crushing down on his body.
"You dogshit trash! Sit your ass here and stay put. Once I've inherited the Scarlet Sky Army's legacy, I'll come back and kill you!"
The terrifying pressure made sweat seep from Chen Fei's body, veins bulging.
Blinded by rage, this guy directly tore off all pretense of civility! Relying on his own superior strength, he tried to crush Chen Fei, forcing him to stay honestly at the edge of the plaza, not participate in the battle for the Scarlet Sky Army, and quietly wait for death.
"Dogshit, trashā¦ are you talking about me? Heh, why don't we just wait and see. Once I take the Scarlet Sky Army inheritance, who do you think will be the first to die!?"
Chen Fei's expression didn't change; his calm yet ruthless attitude made Zhul Xing's face abruptly darken. It grew incomparably gloomy, extremely ugly, sinking to the lowest pointā¦
"Boom!"
At that moment, the plaza shook, and a loud rumble echoed!
Immediately after, under the stunned gazes of Chen Fei and Zhul Xing, the Scarlet Sky Army seemedā¦ to come aliveā¦
"Who awakened us?" A low, deep voice made Chen Fei and the others' eardrums tremble.