Splitting the Heave

“This… What’s going on outside?” Mu Qingyu asked in confusion.

She was the princess of the Mu Family back in the Tongyou City, and she hadn’t seen much of the world outside. She had barely any experience and because she chose to work with Zhu Ying, she didn’t attend the war back on the Tongyou Peak. The knowledge of Martial Extermination Realm experts she had were from those in the institution. She had no idea who the other two were.

Ignoring her, Shang Xia’s expression turned sullen and he remained in his spot. No one knew what he was thinking about.

“Should we leave this place?” Mu Qingyu asked.

The battle outside the stone chamber was heaven-shaking. Mu Qingyu had never seen or heard anything like that in her life. Even though she followed Liu Jitang and the others into the Coral Forest, they were on the weaker side compared to the Rose Party. They would avoid any battles they could.

Resounding blasts caused the stone chamber they were in to tremble violently, and Mu Qingyu’s heart palpitated in fear. She was afraid that a random shockwave would send the both of them to the underworld before they knew what happened.

A sneer formed on Shang Xia’s lips. “Weren’t you really smart and resourceful? Can’t you see that the passage we came from has collapsed? Even if it hasn’t, are you planning to head out that way? Do you really think that the Martial Extermination Realm experts fighting outside will care about ants like us?!”

Mu Qingyu’s face turned as pale as a sheet after hearing Shang Xia. She didn’t know what to say. Only after some time did she regain her senses. The moment she did, she snapped at Shang Xia, “Hmph, since you’re so smart, what do you think we should do?” 

“Either we die here, or we leave through the same passage Zhu Ying did!” Shang Xia sighed. 

When he comprehended his martial intent earlier, he ensured that the sword qi avoided Mu Qingyu when it rampaged about. The only wall left intact was behind her. 

Turning to look behind her, she muttered, “I didn’t know that there were mechanisms in this room! I didn’t know how he left either…” Pausing for a second, she muttered, “We can try to look around… The Vermillion Plaque should also be a key to opening the passage.”

As soon as the words left her mouth, a sharp howl filled the skies above the Zhu Family Manor. It echoed loudly in their ears.

Lang Xiaoyun’s voice came soon after. “Heh… Old Bastard Ji you were right. There’s more…”

Ji Wenlong sighed, “It’s Zhu Liang and Zhu Kuang!” 

Even though they had already lost their minds, undead corpses still preserved their facial features. Dongfang Daying and Ji Wenlong were both elite cultivators of their respective families. They were familiar with the experts of the Zhu Family.

Zhu Ye, Zhu Liang, and Zhu Kuang… The three of them were Martial Extermination Realm experts before the Zhu Family was destroyed twenty years ago.

How terrifying would it be when six Martial Extermination Realm experts fought?

When the shockwaves swept through the stone chamber they were in, it became dangerously close to collapsing.

Shang Xia and Mu Qingyu had been inspecting the wall where Zhu Ying made his escape, but they failed to find anything.

Mu Qingyu yelled in desperation, “What are we going to do now?! Are we really going to be crushed in this chamber?!”

“Move to the side!” Shang Xia casually shooed her away before drawing his sword. A soft buzzing could be heard from the tip of the blade as Shang Xia stared at the wall.

“Are you planning to smash through the wall? Can’t you see how unstable this place is already? What if it collapses when you strike it?” Mu Qingyu yelped yet again.

There were restrictions along the walls of the stone chamber to hold the structure in place. Even if Shang Xia destroyed some of it earlier, most of the restrictions were still intact. If he really tried to smash through the wall forcefully, the chamber might collapse before they located the tunnel.

“Heh… There’s nothing I can’t split apart with my sword. I’ll find the tunnel straight away….” As soon as he spoke, his slash landed on the wall.

Countless sword lights emerged from the tip of the sword and crashed heavily into the wall face.

A dull ringing could be heard as the thick stone wall was torn apart like tofu. A tiny tunnel that could barely fit two people appeared.

“What are you waiting for?! Hurry up and get out!” Shang Xia yelled before rushing out of the stone chamber.

Mu Qingyu snapped back to reality and realized that rocks were already starting to fall on her. She didn’t delay anymore as she quickly followed behind Shang Xia. 

Well, Shang Xia had already given her a chance at life after opening the tunnel. He wasn’t crazy enough to wait for her before running out himself. 

By the time she entered the tunnel, Shang Xia was nowhere to be seen! Biting her lips, she rushed forward as quickly as she could.

As Shang Xia continued to run, a trace of anxiety filled his heart.

He suddenly realized the problem that had been at the back of his mind since he learned that Liu Jitang was killed! For them to die so quickly… There could only be one possibility. 

Martial Dipper!

No matter what type of existence it was, a Martial Dipper Realm expert could suppress everything in their way!

The scarier thing was that no one knew where the Martial Dipper Realm expert was now that it had escaped from those bronze gates! 

What in the world did a Martial Dipper Realm existence entail? 

One would understand once they looked at Kou Chongxue! He could control an entire region by himself! In the past twenty years, he practically held up the entire You Continent alone! Even with the other continents’ plots and schemes, the existence of Kou Chongxue alone was more than enough to stop them from achieving their goals!

With his strength, he established the Tongyou Institution that controlled the only access to the battlefield between two worlds!

Even though the Tongyou Institution boasted considerable power in the Coral Forest at that moment with Ji Wenlong, Shang Bo, Shang Ke, and the other geniuses of the younger generation, none of that would mean a thing in the face of a Martial Dipper Realm expert!

In fact, they might face extermination! The accumulations of the Tongyou Institution would be wiped out if the Martial Dipper Realm existence moved against them.

The most important thing Shang Xia needed to do was to inform everyone of their existence immediately!

However, the way to do it was a whole other problem.

It was possible for him to run out there and start screaming at the top of his lungs. Ji Wenlong and the other experts might hear him, but it was also more than likely he would be killed with a single slap right after he did it. After all, six Martial Extermination Realm experts were fighting. Shang Xia couldn’t even be considered a speck of dust before their combined strength.

“Alas… This entire place is sealed off by restrictions. I can’t use any sort of method to communicate with others… If only I was able to use some transmission talismans… Even if the report or message was shattered by the shockwaves of their battle, I won’t be in any danger at all!” Shang Xia ran towards the end of the tunnel, but thoughts filled his mind. An idea appeared in his head suddenly. “Right! The tiny mountain hovering in front of the gates…”

Shang Xia recalled what he had seen in the image earlier. Even though Liu Jitang and the other expert were dead, the tiny mountain was still located outside the bronze gates! Perhaps, that was the key to the entire Coral Forest!

As long as he found the tiny mountain, Shang Xia might be able to control the entire region. He might be able to broadcast the existence of a Martial Dipper Realm expert from the Zhu Family!

Of course, he knew that it wouldn’t be easy. Shang Xia was starting to hesitate. He didn’t know if he would choose to sacrifice himself in order to save everyone else. After all, he would be risking his life if he tried to obtain the key to the Coral Forest.

When he was still stuck in a state of contemplation, an undead corpse pounced towards him. He failed to notice its presence due to his occupied mind!

Instinctively, he waved his sword and released his strongest strike!

In the narrow tunnel, his Yin Yang Sword Formation made its debut! The frightening power formed a sword formation that completely destroyed the rank three undead corpse!

Fire and ice, softness and hardness, void and reality. Three pairs of opposing qi tore the rank three undead corpse to shreds! It couldn’t be more dead if it tried!

Shang Xia gasped in shock at his newfound strength. 

He didn’t expect his martial intent to be so strong right after he comprehended it. After all, he hadn’t familiarized himself with it. According to his estimations, it might even be stronger than Sun Haiwei’s martial intent!

Who would have thought that it would display such tyrannical might?! 

One had to know that the undead corpse he killed was already at the third rank! Not too long ago, he and Sun Haiwei had to risk their lives in order to kill the rank three undead corpse in the essence qi stone mine. Now, a creature at that level couldn’t even take a single hit from Shang Xia!

One even had to take into account that Shang Xia’s Yin Yang Sword Formation had the ability to be advanced! In the future, how strong would it be?!

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“Damn… The Yin Yang Sword Formation uses too damn much inner qi! If not for the fact that I possess a greater reserve of inner qi, I would have been sucked dry! If anyone at the same level tried to use the Yin Yang Sword Formation, they’ll probably become a withered corpse if they use it twice in a row…” Shang Xia celebrated silently.

All of a sudden, he felt that something was wrong.