It was getting awkward. Powerful warriors of the six families stared at the cyan-colored bead in midair. However, they were all wrestling inside. None of them knew what to do at the moment.
Could they forget about their disciples?
Talents of the captured disciples aside, they were the warriors’ own grandsons and granddaughters, or their favorite juniors, or related by blood. Could they really watch as the disciples were killed?
The bunch of old warriors kept thinking. At the same time, the Family Patriarch of Chen Family, another one from the Mage Imperial Universe, grew impatient. Since their disciples were not captured by Lu Li, he could act brazenly.
From Chen Tianxian’s body stormed out horrifying qi. He slapped in the air in front of him and Xuan Qi in heaven and earth gathered. The castle they were in was blasted into dust at once.
“Swish, swish~”
From high above came down a huge skeleton hand which bore down forcefully. Space trembled, and a wave of blast spread out in a formidable way.
“Boom!”
The skeleton hand landed on the Wicked Bead which remained unmoved apart from giving out a muffled sound. The ground under caved in, and an imprint of a huge hand appeared.
The castle had fallen. Dust stirred up, blotting out the sky and covering the sun.
The scouts lurking nearby were shivering in their body and in their soul. They moved in closer carefully to take a look and this was the shocking scene they witnessed. They all saw the bead that didn’t budge even though a Semi-God Realm warrior slapped at it.
“Um…”
All present were stunned, again. They kept staring at the cyan bead.
Chen Tianxian’s angry move contained many Profound Meanings that could even kill a powerful Earth Immortal Realm warrior. Not only did the bead remain unscratched, it didn’t move.
“A Relic!”
Many warriors grew excited. There was no other explanation. For over two millions years, nothing so miraculous and powerful ever appeared in the universes.
“Hmm!”
A snort came from the Wicked Bead. Following that, a man was sent out—a Hao Family young master. As soon as he came out, he shouted, “Please, save me. I don’t want to die—”
Before he could finish his words, the young master trembled. Blood oozed out as his Soul Pond was exploded. Not even the almighty god could save him.
Following his death came Lu Li’s voice, “Don’t waste your time and strength here. The Wicked Bead is a Relic, one of the three left by Emperor Heng. Not even a real immortal can crack it so save it. If you don’t believe me, then go on and attack it. Every time you make a move, I will kill a person!”
Hao Changjun was getting gloomy. He and Jun Hongye looked at each other and said, “Chen Wuxian, stop it now.”
Jun Hongye twitched his eyebrows and asked, “Lu Li, name your conditions. What will convince you to release Mengchen and the others?”
Lu Li didn’t respond. He sat with his legs crossed in the hall, hesitating.
As a matter of fact, he was not sure of what to do.
If he went out, he would be taken into control immediately. If he didn’t, the Wicked Bead could not move and he would be stuck here till the end of his life.
He wanted to stay alive. The question was how. How could he return to the Heaven Reverse Universe?
He trusted nobody outside. The bunch of old warriors could all leave, and he would still be afraid to go out. Who could tell what kind of skills those old warriors have? What if they knew cloaking and lured nearby?
How would he go to the Prison of Gold from the Leng Dynasty? From Prison of Gold, what were the ways for him to return to the Inferno quietly and safety? He could not walk. Assuming that he could walk to the entrance to the Prison of Water, he would be followed by a bunch of warriors. That would actually be detrimental to the Heaven Reverse Universe.
“Well? Did I miss something?”
Lu Li suddenly remembered and asked Leng Wuxin who was by his side, “The warriors of these universes cannot go below the Prison of Water, right?”
“Yes!”
Leng Wuxin nodded and said, “Powerful warriors higher than the Earth Immortal Realm cannot go to the four levels below the Prison of Water. This is a built-in mechanism of the Purgatory of Primordial Chaos.”
“Really?”
Lu Li felt cheered up. If the Earth Immortal Realm and higher realm warriors could not go, then it would be okay if they learned that he had gone to the Inferno.
People of these universes could not get to the Heaven Reverse Universe without going through the Inferno. If they could, they would have conquered the Heaven Reverse Universe a long time ago.
Lu Li looked at the Earth Immortal Realm warriors in here and double-checked, “You are sure that warriors of the Earth Immortal Realm and higher realms cannot go to the Prison of Water.”
“We are!”
They nodded in agreement. Lu Li was greatly uplifted. Below the Prison of Gold would be safety. Now, what he had to decide was how to reach the entrance to the Prison of Water.
Lu Li thought about it and sent a message out, “You want them alive? Easy. First, go and wipe out the Leng Family for me.”
Leng Wuxin was shocked pale, but Lu Li was determined. Him asking the powerful warriors to attack the Leng Family was not entirely for retaliation, but to buy himself some time to figure out a way. At the same time, the six families and the Leng Family could be locked into a draining and demoralizing war. In this way, his chances of survival could be greater.
“Destroy the Leng Family?”
Leaders of the six families started to hesitate. Leng Family had sent over a messenger, which meant that their demands could be met. The six families were reluctant to go to war, which could cost their own lives as well.
The few warriors looked at each other and started to discuss amongst themselves. After a while, Jun Hongye said, “Okay, we will go and exterminate the Leng Family now. Lu Li… we hope you are a man of your words. Release them when the Leng Family is no more.”
“Let’s go!”
“Hmm, time for killing!”
“Move, level the City of Leng!”
The warriors yelled and flew up toward the south. Soon, all of them were gone. Not even one stayed to watch the Wicked Bead.
There were still some scouts lurking around but they dared not to move. They were only here to gather information and didn’t have the courage to take the Relic.
Lu Li could see the situation within a radius of half a mile through the Wicked Bead. He saw how that group of warriors fly to the south, but he had not decided to leave.
Playing cat and mouse with him?
Were this bunch of old warriors regarding him as a fool and trying to lure him out? Lu Li was not that gullible. He would not go out before he had found a way to reach the Purgatory of Primordial Chaos in safety.
“Cultivate!”
Nobody could crack the Wicked Bead. What was more, he had a number of hostages in his hand. He put his mind at ease and began to cultivate.
“Now is a good time to see if I can unlock the first sea of the Wicked Bead.”
Lu Li put one hand on the floor and poured Xuan Energy in. The first seal glowed. He could do this while remaining inside.
He concentrated and cultivated. While replenishing his Xuan Energy, he took soul-nurturing pellets. At the same time, he was working on the Wicked Bead. He didn’t forget about figuring out a way to escape to the Prison of Water safely.
Three days, five days, 10 days!
Thirty miles to the south, a group of old warriors came out. Powerful warriors of the six families were gathered here. During their previous discussion, they had decided to leave first and see if Lu Li would come out from the Wicked Bead.
They had underestimated how careful Lu Li was.
He wouldn’t come out any time soon if he didn’t during the past 10 days. To wait further was pointless.
Leaders of the families had another talk. They made up their minds and decided to launch the attack toward the Leng Family. After all, the Wicked Bead seemed to be staying where it was. They could bring the Leng Family down first, which brought value to their trip to the Central Imperial Universe.
“Let’s go!”
Three people stayed to monitor the Wicked Bead, while the rest whooshed toward the south like beasts. Their horrifying qi blocked the sky and covered the sun, striking terror into the hearts of the many scouts lurking around.
The war was on the verge of breaking out.