With the sudden appearance of the masked men, Ye Tian decide to engage in battle in search for answers. Within the chaos of the battle, he was able to recognize Xue Mei, the daughter of the Xue family, who's also the new foster family of his younger sisters. He had to help no matter what the situation was. On the other hand, the mysterious group that arrived the earliest stood within the shadows watching the chaotic battle.
"Sister Mei, leave this place. They've been planning this from the start and they won't allow us to escape alive....I'm sure of it."
"No, we will leave together no matter what!"
Meanwhile, in another land far away from this place, a middle-aged man that was holding a spear, kneeled in front of a small and plainless cabin.
"Divine prophet, I've come to humbly ask for your prophecy in search of the divine talent." the middle-aged man asked respectfully while never raising his head.
"Haha...little Mo, you've grown quite a bit since I've last seen you. The pond has been reacting abnormally these past few days. Be patient little Mo."
"Yes, divine prophet."
After waiting for a whole day, an azure pond could be seen floating in the sky, but what made it more amazing was that it seemed to be hanging upside-down. Suddenly, the water rippled making huge waves until it formed a character "Guardian," which it continued to beam towards the ground. The waves of water splattering in nearby areas caused the plants, trees, and flowers to grow more exquisite than ever before. Half a day passed, where little Mo continued to kneel down, unwilling to move because he was shaken from the prophecy. But another event caused him to freeze in shock.
The floating pond started to ripple more violently than before, creating tsunamis clashing with one another, until it formed the word "Conqueror," bursting towards the ground. The impact caused the nearby lands to tremble 10 times, shaking even the hearts of little Mo and the divine prophet.
Trembling with fear and excitement, little Mo's eyes were wide opened, unwilling to forget the scene taking place in front of him.
"Divine prophet, please excuse my offense....I need to tell grandma about this matter."
"Unn, go this is an important matter.....it seems the future is more unclear...."
After bowing to the divine prophet, little Mo quickly left until he reached outside of the forest. Immediately, he took out a rusty mirror pointing it towards the sky, where an image was projected from the rusty mirror. Back at the treasure mountain, the mysterious group saw the projected image high up in the sky, revealing a crimson star in the middle surrounded by white moons. Their eyes sparkled with hope, but the other groups could only frown, unable to determine the meaning of this projected image. It only lasted for several breaths, but very few people knew the meaning of this event.
A woman within the mysterious group also took out a small mirror, reflecting it towards each cultivators in sight. The lack of reaction from the small mirror caused the woman to be confused. She scanned each cultivator again to make sure nothing was wrong, but the small mirror still didn't show any reaction.
"Big sis, what happened? Are they among them?"
"I don't know. There is no reaction from the mirror....could Uncle have been mistaken?"
"You know Uncle don't like to exaggerate things..."
"I scanned all of them twice, but nothing happened. For the time being, let's continue to monitor the fighters in front of us. If you sensed something, tell us."
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Somewhere deep inside the treasure mountain, unknown to the rest, appeared a flaming wolf and a gigantic boulder floating around the magma pool.
"Hmppphhh! They dare to put on a spirit formation in my territory! I will kill all of them! This is what you get trying to play behind my back....hehehe," the boulder spoke.
"Do you want me to kill these trespassers, master?" the flaming dog replied.
"No, just a bunch of idiots that will die in a few seconds," the boulder said.
Somewhere around the treasure mountain, a group of masked men were seen to form spirit formations on the terrain of the ninth stratosphere.
Kaboom!
"Aarrrghhhh!"
Suddenly, massive boulders descended from the sky pulverizing the masked men. Those who barely escaped the massacre, felt another tragic sensation, when a sinkhole suddenly appeared out of nowhere sucking them inside forcefully. Screaming voices of pain could be heard when the remaining masked-men fell into a pool of magma after falling from the sinkhole. It only took a few breaths of time until the cries quieted down.
Resuming the battle happening outside, the Xue family, who were already surrounded like a pack of sheeps, were still holding strong. With Ye Tian's group breaking through the enemy's trap formation, the Xue family were able to react quickly and retreated outside the formation, joining Ye Tian's group side by side.
"Thank you for your help, friend," a young man from the Xue family said.
"Don't mention it. We're not helping you. We only want the masked-men," Ye Tian directly replied.
"It's you!," Xue Mei said after finally recognizing Ye Tian.
"The one and only." Ye Tian replied with a smile.
It has only been a few months since they've met each other, and although they've encountered each other twice before this event, Ye Tian and Xue Mei could immediately recognize each other. In Ye Tian's mind, he would never forget the faces of the Xue family who adapted his sisters. In Xue Mei's mind, she could still remember when they bumped into each other. The scene of Ye Tian limping while blood continuing to drip made the sorrowful event unforgettable for her. To top it off, after finding out Ye Tian's true cultivation realm, it shocked her to the extreme revealing a new sense of respect and admiration. Everyone thought she was a genius competing for the number one spot in her generation, but where would the standing be if a genius is compared to a monster like Ye Tian?
"Why are the masked men after you?" Ye Tian continued.
"We don't know. They suddenly appeared and joined hands with our rivals, but we didn't know they were seriously trying to kill us."
"Sima family and the True Gods sect....why are you trying to kill us? Aren't you afraid that you will be killed by the master of this mountain?" another Xue cultivator asked.
"Hahaha, we have our own ways of getting away with it. The bigger question is you, why are you helping the Xue family. I advice you not to interfere unless you want to be killed as well," a leader from the True God sect said while viciously staring at Ye Tian. The leader purposely released a heavy killing aura, intending to intimidate Ye Tian.
"Me? You don't need to mind me. You can kill them if you want, but I want those masked-men in return," Ye Tian calmly replied.
"Hahaha...what a joke! I've never seen you and never heard of you, obviously you're just a trash trying to gain favors with the Xue family," another man said. This time it was the leader from the Sima family.
"You don't need to know who I am, but you need to know that I'm more than capable of killing you!" Ye Tian replied confidently revealing a wicked smile.
"Tschhh....kill all of them! Leave no one alive!"the Sima leader yelled out.
"Wait! Qi Mo, you're a true god sect. I never thought you would join hands with the Sima family...but why?" Xue Mei said.
"Xue Mei, your family and your father are too arrogant, always getting in our way. It's time to show you all that you will face heavy consequences for going against us every time," Qi Mo replied.
"You know the Sima family schemes often to have the throne, and they've killed so many people that opposes them. Although the true god sect is not happy with the current emperor, the sect has never gone to such extreme as killing the innocents," Xue Mei explained.
"Times have changed, we're sick of the current regime. In order to make some drastic changes, we need to get rid of some people. Everyone don't waste any more time. Kill them all!" Qi Mo replied.
Even though Ye Tian have decided to join the fray supported by an unspoken alliance with the Xue family, half of the Xue family were heavily injured. At this point, they could barely defend themselves. How will they escape from this trap when their opponents have three times as much fighting force in this battle?