Chapter 951: Chapter 942: Struggle Inside the Cave

“Hmph!”

With a cold snort, Mo Wangchen turned around and left, darting into the cave entrance.

The Desolate Power in this place had just been mostly absorbed by the Heavenly Subduing Bow, leaving not much behind.

The Heavenly Subduing Bow is the Divine King’s Weapon, capable of killing even Holy Emperor experts in ancient times. Merely absorbing the Desolate Power here is far from enough to fully restore it.

Therefore, Mo Wangchen had to relocate to find more Desolate Power to supply the bow.

Within the cave entrance, a more terrifying force of Chaotic Power permeated the air, pressing down on Mo Wangchen until it was hard for him to breathe.

His body trembled, his face showing surprise, “Under the pressure of this Chaotic Power, my cultivation has been suppressed to the first level of the Emperor Realm?!”

Inside his body, the Spirit Sea surged with endless Spiritual Power, but Mo Wangchen found that the amount of cultivation he could use was already limited, now only remaining at the first level of the Emperor Realm.

“This is just to my advantage. If everyone’s cultivation is likewise suppressed, none can stand before my Divine King Body!”

His eyes gleamed with a sharp light. The Divine King Body is the first physique of the Human Clan from ancient to modern times, even a Heavenly Dragon Divine Body, appearing once in a million years, could only be subdued in the same realm.

Thinking this way, Mo Wangchen started moving forward.

Along the way, he noticed numerous traces, suggesting that before him, a considerable number of powerful individuals from the Sacred Lands and ancient martial families had entered.

“Hmm?”

The deeper he went, the more intense the Desolate Power around him became. Soon, a fork appeared ahead of Mo Wangchen.

“There are footprints on both sides, it seems they have split into two groups to proceed…”

After careful observation, Mo Wangchen discovered that both paths leading deeper bore signs of people having passed through.

He stood momentarily in front of the fork, then stepped into the path on the left.

“Hmm?”

But what made Mo Wangchen frown was that after walking for about a quarter of an hour, another fork appeared in front of him.

“Again, they split into two groups…”

Both forks showed signs of human passage. Mo Wangchen listened carefully but heard nothing beyond the sounds caused by the surging Chaotic Power.

In the end, he chose a path again.

“Another fork…”

The further inside he went, the more forks he encountered, seemingly endless ahead.

“Hmm?”

After an unknown period, at a certain fork, he finally noticed something different.

“This is a new pit!”

In front of a fork, the ground seemed freshly turned. Mo Wangchen crouched down and discovered that something seemed to have been pried out and taken away from here.

“Could it be the Desolate Stone?!”

He was startled, noticing the Desolate Power in the soil here was several times thicker compared to other places.

“There are also signs of a struggle here; it must have been a snatch between the Sacred Lands and ancient martial families.”

The pried area was about the size of a bowl, a Desolate Stone rich in Desolate Power. Mo Wangchen estimated that such a large piece contained at least ten times the Desolate Power of the cliff outside!

“Hmm?”

Looking into the two forked paths, in the right fork, Mo Wangchen suddenly saw a figure lying on the ground, utterly lifeless.

“A disciple of the Heavenly Mechanism Mansion!”

Approaching the corpse based on its outfit, it was a disciple of the Heavenly Mechanism Mansion. The young elites who could enter here were all top talents of various factions, yet they did not hesitate to resort to killing for the Desolate Stone.

Mo Wangchen ignored the corpse and continued along this fork, hoping to catch up with those from the Sacred Lands and ancient families. Such a Desolate Stone naturally stirred his desire.

“Boom!”

After an undetermined length of travel, Mo Wangchen noticed the passage growing larger and wider. The sound of battle came from ahead, instantly alerting him.

“Tang Yongming, hand over the Desolate Stone, and I can pretend the matter of you killing our Heavenly Mechanism Mansion disciple never happened.”

In front, the battle had paused briefly. Mo Wangchen quietly approached, hearing someone speak.

“Tang Yongming?”

Hearing this name, Mo Wangchen narrowed his eyes. This person had just attacked him outside the ruins, and he unexpectedly encountered him here.

Outside, Mo Wangchen wasn’t confident of defeating him, but here, with cultivation suppressed, what was Tang Yongming in front of his Divine King Body?

Thinking this way, Mo Wangchen didn’t act recklessly. From the sounds of battle earlier, it was evident that more than two people were engaged.

“Haha, the Desolate Stone is indeed in my hands. If you’re capable, come and take it.”

Tang Yongming sneered, holding a piece of Desolate Stone as four people surrounded him.

Among them, Mo Wangchen recognized one, none other than Nie Lin, the Heavenly Mechanism Saint, who had fought Tang Yongming in Sunset City before!

“Brother Tang, the Sacred Lands and ancient martial families joined forces to enter here. Now, you’ve caused a death, violating our agreed rules, which might bring your Tang Family considerable trouble if discovered. Please hand over the Desolate Stone, and we’ll cover for you.”

Another participant in the encirclement stepped out, attempting to persuade Tang Yongming.

“Rules are dead; interests come first. Who cares about so much?” Tang Yongming shook his head, sneering cynically. “We all come from different families and factions, yet the Heavenly Mechanism Mansion alone has two people. If I hadn’t taken action to ambush that disciple of the Heavenly Mechanism Mansion, Nie Lin might have already allied with them.”

“Nonsense! The Desolate Stone was discovered together and should be fairly divided. Our Heavenly Mechanism Mansion never intended to monopolize it, but you attacked Junior Brother Zeng. This is something our Heavenly Mechanism Mansion will never let go.” The Heavenly Mechanism Saint snorted coldly.

“Why waste so many words with him? Let’s attack together and subdue him. The Tang Family doesn’t get a share of this Desolate Stone. Our families combined with the Heavenly Mechanism Mansion surely don’t fear a single Tang Family, do we?”

Another person stepped out, speaking arrogantly, directly challenging Tang Yongming, “I advise you to hand over the Desolate Stone, or else don’t blame us for being rude.”

“Who are you, Ren Yun, to speak to me this way?” Tang Yongming narrowed his eyes, cold light flashing.

He then sneered, “Outside, I could easily suppress you with a single move; how dare you act so brazen here?”

“Words have been said; there’s nothing more to discuss. The Desolate Stone’s ownership will be determined by strength,” the Heavenly Mechanism Saint finally declared, unwilling to share the Desolate Stone with anyone else.

As these words were spoken, everyone narrowed their eyes, wary of each other, trusting no one.

“Stop fighting. This Desolate Stone belongs to me.”

At this moment, Mo Wangchen stepped out from behind, surrounded by Holy Light, his Divine King Body invoking to the extreme.

PS: Five updates, done for today!