CHAPTER 510: CHAPTER 510: UNUSUAL CONFRONTATION_1

Qin Feiyang and Fatty exchanged glances, a glimmer of shrewdness flashing in their eyes.

A treasure stashed away by a state leader would certainly be no ordinary item.

Fatty asked, "What kind of treasure is it?"

The young man in black hurried to answer, "A supreme auxiliary war tactic and a fourth-rank Elixir Fire."

"Fourth-rank Elixir Fire!"

Qin Feiyang and Fatty looked at each other in disbelief.

Could it really be such a coincidence? They had just arrived and already encountered a fourth-rank Elixir Fire?

Without a doubt, they were tempted.

Qin Feiyang inquired, "Do you know where these two treasures are hidden?"

"No idea. Nobody knows."

"However, everyone speculates that the treasures are most likely hidden deep within the mountain range."

"Because the depths are filled with many powerful ferocious beasts, and only by hiding them there can it serve as a proper test," the young man in black explained.

Qin Feiyang had a realization. So that’s why Zhao Wei and the others all rushed to the depths of the mountain range.

Fatty wondered, "Aside from Zhao Wei, who are the strongest participants in this trial?"

"You don’t even know this? Are you really from Yun State?" the young man in black asked, suspiciously examining Qin Feiyang and the others.

Fatty’s gaze turned cold as he shouted, "Just answer when you’re asked! Why all the nonsense?"

The young man in black trembled and quickly added, "Zhao Wei ranks tenth in the Inner Court."

"Tenth!"

Qin Feiyang was secretly astonished. Zhao Wei is a Seven-Star War Emperor, and he only ranks tenth?

Fatty asked, "What are the cultivation realms of the other nine?"

"Three one-star War Ancestors."

"Three Nine-Star War Emperors."

"Three Eight-Star War Emperors."

"There are eleven Seven-Star War Emperors, and Zhao Wei is the strongest among them."

"I heard he’s also about to break through to become an Eight-Star War Emperor," the young man in black replied.

"So strong!"

Qin Feiyang was shocked. "Where are they all now?" he asked.

"They have all rushed to the depths of the mountain range."

After speaking, the young man in black asked anxiously, "Can you let me go now?"

Qin Feiyang turned to look at Fatty, a cold glint in his eyes.

Fatty understood. His fingers clenched suddenly and, with a CRACK, crushed the young man’s throat.

Very quickly, the young man in black breathed his last.

Fatty casually tossed the young man’s body to the ground and asked, "Boss, what is the overall strength of the Spirit State’s Inner Court?"

Qin Feiyang shook his head. "I only know the general situation of the Elixir Fire Palace; I haven’t looked into the Cultivation Hall."

In the Elixir Fire Palace, apart from the mysterious King in the number one Alchemy room, only Wu Yan and Xui Yang were Seven-Star War Emperors.

However, this didn’t mean Spirit State was weaker than Yun State.

After all, the Elixir Fire Palace consisted mainly of Alchemists. The Cultivation Hall was where Martial Artists gathered, so there would surely be no shortage of experts there.

But none of that mattered to him at the moment.

The task at hand was to find the fourth-rank Elixir Fire!

After a moment of contemplation, Qin Feiyang said to Fatty, "We should disguise ourselves as them; it will make things easier."

Fatty nodded.

The two took out Shape-shifting Pills, changed their appearances, put on the clothes of the two dead men in black, and then waited.

Once the commotion outside died down, Qin Feiyang and Fatty carried the two corpses and left the ancient castle.

"Bury them quickly," Qin Feiyang instructed Fatty, then raised his head, vigilantly scanning the surroundings.

There were no traces of anyone around.

But the sounds of fighting in the distance were still clearly audible.

At the same time, Fatty waved his hand. Battle Intent surged, blasting a deep pit, and he quickly buried the two bodies.

Then, the two of them concealed their auras and sped towards the depths of the mountain range.

No one knew the exact location of the Elixir Fire. One could either rely on luck to find it or wait for someone else to find it and then seize it by force.

Qin Feiyang chose the second option.

Searching for it would be too time-consuming.

Not long after, Qin Feiyang and Fatty arrived at a river.

"Ma San, Zhang Six, what are you doing here?"

Just as they leaped to the opposite bank of the river, an astonished voice echoed from the nearby jungle.

Qin Feiyang and Fatty looked at each other, irritation surfacing in their eyes.

They had forgotten to ask the names of those two before killing them. Now they didn’t even know if the person in the jungle was talking to them.

But to avoid arousing suspicion, they stopped and turned to look into the jungle.

Soon, a man and a woman emerged from the jungle.

The man wore a white robe, and the woman a black dress. Both had a small arrow embroidered on their chests and were spattered with blood.

This clearly indicated the man was an Alchemist.

When they reached Qin Feiyang and Fatty, the man in white frowned. "I’m talking to you. Why aren’t you answering?"

"That’s right. Didn’t you say there were intruders? Where are they?" the woman in black also asked.

Qin Feiyang’s and Fatty’s eyes flickered.

So, they really had been calling out to them.

Qin Feiyang paused for a moment, then said apologetically, "I’m truly sorry. Our eyes were playing tricks on us just now, and we mistakenly alarmed everyone."

"’Your eyes played tricks on you?’"

The man and woman looked stunned.

Immediately, their faces flushed with anger.

The man in white raged, "You can even get that wrong? Why don’t you just go and die?"

"Exactly! You made us worry for nothing," the woman in black added, her face full of disgust.

Seeing their expressions, Fatty’s eyebrows twitched. He retorted angrily, "It was just a misunderstanding. Do you have to be so nasty about it?"

"Oh-ho!"

The man in white sized up Fatty and sneered, "Zhang Six, you’ve grown some guts, daring to talk to me like that?"

"Who do you think you are?" Fatty crossed his arms, looking at him disdainfully.

The man in white’s gaze instantly turned grim, his expression filled with ill intent.

Sensing the situation was turning sour, Qin Feiyang quickly pushed Fatty behind him. He then smiled at the man in white and said, "Zhang Six is quite upset right now, so his words were a bit harsh. Please be magnanimous, Senior Brother, and don’t hold it against him."

"You two pieces of trash? I don’t have time to bother with you."

"Let me give you a piece of advice: the Spirit Cloud Mountain Range is very dangerous. You two better be careful."

The man in white glanced contemptuously at Qin Feiyang and Fatty, then added meaningfully, before turning with the woman in black and speeding off into the depths.

Qin Feiyang subtly raised an eyebrow.

This person is far too arrogant, isn’t he?

"Boss, are we just going to let them go like this?" Fatty stared fixedly at their departing backs, killing intent flickering in his eyes.

"The future is long; there’s no rush." Qin Feiyang said with a faint smile, then continued towards the depths of the mountain range.

Fatty followed, asking bewilderedly, "Boss, what gives him the right to be so arrogant?"

Qin Feiyang pondered for a moment. "Probably because he’s an Alchemist."

"Tch!" Fatty immediately showed a disdainful expression.

"Never underestimate anyone," Qin Feiyang said. "Uncle Yuan has warned me more than once that no matter how strong or weak the opponent, we must always give our all."

"Master Fatty understands these principles too."

"If he acts so arrogantly in front of others, Master Fatty wouldn’t say much."

"But he actually dared to act arrogant in front of you? He really doesn’t know his own limitations," Fatty sneered.

"Your mentality is what’s most important."

"Why not just think of him as an insignificant clown?" Qin Feiyang said with a laugh.

"Huh!"

Fatty was taken aback, then mused for a moment before chuckling, "Hearing you put it that way, I actually feel a lot better."

Qin Feiyang shook his head and laughed.

BANG!

ROAR!

Suddenly, an earth-shattering boom and a beast’s roar came from somewhere up ahead.

"What’s going on?"

Qin Feiyang and Fatty exchanged glances, their eyes full of surprise and bewilderment. They immediately picked up speed and rushed towards the source of the sound.

On the way, they encountered a dozen young men and women—some Alchemists in white attire, others Martial Artists in black.

Their strengths were all at least Two-Star War Emperor, with the strongest being a Four-Star War Emperor.

Qin Feiyang and Fatty slowed down and gradually approached.

Fatty walked over to a woman in white and whispered, "Senior Sister, what happened?"

"I don’t know," the woman in white replied, glancing at him and shaking her head.

Following that, more people gathered, all looking surprised and uncertain.

The arrogant man and woman from before were also among the crowd.

BOOM!

Suddenly, a deafening noise, like a Thunder Shock, erupted.

At the same time, a destructive battle fluctuation swept over the area.

CRACK!

Ahead, vast swathes of trees were instantly reduced to ash, and several mountains over a hundred zhang tall were razed to the ground, dust obscuring the sky.

"Such powerful aura!"

"Who on earth is fighting?"

"Could they have found the Elixir Fire and the war tactic?"

The crowd was extremely bewildered.

Several tens of breaths later, Qin Feiyang and Fatty, mingling with the crowd, arrived on a small hill and looked ahead.

Immediately, they saw a man in black engaged in a fierce battle with a gigantic black scorpion.

The giant scorpion was over twenty meters long, its entire body seemingly cast from divine iron, indestructible!

Its massive tail, in particular, was raised high like a pitch-black giant python baring its fangs, ready to devour someone!

And the person fighting the giant scorpion was none other than Zhao Wei!

The man and beast were locked in a fierce battle in the sky, destructive shockwaves rolling out in all directions, pulverizing everything. Anyone below a Six-Star War Emperor couldn’t get within a hundred meters.

"Strange!" someone muttered.

Qin Feiyang turned to look.

Standing beside him was a short youth in black, about 1.6 meters tall. He was very thin and had shifty eyes, looking exceptionally ugly.

Yet, at this moment, he was staring at the clashing Zhao Wei and the giant scorpion, his face filled with confusion.

Qin Feiyang couldn’t help but ask, "What’s strange?"

"Why did we come here?" the youth in black retorted.

Qin Feiyang replied, "To find the Elixir Fire and the war tactic, of course."

"Exactly. Since we’re looking for the Elixir Fire and the war tactic, we should naturally try our best to avoid unnecessary trouble."

"And this giant scorpion’s strength is on par with Senior Brother Zhao Wei; it’s clearly a big problem."

"But why would Senior Brother Zhao Wei still insist on fighting it to the death?" The youth in black’s brows were tightly furrowed.

Hearing this, Qin Feiyang frowned, then his eyes suddenly lit up.

Could there be some treasure nearby?

Thinking of this, Qin Feiyang whispered to Fatty beside him, "Quick, search around."

"Search for what?" Fatty asked, dazed.

"To find treasure, of course," Qin Feiyang said.

The moment Fatty heard the word "treasure," his eyes lit up.

Immediately, the two of them split up to search.

Just as they departed, a glint flashed in the eyes of the shifty-looking youth in black. He too quietly slipped away from the crowd and began to search.