CHAPTER 1182: CHAPTER 1121: CHAOTIC DEMON BOWL

Xiang Zuoyuan’s words made Ancestor Wutian in the sky above Wutian City smile, and the Sovereigns, Divine Venerables, and Divine Kings within Wutian City also breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the Sovereigns, Divine Venerables, and Divine Kings outside Wutian City all changed their expressions dramatically!

The two Divine Masters conversed and ultimately decided to capture people outside the city!

According to Xiang Zuoyuan’s earlier words, they wanted to capture eighteen Sovereigns, thirty-six Divine Venerables, and seventy-two Divine Kings for Zhulong to refine treasures. Even though countless powerful figures were gathered outside the city, everyone worried that they might be chosen to be taken away!

No one outside the city anticipated that coming to Wutian City this time would lead to such an event!

In the void.

Once the two Divine Masters decided on the area for capturing people, they didn’t care about the opinions of others. Ancestor Wutian smiled at Xiang Zuoyuan and said, "Daoist Friend, since you give this old man face, this old man will certainly assist you to the fullest."

"Now, let me accompany you in properly selecting suitable people with high talent from those outside the city for you to take away."

After speaking, Ancestor Wutian stepped forward and directly arrived from the sky above Wutian City to the Void Heaven outside the city.

Xiang Zuoyuan followed along with a cheerful smile behind Ancestor Wutian.

The two Divine Masters swept their gaze over the countless people outside the city.

The gathering of teams outside the city numbered thousands upon thousands, with a headcount numbering in the millions, spreading densely like locusts all around the outskirts of Wutian City, occupying a vast area.

Moreover, countless teams in the rear were still unaware of the situation ahead and continued to advance towards Wutian City.

Despite the vast space occupied by the people outside, the extraordinary Divine Might of the two Divine Masters allowed their Divine Sense to observe the situation outside with great clarity.

"Let’s first choose eighteen Sovereigns."

Xiang Zuoyuan looked towards the Sovereign Realm cultivators among the people outside the city.

Ancestor Wutian nodded as well, observing the countless Sovereign Realm cultivators.

"An Eight Stars Sovereign Realm, although he has not yet reached the limits of the Sovereign Realm, his bone age is very small, suggesting extraordinary talent. Daoist Friend, what do you think of this one?"

Ancestor Wutian pointed to a certain area below.

Instantly, countless eyes turned towards that region.

In that area was an eight-member team led by the Eight Stars Sovereign pointed out by Ancestor Wutian.

This Eight Stars Sovereign had not expected to be the first chosen by Ancestor Wutian.

Seeing both Ancestor Wutian and Xiang Zuoyuan looking at him, his complexion immediately turned deathly pale.

The Eight Stars Sovereign knew that if he were taken by Xiang Zuoyuan for treasure refining, there would be absolutely no chance of survival!

He had originally hoped that he would not be chosen, escaping the doomed fate of being sacrificed, but now that he had been chosen, it was a certain death sentence. How could he be reconciled?

Boom!

Almost the moment he was chosen by the two Divine Masters, a resolute thought flashed through the heart of this Eight Stars Sovereign.

Divine Light flashed from his body, and he instantly transformed into a radiant beam of Divine Light, swiftly escaping away from Wutian City.

The first Sovereign chosen opted to flee directly!

Death awaited him if he stayed, but escaping offered a possible chance of survival, so he had to try!

Seeing this Eight Stars Sovereign flee, the two Divine Masters in the void remained unhurried.

Xiang Zuoyuan laughed coldly.

Meanwhile, Ancestor Wutian snorted coldly, shaking his sleeve, disappearing from the void.

The next moment, countless people saw an earth-shattering explosion coming from the direction where the Eight Stars Sovereign had fled.

Following this.

Everyone saw Ancestor Wutian reappear, capturing the Eight Stars Sovereign as if he were a helpless chick!

No matter how fast the escape speed of the Eight Stars Sovereign was, in front of the Sixth-level Divine Lord Ancestor Wutian, there was no possibility of escape whatsoever!

"Daoist Friend Xiang, I’ve caught the person for you."

Ancestor Wutian’s figure flashed again, returning instantly to Xiang Zuoyuan’s side, and he flung the Eight Stars Sovereign directly in front of Xiang Zuoyuan.

"Thank you, Daoist Friend Wutian, for taking action." Xiang Zuoyuan bowed with a faint smile to Ancestor Wutian, and then his expression turned cold as he looked at the Eight Stars Sovereign flung before him.

Then, something unexpected happened.

Xiang Zuoyuan reached out with his large hand, directly pulling the Eight Stars Sovereign into his grasp, and then, with a strike, instantly killed the Eight Stars Sovereign on the spot!

This Eight Stars Sovereign with a small bone age and extraordinary talent stood no chance of resistance, not even able to avoid, before being struck dead on the scene!

"Hmph, trying to escape? Such a reckless act!"

After killing the Eight Stars Sovereign, Xiang Zuoyuan raised his eyebrows and looked directly at the crowd outside Wutian City, filled with shock and disbelief, and said coldly, "My master desires to select people for treasure refining. Being chosen is your honor."

"If another chosen one attempts to escape, they will be killed here like this one."

"Furthermore, before the killing, I will conduct a Soul Search, and I won’t spare their family either!"

"Consider whether you want to willingly assist my master in treasure refining or die here while implicating your family!"

Buzz.

Xiang Zuoyuan’s words sparked extreme fear in countless people’s hearts.

They completely hadn’t expected Xiang Zuoyuan to kill the Eight Stars Sovereign.

They hadn’t imagined Xiang Zuoyuan’s bloodthirstiness would reach such a degree that he would threaten the families of those who attempted to flee!

Indeed, the people from the Inner Sea of the Sea of Exile are much more ruthless than those from the Outer Sea!

They are the butchers, while we are mere fish on the chopping block.

For a moment, outside the city, all the people were in a state of lament, even those with thoughts of escaping completely extinguished their desire to flee, waiting only for Xiang Zuoyuan’s selection to seal their fate.

"Daoist Friend Wutian, let us continue selecting people."

Xiang Zuoyuan looked at the now-quiet areas outside Wutian City, nodded in satisfaction, and continued to search among the Sovereigns.

In an instant, another Sovereign was chosen.

The chosen Sovereign dared not flee, his heart completely desolate, and he flew toward Xiang Zuoyuan and Ancestor Wutian with a somber face.

He had resigned himself to being trapped in this grim situation, accepting his fate.

Escape means death, and staying means death. He would not implicate his family.

"Next Sovereign..."

After the intimidation, the selection process became much more efficient.

Soon, all eighteen Sovereigns needed for Treasure Refining were selected.

Then followed the selection of thirty-six Divine Venerables.

As they began selecting the Divine Venerables, Ancestor Wutian and Xiang Zuoyuan almost simultaneously turned their gaze to Ye Chen.

They sensed that Ye Chen’s bone age was very young, perhaps the youngest among all the Divine Venerables present, yet he had already cultivated to the Immortal Divine Venerable Realm.

Under such circumstances, they naturally recognized Ye Chen’s extraordinary talent.

And they needed someone with such prodigious talent to assist Zhulong in refining the Treasure.

"You, come up!"

Xiang Zuoyuan called out directly to Ye Chen.

Whoosh!

As Ye Chen was chosen, countless people around him looked at him with sympathy.

They knew that this chosen Immortal Divine Venerable was almost certainly never going to return.

At this moment, Ye Chen’s face appeared grief-stricken, but inside he was sneering repeatedly.

He had already formed a plan; if he were chosen, he could conveniently use the opportunity to follow Xiang Zuoyuan and the others to the Inner Sea, entering from the Outer Sea without having to find another difficult way in.

Prior, Xiang Zuoyuan’s sudden killing of the Eight Stars Sovereign took Ye Chen by surprise.

This made Ye Chen’s intent to kill Xiang Zuoyuan even more intense.

"Let’s talk about it once we reach the Inner Sea."

After murmuring to himself, Ye Chen obediently flew to Xiang Zuoyuan and Ancestor Wutian’s side on the surface.

The two Divine Masters didn’t even glance at Ye Chen, for in their eyes, no matter how talented he was, he was no different from a dead man.

The two continued to select the other necessary people.

Soon, the thirty-six Divine Venerables and seventy-two Divine Kings were also selected one after another.

Once all the required people were chosen, Xiang Zuoyuan even selected a few more as backup.

Then, he concluded the selection.

Once the selection was over, those who were not chosen let out a long sigh of relief, while those who were chosen had faces white as a sheet. Those with close ties to the selected wore expressions of utter despair.

"Good, the selection is over. Many thanks to Daoist Friend Wutian for your help this time." Xiang Zuoyuan was satisfied, nodding at the over a hundred people he had captured beside him, and then said to Ancestor Wutian, "Now, I must trouble Daoist Friend Wutian to send us into the Inner Sea."

"Of course."

"Daoist Friend Xiang, please follow me."

Ancestor Wutian replied eagerly.

Ancestor Wutian was eager to send away this plague god, Xiang Zuoyuan, from Wutian City as soon as possible, so he would not cause any difficulties regarding the teleportation.

He led Xiang Zuoyuan and the selected eighteen Sovereigns, thirty-six Divine Venerables, seventy-two Divine Kings, and a few backups toward Wutian City’s Teleportation Array.

After the incense stick burned out, Ye Chen, following the group, trailed behind Xiang Zuoyuan and Ancestor Wutian, arriving at a heavily guarded Divine Light Formation inside Wutian City.

The next moment, when Ancestor Wutian activated the Teleportation Array, everyone left on the array was transported directly from the Outer Sea of the Sea of Exile into the Inner Sea of the Sea of Exile!

...

Heavenly Dragon Mountain, located in the western sea of the Inner Sea of Exile, is a vast black Divine Mountain floating above the ocean.

Just as Ye Chen and the others entered the Inner Sea of Exile with Xiang Zuoyuan.

On Heavenly Dragon Mountain, seven Masters were gathered together.

These seven Masters had all reached the pinnacle level of the Greater Tribulation, just a step away from the Cosmic Emperor Realm!

At this time, the seven were gathered around a special furnace.

Only to hear a Peak Lord say to a robe-clad Master, "Brother Zhulong, is your ’Chaotic Demon Bowl’ really as powerful as you claim after it is refined?"

"Soon, our journey to the ’Nine Bends Demon Realm’ will be extremely dangerous, taking so much time to prepare various things is delaying our preparations on this ’Chaotic Demon Bowl,’ which might not be wise."

The Master in the robe, covered with numerous red scars on his face and with two horns on his head, looked extremely peculiar.

Upon hearing the Master’s words beside him, he snorted coldly, "Daoist Friend Xue, no need to worry. The method to refine the ’Chaotic Demon Bowl’ was found in an ancient tome. Once it’s successfully refined, it will greatly increase our chances against a Peak Cosmic Emperor, providing significant aid in our venture into the ’Nine Bends Demon Realm.’

"I have already sent my disciples to prepare various materials. With the help of all you Daoist Friends, refining this won’t take much time."

"Once this is refined, I will naturally assist you Daoist Friends in preparing other items."

"Since our seven-man team is heading to the ’Nine Bends Demon Realm’ this time, we must remain united. Until the Treasure Refining is successful, let us not discuss other matters."

Upon hearing the robe-clad Master’s words, which seemed more like an order than a discussion, the other Masters’ expressions changed subtly, but as if they remembered something, they all nodded, agreeing to the Master in the robe’s arrangement without further complaint.