Then You Shall Die!

Luo Feng, standing beside Huci King, was startled. Looking closely, the black crystal ball appeared ordinary on the surface, but its energy fluctuations revealed its extraordinary nature. "It's a Fire God Origin Crystal, and a very high-grade one," Luo Feng thought to himself. "At least more advanced than the one I bought before!" The Fire God Origin Crystal he had previously purchased for 800 million points, comparable to the self-detonation of a high-tier King-level expert, was clearly inferior in grade to the one before him now. Categorized by attribute, naturally, there were also 'Thunder God Origin Crystals', 'Water God Origin Crystals', and so on. However, for the same explosive power, Fire God Origin Crystals were the cheapest, making them the most popular. Yet, every inch has its strengths; Thunder God Origin Crystals, Water God Origin Crystals, and others also possessed unique advantages, serving important purposes at certain times, so powerful individuals naturally purchased them too. "Hahahahaha..." A booming laugh echoed, reverberating within Cangjin King's chest. Zizhong King, however, held the Fire God Origin Crystal. "Threatening me?" "Are you threatening me?" Cangjin King's voice boomed like thunder, his immense height allowing him to look down at Zizhong King. "You're relying on this Fire God Origin Crystal in your hand to threaten me? Haha, this Fire God Origin Crystal... it must be your most famous trump card, the 'A-812' grade Fire God Origin Crystal, isn't it? I heard that you, Zizhong King, have faced life-or-death crises several times and always pulled out this Fire God Origin Crystal to intimidate your opponents, and it truly allowed you to escape numerous calamities. Are you using it to intimidate me again today?" Zizhong King, however, murmured softly, his voice sharp: "The A-812 Fire God Origin Crystal is an extremely high-end product among Fire God Origin Crystals, equivalent to three times the power of a peak King-level expert's self-detonation. This single Fire God Origin Crystal... it exhausted my boundless wealth back then." "A-812?" Luo Feng's heart stirred upon hearing this. The higher the power of a Fire God Origin Crystal, the higher its price. One comparable to a high-tier King-level expert's self-detonation only required 800 million points, but to purchase this A-812 Fire God Origin Crystal, one would need to spend 12 billion points. Zizhong King's actual cost was likely even higher... Such an immense fortune could almost bankrupt a King-level immortal. With such wealth, many powerful individuals would rather purchase treasures to enhance their strength, or acquire powerful weapons, and so on. Those with the resolve to buy a single Fire God Origin Crystal were a minority. "You're right." "I relied on it to escape several calamities," Zizhong King's sharp voice continued. "I believe this time, I can escape once more." "Useless. It poses little threat to me," Cangjin King said confidently. "Three times the power of a peak King-level expert's self-detonation... of course, it won't kill you, Cangjin King. But in such a confined space, I'm confident it can destroy 5% to 10% of your Immortal Body, absolutely no problem," Zizhong King said, looking at Cangjin King. "You're already injured; if you're injured again, recovery will take a very long time." Cangjin King nodded slightly: "Well said!" Cangjin King turned to Luo Feng: "Human, this Zizhong King makes me feel troublesome. I wouldn't mind killing you first." "Hmph." Luo Feng remained silent. ... The atmosphere in the treasure chamber seemed to solidify. Zizhong King, Luo Feng, and Huci King, the three weaker individuals, all watched Cangjin King. In truth, Cangjin King's earlier threats were meant to force Luo Feng and the others to reveal their trump cards. If their trump cards were truly terrifying, Cangjin King would have backed down. If Luo Feng and Zizhong King had no powerful trump cards, then Cangjin King would strike! Such behavior was common before battles between super-experts. Because those who cultivated to this level had almost all trained for millions, tens of millions, or even longer. Even if one could overpower and kill an opponent, they would first try to pressure them. If they immediately went for a killing blow, forcing the opponent to desperately unleash a terrifying Fire God Origin Crystal, *bang*, and both perished in the explosion, wouldn't that be a truly unjust death? With the possibility of mutual destruction, powerful individuals generally preferred not to fight to the death. "What a pity, your threats are too weak," Cangjin King revealed a brilliant smile. "Then... you shall die!" "Attack!" Zizhong King roared via telepathy. "Kill!" Huci King instantly burned his Immortal Body. "Let's fight!" Luo Feng also transmitted. Luo Feng and the two other weaker individuals immediately understood Cangjin King's final decision... to kill them! Even if they died, they wouldn't let Cangjin King have an easy time. Although Huci King, Zizhong King, and Luo Feng seemed utterly helpless against Cangjin King, like three ants fighting an elephant. "Rumble~~~" Endless lightning, centered on Cangjin King, permeated the entire treasure chamber. "Kill!" Cangjin King, wielding a lightning spear, had already ignited his Immortal Body, and the surging energy fluctuations made Luo Feng and the others present tremble. "Cangjin King is burning his Immortal Body to finish this quickly, to kill us with the fastest speed and minimal cost," Zizhong King transmitted to Luo Feng and Huci King. "Don't worry about anything else, just use whatever trump cards you have." "Ah!!!" Huci King let out an angry, unwilling roar. Already heavily wounded and near slumber, he was like an ant trying to shake a tree, able only to tragically and indignantly let his Immortal Body completely burn and detonate. Amidst his furious, sorrowful roars, an energy explosion instantly filled the entire treasure chamber, though its power was only about two or three tenths of Qiu Chika's previous self-detonation. Huci King... perished! "Idiot." Cangjin King paused slightly, completely unconcerned by Huci King's actions. Zizhong King roared anxiously, "Let's fight!" At this moment, Zizhong King's eyes were filled with madness, but even if he called out, Luo Feng couldn't fight in the same way, because Luo Feng was not an immortal god; how could he fight by burning an Immortal Body? "Die!" Cangjin King's eyes held a lofty indifference. "Human, you're truly useless." The fear and madness in Zizhong King's eyes completely vanished, replaced only by indifference. A mottled, ancient purple bell suddenly appeared on Zizhong King's skin. The bell's body was covered in dense, mysterious characters, which Luo Feng, at least, did not recognize at all. The ancient bell exuded a heart-palpitating pressure. *Whoosh!* The bell body that had appeared on his skin and scales suddenly expanded, simultaneously flying up and rapidly growing larger, then abruptly covered them! The treasure chamber was only so big; Luo Feng and Cangjin King had nowhere to dodge, and they were completely enveloped by this purple ancient bell. The purple ancient bell, its body seemingly having existed for endless eons, exuded a powerful aura that made Luo Feng's heart pound: "A true treasure! This is a genuine treasure. When Yanzhu King desperately used the treasure his father gave him, its aura didn't seem stronger than this purple ancient bell. This is definitely a treasure used by a Universe Master." This ancient bell... was an ancient treasure, infinitely powerful. ... Inside the bell. Luo Feng, Cangjin King, and Zizhong King were all enveloped within. After expanding, the ancient bell had a diameter of about 16 meters, covering most of the treasure chamber's floor. "Zizhong King!" Cangjin King stared in astonishment at Zizhong King, who was also inside the bell. "You, you..." "Everyone says I attack with a flame bell and defend with a purple bell shadow, but who among you knew that my true treasure is this mysterious ancient bell?" Zizhong King sneered inwardly, simultaneously transmitting, "Cangjin King, if you want to kill me, then don't blame me for killing you. Under this ancient bell, two peak King-level experts and one ultimate King-level expert have already perished. Today, you and that human will both die!" "Human, you're so useless, you might as well die! Once you're dead, your mysterious defensive treasure will be mine too." Two telepathic messages echoed in Luo Feng's and Cangjin King's minds respectively. Immediately after— Zizhong King merely took a step back, passing directly through the bell's body. He had long since refined this ancient bell, able to integrate it into his body, and thus could easily pass through it. As he exited the ancient bell, he also placed the black crystal ball, the 'Fire God Origin Crystal', worth over ten billion Primal Chaos Units, inside the ancient bell. "Not good." Cangjin King's expression changed. "Trouble." Luo Feng also saw the Fire God Origin Crystal; at this moment, it had already detonated. "Explode!" Zizhong King chuckled lightly from outside the bell. To kill Cangjin King, even with the ancient bell, Zizhong King couldn't do it relying solely on himself. Although treasures were powerful, their increase to strength was limited, at most offering some special applications. Even if Luo Feng possessed the Blade of Wu Wings... it would be impossible to claim he could kill an ultimate King-level expert. Therefore, he had to expend this Fire God Origin Crystal. This 'Fire God Origin Crystal' had three times the power of a peak King-level expert's self-detonation, which ordinarily would barely be enough to injure Cangjin King. But the situation was different now. Such a powerful explosion was completely confined within the bell, and then, through the unique properties inherent in the ancient bell itself, the shockwave generated by the explosion was focused into a beam, much like a megaphone emitting sound waves. The explosive shockwave was directed towards a single point, with Zizhong King's control, making the attack—directly strike Cangjin King! This could increase the Fire God Origin Crystal's explosive power tenfold! In this way, even an ultimate King-level expert would perish. Unless that ultimate King-level expert also possessed a battle armor with extremely heaven-defying defense like 'King Armor', or other incredibly expensive protective treasures, similar to this ancient bell. Previously... the reason Zizhong King survived Yechen King's self-detonation and Qiu Chika's self-detonation unscathed was precisely this purple bell's protection! Since acquiring this ancient bell... he had killed super-experts, obtained vast wealth to strengthen himself, and also purchased such incredibly expensive Fire God Origin Crystals. Naturally, he had completely turned his fortunes around. Yet, he had always remained low-key; everyone who had seen him use the purple bell had already perished. "After killing Cangjin King and that human, I'll gain another massive fortune. Cangjin King previously acquired the legacies of several other powerful individuals, plus his own wealth, so he definitely has a lot. Then I can buy two more Fire God Origin Crystals," Zizhong King mused inwardly. "And that human... his strength is much weaker than mine, yet his defense is astonishing. Perhaps he possesses a mysterious treasure similar in grade to my ancient bell." Zizhong King's heart was filled with anticipation... "Die, all of you die! Everything will be mine!"