Surviving in high-level martial arts and stacking Hextech

Chapter 107 Even the Heavenly Origin Realm might not be able to trap you.

Grandmaster.

These two short words encapsulate the pinnacle that a martial artist can reach in their entire life.

Lan Yue's gaze had been fixed on him ever since he appeared. After a moment of silence, she said, "Jing He, you take them downstairs first."

Upon hearing this, Pei Jinghe clasped his hands in a fist salute to Lan Yue, "City Lord, please be careful!"

He was the city lord's deputy and the person with the highest cultivation level here besides Lan Yue, reaching the Upper Meridian Realm.

"Don't worry." Lan Yue turned her head and chuckled.

Then, he pointed to a spot at his feet, creating a downward passage for the people behind him.

Pei Jinghe nodded emphatically, said nothing more, and led the rest of the group toward the depths of the earth.

Xia Yuan, the enemy grandmaster who witnessed the whole thing, didn't say a word or make any move, simply letting them go underground.

I've done what I was supposed to do.

The holy remains are awakening; now, all that's left is to wait.

Of course, the main reason he acted this way was the woman standing in front of him.

He could certainly sense that the other party had locked onto him firmly, and that if he had acted rashly just now, the other party would have seized the initiative.

"This is troublesome." He sighed softly and looked at Lan Yue.

"My name is Xia Yuan. Lord Lan, are you aware that the original location of this sacred remains was in the northwest of the wasteland, near Jiang City? I long ago suggested that Soul Devourer place that thing in nearby Jiang City, but he wouldn't listen and insisted on coming to find some Water Saintess, sigh..."

"What is your purpose in telling me all this?" Lan Yue raised an eyebrow, smiled, and took a step towards Xia Yuan, asking.

"Hehe." Xia Yuan responded with a wry smile, "They say that before going into battle, one should never boost the morale of others and diminish one's own, but when I face the Lan Yue Chao Ling of the Cangming Sect, I can't help but feel a little uneasy."

In addition to the twelve Abyss Masters at the Martial King level, the Cangming Sect also has 54 Tide Masters at the Grandmaster level, and Lan Yue is one of them.

His strength is at the mid-stage of the Grandmaster realm.

The same applies to Xia Yuan.

"How about this," Xia Yuan suggested, "City Lord Lan Yue and I will maintain the current situation, simply keeping our domain powers in check. As for the specifics of the Sacred Remains, we'll see what happens next."

"Feel sorry."

Hearing this, Lan Yue shook her head and took another step. The world changed color instantly. The polluted area, which rarely saw sunlight, became completely dark. The air became thick and viscous. Xia Yuan felt as if he were in the vast ocean.

"As the city lord, I must stop you."

The echo was still reverberating when the killing intent in Lan Yue's eyes solidified into a tangible gale. The air between the two was torn apart by this terrifying force, and Lan Yue, carrying the overwhelming power of heaven and earth, crashed straight into Xia Yuan!

Seeing this, the latter no longer held back and launched a palm strike to meet the attack head-on.

At that moment, Jiang Feng's vision went completely black.

The feeling of weightlessness from falling didn't last long before he felt someone supporting his waist from behind.

Then, he and the other person landed steadily.

It was Xu Yuan with a complex expression.

Pei Jinghe and Wang Jingci walked at the front, while he, as the rear guard, walked at the very back with Jiang Feng.

"To be honest, I really didn't want to bring you along." Xu Yuan's deep voice rang out. Liu Sujun and Chu Gonghua, who were also protecting Jiang Feng, did not say anything, but they thought the same thing.

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"Your talent is exceptional, so much so that I once saw you as our hope for advancing to the next level in high school. But now it seems that my vision was too short-sighted. I don't know if you're aware of this yourself, but in fact, your talent has already surpassed all your peers on the entire Donglin Star. The city lord was right; even Tianyuan might not be able to hold you back."

Hearing Xu Yuan's sincere words, Jiang Feng's heart stirred slightly.

But he didn't say anything.

"Now that we've come this far, I have nothing more to say. I can only risk my old bones to protect you. I promise you, after this battle, all the martial arts techniques and clean water resources at No. 13 High School are yours to choose from!"

Holy crap!

Jiang Feng, who had just been deeply moved, was suddenly startled. He thought to himself, "Stop, stop, stop."

Why do people in this world like to set flags so much?

Luo Feng said something similar; he's dead.

Ding Xiuqi had made a promise to himself to return to Tianyuan together, but he died too.

Principal, you...

Just then, Chu Gonghua walked over and patted Jiang Feng on the shoulder, "Kid, although your sister Liu and I are not strong enough, we will do our best to protect you, just like Principal Xu."

Jiang Feng's expression was complicated, and he could only force a smile that looked worse than a grimace. "Thank you."

Then the scene fell into a deathly silence once again, and in the darkness, the group groped their way forward.

I don't know how much time passed.

The view finally opened up before us.

It is a karst cave.

Most of the stalactites and stalagmites inside have been removed, leaving only a place for people to walk. At the end of this cave, there are several forks in the path.

Which way should I go?

This is not a problem.

"I've come to destroy this place."

From the crowd, the head of a martial arts family who specialized in earth-attribute techniques and skills stepped forward and said in a deep voice.

With his strength at the initial stage of the Meridian Opening Realm, he could easily destroy the terrain here.

Seeing Pei Jinghe nod, he stepped forward, squatted down, and was about to mobilize the star power in his body when he suddenly stopped.

Immediately afterward, as if sensing something, everyone's gaze turned to the forks in the road.

The next moment, dozens of figures dressed in black robes emerged from among them.

He is a member of the Voodoo sect.

Several miles behind them, deep underground, lay the resurrected remains of the Holy One. Soul Eater and the other priests naturally wouldn't choose to intercept Pei Jinghe and the others there.

"It seems these rats don't want us to disrupt the ceremony," Pei Jinghe said gravely.

In front of Lan Yue, he was a secretary who bowed and scraped, but in this place, he was undoubtedly the backbone and leader of everyone.

Gazing at the Soul Eater within the Voodoo Cult, he pondered briefly before lowering his voice and addressing the three principals and several patriarchs: "Gentlemen, leave this to me and the...enforcement team. Once the battle begins, you seize the opportunity to cross the side paths and quickly stop the resurrection of 'Hollow'!"

Qin De had already secretly informed Pei Jinghe about the suspicious points surrounding Wang Jingci after the incident in Sucheng, and the latter had also informed Lan Yue at the same time.

That's why we have this current arrangement.

Pei Jinghe had to keep a close eye on Wang Jingci himself.

Xu Yuan and the others agreed.

Wang Jingci's face showed no emotion as he agreed.

In the short span of a few dozen seconds of discussion, the Voodoo Sect had also fully assembled. Jiang Feng discovered that, in addition to Soul Devourer, there were a total of 6 black-robed priests emanating star-like fluctuations that only those at the Meridian Opening Realm could possess.

On Lan City's side, there are 14 martial artists at the Meridian Opening Realm, as well as nearly a hundred law enforcement team members. By all accounts, the outcome of this battle should be a foregone conclusion.

It's unclear what made that Soul-Eating Priest so confident that the people behind him could stop them.

There was no time for Jiang Feng to continue thinking.

"Then—"

—"

Pei Jinghe shouted loudly.

"It's in!"

In an instant, over a hundred protective lights illuminated the dim cave interior, instantly transforming this dark place buried deep underground into a brightly lit space.

The melee has begun!