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Chapter 96 Burns (Third update, please subscribe)

Midday on the moon.

A group of people carrying torches walked through the forests of Zhengzishan.

Walking at the very front was none other than Zhou Yuan.

Gao Da and Zhou Shun, carrying torches, walked beside him, one on each side.

They were followed by dozens of city guards.

Almost every one of the city guards was wounded.

Walking at the very back was Tong Jin, the newly appointed commander of the city guards.

Why did you agree to his request?

Gao Jin glanced at Tong Jin at the back of the group and lowered his voice to Zhou Yuan, "I don't know what this guy surnamed Tong is up to. That cave is very dangerous."

I now regret not leaving the city guard when the man surnamed Tong first arrived; it's too late to leave now.

"Since you left, why did you come back?"

"We were outmatched and had no other choice."

Zhou Yuan said calmly.

"Tell me, what's inside that cave?"

Zhou Yuan wasn't one to engage in internal strife; since trouble had arisen, he figured he should resolve it.

If the problem can't be solved, then deal with the person who caused it.

Gao Da and Zhou Shun quickly recounted the situation inside the cave.

The cave, which Tong Jin discovered, was hundreds of feet long and led deep underground.

Deep inside the cave are many holes that lead directly to the ground, from which fire occasionally erupts.

The city guards were unaware of these things before, and when they were suddenly caught in the eruption of the subterranean fire, they had no chance to hide deep in the cave and were burned to death or seriously injured.

"Did you really find Pang Yunlong's treasure inside the cave?"

Zhou Yuan asked thoughtfully.

Even with his Beast King Golden Body at the Xuan Turtle Realm, if he were to encounter earth fire, he would probably be reduced to ashes in an instant.

No wonder Tong Jin needed to find cannon fodder.

Tong Jin himself was only at the Blood Exchange Realm after breaking through four times. Although he had reached the Perfection of Blood Exchange, he certainly couldn't withstand the Earth Fire.

"A treasure trove of farts!"

Gao Da muttered under his breath, "Pang Yunlong must be out of his mind to bring treasure to this remote mountain forest."

To be honest, there is no treasure of Pang Yunlong at all. He only looted a few hundred thousand taels of silver in Gaoshan County. What kind of treasure is that?

Is it really necessary to go to such lengths to hide it?

He exchanged the silver for banknotes and left without a second thought. I'm pretty sure Pang Yunlong destroyed the banknotes before he died.

And have you noticed that from Shenbing Valley to Beast Taming Sect and then to Red Lotus Society, they are all heading to Gaoshan County, and as soon as they arrive, they set their sights on Aozi Mountain?

I bet there's something hidden in these mountains that would tempt these powerful forces!

Although Gundam was making sarcastic remarks, he unintentionally hit the nail on the head.

Memories that Zhou Yuan had deliberately forgotten resurfaced.

Legendary weapon!

The clues about legendary divine weapons in Shenbing Valley's "Collection of Military Awakenings" point directly to Aozi Mountain.

Starting with Xu Nian, all those who followed him were searching for this legendary divine weapon.

Dong Hailou and Tong Jin are both.

Zhou Yuan knew he wasn't qualified to get involved in such matters, so after obtaining Xu Nian's notes, he immediately forgot about it completely.

For so long, he had never even considered coming to Aozi Mountain to look for a legendary divine weapon.

Unexpectedly, just before he was about to leave Gaoshan County, he was forced to come to the mountains to search for a legendary divine weapon.

"Stop making wild guesses."

Zhou Yuan said in a low voice, "Whatever they're looking for is none of our business. We'll figure out how to explore this cave thoroughly and get our job done."

As they spoke, they arrived at the entrance of a dark cave.

The mountain wind rushed into the cave entrance, making a low, rumbling sound, which made the cave entrance look like a terrifying, gaping maw, sending chills down one's spine.

The city guards hesitated and did not advance.

"Zhou Yuan, aren't you going to bring your men inside?!"

Tong Jin's voice came from behind, "Don't forget you're trying to atone for your mistakes!"

"You all wait here, I'll go in and check the situation."

Zhou Yuan addressed Gao Da, Zhou Shun, and the others.

"You yourself?"

Gao Da, Zhou Shun, and the others paled.

"I'm the strongest, so I can escape more easily if there's any danger."

Zhou Yuan smiled and stepped into the cave.

As everyone watched Zhou Yuan's figure disappear into the darkness, they couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, mixed feelings of emotion and reflection).

Why is there such a huge difference between people?

Although they were both commanders, Tong Jin dared not enter the fray himself, using them as cannon fodder.

Commander Zhou, fearing for their safety, chose to venture out alone.

"Why aren't you going in? All of you, go in and explore! Don't miss an inch of the place!"

Tong Jin shouted loudly.

"Didn't you hear what Zhou Yuan said?"

Gao Da said irritably, "Go in yourself if you want, or shut up!"

"How dare you speak to me like that?"

Tong Jin was furious.

"Go ahead and kill me if you dare! If you kill me, who will explore this cave for you?"

"Gundam sneered."

The other party clearly didn't value their lives, so of course he wouldn't tolerate it.

Anyway, the other side still needs to use them, so they won't just kill them directly.

Tong Jin squinted, his pupils flashing with anger.

"Fine, very well! I'll make a note of this for you. I'll settle accounts with you properly after this is all over!"

Tong Jin flicked his sleeve.

The city guards, having given up all hope, simply sat down on the ground, which made Tong Jin's face turn even more ashen with anger.

More than half an hour later, footsteps were heard.

Zhou Yuan walked out of the cave.

Upon hearing the sound, everyone looked over and saw that Zhou Yuan was safe and sound, which made them all happy.

Only Tong Jin's face was ashen.

"Why did you come out?"

Tong Jin questioned.

"I've discovered something that I think I should tell Commander Tong first."

Zhou Yuan said calmly.

"explain."

Tong Jin looked impatient.

"Here?"

Zhou Yuan looked at everyone and said, "I have no problem with that, but there are some things that Commander Tong might not want too many people to hear."

"Um?"

Tong Jin narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Zhou Yuan with suspicion.

"pass""

Zhou Yuan uttered a single word.

Tong Jin's expression suddenly changed.

From beginning to end, he never told Zhou Yuan what he was looking for.

Therefore, according to common sense, Zhou Yuan could not possibly know what was hidden in the cave.

Unless Zhou Yuan has actually been found!

"Shut up!"

Tong Jin interrupted Zhou Yuan sharply, "Take me there, now!"

Zhou Yuan readily accepted the advice, nodded, and turned to walk back into the cave.

This time, Tong Jin followed without hesitation.

When Gao Da, Zhou Shun, and the others tried to step forward, Tong Jin scolded them all away.

"Stand guard outside. No one is allowed to enter the cave without my order!"

Everyone looked at each other, wondering why Tong Jin had changed his ways.

However, Tong Jin was the commander of the city guards, and his orders were military orders.

Since they didn't want to go in anyway, they simply stayed outside the cave.

The only person everyone was somewhat worried about was Zhou Yuan.

Little did they know, Zhou Yuan had not ventured deep into the cave at all.

From Gao Da, Zhou Shun, and others, Zhou Yuan learned that the eruption of subterranean fire could only occur deep within the cave.

As long as you don't go too deep, there will be no danger.

So he had just rested for an hour not far from the cave entrance.

Then he went outside.

He held a torch in his hand and walked forward with steady steps.

Tong Jin followed not far behind him, constantly urging him on.

"Where is it? How much further is it? Did you really find it?"

Tong Jin's voice trembled slightly.

In that instant, he even thought about things decades ahead.

In his imagination, he obtained a legendary divine weapon, rose to prominence with overwhelming force, became the top martial arts champion, became the master of the Divine Weapon Valley, and even married a princess.

He had even thought of names for his child.

"It's just ahead."

Zhou Yuan said, "I am a weapon forger. Although my weapon forging skills are not high, I will not mistake a legendary divine weapon."

Upon hearing the words "legendary divine weapon" from Zhou Yuan, Tong Jin had no more doubts.

If Zhou Yuan hadn't seen it with his own eyes, how would he have known he was looking for a legendary divine weapon?

"Faster, faster!"

Tong Jin said impatiently, "If it weren't for needing Zhou Yuan to lead the way, I would have already rushed ahead of Zhou Yuan."

Zhou Yuan silently calculated the distance in his mind, estimating that the sounds from outside the cave could no longer be heard here.

He raised his hand and pointed to a spot in front of him where the torches couldn't reach.

"It's in the cave about ten feet ahead."

Before he could finish speaking, Tong Jin had already pounced on him impatiently.

pat.

Tong Jin touched a stone.

Immediately afterwards, he heard a sharp whistling sound.

Almost instinctively, he suddenly shook his head.

A hidden arrow had already grazed past his ear.

His ear was ripped open, blood spurted out, and he was in excruciating pain.

Before Tong Jin could react, another whooshing sound came from behind him.

Tong Jin felt the hairs on the back of his head stand on end, and he was so shocked that his soul almost left his body.

At the critical moment, Tong Jin's profound knowledge and skills were revealed.

He straightened his neck, raised his head, spread his arms, and pushed off with his legs, flipping himself upside down in mid-air like a hawk taking a somersault.

At the same time, he clenched his fists into phoenix-eye fists and, while his body was hanging upside down, suddenly struck Zhou Yuan's temple.

Zhou Yuan remained expressionless, his body hunched over, his back arching.

With a roar like a tiger, Zhou Yuan's arms swung out like he was wielding a sledgehammer, striking out along both sides of his body.

boom!

Their fists collided.

Tong Jin let out a scream as his body was sent flying by the force from his arm.

At that moment, Zhou Yuan clenched his fist again, and his fist instantly became as hard as steel. He stomped his foot and soared into the sky.

Click.

The sound of a sternum breaking rang out.

While Zhou Yuan was in mid-air, his joints cracked and popped as countless punches slammed into Tong Jin's chest.

Tong Jin's body had just begun to fall when he was struck and sent flying. His body rose and fell several times before finally landing back on the ground.

The body was strangely bent, as if it had no bones, and it was only exhaling and not inhaling.

He stared wide-eyed, his eyes still lingering with disbelief and shock.

He couldn't understand why Zhou Yuan dared to attack him.

What I couldn't understand was how someone from a humble artisan family, a poor and destitute household, could have such a fierce fist.

Such explosive power is comparable to the True Essence Realm!

pat!

Zhou Yuan landed back on the ground, took a step, and landed accurately on Tong Jin's head.

A huge head exploded like a watermelon in an instant.

Zhou Yuan squatted down and rummaged through Tong Jin's body for a while before stuffing the money bag he found into his pocket.

Then he grabbed Tong Jin's body and walked deeper into the cave.

He found a cave that Gao Da and the others had mentioned, and threw Tong Jin's body inside.

After waiting for a while, a hissing sound came from below, followed by a burst of subterranean fire.

A sweltering heat wafted towards us.

Zhou Yuan gritted his teeth and suddenly thrust his right hand and right leg into the erupting subterranean fire.

Accompanied by a piercing pain, the aroma of roasted meat wafted through the depths of the cave.

Zhou Yuan staggered back a few steps, leaned against the mountain wall and panted for a long time, his forehead covered with large beads of sweat from the pain.

"My Beast King Golden Body has already been cultivated to the fourth level, yet it was still burned and torn apart in an instant."

Tong Jin should have been completely burned to ashes by now.

7

The destruction of the body and the elimination of all evidence could never have been so thorough.

Zhou Yuan, dragging his burned body, walked unsteadily towards the cave entrance.

As he approached the cave entrance, he shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Oh no! The ground fire has erupted! Commander Tong has accidentally fallen into the flames! Come quick, we need to save him!"

Upon hearing the noise, Gao Da, Zhou Shun, and the others rushed in. They immediately saw Zhou Yuan, whose body was half-burned and his skin was torn open, and their expressions changed drastically.