The charming widow of the Marquis's mansion: The stable boy carries the flag and raises the dra

A slightly smaller black lizard approached the golden ape, hissing and flicking its tongue in a hoarse, piercing voice.

The golden ape did not answer, but looked down at the panicked crowd in the valley, a hint of satisfaction flashing in its golden eyes.

"good."

Its sound was deep and resonant, like muffled thunder rolling through the clouds.

More than last time.

Another crimson python coiled on the mountainside. Its body was a hundred meters long and as thick as a water vat. Its entire body was covered with palm-sized red scales that gleamed with a blood-red sheen in the sunlight.

It flicked its blood-red tongue and let out a hissing laugh.

"These two-legged sheep are much dumber than the ones from hundreds of years ago."

"A single piece of fake news attracted them all."

"They destroyed our sealing formation completely, saving us so much effort."

The red python's voice carried a hint of smugness.

Wang Long's fingers tightened slightly.

Fake news.

really.

All of this was a trap set by these monsters, and they deliberately spread it.

They exploit human greed, luring thousands of participants to this valley.

They made these people destroy the sealing formation for them, and then used the Heavenly Stone to make them kill each other, thus consuming their spiritual energy.

When everyone is exhausted and has let their guard down, they burst out of the ground and wipe everyone out.

They are not hunting, they are setting a trap.

A meticulously planned and long-premeditated murder plot.

Wang Long couldn't help but gasp.

I felt a chill run down my spine; no wonder fewer than a hundred people survive each time.

It turns out that most of the people died here.

Wang Long found it very strange that no one had leaked this information after so many sessions of the Ten Thousand Dynasties Competition.

Did none of those who were caught in the trap escape?

Wang Long couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it, since it had nothing to do with him anyway.

He planned to see if he could find any bargains.

If there's really no chance, make a quick getaway.

Chaos reigned in the valley, and the contestants were already gripped by fear.

Even a peak ninth-rank cultivator would have no chance of escape if faced with such a large number of magical beasts!

"Hurry, don't let these prey escape!"

The golden ape spoke in a deep voice.

Raise a huge palm with its five fingers spread wide.

A golden light surged from its palm, soaring into the sky and piercing the clouds.

The other eleven magical beasts responded simultaneously, and eleven beams of light shot out from various parts of their bodies, converging with the beam of light from the golden ape.

The twelve beams of light intertwined and merged in the air, transforming into a massive golden barrier that descended from the sky, enveloping the entire valley.

The barrier, like an inverted bowl, completely severed the valley's connection with the outside world.

A few fast runners who had reached the edge of the valley were blocked by the barrier, crashed into it, bounced back, and fell to the ground, bleeding from their heads.

They scrambled to their feet and desperately attacked the barrier, using all sorts of methods—magical artifacts, magical techniques, talismans—but the barrier remained completely unmoved.

Some people collapsed to the ground in despair, looking up at the golden barrier with eyes full of fear and despair.

"It's over... it's over..."

"We can't get out! We simply can't get out!"

"I don't want to die... I don't want to die..."

Cries, screams, and pleas for mercy mingled together, echoing through the valley.

The golden ape looked down at the desperate humans, a cruel smile curling at the corner of its mouth.

It slowly opened its mouth, its voice like muffled thunder, exploding in everyone's ears.

"Why are you running?"

"Didn't you want the Heavenly Stone?"

"There are plenty here, take them!"

As it spoke, it stretched out a huge hand, grabbed a boulder, and with a gentle squeeze, the boulder turned into powder, which fell through its fingers.

"As long as you're alive to take it."

Its gaze swept over the trembling humans in the valley, its golden pupils filled with mockery.

"The man, eat him."

"Woman, stay."

The golden ape paused, its gaze falling on the female warriors, a lewd smile curling at the corner of its mouth.

"Serve as my furnace."

The remaining eleven magical beasts simultaneously let out ear-piercing laughter, which echoed through the valley, causing pebbles to fall from the rock walls.

The female cultivators' faces turned deathly pale instantly, their lips trembled, and their eyes were filled with fear and despair.

Several female cultivators bit their lips, gripped their magical weapons tightly, and a resolute glint flashed in their eyes.

They would rather die than become the furnace of monsters.

A female cultivator in a blue dress gritted her teeth, gripped her long sword, and was about to slash her own neck with it.

The sword's edge was less than three inches from her throat.

The golden ape simply raised its hand and flicked its thick finger lightly.

A gust of wind shot out and struck the longsword precisely.

clang!

A crisp sound of metal shattering rang out.

The high-grade Earth-rank longsword shattered instantly under the golden ape's flick, turning into countless fragments that scattered in all directions.

The female cultivator's wrist went numb from the shock, and she staggered back a few steps before falling to the ground with a thud.

She looked down at the broken sword in her hand, which was now only half a hilt, her eyes filled with despair.

The golden ape withdrew its fingers, lowered its head, and looked down at the female cultivator with its golden pupils, a cruel smile curling at the corner of its mouth.

"No need to rush."

Its voice was deep and resonant, like it was teasing a dying ant.

"If I spare your life, you will not die!"

It raised its hand, its five fingers loosely clenched.

An invisible force surged from its palm, forming a giant hand that lifted the female cultivator off the ground.

The female cultivator's feet left the ground, dangling in mid-air. She desperately tried to pry open the giant hand, but she couldn't break free no matter what she did.

Her face flushed red, her eyes were filled with fear, and her mouth was open, but she couldn't make a sound.

The golden ape flicked its finger lightly.

A thin, golden ray of light flew from its fingertip and entered the female warrior's dantian.

"what!"

The female warrior let out a piercing scream.

Her dantian shattered, and the spiritual power she had accumulated over decades leaked out like a flood bursting its banks.

Her career trajectory is rapidly declining.

In the blink of an eye, he became a cripple!

The female warrior collapsed to the ground, utterly powerless, unable to even stand up.

Her eyes were filled with tears, her lips trembled, but she couldn't utter a single word.

Despair enveloped her.

The golden ape withdrew its finger, its gaze sweeping over the other female warriors in the valley, a satisfied smile playing on its lips.

"Who else wants to commit suicide?"

It paused, a hint of mockery flashing in its golden pupils.

"I may make you suffer worse than death!"

The valley was deathly silent.

No one speaks.

The female warriors trembled, hugged their arms tightly, and lowered their heads, not daring to look into the eyes of the golden ape.

Some people were slumped on the ground, unable to even stand up.

Wang Long felt a chill run down his spine upon seeing this; it was nothing short of torture.

He was extremely relieved that Xu Wanyun wasn't inside...