Asura Mad Emperor-Chapter 490 : Dao Palace Grand Tomb

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The Dao Palace Great Tomb was located between the Ancient Kingdom of Great Yan and the Ancient Kingdom of Feiyan.

This was a continuous expanse of poisonous marshland, desolate for thousands of miles, devoid of human habitation.

Only in the northernmost part of the poisonous land, close to the swamp land, rose a small town, the nearest settlement to the Dao Palace Great Tomb.

In the past, this small town had few people, but recently, as the spiritual energy overflowed from the central marsh of the Dao Palace Great Tomb, alerting all cultivators of the world that a spiritual treasure has been unearthed, an unending stream of cultivators poured into this small town.

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However, because of the precedent set by the Spirit Martial Great Tomb, many cultivators who arrived in the town did not step into the secret realm, but rather stopped to observe from the town.

When the Spirit Martial Great Tomb collapsed, it had leveled everything within a thousand miles; although the cultivators coveted the treasures, they also knew their own limits, recognizing that without means to survive such an explosion, even if they obtained a spiritual treasure, they would not live to enjoy it.

On this day, eight cultivators emerged from the border between the swamp and the small town.

The lead person among the eight was clad in a steel-blue light armor, with faint emerald radiance indicating that it was a magical treasure of clothing of no low level, and the great sword at his waist that similarly gleamed with green light was ferocious in appearance, with a menacing gaze.

Those following him were all holding magic artifacts that radiated light.

The appearance of these individuals made the original inhabitants of the town feel as if facing a formidable enemy, hurriedly shutting their doors tight.

As the eight people proceeded into the only tavern in town, the residents peering through the cracks in their doors finally breathed a sigh of relief and reopened their doors.

Due to the continuous inflow of cultivators into the town in recent days, the tavern was by now overcrowded, with no empty seats to be found.

As soon as the eight entered the tavern, their powerful presence stunned many, causing the local townsfolk to turn pale with fear and break out in cold sweats.

These eight were none other than the infamous band of mercenaries known throughout the area, the leader called Liu Kuang, whose strength had reached the early stage of the Life Spring Realm, and the seven people behind him had strengths ranging from intermediate stage of the Dao Palace Realm to the early stage of the Life Spring Realm.

With such a lineup, this mercenary group could gain footing even in larger cities, and naturally strutted about in this small Dao Palace Town on an ordinary day.

Only many cultivators who had traveled from other places glanced at these individuals and continued to drink and converse among themselves.

"Hey, boss, look at that lady, she's pretty good!"

In the band of mercenaries, a thug named Hu Tie now leaned over to Liu Kuang's side, pointing at a bewitchingly beautiful woman in the tavern.

"Heh heh, she is good indeed, that figure is killer—on the bed, she'd definitely be a little wild one!"

As he spoke, Liu Kuang strode forward, and with a flicker of divine light, his great sword went 'thud' as he slammed it onto the table, pointing at the other three people seated with the enchanting woman, he bellowed.

"You, and you, and you, get the hell out of here! I'm taking over this table, and this little lady will be keeping me company tonight!"

"You... you're courting death!"

The young man sitting opposite the bewitching woman's face changed dramatically as he angrily rose to his feet, raised his palm, and was about to strike at Liu Kuang.

"Seeking your own doom!"

Liu Kuang's eyes bulged, and his great sword abruptly swept towards the young man.

The next moment, without any surprise, the young man's head was immediately severed.

Liu Kuang's violent aura burst forth, ruthlessly pressing down on the cultivators' heads.

Liu Ming and her two remaining companions, seeing this, hastily stepped back with their companions' faces showing terrified expressions: "Life... Life Spring Intermediate Stage!"

The Dao Palace Great Tomb restricted the level of cultivators entering, with most present only at the Dao Palace Realm, and Liu Kuang with his Life Spring Intermediate Stage was indeed capable of crushing them.

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The locals of the small town were also taken aback. This Liu Kuang had only been at the early stage of the Life Spring Realm just a few days ago, and now he had returned from the Poison Marsh stronger!

"Sister Liu, I just remembered, my clan sent me here on an important matter that I have not yet taken care of. I must take my leave today and no longer accompany you," one of the men said, seeing his companion dead, and promptly fled.

"Ah... um... I suddenly remembered that my sect has a task for me. I must be going!"

The last companion, seeing this, didn't even finish his sentence and dashed out of the tavern in two strides, fleeing for dear life. Although a beauty is good, one must have the life to enjoy it.

Only Liu Ming was left, surrounded by eight fierce and diabolical cultivators, her face went deadly pale with fright.

She looked at the other patrons, and while there were cultivators willing to step forward, the sight of those eight sinister figures, plus a cultivator in the intermediate stage of the Life Spring Realm sitting there, made no one dare to intervene.

"Heh heh, lass, come over here and sit down, have a drink with me!"

Liu Kuang thudded onto the bench and patted his thigh.

Then, he slapped a grey Demon Beast Crystal Core on the table: "As long as you make me happy, this Third Rank Spiritual Beast's Demon Beast Crystal Core is yours!"

"A Third Rank Spiritual Beast's Crystal Core!"

"It's actually a Third Rank Spiritual Beast's Crystal Core!"

His words immediately stirred the hearts of many cultivators, their greedy eyes fixated on the luminous crystal core on the table, but once they looked at the trembling Liu Ming, they immediately repressed their greed.

"I... I... I need to go..." Liu Ming said, frightened and trembling, her face as pale as death.

"Damn it, refuse the toast only to drink a forfeit! Sit down when I tell you to sit down!"

Seeing Liu Ming was trying to run, Liu Kuang burst out shouting, his large hand blocked her slender waist and pulled her towards him.

"Ahh... let go of me!"

Liu Ming tried to use her mana, but in an instant, Liu Kuang's mana sealed her off, turning her into a little lamb ready for slaughter.

Seeing this, the other members of the Evil Mercenary Group immediately burst out laughing, clearly accustomed to this sort of thing, overbearing and brazen.

"Let go!"

Just then, an angry, delicate shout suddenly came from the entrance of the tavern.

This explosive shout, booming out of nowhere like a thunderclap, akin to the roaring cry of a phoenix from the Nine Heavens, made everyone's eyes turn unanimously towards the entrance.

They saw a young girl in red standing at the doorway, looking indignantly at Liu Kuang and the others.

Upon seeing the girl in red, all the people in the tavern simultaneously swallowed hard.

Although the girl in red was young, her tender face already showed signs of blossoming maturity. Her indignant expression made her seem like a little phoenix among the clouds. As soon as the people caught sight of her, they couldn't take their eyes off her.

At that moment, from the entrance of the tavern, another man and woman walked in.

When the crowd got a clear view of the woman in white following the man, they instantly gasped, holding their breath, truly unable to shift their eyes away.

The woman in white was graceful and elegant, with flowing white robes, and her eyes misted over, giving her an ethereal and dreamlike aura. If the previous girl was a small phoenix of the heavens, then the woman in white must surely be a true goddess.

The hearts of the people pounded fiercely, their blood racing.

"Is there really such a stunning woman in this world?"

However, what really dampened the mood was that standing between the two beautiful women, a man—especially with the young phoenix clinging to the man's hand in an intimate manner—clearly indicated their extraordinary relationship, causing considerable annoyance among the crowd.