Return of the King, Dominating the City

Chapter 2123: Chapter 1879_2

Although He Sui’s cultivation wasn’t high, his grandfather was the personal servant of the He Family Patriarch. After spending quite some effort, he managed to beg for a Token, allowing He Sui to go explore the Daxia Ruins, hoping to change He Sui’s fate.

So, He Tiansheng didn’t dare offend He Sui.

Seeing He Sui’s dark expression at this moment, he forced a smile and said, "He Sui, I was just joking with you. I’m kind by nature, it’s not like you don’t know that. How could I hurt those people? Not only that, I’ll keep an eye on He Ji and won’t let him mess around."

He Ji hurriedly nodded and said, "I’ll definitely listen to Brother Tiansheng. Without Brother Tiansheng’s order, I absolutely won’t kill anyone."

He Sui didn’t really want to bother with He Tiansheng and He Ji’s little double act. He pointed at the road ahead of the gorge and said, "Let’s hurry up and get moving. There’s less than three days left before the middle gate of the Daxia Ruins opens. This time is our perfect opportunity. If we miss it, we really will be stuck at the bottom of the family forever."

He Ji agreed, "Right, right, right, let’s hurry on our way."

"Grandpa He Ping gave me a phone number. As soon as we’re out of Azure Dragon Mountain, we can call and contact a plane. Let’s go, we’ll leave Azure Dragon Mountain first and talk later."

He Tiansheng’s figure moved, and he ran toward the exit of the gorge.

He Sui and He Ji quickly followed.

In the Himalayas, Song Yun, Lang Xiaoran, and Dongfang Yun rode Mutant Giant Wolves, rushing toward the Daxia Ruins.

As a native of this land, Lang Xiaoran was extremely familiar with the terrain and routes.

Especially the Daxia Ruins—she had been there several times.

The three moved like they knew the way by heart, and soon approached within a fifty‑kilometer radius of the Daxia Ruins.

Upon entering this area, the air was filled with a bloody stench.

Every few hundred meters, they could see several corpses.

These corpses were all outsiders.

After the Shen Family spread the news, too many people came here, and far too many of them were weak. In the end, they all died miserably here.

Following the positioning on his watch, Song Yun advanced another forty kilometers or so. Just as he was about to reach the Daxia Ruins, he finally found the Nine Stars members who had already gathered together.

When everyone reunited, they were all overwhelmingly excited.

Lin Jun, Gu Man, Gu Meng, Master Bei, Little Sword God, Juan Mao.

When Song Yun saw these six people, their injuries had not yet fully healed. The stitched‑up wounds all over their bodies were shocking to behold.

"Star Lord."

"Star Lord."

Seeing Song Yun, they all rushed up to him in excitement.

Song Yun’s expression turned gloomy, and he couldn’t help cursing, "Shen Family, fuck, I will never let them go."

Gu Man stepped forward, asking worriedly, "Star Lord, Gu Zi is still in the Shen Family’s hands. What should we do now?"

Song Yun asked, "Where’s the Shen Family? Any news of them?"

Master Bei said, "We’ve been keeping watch here for a few days. We saw the Shen Family tying up Gu Zi and entering the Daxia Ruins together."

Juan Mao added through gritted teeth, "Traveling together with the Shen Family was that bastard Lu Tiange."

Song Yun’s gaze darkened as he continued asking, "How long have they been inside?"

Lin Jun said, "They’ve already been in there for two days."

"Two days, that’s not a short time." Song Yun frowned. "Aside from the Shen Family, has anyone else entered the Daxia Ruins?"

"Yes." Lin Jun nodded, his expression a bit ugly, and said, "The Delas family, four of the Twelve Crowns, and Wolf Castle have all entered the ruins one after another. And the teams they sent are stronger than the Dark Holy See and the Shen Family—much stronger. In terms of sss‑level alone, each force has at least three, and what’s more, they’re led by mid‑sss‑level people."

For Lin Jun, Gu Man, and the others, the highest cultivation among them was only peak ss‑level; to them, sss‑level was already very powerful.

And mid‑sss‑level was an invincible existence.

So after seeing wave after wave of such forces enter the Daxia Ruins, their hearts grew heavier and heavier.

If they wanted to compete with so many powerful forces, they felt that Nine Stars’ strength seemed far from enough.

However, ever since Song Yun stepped into sss‑level, with his Void-breaking Palm and now some cultivation in the Eight Desolate Dominating Body, ordinary sss‑level cultivators were no longer his match.

He could even insta‑kill mid‑sss‑level opponents.

So he didn’t care about the Delas family, the Twelve Crowns, or Wolf Castle.

What he cared about was whether any of the Beast Spirit Clan had entered the ruins.

Before he could ask, Lin Jun’s face showed a puzzled yet grave expression as he continued, "What I just mentioned is nothing. During this time, we saw three other teams. Those people wore animal hides, so they should be local to the Himalayas, and their strength is extremely great. Each team has a late‑sss‑level leading them, and most of the others are mid‑sss‑level."

"What’s even scarier is that those natives were all riding mounts, and their mounts were actually mutant beasts, with strengths comparable to their riders."

"Star Lord, to be honest, the strength of the Himalayas’ locals far exceeds our expectations. And for some unknown reason, they’ve entered the Daxia Ruins in force this time. If we continue this expedition, I’m afraid it will be extremely difficult."

Song Yun had long ago heard from Lang Xiaoran that at least seven Beast Spirit Clan groups would enter the Daxia Ruins.

So when he got this information from Lin Jun, he wasn’t surprised at all.

"Xiaoran, come here."

Song Yun shouted toward the back.

The underbrush rustled as five Mutant Giant Wolves charged over.

Leading them was Gu Feng, with Lang Xiaoran sitting on its back.

When Song Yun had just met up with the other Nine Stars members, Lang Xiaoran had volunteered to go scout the surrounding area, which was why she appeared only now.

Seeing Lang Xiaoran and the giant wolves, the Nine Stars members were all startled and looked at Song Yun in confusion.

Song Yun pointed at Lang Xiaoran and said to everyone, "Her name is Lang Xiaoran. She’s the daughter of the Clan Leader of the Wolf Spirit Clan. She’s one of us now. Let her explain things to you."

Lang Xiaoran jumped off the wolf’s back, smiled, and gave everyone a slight bow, then explained everything about the Himalaya, the Beast Spirit Clan, and the Daxia Ruins to them.

After listening, everyone clicked their tongues in amazement at the Beast Spirit Clan.

Upon learning that at least seven Beast Spirit Clan groups would enter the Daxia Ruins, their expressions grew even more solemn.

Song Yun thought it over; this trip was indeed extremely dangerous.

Even ordinary early‑sss‑level cultivators no longer had the ability to protect themselves, not to mention that aside from him and Lang Xiaoran, everyone present was only ss‑level.

After a brief silence, he said, "This trip is too dangerous. In my opinion, you should head back. I’ll go into the ruins alone and see if I can grab some benefits."

As soon as he said this, Juan Mao was the first to object, "Star Lord, you became my boss, and now you’re looking down on me, Juan Mao, is that it? Even if I die, I want to go into the ruins and broaden my horizons."

Master Bei said, "Star Lord, I’m going with you."

Lin Jun said, "Star Lord, you’re my future brother‑in‑law. How could I run away on my own and ignore you?"

Gu Man said in a low voice, "Gu Zi is still in the Shen Family’s hands. If we don’t save him, how could we have the face to leave?"

Little Sword God laughed, "Right, we Nine Stars are a unit; of course we share weal and woe."

...

Everyone disagreed with Song Yun’s idea and insisted on going with him.

Looking at their resolute expressions, a surge of heroic feeling welled up in Song Yun’s heart. The journey was dangerous, but even if they really died, it would be a blazing, glorious death.

Since that was the case, then they would fight a bloody battle.

A sharp light flashed in Song Yun’s eyes as he said in a deep voice, "Fine. We Nine Stars, with one heart, enter the ruins and kill for treasure! Hahaha..."

The others also shouted ferociously, "Right, kill for treasure!"

Song Yun said it and did it. He leaped onto one of the Mutant Giant Wolves and said to everyone, "Let’s go, all of you get on. We head for the Daxia Ruins."

The other eight, two to a Mutant Giant Wolf, each mounted one of the remaining four giant wolves.

The group charged madly toward the Daxia Ruins.

Soon, they arrived at the Daxia Ruins.

Before them stood a massive palace that extended beyond sight from the front, its ancient grandeur exuding an invisible aura of solemn pressure.

However, many parts of the palace had collapsed, and the surroundings were covered in Spider Web, giving it a dilapidated, ruined look.

"Go in."

At Song Yun’s command, he spurred his mount forward, charging into the ruined palace through the main gate, half‑blocked by a toppled pillar.

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