Chapter Four Hundred Twenty-Seven
Everyone was shaken by this news, but someone immediately shouted, “Who are you trying to scare? Lord Ice Emperor’s divine might shakes the world. How could he possibly be dead?”
Ye Chu looked at the group with a mocking smile. “If he weren’t dead, do you think this young master would dare come here to plunder?”
Ye Chu’s words made the group freeze. A bad premonition welled up in their hearts. Looking at Ye Chu standing before them with a calm expression, they suddenly felt a chill run through their bodies. “Could Lord Ice Emperor really be dead?”
“That’s impossible. Lord Ice Emperor is so heaven-defying. How could he be dead? Who could kill him?”
“What he said makes sense. If Lord Ice Emperor were still here, how would he dare come to plunder?”
“…”
The crowd exchanged glances, all shaken by this news. This included the old man who had been confronting Ye Chu. His aged face showed shock, his expression complex.
He believed Ye Chu’s words wouldn’t be false, but this result was hard for him to accept. He had served under Lord Ice Emperor for over a hundred years. He admired the Ice Emperor’s strength, but had never imagined such a figure could die just like that.
“Is Lord Ice Emperor’s death related to the aura eruption in the northern mountain range some time ago?” The old man stared at Ye Chu and asked.
“You are indeed a perceptive man!” Ye Chu replied.
This single sentence made everyone give up hope, confirming the Ice Emperor’s death. Because that aura eruption had been too terrifying, sweeping across the Qing Domain. Though the Ice Emperor was strong, under such momentum, he was but an ant.
The old man took a deep breath, calming the complex emotions in his heart caused by the Ice Emperor’s fall. Looking at Ye Chu, he said indifferently, “Even if the Ice Emperor is dead, what he left behind should naturally be handled by us subordinates. It is not your turn to plunder.”
Ye Chu burst into loud laughter. “But this young master has already plundered it. What can you do about it?”
“Then I’ll send you to your death!” The old man shouted. The surging power was terrifyingly immense, his intent astonishing. As it swept across, brilliant light exploded, shooting straight toward Ye Chu. Ye Chu dodged sideways. The force smashed into where Ye Chu had just been standing, and that section of building instantly collapsed, shocking everyone.
Ye Chu’s eyes twitched violently. This old man’s strength was extraordinary, a few notches above Axe King.
“Leave behind what you plundered, and I’ll let you go.” The old man knew killing a King would require considerable price. He didn’t want to fight Ye Chu to the death.
“If you can keep me here, I’ll naturally hand over the items to you. I’m just afraid you don’t have the ability!” Ye Chu laughed heartily. Sword intent surged, incomparably fierce, carrying terrifying sharpness. It transformed into beams of sword light in the void, shooting toward the old man from all directions.
The old man’s expression also changed, his face growing solemn. His fingers continuously tapped, and before him appeared one colorful flower after another. The flowers rotated, creating a vortex. The vortex blocked Ye Chu’s sword intent. As the two clashed, energy flew wildly, making hearts tremble with fear.
“If I want to leave, you can’t stop me. There are still quite a few Azure Origin Pills inside. If you keep attacking me to entangle me, I’m afraid everything inside will be plundered by others.” Ye Chu laughed heartily, pointing out some cultivators.
Sure enough, some cultivators’ eyes lit up upon hearing Ye Chu’s words. The Ice Emperor was already dead, so they had nothing to fear. Taking this opportunity to wildly plunder Azure Origin Pills would be enough for their cultivation for a long time.
“Who dares! I’ll exterminate his entire clan!” Seeing someone truly preparing to plunder the treasury after being provoked, the old man roared. His imposing momentum shook outward, terrifying and astonishing, directly suppressing downward.
This scene made those with ill intentions change color. They each retreated several steps, not daring to approach the treasury.
“Old geezer, who are you trying to scare!” Ye Chu laughed heartily, blocking the old man with terrifying force. Then he shouted downward, “If you don’t go plunder now, what are you waiting for? Miss this opportunity, and I’m afraid you’ll never find it again in your entire lives. A bunch of trash. With a treasure mountain before you yet you don’t dare approach. Are you even men?”
Ye Chu’s words stimulated some cultivators. Their gazes burned hot as they looked toward the treasury. Yes, they served as the Ice Emperor’s subordinates for cultivation resources, didn’t they? There was a treasure mountain right before them. If they could plunder some, it would be more than what they earned from ten years of servitude.
“Fortune favors the bold! Brothers, charge! Lord Ice Emperor is already dead. What are we still afraid of?” Some cultivator incited the crowd, shouting loudly.
Where one leads, others follow. Thus countless cultivators charged toward the treasury.
“How dare you all!” The old man was furious, roaring. He wanted to attack them. But Ye Chu laughed heartily, his baleful aura erupting, seven colors intertwining, shooting straight toward the opponent, blocking him. “Your opponent is me. Don’t frighten others.”
Ye Chu was naturally happy to watch these cultivators plunder the entire treasury clean. Those two wenches Bai Xin and Bai Rou had been rude to him, so he naturally had to retaliate tooth for tooth. Didn’t they want to hunt him down? Then he’d give them an empty King-level treasury, making them hurt so much they’d cry themselves to death.
Though Ye Chu had taken too many items from the treasury, quite a few things still remained. Azure Origin Pills naturally went without saying, and there were also some battle techniques, ores, and so on, all valuable items.
Once these people entered, they were like hungry wolves, grabbing whatever they saw. Ye Chu alone was powerless to move everything, but when hundreds or thousands of cultivators entered to plunder, it quickly became completely empty.
The old man watched as cultivators ran out one after another with large and small bags, fleeing in all directions. His face was ashen, rage burning in his eyes. “You all seek death!”
Ye Chu laughed heartily. “If you keep fighting with me, I’m afraid you won’t even get a share of the soup.”
As Ye Chu spoke, his attacks became even more swift and fierce, rendering him powerless to stop the stream of cultivators.
The old man watched as the treasury was about to be emptied. He gritted his teeth and glared at Ye Chu. “Who are you?”
“Ye Chu!” Ye Chu laughed heartily. “If two pretty women ask you, you must tell them that the noble, kind, and handsome young master Ye Chu has visited here. Thank them for their care.”
The old man didn’t know what Ye Chu was talking about, but he remembered this name. Staring at Ye Chu, he said, “One day I will certainly take your life. Remember, this King is the Flower King!”
Ye Chu nearly burst out laughing. “With your ancient, decrepit appearance, you dare call yourself a flower among kings? Damn, you’re not even as good as Old Madman.”
The old man erupted with full power. As he shook, terrifying force swept outward, brilliant light trembling, making scalps tingle. This was surging power. The enormous vortex of flowers seemed capable of grinding everything to pieces.
Ye Chu’s expression also changed drastically. This strike was too terrifying. He didn’t want to clash head-on with the opponent. His figure rapidly retreated, avoiding the enormous vortex.
“I’ll let you off today. When I see you another day, you will certainly die!”
The old man roared, knowing that continuing to fight would make it extremely difficult to do anything to Ye Chu. But the treasury below would truly be emptied. His figure flashed, landing before the treasury. The vortex swept across, and numerous cultivators were directly annihilated. He blocked the entrance, not letting the cultivators inside escape.
“All of you stay for this King. Anyone who dares take a single pill from within shall die!” The old man roared.
Ye Chu laughed heartily. “You slowly enjoy yourself. This young master won’t play with you anymore.”
As Ye Chu spoke, his figure leaped toward the distance, quickly disappearing from everyone’s sight. Though the old man hated him so much his teeth itched, he was powerless to stop him.