King of Ten Thousand Years

Inside the vast, circular Ancient Hall.

A fierce struggle was unfolding over the few most valuable treasures.

At the same time, more people were arriving at the Thief King’s Palace, having passed through the first three trapped stages to reach this place.

”We’re a step too late!”

He Yuan and He Yunkong arrived, taking in the intense scene and the mere twenty light orbs that remained!

There had been fewer than sixty light orbs here in total.

Arriving late meant they could only get the leftovers, and they might not even get scraps.

He Yuan shot a glance at Luo Tian.

’That kid is so lucky. He’s on Lü Hongyi’s team, so he was in the first group to get here!’

He Yuan was green with envy.

His team had been attacked by a powerful Demon Beast in the deep sea, which made them late and cost them the chance to compete for the most valuable treasures.

”What’s the use of arriving early? His cultivation is too low. He can’t possibly join the fight for the treasures. All he can do is watch from the sidelines. How pathetic.”

He Yunkong said coolly.

In his eyes, Luo Tian had surely gained nothing.

The two didn’t chat any longer and joined the scramble for the treasures.

Only a dozen or so light orbs were left, most of them picked over. Even so, for an ordinary High Tier Earth Element Realm or Half-step Celestial Pool Realm cultivator, they were still rare and valuable treasures.

「An incense stick’s time later.」

The fight for the treasures was completely over.

He Yunkong had wasted too much time fighting for a bottle of Spirit Pills and didn’t have time to choose a second treasure.

’It’s a shame I couldn’t pick a second treasure, but with this bottle of Celestial Essence Pills, breaking through to the Celestial Pool Realm in the future will be no problem at all.’

He Yunkong glanced at Luo Tian.

Luo Tian had arrived so early, yet he had just been sitting on the sidelines, not daring to fight for any treasures. He had come away with nothing.

At this thought, He Yunkong felt a strange sense of satisfaction, and he no longer felt that his own situation was a pity.

All the treasures had been claimed.

Anyone arriving now would receive no reward.

The Ancient Hall fell silent.

Everyone was either treating their injuries or meditating to recover their energy in preparation for the final stage.

Luo Tian, however, felt he didn’t need to prepare for anything.

’The Thief King’s Treasure is certainly tempting, but the chances of me getting it are too low, and it comes with immense risks!’

Besides.

Luo Tian also remembered the last thing the Void Thief King’s phantom had said when it appeared.

”If you wish to inherit this King’s treasure, you must also be prepared to inherit this King’s last wish...”

’Whoever gets the Treasure of the Thief King will probably have to shoulder a heavy burden!’

The Thief King hadn’t stated his last wish, but Luo Tian could guess what it was.

Ten thousand years ago, the Void Thief King was ambushed and beheaded by the upper echelons of three Overlord Level factions. His Legendary Thief Gang was shattered and scattered. The Void Thief King must have been extremely unwilling to accept his fate.

’The Thief King’s last wish is probably to get revenge on those three Overlord Level factions.’

For all these reasons, Luo Tian had no ambition to fight for the Treasure of the Thief King. It was enough to fish in troubled waters and reap some benefits.

So far, his trip to the Thief King’s Treasure Land had been extremely fruitful. He had obtained many rare Heavenly and Earthly Treasures and had no regrets.

「Half a day passed quickly.」

Teng Yuanxing opened his eerie, ice-cold green eyes, which blazed with fighting spirit and terrifying killing intent!

’Soon, I will go on a killing spree and crush everyone who stands in my way!’

’The Treasure of the Thief King is destined to be mine!’

From behind Lü Hanye’s blood-red mask, two cruel, scarlet glints of light shone.

The superb defensive Profound Artifact, the [Wandering Dragon Soft Armor], had fallen into his hands!

On top of that, he had another secret no one knew!

’Thief King ancestor, it is time to hand over your life’s treasure to your descendant!’

Lü Hanye thought calmly!

’The Treasure of the Thief King!’

’It’s as good as mine!’

”Rest well now. In the final stage, you will all assist me with your full strength!”

Lü Hongyi suddenly stood up, her expression grave as she swept her gaze over her team members. ”As long as I can obtain the Treasure of the Thief King, even if it’s not the entire hoard, I will definitely not treat you unfairly!”

All of her team members present, except for Luo Tian, had been implanted with the Heart-Breaking Gu!

Before, they had followed her every command.

But in the face of the Treasure of the Thief King, they were all starting to have their own ideas.

’If I can get the Treasure of the Thief King, I might be able to deal with this measly Heart-Breaking Gu...’

Hu Yuefeng’s eyes darkened.

RUMBLE!

Suddenly, the circular hall began to shake with a loud roar.

Everyone present shot to their feet almost instantly!

They watched as the ceiling of the great hall began to shatter and dissipate!

The walls surrounding them were also dissolving. The entire circular Ancient Hall was vanishing.

Their field of vision instantly widened, as if the original hall had expanded more than tenfold. They now stood in a much larger and more magnificent chamber.

Within the chamber was a vast, Dark Pool that took up two-thirds of the space.

What was most eye-catching was a tall stone platform in the center of the Cold Pool, upon which stood a statue of the Thief King that shimmered with a five-colored radiance!

’Another statue... The Void Thief King must have been really narcissistic,’ Luo Tian thought.

However, this statue of the Thief King was different from the previous two.

The Thief King’s arm was slightly raised, as if holding a wine cup. But in his hand, there was no cup. Instead, there was a square frame containing a five-colored vortex that swirled into the unknown.

”This is a door to endless riches...”

A phrase left behind by the Void Thief King echoed from within the statue!

Everyone’s gaze burned with fervor as they stared, wishing they could rush in immediately.

But no one made a rash move.

The traps in the Thief King’s first three stages had left a deep impression on them.

’How could the final stage have no obstacles, allowing them to get the treasure so easily?’

GURGLE!

Just then, a strange sound came from the Cold Pool ahead.

Everyone stared intently, and those who had developed Spiritual Sense quickly used it to probe the depths.

The Cold Pool offered some resistance to their Spiritual Sense.

Most of them couldn’t see what was inside.

Luo Tian, who practiced the Creation Technique, had a Spiritual Sense more than ten times stronger than others at his level!

He saw that the bottom of the Cold Pool was a bottomless deep-sea space. Inside, there were many metal gates, several of which were slowly opening.

Immediately after.

’Dragons?’

Luo Tian’s expression changed in shock, and he almost blurted it out loud!

GURGLE! GURGLE! GURGLE!

The surface of the Cold Pool began to boil as terrifying auras rapidly approached.

SPLASH! SPLASH! SPLASH!

The water’s surface exploded, and in an instant, nine enormous, silvery-white figures shot into the air. They floated in midair as an eerie, bone-chilling aura enveloped the entire area, freezing the surface of the Dark Pool solid!

The figures were twenty to thirty meters long, with two horns on their heads. They brandished their claws and bared their fangs, breathing out plumes of Cold Mist!

’No, wait, they’re Flood Dragons...’

Observing them carefully, Luo Tian breathed a small sigh of relief.

Dragons were creatures of legend.

During the Ancient Era, the power of the Dragon Race had intimidated many of the great races across the cosmos.

The Dragon Race possessed formidable physiques and various Talent Divine Techniques. Legend had it that once a dragon reached adulthood, it would have the strength of a Martial King, capable of riding the clouds, overturning rivers and seas, and destroying entire cities!

If their enemies were truly dragons, all the geniuses present would likely be done for.

The nine Flood Dragons floated in midair, their gray and white scales shimmering with a cold, eerie light. Around each of their necks was a circle of mysterious patterns.

”Ice Flood Dragons!”

”My god, so many Ice Flood Dragons!”

Everyone cried out in alarm!

Flood Dragons were descendants of the Dragon Race, having inherited a diluted bloodline!

”Kill!”

Among the Ice Flood Dragons, the largest one, a full twenty to thirty meters long, actually spoke in human tongue!

The next instant.

All nine Ice Flood Dragons unleashed a bone-chilling cold and a piercing killing intent!

WHOOSH!

Inside the giant chamber, the Flood Dragons danced through the air. The cold mist transformed into a blizzard that swept in all directions, instantly coating the chamber’s entire surface in a layer of ice!

Everyone felt the cold seep into them, their bodies growing stiff.

They all circulated their True Essence to dispel the chill.

Suddenly, a huge Ice Flood Dragon charged out of the Cold Mist with incredible speed.

”AHH!”

A human Martial Artist was caught by the Ice Flood Dragon’s claws and crushed directly into a bloody pulp.

The Ice Flood Dragon tossed the pulp into the air and swallowed it in one gulp.

ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!

The other Ice Flood Dragons also began their slaughter.

”These Ice Flood Dragons are so strong!”

Luo Tian couldn’t help but exclaim in his mind.

Of the nine Ice Flood Dragons, five were at the Celestial Pool Realm, and the rest were at the Half-step Celestial Pool Realm.

But the Ice Flood Dragons at the Half-step Celestial Pool Realm could practically crush a Tai Yuan Sect genius of the same level!

The Black Gold Spider and the Flowing Gold Illusionary Finch that Luo Tian had encountered before would have to bow their heads before these Ice Flood Dragons.

This was all due to the immense advantage of their racial talents.

The Ice Flood Dragons had terrifying physical strength, excellent defense and speed, and they had mastered powerful Ice Attribute abilities!

Some Ice Dao Practitioners found themselves invisibly suppressed in the presence of the Ice Flood Dragons, able to exert only about seventy percent of their strength.

”Help me!”

”No!”

The final stage had just begun, and the situation was already a one-sided slaughter, with many humans, members of the Sea Race, and the Alien Race dying horribly.

”A bunch of trash! They’re just a few Flood Dragons! Kill them all!”

Teng Yuanxing roared and charged into battle against a Celestial Pool Realm Ice Flood Dragon!

’Huh? I’m wearing the [Wandering Dragon Soft Armor], and these Ice Flood Dragons seem to have very little hostility toward me...’

Lü Hanye noticed this and a look of pleasant surprise appeared on his face.

’For this final stage, you don’t necessarily have to defeat the Ice Flood Dragons. You just need to successfully get close to the Thief King’s statue and enter the Five-Colored Light Gate.’

SWOOSH!

Wearing the [Wandering Dragon Soft Armor], Lü Hanye became like a silver stream of light, darting swiftly toward the Five-Colored Light Gate.

When Lü Hanye got within a hundred meters of the Five-Colored Light Gate,

nearly all the Ice Flood Dragons charged at him at once. The immense cold and the powerful sense of crisis made Lü Hanye abandon all other thoughts and retreat at top speed!

”It seems getting the Treasure of the Thief King isn’t so simple after all!”

Bai Ying wielded her Treasure Sword and engaged in battle with an Ice Flood Dragon.

Trying to enter the Five-Colored Light Gate would draw the attacks of the Ice Flood Dragons. But doing nothing would also lead to being slaughtered by them.

Everyone present had no choice but to fight the Ice Flood Dragons while looking for an opportunity to enter the Five-Colored Light Gate.

Even if they had no chance of getting the Treasure of the Thief King, killing an Ice Flood Dragon would be a huge fortune in itself, given the value of its materials.

The situation was chaotic.

The outsiders gradually began to turn the tide.

Initially, they had just been caught off guard by the Ice Flood Dragons.

Although each Ice Flood Dragon was extremely strong, the outsiders had a significant advantage in numbers.

’The chances of getting the Treasure of the Thief King are too slim...’

Luo Tian blended into the crowd, slacking off.

’If I get close to the Five-Colored Light Gate, I’ll not only be targeted by the Ice Flood Dragons, but also by the other people here. I’d be besieged.’

And there was no exit.

’So, either everyone dies, or someone inherits the Thief King’s treasure? Is there no other way to leave?’

Luo Tian sighed.

’If I had known it would be this dangerous, I would have left right after getting my reward earlier.’

”Luo Tian, is there any way to break this final stage?”

Lü Hongyi, who was in the middle of fighting an Ice Flood Dragon, suddenly sent a telepathic message to Luo Tian.