Urban Martial Saint

As the Big Rock moved aside, revealing the dark cave inside, there was actually a wide road. Moreover, the road was wide enough to accommodate four large trucks driving side by side. The surface was extremely smooth, clearly intentionally constructed by humans, although judging by the craftsmanship, it seemed to have some history. However, there was absolutely no issue with driving on it.

It seems that back in the day, the Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance not only built a Great Tomb in this mountain, hiding the Sun Shooting Bow within, but also constructed this passageway, allowing people to ascend the mountain directly, which is quite convenient.

Helian Tiehua’s car sped to the side and stopped at the entrance of the cave, followed by the cars of the Seven Families, which entered the cave one after the other.

Inside the cave, it was pitch dark, and under the car headlights, the front was still a black abyss, making it feel as if a group of cars had entered a dark tunnel. Fortunately, the road was very wide, and there were no other vehicles, so the cars of the Seven Families maintained their speed, driving straight ahead.

The entire journey was uphill, but the road constructed by the Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance was not too steep, so ascending the mountain wasn’t difficult. After about more than an hour, the cars of the Seven Families arrived at a spacious open area.

This open space was about the size of a football field, extremely large. However, they were still inside this cave, so it remained pitch black.

The vehicles parked sequentially on this open space, and the members of the Seven Families got out of their cars, dispersing and fidgeting in the dark. Suddenly, a flash of light appeared overhead; a big lamp illuminated, brightening up the cave significantly.

As this main lamp turned on, other lamps around also lit up one after the other. Before long, the entire open area was lit up by the overhead lights, making the surroundings as bright as day, allowing people to see everything clearly. After all the lamps were lit, the Heads of the Seven Families returned, which suggested they had gone to turn on the lights.

Huangfu Ziyu also got out of the car, carrying Ye Qing on her back. Seeing everything around her, she was somewhat shocked. Although she already knew that there was such a place within the Seven Families, she had never been here before and knew nothing about the conditions inside.

They were now in an even larger cave, with a rock-covered ceiling. The large lamps were embedded in these rocks, while the surrounding rock walls were smeared with a lot of white lime, so under the illumination, the place could be brightly lit. If it were entirely black stone, no matter how bright the lights were, they would not be able to illuminate this cave to such an extent.

At the end of the cave was a door about thirty feet tall, made of pure Fine Steel. Judging by the door’s thickness, it seemed that even using explosives might not be able to blow it open.

”So this is the Great Tomb that seals the Sun Shooting Bow!” Huangfu Zilong exclaimed in shock as he looked at the door ahead, ”Isn’t this just a big door? Could it be that the Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance used this door to seal the Sun Shooting Bow?”

”Of course not!” Chen San, standing beside him, shook his head and said, ”Actually, this cave and that tunnel used to be a Stone Mountain, but it was excavated by the predecessors of the Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance. In essence, everything underground is considered a tomb, so people used the term Great Tomb to describe our construction. Where we are now is the outer area of the Great Tomb, and this door is merely the main entrance of the Great Tomb. Only after entering this door are we considered to be inside the Great Tomb.”

”I see.” Huangfu Zilong nodded and said, ”So what do we do now? Use our blood to open this door?”

”Certainly not!” Chen San replied, ”The real mechanism is inside the Great Tomb. In those days, the ancestors of the Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance, to prevent outsiders from entering, set up mechanisms inside, making it so that the interior of the Great Tomb could only accommodate fourteen people. Any more people entering would trigger all the mechanisms inside the Great Tomb, and even a Peak Master stepping inside would have no hope of survival. The place that requires your blood to unlock is in the deepest part of the Inner Tomb. Therefore, only you fourteen people can enter this final Inner Tomb; no one else can or dares to go in. Even a Peak Master must stop here. You fourteen are the first ones to come into contact with the Sun Shooting Bow. If it acknowledges you, then people outside don’t need to fight over it!”

As Chen San spoke, he glanced at the dark path behind him and said softly, ”The plan has changed this time. Initially, only people from our Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance could enter this Outer Tomb. But I’ve heard that this time, others can also enter the Outer Tomb. It seems there will inevitably be some confrontation this time. Zi Long, once you go inside, you, Little Five, and Little Six must support each other. Whoever can obtain the Sun Shooting Bow inside will put an end to this. Once the Sun Shooting Bow emerges, there will surely be a bloody battle outside, with inevitably significant casualties!”

Inside this Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance, Chen San’s mentions of Little Five and Little Six refer to his brother and sister, sent by the Chen Family specifically to await the opening of the Sun Shooting Bow.

”Rest assured, Brother Chen San, we will definitely help each other!” replied Huangfu Zilong.

”That’s good!” Chen San nodded, taking a glance at Huangfu Ziyu over there and letting out a slight sigh. In fact, he was quite worried about Huangfu Ziyu. This time, entering the Outer Tomb involved not just members of the Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance but also the subordinates of Prince Nalan, members of Sha Men, and people from Ning Qianshu. If a fight were to break out in there, Huangfu Ziyu carrying Ye Qing could indeed be quite a hassle!

”Members of the Seven Families, heed my command!” At this moment, a Family Head standing at the forefront suddenly shouted, ”Apart from the fourteen who need to enter the Inner Tomb, everyone else should remain on standby. There will surely be other forces entering soon, so everyone must be extremely careful. If you encounter these people, try not to start a conflict first. If our people can obtain the Sun Shooting Bow in the Inner Tomb, then there will be no need for a fight tonight. If the Sun Shooting Bow comes out, then everyone must go all out. No matter what, do not let anyone else snatch away the Sun Shooting Bow, understood?”

”Understood!” everyone responded in unison, their voices incredibly loud and enthusiastic. Each person felt their spirits lift at the thought that the Sun Shooting Bow would soon be in the hands of one of them. Who wouldn’t be excited by that?

”Good!” The family head nodded in satisfaction and said, ”Since that’s the case, those fourteen entering the Inner Tomb, please come forward. Heads of the families, let’s join forces and open this door first!”

The fourteen members to enter the Inner Tomb walked up one by one, and the family heads stepped forward as well. Each held a key in their hands, which were used to unlock this door.

Just as these seven family heads were about to open the door, they were suddenly interrupted by the sound of roaring engines from behind. Everyone turned to look and saw five vehicles speeding towards them, stopping abruptly on the open ground as if no one else was there.

”Who are they?”

”They definitely aren’t from the Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance!”

People were whispering amongst themselves, and the doors of the five vehicles opened. From the foremost vehicle stepped out a man, who turned out to be Huang Yidao. Under the gaze of the crowd, Huang Yidao flashed a cold smile and said loudly, ”Hello, everyone!”

”Huang Yidao!” Ao Wuchang’s face darkened as he said in a deep voice, ”You’ve come too!”

”Of course, with such a big event, how could I not join in the fun?” Huang Yidao replied with a cold laugh, showing no regard for Ao Wuchang.

”Aren’t you afraid you can get in but not get out?” Ao Wuchang said coldly.

”Oh, really?” Huang Yidao replied smugly, patting the roof of his car with his hand and said, ”Bei, why don’t you come out and greet everyone?”

The door on the other side of the vehicle opened, and Northern Martial Zen emerged, his gaze sweeping over the crowd before settling on Huangfu Ziyu, having spotted Ye Qing behind her.

Previously, he had been duped by Ye Qing and almost killed by the Earl and the Bishop. Although he later escaped with his life, he was then controlled with drugs by Prince Nalan. The anger he felt towards Ye Qing was understandable. So, seeing Ye Qing now truly made him feel like his enemies were particularly eye-catching.

”Northern Martial Zen!” The crowd exclaimed in surprise again. Compared to earlier seeing Huang Yidao, seeing Northern Martial Zen shocked them even more.

After all, Huang Yidao was a master from the South, while Northern Martial Zen was a master from the North. Most of the members of the Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance resided in the North, so they were very aware of Northern Martial Zen’s prowess. Seeing him now mixed up with Huang Yidao, the shock in their hearts was understandable.

Ao Wuchang furrowed his brows tightly. He was well aware of the strength of the Seven Families. Among them, only about five or six individuals could match Northern Martial Zen and the others in strength. As for others like Zhou Junhan, Zhou Junsheng, and Bai Wenhao, their prowess was somewhat inferior to Northern Martial Zen and others. With Huang Yidao and Northern Martial Zen on their side, and possibly other masters, this group alone had many experts. If others came, the Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance might really not be able to control the situation.

”What are you still waiting for?” Northern Martial Zen glared fiercely at Ye Qing, then looked directly at Ao Wuchang on the other side and said loudly, ”Hurry and open the door! We’re all eager to see the magnificence of the Sun Shooting Bow!”

”Indeed, the audience is all here, the show should start, or are we supposed to act it out ourselves?” Huang Yidao sneered, ”What, are you planning to not start the show? Heh, delaying is probably not very useful!”

On this side, the Seven Families were furious and about to speak when the sound of roaring engines came from the mountain below. Immediately, a voice echoed over, ”Who said the audience is all here? Haven’t I arrived yet?”