We Agreed You’d Just Play the Divine Son, So How Did You Become the Forbidden Zone Emperor?

Chapter 193. The walls have ears—one wrong word, and you could be executed at any moment.

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At ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the same time, he kept signaling to them with his eyes, his intention clear: he wanted them to lower their voices so they would not stir up unnecessary trouble.

Heh. ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Right now, the Ancient Royal Clan was carrying out its grand plan. All the leaders and cultivators of the Ancient Royal Clan were fully focused on working behind closed doors and preparing the Ancient Killing Array...

If ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍anyone caused trouble at such a time, they would most likely be made an example of on the spot by the Dragon King, the head of the Ten Great Leaders.

Only ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍after making sure there were no members of the other clans nearby did he slowly let out a sigh of relief.

Then, ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍that elder immediately beckoned to the other members of the Heaven Horned Ant Clan.

Seeing the elder acting so mysteriously, everyone instantly became interested. They put down what they were doing and gathered into a circle.

“Elder, did you discover something new?”

“You were just telling us not to talk, and now you are pulling us aside to talk. What exactly do you mean by this?”

“Hahaha, Elder, what is it you want to say? Did you find something?”

Among the younger generation of the Heaven Horned Ant Clan, hearing gossip was the greatest motivation of all.

The elder rolled his eyes at them, and his expression turned stern.

He looked at these Heaven Horned Ants who had taken human form with a mixture of anger and disappointment.

“Look at you all. You are all brawn and no brains. There were so many members of the other clans walking back and forth nearby just now, yet you were saying those things so openly. If any of it reached Shi Ritian’s ears, then when the time comes, forget fighting—you might not even get to stay alive. The reason I stopped you just now, and kept signaling to you like that, was to save your lives. And the lot of you actually thought I was just trying to gossip with you.”

After hearing the elder’s words, the members of the Heaven Horned Ant Clan all went pale.

A few of them even covered their mouths in shock, looking as though they had only just realized how close they had come to disaster.

“My heavens, thank goodness for you, Elder. You really saw things clearly.”

“The more I think about it, the more frightened I feel. If you had not been here, Elder, our heads might already have rolled to the ground.”

“My heavens, there really were a lot of other clans passing by just now. The more I think about it, the more terrifying it seems.”

“Thank you, Elder, for saving our lives.”

“An elder truly is an elder. You observe every expression and every word around you so clearly.”

“Exactly. At the time, we did not think that far ahead at all. We just said whatever came to mind.”

Hearing their praise, the elder could not help but laugh. “That is right, that is right. Members of the Dragon-Elephant Giant Spirit Clan passed by just now, and I was worried they might have heard everything you said. That is why I had to think quickly and stop you. The main issue is that the Dragon-Elephant Giant Spirit Clan is especially difficult to deal with. Over the years, the power of their clan has grown stronger and stronger. If we are the slightest bit careless, we may not even know how we died. Especially now, when there are so many people and loose tongues everywhere, we must be even more careful.”

After hearing the elder’s warning, the younger members of the Heaven Horned Ant Clan immediately cupped their fists and bowed to him.

“The elder is right. Thank you for the reminder, Elder. From now on, we will work seriously and stop thinking about anything else.”

“That is right. Thank you for the reminder, Elder. We will start working properly now. As for the rest, it is enough for everyone to understand it in their hearts.”

As members of the Ancient Royal Clan, these people possessed seemingly endless stamina. Even as the night deepened, Duanhun Valley remained brilliantly lit.

Because they had all evolved from Demonic Beasts, they possessed exceptional advantages in terms of physical endurance.

They were unlike ordinary humans. Their stamina seemed inexhaustible, and Demonic Beasts were even more so.

The warriors of the eight clans worked through the night without sleep, racing against time to construct the Ancient Killing Array.

Excitement, greed, and killing intent burned in their eyes... Every one of them wanted to gain something from this great battle, and all of them were utterly confident that dealing with a single human would be effortless.

So from the moment they accepted the mission until now, the cultivators of the royal clans had never harbored the slightest doubt.

No one had considered whether that human at the Third Level of the Self-Severing Realm would really step into this trap.

No one had ever thought about why a mere human at the Third Level of the Self-Severing Realm had been able to leave Yuntian and Shi Ritian in such a miserable state.

Even less had anyone considered whether that human at the Third Level of the Self-Severing Realm might break this grand array known as the “number one killing array of the Ancient Days.” All of the Demonic Beasts simply took things for granted in their own arrogance.

In everyone’s eyes, once the eight clans joined forces, victory was already assured...

Shi Ritian stood outside the tent, gazing at the increasingly brilliant eight-colored divine light in the valley, and the smile at the corner of his lips grew deeper and deeper.

Chu Feng, you are dead for certain.

This time, even if you had wings, you would never escape. You have finally fallen into my hands, and I will make you taste every bit of the suffering I endured before. I will make you beg for life and be unable to die.

The days of construction passed in the blink of an eye.

Within Duanhun Valley, the eight Array Bases were finally all completed...

Eight divine lights of different colors shot into the sky, illuminating the entire night.

Shi Ritian stood at the mouth of the valley, trembling with excitement as he watched this magnificent scene.

The reason he was so excited was simple: when he saw this sight, it was as though he had already witnessed Chu Feng’s death.

“It is done... The Ancient Killing Array is finally about to be completed. This time, our Ancient Royal Clan will surely make all the people of the world see us in a new light.”

Shi Ritian suddenly turned around and looked at Yuntian beside him. “Brother Yuntian, it is time to act...”

Yuntian took a deep breath and nodded heavily.

For some reason, seeing how excited Shi Ritian was did not make Yuntian happy in the slightest.

He did not know where the problem lay. He only felt as though something was driving him forward, as if he had no choice but to take this step.

“I will go myself!”

Yuntian’s figure flashed and vanished into the night.

Shi Ritian watched the direction in which he left, and a cold, sinister smile curved across his lips.

Go on, Yuntian. A simple-minded brute like you is fit for nothing else anyway.

Go lure that human here.

Once Chu Feng enters the valley...

That will be the day of his death.

And by then...

Did you really think Cailin would survive? How naive. Since Cailin had already given the Seven-Colored Spiritual Aura in her body to Chu Feng, she was now a traitor to the Ancient Royal Clan.

And traitors to the Ancient Royal Clan only have one ending.

A cold light flickered in Shi Ritian’s eyes as he stood there, lost in some unknown thought.

The night wind howled as it swept through Duanhun Valley.

The eight-colored divine light flowed through the darkness, beautiful in an eerie, monstrous way...