Among the four people, one was a young woman from the Dahlia Palace, one was a strong man from
the Arhat Palace, one was a thin and old man, and the last was an old woman in a black robe. They
were all dying, but lay resting with their eyes closed tightly.
Looking around them, the whole area was a total mess. There were cracks in the ground, shattered
tree trunks, and there was energy waves that hadn't completely dissipated. All of that indicated that
there was a fierce battle that took place there not long ago.
"It seems that I missed a fierce battle, but the key is mine now. Although I still don't know what it's for, it
has not fallen into the hands of any of the eight major forces at least." Ricky said gently, standing in the
Chaotic Fire Zone.
After witnessing the aftermath, Ricky no longer hesitated. He headed over to the Bronze Key. He was
ready to collect it and quickly get out of there.
As he moved to get the key, he felt another presence approach him.
"Somebody's coming!" Ricky said in a low voice with batted breath.
As soon as he said that, a black figure appeared before him. The figure was a slightly young man in a
black robe with golden mesh embroidered on his chest. It was obvious that the man was someone from
the Arhat Palace.
This man naturally attracted the attention of the four ninth grade of Bone Reinforcement cultivators
when he appeared. Only the other man from the Arhat Palace showed excitement on his face when he
saw the man. The rest were full of despair at the sight.
"Thomas, it's you! Kill these three guys for me, and get the Bronze Key. Hurry up!" Immediately, the first
man from the Arhat Palace commanded the young man.
"Yes, Elder Zarlyk, I intend to." Thomas nodded his head and made a promise to him. Then his
ferocious eyes found the three people he was tasked with killing.
"Haha, God bless our Arhat Palace. The Bronze Key still belongs to us and no one else." Seeing that
Thomas was heading towards the other three, the first man from the Arhat Palace laughed in joy.
"Thomas is just at the fifth grade of Bone Reinforcement, but it's quite easy for him to kill three people
who are already so injured," Ricky murmured to himself.
"Boy, how dare you! At the Nether Palace, I'm..." Seeing Thomas walking toward him first, the old man
from the Nether Palace exclaimed. He was unprepared, but he quickly got ready to fight.
He really had no chance going up against Thomas. Due to his injuries, his realm of the ninth grade of
Bone Reinforcement was just useless.
Before he could finish his words, Thomas's saber had slashed his neck open. In great reluctance, the
old man fell to the ground dead.
After him, Thomas moved on to the old woman and quickly slaughtered her too without much effort.
"Handsome boy, I suggest we work together! If we work together, you can get more than just the
Bronze Key, you can also have my body! I can do even better than that, though. I can get you any
woman you want at the Dahlia Palace!" Seeing Thomas coming, the young woman from the Dahlia
Palace naturally feared for her life. She desperately offered up all that she had and more.
As he approached her, the young woman untied her waistband and took off her clothes with her last bit
of energy. She knew that she was beautiful and hard for men to resist. She hoped that a young man
like Thomas would be swayed by her body.
Her body and her offer was not nearly enough to even distract Thomas; he was steadfast in his
intention.
Seeing the woman's naked upper body, Thomas's eyes did not change at all. "You must have been
fucked by thousands of men already. I'm not interested in you, you damn bitch," Thomas said lightly
with a cruel smirk.
"Besides, if I want a woman, I think Elder Zarlyk will satisfy my wishes after we return. Don't you think
so, Elder Zarlyk?" After he said that, Thomas turned his face to the other man from the Arhat Palace
and smiled back at him confidently.
"You're still..." Feeling the threatening tone in Thomas's voice, the other man from the Arhat Palace
naturally felt immediately irritated at his insolence. He wanted to scold Thomas for his attitude.
Before he could scold Thomas, he realized something and stopped himself. He quickly changed his
attitude and forced himself to smile back kindly. "Yes, Thomas. After this matter is all over, I will tell the
chief all about your merits. I will make sure you get whatever you want. That includes beautiful women,
so you can get as many as you want!"
"Ha-ha, did you hear that, bitch?" Hearing that, Thomas turned to the young woman again and laughed
at her pitiful attempts to persuade him.
At the moment Thomas turned around, Elder Zarlyk's face crumpled in annoyance yet again. Thomas
had all the power in that moment, but he would definitely be dead by the time the elder's injuries had
healed and they went back to the palace.
"Young man, he is deceiving you! After you kill me and take the Bronze Key, the senior leaders of the
Arhat Palace will immediately kill you! They don't want anyone but themselves to know about the
existence of the Bronze Key, so they will eliminate you!" the young woman said in fear as he turned
back to her after clearly rejecting her.
She could tell that Thomas was being easily duped by the lies of Elder Zarlyk.
"Bitch, you dare to try and provoke me into turning on the great and powerful Arhat Palace?" Thomas
asked in a cold voice. In the next moment, he slaughtered the young woman with his saber without any
hesitation.
"Is Thomas really so oblivious to the truth? Was he just pretending to be so dense?" At that point, Ricky
was a little confused. He did not choose to show up, and continued to watch the situation unfold.
"Thomas, you have made some great achievements today, so the chief will certainly reward you with
numerous treasures." Seeing that the three others were dead, the old man from the Arhat Palace was
quite excited.
As for Thomas, he also looked quite excited. He took the Bronze Key with a big smile on his face and
handed it to the man from the Arhat Palace.
"Ha-ha!" Looking at the Bronze Key in his hand, the man from the Arhat Palace let out a manic laugh. "I
have the Bronze Key! No one else has the Bronze Key! I finally have it."
Before he even finished celebrating, something surprising happened. While he was laughing, a
mouthful of blood sprayed out of him and his face crumpled in pain. He was already injured and weak,
but now he would very soon be dead. The reason his mouth was leaking blood, was because
Thomas's saber had pierced his chest.
"Th...Thomas...You..." Elder Zarlyk made a last effort to raise his right hand. The dying man was
reluctant about what was going on. He had finally gotten the Bronze Key, but it was short lived and he
would soon be dead.
He fell to the ground before he finished his protest at the betrayal. Thomas pulled out his saber and
slashed the Elder's neck without hesitation.
'Sure enough, this Thomas is not just an innocent lamb. He wants to monopolize the Bronze Key, but
unfortunately, he doesn't realize that there is always someone stronger waiting in the wings to take
what they want, ' Ricky murmured gently in the Chaotic Fire Zone.
'This guy seems to love cutting his opponent's throats open when he is killing someone. That reminds
me of an organization that I haven't heard from in a long time...' At the same time, Ricky was also
faintly reminded of something.
"Sorry, Elder, I never wanted to hand this Bronze Key over to you," Thomas said lightly as he looked at
the corpse of the man of the Arhat Palace.
After he picked up the Bronze Key, he went around and looted the corpses of the eight ninth grade of
Bone Reinforcement cultivators. He obtained eight storage bags from their bodies. Judging from his
excitement, it seemed that there was quite a lot of money and treasure inside the storage bags.
"Thomas... interesting. Unfortunately, everything will eventually belong to me," Ricky said gently. He did
not move to attack yet. He wanted to stay away from this place for the moment.
After all, it had been a long time. It would be terrible if there were more cultivators like Thomas and
Ricky who had followed in secret.
Later, Ricky followed closely after Thomas away from the place that was covered in bodies. They soon
came to a stop in another remote place.
After arriving there, Ricky was ready to start the fight. Thomas had also stopped, as if he knew that
Ricky was following him.
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