Chapter 874 Completely surrounded
''Eh? The one who has summoned this Heavenly Tribulation is actually him? How is this possible?''
''Hey, Hao Yun, what's going on here? Didn't you say that it is impossible for anyone to summon a Heavenly Tribulation while they are still inside the 'City of Immortals'? I thought that you said that even peak rank 9 Dao Kings can't complete their breakthroughs in here due to that reason!''
''This... I don't know what's going on either! My senior brother told me that it is definitely impossible for anyone to complete their breakthroughs here due to the laws of the 'City of Immortals' restricting them! Besides, this doesn't even make sense in the first place! That kid is just a peak rank 3 Dao King so how could he be facing a Heavenly Tribulation in the first place?''
The Dao Kings around the young man named Hao Yun instantly fell silent when they heard his words before baffled expressions quickly appeared on everyone's faces! Indeed, the azure-robed young man sitting in the middle of the desert right now was just a peak rank 3 Dao King, so how could he be facing a Heavenly Tribulation in the first place? After all, it was common knowledge that cultivators would only face their Heavenly Tribulations, only when they attempted to break through to the next realm! However, forget about breaking through to the Dao Emperor realm, it was obvious to these people that Shun Long had yet to reach even the middle or the late stages of the Dao King realm, let alone the peak of the Dao King realm to even attempt to become a Dao Emperor!
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''AWOOOOOOOOOOOO!'' At the same time that this group of more than 100 Dao Kings appeared around Shun Long who was still sitting on the ground with his eyes closed, Little Silver who was watching this scene from a few hundred meters away suddenly let out a powerful, almost deafening roar, before it spread its bright silver wings and flapped them once, appearing in the sky above Shun Long in merely an instant.
At the same time, Jiang Chen, Liu Mei, Xingyi, and Bai Longtian, all stared at the newcomers who had surrounded them with serious looks on their faces, before Xingyi was actually the first one to make her move, as she took a step forward and rose to the sky, facing the large group of Dao Kings directly, and after a moment of hesitation she finally asked them in a slightly cautious tone
''Who are you people? What do you want here?''
The majority of those Dao Kings were instantly taken aback by the sight of the dazzling, blond-haired beauty who appeared in front of them, while none of them really paid much attention to the aura of a middle-rank 6 Dao King that was coming from her body.
After all, although a middle rank 6 Dao King couldn't be considered weak by any means even back in the central region, inside the 'City of Immortals', such a cultivation base was actually the bare minimum that was needed in order to survive. In fact, most of the Dao Kings in this group in front of Xingyi were actually late-stage Dao Kings, while more than a handful of them were peak rank 8 ones and there were even a few early rank 9 ones among them as well!
And yet, none of these Dao Kings chose to make any sudden moves despite the fact that the person blocking their way was only a mere middle rank 6 Dao King, as their attention was quickly drawn away, from the gorgeous golden-haired young woman that was standing in front of them, to the large magic beast that was hovering in the sky right behind her, and the powerful aura that was coming from its body that was enough to deter any of them from approaching any further.
Staring at Little Silver and sensing the overbearing aura of a peak rank 6 magic beast coming from its body was enough to make even the 100 Dao Kings in front of Xingyi suddenly stop in their tracks, as serious expressions instantly appeared on everyone's faces.
''What? A peak rank 6 magic beast? These brats actually have a peak rank 6 magic beast with them?''
''This.. since when did peak rank 6 magic beasts become so common? Even our senior brother Yao doesn't have a peak rank 6 magic beast with him and he is just a step away from becoming a middle rank 9 Dao King! Don't tell me that these brats have a higher status in the outside world than even senior brother Yao!''
It didn't matter whether it was the weakest ones among them, or the peak rank 8 and even the early rank 9 Dao Kings among this group who had noticed this, as every single one of them was instantly taken aback the moment they saw Little Silver's imposing appearance and sensed the powerful aura that was coming from its body!
After all, unlike the early and middle rank 6 magic beasts who were usually only a threat to early and middle-stage Dao Kings, everyone in the 'City of Immortals' right now knew, that peak rank 6 magic beasts were practically considered to be supreme existences that were in a league of their own.
Without a powerful peak rank 9 Dao King to block its most powerful attacks, it would be nearly impossible for any group to subdue a peak rank 6 magic beast without sacrificing tens of late-stage Dao Kings in the process.
And yet, after merely a few moments of silence, one of the peak rank 8 Dao Kings who was standing nearby Xingyi suddenly laughed loudly before he answered her question with a mocking tone
''What do we want? Hahaha! You really don't know what we want? Fine then, let me answer your question! We want to know why that brat over there was facing a Heavenly Tribulation when he is just a peak rank 3 Dao King! As far as I am aware, even peak-stage Dao Kings won't have to face their Heavenly Tribulations while they are still inside the 'City of Immortals', even if they are experts who are just a step away from breaking through to the Dao Emperor realm! As for this...hmph! I've never heard of an early-stage Dao King facing a Heavenly Tribulation even back in the central region, let alone in here where he should be restricted by the laws of the 'City of Immortals'. So, I suggest you explain yourselves while I am still asking you nicely!''
The remaining Dao Kings next to the man who had just spoken all nodded their heads in agreement, before they turned their gazes towards Xingyi and the rest while they waited for their response.
Although it was true that all of them were somewhat wary of Little Silver and didn't want to make a move against unless absolutely necessary, in the end, there were still more than 60 late-stage Dao Kings among their group while Little Silver was just a single peak rank 6 magic beast. Thus, if these Dao Kings were really determined to go all-out against it, they were confident that they would be able to kill even a peak rank 6 magic beast like Little Silver as long as they were willing to suffer some losses and sacrifice a few of their Dao Kings in the process!
The only reason they were still willing to talk it out with Xingyi and the rest instead of capturing them and interrogating them right away, was merely because they didn't want to suffer too many casualties in a fight against a peak rank 6 magic beast if they could avoid it.
And yet, at the same time that this peak rank 8 Dao King finished his sentence and continued to arrogantly stare at Xingyi while he waited for her answer, the peak rank 8 and even the early rank 9 Dao Kings around him all looked as if they had suddenly realized something extremely horrifying, as their expressions quickly changed into ones of incredulity, wariness, and even fear, as they all stared at Little Silver's cold yellow eyes that seemed to be oozing with a terrifying yet an also somehow familiar feeling of killing intent!
''Elder brother! That panther.. isn't it the same one that just fought with 'old Fu' in the 'Desert mural' a while ago?''
The moment that one of the surrounding Dao Kings muttered these words, a deathly silence instantly filled the area around him, before the entire group of the more than 100 Dao Kings soon burst into an uproar!
''What did you say?'' ''What? Is that really the same panther that killed 'old Fu'?''
''No.. it can't be! It probably just looks similar but it can't be the same!'' ''Right! Wasn't that panther also injured in its fight with 'old Fu'? I remember that 'old Fu's' sword nearly tore that beast's leg off! How can it be the same beast then? Even a high-grade rank 6 healing pill wouldn't be able to heal such an injury in such a short amount of time! I'm sure this beast only looks similar but it definitely isn't the same!''
Most of these late-stage Dao Kings who had witnessed Little Silver's fight with the red-robed old man, the peak-stage 'old Fu' from afar, all felt a chilling sensation in their hearts as they stared at Little Silver now, before they unconsciously tried to reject the connection between the black panther in front of them and the one that had just slayed a peak rank 9 Dao King in front of the eyes of thousands of Dao Kings.
However, their hopes only lasted for a few more seconds, before one of the peak rank 8 Dao Kings among them suddenly shook his head as he continued to stare at Little Silver with a solemn gaze, before he said in a serious tone
''No, it's definitely the same magic beast! Most of you only watched that fight from afar but I was standing right next to senior brother Yao when it happened... this is definitely the same panther, and if that's the case... then that kid must also be...!''
The moment he finished his sentence, the peak rank 8 Dao King's eyes abruptly flashed with a greedy light as he hurriedly turned his attention towards Shun Long who was still sitting on the ground with his eyes closed, and after staring at him for a few moments without saying anything, he then turned his gaze towards a tall young man with long black hair and purple robes who was standing just a few meters away from him, and was now emitting the aura of an early rank 9 Dao King without any restraints!