“Cheyanne, what does he mean by this?” After Billy left, the elder in the gray robe looked at Cheyanne Stark and spoke.
“Is he really handing over the Nine Dragons Cauldron to the Yama King’s Palace?”
“It can’t be that simple!” Cheyanne Stark shook his head thoughtfully. “If he were that afraid of death, the Nine Dragons Cauldron wouldn’t have stayed with him for so long.”
“From what we’ve gathered, before today, he faced several life-and-death situations but never gave up the Nine Dragons Cauldron. A mere Vance wouldn’t make him surrender without a fight.”
“Moreover, he knows very well that if a battle breaks out, we will definitely step in to protect them.”
“Then why…” the elder in the gray robe continued.
“Not sure!” Cheyanne Stark shook his head again and added, “Maybe he wants us to be witnesses!”
“Witnesses? What do you mean?” The elder seemed to understand after a moment. “He wants to tell the outside world that the Nine Dragons Cauldron is no longer with him?”
He frowned again. “Although this could divert trouble, isn’t he still handing over the Nine Dragons Cauldron?”
“I’m puzzled too!” Cheyanne Stark responded.
“Cheyanne, should we send someone to follow Vance?” the elder asked after thinking for a moment.
“No need!” Cheyanne Stark shook his head. “Vance is a third-rank Supreme Source Realm; ordinary people can’t keep up with him!”
“Then…” the elder started again.
“Let’s not worry about this for now. Keep an eye on the Heaven Alliance’s movements!” Cheyanne Stark interrupted him.
“Understood!” The elder nodded in response.
Soon, the news that Vance had taken the Nine Dragons Cauldron and the Heaven Book spread like wildfire in the Upper Realm.
Those with an interest received the news one after another and sent people out to search for Vance. Many even headed directly to the Yama King’s Palace.
The treasures ranked first and third among the Ten Sacred Objects were enough to drive everyone mad.
About an hour later, Vance landed in a primeval forest with a dozen people.
“Vice Sovereign, why are we here? Aren’t we going back to the Yama King’s Palace?” one of the elders asked.
“The news about the Nine Dragons Cauldron should have spread by now. It’s too dangerous to go back!” Vance responded. “Many people are probably heading to our sect!”
“That’s true!” The elder nodded. “Vice Sovereign, what is your plan?”
“I haven’t decided yet!” Vance said as he took out the Nine Dragons Cauldron from his storage ring.
The dozen people turned their heads to look at the Nine Dragons Cauldron, their faces full of excitement.
None of them noticed the cold glint that flashed in Vance’s eyes at that moment.
“Who would have thought that kid would actually hand over the Nine Dragons Cauldron so easily…” one man began to speak while looking at the cauldron.
Whoosh!
Before he could finish his sentence, a terrifying spiritual force erupted from Vance’s forehead, instantly enveloping everyone present.
In the next moment, except for the half-step Supreme Source Realm elder, everyone else fell to the ground, writhing in agony.
Within a few blinks of an eye, they lay motionless on the ground, bleeding from their orifices, their expressions twisted in death.
“Vice Sovereign, you…” The half-step Supreme Source Realm elder looked at Vance in horror and spoke with difficulty.
Although his condition was much better than the others, his soul consciousness was severely damaged, leaving him with less than half of his combat strength.
“Don’t blame me; blame your bad luck!” Vance turned to look at him. “Will you end it yourself or should I help you?”
“You… you want to keep the Nine Dragons Cauldron and Heaven Book for yourself?” The elder realized what was happening.
He quickly pleaded for mercy. “I… I promise not to reveal your whereabouts. Please spare me, Vice Sovereign…”
“I only trust the dead!” Vance said coldly.
The elder didn’t say another word and turned to flee. He knew that Vance would not spare him.
If he were in Vance’s position and had obtained the Nine Dragons Cauldron, he might have done the same.
Kill everyone around him and find a place to study the Heaven Book. If everything went well, he could become the top person in this star domain in no time!
With the help of the Nine Dragons Cauldron, he would be invincible even in eighth and ninth-tier star domains!
In front of such temptation, feelings for fellow sect members became worthless!
Just as he had fled a few hundred meters away, a strong wave of energy surged from behind him.
He spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground, kicking his legs before breathing his last breath.
“Hahaha…” Vance laughed heartily and then turned to look at the Nine Dragons Cauldron. “Heaven is truly helping me!”
“Killing your fellow sect members for the Nine Dragons Cauldron and Heaven Book. Truly admirable!” At that moment, a woman’s voice reached Vance’s ears.
“Who’s there?!” Vance was startled and shouted as he scanned his surroundings. “Show yourself!”
“You’re an idiot!” White Feather continued. “Did you really think getting the Nine Dragons Cauldron would be so easy? Dream on!”
A white shadow emerged from within the Nine Dragons Cauldron-it was White Feather!
“Hmm?” Vance was taken aback by White Feather’s appearance.
However, upon seeing it was just a bird, he calmed down a bit.
Although he knew that a bird capable of speaking human language was no ordinary creature, he himself was a third-rank Supreme Source Realm cultivator and had nothing to fear!
After a brief pause, he looked at White Feather and said, “What are you doing hiding inside the Nine Dragons Cauldron?”
“Watching you kill your fellow sect members!” White Feather responded.
“Then I’ll send you to hell to join them!” Vance’s eyes narrowed.
He raised his hand, forming a barrier that covered an area of several kilometers around them.
Then, with a flip of his wrist, he took out a pitch-black large blade from his storage ring and slashed at White Feather with several Thunder Blades.
As a third-rank Supreme Source Realm cultivator going all out, the momentum was terrifying.
The void within the barrier was torn apart by several pitch-black cracks, spreading like spider webs around them. The entire barrier was filled with an overwhelming pressure.
“You think you can kill me? Not even close!” White Feather advanced instead of retreating, spewing several streams of extremely cold air from its mouth.
In an instant, those blade lights were frozen into ice sculptures and then shattered into ice particles that fell to the ground.
“How is this possible?” Vance’s pupils contracted sharply.
Freezing blade lights?
He’d never seen it.
A sense of unease rose in his heart as his right eyelid twitched uncontrollably.
White Feather didn’t waste any more words and attacked again. Waves of extremely cold air surged forth.
Wherever the cold air passed, water vapor in the air instantly condensed into ice particles.
Vance frowned deeply and formed a sharp blade net with his pitch-black large blade to protect himself.
However, it was useless; the blade net quickly turned into ice particles.
“Damn it!” Vance cursed under his breath as he dispelled the barrier with a wave of his hand and quickly fled.
He had originally formed the barrier to prevent White Feather from escaping. Now, it was him who needed to escape.
Although White Feather hadn’t shown enough power to crush him yet, he had a feeling that even if he used all his trump cards, he might not be able to kill White Feather.
Moreover, if this dragged on any longer, it was uncertain who would win. It was better to retreat for now!
Of course, he didn’t forget about the Nine Dragons Cauldron!
After fleeing a kilometer away, he reached out towards the direction of the Nine Dragons Cauldron…