Lawrence Joseph laughed heartily. “I’ve heard you’re arrogant. Seeing you today, it seems the rumors are true!”
After a brief pause, he looked at Billy again. “I have one last question!”
“Even if you can kill me, you won’t get out of Shadow Tower. Isn’t it all in vain?”
“That’s none of your concern!” Billy replied. “I’m in a hurry. Make your move. I’ll give you a chance to go all out!”
“Let me see what you’ve got!” Lawrence Joseph said, wasting no more words.
As soon as he finished speaking, his aura surged to its peak.
In the blink of an eye, a massive axe-shaped weapon appeared in mid-air, spinning rapidly and tearing dark rifts in the void.
The axe-shaped weapon then conjured a fireball and hurled it at Billy like a falling meteor, its momentum overwhelming.
“You want to see my trump card? I’ll show you!” Billy’s voice reached Lawrence Joseph’s ears.
In the next moment, a blade light slashed through the Breaking Emptiness Realm, aiming straight at Lawrence Joseph.
Sky Burial Blade!
With Billy’s current cultivation, one Sky Burial Blade was enough to kill a seventh-rank Mystic Kun Realm expert.
Especially in this Heavenly Xuan Space, even an eighth-rank Mystic Kun Realm expert would fall to one strike, so Lawrence Joseph stood no chance.
Lawrence Joseph sensed the power of the blade, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints.
He wanted to avoid the clash, but it was too late to withdraw his attack.
The blade light flashed past him like lightning, and his physical body perished instantly, leaving only his soul.
Staring at Billy in shock, he asked, “What was that blade technique?”
He finally believed Billy’s earlier words; Billy could kill him anytime, anywhere!
“A killing technique,” Billy replied calmly.
As he spoke, Dark Puppet emerged from his body and chased after Lawrence Joseph’s soul.
“Spare me, and I’ll take you to find the two ladies!” Lawrence Joseph’s soul shouted as it fled.
Though he didn’t know what Dark Puppet was, he sensed extreme danger from it.
“If you had known this earlier, why did you act otherwise? I gave you a chance, but you refused. Now it’s too late!” Billy replied.
“Every floor above the second in Shadow Tower has formations. Without breaking them, you won’t see them,” Lawrence Joseph’s soul continued to shout.
“And without me guiding you, you won’t get out of the formation outside Shadow Tower!”
“Formations on every floor above the second?” Billy was surprised; this was unexpected!
As for the formation outside Shadow Tower, he already had a plan; otherwise, he wouldn’t have entered so easily.
“Yes!” Lawrence Joseph’s soul responded loudly.
“Which floor are they on?” Billy asked.
“The fourth floor!” Lawrence Joseph’s soul replied.
“These two should also be in Shadow Tower, right?” Billy said as he waved his hand, revealing images of the Ancestors from Ancestral Grounds and Grand Hall in mid-air.
“They’ve both perished!” Lawrence Joseph hesitated before continuing.
“The Grand Hall Ancestor is completely destroyed, but the Ancestral Grounds Ancestor left a soul fragment on the third floor.”
“Perished?” Billy was taken aback. “They should be at least seventh-rank Mystic Kun Realm experts. How did they perish? Did your Sovereign intervene?”
“No,” Lawrence Joseph shook his head. “They came to Deadland with another person who was likely an array master.”
“For some reason, a conflict arose among them. The Grand Hall Ancestor and the array master teamed up against the Ancestral Grounds Ancestor.”
“In the end, both the Grand Hall Ancestor and the array master were completely destroyed, leaving only a soul fragment of the Ancestral Grounds Ancestor.”
“Really?” Billy was surprised again; he hadn’t expected such a situation.
After a brief pause, he continued asking, “Why are you keeping the Ancestral Grounds Ancestor’s soul fragment?”
“The Sovereign plans to refine it when the young master breaks through to mid-stage Mystic Kun Realm,” Lawrence Joseph explained.
“Take me to him first!” Billy decided after some thought.
“Alright!” Lawrence Joseph’s soul agreed.
Billy then withdrew Heavenly Xuan Space, and they returned to Shadow Tower.
Soon, Lawrence Joseph led Billy to the entrance of the third floor.
Billy didn’t retract Dark Puppet; it followed Lawrence Joseph’s soul closely to prevent any tricks.
As Lawrence Joseph had said, each floor in Shadow Tower indeed had array seals that couldn’t be bypassed without breaking them.
After Lawrence Joseph sent out a mark, the barrier at the third-floor entrance vanished.
Billy stepped into the third-floor hall.
“Who goes there?” An elderly voice sounded as a shadowy figure appeared not far away.
Billy looked over and saw it was the Ancestral Grounds Ancestor!
“I’m Billy, sent by Ancestral Grounds to bring you out!” Billy said respectfully.
“Hmm?” The shadowy figure was surprised. “Ancestral Grounds sent you?”
“Sir, you should recognize this token,” Billy said as he took out the token given by Charlie Cooper and handed it over.
The shadowy figure took the token and examined it with a powerful spiritual force.
After verifying its authenticity, he looked at Billy. “Mr. Billy, how is everything at Ancestral Grounds?”
“I don’t know all the details, but there shouldn’t be any major issues,” Billy replied. “Sir, time is limited. Let’s leave here first…”
“Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Billy,” the shadowy figure interrupted. “I’m already dead. Returning holds no meaning. It’s sheer luck that I could wait for your arrival before my soul dissipates.”
“Please help me deliver this information to Ancestral Grounds. I would be eternally grateful!”
With that, a stream of information entered Billy’s mind.
Billy quickly scanned its contents and found it included the method to open a secret realm in Ancestral Grounds.
It also explained why he had clashed with the Grand Hall Ancestor.
It was simple: Grand Hall had coveted Ancestral Grounds for some time but hadn’t found an opportunity until now.
From the beginning of their journey to Deadland, the Grand Hall Ancestor never intended for him to leave alive and teamed up with the array master against him.
However, they hadn’t anticipated his combat strength surpassing theirs!
“Rest assured, I will deliver it!” Billy promised.
“Thank you!” The shadowy figure paused before continuing. “Mr. Billy, while my soul still has some energy left, let me assist you as a token of gratitude!”
“Sir, please come back with me…” Billy began to say.
Before he could finish, the shadowy figure turned into a white light and entered Billy’s body.
In an instant, Billy felt a powerful energy rampaging inside him.
“Mr. Billy, it’s not convenient for you to break through now. Seal this energy and refine it later…” The elder’s voice echoed in Billy’s mind before fading away.
Billy quickly sealed the energy with his bloodline power.
He hadn’t expected this outcome. After adjusting himself for a moment, he looked at Lawrence Joseph’s soul.
“Let’s go to the fourth floor!”
Soon they reached the fourth-floor entrance. After Lawrence Joseph sent out a mark, the barrier at the entrance vanished.
As Billy stepped in, a sword aura attacked…