Chapter 1106 - 995: Set Up
Chapter 1106 - 995: Set Up
Ten breaths later, he felt the transmission energy around him disappear, and immediately he looked around.He saw many human warriors around him, and judging from their attire, he deduced they must be the Divine World natives who had entered here earlier.
After glancing around for a while, he spotted Mo Yan and the others.
"Mo Yan!"
He quickly went to join Mo Yan and the others, and moments later, he learned that they had also been transported here by a powerful surge of transmission energy just now.
"What is going on?"
Duan Gujin's eyes flickered, suspecting something peculiar behind this.
Soon after, a young man stepped onto a high platform and shouted loudly: "Everyone, the owner here, Quan Douhe, has decided to cooperate with us. He says he was deceived before and wants us to kill his enemy Tang Qi and those exotic realm creatures that have trespassed here! He says that as long as we can help him eliminate his enemy and those exotic realm creatures, we can obtain the treasure here!"
Upon hearing the young man's words, Duan Gujin gasped in shock.
"Could it be that this young man has been beguiled by Quan Douhe?"
His eyes flickered, strongly suspecting that the young man was either possessed by Quan Douhe or had been tricked by some other means.
"Or perhaps this young man is being coerced just like us!"
He had previously thought it strange that the exotic realm creatures hadn't launched another attack against them.
Now, hearing the young man's words, he realized it was likely Quan Douhe had abandoned cooperation with the exotic realm creatures in favor of joining forces with the human warriors who entered here.
"Everyone, you must obey my orders. No one can defy my orders. Our common enemy now is Tang Qi! Anyone who sees Tang Qi must report immediately! Ascension Academy disciples, gather here!"
The young man suddenly called over the Ascension Academy disciples.
Filled with curiosity, Duan Gujin joined the others, and after listening for a while, he realized that the young man demanded they align with the Divine World natives, threatening that if the Ascension Academy disciples did not, they would be seen as traitors colluding with exotic realm creatures and eradicated.
Upon hearing this from the young man, the faces of the Ascension disciples present changed slightly. Though dissatisfied inwardly, they looked around, discovering the Divine World natives outnumbered them several times over, leading them to back down completely.
"What should we do if Tang Qi threatens us again?"
Mo Yan said worriedly, accessing his Divine Sense, discovering Tang Qi's mysterious energy still residing within him.
Duan Gujin also furrowed his brows, his eyes flickering with imagination, pondering if Tang Qi really appeared and intimidated them, these Ascension Academy disciples would face a dilemma.
The most likely scenario would be Tang Qi threatening them, while undoubtedly, the Divine World natives who decided to cooperate with Quan Douhe would heed Quan Douhe's words.
This would inevitably lead to a conflict between the two sides.
With the Ascension Academy disciples at a disadvantage due to inferior numbers, the likely result if a fight ensued would be their complete annihilation by the Divine World natives.
"Damn it!"
Duan Gujin's forehead oozed sweat the size of soybeans, faced with such a situation, he racked his brains for a while yet couldn't come up with a solution.
Then, the young man led Duan Gujin and others forward.
Duan Gujin slightly wrinkled his brows, suspecting the young man was truly leading them to the Ten-thousand Ancient Divine Palace.
Half a day later, they finally saw a massive structure ahead.
The structure's exterior was imposing, starkly different from the ruins they had seen before.
Duan Gujin immediately speculated the building before them might be the Ten-thousand Ancient Divine Palace.
At this moment, the young man from before shouted loudly: "Everyone, rest well here, and don't wander around, it's dangerous ahead. Once everyone's strength has recovered considerably, we'll set off again!"
Duan Gujin noticed the young man with the other Divine World natives, and judging from the formation they arranged, he concluded the Divine World natives were guarding against them.
He pondered for a while, then his eyes suddenly brightened.
"I understand what's going on with those Divine World natives. Mo Yan, tell everyone to be cautious. We bear Tang Qi's markings on us; the Divine World natives intentionally linger here to lure Tang Qi out!"
He hurriedly conveyed this information to Mo Yan, then secretly communicated to the other Ascension Academy disciples, urging them to be vigilant against the Divine World natives ahead and their surroundings.
"Do you think Tang Qi will really come looking for us?"
"I think he will!"
Duan Gujin breathed out heavily, his previously feared situation was finally about to unfold.
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Duan Gujin's guess was correct; the young man had indeed cooperated with Quan Douhe, Quan Douhe promised the young man that once the Divine World natives helped him eliminate Tang Qi, he would give them the treasure of the Ten-thousand Ancient Divine Palace, with the young man having first pick.
After hearing this, the young man contemplated for a moment and decided to cooperate with Quan Douhe.
"Everyone be ready for combat at any moment, Tang Qi is certain to appear, wait attentively! You also need to watch those Ascension Academy disciples ahead, they bear Tang Qi's markings, and will obey Tang Qi's orders! If Tang Qi appears and the Ascension Academy disciples decide to side with him, immediately strike them down, eliminate them! Even if they don't wish to side with Tang Qi, the markings Tang Qi left in them will control their Divine Soul, forcing them to attack us!"
The young man spoke to the other Divine World natives on one side.
"Luo Ming, should we really strike the Ascension Academy disciples at that time? Do we need to kill them? Or just severely injure them?"
One Divine World native asked the young man.
"I'm not sure about this either; I don't know what markings Tang Qi left in them. Supposing Tang Qi marked them with self-destruction marks! Even if we want to let them go, they won't spare us!"
Luo Ming, the young man, responded with furrowed brows.
"Alright, I know what to do now!"
The other Divine World natives nodded.
Time passed slowly.
The Ascension Academy disciples were intensely anxious, having fully recovered their Primordial Power, yet Tang Qi still hadn't appeared around them.
"Why has Tang Qi not shown up yet?"
Duan Gujin furrowed his brows, opting not to use Divine Sense to probe the surroundings, quietly waiting on one side.
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