Chapter 1059: You Are Tianye King (Part 2)

"Redleaf King?"

Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes.

"That's right, it's me! You could tell who I am from my voice... Those two fools, Jadeleaf King and Stoneleaf King, were killed by you, weren't they?"

A cold laugh rang out, and Zhang Xuan immediately felt his body tighten, as if stared at by a venomous snake, his whole body stiff.

"It's the pressure of the primordial spirit..."

Cold sweat beaded on his forehead. Zhang Xuan knew the other party was using the pressure of the primordial spirit. Though it was just a trace, it made him unable to muster any thought of resistance.

"That's right, I killed them. Are you going to avenge them?"

Circulating the Heavenly Way true qi, he felt a bit more relaxed. Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth and looked around.

The other party was hidden somewhere, and even the Eye of Insight could not detect any trace.

"Avenge? Being killed by a Zongsheng shows they were unworthy of being kings, deserving death..." Redleaf King sneered.

The Spirit Race only pledged loyalty to the Emperor; they were cold by nature, not caring even if their companions died.

"You managed to kill them without giving them time to send a message, so you're quite a figure. How about this: I won't kill you in a hurry. Let's play a game, shall we?" Redleaf King continued with a laugh.

"A game?" Zhang Xuan was taken aback.

The others were also puzzled.

"That's right. The rules are simple. Don't you want to escape this place? I have five clues here. If you get all of them, you can easily escape the formation and see my true form..."

Redleaf King said.

"Five clues? I'm afraid they won't be easy to obtain!" Zhang Xuan frowned.

"Clever. I like talking to clever people!"

Redleaf King chuckled: "Getting the clues is simple. Kill one master teacher, and I'll give you the first; kill two more, and I'll give you the second; kill three more, and I'll give you the third... and so on. That is, as long as you kill fifteen master teachers, you'll get the complete clues and escape this place..."

"Kill master teachers?" Zhang Xuan clenched his fists.

There were thirty of them in total; eight had already died, leaving only twenty-two. Killing fifteen would leave almost none.

How ruthless!

Making them kill each other so he could benefit from the conflict. Though he hadn't seen the man himself, Zhang Xuan knew that this Redleaf King was sinister and evil, far more powerful than Jadeleaf King and the others.

"That's right. You're a clever man; you should know what to choose. If you don't kill, you won't have a chance to see me, and you'll all be killed by the formation. But if you do kill, at least you'll see me, and maybe you can avenge them..."

Redleaf King continued.

"Despicable!"

Everyone's face turned pale with anger.

Breaking through the levels one by one, as he said, they would eventually be killed, without even a chance to see this Redleaf King. Only by obtaining the clues could they rush out and fight him desperately.

"He's trying to break our spirit... If we really do that, what's the difference between us and the Spirit Race? How can we still call ourselves master teachers?"

Wu Shi gritted his teeth.

The other party had them cornered.

They could only choose one of two paths.

"Oh, by the way, you don't have to kill them either. As long as among your group, whoever acts first, as long as fifteen die first, I'll still produce the clues..."

Redleaf King continued with a smile: "Hurry up and decide. I'll give you an hour to think... Heh heh! I hope our first cooperation will be very pleasant..."

His voice was harsh and piercing, gradually fading away, as if he was no longer watching.

"He should be gone..."

Extending his divine sense, Wu Shi turned to look over.

"What do we do?"

Wu Tianqiong spoke.

The others couldn't help but look at Zhang Xuan, who was not far away.

Continuing to break through was certainly not feasible. Should they really do as he said and kill each other?

"This is definitely Redleaf King's trick, aimed at making us kill each other... Everyone, don't be fooled!" Zhang Xuan looked around.

"Yes, if we fall for it and kill each other, even if we survive, it will become a heart demon, which he can exploit..." Mu Shi also nodded.

"To be honest, our chances of getting out are indeed slim. As long as we can kill this Redleaf King and avenge Elder Feng and the others, even death is nothing!" Wu Tianqiong interrupted him and said.

"That's right, our deaths are not worth regretting, but if we are trapped and killed by the formation, that would be too unfair..." Wu Ran also said.

"My opinion is the same as the others. We can die, but Zhang Shi and Wu Shi cannot. As long as you are still here, there is a chance to kill Redleaf King and escape this place..." Feng Xun also nodded.

The others stepped forward one after another, expressing agreement.

Their meaning was simple: at worst, fifteen of them would die. As long as they preserved their strength, it was better than all dying here.

"I understand your thoughts, but... can you guarantee that Redleaf King will keep his word and give the clues? And even if we know the clues, can we definitely escape?"

Seeing everyone's attitude, Zhang Xuan shook his head.

Their thoughts were selfless, even willing to sacrifice themselves, but... it was useless!

Not to mention that the Spirit Race was extremely cunning; even if they really gave the clues and let them out of the formation, master teachers had principles. They couldn't sacrifice others for themselves.

Otherwise, what difference would there be between them and the Spirit Race?

"Then what do we do?"

Everyone knew this reasoning, but seeing so many friends die and being toyed with by the enemy, they couldn't help but have that thought.

Now, hearing Zhang Xuan's analysis, they looked at him one by one, hoping that this man could continue to work miracles.

"I don't know either..." Zhang Xuan smiled bitterly.

He really had no way now. He didn't know how this great formation operated, nor where Redleaf King was. No matter how many methods he had, they were useless!

"You don't know either?"

Seeing that even he had no solution, everyone seemed like deflated balloons.

Zhang Shi had never been stumped by anything along the way. If even he had no way, then they truly didn't know what to do.

"I can't take it anymore! Redleaf King said that as long as fifteen die, that's enough. After I die, those who survive must avenge me..."

After a long silence, a roar sounded. A battle teacher couldn't hold back and raised his longsword to commit suicide.

"Stop!"

Unexpectedly, even after saying so clearly, someone still wanted to commit suicide. Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows and flicked his finger.

Ding!

A stream of true qi shot out, knocking the longsword away. Wu Shi stepped forward and pointed, sealing his cultivation.

At this moment, suicide was not the solution; they needed to think of a better way.

"Don't stop me, let me die..."

Even with his cultivation sealed, the master teacher did not stop but continued to roar loudly.

"If we can't commit suicide, then I'll make a move..."

Just as this one was dealt with, another roar sounded. A master teacher jumped out and struck at a nearby battle teacher.

"Hmph!"

His face darkening, Feng Xun moved his body and arrived in front of the master teacher, kicking him.

Bang!

Blood sprayed out. The master teacher flew backward, heavily crashing to the ground, seriously injured.

"Feng Xun, what are you doing?"

Hurriedly helping the injured master teacher up, Shen Pingchao turned and glared angrily.

It was an elder from their Luoqing Academy.

"What am I doing? He attacked my man; it's good that I didn't kill him!"

Feng Xun glared back.

His battle teacher had been standing still, and this master teacher attacked him. If he hadn't intervened, the man would have been killed. Now he was asking why—what a joke!

"I think you're just looking for an excuse to make a move. In that case, why not kill me first..." Shen Pingchao snorted.

"What if I do? You people from the three academies have always been a burden. I've long been sick of you..." Feng Xun sneered.

"Enough!"

Unexpectedly, in the midst of danger, instead of uniting, they were quarreling. Wu Shi was about to explode with anger.

"We are all master teachers and battle teachers. Coming to this relic, though we are all prepared to die, we cannot kill each other in the struggle against the Spirit Race! If we do, how can we face Confucius? How can we face our ancestors?"

"Hmph!"

Hearing his reprimand, Feng Xun and Shen Pingchao glanced at each other, each waving an arm, forcibly suppressing their anger.

"Alright, everyone calm down. Let's think about how to get out first!"

Seeing the two stop arguing, President Han spoke.

"How to get out? Not to mention that this formation has layers upon layers, full of traps everywhere. Even if we get out, when we encounter Redleaf King, who among us can be his match?"

Feng Xun waved his hand: "I have seen Stoneleaf King's strength with my own eyes. Even Wu Shi, using all his power, could at best tie with him... Redleaf King is even stronger, plus the formation. There's definitely no way we can leave this time!"

"Yes, I also think there's no way to leave... Unless we kill fifteen and get the other party's clues." Jiang Yuan, another chiliarch from the Battle Teacher Hall, said.

"If we really do that, we'll fall for Redleaf King's scheme of sowing discord..." Wu Shi frowned.

"Falling for it? I don't think so. Instead, I think there must be a traitor among us. Otherwise, how could the Spirit Race know our movements so well? How could they always get ahead of us? It can't be such a coincidence!"

Jiang Yuan said.

"A traitor? How is that possible! We are all master teachers. How could we betray..." Wu Shi shook his head.

"You Xu was also a master teacher, but didn't he betray humanity?" Jiang Yuan said.

"This..."

Wu Shi's eyes flickered. Not knowing how to answer, he frowned and looked over: "Jiang Shi, have you discovered something? Speak freely..."

"I have noticed something off..." Jiang Yuan snorted and turned to look at Luo Ruoxin not far away, his gaze like lightning: "Luo Shi, I have a few questions to ask you..."

Luo Ruoxin frowned: "Please speak!"

"When we entered the relic, Wu Shi and President Han didn't notice the formation space, but you saw it at a glance. In the Boundless Realm, we were trapped and our true qi was greatly depleted, but you alone were not greatly harmed. Moreover, as soon as you left, the Spirit Race came to attack. With the Black Annihilation Dust, no one knew that soul-type treasures could block it, but you knew it clearly, and even made us follow the traces left by the Spirit Race... and then we fell into the enemy's trap!"

Jiang Yuan sneered: "How do you explain all this?"

"Now that he mentions it, it's true..."

"I didn't notice before, but now that Battle Teacher Jiang says it, this Luo Shi is indeed a bit off!"

"At first, she didn't say she wanted to come to the relic, then suddenly joined. I thought there was something wrong, and now it seems there really is something fishy..."

"Let's see how she answers..."

Clatter!

After hearing Jiang Yuan's analysis, everyone's expression changed. They stepped back in unison, leaving an empty circle around Luo Ruoxin.

"You think I'm the spy?"

Unexpectedly, the blame was pointed at her. Luo Ruoxin's delicate brows furrowed slightly.

"That's right. Disguised among us, step by step leading us into the trap without us noticing. Among the Qingtian lineage, the only one with such ability and strength is probably that legendary, elusive expert. If I'm not mistaken..."

Jiang Yuan stared coldly, his eyes like lightning, and said: "You are Tianye King!"