Covering the Sky: I, Wang Teng, truly lack the bearing of an emperor.

Chapter 288 Shadowy Past
The Shadow King's methods were unpredictable, making them feel uneasy from the very beginning.

The Golden-Winged Roc King roared, his wings shimmering with golden light, making him look like a golden ball of light.

Under the golden light, the shadows of several powerful figures almost disappeared.

The black rivers under the Shadow King's command also slowly dried up.

"Hehe." The Shadow King chuckled.

With a wave of his hand, another shadowy creature emerged.

Its aura is powerful, combining some characteristics of the Golden-Winged Roc King with those of Tu Tian and others.

While it's impossible to be exactly the same as them in every aspect, even half of them would be difficult enough to deal with.

After all, these people are no ordinary powerful beings.

“Shadow King!” Jiang Yun called out softly, his eyes filled with apprehension.

Qi Hao, who had already given all the life-extending artifacts to the Jiang family, walked over, looked at Jiang Yun, and asked, "Shadow King? What's his background? Does your Jiang family know him?"

"We've crossed paths before! This guy somehow infiltrated our Jiang family, trying to make contact with the patriarch's lineage. Hengyu Furnace warned him, and several of his accomplices were killed. He escaped alone, and now he's back..."

Jiang Yun, a powerful figure in the Jiang family, pondered for a moment and then revealed some secrets from back then.

This matter was originally known only to a few powerful figures in the Jiang family, and it should not have been spread outside.

However, nowadays, the Dragon Transformation Pool is filled with either members of the Jiang family or people who have paid a considerable price to rescue the God King Ancestor. They are no longer outsiders, so there is no negative impact from speaking out at this moment.

"Infiltrating the main branch of the Jiang family? These people are interesting. Could it be that they're trying to usurp the Jiang family's power and gradually erode it?" Qi Hao suddenly smiled and asked.

Jiang Yun, a powerful figure from the Jiang family, looked unwell for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure and shook his head slightly.

"It's not that simple. The Jiang family are descendants of Emperor Hengyu, with Emperor Hengyu's blood flowing through their veins, and they also cultivate the Hengyu Emperor Scripture. The Hengyu Furnace guards the Jiang family and can distinguish everyone who infiltrates the Jiang family, even a king who can hide in the shadows. That time he was seriously injured and left, disappearing for a long time. Many people thought he was dead, but they never expected that he was still alive!"

Jiang Yun's expression was solemn as he spoke.

It's impossible for a powerful figure to infiltrate the Jiang family without ulterior motives.

Fortunately, the Jiang family had the means to restrain the other party and thwarted their scheme.

Jiang Yun hadn't expected that the other party would appear here, and with a very clear objective: to snatch the magic jar from Tu Tian's hands.

"So he's a rat king after all," Qi Hao sneered.

Without a doubt, this must be someone from the force behind the Holy Son of Yaoguang.

That lineage initially employed a three-pronged approach: using the son of the Star Peak Master of the Tai Xuan Sect as the overt progenitor, while secretly cultivating the Holy Son of Yao Guang and Jiang Yifei of the Jiang family.

Among them, the Tai Xuan Sect had the weakest foundation and was easily infiltrated.

Although the Yao Guang Holy Land has an ultimate imperial weapon to suppress it, it has never produced a Great Emperor. Moreover, the origin of the ultimate imperial weapon in this holy land is still under discussion, so they are also affected.

Only the Jiang family has produced a true ancient emperor. Hengyu Furnace is connected to every member of the Jiang family by blood, making it extremely difficult to infiltrate the Jiang family.

If Qi Hao's guess is correct, the lineage behind the Holy Son of Yaoguang may have suffered a double loss back then.

"You could say that," Jiang Yun nodded.

After that battle, the Jiang family searched everywhere for this Shadow King without success, and no one expected that this guy would suddenly appear now.

"Peacock King, you should all step back," Qi Hao reminded the ten powerful figures outside.

Although the ten of them were very strong, with the Golden-Winged Roc King, the Azure Dragon King, and the third-ranked bandit Xu Heng all approaching the level of a Dao-Slaying King, they would still struggle against a true Dao-Slaying King and fourteen powerful figures. A single misstep could result in a major loss.

Although the Peacock King and his companions appeared unruly and arrogant to outsiders, they were actually quite prudent and would never take unnecessary risks.

For example, right now. Upon hearing Qi Hao's words, the ten powerful figures immediately retreated while still fighting.

"Trying to leave?" The Shadow King chuckled.

He raised his hand and summoned a wall of shadow that stretched across the crowd, blocking their path.

The Azure Dragon King and the Golden-Winged Roc King attacked simultaneously. The combined power of these two supreme beings was even enough to kill a powerful being.

Even so, their attacks only caused the shadow wall to shake, without damaging its foundation.

The Shadow King was completely hidden in the shadows, his face obscured, but everyone could sense his malice.

He calmly walked toward the ten powerful figures, each step he took causing ripples of shadow that expanded almost infinitely into the distance.

Whether friend or foe, all are ruthlessly suppressed beneath this layer of shadowy ripples.

"Break!" the Peacock King roared, joining forces with the Azure Dragon King and the others to attack.

However, the powerful beings who could once roar and shatter mountains and rivers could not break through this seemingly thin wall of shadow at this moment.

"Leave that jar, and I might spare your lives," the Shadow King said calmly.

He raised one hand, and a black flower bud bloomed from his fingertips.

As the surrounding light was swallowed up, the flower of shadow slowly bloomed.

Petals drifted down, dancing in the wind, rushing towards the Peacock King and his companions.

In the Dragon Transformation Pool, Jiang Yun's expression was solemn.

The Jiang family knows relatively more about this Shadow King.

This person's strength is among the strongest even in the King of Glory level.

With fourteen powerful figures watching us covetously, our ten allies outside are in danger!
He had even picked up his King's weapon, ready to rush out and rescue his "ally".

However, Ye Fan stopped him.

"Senior Jiang Yun, don't be impulsive, I have a plan," Ye Fan said in a low voice.

Jiang Yun was stunned for a moment, and just as she was about to ask a question, she saw Ye Fan walk towards Duan De with a worried look on his face.

"Sigh!" Ye Fan sighed heavily as soon as he reached Duan De's side.

Duan De was heartbroken at the moment. After hearing the sigh, he turned his head slightly and glanced at Ye Fan.

"This is too difficult! Even the ancient saint formation couldn't stop more than a dozen powerful figures outside. We finally got reinforcements, but then the enemy sent a King-level expert. Am I really doomed...?"

Ye Fan sighed, his voice filled with worry.

Upon hearing this, Duan De's obese body trembled, as if he had thought of something.

"If they break in, I'm doomed!"

"Death isn't scary, but what if they have a habit or idea of ​​torture and murder? What if they use me as practice?"

"Slaughter! It'll definitely make me wish I were dead..."

With each word Ye Fan spoke, Duan De's obese body trembled.

Finally, he couldn't take it anymore. He reached into his pocket and rummaged around for a while before pulling out a rotten copper nail.

(End of this chapter)