Eternal madness

Chapter 193 Interlude

(P.S.: The third update is a little late.)
This is an extremely vast grassland. In one part of this grassland, there is a huge stone plaza. On this huge stone plaza, the space presents a distorted color, with silver light flashing from time to time. Figures flash out from within it and then lightly land on the plaza.

It was exceptionally noisy and bustling with people.

whoosh-

The space in mid-air distorted violently once again, and then several figures emerged from it, landing steadily on the giant stone platform.

“This should be the Ancient Stone Square,” Pei Yuhan said, looking at the surrounding environment.

"Okay, let's go." Xiao Li nodded and looked around at the people. There were quite a few powerful figures, but none of them caught his eye.

Xiao Ting, standing to the side, remarked with admiration, "As expected of an ancient clan, their influence is truly terrifying. Those who were invited are all powerful individuals."

"The ancient holy city is just ahead. Let's go take a look." Xiao Li looked at the extremely large outline of the city in the distance.

At first glance, the city didn't seem as imposing as I had imagined. The city was built entirely of pale blue giant rocks, and perhaps due to the erosion of time, it looked somewhat decayed, exuding an ancient atmosphere and giving one a sense of antiquity.

As they approached the city, Xiao Li and his companions discovered that this ancient city was enveloped in a slightly transparent light shield. The shield appeared thin, yet it exuded a soul-stirring pressure.

Xiao Li stared at the light barrier and explained to everyone, "This ancient holy city was left over from ancient times. It is said to have been built by a Dou Di powerhouse from the ancient clan. The light barrier contains a trace of Dou Di power. With this light barrier protecting it, this ancient holy city can be described as impregnable. It can be described as terrifying."

"Xiao Li, why do you say everything you see is terrifying?" Pei Yuru suddenly asked from the side.

"Uh, I was just reminiscing." Xiao Li hadn't expected Pei Yuru to ask such a insightful question.

"By the way, flying is not allowed within a thousand feet of the Ancient Holy City, as a sign of respect for the ancient clan's Dou Di. Let's walk," Xiao Li continued.

After hearing this, everyone set off. It was their first time visiting the Ancient Holy City, including Tian Yinzi. They didn't know much about the Ancient Holy City. Xiao Li was the leader of this trip to the Ancient Clan because he had collected information about the Ancient Clan and the Ancient Holy City himself.

At the gate of the Ancient Holy City, Xiao Li and his group stopped. The Ancient Holy City was not a city that could be entered at will. Only those who had been invited by the ancient clans could enter. Ordinary people were generally prohibited from entering.

Xiao Li glanced at the city gate and saw nearly a hundred figures in black armor standing upright on both sides of the gate, holding long spears. Their sharp and cold eyes swept around, and powerful auras emanated from their bodies.

The Ancient Clan's Black Annihilation Army is the direct line of the Ancient Clan, and only elites can enter. The Black Annihilation Army soldiers at the gate are all at least at the Dou Zong level.

There were nearly a hundred Dou Zong powerhouses, rarely seen in ordinary times, at the gate. In the center of these Black Annihilation Army were several Dou Zun powerhouses. It is no wonder that an ancient clan uses Dou Zun powerhouses to guard the gate.

Xiao Li's gaze swept over the figures in black armor, then suddenly fixed on several familiar figures at the city gate, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Tsk, what a small world. Let's go." Xiao Li grinned.

As Xiao Li and his group approached the city gate, the Black Annihilation Army commanders at the gate also saw Xiao Li.

"It's you! The bastard from the Xiao clan..."

Snapped--

Before the man could even utter a word, Xiao Li slapped him to the ground from a distance.

"How could the ancient clans have raised such a foul-mouthed bastard like you?" In the next instant, Xiao Li's foot stepped on the man's face.

"Let me think of your name, you ant? I can't remember. You were no match for me back then. Do you think you can swagger in front of me now that you've broken through to Dou Zun?"

Xiao Li kicked Lin Qian away with force.

"Rubbish."

The surrounding Black Annihilation Army soldiers were about to make a move, but they were all suppressed by Xiao Li's aura and could not move.

"Who is this guy? How dare he make a move on the ancient clan's territory?" the onlookers exclaimed in amazement. Not far away, several figures emitting black smoke watched Xiao Li's retreating figure: "Hehehe, that ancient clan trash just said this person is from the Xiao clan. It came to us so easily. If someone from the Xiao clan has that thing on him, then we..."

"You two should not underestimate him. This person's cultivation is extremely high, reaching the level of a third-level Dou Zun. You two are no match for him. You can exchange words with him later, but you must not fight him!"

These strange black figures were the people from the Soul Clan. The one who just spoke was the leader of the Soul Clan this time, Soul Lin.

The two people behind him were young people from the Soul Clan who came to participate in the Heavenly Tomb event: Soul Rain and Soul Mist. Both of them were eight-star Dou Zun, and their strength was already very powerful, but they were still no match for Xiao Li.

"A Third-Rank Dou Zun? He's already on the path to becoming a Saint after the Ninth Rank? I never thought that the Xiao Clan, that centipede that never dies, could still produce such a figure." Hun Yu frowned.

Soul Mist: "It's alright, it has nothing to do with us. He's teaching the ancient people a lesson, not us. Why bother with all this? The ancient people are indeed too arrogant. If they were worried about being exposed, I would have already shown them what I'm capable of."

At this moment, at the city gate,
The commander on duty today came out, exuding an extraordinary aura. He wanted to use his cultivation to shake Xiao Li, but found that no matter what he did, he could not shake him, nor could he even save the brothers beside him.

“Friend, I am Yang Lie, the fifth commander of the Black Annihilation Army. Your insults to my ancient Black Annihilation Army show that you do not respect my ancient clan.”

Yang Lie said with an unfriendly expression.

"Catch!" Xiao Li simply grinned, flicked his finger, and threw out an exquisite jade token. The token brought with it a sharp gust of wind and shot towards Yang Lie like lightning.

Yang Lie's pupils contracted, and he tried to catch the jade sticker by circulating his entire body's fighting spirit. However, after the jade sticker made contact with him, he felt a tremendous force, and Yang Lie's figure was directly blown back dozens of steps before he could barely stabilize himself.

Just as Yang Lie thought he had finally caught the jade sticker, an extremely terrifying temperature suddenly emanated from the jade sticker, scorching his palm and causing thick white mist to rise from it.

"hiss--"

Yang Lie felt the pain in his hand but didn't utter a sound.

"Hmph, this is the invitation from the ancient clan. You can see that it was personally sent by the clan chief. I was just teaching a talkative bug a lesson."

You immediately threw a huge accusation at me. I'm here as a guest; I have no right to lecture someone in my own home. So, this is a small punishment to teach them a lesson. Understand your place, understand?

Xiao Li crossed his arms and said.

Yang Lie gritted his teeth, wanting to say something, but he couldn't bring himself to speak. His instincts told him that it was safest to remain silent at this moment.

"Hmph, let's go." Xiao Li snorted coldly and led his men inside.

After Xiao Li and the others entered the Ancient Sacred City, the oppressive aura emanating from the Black Annihilation Army at the city gate dissipated, and Lin Qian regained his freedom.

whoosh-

A figure appeared here, and Lin Qian and Yang Lie were both stunned. They exclaimed in unison, "Big Brother!"

Black Annihilation Army Grand Commander, Gu Feng, Seven Star Dou Zun
"Hmm, Lin Qian, have you forgotten the way to treat guests? Do you want others to laugh at my ancient clan for not knowing etiquette?" the Grand Commander reprimanded.

“But he’s too arrogant. He killed Lingyu back then,” Lin Qian said indignantly.

Gu Feng said with exasperation, "The clan leader didn't say anything, so why are you trying to show off? Someone like Ling Yu who doesn't know his place is better off dead. The Xiao clan was personally invited by the clan leader. Are you trying to embarrass the clan leader by blocking him like this?"

Lin Qian immediately deflated: "Clan leader..."

Yang Lie, standing to the side, then spoke up: "Brother, just what level of cultivation does that Xiao clan member possess? I, a three-star Dou Zun, couldn't even catch what he threw?"

Gu Feng shook his head: "I can't see through him. He's very dangerous. Even if I met him, I probably wouldn't be a match for him."

"It's so scary!"

(End of this chapter)