The Crisis of the Dahuang Clan

Wu Tian’s expression was somewhat unnatural, but he calmly asked, “What exactly is this God Clan Treaty you keep talking about?”

“It’s simple. When there’s a treasure that only one person can obtain, as long as all four of our god clans agree to honor the treaty we signed, we will join forces and divide the treasure equally.”

Zilan Yin explained to Wu Tian, “As for all of you, you’ll have to wait until after us. Otherwise, you’ll be opposing the four god clans.”

At this, not only Wu Tian, but Xiao Gui’s expression also turned grim.

Xu Mu remained impassive. In a situation like this, how could the two male protagonists possibly swallow their anger?

The other experts around them were equally furious. They had paid such a steep price just to buy tickets to enter, and now these major clans wanted to monopolize the treasure?

Everyone present knew exactly what these clans were really after: monopolizing the resources.

They would rather take a smaller share themselves than allow the other races to obtain the treasure and eventually surpass them.

“We agree as well. There’s no other choice. If the treasure were right in front of us and everyone could compete for it, but only one person could ultimately claim it, the result would only be a brutal struggle.”

Tian Bufan chimed in.

The surrounding onlookers cursed inwardly. Their words sounded so righteous, but in the end, they still wanted to keep the treasure all to themselves.

Hathaway folded her arms and said, “Given the circumstances, this is the only way.”

As she spoke, she cast a casual glance at Xu Mu. At worst, after obtaining the treasure, she could give some of it to Xu Mu.

“Very well. Since all four god clans agree, the treaty is established.”

Zilan Yin smiled and put away her parasol. Silver crescents appeared beside her—more than a dozen of them—circling around her body.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

The crescents shot out. They seemed to possess their own tracking ability, slicing through every one of the armored figures with pinpoint accuracy.

At that moment, Wu Tian and Xiao Gui both turned toward Xu Mu. They seemed to be waiting for him to step forward first.

In their eyes, Xu Mu certainly wouldn’t be willing to swallow this humiliation.

But Xu Mu simply remained still. He was definitely more composed than the two male protagonists.

Both of them wanted to claim the treasure for themselves.

Xu Mu’s goal, however, was to prevent them from obtaining it. The difference between the two sides was fundamental.

“Everyone, you can sit here and rest now. We’ll deal with the monsters around us for you. In return, once dawn arrives, you must not touch the seals. Otherwise, you’ll be declaring yourselves our enemies.”

Zilan Yin smiled as she swept her gaze across the crowd. “I believe you all understand what happens to our enemies.”

Xu Mu immediately sent a voice transmission to Fu Jinyu and the others, telling them not to act rashly. The rest of the people would only grow more anxious.

Xiao Gui and Wu Tian were becoming increasingly restless, but they were not reckless fools.

If they spoke up first now, the four god clans would certainly target them.

Xu Mu lightly leaped onto the roof of a nearby building. He lay down there and quietly waited for dawn.

He knew very well that the people here would never voluntarily hand over the treasure.

…

Time passed little by little.

The pitch-black sky suddenly brightened. All the armored figures that had been continuously forming around them turned into black smoke and vanished.

Xu Mu took out his phone and glanced at the time. The darkness had lasted for a little over an hour.

“All right, everyone. Please remain here and wait. Don’t do anything reckless. You can only become stronger if you stay alive.”

Youhuo spoke indifferently.

Xiao Gui and Wu Tian once again looked toward Xu Mu on the rooftop, only to find him lying there as if he were asleep.

Clearly, he intended to give up.

Since Xu Mu was not going to act, Xiao Gui and Wu Tian could no longer endure it.

Rumble!

The two of them simultaneously erupted with qi and charged toward the buildings.

With two people taking the lead, everyone else also released their power and rushed into the buildings.

“Outrageous! Are you truly planning to fight us?”

Youhuo realized that the four god clans had failed to intimidate the crowd and shouted loudly.

But none of the people around them paid any attention.

Xu Mu was on the rooftop. He directly sent a black shadow into the second floor of the building below, then transferred himself over.

When he found no seal there, he once again used the black shadow to teleport, instantly arriving at the second floor of another building.

There happened to be a seal here. He picked it up and took a look. It bore the character “Qiu.”

This was an extremely common character, but Xu Mu happened to be missing it.

He immediately opened his storage space and put the seal inside.

Now Xu Mu was only missing the character “Xing” to complete the set of four seals.

Rumble!

Suddenly, the qi outside began to clash. The power of the Eighth Realm experts instantly rose to its limit.

Xu Mu quickly withdrew from the building.

At that moment, Hathaway was fighting a black-robed figure.

The other Eighth Realm experts from the four god clans were fighting two black-robed figures.

Xu Mu had no idea what was going on or why the battle had suddenly become so intense.

Moreover, the four god clans were not attacking the leaders, people like Xiao Gui and Wu Tian. Instead, they were fighting the others.

Crack!

Hathaway cleaved through her opponent’s black robe with a single sword strike, revealing a somewhat youthful face.

Judging by that face alone, the girl looked only about fifteen years old.

The pale, jade-like skin of her exposed back contrasted sharply with her black armor.

The curve of the armor across her chest was large enough that it could probably hold Dai Xingluo’s Thunder within it.

Of course, that Thunder was certainly inferior to the ones possessed by Fu Jinyu and Hathaway, but her frame was much smaller than theirs.

She was like a slender branch bearing enormous fruit.

Hathaway saw the black oracle-bone characters on Sheng Qiu’s hand and said in a deep voice, “You really are members of the Great Wilderness Race!”

Leng Xing shouted, “Everyone! Members of the Great Wilderness Race are right in front of us! Let’s join forces and kill them! This time, our four god clans are willing to share the treasures we obtain!”

Upon hearing this, quite a few of the black-robed figures aside from those from the four god clans turned their gazes toward Sheng Qiu and the others.

After only a brief hesitation, they charged over.

Xu Mu shook his head slightly. It seemed that the other races of the Inner Realm had already allied themselves with the four god clans when it came to dealing with the Great Wilderness Race.

Seeing several people rushing toward her, Sheng Qiu said expressionlessly, “We have no grudges against any of you. But the moment you attack us, you become our enemies!”

The people charging from a distance did not stop.

Boom!

Black power erupted from Sheng Qiu’s body. It transformed into countless oracle-bone characters that flew toward her and attached themselves to her body, eventually covering her completely.

The power within her surged to its peak at that very moment.

Swish!

Yellow sand filled the sky as Sheng Qiu’s figure transformed into a black shadow, engaging the attackers in a deadly battle.

In the blink of an eye, two experts at the Second Stage of the World-Breaking Realm were torn apart by her terrifying strength.

As for the remaining two members of the Great Wilderness Race, their black robes were also reduced to tatters during the battle.

They, too, had many characters on their bodies, but far fewer than Sheng Qiu.

The Eighth Realm experts of the four god clans fought two against one, and every one of them was battling with all their strength.

“Death Qi!”

Suddenly, a flame from one of Leng Xing’s earrings expanded outward, enveloping one of the Great Wilderness elders.

“Light of Judgment!”

The eighth-stage elder of the Holy Light Clan suddenly let out a furious shout. A multicolored beam of light transformed into a spinning spear and instantly pierced one of the elders through the chest.

Sheng Qiu’s eyes widened in shock. “Elder Huang!”

“Moon Wheel Slash!”

Zilan Yin seized the opportunity and raised her hand.

Several crescent blades, each over ten meters long, materialized around Sheng Qiu. Like the blades of a blender, they suddenly began to spin.

Xu Mu’s brow furrowed more and more deeply as he watched.