Chapter 1232: Internal Strife

Old Man Han knew that Zhuge Qingxuan was arrogant and looked down on others, and with Kano's instructions, he didn't argue with him along the way.

But now, all the men he had brought were dead, so where was his good temper?

Zhuge Qingxuan snorted coldly, "Kano sent a useless piece of trash. What use is he? Don't think that just because Kano backs you, I dare not kill you!"

Old Man Han was so angry his beard bristled. He found this fellow utterly unreasonable!

"Hey, if not for Lord Kano, you'd have been killed by Ye Yuan long ago. How could you still be strutting around here? Bah! You call yourself the Calamity God King, the number one in the Divine Realm? What a joke!" Old Man Han shot back immediately.

At this moment, many martial artists were drawn by their quarrel and stopped to watch the commotion.

Hearing Old Man Han's words, everyone was greatly shocked.

This battle had not been made public.

Now they learned that the Calamity God King had nearly died at Ye Yuan's hands!

Didn't that mean the Empyrean God King had surpassed the Calamity God King?

"Did I hear that right? The Empyrean God King nearly killed this one?"

"The Empyrean God King's growth is terrifying! How long has it been, and his strength has taken another leap!"

"If this is true, doesn't it mean the ranking of the Ten God Kings will change again?"

...

This news was indeed too shocking.

The invincible existence in their hearts had been pulled down from the altar!

But at this moment, almost everyone felt a sense of satisfaction.

After all, the Calamity God King had driven them to a dead end, and his character was truly hard to admire.

The Empyrean God King replacing the Calamity God King didn't bring them much disappointment; instead, they found it very gratifying!

With his keen hearing, Zhuge Qingxuan caught these whispers and became even more furious.

"Since you seek death, I'll grant it!"

Zhuge Qingxuan could no longer hold back. He erupted instantly, pointing a finger at Old Man Han.

Old Man Han was no pushover either, and the two engaged in battle.

With such a fierce battle in the narrow tunnel, who dared to watch? Everyone fled far away.

In the tunnel, terrifying waves of energy came, but the martial artists were filled with excitement.

"Hey, this Calamity God King throws his weight around, and now they're fighting among themselves! How satisfying!"

"Best if they both get hurt! These guys don't deserve the title of Ten God Kings!"

"Let's take this chance to run! If we keep going like this, we'll die at their hands sooner or later."

"Yeah, we've been lucky so far, but if we keep being cannon fodder for him, death is certain."

...

Having decided, they ignored the two in combat and headed deeper one by one.

However, they were surprised to find that there seemed to be no real danger here!

All the way, with so many of them, they hadn't encountered any danger at all.

This feeling made them extremely happy.

These martial artists had cultivated to their current level by exploring countless secret realms, each time a narrow escape from death to achieve today's success.

But they had never experienced a situation like this before.

Moreover, this was a relic of a divine sect; theoretically, such a situation shouldn't occur.

Yet it happened.

Some suspected Ye Yuan, but to them, it seemed impossible.

This was a divine sect's relic. Could anyone control who triggered the restrictions and who didn't?

That was too absurd.

Compared to that, they preferred to believe they were lucky and had stumbled upon an empty shell.

The battle ceased. Zhuge Qingxuan coldly looked at the battered Old Man Han opposite and snorted, "With such little skill, you dare act arrogant before me! Today, for Kano's sake, I'll spare your life. If you offend again, I'll kill you without mercy!"

Old Man Han looked utterly miserable, his body like a rotten watermelon, riddled with holes from Zhuge Qingxuan's attacks.

He looked at Zhuge Qingxuan with some fear, surprised by his strength.

Old Man Han knew Zhuge Qingxuan's strength, but he was also quite confident in his own.

He just didn't expect that Lord Kano had used some method to improve Zhuge Qingxuan's strength so much in such a short time.

After all, Zhuge Qingxuan was not Kano's demon slave, nor did he practice demonic arts.

He still used the purest 'Brahma Heart Sutra' from the Holy City!

"Yes!" Old Man Han said with sincere submission.

He didn't have Lord Kano's methods. With Zhuge Qingxuan's current strength, he could definitely annihilate him completely.

However, he gained more confidence in this mission.

With Zhuge Qingxuan's current strength, he should be able to kill Ye Yuan.

Having subdued Old Man Han, the two continued deeper.

But as before, they were unlucky.

Along the way, they triggered almost every restriction they could.

After all, it was a divine sect's relic; some restrictions nearly killed Zhuge Qingxuan, and he barely escaped with his life.

As for Old Man Han, if not for the demon race's tenacity, he would have died several times over.

"Lord, this is definitely wrong! Someone must be controlling these restrictions, waiting for us to trigger them! If I'm not mistaken, it's Ye Yuan!" Old Man Han said grimly.

Zhuge Qingxuan's face was ashen; he was also heavily injured along the way.

Hearing Old Man Han, he snorted, "Do you think I need you to tell me? Am I a fool? Damn it! How did that kid do it? The Taigu Soul Refining Sect, even Lord Zuo Zong is wary of it, and this guy can control its restrictions!"

Zhuge Qingxuan now realized that one wrong step led to another.

Letting Ye Yuan in initially was like lifting a rock to drop on his own foot.

He didn't know what means Ye Yuan had used to dig such a big pit for them.

This kind of thing shouldn't have happened!

...

"It seems they've finally realized," Ye Yuan said with a slight smile, muttering to himself.

"Big brother, after all this time, can't the restrictions here kill them?" Bai Guang asked doubtfully.

Ye Yuan's gaze was deep. "That Zhuge Qingxuan seems to have gained considerable benefits from Kano, his strength advancing by leaps and bounds. Ordinary restrictions probably won't kill him easily. Even I might not get the better of him now."

Ye Yuan's words made everyone's expression change.

For Ye Yuan to say such a thing, Zhuge Qingxuan's strength must have improved greatly!

"Lord, what... what do we do?" Ye Sheng hesitated and asked.

Ye Yuan smiled. "Heh, nothing much. The Soul Refining Sect is, after all, a divine sect. How could they come out unscathed? I've prepared a big feast for them. Hope they enjoy it!"