At that time, thousands of Others would march out, and even Dukes would have to take cover under the shelters set up by the various powers. No one would dare to step outside recklessly.
As they traveled, Li Luo continued to pa.s.sively observe the world around him. Before he knew it, two days pa.s.sed. That was when they finally arrived at their destination.
"We're approaching the Golden Stone Valley," Li Jinpan called out to them with a smile.
Li Luo looked ahead. It was a vast piece of land with a golden valley in the distance. The valley seemed to extend forward endlessly, like a crawling golden dragon with no end in sight.
In the depths of the bottomless valley was an area that emitted a cold, golden light.
This entire location was Li Luo's destination, the Golden Stone Valley.
The group flew across the sky, leaving a trail of light as they speedily approached the Golden Stone Valley. When they arrived, Li Luo could sense numerous sharp and hostile gazes watching them from both sides of the valley.
He could vaguely feel presences who emanated strong waves of resonant power. Their gazes were vicious and filled with murderous intent.
"Hmph!"
Li Jinpan coldly snorted at this moment. It sounded like thunder as it echoed throughout the area.
Many hostile gazes changed for the better when they heard this.
Some whispers could be faintly heard coming from both sides of the valley.
"They're from the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li!"
"It should be the Dragon's Fang Guardians. Looking at their numbers, it must be half the army."
"That guy is Li Jinpan from the Dragon's Fang Lineage. He's a seventh-grade Duke!"
"d.a.m.n it, another tiger has appeared. They already hold the majority of the upper-grade hunting grounds, so why're they coming to the Golden Stone Valley?"
Many of the rogue cultivators from the area were unhappy with the visit from the Dragon's Fang Guardians. After all, this meant that there were more people competing with them, and they would ultimately get a smaller share of the treasures.
However, the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li was an enormous beast in their eyes. No matter how unhappy they were, they did not act upon it, especially now that they knew the Lineage Chief of the Dragon's Fang Lineage was standing guard in Heavenly Dragon Peak. That was a truly terrifying presence, a Quasi-Triple Crown King.
Li Jinpan did not mind the hostile gazes as he told Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e, "Ignore them. Let's find a resting ground first."
The two of them nodded in agreement. They then turned their attention towards an empty field in the valley.
However, just as they were about to move, shocking undulations of resonant power suddenly blasted across the sky from a distant mountain.
Seven Duke Bergfrieds rose up into the air to accompany the immense resonant power. Like a towering mountain, it gave off a looming sense of pressure.
A sharp voice rang out in the air. "Tsk tsk, Li Jinpan. The Golden Stone Valley is quite the distance from the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li and yet you still wish to fight over it? Do you really think the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Zhao are pushovers?!"
"Others may be afraid of the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li, but I am not! Gather your people and scram! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"
The worldly natural energy in the surroundings raged wildly. Li Luo's face changed a little as he looked into the distance. He saw a muscular man holding a trident, slowly rising into the air, accompanied by his seven majestic Duke Bergfrieds.
It seemed that a Duke from the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Zhao had appeared.
As expected, the Golden Stone Valley was not a land of peace.
The sudden appearance of the seventh-grade Duke from the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Zhao attracted the attention of everyone else in the Golden Stone Valley. Many rogue cultivators started laughing in secret. It would be a joy to watch two Heavenly Emperor forces clash.
At the same time, a cold smile appeared on Li Jinpan's face as he looked at the distant figure in the sky. "I was wondering who it was. It turns out it was you, Zhao Jiao."
He took a step forward, and his own resonant power exploded out like a tsunami. At the same time, seven Duke Bergfrieds materialized behind him.
Li Luo and the others could feel the pressure coming from Zhao Jiao vanis.h.i.+ng.
"Zhao Jiao, the Golden Stone Valley is not under the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Zhao's jurisdiction. What right do you have to stop us?" Li Jinpan laughed out coldly.
The muscular man with a trident looked back at Li Jinpan sharply. "The Golden Stone Valley is situated closest to the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Zhao's region. We've always sent our people here for the harvest. This is an unspoken rule amongst the various powers!"
"Rule? Is this Golden Stone Valley part of the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Zhao's hunting grounds? If not, what rule are you talking about?" Li Jinpan retorted, not even attempting to sound polite.
"This has always been a hunting ground without an owner. Anyone who has the ability can get a share of the pie. Zhao Jiao, are you treating this as a piece of meat that is exclusive to the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Zhao? Is no outsider allowed to have a bite? If things go on like this, the Golden Stone Valley will truly be swallowed up by the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Zhao. If that happens, others may not even be able to get a bite of the leftovers, isn't that right? We came here just to get a piece of the pie, but the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Zhao is planning to take even the pot away. That's simply too overbearing."
The faces of many rogue cultivators changed when they heard this. Li Jinpan had truly verbalized the pain they were feeling. The Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Zhao had been acting more and more tyrannically in the Golden Stone Valley in recent years in order to expand their share of the pie every year.
However, there wasn't much that the rogue cultivators could do in the face of a major power like the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Zhao. Even if they grouped up, they could only force them to show a little more restraint so as to prevent tarnis.h.i.+ng their own reputation.
This was the sadness of the weak.
The Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Zhao was constantly attempting to expand their influence in the Golden Stone Valley, employing all sorts of means to prevent the rogue cultivators from grouping up as a whole. Their ambition was clear as day.
"Li Jinpan! It seems like the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li is h.e.l.lbent on interfering with the Golden Stone Valley! In that case, let me see if you've got what it takes!"
Anger burned up in Zhao Jiao's eyes, fueled by his murderous intent. He took a step forward, and an enormous amount of light-blue resonant power surged up, indicating he possessed a water resonance.
Bang!
An ocean gushed out in the blink of an eye. The silhouette of a black shark with a giant horn could be seen in the water. Countless runes were circling around its horn, turning into terrifying thunder energy. It charged across the vast sky and flew towards Li Jinpan directly. It seemed Zhao Jiao had a Thunder Horned Shark resonance and a water resonance!
Li Jinpan's eyes turned cold as soon as he saw Zhao Jiao striking out. "Step back, everyone," He said as he took a glance at Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e.
He took a step forward, and the seven Duke Bergfrieds above him roared into life. Clouds of Divine Mist rose into the air, illuminated by a golden hue. At the same time, a clear draconic roar resounded in the surroundings.
An enormous dragon emerged from the Divine Mist. The dragon appeared a little unusual, with numerous bones that extended out of its back like swords. Each sword was incredibly sharp and seemed capable of cutting through anything.
Whenever the dragon manifestation moved, the blades on its back sliced the void apart effortlessly.
This was his Sword Dragon resonance. At the same time, an eerie, black light flew out and surrounded the sword-like bones. Each stream of black light was capable of honing the bones, allowing them to reach an incredible level of sharpness.
This was the Mythical Metal resonance, a derivation of the metal resonance.
The Sword Dragon roared ferociously. Its dragonbreath was filled with both sword and metal energy as it blasted across the sky like a formidable, sharp blade. It collided directly with the bolt of thunder Zhao Jiao had launched.
Boom!
Wild energy waves swept across the battlefield and a tempest kicked up around them.
This was a fight between two seventh-grade Dukes at full strength, each with the power to shake both heaven and earth.