King of Ten Thousand Years

The crowd’s gazes shifted from Hu Yuefeng to Luo Tian in an instant.

’Isn’t this Hu Yuefeng’s team?’

’Why is Hu Yuefeng obeying Luo Tian’s every word?’

The minds of everyone around were filled with question marks.

The facts were right before their eyes, so all they could do was try to imagine a scenario that could possibly lead to this outcome.

He Yuan soon showed a hint of surprise and asked, "Junior Luo, could this team be... yours?"

The members of the Celestial Song Thief Gang, as well as He Yunkong and Yue Linfei, all looked over.

’That’s definitely impossible!’

For He Yuan to even entertain such a crazy idea.

"That’s right."

Luo Tian’s tone was light and cheerful.

BOOM!

A tidal wave of shock crashed through the minds of the surrounding crowd.

This ten-man squad actually belonged to Luo Tian.

Even Hu Yuefeng was one of Luo Tian’s subordinates!

Some who didn’t know Luo Tian sized him up with complicated, deeply suspicious gazes.

Meanwhile, the Tai Yuan Sect disciples in He Yuan’s team were all utterly shocked.

In the Tai Yuan Sect, it was common knowledge that only those who failed the entrance exam and had no other choice would come to study as Auditor Disciples.

Therefore, Auditor Disciples were inferior to Official Disciples in every aspect. Their status was naturally lower, and they were constantly ostracized and bullied by the Official Disciples.

And yet, an Auditor Disciple with a low Cultivation was the captain of a ten-man squad!

"Luo Tian, what nonsense are you spouting?"

He Yunkong shouted.

He refused to believe it. ’It must be fake!’

"Nonsense?"

Luo Tian retorted.

He saw no need to be polite with He Yunkong. He turned to Hu Yuefeng and said, "Brother Jinmao, hit him."

Hu Yuefeng’s mouth twitched. Luo Tian was calling him Brother Jinmao in front of everyone and ordering him around like a lackey.

He suppressed his anger and walked toward He Yunkong.

"This... Brother Hu..."

He Yunkong’s face was filled with panic as he backed away repeatedly.

He was no match for Hu Yuefeng.

"Luo Tian, what are you doing? Have you betrayed the Tai Yuan Sect? How dare you attack a fellow sect brother!" He Yunkong demanded.

"I’m just proving to you that I wasn’t spouting nonsense."

Luo Tian’s expression was calm.

WHOOSH!

Hu Yuefeng had been stewing for a while and unleashed his anger, striking out with a majestic and domineering golden Palm Light!

He Yunkong hastily slashed out a flickering Flying Feather Sword Light, but it was shattered head-on by Hu Yuefeng’s Palm Technique.

He Yunkong was in the top sixty of the Earth List, while Hu Yuefeng was in the top thirty. The difference in their strength was quite significant.

Hu Yuefeng followed up with a series of palm strikes, knocking He Yunkong back ten or twenty meters. His blood roiled within him, and his arms went numb and sore.

"Junior Luo, that’s enough."

He Yuan said in a low voice.

"Stop," Luo Tian called out.

Although he also wanted to use outside help to get rid of He Yunkong, it was clearly not the right time.

Making He Yunkong suffer a small setback was enough.

He Yunkong shot Luo Tian a dark look. He said nothing, but inwardly he seethed, ’Luo Tian, Hu Yuefeng can’t protect you forever. Just you wait!’

He then retreated to the side to nurse his injuries.

"Junior Luo, since this is your team, then we’re all on the same side."

He Yuan revealed a faint smile.

For a True Disciple at the Half-step Celestial Pool Realm to be so polite to an Auditor Disciple was an incredibly rare sight.

"You managed to snatch two Purifying Moon Lotuses just now mainly because we were holding back the python swarm, creating an opportunity for you... So, take out those two lotuses and let’s divide them evenly among everyone."

He Yuan ordered with the air of a senior brother.

’Take them out and divide them evenly?’

Luo Tian couldn’t help but chuckle.

He had only gotten two stalks. How could they be divided evenly among so many people? He’d probably only end up with a few petals.

"Senior Brother He, although I am a disciple of the Tai Yuan Sect, my life and death are currently in the hands of Lü Hongyi of the Necromancer Thief Gang. I must obey her every command. I cannot take out the Purifying Moon Lotuses."

Luo Tian used Lü Hongyi as a shield.

He hadn’t actually consumed the Heart-Breaking Gu. Only he and Lü Hongyi knew this; everyone else was in the dark.

"Lü Hongyi! She’s split her forces into two teams?"

The long-flute-wielding man from the Celestial Song Thief Gang looked grim, feeling the pressure.

"Lü Hongyi isn’t here. If you take out the Purifying Moon Lotuses, how would she find out?"

He Yuan said, dissatisfied.

"With so many people here watching, if someone snitches, I’m done for!"

Luo Tian’s expression remained perfectly composed. After speaking, he glanced at Hu Yuefeng.

In fact, Hu Yuefeng was truly considering doing just that.

He Yuan’s face darkened.

He could see that Luo Tian had no intention of handing over the Purifying Moon Lotuses, but he couldn’t just snatch them.

Although Luo Tian was an Auditor Disciple, he had still entered the Main Peak. Robbing a fellow sect junior was against the Sect’s rules.

Most importantly.

Luo Tian’s squad was powerful as a whole, and with a Half-step Celestial Pool expert among them, they were not to be trifled with.

If they used force and the Celestial Pool Realm expert Lü Hongyi came for them, how would they defend themselves?

The Celestial Song Thief Gang had the same concern.

Thus, a delicate balance was maintained, and no one dared to act rashly.

In the lake, one Purifying Moon Lotus remained.

The teams from the Tai Yuan Sect and the Celestial Song Thief Gang couldn’t help but stare at it.

In the water, the Dark-Scaled Two-Headed Python’s cold, venomous gaze was fixed on the crowd, ready to counterattack!

Trying to snatch the remaining Purifying Moon Lotus now would mean facing the enraged Dark-Scaled Two-Headed Python, which would be even more difficult.

Furthermore, with only one lotus left, the alliance between He Yuan and the man with the long flute would surely break, leading to open and hidden struggles between them.

"Senior Brother He, farewell! If you find a way to deal with the Heart-Breaking Gu, remember to come and save me."

Luo Tian departed with Hu Yuefeng and the others.

’A mere Auditor Disciple. Just wait until we’re back in the Sect, I’ll see you ruined!’

He Yuan snorted coldly, then began plotting how to seize the last Purifying Moon Lotus.

...

They boarded the Void Ship.

Luo Tian and his group departed.

Hu Yuefeng’s expression was grave as he sized up Luo Tian with a completely new perspective.

He had seen the process of snatching the Purifying Moon Lotuses clearly.

Luo Tian’s timing had been exquisite and bold. He had put himself in a dangerous position but had successfully obtained two Purifying Moon Lotuses.

Moreover, Luo Tian had a crystal-clear understanding of the situation. Even He Yuan couldn’t make him hand over the treasure and could only let him leave.

In this matter,

Luo Tian’s strength, temperament, and intelligence all made Hu Yuefeng take him seriously.

"You were a little slow to act just now. I will be telling Lü Hongyi about this."

Luo Tian’s cold voice rang out.

After he had snatched the two lotuses, if Hu Yuefeng and the others had provided timely support and besieged the Dark-Scaled Two-Headed Python, Luo Tian would have faced very little danger.

But they had intentionally delayed.

"Captain, it’s a misunderstanding! We were just so shocked by your performance that we didn’t react in time..."

Hu Yuefeng said with an apologetic smile plastered on his face.

Now, he no longer dared to provoke Luo Tian lightly.

The group boarded the Void Ship and continued flying over Thief King Island, observing the terrain and searching for information.

「Three days later.」

Luo Tian and his group had scoured nearly the entire Thief King Island but had found neither the Thief King’s Treasure Hideout nor any useful information about it.

Luo Tian’s reputation, however, had spread over the past few days.

As of now,

across the entire Thief King Island, two squads stood out as the largest: Lü Hongyi’s, and that of Lü Hanye from the Asura Thief Gang!

The next largest was led by a Celestial Pool Realm figure from the Ghost Serpent Thief Gang.

The disciples from the Tai Yuan Sect and the Sea Demon Palace had lost quite a few members to several powerful thieves, making them seem weak in comparison.

As for the Martial Artists from the Martial City Spirit Hall, they came from all over and didn’t know each other, so they were now scattered and disorganized.

"Captain, there are no clear clues about the Thief King’s Treasure Hideout. There’s plenty of information, both true and false, but most of it is meant to confuse or deliberately lure people to their deaths in dangerous areas..."

Hu Yuefeng reported the situation.

"However, a lot of strange things have been happening around the statue of the Void Thief King."

"I heard a disciple from the Tai Yuan Sect cursed at the statue, and ever since, he’s had nothing but bad luck. Now he’s too scared to go anywhere."

"Something like that happened?"

Luo Tian was surprised.

With nothing else to do, Luo Tian and his group went to the vicinity of the Void Thief King’s statue.

The Thief King’s statue was three to four hundred zhang tall, like a giant peak standing in the center of the island.

The statue was so lifelike it seemed real. Its gaze was majestic and cruel, while a wanton, mocking smile played on its lips, exuding an aura that seemed to scorn the heavens.

"This Thief King statue was carved from a metal mountain, and its surface is inlaid with a large number of rare Spiritual Ores. Someone once tried to steal the Spiritual Ores, but they also ended up suffering from strange bad luck," Hu Yuefeng said in a low voice, his eyes showing a trace of reverence as he looked at the statue of the Void Thief King.

The current Seven Great Legendary Thief Gangs were all more or less connected to the Void Thief King. The ambition of most of them was to find the Void Thief King’s treasure, inherit it, and fulfill the Thief King’s former aspirations.

’The Void Thief King must have been an extremely proud and arrogant person. The treasure is definitely hidden somewhere very secret and won’t be easy to find...’

Luo Tian speculated, combining this with what he knew about the Thief King.

For example, this Secret Realm was only discovered ten thousand years later, which showed just how well hidden it was.

"CAW CAW CAW!"

Just then, Luo Tian heard the cawing of the Crow.

He saw the Crow flying over, looking pleased as punch and completely satisfied.

Hu Yuefeng and the others shivered. Had they done something wrong for Luo Tian to have summoned the Crow back?

"Well? Did you have fun?"

Luo Tian asked teasingly.

"That chick is really something... Tsk tsk!"

the Crow said with a delighted expression.

But then its expression turned serious. "Do you think this god is some kind of debauched Divine Beast? This god only went so far as to sell out his own noble body to help you, and in the end, I found out some important news!"

Luo Tian looked at it with contempt and asked, "What news?"

"Hehehe, I know where the Thief King’s treasure is,"

the Crow said in a low voice with a cunning smile.

"Ugly Bird, you’ve... really outdone yourself this time!"

Luo Tian’s face lit up with pleasant surprise.

The usually unreliable Ugly Bird had achieved great results this time.

"Spit it out."

"According to the Flowing Gold Illusionary Finch, the Thief King once mobilized a large number of people to do something at the bottom of the sea... Of course, this is what that chick’s long-dead ancestors told her."

the Ugly Bird said honestly.

"The bottom of the sea?"

Luo Tian’s brows furrowed.

In this space, the island occupied less than one-twentieth of the total area.

When he had first arrived, he had seen the turbulent sea surface and faintly sensed the many dangers lurking beneath the waves.

The sea was definitely a more dangerous place than Thief King Island.

Besides, the bottom of the sea was vast, and the specific location of the treasure was still unknown.

There was one more thing.

The Crow was so cunning and sly. Why would it come and tell Luo Tian after learning such important information instead of going by itself?