Chapter 441: Determination
However, it was already too late, intense fluctuations of Spiritual Power were coming from a distance!
Keshi's figure quickly shot out, killing all the Kan Crystal Ancient Beasts in the canyon!
When he made his move, he did not conceal the strength of his God Refining stage; the fluctuations spread far and wide!
"Keshi, you said that incident wouldn't affect you!"
Xiang Beifei quickly rushed out as he shouted.
He understood what Keshi intended to do.
They had searched the entire area and couldn't locate Unrestrained, so the simplest method was to lure Unrestrained out!
He planned to destroy the mountains one by one!
If the entrance for Unrestrained was related to these mountains, it was obvious they would come out to deal with the person causing the disturbance.
"We need a faster way to help our captain locate Zi Hou. If they come out to capture me, we can determine exactly from where they emerged!"
Keshi's voice remained calm.
"If you attract all of the Unrestrained, I won't necessarily be able to save you!" Xiang Beifei shouted.
He had not yet branded all of Unrestrained with his mark, especially the higher-ups of Unrestrained.
A huge organization capable of confronting the alliance couldn't possibly be without experts at the Heavenly Connection stage.
"You can't come to save me! Finding the base of Unrestrained is what matters most! Only then will we have a chance to eliminate them with the people of Su Alliance!"
"So your life isn't important? Have you forgotten your own family? You even have Niuniu! Are you insane!" Xiang Beifei angrily said.
There were other methods available, yet Keshi chose this single-minded approach.
"It's because of Niuniu that I'm doing this!"
With a calm expression, Keshi shattered a mountain, one which housed a group of Blood Spirit Nine Lightning Doves, killing these desolate beasts as well and continued to generate strong fluctuations as he flew onward.
"If Unrestrained isn't destroyed, many others might become their targets in the future. Today it is my brother, perhaps someday it could be Niuniu. She always says she wants to be a martial artist like the captain one day. I want her to learn from him, but I also hope that her future involves killing desolate beasts, not fighting Unrestrained."
Keshi had made up his mind.
"We've been chasing Unrestrained for so long but have never pinpointed their exact location. The Su Alliance has changed significantly from the past; this might be our best chance to succeed, and I can't miss it."
In the past, Su Alliance was merely a tool used by Zhu Yiji to eliminate dissent, rarely bothers to locate the actual lair of Unrestrained. But now, with Elder Luo and Xiang Beifei, they were the true doers.
So Keshi was willing to take the risk.
The death of his brother haunted him, and he was tired of this cat-and-mouse game. If sacrificing himself could directly destroy their lair, then he was willing to do it!
"Are you so sure they will be lured out by you?" Xiang Beifei shouted.
"Yes," Keshi whispered, "because they are already here!"
Xiang Beifei and Eternal Sleep were both startled!
They had just arrived at Keshi's location and immediately sensed something wrong. The space in front of them seemed as if it had suddenly been stitched together, creating a strange anomaly.
This fault appeared very abruptly; Xiang Beifei had just scanned this place and had not noticed any abnormalities.
The fault soon blended in seamlessly with the surrounding scenery and vanished, as if nothing had happened.
However, within the mountains, six beams of light suddenly emerged, deeply embedded within six mountains, forming transparent pillars of light, like doors invisible to the naked eye were opened.
A figure quickly shot out from this door, standing in the void and sinisterly looking at Keshi.
And Xiang Beifei immediately stopped, staring intently at this person.
[Host: Wang Ze]
[R level, Financial Tycoon System]
[Realm: Early Orifice Transforming]
This was an Orifice Transforming stage Unrestrained!
And the thing Xiang Beifei feared also happened, as he had never met this person before.
Which meant he hadn't replaced this Unrestrained's heart and couldn't control him using Spiritual Power!
"Who are you?" Keshi looked coldly at Wang Ze.
"That's what I should be asking you."
Wang Ze frowned as he looked at Keshi, then suddenly thinking of something, his gaze turned chillingly cold: "I smell a familiar stench; you are from the Su People!"
He had instantly recognized Keshi's identity!
Buzz!
A powerful wave of Orifice Perception swept out, instantly covering an area of a hundred miles. Xiang Beifei immediately grabbed Eternal Sleep, hiding him.
"Is it just you?"
Wang Ze let out a breath of relief, then his expression became amused.
"Tell me, why would a person from Su People suddenly appear here? Are you lost?"
Keshi's brow furrowed, and without another word, he turned to leave!
He had to make the other party realize he was inadvertently passing through and was not setting any trap.
However, Wang Ze just sneered, and a powerful presence swept out, instantly sealing off the entire expanse of void!
"Having come, it won't be that easy to leave," Wang Ze said slowly.
"You—" Keshi's expression became frantic.
However, his eyes were incomparably cold.
Whoosh!
In his hand, a large sword had appeared, emitting a blue glow, its fierce aura slicing through the void!
Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Sword!
Without a word, Keshi struck directly at Wang Ze with the sword!
The magnificent sword intent surged from the ground, instantly swelling to a tremendous force, shattering the gloom over the desolate territory and slashing down towards Wang Ze!
This strike was exceedingly domineering, the overflowing blue light illuminating the entire sky, instantly shattering the mountains below and destroying rivers, as if to split the sky open!
However, when the terrifying and mighty blade reached just above Wang Ze's head, it seemed as though it was fixed in place, unable to advance even an inch further!
"Nice sword."
Wang Ze stood in the air with his hands behind his back, looking up at the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Sword stopped in front of him, and couldn't help but praise.
Then he reached out a finger and gently flicked the blade!
Crack, crack, crack!
The majestic, towering blade light involuntarily began to tremble, and soon, cracks appeared on the blade, and the powerful Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Sword shattered in mid-air!
Keshi's pupils constricted!
The gap was too great!
God Refining early stage and Orifice Transformation early stage were ultimately not on the same level.
"With such formidable strength, why did you become one of the Su People?"
Wang Ze stretched out his hand, and the void was instantly distorted; Keshi couldn't react in time and felt the air around him solidify, completely immobilizing him!
Crack, crack!
The sound of breaking bones clearly transmitted.
"Ugh!"
Keshi's face turned pale, immense pain sweeping through his body, all his joints having been shattered!
"Keshi!"
Eternal Sleep bellowed, about to charge forward!
"Don't come over!"
Keshi's voice echoed in their minds.
He clenched his teeth, and despite all his bones being broken, he still maintained his last bit of sanity.
"Captain, you must figure out where they are!" Keshi's consciousness was almost collapsing, but he still insisted.
They still hadn't seen where this person had appeared from.
Xiang Beifei clenched his fists.
"Captain!" Eternal Sleep said softly.
Xiang Beifei shook his head slightly.
Wang Ze was a master of the early Orifice Transformation stage and had no Formation Jade in his heart; even if they fought him, not to mention whether they had a chance of winning, they definitely wouldn't be able to take down Wang Ze in a short time.
And this was Unrestrained's lair. Just the fluctuation of Spiritual Power of the God Refining stage had drawn an Orifice Transformation stage expert; who knew how many uncontrolled Orifice Transformation stage masters would come later?
"I should have killed you directly since I can't get any information from you anyway,"
Wang Ze sneered.
Just as Unrestrained protected its secrets with life, the Su People also had their means to protect secrets. Whoever fell into the other's hands would not bother to interrogate.
But he stopped torturing Keshi, saying, "But killing you so easily would be too cheap. God Refining stage hearts are just what I need. Next week, I need to discuss Beast Pills with Zheng Xian, so it seems I have to keep the heart beating a little longer."
Wang Ze grabbed Keshi by the neck and dragged him up, "You're lucky; you get to live another couple of days."
Keshi's consciousness neared collapse as Wang Ze tortured him, not just wreaking havoc on his body but also tormenting his soul, making him wish for death.
Yet his eyes were still as piercing as ever, never showing fear!
"Destroy Unrestrained," Keshi said with his last bit of energy.
Xiang Beifei remained silent, and Eternal Sleep also calmed down.
They both knew what they had to do; if they acted now, all of Keshi's sacrifices would be in vain!
Wang Ze, holding Keshi like a rag doll, took a step forward and in an instant landed at the foot of an inconspicuous mountain.
This mountain was too ordinary, so ordinary that nothing unusual about it could be detected, not even by Xiang Beifei through its aura.
However, Wang Ze quickly walked up to the mountainside and kicked a stone there; then the mountain wall began to collapse inward as if the stone had come to life, revealing many strange patterns.
These patterns were interconnected, forming a bizarre formation!
Xiang Beifei was increasingly astonished as he looked at the pattern.
This pattern was exactly the one formed by the merging of his two bricks!
But Xiang Beifei soon realized, it seemed a bit different; strictly speaking, it looked more like a simplified version of the pattern.
The eerie pattern flashed with beams of light, shining on Wang Ze.
Wang Ze seemed to enjoy the light very much, stretching comfortably, and soon, his skin seemed to be cut open by something, creating numerous fine cracks, from which suddenly sprouted numerous black tendrils!
His body had countless black tendrils!
These black tendrils, bathed in the formation's radiance, made him feel extremely comfortable!
Yet Xiang Beifei's heart was thrown into turmoil!