Chapter 132: Heir of the Eastern Evil

The group of players chasing Blood Fiend soon noticed that on the map, the red dot, which had been moving in a straight line, suddenly halted, then instantly retreated a short distance before stopping. They immediately showed signs of great excitement.
“He’s been intercepted!”
“Chase quickly!”
After a while of pursuit, those who hadn’t learned light-footwork or whose skills were not advanced fell behind. Only those with sufficient light-footwork skills managed to follow from a few hundred meters away. There were no more than a hundred of them, most of whom were experts at the Creation Realm, with members of theCanghai Sword Sect being the majority.
Realizing that Blood Fiend might have encountered resistance, the group became even more determined. They rushed forward with all their might, trying to stand out from the crowd and seize the treasure box.
A few hundred meters was merely a matter of seconds for those skilled in light-footwork.
“Roar!!”
The sound of a tiger’s roar echoed through the forest. The group happened to see a huge tiger with yellow and white fur patterns. One of its paws was on Blood Fiend’s corpse, its head raised high, with black fur patterns forming a “king” character on its forehead. It stood there majestically, facing the intruders not far away.
However, these players’ target was not the tiger. They scanned the area eagerly and soon spotted the treasure box lying not far away.
“Over there!”
The first to spot it was a disciple of theCanghai Sword Sect. Shouting in alarm, he quickly pushed off the ground and landed near the treasure box, reaching out to grab it.
Before he could touch it, darts whizzed through the air!
“Senior, be careful!”
The members of theCanghai Sword Sect shouted warnings.
The man was alert. He sensed the danger and immediately stopped moving, raising his sword. With a sharp clang, sparks flew as a dart was sent flying.
“Who’s there?”
The disciple of theCanghai Sword Sect grew angry and looked in the direction from which the dart came.
In that direction, a group of people stood proudly—over seventy experts from various factions at the Creation Realm. None of them stepped forward or turned around. They all stared intently at the treasure box at the disciple’s feet, with hostile expressions.
“What? Does yourCanghai Sword Sect also want to keep it all for itself?”
“There’s only one treasure box. Of course, it should belong to the most worthy!” The senior disciple of theCanghai Sword Sect stepped forward smilingly. “Your Tianyin Gang just wants to use these people’s strength to eliminate ourCanghai Sword Sect first, then discard them and take the treasure box for yourself. Don’t think they don’t know what you’re planning…”

As they spoke, over twenty players at the Creation Realm stepped forward from the crowd and naturally formed a stalemate with that group. Prompted by the people from theCanghai Sword Sect, the weaker group of casual members immediately became hesitant! Although their attempt to stir up conflict was obvious, they had indeed pointed out a key issue. Without a strong organization backing them, no matter how hard they fought, the treasure box would never fall into their hands; in fact, they might end up working for others instead. At that moment, a dozen or so players quietly stepped back dozens of meters, pretending to be indifferent. Seeing this, the faces of the people from the Tianyin Gang immediately turned ugly. The leader, a man dressed in white with a green long flute in hand, appeared elegant and unrivaled, but his arrogant expression and cold eyes somewhat ruined his refined demeanor. Hearing this, he stepped forward. “Hmph!” “Even without any help, you people from theCanghai Sword Sect can’t expect to take the treasure box and leave. I’ve long heard that yourCanghai Sword Technique is outstanding, claiming to rival top masters like ‘Southfast Sword’ and ‘North Soulbreaker’. Today, I’ll use my thirty-six melodies of the flute to see your skills.” “So you’re a disciple from Peach Blossom Island.” Seeing that the opponent used a flute as a weapon, the disciples of theCanghai Sword Sect paled. Even the eldest disciple of theCanghai Sword Sect, dressed in white, looked grave and uncertain. After all, Peach Blossom Island was extremely famous, not inferior to the Four Great Families or the Seven Great Sects. Moreover, since the opponent used a flute as a weapon, it was likely passed down from the East Evil One, making him far stronger than the relatively less famousCanghai Sword Sect. “I’m indeed from Peach Blossom Island, but my strength is only average.” The man with the flute, Li Heng, was smug. He skillfully drew a circle with the flute in his hand, his gaze falling on the eldest disciple of theCanghai Sword Sect: “How about this? We settle it through combat. Whoever wins gets the treasure box, and the loser must leave Songshan immediately without any further trouble. This way, it won’t harm the relations between the two sects.” Yet, Li Heng’s confident expression and smile put immense pressure on the disciples of theCanghai Sword Sect. Peach Blossom Island—Huang the Evil One’s reputation was extraordinary! Although a few of them had mastered the advanced martial arts of theCanghai Sword Sect, they lacked the confidence to defeat someone from the East Evil One in a one-on-one fight.

Thinking of this, the eldest disciple of theCanghai Sword Sect exchanged a glance with the disciples around him, then his expression darkened as he said, “If it were just me competing for this item today, it would be fine. But unfortunately, I have to be responsible for my brothers. OurCanghai Sword Sect is determined to get this brocade box!” His tone grew increasingly firm as he spoke.
“Hmph!” Seeing that the other party wouldn’t fall for the trick, Li Heng snorted through his nose, “If that’s the case, it seems we’ll have to rely on our own skills!”
“Attack!” At that command, the members of the Tianyin Gang drew their swords, and over thirty of them charged fiercely at the group from theCanghai Sword Sect.
The eldest disciple of theCanghai Sword Sect frowned deeply. Realizing the Tianyin Gang had a numerical advantage and was led by a descendant of the East Evil, he knew it would be difficult to escape easily today. He stepped back several times and instructed a trusted companion, “I’ll hold them off! You take the brocade box and run.”
“No! Elder brother! You take the brocade box and go! I’ll stay here!” the other replied with loyalty.
The eldest disciple firmly grabbed his sleeve and urged, “Idiot, that guy hasn’t even attacked yet. He wants me to take the brocade box and leave. Once I’m gone, who among you can hold him back? Even if I’m the only one left, where can I run?”
“But…”
“There are no buts. Your lightness skills are on par with mine. Go quickly!” He grabbed the brocade box from the ground and shoved it into his hands, then pushed him awaya dozen meters meters with a palm strike.
“Trying to run?” The players watching around wouldn’t let them escape so easily.
But several members of theCanghai Sword Sect quickly separated and moved like lightning, blocking those who tried to chase after their companion carrying the brocade box. “Hold them back!”
Especially the eldest disciple, whose lightness skills were nearly masterful, and whose advancedCanghai Sword techniques had reached a high level. With just a few movements and rapid exchanges of sword energy, he severely injured two of them. Standing alone among them with just his sword, he intimidated those who tried to pursue him into staying in place.
Just then, a white figure leaped out from behind the crowd like a ghost, appearing in front of the eldest disciple of theCanghai Sword Sect. Green light flickered, and the sound of a flute echoed—it was the descendant of the East Evil, Li Heng.
He stared intently at the person before him and ordered, “Leave this person to me. You continue the pursuit.”
The players’ eyes flickered for a moment. Though they didn’t understand why the other party allowed them, mere NPCs, to take such an easy advantage, the temptation of the brocade box overrode their reason. The group split up and surrounded the man from theCanghai Sword Sect from both sides, chasing after him.
The eldest disciple of theCanghai Sword Sect’s expression changed, and he soared into the air!
“Your opponent is me!”
The descendant of the East Evil, Li Heng, snorted coldly and rushed at him even faster.

As the two started fighting, a full-scale clash between the Canghai Sword Sect and the Tianyin Gang broke out immediately! From start to finish, no one paid attention to the fierce tiger by the corpse of Xue Sha. The tiger seemed to realize that it couldn’t provoke the group over there, so it watched quietly from a distance before leaving with its massive tail swaying.