Chapter 1185: The First Deadly Weapon – The Tiger’s Soul Reappears

A brilliant tiger-shaped blade beam surged out of the Golden Pyramid like a spirit beast, striking Mr. Qin and Happy first with overwhelming force and threat.
This time, the blade beam was even more fierce, striking faster than lightning. Before they could react, a cold and violent aura slammed into them!
“Not good!”
Mr. Qin was the first to change color.
As the strong wind hit them, the power of the Heavenly Dao activated instantly, reducing most of the damage.
The worn ancient zither shot out from his sleeves with a whoosh.
“Snap!”
Gripping it firmly, a powerful surge of the Heavenly Dao’s energy erupted from Mr. Qin’s body—the once hunched and low-key master of the Heavenly Dao finally showing his strength in this life-or-death moment.
Boom!!!
Standing firm on the pyramid’s stone steps as if rooted there, he planted his feet deeply, leaving deep imprints. Even though his robes fluttered and he seemed about to be blown away by the wind, his feet remained firmly stuck to the steps. His black cloak flared backward, his pale silver hair danced in the wind, revealing wrinkles etched by time and a determined gaze.
Thud!!
The worn zither stood firm against the wind before crashing heavily onto the stone steps ahead.
Crouching!
Mr. Qin quickly supported the zither and knelt on one knee.
His eyes stared straight ahead, emitting a fierce glow toward the entrance of the pyramid.
With a flick of his hand…
Clang!!!
His damaged fingers plucked a series of resounding notes from the strings. Tangible blades emerged like a continuous river from those notes, surging forward like a tide and plunging into the tiger-shaped blade beam!
Yet…
Faced with the tiger-shaped blade beam, the countless blade-like notes were as fragile as paper, unable to stop its advance as it crushed everything in its path.
Mr. Qin’s expression changed. He suddenly reached forward, drawing six strings like lightning toward the pyramid’s entrance!
Zzzz!!!
With a barely audible sound, the air outside the pyramid tightened as he pulled those strings.
A massive vacuum zone appeared in front of the tiger-shaped blade beam!
Roar!!!
When the white tiger blade beam rushed out of the passage, it encountered the vacuum zone created by Mr. Qin, inevitably slowing down slightly.
Though the speed changed only slightly, Mr. Qin seemed to be struggling greatly…

The moment the White Tiger Blade’s light pierced the vacuum zone, a mouthful of blood involuntarily sprayed out, instantly staining the ancient zither in his hands a bloody red—a sight truly shocking. Yet, despite being severely injured, Old Master Qin did not back down. Taking advantage of the slight obstruction caused by the White Tiger Blade’s light, he shouted urgently, “Young Hero Kai Xin! Save us!!”
…
In the blink of an eye!
Everything happened so fast that only the perceptive Kai Xin could make decisions and react in such a short time.
Whoosh!
Without needing Old Master Qin to give orders, Kai Xin, who had dashed out from atop the pyramid, promptly activated his dragon-shaped evasion technique to avoid the White Tiger Blade’s attack. Seizing the moment when the blade’s force weakened, he without hesitation shot a barrage of flying knives at the Hu warrior who had been flung outside the pyramid.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh…
A large number of flying knives rained down.
Like brilliant white flowers, the flying knives swirled outside the pyramid, scattered evenly like mottled snowflakes. Though not highly lethal, they became a lifeline for these peak Mythical Realm experts at this critical moment!
The group of Hu warriors were stunned!
“Thank you!!”
With their lives hanging in the balance, they cherished this rare chance at survival immensely. With a push, they regained their balance in mid-air.
Step! Step!
They leaped upward using the momentum. As the White Tiger Blade was blocked by Old Master Qin, the Hu warriors returned to the pyramid one after another.
Even so…
They were still drenched in cold sweat!
Thinking about how they had almost become one of the countless corpses in the mercury moat, they looked at Kai Xin with deep gratitude upon finally returning to the pyramid. But Kai Xin had no time to pay attention to them!
After firing the flying knives, Old Master Qin’s condition was dire. The power of the White Tiger Blade far exceeded even the full-force strike of the Heaven and Earth Alliance’s leader—its force was so fierce that even Kai Xin dared not challenge it lightly. Although Old Master Qin managed to block the tiger-shaped blade with his Qin Gang energy, it came at a heavy cost. The smooth, jade-like Qin Gang energy, along with the energy disruptions in space, was utterly destroyed in one swift strike by the tiger-shaped blade.
Crack!
The zither strings broke; Old Master Qin’s expression changed. Before he could react, with a loud “pop,” the ancient zither in his hands shattered, sending wood shavings flying. The sudden intense impact, along with the tiger-shaped blade rushing in from the pyramid’s passage, mercilessly struck his not-so-strong body.
Boom!
“Leader!”
“Leader!!”

A group of skilled barbarians had just escaped death and hadn’t yet had time to stabilize themselves when they saw Mr. Qin being flung out of the pyramid. Too stunned to react, their faces turned pale one after another.
“Such a worry.”
In mid-air, Happy sighed helplessly.
His fingers curled into claws, and the moment Mr. Qin flew by, he reached out and firmly grabbed his arm, using the momentum to land back in the pyramid.
“Great!”
“Leader!”
“Thank you! Thank you, Young Hero Happy!” The group of barbarian experts gathered around him. First, they had been saved by him, and now the leader too—they regarded Happy as a god.
But…
After setting down Old Mr. Qin, Happy’s expression was not good.
Boom!!!
At that moment, a dark figure shot out from inside the pyramid, looking disheveled and struggling, landing on the stone steps at the southern end of the pyramid…
“You’re here too?”
“It’s you?”
Happy was shocked. The two spoke at the same time after meeting.
The first person to emerge from the pyramid’s passage was none other than the master Ye Gucheng, yet his condition was dire.
Once proud and dashing, Lord Ye Gucheng now looked nothing like his former self—his hair was messy, his clothes torn, with several gruesome wounds on his chest and arms. His long sword and right arm were stained red with blood, still dripping, as if he had just endured a fierce battle.
Ye Gucheng’s miserable state shocked Happy and those outside the pyramid:
“Lord Ye, what happened inside?”
“Hu Po… I never expected the treasure sealed deep in this desert palace to be the most deadly weapon that once nearly destroyed the entire martial world!” Although Ye Gucheng was surprised that Happy and the others could cross the mercury moat, he quickly regained his composure, shaking his head with a bitter smile. “If I had known it was such a dangerous weapon, I would never have gotten involved.”
“Hu Po?!”
Outside the pyramid, the group trembled in fear.
Happy and the masked man exchanged glances…
They had also heard of Hu Po’s fame.
It was said that this deadly weapon was forged from the spine of Chi You’s mount, infused with Chi You’s soul, ultimately becoming an unparalleled weapon that defied nature—a sentient ancient demon weapon with its own instinct for destruction! It had once overwhelmed the Sky Crystal and nearly destroyed its owner and the entire martial world!
“Cough… cough cough… As expected! It really is that thing!”

Amid the crowd, the severely injured Old Qin coughed, supported by a group of skilled barbarians, his face growing paler: “That tiger-shaped blade light earlier was the killing intent emitted by the Tiger Soul! I wonder whether the one who wields the Tiger Soul is the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance or the Martial Lord Bi Xuan?”
“The leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance.”
Ye Gucheng noticed Old Qin’s condition. He raised his arm with difficulty and replied bitterly, “It seems this isn’t his first time entering the Desert Palace. He entered the pyramid ahead of all of us and then ambushed the Martial Lord Bi Xuan, Dongfang Bubai, and me who entered later…”
“Oh?”
Kai Xin was shocked. “Could it be that even with everyone’s combined efforts, we still can’t defeat the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance? How is Aosaya now?”
Ye Gucheng turned his gaze back to Kai Xin. “Aosaya is fine. But you underestimate the strength of the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance, as well as the power of the Tiger Soul…”
The pyramid was surrounded by a mercury moat. In his current state, Ye Gucheng couldn’t use the power of the Heavenly Dao to leave, leaving him with no way out. He answered every question from Kai Xin and the others.
What came out of Ye Gucheng’s mouth next shocked Kai Xin and the rest!
“Originally, since the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance entered the pyramid first, by the time we found the entrance, the Martial Lord Bi Xuan, I, and Dongfang Bubai entered the pyramid together…”
“…”
Kai Xin and the others gasped in shock at these words.
“Did he succeed?”
Many people looked incredulous—after all, it seemed highly unlikely that three experts of the Heavenly Dao could be ambushed by the leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance.
“We also entered together because we were wary of his strength, fearing he would defeat us one by one once inside. But we never expected him to have already gained the recognition of the Tiger Soul and fully awakened its spirit, doubling his strength… Be careful!”
Roar!!!
As Ye Gucheng spoke, another fierce tiger-shaped blade light surged out of the pyramid, charging violently toward those outside the passage…
This time, Kai Xin didn’t hide his strength. “Attack together!”
With a roar, he unleashed his full power. A sharp sword energy, combined with the wild sword intent in his hand, split the tiger-shaped blade light in two, scattering it in the air.
With one strike!
Ye Gucheng finally noticed the astonishing sword intent emanating from Kai Xin’s sword. His eyes lit up as he slowly said, “Heavenly Crystal!”
“Lord Ye has keen eyesight,” Kai Xin replied, glancing at him warily.

The latter frowned and said, “That’s not right. The sword intent of the Heavenly Crystal should be no less than that of the Tiger Soul. It shouldn’t only have this level of strength… Ah, I remember now. It’s said that the Heavenly Crystal was once damaged and broken. That’s it—its sword spirit is dead! Or at least a remnant of it. The Heavenly Crystal in your hands is indeed remarkable, but it’s no longer a truly complete Heavenly Crystal Divine Sword!”
The words spoken by Ye Gucheng made Kai Xin slightly stir—this guy seems to know a lot about swords!