Chapter 493
Chapter 493 – The Surging Undercurrent
As the disciples of the Asura Palace arrived, the once muddled Chaotic Ocean became even messier. The atmosphere filling this Chaotic Ocean region was completely tensed up.
“Brother Tan, how many Combat Kings are fighting to become the 13th Tycoon?”
Jiang Chen asked. As one of the major powers in the Liang Province, the Asura Palace must possess a force that no ordinary powers could compare with. Aside from their Thirteen Tycoons, they must still have many other great warriors.
“We currently have about a dozen Combat Kings amongst the core disciples, all First Grade Combat Kings. In the Asura Palace, one a disciples break through to the Second Grade Combat King realm, he will be given an even higher status. Even if he can’t become a Tycoon, he can also become a man working for one of the tycoons. For this competition, there are four men who are truly capable of fighting for the position. Li Hao is one of them, and the others have yet to arrive.”
Tan Lang said.
“It’s just a mere title, how come you’re all fighting so intensely for it? You guys are really boring.”
Big Yellow said in an indifferent manner.
Li Hao coldly harrumphed.
“Elder brother, what should we do now? The Heavenhawk Island Master is hiding on the island and doesn’t want to show himself, and we can’t break this formation.”
Li Dong asked.
“Li Hao, although Ye Hui’s words are unpleasant to the ear, I think the only way to break it is to wait for all the mighty warriors of the Asura Palace to arrive. Then, we’ll combine our strength and break the formation.”
A man from the trio who had joined up with Li Hao’s group spoke. He was a young man who looked to be in his late twenties. Although he looked a little skinny, his body was still well-balanced. His name was Xiu Rui, and he was one of the most powerful competitors for the 13th Tycoon position, one of those mentioned by Tan Lang earlier.
“Xiu Rui, when everyone is here and we’ve killed the Heavenhawk Island Master, who will take credit?”
Li Hao asked.
“We’ll play by our own strength. Whoever kills the Heavenhawk Island Master is the one who takes the credit.”
Xiu Rui responded with a smile.
“Alright, I’ll wait for the rest of the guys to come here, then we’ll combine our strength and break this formation. After that, let’s see who is capable of killing the Heavenhawk Island Master.”
Li Hao agreed with the proposal.
No matter who it was, Li Hao or Xiu Rui, both of them had simply excluded Tan Lang when discussing possible solutions. Apparently, they didn’t take Tan Lang seriously. Perhaps they were thinking that Tan Lang was not qualified to be their competitor. After all, although Tan Lang had extraordinary talent, he had only recently broken through to the Combat King realm, so it was normal for these guys to look down on him.
Jiang Chen naturally caught all of this with his eyes, bringing a faint smile to his face. This was a common occurrence amongst disciples of a powerful sect, where they would constantly be fighting amongst each other. Situations like this one would appear no matter where one went. This was a common occurrence in the world of cultivation.
After that, Jiang Chen rested his eyes upon the crystal-like shield once more. He circulated his Great Soul Derivation skill and thoroughly examined the formation. His expression suddenly changed slightly, “This formation wasn’t created by just one person. I can feel a few auras coming from it. Looks like there’s something fishy going on in this Heavenhawk Island. There is more than one Combat King in there, and there’s even a Second Grade Combat King.”
Jiang Chen thought to himself. This discovery brought him a lot of shock. At the same time, he felt curious, “If there are more mighty warriors hiding within the island, they wouldn’t have to fear these geniuses of the Asura Palace, so why did they set up this formation? And the way they set it up wasn’t done perfectly either, as if they purposely left a weakness on it. With about ten Combat Kings attacking it, it would break in an instant. So, why did the Heavenhawk Island Master want to put up this seemingly useless formation?”
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes he had a feeling that today’s battle at the Heavenhawk Island wouldn’t be as simply as these people imagined.