The boss's face turned extremely ugly, and he said, "You brat, you actually tricked us! When I catch you, I'll make you wish you were dead!"
"Is that so?"
Zhou Yan sneered, "I'd like to see who wishes they were dead!"
With that, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
Immediately, he stamped his foot and shot out like a cannonball, hurtling towards the direction of the cave.
"Chase him! We absolutely cannot let him escape!"
"This is a fortune! We must get our hands on it!"
"Kill!"
Under the boss's command, the men in black followed suit, pursuing him into the cave.
At this moment, inside the cave.
"Whoosh~!"
Zhou Yan's body shot out fiercely. Then, with a flip of his wrist, a crimson flaming saber appeared in his hand.
"Buzz buzz~!"
The saber hummed in the air, radiating intense heat.
Zhou Yan swung his arms, holding the saber, and slashed at the men in black.
"Clang clang clang~!"
The blade struck the ground, producing sounds of clashing metal.
The blade carried scorching heat. Any of the men in black who were touched by the blade instantly turned to ash.
"Shuuk!"
As Zhou Yan was slashing and killing, a sharp whistling sound suddenly broke the air.
Zhou Yan quickly looked up and saw dozens of men in black rushing from behind. Each of them had reached the ninth stage of the Martial King realm.
Their strength was formidable, far exceeding that of Martial Ancestor realm cultivators.
"Hmph!"
Seeing this, Zhou Yan let out a cold snort.
Immediately, he slashed out with his saber again, its blade sharp and gleaming, cutting through the sky and fiercely striking a ninth-stage Martial King expert.
The ninth-stage Martial King's body was immediately split in half. He was sent flying back and crashed to the ground.
"Pfft~!"
Zhou Yan moved like lightning, appearing behind another ninth-stage Martial King. He stomped down heavily with his right foot, crushing the man's body into a bloody pulp.
"Ah~!"
The remaining few, seeing this, turned pale with fright. They roared and used their last ounce of strength to flee madly forward.
Zhou Yan, however, was unhurried. He clenched his fist, and a surge of immense true essence instantly erupted from his palm, blasting out forcefully.
"Rumble~!"
The next moment, visible ripples rapidly spread outward.
Within these ripples seemed to be a destructive force, capable of crushing everything.
"Pfft~!"
Before the ninth-stage Martial Kings could react, they were torn into powder by the ripples and vanished without a trace.
"Rustle~!"
A crisp sound echoed through the wilderness.
The bodies of the men in black fell to the ground, producing sounds like muffled thunder.
"These trash, they dare to compete with us for treasures?"
Zhou Yan's face was filled with disdain.
Then, his gaze turned to the stone door.
"Heh heh, with these trash, you think you can stop me? Truly overestimating yourselves!"
The next moment, Zhou Yan's figure appeared before the stone door.
Looking at the stone door before him, a solemn expression crossed Zhou Yan's brow.
This stone door, though seemingly ordinary, possessed the ability to imprison the Martial Ancestor realm cultivators.
If not for its formidable defensive power, Zhou Yan might not have been able to blast it open.
Zhou Yan's body was slightly crouched, ready to attack at any moment.
"Shuuk~!"
However, just as he finished preparing, he felt a sharp whistling sound. A dagger suddenly plunged into his chest.
Zhou Yan felt a sharp pain in his chest. He hurriedly looked down and saw a sharp dagger embedded in his chest.
His left shoulder had been severed by a blade from that ninth-stage Martial King.
Crimson blood immediately flowed from the wound.
"Damn it~!"
Zhou Yan roared, and then blood mist billowed out, forming a blood screen that obscured the sky.
"Bang~!"
Following that, from within the blood screen, a man in black suddenly charged out, brandishing a long sword and thrusting it towards Zhou Yan.
This black-clad man's cultivation had reached the third stage of the Martial Emperor realm.
"Seeking death~!"
Zhou Yan's eyes were icy. He waved his palm, and a crimson flame blade energy whistled out, roaring towards the man in black and blasting him.
"Bang~!"
The blade energy collided with the long sword in the black-clad man's hand.
"Crack crack!"
The long sword instantly shattered.
"Pfft~!"
At the same time, the crimson flame blade energy pierced through the man's head, and blood and brain matter splattered everywhere.
"Swish swish~!"
Seeing this, a hint of joy flashed across Zhou Yan's face.
"As expected of 1.2 million merit points, it's truly powerful!"
Zhou Yan couldn't help but exclaim.
After all, although Zhou Yan was at the eighth stage of the Martial King realm, not all ninth-stage Martial Kings were his match!
The number of Martial King realm experts was too small.
Moreover, Martial King realm cultivators all possessed extremely formidable trump cards, so many powerful martial skills he couldn't use.
Otherwise, with Zhou Yan's strength, he could probably have dealt with these men in black easily.
Zhou Yan glanced at the surrounding corpses, and then, with a swift movement, he dashed directly into the depths of the valley.
"Rustle~!"
A faint fiery aura emanated from Zhou Yan's body.
"Rumble~!"
His figure was like a rocket, as fast as lightning, and in the blink of an eye, he entered the depths of the valley.
"Hmm?"
Zhou Yan frowned.
Because, at the deepest part of the valley, there was actually a secret chamber.
This secret chamber was semicircular, occupying an area of about five meters.
Within the chamber, a massive rock was placed.
The rock emitted a milky white light, like a bright moon, radiating a soft glow that illuminated the area as if it were daytime.
"Could it be that all those cultivators were in seclusion and cultivating here?"
Zhou Yan's gaze swept around the secret chamber and he guessed.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~!"
And at this moment, ripples suddenly rippled through the void around the secret chamber, and then, dozens of figures in black appeared around the chamber.
"Haha... you finally came!"
One of the men in black said with a laugh, "We've been waiting for you for a long time, and finally managed to lure you here!"
"These people are all Martial Emperor realm experts, and we are all Martial Ancestor realm experts!"