Chapter 142

Chapter 142: Humans die for wealth, birds perish for food.

A red giant dragon burst out of the Toad Temple.

And at the forefront, the golden toad sitting motionlessly in the main hall had already closed its eyes, as still as if it had passed into eternal slumber.

Xia Donghua glanced at the red dragon in the night sky, then at the golden toad before him, shouting loudly, “Don’t be deceived by this guy! Just kill him, and all his treasures will be ours! He’s just trying to make us kill each other!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Donghua drew his longsword, leapt up, and the sword descended like a galaxy falling upon the moon, striking the opponent.

“Clang!”

The sound of black iron colliding with stone echoed throughout the great hall.

At the point where the sword blade met the stone statue, a ripple of energy dispersed, spiritual energy collided with Xia Donghua’s chest, and he was thrown to the ground.

Just as Xia Donghua stood up, attempting to rally others to move forward, a cultivator had already rushed into the air, grabbing the demon core.

As the demon core was held in the cultivator’s hand, a crimson blood qi instantly enveloped him.

Visible to the naked eye, countless streams of spiritual energy from Baiwa City converged on this cultivator. The Tiandao qi of Baiwa City poured ceaselessly into his body.

All sorts of strange phenomena occurred, leaving no doubt that this person was gradually becoming the master of this realm!

And just at that moment, another cultivator appeared from somewhere, stabbing their sword into the heart of the first from behind.

The shocked cultivator turned around, only to meet a palm strike.

A cloud of blood mist exploded in the air as the demon core was seized by yet another cultivator.

Like the previous cultivator who obtained the demon core, spiritual energy and the Tiandao qi of Baiwa City began to gather towards this individual.

This cultivator immediately fled.

He knew that while he could kill others and claim their treasures, others could do the same to him.

He felt himself becoming the master of this realm, but he needed to wait until dawn, until the new day began and sunlight bathed his body.

If he could delay until sunrise, once he became the master of this world, the lives of these people would all be subject to his will!

But how could the others possibly let this cultivator escape?

Everyone charged at him like madmen.

The cultivator continuously evaded their attacks, but more treasures were hurled down upon him.

“Don’t kill me! Once I become the master of this world, I can take you all out!”

In less than half an hour, the cultivator collapsed on the ground, covered in blood, pleading for mercy, but all he received was the slash of a sword across his throat.

After the cultivator died, the surface of the demon core began to peel off, ascending back into the air.

At this point, most people had already realized that this wasn’t a demon core at all, but rather a bead inscribed with countless runes.

This completely put everyone at ease.

After all, how could a demon core possibly be considered a supreme treasure? Not to mention the absurd idea that “by mastering a demon core, one can become the master of heaven and earth.”

So in everyone’s mind, they doubted whether it was even a demon core to begin with.

Now it seemed their suspicions were correct.

Without a doubt, this bead was the key to this realm.

For the next half hour, the bead kept changing hands. Every time someone obtained it, they would be attacked by the others.

Eventually, some dared not go after the bead anymore.

Even if they managed to get it, they couldn’t protect it, and death would surely follow.

Rather than that, it was better to let others fight over it.

After all, as long as they got it before dawn, it would suffice.

Let the others exhaust themselves fighting, and then they could reap the benefits.

But the others weren’t fools either; they were waiting too.

Thus, many people stared at each other, none daring to make a move.

Yet as they looked at the luminous bead floating in the night sky, their eyes burned with scorching desire.

This was the key to a small realm!

How many people in this world could possess a small realm?

Once you owned a small realm, if you refined it, everything within it would belong to you.

Whether it be rare treasures or demon tribes, all would serve you. You would become the Dao Master of this small realm, and this realm would be your Daoist sanctuary!

A single small realm was enough to make even Xiānrén Jìng cultivators take notice, let alone these mid-level cultivators.

Finally, someone couldn’t resist and made a move, attempting to seize the bead.

Humans die for wealth, birds perish for food.

As cultivators, they couldn’t bear to watch such an opportunity slip away under their noses, otherwise, they would surely regret it for life.

When a cultivator moved, the others, who were already restless, naturally couldn’t hold back either, rushing forward to vie for the bead, plunging the scene into chaos once again.

The battle in Baiwa City continued, every person who died dissolved into a sphere of light, merging into this secret realm.

It was as if all the deceased cultivators had become nourishment for Baiwa City.

Baiwa City’s spiritual energy grew richer.

As more and more people perished, the remaining individuals fought even more fiercely for the bead.

Some cultivators noticed that their resolve seemed to be affected.

That bead was like a breathtakingly beautiful woman fresh out of her bath standing before them, making them parched and desperate to pounce, even if just to smell it or bite it once—death would be worth it.

Xia Donghua also knew his willpower was being influenced, but he couldn’t suppress his desires, ultimately moving forward to snatch the bead.

“Hoooowwwlll!”

The red dragon suddenly roared, shaking all the cultivators rushing forward.

The red dragon stared intently at a direction, unmoving.

The next moment, the red dragon shot toward that direction at incredible speed.

All the cultivators’ hearts skipped a beat, worried that the red dragon would escape, so they hurriedly chased after it.

However, the red dragon was far too fast.

Far behind, they saw on the mountain peak the red dragon had rushed to, there was a blood-red magic array.

At the center of the array stood a woman.

“Hoooowwwlll!”

The red dragon became even more ferocious, lunging toward the woman.

But a man dressed in blue robes appeared before the woman in the air, facing the red dragon without any retreat.

No one was surprised when they thought this man would vanish under the red dragon’s assault.

The man assumed a fist stance, martial true qi swirling and entwining around him incessantly.

The dense blood qi and intense martial true qi left everyone feeling startled.

This man gave off an oppressive aura akin to a ferocious beast.

The man threw a punch, and the red dragon instantly engulfed him.