"Third Prince, aren't you afraid of being punished by the Sovereign when you return for doing this?"

A young man from the Fire Cloud Kingdom at the Ninth Layer of Element Transformation Realm couldn't help but speak angrily to Xiahou Lie.

However, upon hearing this, Xiahou Lie merely sneered and immediately threw a punch.

The fist, enveloped in Red Flame, landed on the person in an instant.

"Boom!"

With a thunderous sound, the person's body was immediately blasted apart, and under the burning flames, all flesh and blood were incinerated to ashes.

"Hiss!"

This scene caused everyone to gasp in shock; Xiahou Lie was truly ruthless, killing even someone from his own country without hesitation.

Even the other Half-Step Innates slightly furrowed their brows, finding it hard to be as cold-blooded as Xiahou Lie.

While killing others isn't much of a concern, they wouldn't normally kill compatriots without a deep-seated enmity.

"You have five breaths remaining. If you don't leave, you'll end up like him."

Xiahou Lie paid no heed to the crowd's gaze and spoke with a voice full of cold killing intent.

Lin Jingfeng and the others also released their auras, pressing down on the crowd.

Expressions changed constantly, eyes filled with unwillingness. Though they were loath to leave empty-handed, they knew failing to leave would likely mean death.

Most importantly, they too were top talents from their respective countries, not used to being humiliated like this.

Yet, faced with the intimidation of over a dozen Half-Step Innates, they had no choice but to swallow their anger and abandon the treasures.

They dared not delay further, turning around and exiting the Inner Hall, realizing staying would jeopardize their lives without gaining any treasure resources.

"Ruoxie, what should we do?"

Xiao Ningyue frowned slightly as she asked Wang Ruoxie.

"These guys are truly shameless, using their strength to deprive us of the chance to acquire the treasure resources."

Zong Yuzhe looked grim as he turned to Wang Ruoxie, saying, "Wang Ruoxie, you should also have reached the Half-Step Innate level. What do you say?"

Ruan Junhao, Qiu Yao, and others also looked at Wang Ruoxie. Evidently, in their eyes, the powerful Wang Ruoxie had become the backbone of the East Victory Kingdom team.

"Don't worry about them; these treasure resources are unclaimed. They have no right to do this."

Wang Ruoxie smiled faintly and said.

"Wang Ruoxie, even though you discovered the weaknesses of those Iron Armor Corpses earlier to help us get here, it doesn't mean you have the right to share these treasures with us."

Xiahou Lie looked coldly at Wang Ruoxie and said.

Lin Jingfeng and the others also gazed mockingly at Wang Ruoxie. With limited treasure resources, having one less person to share means a bigger portion for them, thus they all agreed with Xiahou Lie's statement.

"Tang Liren, only you people from East Victory Kingdom are left here. Do you intend to compete for the treasure resources with these few worthless individuals?"

Xiahou Lie turned his eyes to Tang Liren and said.

"You're overthinking; I am me, and they are them."

Tang Liren smiled faintly before saying to Xiahou Lie, Lin Jingfeng, and others, "Wang Ruoxie is my enemy. If you kill him, I'm willing to share some of the treasure resources as a reward."

Tang Liren was exceedingly hateful towards Wang Ruoxie. If he had the confidence to kill the other party himself, he would have acted long ago.

As for losing some treasure resources, it was worth it to him as long as Wang Ruoxie could be killed.

As his words fell, Xiao Ningyue, Zong Yuzhe, Ruan Junhao, and others were shocked, looking at Tang Liren in disbelief.

They never expected that Tang Liren, the Second Prince of East Victory Kingdom, would say such a thing.

While Wang Ruoxie was surprised by Tang Liren's words, he wasn't entirely shocked.

He had long anticipated that upon entering the Ancient Ruins, Tang Liren would definitely target him, though he hadn't expected the other party to reveal his intent so quickly.

"Haha... Tang Liren, since you're so generous, I'll gladly accept your offer."

Xiahou Lie laughed heartily and said.

Immediately, his gaze fell on Wang Ruoxie, and he said, "I originally didn't want to kill you, but unfortunately, the conditions offered by your Second Prince are too tempting."

"Wang Ruoxie, for the sake of discovering the Iron Armor Corpses' weaknesses earlier, I'll leave your corpse intact."

Lin Jingfeng looked dispassionately at Wang Ruoxie and said coldly.

Among the other Half-Step Innates, a few exuded cold killing intent, clearly compelled by Tang Liren's offer.

Remaining people like Su Lian'Er, although not intending to join in, wouldn't stop it; they stood quietly, waiting to observe the events unfold.

Despite Wang Ruoxie's apparent strength indicating he might have reached the Half-Step Innate level, they didn't believe he could withstand all of them.

Moreover, with so many of them striking together, Wang Ruoxie was bound to die.

"Ruoxie, run!"

Xiao Ningyue's face turned slightly pale, eyes filled with worry as she said to Wang Ruoxie.

Even though Wang Ruoxie's strength was formidable, possibly matching a Half-Step Innate, how could he possibly face several Half-Step Innates at once?

"He won't escape; today will be his end."

Tang Liren smirked coldly as he spoke.

"Second Prince, aren't you going too far?"

Zong Yuzhe's gaze fixed on Tang Liren, questioning.

Ruan Junhao, Qiu Yao, and others also looked at Tang Liren with anger, yet refrained from speaking out for Wang Ruoxie due to his status and strength.

Only Qin Heng's eyes revealed a cold smile; like Tang Liren, he longed to personally kill Wang Ruoxie, naturally relishing the situation.

"Step back. I'll see how they plan to kill me."

Wang Ruoxie told Xiao Ningyue and Zong Yuzhe and others.

Before, facing Xiahou Lie and others' joint attack, he might have indeed stood a chance of death. These were top-tier Half-Step Innates, far exceeding ordinary Half-steps.

However, now, his cultivation had reached the Ninth Layer Peak of Element Transformation Realm, and his bloodline had evolved to Earth Level, First Grade, making him exponentially stronger.

Now, with his current strength, beneath the Innate Realm, none could kill him.

"Kill!"

As Xiahou Lie's chill voice sounded, he and Lin Jingfeng and the other Half-Step Innates lunged at Wang Ruoxie.

Xiahou Lie punched, Red Flames rolling like a tide, seemingly ready to reduce Wang Ruoxie to ashes.

Lin Jingfeng wielded an ancient long knife, unleashing violent sword qi, wildly slashing towards Wang Ruoxie.

Other Half-Step Innates unleashed their strongest attacks, carrying terrifying power as they surged towards Wang Ruoxie.

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