"???

Upon hearing Wang Junze's words, Jiao Yang was dumbfounded.

You want to kill me?

Which one of us is truly in the Void Realm?!

Sure, the strength Wang Junze displayed far exceeded that of an average Heaven-Stepping cultivator, but the reason he stopped wasn't due to fear of the opponent, he just didn't want to interfere with the plan to seize the Other Shore Flower, so how could he have the audacity to be so arrogant and even turn around to threaten him?

At this moment, Jiao Yang even had the impulse to just kill this kid, and if there were any punishments, he'd just accept them when he returned.

"Haha, the young are formidable! Jiao Yang, are we getting old?"

Before Jiao Yang could react, laughter came from a distance again.

Squinting slightly and instinctively glancing at the other party, Jiao Yang quickly calmed down. There was no need to engage in petty fights with Ye Piaoling, otherwise, he would only let others take advantage.

"Chen Ling, stop with the sarcastic comments. Wasn't it your subordinate that got killed by him? Why don't you go and avenge him?"

"Avenge? In the Nether Sea, power is respected. If someone lacks skill, then it's their own fault for dying. Am I his father? Do I need to avenge him?"

Chen Ling replied disdainfully and then turned his gaze to Wang Junze, chuckling, "Brother, my master appreciates you very much. Are you interested in joining him?"

Slowly lifting his head, Wang Junze finally noticed that the man named Chen Ling looked about forty years old, with a sincere smile which would lead an unsuspecting person to believe he was a good-natured man.

But... did I kill his subordinate?

With vague suspicions in his heart, Wang Junze then turned to him and asked, "May I ask who your master is?"

"Pharmacist, Miss Fang."

Chen Ling smiled and bowed slightly, warmly replying, "Half of the elixirs in the Nether Sea are refined by my master."

A tremor went through his heart, and Wang Junze suddenly realized.

Previously, the Master of All Things had warned him that the person behind the masked man who died by his hand was Miss Fang, and it was said that her influence in the Nether Sea was not weaker than Dugu Feng's. And that was the source of it all.

However, even though I killed someone from their group, now Chen Ling approaches me with such a smile, likely not because he really values me that much. More probably, he wishes to use me to strike against Dugu Feng.

Having figured this out, Wang Junze naturally knew how to respond.

"No need, since I've pledged my allegiance to Lord Dugu, I won't have divided loyalties."

Shaking his head, Wang Junze replied indifferently.

"Haha, nothing in this world is absolute, brother. Don't be too quick to refuse. In the future... we'll have many opportunities to interact."

Chen Ling didn't seem to care at all about Wang Junze's refusal and responded with a smiling face.

For the moment, Wang Junze didn't intend to continue entangling with him, retracting his gaze, he turned to Jiao Yang and said calmly, "Can I go up the mountain now?"

"..."

His expression turned a bit ugly, but in this situation, Jiao Yang naturally couldn't stop Wang Junze, so he responded coldly, "Your legs are yours; can I stop you?"

With Chen Ling now involved, even if Jiao Yang was dissatisfied, he couldn't act against Wang Junze.

Moreover, the rules in the Nether Sea are simple; if you have the strength, you can ignore all rules.

He laid the Crimson Flame Array at the foot of the mountain to block those who didn't have enough strength. Theoretically, as long as one could break through the array, they had the right to go up the mountain early and compete for the Other Shore Flower—this was something all the demon cultivators on the mountain tacitly accepted.

With a light laugh, Wang Junze ignored Jiao Yang and continued walking up the mountain.

Without anyone else hindering him, Wang Junze quickly reached the summit and saw the Other Shore Flower from afar.

At the top of the mountain, there was a dim pool, several hundred meters in size, and the Other Shore Flower was growing in this water.

The water was a dark, deep color, while the Other Shore Flower was white in contrast, making it stand out vividly. Currently, these Other Shore Flowers were budding, evidently not yet mature.

However, if one sensed carefully, they would find that the pool water seemed to emanate a very peculiar death aura; just being touched by a bit of it could be extremely dangerous.

Squinting slightly, Wang Junze also kept his distance, merely observing from afar.

Redirecting his gaze slightly, he noticed that at least a dozen people were scattered around the pool in various positions.

Furthermore, those managing to stay by the pool all possessed cultivation of the Void Realm, making Wang Junze, with his Heaven-Stepping cultivation, quite conspicuous.

Quickly, Wang Junze spotted a familiar figure among the crowd.

At the southeast corner of the pool, a chubby figure was winking at him; it was indeed Pei Haoran, the young master of the Pei Family.

Previously, Wang Junze and Pei Haoran had agreed to compete for the Other Shore Flower together. Even though they hadn't traveled together, Wang Junze hadn't expected that while he was delayed on Mirage Island, Pei Haoran had already arrived there early.

After pondering a moment, Wang Junze didn't bother concealing himself and walked directly towards the chubby figure.

Since Chen Ling had already shown himself, the joint venture between him and Pei Haoran to kill that masked man was no longer a secret; hiding it at this time would seem petty.

Moreover, with so many people there, Wang Junze felt rather outnumbered; joining up with Pei Haoran could make others more hesitant, which certainly wouldn't be a bad thing.

"Brother Ye, how bold of you!"

Seeing Wang Junze approach, the chubby character immediately gave a thumbs up and laughed, "To confront Jiao Yang openly—there's hardly anyone in the Nether Sea who could do that, truly bold!"

"Cut the nonsense!"

Wang Junze glanced at him without much humor and said, "Say something useful."

Pointing towards the nearby pool, Wang Junze asked, "What's strange about the water?"

"Netherworld!"

When it came to serious matters, the chubby character became more earnest, solemnly explaining, "The Other Shore Flower only grows in the Water of the Netherworld, blooming from death to life. This Netherworld Pool is one of the difficulties in picking the Other Shore Flower."

"The Water of the Netherworld contains the Power of Death; just a touch can erode life energy within and is extremely hard to dispel... Most importantly, when the Other Shore Flower matures and blooms, it releases an overwhelmingly terrifying Power of the Divine Soul. The closer you get, the greater the impact; if you can't control your mind and fall into the Netherworld, even those in the Void Realm are at great risk of immediate demise."

"Moreover, don't forget, to snatch the Other Shore Flower, you have to enter it, and during a fight, it's even easier to fall in."

"Therefore, if you're not confident, the best strategy is to stay by the pond and wait for others to pick the Other Shore Flower, then try to seize it."

Smirking coldly, Pei Haoran continued, "In fact, most people here have this mindset, otherwise... Do you really think Jiao Yang and Chen Ling would allow so many people to get close to the Other Shore Flower?"

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