Chapter 640: Chapter 416: Interception

"Celestial Star Tungsten Steel?"

Xu Yang’s heart skipped a beat. His raised foot halted in midair, unable to take another step. Celestial Star Tungsten Steel was also a top-tier Forging Material. Its preciousness was scarcely inferior to the Earth Essence he had just acquired. In terms of Forged Soldiers, this material’s properties even surpassed Earth Essence; Earth Essence was only considered more precious because it could nurture Spirit Medicine.

Xu Yang was tempted. He thought, "I happen to lack handy Weapons. If there’s enough of this Celestial Star Tungsten Steel..." If others could snatch it, why couldn’t he? At worst, he would just wait a moment and rob this group of masked men. The people currently being robbed were absolutely no match for their masked attackers.

Amidst the fierce clash, several people in the ambushed group had already been injured. Their strongest expert, who was at the Celestial Essence Fourth Layer, was being completely suppressed by a masked attacker at the exact same Celestial Essence Fourth Layer. While not entirely defenseless, he could only parry the blows, managing to retaliate only occasionally.

"You’re dreaming if you want the Celestial Star Tungsten Steel! Let me tell you, we are people of the Yu family. We have experts rushing over to rendezvous right now. If you don’t leave, I’m afraid you won’t be able to escape later!" the leader of the ambushed group shouted sternly. Although he could only defend, his combat awareness was excellent, allowing him to block his opponent’s ferocious attacks multiple times.

"You’re talking about Yu Hong, right? Didn’t you know? He was already slaughtered at Moon Peak. My brothers and I happened to pass by there and saw the corpses of him and Wang Heng," the masked leader said with a laugh.

In the shadows, Xu Yang felt a stir. He hadn’t expected that the ambushed group belonged to the Yu family—Yu Hong’s faction. They were actually still counting on Yu Hong to save their lives. In an instant, he felt completely unburdened. He would just wait for the two groups to mutually destroy each other, and then he would step out to reap the spoils.

"You know Yu Hong and Wang Heng? Who are you people?" Hearing that the enemy actually recognized Yu Hong and his follower, Wang Heng, the Yu family member barked the question. Wang Heng had only joined the Yu family recently. Someone who wasn’t thoroughly familiar with the Yu family would never know of him.

His gaze swept over the Yu family members, quickly determining that the Celestial Star Tungsten Steel was on the Celestial Essence Fourth Layer expert. Although the others also carried packs, this person’s pack was the most compact. As the leader, he definitely wouldn’t carry so much bulk if it were the most crucial item; moreover, according to the rules of the mountains, precious goods were generally kept by the person with the highest Cultivation.

"Obediently hand over the items and we will spare your lives. Otherwise, not a single one of you will survive." The masked leader’s voice was icy as his offensive grew increasingly fierce.

Xu Yang could tell that this person was actually much stronger than the Yu family’s Celestial Essence Fourth Layer expert. However, out of fear of exposing his true identity, he had kept his ultimate trump card Martial Technique hidden.

Meanwhile, upon hearing that Yu Hong and Wang Heng were dead, the Yu family members were visibly panicked. Without the support of their experts, continuing this entanglement would only lead to their doom.

"Don’t panic! They are trying to disrupt your Heart Spirit. Yu Hong and Wang Heng will be here momentarily!" the Yu family’s Celestial Essence Fourth Layer expert shouted.

"AGH!"

But just as his words fell, someone on the Yu family’s side had their stomach slashed open by a blade, nearly bisecting them. After his opponent followed up with another slash, the man was utterly slain.

With one person dead, the Yu family members truly fell into a panic. No matter what the Celestial Essence Fourth Layer expert said, it was useless. The rest were solely focused on escaping. However, the more they tried to flee, the worse their situation became. Soon, even the Celestial Essence Fourth Layer expert was fighting desperately to break out. He had already concluded in his heart that Yu Hong and Wang Heng had been killed, meaning no reinforcements were coming.

"AGH!"

Another wretched scream rang out as yet another Yu family member was killed. However, right before he died, he struck his opponent with a Palm, shattering the attacker’s mask and revealing a rather sinister face. This face looked very ordinary to Xu Yang, with only a mole near the corner of the mouth drawing some attention. But the Yu family members instantly recognized the person’s identity.

"Damn it, they are people of the Xiao family!" a Yu family member roared in sheer fury.

"The Xiao family treats my Yu family like this! Are you not afraid of chilling everyone’s hearts?" the Yu family’s Celestial Essence Fourth Layer expert questioned harshly. The Yu family and the Xiao family were allies who advanced and retreated together, and the Yu family had always looked to the Xiao family for leadership. They never expected that the ones robbing their Celestial Star Tungsten Steel would actually be members of the Xiao family.

"It will be fine as long as you all die here." The masked leader’s voice was brimming with murderous intent. "I told you earlier to drop your things and your lives would be spared, but you didn’t listen. Now that you know our identities, you have only a path to death.

"Our cover is blown. Stop holding back and kill them all!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the auras of the Xiao family members drastically changed. They unleashed the powerful Martial Techniques they had deliberately been hiding. In a mere dozen breaths of time, everyone except for the Celestial Essence Fourth Layer expert was beaten to death.

"Why? Why is the Xiao family doing this?" The Yu family’s Celestial Essence Fourth Layer expert’s eyes were practically splitting at the seams. The Yu family was just a minor clan; losing so many experts was completely unbearable.

"Our Ms. Xiao needs Celestial Star Tungsten Steel to forge a handy Spiritual Soldier for Mr. Huo Xiaochen," the Xiao family’s Celestial Essence Fourth Layer expert said sternly. The Xiao family did not lack high-quality Spiritual Soldiers, but they lacked a Weapon suitable for Huo Xiaochen. Huo Xiaochen had successfully cultivated the Azure Dragon Dominating Body. His physical body was peerless and his strength unparalleled, so he needed a Heavy Weapon. And Celestial Star Tungsten Steel was the perfect premium material for forging one.

For the same volume, Celestial Star Tungsten Steel weighed hundreds of times more than other Spirit Iron. It was said that a piece the size of an egg could weigh several hundred pounds. If forged entirely from Celestial Star Tungsten Steel, a single Weapon could weigh several thousand pounds.

A Weapon weighing several thousand pounds, combined with the terrifying colossal strength cultivated by the Azure Dragon Dominating Body, would definitely elevate Huo Xiaochen’s Combat Power to another level. When that time came, it wouldn’t be impossible for him to violently suppress a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride.

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