"Quite a few people."
After flying for ten minutes, Li Xuan saw countless figures occupying their respective areas. He stopped and looked into the depths, where a dazzling barrier of light resided.
Li Xuan retracted his gaze and glanced around, secretly surprised. Among the hundred or so figures present, no less than ten possessed a dangerous aura that made him feel threatened. However, Li Xuan did not cower; instead, he felt a sense of eagerness. After all, he had chosen to enter this place of divine burial for training.
As time passed, a full day went by, but the barrier's light remained unchanged. More and more figures continued to arrive. Li Xuan frowned slightly. Almost everyone who came here was not weak, and with such a large number, a chaotic battle was inevitable once they entered the ruins. xxs one
Bang!
At this moment, a figure descended from the sky and landed directly in front of the barrier. This person wielded a giant axe, and it was Xing Ba, whom Li Xuan had seen before.
"Ye Luan, shall we join forces?" Xing Ba glanced at the surrounding figures and then directly addressed the man closest to him.
"Agreed." The man, elegant and silent, nodded slightly after a moment of contemplation.
"With just the two of us, I'm afraid we won't be enough for this ruin," Xing Ba said, looking at several other individuals and asking them the same question. Ye Luan remained silent, also turning his gaze to the others.
Soon, under everyone's watchful eyes, Xing Ba successfully allied with a total of ten people. Li Xuan's expression also subtly changed. Besides Xing Ba, the other nine were precisely among those whose auras he had sensed as dangerous.
It could be said that Xing Ba's group of ten had become the most powerful team among the hundreds present. Moreover, Li Xuan noticed that the strength of these ten individuals was quite similar, which was likely why they agreed to form an alliance.
With the formation of Xing Ba's ten-person team, other prodigies present also began to recruit members. Clearly, after Xing Ba's team was formed, it would be difficult to get a share of the spoils without a sufficient number of people. Furthermore, those present were not weak and would naturally not leave just because Xing Ba's team was established.
"Esteemed sir, would you be willing to form a team with us?" Soon, a man approached Li Xuan, stopping about ten feet away, and asked with cupped fists. This person possessed the strength of the peak Martial God realm, and behind him were six men and two women. Everyone's aura was at the peak Martial God realm.
Li Xuan remained silent for a moment before finally shaking his head slightly.
Seeing this, a flicker of regret crossed the man's eyes. He then quickly turned and led his group away.
"Brother Lu, this person is only at the peak Martial Emperor realm. Why did you still try to recruit him?" After reaching an open space, a man asked the other with some confusion.
Lu Zhiyuan smiled slightly and replied, "Although this person is only at the peak Martial Emperor realm, the fact that he could come here already speaks volumes about his strength. Also, didn't you notice? This person is that notorious 'Road Blocker'."
"He's the 'Road Blocker'!" Several people exclaimed in surprise, and their gazes immediately shifted to Li Xuan's location. At that very moment, another small team had also approached Li Xuan. However, this team quickly turned and left, clearly having been rejected by Li Xuan as well.
"If this person is truly the 'Road Blocker,' then we've missed out on a powerful teammate. I went back to that area later, and there were over a hundred corpses, none of whom were below the mid-stage Martial God realm," a woman said gravely.
"Except for Xing Ba's team, we must avoid conflict with this person once we enter the ruins. Even if conflict arises, we must unite and fight with all our might. Otherwise, the consequences will be extremely troublesome," Lu Zhiyuan said, his pupils flashing with a hint of solemnity.
Everyone nodded in agreement. A person's reputation precedes them, and the four words "Road Blocker" were enough to attest to Li Xuan's power.
As time gradually passed, in just half an hour, no less than ten teams had come to recruit Li Xuan. But without exception, all were rejected by Li Xuan.
Li Xuan understood that although everyone had formed alliances for now, once they discovered treasures within the ruins, these alliances would likely crumble instantly. Furthermore, joining an alliance would inevitably require effort, which Li Xuan found troublesome. Traveling alone would make him a less obvious target.
Boom!
At this moment, a resounding boom suddenly echoed. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, their faces revealing greed. The barrier outside the ruins had completely dissipated.
Whoosh!
The next moment, countless figures shot rapidly towards the entrance of the ruins. Li Xuan remained in place for a moment before also moving and entering.
Bang bang bang!
As soon as Li Xuan entered the ruins, waves of spiritual energy fluctuation came from the front. Li Xuan raised his eyes and saw that numerous puppets were already rushing towards everyone, unafraid of death. Seeing this, Li Xuan's heart stirred, and he quickly moved, darting towards the depths.
At this moment, the advantage of acting alone became apparent.
Soon, Li Xuan took advantage of the general chaos to reach the entrance of the deeper area. At this point, Li Xuan discovered that Xing Ba's group of ten had already entered even further ahead.
"Indeed, powerful strength makes a difference," Li Xuan retracted his gaze and then moved, directly following them.
A few minutes later, Li Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up. Fifteen palaces of similar size appeared before him, and Xing Ba's ten people had each occupied one.
At the same time, Xing Ba's group of ten also noticed Li Xuan's arrival.
"It's you?" Xing Ba looked up at Li Xuan, a hint of surprise in his eyes. Especially upon seeing that Li Xuan had not brought anyone with him, his eyes showed a thoughtful expression.
"Xing Ba, you know this person?" A man glanced at Li Xuan and then shifted his gaze to Xing Ba. Although Li Xuan was only at the peak Martial Emperor realm, the people present were not fools. The fact that he could reach this place with such strength and safely pass through the outer puppets was indicative of his prowess.
"We've crossed paths once," Xing Ba admitted without concealment, then looked towards the entrance and said, "Let's hurry. Otherwise, it will be tricky if more people arrive."
Clearly, Xing Ba did not wish to engage in a conflict with Li Xuan at this moment. After all, there were fifteen palaces, and their ten people could not possibly occupy and plunder all of them at once.
"Alright." The man who had asked earlier glanced at Li Xuan with a knowing look before moving and entering a palace.
Seeing this, Li Xuan curled his lips, then moved and headed directly towards another palace. Li Xuan understood that it wasn't that Xing Ba was showing him respect, but rather that he was concerned about unforeseen circumstances. If there weren't fifteen palaces, Li Xuan believed Xing Ba would have immediately joined forces with the other nine to attack him.
"This strength, I'm afraid I need to improve it further," Li Xuan thought to himself. He then set up a warning barrier and disappeared into the palace.