Chapter 483: The true strength of Sean, the master of the Hall of Jade Plainwater Town
“Consider yourself lucky!”
When Sean entered the corridor, Single Eye’s mouth curled slightly, a cold smile of successful cunning flashing across his face. In his mind, he thought, “You bastard, your days are numbered!” It felt as if the stone door in front of him was the gate to hell, the gate to death. Those who enter would surely perish.
“Let’s go!” Single Eye waved his hand, leading the five or six members of the Hall of Jade who followed him. Accompanied by a series of rumbling sounds, the stone door slowly closed seamlessly, showing no sign of anything unusual.
Inside the corridor, the dim lighting and the strong smell of blood intensified as they delved deeper. The spiraling path ascended, reminiscent of the pathways on the Hill of Swords cliff, but this corridor was built inside the mountain.
“How much longer?” After walking for about ten minutes, Sean estimated that they had circled the mountain four or five times, ascending about two hundred meters, yet he still couldn’t see the end of the corridor. Impatiently, he asked, “You haven’t hollowed out the entire mountain, have you?”
As the foremost dark organization and evil force in Middleland, the Hall of Jade’s actions were naturally substantial. At this point, Sean could almost confirm that this mountain was not naturally formed, but rather artificially crafted, and these corridors within the mountain seemed to serve an unexpected purpose.
“Mr. Monkey, have patience!” Single Eye said with a smile. “We’re almost there!”
Inwardly, he thought, “Damn, this guy is so enthusiastic about courting death. It seems that this bastard’s bloodline is strong, his combat power is amazing, but his intelligence seems insufficient!”Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.
Sure enough, after walking a few hundred more meters, they finally reached the end of the corridor. At the end was another massive stone door. Single Eye pressed a nearby mechanism, and the door opened with a thunderous sound, releasing an intense wave of blood vapor. If an ordinary person had entered, they would likely have been choked to death on the spot.
“Wait a moment, Mr. Monkey,” Single Eye said. “I’ll go in first to announce my arrival.”
He then stepped through the door and went inside.
“You have half a minute,” Sean impatiently said. “Hurry up, I’m pressed for time.”
Through the door, Sean could roughly see the interior. Honestly, he had already anticipated what he might find, but when he actually saw the scene inside the hall, he was still taken aback, deeply shocked.
The interior space was enormous, just as Sean had suspected. The mountain had indeed been hollowed out, but what Sean hadn’t expected was the massive blood pool at the center of the hall, with a diameter of over a hundred meters. The churning blood inside the pool emitted a dense blood vapor, permeating the entire hall.
Another blood pool! This was somewhat similar to the enormous blood pool in the underground altar, except that the one in the hall was ten times larger. In front of this blood pool, the “giant blood pool” in the underground altar was nothing more than a small comparison. If the altar’s blood pool was an extra-large Dragon Refining Cauldron, then the one in the hall was an extra, extra, extra, extra, extra-large Dragon Refining Cauldron!
The depth of the blood pool was unknown, but about ten meters above the pool, there were two jade stone arch bridges intersecting in a cross shape, one running north to south and the other running east to west, spanning the entire blood pool. At the center where the two jade stone arch bridges intersected, there was a pavilion. Sitting on the pavilion was a figure cloaked in black robes, back facing the entrance where Sean stood. A dense blood vapor enveloped his body, continuously being absorbed by him.
It seemed similar to King Ron’s use of the Soul Devouring Array to absorb blood vapor. He must be the master of the Hall of Jade Plainwater Town, as he was in a state of cultivation. His aura permeated the surroundings clearly, even though Sean stood a hundred meters away outside the door. He was clearly an expert close to the Bright Realm.
Close to the Bright Realm! Sean was not surprised. According to the Hall of Jade’s hierarchy, aside from being the likely master of Harmonization, the Twelve Demons, as core members, were all super practitioners of Confluence. Below them were the three thousand warlords. Bright Realm practitioners like Albert Sitwell, the lord of the North Kingdom, who could control a whole country, were naturally suitable for the position of a master.
“Mr. Master,” after Single Eye went inside, he walked directly across the arch bridge to the pavilion on the other side. Bowing respectfully, he said, “I’ve had a major gain today!”
“Oh?” The figure sat still without moving, without turning around, or even opening his eyes, and asked in a flat tone, “Are you talking about the person standing outside the hall?”
“Exactly!” Single Eye said excitedly. “This person claims to be a servant of the Gorillas, at the Complete Stage, yet he can erupt with strength comparable to the Bright Realm. Even in my fully transformed state, I am slightly inferior to him!”
Afterward, Single Eye briefly recounted his previous encounter with Sean.
After hearing this, the figure finally slowly opened his eyes and said in a deep voice, “Breaking the Cold Iron Divine Weapon barehanded? Engaging you head-on without falling behind, even injuring you? Are you sure… Is he truly at the Complete Stage?”
In one sentence, the figure hit the crux of the matter. Like the Steer family patriarch, Kazimir, and Single Eye, upon learning about Sean’s actions, the figure’s first reaction was that a Complete Stage practitioner couldn’t achieve such feats. Thus, he was somewhat suspicious of Sean’s true realm.
However, unlike the others, Sean had acted under the guise of “Great Monkey,” deliberately suppressing his realm to the Complete Stage and not using a shred of Bright Energy. So, for those at the same realm, like the Steer family patriarch, Kazimir, and Single Eye, they wouldn’t perceive anything out of the ordinary.
The reason was simple: only those at a higher realm could see through the true realm of those at a lower realm. The greater the gap, the clearer the sight.
Therefore, as the master of the Hall of Jade, the figure was naturally close to the Bright Realm. If Sean truly was only at the Complete Stage, then, in a situation where he was half a realm lower than Sean, the figure should have been able to see through it.
However, after listening to Single Eye’s account, he attempted to sense Sean’s realm strength from a distance, only to find… he couldn’t see through it at all!
Completely impenetrable!