Pushing himself off the ground, Shao Tianming mutters—
"Honestly, I can't tell if this woman is just a shrewd businesswoman, or a great politician…"
Having heard Nian Yao Yao's little speech, the many weapon spirits who have just been feeling rather dejected—as a result of Lin Yu Heng's attack, slowly lift themselves off the ground with a gleam of determination in their eyes.
"…"
"…"
Simultaneously, all the weapon spirits turn in the direction of the 50-meter stone soldier.
Although the practitioners are now gone, this stone soldier continues to remain as an obstacle—barring them from entering the imperial palace.
"A hero, is it?"
Walking over to Shao Tianming, Wang Yongning also turns his focus onto the stone soldier.
"Anyone can become a hero, was it?"
"Doesn't matter which domain you came from, huh?"
"…"
Dragging his blade along, Chen Lan glares at the 50-meter stone soldier as well.
"Gu Xun."
Assuming his Weapon Spirit True Body state, the red scarf—which reaches pass Chen Lan's waist, drifts in the wind.
Drawing in a deep breath of air, Chen Lan says—
"A hero… I want to become a hero!"
Kicking off the ground faster than anyone else, Chen Lan charges at the stone soldier. In the same instance, his red scarf turns into a mass of red energy.
Appearing at the foot of the stone soldier, Chen Lan leaps into the air, and slashes with his blade.
*Boom!!!* splitting the air apart is a current of energy, which manages to carve a deep scar onto the stone soldier's chest!
If there was a practitioner nearby, they would realize immediately that this current of energy is none other than blade Qi—given birth by a blade intent that has yet to fully mature.
As the stone soldier raises its right fist, it strikes it towards Chen Lan.
Unable to dodge the incoming attack—due to him being in the air, Chen Lan controls the red mass of energy that is wrapped around his neck to position itself in front of him.
*Boom!!!* receiving the stone soldier's strike using the red mass of energy, Chen Lan grits his teeth behind the cover of the energy shroud.
"Ack!"
*Boom!!!* as soon as Chen Lan crashes onto the roof of a building, Shao Tianming and Wang Yongning are the next to leap forward.
Amidst this leap, Shao Tianming shouts—
"Listen up, hall members! None of your ranks matter at this time! Because the moment we take this thing down…"
Swinging his halberd, and releasing a crescent wave of blood-colored energy, Shao Tianming adds—
"You'll all be a hero in everyone's eyes!"
*Boom!!!* as soon as the crescent wave of energy lands onto the stone soldier, another scar appears on top of the one that Chen Lan had made previously.
"…"
Igniting his daggers in white flames to create spearheads, while also controlling the two ribbons—which flowed from his shoulders, to do the same, Wang Yongning lunges his four weapons forward.
*Boom!!!* struck by four stabs—which landed onto the center of its scarred chest, a small crater opens on the stone soldier's upper body, as it unsteadily takes a few steps back!
As Shao Tianming and Wang Yongning lands, Chen Lan charges forth again.
And rather quickly—
"Don't let them hog all the glory!"
"They're not the only ones that want to be a hero!"
"Screw this heavy block of rocks!"
Following Li Zi Xiang's lead, the other weapon spirits—regardless of their factions, charge forth with the former at the forefront!
Hastening her footsteps, particles of light emanate from Li Zi Xiang's body, and with it, two words roll off the tip of her tongue, being—
"Lín Huá!"
Following Li Zi Xiang's shout, her chain whip vanishes from her hand.
Different from the Weapon Spirit True Bodies that have been seen so far, Li Zi Xiang's state grants her a black set of robes—decorated with thorn patterns of gold.
...…
Observing the gate's situation from a distance, Yang Hai remarks—
"Well, at least they've got spirit now."
"Good to see."
Walking over in agreement, Teng Hao, who had reunited with the members of Nine Lives, along with the rest of his group—are now all dressed in the same combat attire, which consists of a transparent lab coat with a white changpao.
Fixing the cuff of her changpao, Gui Lian asks—
"Should we join them?"
Rising to a stand, Zhu Xu replies—
"Let's not steal their thunder. Also, we should try to conserve as much strength as possible. Our main task for coming here is to kill those Immortals—if the device doesn't kill them first."
Other than Hui Sang and Jing Yao, the other villagers haven't been fully informed about the deal that Long Hua had made with Jiu Sheng and Xu Tian Kun.
However, considering the benefits that can be brought to them as a whole, such secrecy hardly matters.
All they needed to know, and to do—is to kill any Immortals that may still be alive after the device is activated.
...…
"…"
Dressed in black robes over a white layer is Tian Cheng, who enters a single-floored building with Yao Ying beside her.
Scattered throughout the grounds of the large building are treasures of varying sizes and shapes.
Areas of the building's floor—that aren't covered by random treasures, are a series of odd patterns, which seem to have been drawn with blood that has been dried.
"…"
Compiling these odd patterns together, Tian Cheng draws out a theoretical magic array's formation eye circle in her mind.
(Hmm, rather crude…)
Disregarding the magic array quickly, Tian Cheng is much more interested in the treasures that are scattered around.
"So then, what are we taking exactly?"
Towards Yao Ying's question, Tian Cheng replies—
"It would take too long to sort through everything. Let's just grab it all."
Summoning a hundred combat bodies—each armed with a storage pouch, Tian Cheng controls them to gather whatever they come across.