Under the temptation of food, Blazing Angel's fighting spirit soared. She rushed to the Headless Giant's statue and hooked her finger at Black Sand, shouting:
"Come down!"
Black Sand, who was standing motionlessly at the top of the statue, looked down at Blazing Angel. His eyes suddenly flashed, and with Wuchang in his hand, he jumped down from the top of the statue and smashed towards Blazing Angel like a meteor.
Qi Yuan, who had witnessed the whole process, was slightly stunned.
He originally thought that Black Sand would wait for Blazing Angel to rush up, but he didn't expect that after acting cool for so long, Black Sand would actually be hooked by Blazing Angel's finger and rush down.
How could a Tier 4 ability user be provoked so easily?
Was there something wrong with Black Sand's intelligence?
Or was there some other scheme behind it?
While Qi Yuan was deep in thought, Black Sand had already brandished the Impermanence and clashed with the Blazing Angel. Powerful energy waves swept out, and after every collision, there would be a violent explosion. The violent energy waves made Qi Yuan's scalp tingle.
The difference between Tier 2 and Tier 4 was too great. Even if he already had the strength to kill a Peak Tier 3, he still didn't have the qualifications to interfere in this kind of Tier 4 battle.
At full strength, Blazing Angel and Black Sand were clearly going all out. Black Sand's Impermanence changed its Attribute and form time after time. The two of them were evenly matched.
Fortunately, Blazing Angel didn't forget her mission. She lured Black Sand away from the Headless Giant's statue bit by bit. And Black Sand seemed to have forgotten about Qi Yuan. No matter where Blazing Angel went, he only stared at her and attacked.
While the two were away from the Headless Giant's statue, Qi Yuan quietly came to the foot of the statue.
Qi Yuan looked up at the light beam at the top and took a deep breath. Then, using his hands and feet, he quickly climbed up the Headless Giant's statue like an agile monkey.
Just as Qi Yuan was climbing the statue and Black Sand was fighting with Seraph, a man carrying a silver-gray spear walked out of the forbidden zone for humans, the red zone that symbolized danger and death, and walked into the blue zone.
There was a broken insect corpse hanging on the tip of the man's spear.
The carcass was not big, and its appearance was similar to a black-toothed rat. The only difference was its color. A black-toothed rat was completely black. This insect carcass was similar in size, but other than its grayish-white claws, the rest of its body was scarlet red. It was not a red color that was stained by blood, but its fur was originally this color.
There was no corresponding information about this bug in the database of the Iron Chariots. If there were members of the Desolate Exploration Department of the Black Steel Shelter here, they might be able to recognize that this was a dangerous Ferocious Beast that appeared in the red zone — the Annihilation Vampiric Rat.
The man walked all the way through the blue zone and headed in the direction of the Black Steel Shelter. He did not evade at all. Even if he encountered an insect nest, he walked straight through it.
A few elite insects were attracted by the smell of fresh blood and tried to attack the man. However, they soon realized that the man in front of them seemed to be walking slowly, but no matter how hard they ran, they could not catch up with their target. They could only watch as their prey walked further and further away. In the end, they could only leave resentfully.
The man walked through the wilderness at a seemingly slow pace. When he was halfway through the blue area, he suddenly stopped and raised his head to look ahead.
A huge statue of a Headless Giant came into view!
The man frowned as if he had thought of something. His pupils shrank slightly.
"Why would it appear here at this time?
Did something happen to the Black Steel Shelter? "
The man looked at the headless giant statue in the distance with a serious expression. After a while, he swung the spear on his shoulder, and the corpse of the spoils of war that were hanging on the tip of the spear fell to the ground. Then, he walked towards the headless giant statue with big strides.
Just as the man was about to approach the Headless Giant statue, a figure wrapped in a black robe suddenly appeared in front of him and blocked his path.
"This path is blocked!" The black robe said slowly.
The man's face darkened. He stopped moving forward and pointed the spear in his hand at the black robe.
"Move!
Or die! "The man said in a low voice.
"Mo Sheng, after so many years, you haven't changed at all. Your temper is still so fiery!" The black robe chuckled.
"Sneaky! Who are you?"
Mo Sheng scolded. He waved the spear in his hand and was ready to attack.
Seeing that Mo Sheng was about to attack, the man in the black robe turned around and faced Mo Sheng. At the same time, he lifted the hood on his head and revealed a half-smile.
"It's you!"
After seeing the face of the man in the black robe, Mo Sheng's pupils shrank. He immediately withdrew his spear and switched from attack to defense.
"Leave. I don't want to kill anyone today!" The man in the black robe said slowly.
Mo Sheng did not leave immediately. He only looked at the man cautiously.
"Why would the Headless Giant statue appear here?
Is this your doing? "
The man in the black robe did not answer Mo Sheng's question. He only shook his head gently.
"This is not something you should ask. Leave before I change my mind!"
Mo Sheng looked at the man coldly and said coldly, "Every time the Headless Giant statue appears, it brings about slaughter and bad luck. Two shelters have already been destroyed because of it. Are you targeting the Black Steel Shelter?"
The man in the black robe's face gradually turned cold. He looked at Mo Sheng expressionlessly.
"I've given you a chance. You didn't cherish it!"
As soon as the man in the black robe finished speaking, his body suddenly blurred and disappeared from the spot. Mo Sheng's face suddenly changed. He withdrew his spear and held it in front of his chest.
A violent energy was released from his body.
In the next moment, a pale fist suddenly appeared in front of Mo Sheng, directly hitting the spear in front of Mo Sheng.
Crack!
The straight silver-gray spear broke at the point where the fist hit.
Before Mo Sheng could react, the pale fist had taken a step forward and punched his chest.
Crack!
Crack!
A clear fist mark suddenly appeared on Mo Sheng's back. Then, there was a series of sounds of his sternum breaking.
Pfft!
Mo Sheng spat out a mouthful of blood. He was instantly sent flying for more than ten meters before he landed heavily on the ground.
Mo Sheng struggled to kneel on one knee. After spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood, he forced himself to stand up.
The man in the black robe appeared where Mo Sheng was originally standing. He looked coldly at Mo Sheng who stood up again.
"You're only half a step into the Advanced. How dare you make an enemy of me!"
Mo Sheng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He looked at the broken spear in his hand and threw it on the ground. He then glared at the man in the black robe fiercely.
"The Advanced of the Gate of Truth is looking for you all over the world. You can't escape!"
The man in the black robe snorted and said:
"So what if you're an Advanced of the Gate of Truth? It's not like I haven't killed one before!"
"I won't kill you today!
Go back and tell those idiots in the Black Steel Shelter that as long as I, Xu Geng, am not dead!
The Xu family will not fall!
Don't force me to pay blood for blood, a tooth for a tooth! "
"Hurry up and scram!"
Under the reprimand of the black robe, although Mo Sheng was angry, he did not continue to provoke him. Xu Geng's patience had obviously reached its limit. If he continued to be stubborn, he would really be courting death.
As an upper echelon of the Black Steel Shelter, Mo Sheng had his own strength and confidence. Once he died in Xu Geng's hands, not only would the Black Steel Shelter take revenge with all their might, even the Armageddon Arms behind them would not stand idly by.
Xu Geng had already been forced to become a stray dog by the Gate of Truth. If he added the Armageddon Arms, even if he had the protection of the Apocalypse Holy Court, he would definitely not be able to withstand the combined might of the two giants.
However, Xu Geng was, after all, a high-level expert. Coupled with his former status, Xu Geng also had his own pride. Once he broke through the limit of Xu Geng's patience, he would not be lenient in killing people.
Before the Xu family fell, Xu Geng was an out-and-out killer!
After the fall of the Xu family, without any restraints, his killing intent would only be stronger!
Mo Sheng took a deep look at the headless giant statue in the distance, then left silently.
No matter what secrets the headless giant statue hid, no matter whether its appearance had anything to do with Xu Geng or not, it had nothing to do with him. This was something that the directors of the Black Steel Shelter needed to worry about. He only needed to pass on this disturbing news to them, and that would be enough!
As for the injuries on his body, he would be able to recover after lying in the biological cultivation chamber for a few days!
After Mo Sheng left, Xu Geng did not chase after him. He only watched Mo Sheng leave before turning around and looking at the huge headless giant statue from afar.
"Why did you choose him?
He still has the blood of the Xu family in him! "Xu Geng muttered to himself.
The void around Xu Geng rippled like water. One-eyed Qiang walked out of the ripples and stood side by side with Xu Geng.
"I naturally have my reasons for choosing him!"
Xu Geng turned his head and glanced at One-eyed Qiang. He slowly said, "Most of the targets chosen by the other saints were half-step high-level powerhouses or talented peak mid-level powerhouses. Only you chose a low-level powerhouse. Although Qi Yuan is talented, he is far inferior to the other candidates. During the Doomsday Sacrifice, what will you use to compete with the others?"
One-eyed Qiang smiled and said indifferently, "There are still a few years before the Doomsday Sacrifice. It's too early for you to draw a conclusion now!"
Xu Geng's gaze was faint. It was as if he could see Qi Yuan quickly climbing up the headless giant statue.
"According to the information I obtained, there are at most five years before the Doomsday Sacrifice. What secret does Qi Yuan have that makes you believe that a second-order wilderness refugee can reach high-level in five years?"
"I spared Mo Sheng's life because I wanted you to change your target. A half-step high-level aptitude user is far more promising than a second-order aptitude user!"
One-eyed Qiang's eyes flashed with a faint light. The murky black in his eyes gradually dissipated and he returned to his human appearance.
"Mo Sheng is not weak, but if he wants to reach the top during the Doomsday Sacrifice, he still lacks something."
"When I chose you that year, there were people who raised the same doubts. In the end, you successfully reached the top during the Doomsday Sacrifice and successfully slapped everyone's face!"
"I'm not the same as him!" Xu Geng shook his head.
"Back then, I had already stepped into the fourth-order and had the secret support of the entire Xu family. In the end, I was able to reach the top during the Doomsday Sacrifice not because I was stronger than them, but because they ignored me. After my lesson, they will not make the same mistake in the next Doomsday Sacrifice. They will definitely kill Qi Yuan first!"
"Everyone thinks that they are different from others!" One-eyed Qiang said.
Xu Geng no longer tried to persuade him. The current him had also become a holy disciple of the Doomsday Holy Court. His status was similar to One-eyed Qiang's, and he knew many secrets that he had never come into contact with before.
Each of the seven great holy disciples of the Doomsday Holy Court had their own unique abilities. One-eyed Qiang, as a powerhouse of the Mysterious Realm, could always see things that others could not.
Last time, when he won the Doomsday Sacrifice, One-eyed Qiang became the leader of the seven great holy disciples. Although his strength was not the strongest, he was the most mysterious among all the holy disciples. Even Xu Geng did not know his true identity. One-eyed Qiang's body was just a puppet.
Qi Yuan must have his own reasons for being so valued by this person. It was just that he did not know about it.
Since One-eyed Qiang was not prepared to say it, continuing to ask would only be asking for trouble.
Moreover, the relationship between each of the Doomsday Saints was very subtle. Friends were not like friends, and enemies were not like enemies.
The reason why he and One-eyed Qiang could be so close was also because of some special reasons. However, this honeymoon period might not last long.
The Doomsday Sacrifice had an extraordinary meaning for every Doomsday Saint. In the next Doomsday Sacrifice, if he and One-eyed Qiang could not form an alliance, they might turn from friends to enemies.
Looking at Qi Yuan who was about to reach the top of the Headless Giant statue, Xu Geng suddenly said:
"I'm very curious, what will Qi Yuan see after reaching the top?"
The Doomsday Holy Court's research on the Headless Giant statue surpassed any other force, so Xu Geng was very clear about what the appearance of the Headless Giant statue meant.
It was misfortune, but also a gift!
In order to let Qi Yuan obtain the opportunity to reach the top of the Headless Giant statue, he and One-eyed Qiang had paid a certain price.
The only difference was that One-eyed Qiang did it for Qi Yuan, while he only brought along Black Sand.
One-eyed Qiang laughed.
"Everyone sees different things. This is a secret that belongs to everyone. Just like when you reached the top, perhaps the secret to winning the Doomsday Sacrifice is hidden inside!"
Xu Geng was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Qi Yuan's strength is not strong, but his ability to cause trouble is not weak. You are not worried that he will die inside the Black Steel Shelter."
"I am a saint of the Doomsday Holy Court, not Qi Yuan's nanny. If he really dies, then it's his own fate!" One-eyed Qiang said.
"I have given Qi Yuan enough!
As for whether or not he can seize the opportunity, it still depends on him! "
One-eyed Qiang paused for a moment, then said: "Black Sand has already reached the top before Qi Yuan. What are you going to do?"
Xu Geng frowned. He used the remaining power of the Xu family to push Black Sand to the fourth step, prepared a powerful weapon for him, and even gave him a chance to reach the top of the Headless Giant statue. Naturally, it was because he was useful. If not for the Blazing Angel's interference, Black Sand would have become his secret sword.
However, the unexpected intervention of the Blazing Angel had greatly shortened Black Sand's lifespan. This had caused the value of Black Sand to plummet.
"The consumption of his life force by the Blazing Angel is not impossible to make up for. It's just a matter of price. If you are willing to pay a price, I can help you think of a way!"
After thinking for a while, Xu Geng nodded.
Just like how One-eyed Qiang had chosen Qi Yuan, his investment in Black Sand was also because Black Sand had his uniqueness.