Stowing away the secret manual of the Heavenly Seizing Sword Technique, Ling Feng continued to move deeper into the fourth level of the Xuanjian Underground Palace.

Advancing as he went, Ling Feng was also comprehending this Heavenly Seizing Sword Technique obtained from the Ancestral Sword Tomb. For an ordinary person, such a profound secret technique would probably require three to five years of painstaking cultivation before any results, but for Ling Feng, with a power like the Eye of Heaven, fully mastering the Heavenly Seizing Sword Technique was no difficult task.

In just an hour, Ling Feng had already caught a glimpse of the true essence and preliminarily grasped this Eternal Secret Manual.

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Somewhere on the fourth level of the Xuanjian Underground Palace.

"Wang Bodang, do you still want any damn face or not! Everything should be about first come, first served!"

A Purple Clothes Swordsman, face gloomy, glared fixedly at Wang Bodang in front of him.

This Purple Clothes Swordsman was precisely one of the three strongest among the three factions that had entered the fourth level of the Xuanjian Underground Palace, named Song Yang.

"Heh heh!"

Wang Bodang, however, showed not the slightest intention of backing down. Narrowing his eyes, he stared at Song Yang with a grin and said weirdly, "Brother Song, since ancient times, chances and Treasures go to the capable. Just because you discovered it first doesn’t mean it’s yours! How about this, Brother Song: treat it as doing Wang a favor today, and one day Wang will definitely pay you back!"

Rage surged in Song Yang’s eyes. This Wang Bodang was clearly relying on the numbers at his side, which was why he dared act so arrogantly, even wanting to snatch his opportunity.

After all, in terms of individual strength alone, he and Wang Bodang were only on par with each other, but Wang Bodang had four companions with him. They had worked together for years and had great tacit understanding; when they joined forces, their strength increased greatly.

By contrast, at his side there were only two companions, and they were merely a temporarily formed team.

Three against five—an absolute disadvantage!

If Song Yang refused to back down and the two sides forcibly clashed, the ones most likely to walk away with the opportunity in the end would probably be Wang Bodang’s group.

"Hahaha, what Brother Wang says isn’t wrong! However, I, Xu Jie, think that I’m the capable one here."

At this moment, another voice suddenly sounded. A burly man in green robes came sauntering over, surrounded by a group of Swordmen from the West Sword Domain.

This man was impressively the West Sword Domain genius who had led everyone in opening the fourth level of the Underground Palace—Xu Jie!

In an instant, the three sides formed a three-way standoff. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Although the people around Xu Jie were all temporary teammates, there were many of them, while Song Yang’s own strength was not weak. If the three sides fought and none was willing to yield, a fierce battle would be inevitable.

"Xu Jie!"

Wang Bodang’s pupils shrank slightly, a hint of solemnity appearing on his face.

Originally, he had thought he had Song Yang in the bag, but who would have thought that Xu Jie would suddenly show up halfway!

Wang Bodang took a deep breath, stared coldly at Xu Jie, a chill flashing in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Brother Xu, not every bit of excitement is yours to join in. If you can give up this Sword Tomb today, I, Wang Bodang, will count you as a friend. My Tianchuan Sword Mansion will definitely remember this favor!"

"Using Tianchuan Sword Mansion to pressure me?"

Xu Jie gave a disdainful laugh. "And you think you can represent Tianchuan Sword Mansion? A mere second-rate Disciple, and you still have the nerve to shove that Big Face Zhang of yours out here!"

Disdain flashed in Xu Jie’s eyes. To be sure, in the view of the younger generation in the Eastern Spirit Domain, everyone present was already an almost unbeatable powerhouse. But in the West Sword Domain, at best they were only first- or second-rate Swordmen, and between them and the truly top-tier geniuses there was still an insurmountable chasm.

"You!"

Wang Bodang’s face turned cold. Xu Jie’s words had undoubtedly jabbed right at Wang Bodang’s sore spot.

Geniuses were all proud. Wang Bodang had become famous at a young age, but unfortunately, limited by his Talent, he had gradually fallen behind the true evildoers of the West Sword Domain.

This was an Eternal pain in his heart.

Just then, a gray shadow walked out from the darkness, eyes fixed on the Treasure inside the Sword Tomb, and said coldly, "If you don’t want to die, disappear from my sight at once!"

"What?"

In that instant, Song Yang, Xu Jie, and Wang Bodang all widened their eyes.

There was actually someone who dared to snatch food from the tiger’s mouth right in front of the three of them.

And he was provoking all three at the same time.

He simply didn’t know whether he was dead already.

Song Yang let out a cold laugh. "Hmph, and just with you, you dare run your mouth here?"

"Not leaving? Then hand over your life!"

The gray shadow flicked his wide sleeve, and a terrifying gale swept out from within his sleeve.

"Trivial skill!"

With a furious shout, Elemental Power erupted all over Song Yang’s body as he slashed out with a sword.

However, in the next instant, Song Yang’s figure was sent flying backward, and he spat out a mouthful of blood in reverse.

The gray shadow had merely given a casual flick of his sleeve, yet he had actually defeated Song Yang!

Wang Bodang and Xu Jie’s eyes bulged as they each saw the terror in the other’s gaze.