Chapter 469: Chapter 352: Ancient Alien Royal Family, Terrified Ximen Gu, Su Mu, You Will Die! (Part 3)

"Don’t you think this dawn exercise is too sudden, and it goes straight into the Fifth Floor?"

"Maybe it’s for the upcoming military display?"

"But I heard this exercise is somehow related to the four people in the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pool?"

"That can’t be. Just for those four, both the 175 and 179 units were fully deployed, and even half of the Blood Eagle Team went straight into the Fifth Floor..." Someone looked incredulous.

"But if you think about it, among those four entering the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pool are two General Stars from our Southern War Zone, as well as Celestial Prides from the Ye Family and Sword Pavilion."

"That might be it, especially since Su Mu General Star is here. After all, this Bone Marrow Cleansing Pool is meant for Su Mu General Star." A slightly younger soldier showed respect on his face.

An older soldier heard this and shook his head.

"Though Su Mu General Star has immense potential and is a rising General Star in our Southern War Zone, he hasn’t become a Grandmaster yet; this Bone Marrow Cleansing Pool isn’t his main stage.

The focus this time is on the three of them: Qin Heng General Star, Ye Wuhen, and Ximen Gu. They’ve long been legendary demons on the Grandmaster List, while Su Mu General Star is just their junior."

Fifth Floor.

"Tiger Wing Array!"

Atop a giant Blood Eagle with a wingspan of dozens of meters, Chen Bin, the first squad leader of the Blood Eagle Team, gave a low shout, immediately reorganizing the formation. A thousand Blood Eagle Warriors thrust their several-meter-long riding spears forward.

Fully armed, wielding weapons, the thousand warriors and eagles combined to form a massive spear spanning several hundred meters, descending like a spear from the heavens.

Boom!

The ground shook, turning into scorched earth under a single strike, leaving behind a field of corpses from the raging beast horde below and killing several massive Fierce Beasts over twenty meters tall.

After successive attacks, Chen Bin led the team away to the next battle line. On the ground, the elite heavy armored 175 units, clad in heavy armor and wielding horse-cutting long sabers, moved like a steel torrent, advancing and clearing the battlefield like sharp knives.

Despite this, progress on the Fifth Floor was not entirely smooth, as this was the Fifth Floor of the Giant Beast Cave, and maintaining a prolonged presence here required constant endurance against high-intensity assaults akin to beast tides.

On the ground, a commander of the 175 unit slightly raised his eyes to the sky, showing a hint of doubt.

This time, Chen Bin seemed unusually combative, and the Blood Eagle Team, particularly the first squad, was unusually enthusiastic, as if on high adrenaline.

"Maybe I’m overthinking it; the Blood Eagle Team is our War Zone’s ace of aces, each soldier an elite, all naturally warrior-like."

On the Blood Eagle, Chen Bin gazed intently at the Beast Cave below, his eyes reflecting a peerless figure.

He had also participated when the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pool was opened, even temporarily serving as a carrier for the Giant Bone Marrow.

100%!

Whenever Chen Bin thought of this number, his mind trembled. The presence disconnected in the fourth tunnel, he guessed, must be Su Mu General Star!

Only this not-yet-a-Grandmaster could defeat the Blood Eagle Battle Array alone and create such a miracle!

So when he received the order for the dawn exercise, Chen Bin unhesitatingly began organizing, deeply convinced it was to rescue Su Mu General Star.

Because no one else could warrant such a response from the Southern War Zone!

At the tail of the Blood Eagle Battle Array, someone noticed Chen Bin’s expression. Zhou Haiqing shared the same thought, as did the entire first squad of the Blood Eagle, believing it must be Su Mu General Star!

They all eagerly awaited the return of that monstrous General Star.

...

Crack.

A jade sword on Ximen Gu’s chest quietly shattered, releasing a tremendous will from within.

The next second.

On the Silver Steps, the bloodless Ximen Gu abruptly escaped from the endless nightmare, quickly seeing Ye Wuhen and Qin Heng beside him.

But at this moment, he felt powerless, unable to use his Qi, Spiritual Power, or any ability.

He had to first avoid standing under a dangerous wall, and immediately leapt awkwardly off the Silver Steps. Only when his feet touched the cavern’s ground did Ximen Gu regain his senses after taking several deep breaths.

He pulled out the shattered sword-shaped jade pendant from his chest, his face showing uncontrollable trepidation. This was the pendant his master passed on when he joined the Sword Pavilion, accompanying him for more than thirty years.

Now it was broken, and instead of feeling regret, he was filled with lingering fear.

"Wasn’t I in the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pool? How did I end up on this eerie staircase..."

"Was it all just an illusion?"

"Such a terrifying illusion! Without my master’s Will Jade Pendant, I couldn’t have escaped..."

Earlier, he was trapped in an infinite nightmare, everything too real. Even as someone with an Innate Spiritual Talent and strong Spiritual Power, he was deeply ensnared without realizing.

If not for his master’s protective Martial Saint’s Will being triggered, he would have become insignificance bones on these steps.

How terrifying this stairway’s illusion was!

After leaving the illusion, Ximen Gu’s gaze fell on Ye Wuhen and Qin Heng, still struggling, his face showing deep concern.

Tat-tat.

Just then, calm footsteps sounded behind.

Who?

Ximen Gu abruptly turned around, seeing a calm figure.

Four eyes met.

Seeing Ximen Gu leaving the steps, Su Mu’s eyes flashed with surprise; Ximen Gu actually passed the steps’ test?

But when Su Mu noticed the fear on Ximen Gu’s face and the broken jade pendant in his hand, he immediately thought of the alien Duobao Maiden Yuri from previous encounters, forming a guess in his mind.

Ximen Gu likely didn’t pass by normal means but merely escaped.

"As expected of a Martial Saint Disciple, truly extraordinary means," Su Mu thought to himself, continuing onward.

As for Ximen Gu, upon seeing Su Mu, he remained stunned, still shaken. After recollecting his thoughts for a while, he remembered that besides the three of them entering the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pool, there was one more person.

Returning to his senses, Ximen Gu was about to remind him when.

His pupils contracted intensely, witnessing a terrifying scene, Su Mu actually stepped onto the Silver Steps, intending to climb them willingly. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"No, don’t go near..."

"Su Mu, you’ll die!"

Ximen Gu blurted out, but Su Mu didn’t stop, continuing forward.

"Thank you for the warning."

"But I won’t die..."

"The two of them can’t hold on; I’m going to bring them back."