The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron - Chapter 646

Chapter 646: Chapter 646: The Mysterious Zhou Yishui

Outside the cave, Dugu Nian and Steward Shen did not go in but stood together with the members of the Dugu Family and Heavenly Fragrance Valley. Seeing the sudden gale from the cave, they all revealed a trace of worry.

“Don’t worry, with their skills, they should be more than capable of protecting themselves.” Steward Shen said to comfort Dugu Nian, seeing the worry on his face.

Dugu Nian nodded. He knew those who had entered possessed formidable strength, and Fang Lin accompanying them should pose no problem, but he couldn’t help but worry.

“They can go in, we can too.”

“Yes, fortune can be gained by anyone, we should also give it a shot.”

“Charge! Fight for the opportunity!”

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Many martial artists from all directions, after much hesitation, couldn’t bear it and rushed into the cave one after the other.

A couple of people may not dare, but the courage surged under the influence of the crowd and they swarmed into the cave.

However, in no time, another gale erupted from the depths of the cave, blowing many people straight out of it.

“This wind feels strange, why is my flesh cracking open?”

“Bad! Get out of here quickly!”

“Ah! My foot has been cut off by the wind!”

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Shrieks and screams of terror continued to sound; the gale inside the cave was no ordinary wind. It was a cutting wind, its power equal to cutting through metal and jade.

If a martial artist’s physical body isn’t strong enough, they simply could not move forward inside this cave unless they had a magical item for protection.

However, such protective items were scarce. After experiencing the mighty cutting wind, most martial artists fled the cave.

But some had delved too deep and could not escape. They were shred by the cutting wind with their bodies torn apart, dying a miserable death.

This wasn’t just one or two instances. The cutting wind in the cave was quite peculiar, sometimes weak, causing only minor injuries, but sometimes incredibly strong, even bodies of martial artists at Heavenly Origin Mastery level could not withstand it.

Moreover, due to the crowd, everyone was stuck in the narrow cave. People in the front wanted to retreat while those at the back wished to progress, resulting in a complete deadlock with no way to flee.

As for the people with protective artifacts, despite being able to resist the cutting wind, they became more cautious, in fear of encountering other dangers.

Mei Yingxue and her group had already advanced deep into the cave, with the Doomsday Umbrella in front, blocking the gales of cutting wind.

The Doomsday Umbrella, although seemingly fragile, was indeed a very precious treasure. It was crafted by the most outstanding umbrella maker in the previous generation of Heavenly Fragrance Valley. It was water and fireproof being far superior to a regular Divine Weapon.

Moreover, there was an array carved on this Doomsday Umbrella. Mei Yingxue activated it currently, enhancing the defense of the umbrella drastically.

It was precisely due to this Doomsday Umbrella that the group could delve so smoothly deep into the cave.

The deeper they ventured, the stronger the cutting wind, but the cave also began to widen gradually. Unconsciously, everyone arrived inside a cavern, their sight stretching into the vast openness.

A stone pillar stood in the middle of the cavern, and atop the pillar, a figure sat cross-legged.

It was Crown Prince Zhou Yishui.

At this moment, Zhou Yishui was sitting cross-legged, a black vortex intermittently appearing and disappearing behind him. Something could be seen entering his body from the vortex.

Zhou Yishui looked quite peculiar. There were abnormal black patterns on his face, and his aura was significantly different from before.

This scene caused everyone to frown, a sense of uneasiness and heaviness rising in their hearts.

Zhou Yishui looked too strange, especially those black patterns on his face, no matter how they looked, seemed to be abnormal.

Under the stone pillar, several figures also sat cross-legged, these were Zhou Yishui’s trusted subordinates.

The grey-clothed old servant was heavily injured, but seemed to have recovered a lot by this point.

Xu Wang and the middle-aged man, whom Fang Lin had crushed earlier, were also present, all guarding Zhou Yishui.

“You are here.” Zhou Yishui opened his eyes, indifferently looking at Mei Yingxue’s group. His demeanor was as tranquil as a still well, showing no sign of considering them any threat.

“What are you doing?” Mei Yingxue asked, eyebrows slightly knitted.

Zhou Yishui gave a faint smile from the corner of his mouth: “Since you’re here, don’t bother leaving. Stay.”

After he finished speaking, Zhou Yishui made his move. An intangible force spread over them.

Their bodies trembled as they all felt immense pressure as if a mountain was weighing down on them.

Even though everyone present possessed powerful abilities, the force that Zhou Yishui released was terrifyingly thunderous.

“How is this possible?” Shock was written across everyone’s faces.

Xu Wang and the other two showed cold smiles. The grey-clothed old servant scoffed, “You few fancy competing with the Crown Prince. How overconfident you are.”

“Damn it!” Cursing internally, Wang Erdan was the first to burst out. Power of the Five Elements exploded, he struck with his palm, each finger representing one of the Five Elements.

But Zhou Yishui simply waved his hand; a black wind appeared, effortlessly resolving Wang Erdan’s palm strike.

Wang Erdan was immediately dumbfounded. He had fought with Zhou Yishui multiple times, and was well aware of their comparative power levels. However, the Zhou Yishui before him appeared to be inexplicably stronger, as if he were a completely different person.

“The so-called ‘Undefeatable Naughty Man’ is nothing more than a joke in my eyes.” Zhou Yishui shook his head slightly, making his move again, pointing a finger.

A horrifying black wind gathered, transforming into a dark finger blast, heading straight towards Wang Erdan.

Wang Erdan roared, showing no signs of weakness, and retaliated with a punch.

Boom!!!

Wang Erdan’s punch was extremely powerful. The blending of the power of the Five Elements could pulverize any martial artist of the same level to dust.

However, Zhou Yishui’s finger was more terrifying.

It silently penetrated Wang Erdan’s punch and struck Wang Erdan directly.

Wang Erdan’s face changed drastically, he staggered backwards and blood seeped from the corners of his mouth.

This strike made everyone else even more worried. Zhou Yishui had indeed become stronger, and not just by a small margin. Even Wang Erdan, who could previously hold his own against Zhou Yishui, was no match for him now.

“Today, all of you will fall under my control and everything you possess will be mine.” Zhou Yishui stated, raising his hand, a gigantic palm impression thunderously crashed down.

Splat!!!

All of them felt as if they were severely injured; blood was spit out, their eyes filled with horror.

Fang Lin looked up, noticing the black vortex that hadn’t disappeared behind Zhou Yishui was continually feeding something into his body.

“Something isn’t right, that black vortex may be the key!” Fang Lin commented to the group around him.

Just then, a pitch-black fragment of a bone hand could been seen vaguely extending out from within the black vortex.