Chapter 1746: Chapter 1746: Black Ant Imperial Palace
This time, the visitors are the Vice Hall Master of the Nine Sha Hall and dozens of old ancestors from the Nine Sha Hall.
Individually, they might not be opponents of Old Lu, Tang Chang, and others, but if they join forces and use poison, they are confident they can deal with Old Lu, Tang Chang, and the others.
"Vice Hall Master, should we go in?" one of the old ancestors asked the Vice Hall Master of Nine Sha.
Now that Yang Xiaotian has entered the Sea of Black Ants, it is a good opportunity for them to make a move.
"Yang Xiaotian has now entered the Sea of Black Ants. Searching for him is somewhat troublesome. We’ll act as soon as he comes out," the Vice Hall Master of Nine Sha pondered.
Moreover, the Sea of Black Ants is dangerous. Yang Xiaotian might not even make it out, so they might not need to make a move at all.
On the way, they investigated Yang Xiaotian and became more certain that Yang Xiaotian was the one who killed more than a dozen disciples of their Demon Sect.
Thus, the people from Nine Sha Hall concealed themselves outside, ready to attack as soon as Yang Xiaotian emerged, capturing or killing him outright.
At this moment, in the Sea of Black Ants, Yang Xiaotian was using the Chaos Five Elements Escaping Technique to fly deeper.
Now, the Black Ant Clan had been alarmed. The more dangerous the place, the safer it seemed, so he flew even deeper.
He cautiously navigated through the seabed.
Groups of Black Ants chattered as they passed nearby.
Yang Xiaotian, watching group after group of Black Ants, was tense all over.
Even though his Chaos Five Elements Escaping Technique had reached the peak of the Twenty-Sixth Layer, if a Great Saint Realm Black Ant came within ten meters of him, it could easily discover him. So, he had to be extremely cautious.
Suddenly, in the distance, a Great Saint Realm Black Ant led a large group of Black Ants over for inspection.
This Black Ant was at the peak of the Great Saint First Layer, nearing the Great Saint Second Layer.
Yang Xiaotian immediately slowed down cautiously and tried to move away.
But whether it was a coincidence or not, as Yang Xiaotian moved away, the Black Ant also flew in the direction Yang Xiaotian tried to avoid.
Seeing this, Yang Xiaotian moved away again.
But that Black Ant again changed direction, flying towards the way Yang Xiaotian tried to avoid.
Damn!
It wasn’t all intentional, was it?
Watching the incoming Black Ant, killing intent flashed in Yang Xiaotian’s eyes. He considered dealing with this Black Ant and the thousands behind it, but eventually, he held back.
If he dealt with this Black Ant and the thousands behind it, the swarm of Black Ants that would surely follow would make it hard for him to escape. Besides, the Black Ant Clan had more than just Great Saint Realm Black Ants.
And there were unknown dangers in the Sea of Black Ants.
Even the Sword Ruins’ master had not dared to venture deep into the Sea of Black Ants in the past.
Yang Xiaotian could only move away again.
This time, the Black Ant didn’t fly in the direction Yang Xiaotian moved away.
The Black Ant led thousands of others past a few dozen meters from Yang Xiaotian.
After the group left, Yang Xiaotian continued to move forward, searching for the next nest.
The nest he was looking for couldn’t be too large. If there were tens of thousands of them, it would be difficult for him to silently deal with them; ideally, it would be a small nest of hundreds.
However, as other disciples alarmed the Black Ant Clan, more and more Black Ants came out of their nests, leaving many nests empty.
These nests all had small treasure vaults, but they were protected by Great Arrays. If Yang Xiaotian wanted to take them, he could only forcefully break in. But doing so might attract the attention of the Black Ant powerhouses originally within the nests. Thus, considering this, Yang Xiaotian did not retrieve the treasures from these nests.
After all, he wasn’t lacking Lower Grade Dao Holy Stones at the moment.
Most of the things in those nests were Lower Grade Dao Holy Stones.
Finally, after a painstaking search, Yang Xiaotian found a nest with only a dozen or so Black Ants.
It seemed that the other Black Ants had gone out, leaving only these few to guard the nest.
These dozen or so Black Ants were not of the Great Saint Realm.
Though small, an ant is still meat. Yang Xiaotian immediately gathered array formation runes and set up a Shielding Array.
After painstakingly setting up the Grand Array, Yang Xiaotian dealt with the dozen or so Black Ants, dismantled the array, and continued flying forward.
Before long, Yang Xiaotian found another suitable nest. This nest also had only a dozen or so Black Ants left. Yang Xiaotian replicated his method, set up a Shielding Array, dealt with the Black Ants, and continued to search for his next target.
But after clearing several such nests, Yang Xiaotian searched for over an hour without finding another suitable one.
Some nests were filled with tens of thousands of Black Ants.
And there were even Black Ants of the Great Saint Fourth Layer or stronger.
Flying forward for half a day.
Yang Xiaotian had only dealt with over seven hundred Black Ants, far from his target of three thousand.
As Yang Xiaotian continued flying forward, suddenly, there was a flash of gold light ahead. Yang Xiaotian was surprised—since entering the Sea of Black Ants, it had been all darkness, making this golden light peculiar and unexpected.
Yang Xiaotian carefully flew towards the golden light.
The golden light grew stronger and stronger.
A moment later, an opulent palace appeared before Yang Xiaotian’s eyes.
This palace, situated at the seabed of the Sea of Black Ants, was magnificent and splendid, like an underwater Dragon Palace.
"The Black Ant Imperial Palace!" Yang Xiaotian immediately realized this was the palace of the Black Ant Clan.
The Black Ant Imperial Palace was the palace of the Emperor of the Black Ants.
It was akin to the Imperial Palace of the Profound Thunder Empire.
The Emperor of the Black Ants is currently the number one powerhouse in the Sword Tomb Empire!
Also one of the few powerhouses on the Three Pure Continents.
Gazing at the Black Ant Imperial Palace ahead, Yang Xiaotian hesitated for a moment, but then he used the Chaos Five Elements Escaping Technique to fly towards the palace.
Within the Black Ant Imperial Palace, the Black Ant Clan’s powerhouses were countless, so he needed to be extra cautious. Those powerhouses, within a few hundred meters, might just discover him.
However, although the Black Ant Imperial Palace was dangerous, its treasure vault surely held many treasures. There might even be Hundred-Million-Year Divine Medicine.
Yet, the entire Black Ant Imperial Palace was shrouded by a Grand Array, making it difficult for Yang Xiaotian to pass through. He extended his Divine Soul Power, carefully examining the great array prohibition for weak spots.
Every grand array has a weak spot.
Just like a person.
Hard work pays off, and after half an hour, Yang Xiaotian finally found a weak spot in the great array prohibition. He then gathered rune, enveloped himself, and slowly used the Chaos Five Elements Escaping Technique to pass through.
After passing through, Yang Xiaotian sensed a series of powerful auras.
Each of these auras was much stronger than the Black Ant Clan powerhouses he had encountered earlier.
Yang Xiaotian identified a direction and flew towards it.
Just then, suddenly, several figures flew over from a distance.
They were several enormous Black Ants. The shells of these Black Ants had turned dark green, and each of them surpassed the Great Saint Realm.
Yang Xiaotian immediately stopped.
As Yang Xiaotian stopped, one of the Black Ants scanned in Yang Xiaotian’s direction, its gaze sharp. Its scythe-like forelegs suddenly slashed towards Yang Xiaotian.