novelraw Chapter 800 - 456: A Daunting Task
Chapter 800 - 456: A Daunting Task
Chapter 800: Chapter 456: A Daunting Task
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Although the noisy group was still deliberating, Xiao Ning and the three surviving Saints from the Sun Kingdom had already acknowledged Yan Xiaobao’s power, though they knew nothing about him. How strong he was, they could only guess, as they greedily eyed the Saints on the other end of the corridor with undisguised avarice.
Not long after, all the stone beasts were slain, and the two groups of Saints now stared at each other, waiting for someone to make the first move. The greedy Saints all fixed their gazes on Yan Xiaobao, their eyes brimming with blatant greed and anticipation. Smiles stretched across their faces as they envisioned how best to use his treasures to their advantage. All of those beast cores were worth a hefty sum, since they were clearly not ordinary cores. Their group had managed to obtain one beast core by defeating a beast on their own, but Yan Xiaobao had taken all the others.
Everyone anticipated a showdown, yet Yan Xiaobao only glanced at the greedy group before letting out a slight scoff and turning away. "Let’s move on. I’m certain others are ahead of us. We’ve already wasted three hours fighting these stone creatures," he said to his team as he walked away.
Seeing them about to leave, the greedy Saints Team was left stunned and uncertain. Should they attack, or follow? The other side had four Saints and a mysterious Emperor, while their team boasted five Saints. That should give them an advantage, yet something about Yan Xiaobao made their leader squint warily. His team consisted of Saints who hadn’t participated in the opening of the Heavenly Gate, so they knew nothing about Yan Xiaobao. Still, their leader instinctively sensed a trace of danger emanating from the young man.
"Boss, why are we letting them leave?" someone whispered. Their face was filled with greed as they watched the Saints departing, but their leader’s smile comforted them soon enough. "We aren’t letting them leave," he chuckled. "We’ll just strike at the right moment. Catch them off guard, then seize their treasures for ourselves." Hearing their older military brother’s words, the other experts were immediately reassured. They believed that if everyone fought seriously, they would definitely overpower the other team. After all, among them was an Emperor, who, while displaying some skilled attacks, was still not a Saint. Killing him and stealing his storage stone would be easy.
Down the corridor, a faint smile appeared on Yan Xiaobao’s lips. When he heard the older military brother speaking behind him, his eyes grew cold. His ears, seemingly human, possessed an unnatural sensitivity—as though he were in wolf form—and overhearing their whispered conspiracy wasn’t a challenge for him. If they truly tried anything, they’d be shocked to see how Yan Xiaobao and his team would handle them.
Though Yan Xiaobao was indeed an Emperor, no one within his own team actually believed that this represented his true strength. They were sure he had employed some kind of cultivation technique to make his apparent level seem lower than it really was. Even with this assumption, they hadn’t fully grasped the depth of his power. Without even elevating himself to the Holy Level, Yan Xiaobao had effortlessly dispatched the stone creatures—as if they were crafted from porcelain rather than marble. The creatures shattered the moment he struck them. Even the Saints’ Holy Power couldn’t accomplish such feats.
"I think we’re now inside the inner part of the tomb," Yan Xiaobao said softly. He was unwilling to provoke any traps unless absolutely necessary, as he continuously monitored the happenings both ahead and behind.
No Saint responded to his words, but everyone nodded silently, their caution so intense that even speaking felt risky. "We can’t be the first ones to arrive here," he continued, glancing at them. "We need to catch up to those ahead of us, or there’ll be no treasure left for us," he remarked as he scanned the surroundings. "Let’s move as quickly and quietly as possible. If we want anything of value, we must catch up. So far, they’ve seized everything worthwhile. When we encounter them, don’t provoke them or steal their treasures outright. They’ve successfully reached this point, proving they mustn’t be underestimated. While confronting them might lead us to victory, it would likely come at the cost of some casualties for our group. For us,
Yan Xiaobao’s words left the other experts startled. Even Xiao Ning hadn’t anticipated that he would choose not to risk their lives for the wealth others had gathered. The experts accompanying him were people Yan Xiaobao had previously considered expendable, yet now he seemed concerned about their well-being. Clearly, his views on these experts had shifted.
With these three experts now part of his team, Yan Xiaobao was determined to ensure their survival within the tomb. At the very least, he would do his utmost to keep everyone alive. Once they fell under his protection, leaving would no longer be an option.
"If someone attacks us, what should we do?" Xiao Ning suddenly asked, curious as he gazed at Yan Xiaobao. The question was abrupt, instantly making Yan Xiaobao the focus of their group—the one who decided what to do, how to do it, and when to act. Although he seemed the weakest among them, he had saved them countless times. The power he displayed—not only against Wu Wei’s warriors but also against the stone beasts—made it clear that he was the strongest in their group. As such, he had unwittingly become their leader.