Chapter 4781
“Hmph! That guy actually dares to show up? Perfect, we’ll deal with him right now…”
Xuan Bin’s expression darkened with anger upon hearing the news.
Having just broken through to the Immortal Transformation Realm, the three of them were now powerful enough to contend with the Tenth Palace Master.
“What does he want this time?”
Kai frowned. He had promised Yun Li not to kill the Tenth Palace Master, yet the man had the audacity to return.
Had he not learned anything from Huo Ming’s fate?
“Forget about him. Focus on your cultivation—I’ll handle this.”
Kai worried that if Xuan Bin and the others engaged the Tenth Palace Master, they might kill him by accident. That would make it difficult to keep his promise to Yun Li.
He followed Xiao Yuanshan to the borders of the Xiao Dynasty, where the Tenth Palace Master stood hesitantly, unwilling to step into Xiao territory.
Seeing Kai approach, the Tenth Palace Master instinctively took a step forward, then hesitated. At this moment, he didn’t dare cross the boundary so carelessly.
“What do you want now?”
Kai’s voice was cold as he questioned him.
“Mr. Chen, I came to apologize!” The Tenth Palace Master bowed deeply, his tone unusually humble.
Kai narrowed his eyes, staring at him in confusion.
Why was this guy suddenly acting so submissive? Even after Huo Ming’s death, the Tenth Palace Master had never shown such fear. What had changed?
After all, outside the Xiao Dynasty, Kai and his allies still weren’t strong enough to rival the Ten Palaces.
“If you have something to say, say it outright. If you’re here to kill me, then do it—I won’t play games with you.”
Kai suspected the Tenth Palace Master was luring him out of Xiao territory for an ambush.
“Mr. Chen, I sincerely came to apologize. Please, grant me your forgiveness!”
The Tenth Palace Master’s voice was filled with desperation.
“Mr. Chen, don’t trust this guy so easily,” Xiao Yuanshan warned from the side.
Hearing this, the Tenth Palace Master hurriedly emptied the storage bags he had collected, tossing them all at Kai’s feet.
“These are all the resources I gathered from the Ten Palaces—I offer them to you!”
“Please, show mercy and spare my life. I am willing to follow you, Mr. Chen!”
Kai stared at the storage bags before him, visibly surprised. But what truly caught his attention was a particular storage bag with a distinct emblem. Picking it up, he inspected its contents.
With just one glance, Kai was stunned—inside were 200,000 fairy stones, along with an abundance of other valuable resources!
“What the—?” Kai was utterly confused.
“This is the Ninth Palace Master’s storage bag. He had the most resources, and now they all belong to you, Mr. Chen…”
The Tenth Palace Master quickly explained, eager to please.
“The Ninth Palace Master?” Kai frowned. “Did you kill him?”
After all, if the Ninth Palace Master were alive, he would never have willingly handed over his storage bag.
“No, no, no! I wouldn’t dare! It was the master behind you, Mr. Chen, who killed him!”
The Tenth Palace Master frantically waved his hands in denial.
“You mean Mr. Shi?” Kai asked in surprise.
“Yes, yes! It was Mr. Shi—but not his real body, just a mere phantom. He killed the Ninth Palace Master effortlessly and then left!”
Hearing this, Kai was even more confused.
Hadn’t Mr. Shi once said he wouldn’t help him kill his enemies? That Kai had to eliminate them himself?
So why had he suddenly intervened and slain a Temple powerhouse?
And the Ninth Palace Master was undoubtedly stronger than the Tenth. Yet, Mr. Shi had wiped him out using only a shadow.
“In this world of Heaven and Man, aside from the Ten Palaces and the Ninth Palace, are there other temples or halls?”
Kai questioned further.
The Tenth Palace Master shook his head.
“I don’t know. I have no idea where the ten halls of the Temple are located or who truly governs them.”
“To be honest, Mr. Chen, I have never even seen the Lord of our Temple.”
“But the Ninth Palace Master once mentioned reaching the eighth floor of the Ladder to Heaven. That should also be within the World of Heaven and Man. He seemed to frequent that place often.”
The Tenth Palace Master’s words made Kai feel that there might be some truth to his claims.