269: Chapter 269 Ambush in the Tower, Heroes Fall into the Trap

Bronze Tower!

"The zither music seems to be coming from inside the tower. Could someone be inside..." Elder Yue said in a cold voice, then turned his head to look around.

"Let's all enter together. Even if there is an ambush, we can help each other!"

Elder Green Snake said charmingly. Beneath the calm lake surface, whirlpools were churning.

The leaders of the various factions looked at each other. They had already searched the Water Pavilion Courtyard and found no one else.

Now that the zither music was coming from the Bronze Tower, the person must have entered it. Furthermore, these people were all under orders from their respective factions to bring back the item on the youth.

Therefore, retreating was not an option.

These people did not want to attract the attention of certain factions in the Black-Corner Region, so their actions were very covert.

"Let's go. After we take action, we'll split the items and go our separate ways!" After the discussion was successful, they slowly approached the Bronze Tower.

"Master, the ambush has been set. We are just waiting for these people to enter, then we will close the tower and capture them!" Yan Xing said sternly.

"Good, the heroes have walked into the trap. The first step is complete. Get ready!"

Hun Tiandi said slowly.

"Yes!" Yan Xing said respectfully.

"This is the first battle in the Black-Corner Region. This operation must succeed; failure is not an option!" Hun Tiandi's tone was calm, but Yan Xing could hear his master's unyielding determination.

Hum!

With a wave of his sleeve, eighteen streaks of light shot out, scattering to various places and standing like statues. These were eighteen Human Puppets.

Using them to ambush the experts of the Black-Corner Region was most appropriate.

"Hehehe, everything is set!" Hun Tiandi sneered.

Whether you are a Dou Wang, a Dou Huang, or even a Dou Zong level expert, I will capture you all. Naturally, he did not intend to let these people leave; as long as he captured them all, his power would surely increase greatly.

In the Black-Corner Region, such ambushes and interceptions happened almost every day.

Once news of such matters leaked, it would lead to a life-and-death struggle between the two factions, involving many treasures, leaving no room for negotiation.

The reason Hun Tiandi had exposed such immense wealth at the Heiyin Auction House was precisely to attract these experts to come to him automatically.

Rather than suppressing each faction himself, it was better to lay a trap and lure them in.

The plan he had discussed with Elder Dan initially was also like this: use Hun Tiandi as bait, lure the heroes into the trap, set an ambush in the tower, and suppress them in one fell swoop.

"Everyone, since you have graced the Water Pavilion Courtyard with your presence, please come in!"

Suddenly, Hun Tiandi channeled his Dou Qi, and his voice, mixed with it, spread outside the Bronze Tower, falling into everyone's ears.

"He really is inside..."

Subsequently, led by Elder Yue, fifty-four experts entered the Bronze Tower in a grand manner.

In the vast space, Hun Tiandi, dressed in green robes, was playing the zither leisurely. His dazzling technique and mysterious zither music were delightful.

"Hahaha, you certainly have some nerve!" Elder Yue looked at the lone Hun Tiandi, and the young girl lying on the ground beside him was the very one he had just bid on.

He revealed an arrogant laugh, and at the same time, a powerful aura surged from his body, soaring into the sky.

Earth-yellow Dou Qi surged.

"Kid, hand over the item you got at the auction, surrender, and I will leave you a whole corpse!"

"Yun Tian, if you are willing to work for our Eight Gates, our Sect Leader can protect you!" Manager Zhang said coldly.

"The Eight Gates wants to break the rules? We agreed to split the items equally!" Elder Green Snake's expression changed slightly, and she scolded him sharply.

"Haha, Elder Green Snake, what are you saying? Our Sect Leader has taken a fancy to Mr. Yun Tian's brewing skills. We don't want the items anymore, we only want the person!" Manager Zhang said firmly.

"What a clever plan!" Tie Wu said in a deep voice.

Hun Tiandi smiled wickedly. Now that the trap was set, arranging it so complexly was precisely to ambush half of the experts.

If it weren't for the fact that the item on him was too precious, these people would not have entered the Bronze Tower so carelessly.

After all, the soul perception of these people was also very sharp.

Hun Tiandi's goal was to suppress the leaders of the various factions and control their forces. By eroding them from the inside, it would be easy to take control.

Just think, if he could control the experts of the entire Black-Corner Region and expand outward, how thrilling that would be.

Rumble!

As the last expert entered the Bronze Tower, with a loud bang, the door on the first floor closed. Everyone's expressions became somewhat panicked.

If the tower gate was not closed and they suddenly fled, wouldn't Hun Tiandi's plan fall through?

Hun Tiandi would never allow such a thing to happen.

The heroes have entered the trap!

Elder Dan, Venerable Qing Feng, and Venerable Qingyang were lying in ambush in the tower. The strength of these people far exceeded the experts who had just entered, and their auras were well-hidden.

The eighteen Human Puppets were cold as statues; as long as they didn't attack, they wouldn't emit any aura.

Hun Tiandi's heart was not very calm. Whether or not he could subdue these experts in one go was crucial; only after capturing them could the next part of the plan be realized.

Luring the heroes into the trap was the hardest part of the plan.

As long as he subdued them, Hun Tiandi was confident in controlling the Black-Corner Region in the shortest possible time.

Hun Tiandi had great ambitions. After his strength improved, a grand plan gradually formed in his mind...

"Do it!"

Hun Tiandi didn't say more. Suddenly, powerful pressure radiated from all around, and a tyrannical aura unfolded. Yan Xing had already made his move.

Not good!

Elder Yue sensed intense danger and realized things were going wrong. Yan Xing had attacked first, and the tower gate was already closed; it was too late to escape.

"Fight them to the death!" Elder Yue said in a cold voice.

Boom...

The two Venerables, Qingfeng and Qingyang, stepped out from the space. The pressure of the experts with surging Dou Qi washed over them.

Elder Green Snake immediately understood that this was a setup and realized she had fallen into a trap.

It turned out that from the moment the auction started, someone had set a trap, waiting for them to walk in to wipe them all out.

And they had actually been blinded by their own greed, stupidly rushing into a well-designed trap, even wanting to snatch the items.

Thinking of this, Elder Green Snake had the urge to vomit blood.

This actually couldn't be blamed on her; Hun Tiandi's move utilized human greed—how many people could resist that?

Boom!

With a thought, the eighteen Human Puppets also awakened and attacked, crushing the scene with thunderous force.

Puff!

Elder Yue spat out a mouthful of blood, despair flickering in his eyes. He smashed a large crater into the ground; facing the attacks of the Human Puppets, he had absolutely no power to resist.

However, Hun Tiandi had ordered them to only injure and not kill; otherwise, a single Human Puppet could have taken Elder Yue's life.

"Now there are two choices: one is to submit, the other is to die. You have only one minute to consider. Time is up, and I won't wait!"

Hun Tiandi stood up, put away the nether demonic zither, and stared at the suppressed experts.

"You want this old man to submit? Dream on!" Elder Yue was extremely stubborn. Expecting a dignified Dou Huang expert to submit was impossible!

"Hehehe, it seems you really want to die. Then I will grant your wish!"

Hun Tiandi sneered. With a wave of his sleeve, the ten thousand soul banner appeared.

Ah...

Hun Tiandi waved the ten thousand soul banner, and black-purple energy flowed down, beginning to refine Elder Yue. The screams were ear-piercing. As a Dou Huang expert, he naturally had some pride.

Seriously injured, he wanted to resist the refining of the black-purple energy, but he was powerless to do so.

Hun Tiandi's move of killing the chicken to scare the monkey caused the expressions of the suppressed experts to change; it was too brutal.

You must know that Dou Huang experts in the Black-Corner Region were treated with courtesy by any faction.

But the youth before them was like a Blood God from the netherworld who had stepped through blood; he killed everyone who resisted.

The dignity of a Dou Huang expert did not exist in front of Hun Tiandi.

"I am willing to submit!" Without waiting for Elder Yue's agreement, Tie Wu of the Mad Lion Gang knelt down and submitted directly.

Who would want to die if they could live!