174: Chapter 174 Group Seclusion

Just as several Elders of the Star Remains Hall...

...were all caught in their own horror—

An angry, hoarse voice suddenly rang out like a clap of thunder!

"You... you bastards, what are you doing? Can't you see blood is spraying from my chest?"

Daoist Xinghai's face...

...due to excessive blood loss and extreme rage, was already twisted almost beyond recognition.

He glared fiercely at the subordinates around him, his eyes looking as if he wanted to slap them all to death!

He was injured like this!

His blood was almost drained dry!

These bastards were actually still fucking standing there in a daze?

Don't you know your own strength?

As if you could do anything if someone really wanted to kill you!

I, a dignified Peak Domain Realm existence, a man standing at the very Peak of this Star Domain, could only fucking stand there and let someone stab me!

What's the use of you overthinking here?

Isn't this just a complete waste of time!

"What the fuck are you all standing there for? Hurry up and get medicine for me!!!"

Another roar.

It shook the entire hall, making it tremble.

In that voice, there was anger and pain, but more than that—a sense of grievance that reached the very marrow of his bones.

He, Daoist Xinghai.

Having dominated the Star Domain for countless millennia, when had he ever been in such a pathetic state?

Setting aside the fact that he'd been stabbed.

The key point was...

...none of his subordinates had any common sense!

Their boss was injured, yet not a single one knew to get medicine; giving them a chance really was useless...

"Ah... right... right... right!"

One of the Vice Hall Masters...

...finally snapped out of it, his whole body jolting.

"I'll go get it right now! Hall Master, you must hold on..."

"Shut up! Go to the treasury immediately and bring me that Medicinal King!"

Daoist Xinghai roared again.

Nearly blowing the Vice Hall Master away with his shout.

At a time like this...

...still talking nonsense; if I don't hold on, am I supposed to just die?

Medicinal King!

That was the most precious treasure of their Star Remains Hall, a peerless Spirit Medicine that could hardly be found in the entire Star Domain!

It had the power to bring the dead back to life and regrow flesh on bone!

Even if a Domain Realm expert was heavily injured, a single Medicinal King could make them lively again instantly!

Now.

He couldn't care about how precious it was.

His life was almost gone; what was the point of keeping the Medicinal King?

The Vice Hall Master scrambled out of the hall at an astonishing speed.

In less than a moment.

He rushed back, scrambling again while holding an exquisite jade box.

"Hall Master! The Medicinal King! The Medicinal King is here!"

Daoist Xinghai snatched the jade box and impatiently opened it—

Instantly.

An incredibly dense medicinal fragrance immediately filled the entire hall!

Inside the jade box lay a golden Lingzhi mushroom, covered in mysterious patterns that seemed to contain the ultimate truths of heaven and earth!

This was the Medicinal King!

The most powerful Spirit Medicine in this Star Domain!

Without a second thought, Daoist Xinghai grabbed the Medicinal King and stuffed it directly into his mouth—

Then.

Like an old ox chewing on a peony...

...he swallowed it raw!

Forget about Alchemy, forget about slow refinement!

What he needed now...

...was for this damn wound to heal right now, immediately!

The Medicinal King entered his stomach.

Instantly—

A surge of power, extreme to the limit, erupted from within his body like a volcanic eruption!

The power was warm, thick, and full of vitality! In the blink of an eye, it swept through his entire body!

Daoist Xinghai felt his whole body lighten, as if all his fatigue and pain had been dissipated quite a bit in this moment!

Even...

He even felt his little brother instantly perk up under the impact of this surging power!

Yes.

It perked up.

Just like that, without any warning, it pitched a tent.

That appearance...

...was as awkward as it could get.

It was the ultimate social death.

The Elders beside him had originally been staring at their Hall Master's injury with tense faces.

But when their eyes inadvertently swept over a certain area—

Everyone froze.

Then.

The corners of their mouths began to twitch.

And then...

...their shoulders began to shake.

Finally.

Each and every one of them lowered their heads, trying desperately to hold back their laughter until their faces turned purple!

This scene...

...was even more stimulating than the scene of them watching the Hall Master sell watermelons in the Illusion!

In the Illusion, it was at least just selling melons, losing face in front of outsiders.

But now...

...right in front of his subordinates, he had directly...

...perked up!

If word of this got out, how could Daoist Xinghai ever show his face again?

Daoist Xinghai naturally sensed the changes in his body as well.

His old face...

...instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

But he was in no mood to care about that right now!

Because he discovered—

The wound on his chest was still bleeding!

The Medicinal King had entered his stomach, and that surging power was rampaging through his body, even making his little brother spirited—

...yet the wound on his chest, the one stabbed by the Watermelon Knife, showed no signs of healing at all!

Blood...

...was still gurgling out.

A bizarre power was entrenched at his wound, blocking any possibility of healing!

"How... how is this possible?!"

Daoist Xinghai's pupils shrank violently.

He stared fixedly at his chest, at the bleeding wound, his eyes filled with horror!

Medicinal King!

That was a Medicinal King!

A Medicinal King that could bring the dead back to life and allow a Domain Realm expert to instantly return to their Peak!

How could it not even heal a tiny knife wound?!

"What kind of power is this... to be so terrifying..."

Daoist Xinghai's voice was trembling.

He finally realized the gravity of the situation.

That man's strength was far more terrifying than he had imagined!

That wasn't ordinary Law power at all!

That was...

...some kind of higher-level power he had never encountered before!

And what made him even more terrified upon reflection was—

The other party clearly could have killed him directly.

The speed of that strike, the bizarreness of that strike—he still couldn't react to it even now.

If the other party wanted to kill him, he absolutely couldn't have dodged!

But they didn't.

They only stabbed him once.

Then...

...left.

Injured but not killed!!

Why?

And what on earth are they plotting?

Are they plotting against him?

Or are they planning to plot against their entire Star Remains Hall?

Daoist Xinghai's expression became more solemn than ever before.

He ignored the useless Elders who were about to suffer internal injuries from holding back their laughter and simply waved his hand—

"All of you, leave! I am going into seclusion to heal!"

No matter what the other party was plotting.

The most important thing for him now was to recover from his injury!

Only when he was healed would he be qualified to consider anything else!

The Elders, as if granted a great reprieve, hurriedly bowed and withdrew.

But at the moment they left the hall, they couldn't help but steal a glance at a certain part of their Hall Master—

Yep.

It was still perked up.

Tsk... tsk...

This scene was enough for them to remember for a lifetime.

And not long after Daoist Xinghai announced his seclusion for healing...

...the other Elders...

...also announced their seclusion one after another.

It couldn't be helped.

They were truly frightened this time.

It was simply too dangerous outside.

It was better to honestly go into seclusion; at the very least, seclusion could bring them a bit of a sense of security!

Meanwhile...

...on the other side.

In the process of the Imperial Dynasty's conquest of the Other World, an accident also occurred...