Zhou Shu swept his gaze across everyone. "You want to force me to sign an alliance with you? Dream on."
"King Zhou, he who understands the times is a wise man. This is not an ordinary alliance," the Ji Xuan Grotto-Heaven Master solemnly. "If you promise not to attack our Grotto-Heavens, we will make sure not to stand in your way."
He said earnestly, "It's a win-win situation."
The other Grotto-Heaven Masters also tried to convince him. Although Cao Chenyang had made a sincere pledge, it was undeniable that even if Zhou Shu could only be powerful for two hours and would be at the mercy of others after that...
The problem was, how many Grotto-Heaven Masters would be able to kill in two hours?
Who could guarantee that the unlucky people wouldn't be themselves?
No one wanted to take this risk. In that case, it was better to force Zhou Shu to agree to peace talks. This way, everyone's risk would be minimized.
As for Zhou Shu going back on his word afterward, they weren't worried. As long as they forced Zhou Shu to swear a Martial Dao oath, if he went back on his word, his Dao Heart would be damaged, and his strength would be affected.
Cao Chenyang sneered. Zhou Shu is right. These Grotto-Heaven Masters are too arrogant. Do they really think they can force Zhou Shu to lower his head?
Not to mention that they haven't gained the upper hand yet, even if they really do, will a person like Zhou Shu lower his head to them?
It's simply wishful thinking!
Cao Chenyang looked at them coldly. He wanted to see if they would fly into a rage out of humiliation and fight Zhou Shu to the death after Zhou Shu rejected them!n0VeluSb.c0m
"You make a lot of sense." Zhou Shu nodded. "But I have a problem. I don't like others forcing me to do anything.
"So my answer is, I refuse."
He looked at the Grotto-Heaven Masters and said coldly, "If you Grotto-Heavens don't act recklessly and listen to me obediently, I won't attack you. But from the looks of it, all of you don't know your place..."
"You..." Anger flashed across the Ji Xuan Grotto-Heaven Master's face. "King Zhou, is your intention really to rule the world?
"We're all Grotto-Heaven Masters. We can live in harmony. But if you want to mess with us, then we're not to be trifled with!"
"Am I messing with you?" Zhou Shu sneered. "Compared to what you've done, you should be happy that I'm willing to give you a way out. Why are you talking so much nonsense?
"Get lost now. I'll talk to you after I settle the score with Cao Chenyang!"
His voice was like a thunderclap, causing the expressions of the Grotto-Heaven Masters to change slightly. They were embarrassed and angry.
Cao Chenyang sneered. "See, Zhou Shu is arrogant and domineering. He won't give you a chance at all. It's wishful thinking for you to live in harmony.
"If you want to live, the only choice is to kill him!"
Cao Chenyang shouted. "Why are you hesitating?! Attack together!"
"They don't have the guts!" Zhou Shu said coldly.
"Cao Chenyang, how dare you deceive them with your lies in front of me?
"If anyone dares to attack today, I'll deal with them with all my might. I can guarantee that even if I die here, at least half of the people here will die with me!"
Killing intent erupted from Zhou Shu's body. It filled the air with a red mist, and the surrounding air suddenly lowered by several degrees.
The few Grotto-Heaven Masters who had been tempted just now immediately changed their minds.
They were unwilling to sacrifice themselves to help others.
They wanted Zhou Shu to die, but no one wanted to die with him.
"Cao Chenyang, or should I change the way I address you?" Zhou Shu said coldly. He walked forward step by step, intimidating the Grotto-Heaven Masters.
A monstrous aura soared into the sky, and his strength erupted without reservation.
His powerful aura caused the Grotto-Heaven Masters' hearts to tremble. He erupted with such strength. Did he use his divine ability Total Annihilation? His aura is no weaker than our full strength.
If he didn't use his divine ability, doesn't it mean his strength is already at the Grotto-Heaven Master realm?
If he uses the divine ability that can increase his strength by several times, who can be his match?
All the Grotto-Heaven Masters were a little frightened. Why did such a monster suddenly appear in this world?
These Grotto-Heaven Masters were existences standing at the peak of the Martial Dao. They knew better than anyone that after reaching the Grotto-Heaven Master realm, it was extremely difficult to increase their strength any further.
They had cultivated bitterly for thousands of years, but in the end, their strength was actually inferior to a young man's. Then, why had they worked so hard for so many years?
Facing Zhou Shu, Cao Chenyang suddenly laughed loudly. "Haha... You've indeed seen through my true identity. I underestimated you!
"But it doesn't matter. If I'm exposed, so be it. I originally wanted to stall for time so that I could recover more strength.
"Since you can't wait to die, I'll fulfill your wish! If I kill you, no one in this world will be able to stop me!"
Cao Chenyang suddenly emitted an extremely cold aura. He raised his hand and opened his mouth.
A powerful suction force suddenly came from his mouth.
Huff—
The Grotto-Heaven Masters were fine, but the Grotto-Heaven realm experts were caught off guard and were all sucked into Cao Chenyang's mouth.
In the blink of an eye, the Grotto-Heaven realm experts had already entered Cao Chenyang's mouth.
Cao Chenyang's aura increased again.
Then he disappeared with a sudden flash.
Zhou Shu frowned and attacked with the Celestial Thearch Sword.
Bang!
Cao Chenyang took the blow from the Celestial Thearch Sword and suddenly appeared beside the Grotto-Heaven Masters.
He grabbed the arm of a Grotto-Heaven Master.
The Grotto-Heaven Master frowned and was about to shake off Cao Chenyang's arm when his expression suddenly changed drastically.
The next moment, he began to wither at a visible speed.
Almost in a breath's time, the Grotto-Heaven Master had already become a dried corpse.
Cao Chenyang's face was rosy, and his aura had actually increased by more than 30%!
He actually had the ability to devour Grotto-Heaven Masters!
Zhou Shu's pupils constricted. He snorted and stepped forward. He unleashed the Seven Swords of Heaven Interception and enveloped Cao Chenyang.
Cao Chenyang let out a cold laugh. He dodged Zhou Shu's attack like a ghost and appeared behind another Grotto-Heaven Master.
Crack!
Cao Chenyang actually bit off the Grotto-Heaven Master's head and swallowed him in two or three bites.
The Ji Xuan Grotto-Heaven Master and the others were all shocked. They had never seen such a scene in their thousands of years of life.
He was even more ferocious than demonic beasts!
Most importantly, after Cao Chenyang devoured the Grotto-Heaven Masters, he seemed to be able to obtain their cultivation. His aura had already risen to a terrifying level.
Boom!
Cao Chenyang turned around, punched, and shattered the sword beam of the Celestial Thearch Sword.
He wasn't injured at all when he used his body to resist the sword beam!
"Haha!" Cao Chenyang pounced at the next Grotto-Heaven Master.
These Grotto-Heaven Masters were all his nutrients!
Even Zhou Shu was destined to become food in his stomach today!
Once he swallowed Zhou Shu, he would be able to recover most of his strength. At that time, who in this world would be his match?