Ultimate Scheming System

Chapter 1389: It Seems Like This Matter Is Settled

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Even though it seemed that Xu Que pointed at a location at will, he’d really managed to find the burial ground of the almighty being of the Sea Tribe.

In the past, he’d bought a skill memory related to grave robbery in order to enter the Fire Nation’s imperial tomb, and he had learned all kinds of precious techniques about feng shui. He could easily see through the terrain and find the location of the Dragon Vein.

Now, he didn’t just use the feng shui techniques. His compass was the Six Rens Earth Plate that he’d stolen while he was in the Earth Continent. It was a Celestial Artifact!

The combination of both of these factors greatly increased the efficiency of Xu Que’s feng shui precious technique, and he managed to easily find the core region of the Celestial Burial Valley terrain. It was the region where the Sea Tribe’s almighty being could absorb the most Blood Sacrifice power.

However, finding it was one thing, digging it up wouldn’t be so simple.

Buttface and Duan Jiude were the grave robbery experts. They were the most adept at robbing ancestral tombs, and, after they’d gotten Xu Que’s instructions, they led the united members of the Exploding Heavens Faction forward. Every person was allocated a special iron shovel and a part of the ground to dig.

After a long time, the crowd had managed to dig only a tunnel about ten yards long. There were still thousands of yards to go to arrive at the graveyard. The ten yards that they’d dug weren’t any different than a drop in the ocean.

“Lad, continuing like this isn’t a feasible solution. By the time we finish digging, you will already have died,” Buttface shouted at Xu Que.

Xu Que frowned. He was also worried about their efficiency.

As a matter of fact, he’d also participated in the digging, but this region was too strange and the ground’s hardness was beyond imagination. Every grain of soil contained spiritual Qi that turned all kinds of excavators and other tools in the System store useless. He could only depend on manpower for excavation.

However, if they contained digging at this speed, then he would really die here like Buttface had said.

“Why don’t I fight? Why don’t I try to use my body to contend against the Worldly Furnace and rush inside by force?” Xu Que was eager to give this a try.

After all, he had a second-rate holy physique. The Qi and blood of the other people standing in the outer periphery had been affected greatly and they’d lost their spiritual Qi.

Mo Junchen, who had a first-rate Hell King’s Prison Suppression Physique, was also affected, but its influence on him was negligible.

As for Xu Que, he also detected the power permeating this region, but he was the sole person who wasn’t affected at all.

However, this was probably just because they were still at the edge of the outer periphery. If they went forward and entered the Worldly Furnace’s scope, then they would be affected greatly and even Xu Que wouldn’t be immune any longer.

However, this matter allowed him to figure out a certain fact. The stronger the physique, the better one could withstand the effects of the Worldly Furnace’s Blood Sacrifice.

“Then...could I try to use the second-rate holy physique to contend against this region’s influence and reach the underground region by digging before my body’s blood is sacrificed? The Sea Tribe’s almighty being still hasn’t awakened, and I should take advantage of this chance to drag him out and stew a pot of seafood with him.”

After this thought ran across Xu Que’s mind, he wanted to try it. He was a person who wouldn’t easily take risks. He wouldn’t take the long road if he could take a shortcut. If he could take advantage of loopholes, then he would surely do so.

At the same time, if he was cornered and left without room to retreat, then he would become a gambler. His dormant fierce nature would make him gamble with his life. The reason behind this was that if he didn’t gamble, he would still lose his life. So, why shouldn’t he just die trying?

“Stop! You don’t have to dig any longer,” Xu Que yelled at the group and stopped them.

The crowd was still at the outer periphery, but they had almost reached the Worldly Furnace. The Blood Sacrifice Spell’s effects on them were weakened greatly because they were underground, but the soil was too hard and they’d consumed a large amount of spiritual Qi due to this. At this moment, many of them were exhausted.

Upon hearing Xu Que’s voice, the crowd stopped promptly and turned their heads to look at Xu Que.

“Come here. Leave it.” Xu Que waved his hand at the crowd with a calm expression on his face. “This time, I will deal with this by myself.”

“You’ll deal with this by yourself?”

The crowd was dumbstruck.

Mo Junchen let out a sigh. He had already guessed what Xu Que wanted to do.

Liu Jingning frowned, and her worry was apparent on her face. “You want to rush inside alone?”

“I can only do this. It should’ve been easier, but it seems that I won’t get to relax,” Xu Que wore a carefree smile and spoke in a calm tone. He didn’t seem nervous!

However, his smile made Liu Jingning more nervous.

If someone with Xu Que’s character was sure of the outcome, he would usually reveal a confident smile. He would usually manage to accomplish feats that people couldn’t believe he had done, and he could create miracles.

However, when this guy wasn’t sure about something, he would frown or wear a grave look. However, there were times when he would put on an act and wear a grave look even though he was quite sure of the outcome.

But this time, he was too calm and carefree as if he didn’t take the Worldly Furnace seriously. This didn’t conform to his former actions.

This was why Liu Jingning had managed to discern something.

This guy obviously had no assurance, not even a little bit. This was why he wanted to reassure the other people with him.

“Can’t you think of another solution?” Liu Jingning muttered to herself irresolutely for a moment before she questioned him in a soft voice.

She already knew the answer. Xu Que didn’t want to take risks, and he wouldn’t do so if there had been another solution.

But this time, he really didn’t have a solution. If he continued to dig the ground to pass through it, he would need at least ten day. If he just retreated and allowed the prophecy to come true, then Xuanyuan Wanrong would be devoured by the Celestial Burial Valley and Xu Que would die with her.

This was why the sole solution was risking his life and rushing inside to give this a try.

“You can be at ease. This isn’t the first time I’ve faced this situation. I will come back,” Xu Que whispered as he smiled and stroked Liu Jingning’s hair.

Liu Jingning felt quite panicky. This youth had always been a kid in her eyes, yet without her realizing it, he had grown up. He’d become so strong and was able to bear the whole world’s burden on his shoulders.

But now, he wanted to risk his life. This would be done in front of her, and this was why it was so difficult for Liu Jingning to accept.

“F*ck! Lad, I will accompany you inside,” Buttface gritted his teeth and shouted bravely.

Xu Que, Duan Jiude, and the others opened their eyes in shock.

“Something isn’t right, when did this fool become so loyal?”

“What are you looking at? F*ck, I wouldn’t have taken any risk if this lad wasn’t facing death for real this time. You want to use your body to contend against it, and I can also do this. We should join hands and find our way inside. We will be swifter together,” Buttface said and wore a solemn look as if he was willing to throw caution to the wind. He had really gotten so serious!

Duan Jiude and the others were extremely moved by this.

“Mr. Buttface, You...I have a new level of respect for you,” Duan Jiude patted Buttface’s shoulder and spoke in a trembling voice.

He was aware that this wasn’t a game this time, and if Buttface went along with Xu Que, he might not come back again.

The two humans and the dog were formerly known as the Wicked Trio, and they had once ruled the world by force. They had always plotted against each other, but they still passed marvelous days together.

As Duan Jiude thought of this, grief welled up in his heart, and he felt quite reluctant to part with them.

“Mr. Duan, don’t act like this. I’m also afraid that this lad won’t come back after leaving. It’ll be better to risk everything with him, plus we’ll have higher odds of success.” Buttface patted Duan Jiude’s shoulder and spoke meaningfully.

In the past, this human and this dog didn’t like each other, but then they became partners in notoriety and sympathized with each other. Now they would likely be separated by death ,and this was why they didn’t fight any longer.

“Mr. Buttface, I will wait for your victorious return here. You once said that you would teach me a song. So don’t eat your words.” Duan Jiude sighed with emotions and his hands shivered.

“You can set your mind at ease, I will come back and I will surely teach you “Lasso on Long Wooden Pole”. This song is impressive and lofty. After I come back, we will sing it together and rule the world with force. We will surely leave a mark for generations to come.” Buttface forced himself to smile and patted Duan Jiude’s shoulder casually to reassure him.

Xu Que who had listened to this had almost broken into laughter. “Could Buttface chant “Lasso on Long Wooden Pole”? It seems like this fool has learned everything on Earth.”

“Lad, I will wait for you. If you don’t come back, I will go inside to look for you,” Liu Jingning looked at Xu Que and spoke softly.

Her voice was quite low, but it still demonstrated her resolve.

Xu Que was taken aback. As a breeze blew at the hair over his forehead, a smile appeared on his handsome face. “Fine, I will surely come back.”

After he spoke, he surveyed the surroundings with his gaze before he looked at the outside of the Celestial Burial Valley. He sighed and said, “Time is really swift. I really cherish the memory of everything that occurred in the past. Time passed, and I didn’t expect that I would have a day like this one.”

Liu Jingning looked at him calmly.

The crowd also quieted and looked at Xu Que. They had complex feelings about this!

Everyone was aware that those might probably be the Faction Leader’s last words. They could be his last words!

“Little demoness,” Xu Que turned his head suddenly and looked at Liu Jingning, “do you know which year I have always loved the most?”

“Which year?” Liu Jingning smiled, and the scene of her reunion with Xu Que in the Eastern Continent for the first time appeared in her mind.

She felt as if Xu Que would probably talk about this year.

Xu Que revealed a wicked smile as he said, “It’s the 10,000 years in which I have loved you.”

After he spoke, he turned around and waved his hand with his back facing the crowd. He took large strides and rushed imposingly into the depths of the Celestial Burial Valley.

The crowd stood in a daze in their places. They were won over by this and they said inwardly, “Awesome! He could say even those nauseating words of love. As expected of the Faction Leader.”

Liu Jingning also stood rooted to the same place, and a pretty smile blossomed on her face, while tears fell from her eyes. She wept silently as his silhouette disappeared in the distance.

At this moment, everyone kept his silence and no one spoke. The rear views of the departing human and his dog were like a heavy rock weighing upon their hearts.

The Celestial Burial Valley’s Worldly Furnace would sacrifice the blood of myriad beings.

The Sea Tribe’s almighty being, who had been asleep for tens of thousands of years, was buried under the furnace and he was on a par with the Human Clan’s Celestial Emperor during his life.

Would they really come back after they left?

The crowd didn’t have an answer.

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At this moment, Buttface and Xu Que had already entered the scope of the World Furnace, and they approached the Spirit Core’s mountain range.

The bodies of the human and dog were still safe and sound, but their Qi and blood had already started flowing out quickly, and their Celestial Core Power was evaporating. Buttface was probably still fine, but Xu Que wouldn’t have managed to bear this if he hadn’t activated the System’s self-recovery function.

SIGH! “I didn’t expect that even an Act-Tough Saint would have such a day. I already have a second-rate Holy Physique, yet I still can’t do whatever I want.” Xu Que sighed and turned his head around to look at Buttface.

However, all he could see was Buttface making eyes at him and a bright smile was plastered on his face.

F*ck!

Xu Que’s eyes got wide. “It seems like this matter is settled!”