Chapter 392: Sharing the Benefits, Facing the Dangers Together
"Slap!" The little stone that Hao Cang had been fiddling with fell to the ground, and he was somewhat unable to wrap his head around the situation.
Bloodthirsty Demon!
In the Nine Realms and the Seventy-two Domains, since ancient times, there has been only one Bloodthirsty Demon.
That was the outer realm fiend who once caused chaos throughout the Nine Realms and the Seventy-two Domains.
And judging by Tang Rao's serious demeanour, there's an 80% chance it's him.
But wasn't the Bloodthirsty Demon wiped out a thousand years ago? Why is he here? What place is this anyway?
"Kid, you've got some nerve calling me bald!" the Bloodthirsty Demon looked at Hao Cang and made an arrogant remark. If his strength were to fully recover, he could make Hao Cang cry 'Daddy' in a matter of minutes.
Hao Cang is just at the pinnacle of crossing the tribulation, but back in the day, I was equivalent to Great Perfection.
Hao Cang looked at the Bloodthirsty Demon a few times, took a careful second look, and then snorted, "I see others getting stronger over time, but you, Lord Bloodthirsty Demon, are truly badass, not taking the usual path, a thousand years have passed, and you've actually fallen from Great Perfection to the early stage of Mahayana."
Hao Cang definitely wouldn't get it wrong, the Bloodthirsty Demon was at the early stage of Mahayana, whether in human form or as a demon, there could be no mistake, he was at the early stage of Mahayana.
Bloodthirsty Demon: "..."
This slap to the face really hurt too much.
"Okay, no more nonsense, when are the others from the Nine Realms and the Seventy-two Domains going to get here?" Tang Rao asked.
"Probably in an hour or two," Hao Cang replied. "But this space barrier seems pretty tough, it should hold up for about half a day or so."
Yes, the space barrier laid down by Chen Tuan is indeed formidable, but faced with countless Mahayana tribulation-crossing cultivators from the Nine Realms and the Seventy-two Domains, it could last at most half a day, not a minute longer.
"It should be enough," Tang Rao nodded. The most time-consuming part would be the Heart Demon Tribulation.
Half a day should suffice.
As long as they get past the Heart Demon Tribulation, it would be impossible for the three who are in the late stage of tribulation crossing to escape, and whether they can advance to the pinnacle of tribulation crossing will depend on the fortune of those three individuals.
"By the way, what realm are you at now?" Hao Cang looked at Tang Rao and asked.
"Above Great Perfection," Tang Rao replied casually.
"Bullshit..." Hao Cang cursed straight out. If you had reached Great Perfection Realm, you would've gone to the Central Emperor Realm and killed Mei Fanghua by now. Hao Cang knew Tang Rao's nature too well.
"Enough, let's cut the crap, just answer me this: will you help me or not?" Tang Rao said.
"Are you sure you want my help?"
"When did you also start blabbering nonsense?"
"Heh heh, then how about we make a pledge under the Heavenly Dao?" Hao Cang suggested.
Tang Rao's eyebrows furrowed slightly, was Hao Cang hiding something from him? Didn't he hate making Heavenly Dao pledges the most?
In his own words, if he made a Heavenly Dao pledge not to touch a woman for three days, but then a beauty initiates something at night, wouldn't he just be obliterated by the Heavenly Dao? That would be too tragic.
"I, Hao Cang, hereby establish a pledge under the Heavenly Dao, to stand with Tang Rao through life and death, to share the benefits and face the dangers together. If Tang Rao agrees, the pledge shall stand. Should there be any reneging, may the Heavenly Dao obliterate me," Hao Cang quickly declared.
Tang Rao looked at Hao Cang, somewhat astonished. What the hell kind of Heavenly Dao pledge was this?
If he agreed, he would be completely tied to Hao Cang's fate.
Was this guy that kind-hearted to help him without conditions?
Hell no!
"How about it, Tang Rao? Am I not kind? Just agree, and I'll be your little buddy for good!" Hao Cang said.
Tang Rao squinted, disbelief plastered all over his face.
"Did you cause some trouble in the Nine Realms and the Seventy-two Domains?" Tang Rao suddenly squinted his eyes and asked Hao Cang.
Hao Cang was slightly startled, then his face showed arrogance: "What a joke, I, Hao Cang, am the most badass character in the Nine Realms and the Seventy-two Domains, the King of One Realm from the Beizhou Realm. What trouble could I cause? Tang Rao, are you being annoying or what? Either you agree or not, if you don't, I'm leaving. Don't think I don't know, that azure planet definitely has some issues. Is it full of resources? Are you afraid that the people gathering from the Nine Realms and the Seventy-two Domains covet that place and would destroy it, is that it?"
Tang Rao wasn't surprised that Hao Cang guessed this much; the guy has not only high talent, but his intelligence is also top-notch.
Otherwise, how could he become the King of the Beizhou Realm? Don't even think about it.
"You coward, did you annoy the Soul Capture Pavilion?" Tang Rao suddenly asked.
"That thing? What a lovely day it is today," Hao Cang lifted his head, looked at the grim expanse of Heavenly Tribulation clouds, and sighed with feeling.
Sure enough, Tang Rao's face turned dark. This idiot, out of all the forces to mess with, he messed with the Soul Capture Pavilion.
Even when he was the master of the Central Emperor Realm, he wouldn't dare to antagonize the Soul Capture Pavilion outright.
"Alright, you are right, I did provoke the Soul Capture Pavilion. Anyway, whether you agree or not, it's just a matter of one sentence," said Hao Cang.
Tang Rao gave Hao Cang a stern look, then raised his hand and made a Heavenly Dao oath.
Although he had fought countless times with Hao Cang, although every time they both fought as if their lives depended on it, Hao Cang was one of the few people in the entire Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains that Tang Rao could somewhat trust.
"Hahaha, little brother, from now on I'm your big brother!" Hearing Tang Rao swear the Heavenly Dao oath, Hao Cang immediately burst into laughter.
"If you dare to call me 'little brother' again, I'll kill you," Tang Rao's expression turned grim.
"Alright alright, Lao Hei, chill out, I'm just too excited. You don't know, those wimps in the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains heard I was up against the Soul Capture Pavilion and they all ran as far as they could. You are reliable, you really love me," Hao Cang lamented.
Seeing the loss in Hao Cang's eyes, Tang Rao actually felt quite sorry for the guy.
Hao Cang, as a person, is pretty good, enjoying making friends everywhere.
When you encounter difficulties, and all your friends leave you, that kind of loss is enormous.
"Love!" Tang Rao cursed.
"Damn it, Tang Rao, are you serious? I'm going to tell Hao Xin right away!" Hao Cang looked excited.
"Get lost!"
Hao Cang's sister, Hao Xin, she's tall, has to be about one meter ninety. Of course, height is not the key, the key is that her character is flawed.
She likes being chubby.
Yes, that kind of taste is quite something, so she turned herself into a woman who's one meter ninety-tall, weighing three hundred pounds.
That body mass, Tang Rao is definitely not going to enjoy that.
...
In the Nine Realms and the Seventy-two Domains, almost all forces are on the move, all heading to the Beizhou Realm.
As a joke, those three Mahayana peak cultivators were directly crossing the nine Heavenly Tribulations, and it was already the last one, the Heart Demon Tribulation.
If they succeed, even if only one of them reaches the peak of the Tribulation Crossing, it would be a terrifying matter.
But many people feel that all three of them might step into the peak of the Tribulation Crossing. If they can undertake such a task as crossing the nine Heavenly Tribulations right from the Mahayana peak, then reaching the peak of the Tribulation Crossing isn't so inconceivable.
"Why is there nothing?"
"Yeah, it feels like it's right ahead, how come there's nothing?"
"It can't be, my eyes can't be going blind."
On the edge of the Beizhou Realm, a large group of cultivators has already gathered, the weakest of them at the early stages of Mahayana.