Peerless Dragon Sovereign-Chapter 618: All the Strong Assemble

Nanmo, Desolate Ancient Holy Hall.

The immense hall stood loftily in the void, its radiant glow encompassing the entire southern desert.

Today's Desolate Ancient Holy Hall was exceptionally dazzling, as if competing with the sun and moon.

Martial artists from various cities in southern desert all looked towards the void at the hall bathed in auroras simultaneously.

With such unusual phenomena, everyone knew that today was the official opening day of Desolate Ancient Holy Hall.

Signs appeared half a year ago indicating it would open, and today it has finally dawned, leaving the whole southern desert in endless anticipation and desire.

Even if they knew they couldn't enter during the early phase of Desolate Ancient Holy Hall's opening, as long as the hall masters finished their exploration, some spots would be allocated for martial artists from various cities to freely explore within.

Even if they managed to seize only some trivial opportunities, it would still be an extraordinary chance.

"Among the Ancestor Sect's three great holy halls, True Martial Holy Hall gathers the world's Martial Dao, while Desolate Ancient Holy Hall devours all treasures of the world." Chu Nan slowly stepped out from the ninth subordinate hall, a hint of yearning in his eyes.

Having been at the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall for over two months now, this hall is finally opening today.

All the grand hall masters appeared at this moment, along with the Elder Council and those hall masters who've reached the ninth heaven realm naturally not missing out.

This time around, Desolate Ancient Holy Hall seemed to come out in full force since the first hall master has set his sights on controlling the entirety of Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, leaving no room for disregard.

It was also the first time, since Chu Nan became the ninth hall master, that all nine hall masters gathered together.

And based on different positions, the nine hall masters subtly divided into different factions.

The factions were divided into two camps, with the stronger side naturally represented by the first hall master.

The second and third hall masters, both at the peak of eighth heaven realm, accompanied him, with half of the elders blindly following him, fervently loyal to the first hall master.

Today, the first hall master finally emerged from the first subordinate hall.

His body was incredibly tall, shrouded entirely in shadows, making it difficult to make out his appearance, like a venomous snake lurking in the darkness ready to deliver a fatal strike.

The first hall master is the nominal owner of Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, the strongest in attendance, wielding absolute power!

On the other side was the faction led by Skeleton Soul.

Around him were people like Chu Nan, who was disguised as Zhao Shibang, alongside the fourth hall master, fifth hall master Lan Zhanhan, plus a third of the elders and hall masters.

Appearances would suggest they couldn't compare to the first hall master, yet they were not a force to be neglected.

Most of these individuals had one common trait; they were all young, with ambitions to replace him!

The elders and hall masters who had ninth heaven cultivation wished to become hall masters; Skeleton Soul wished to kill the first hall master, freeing himself from his constraints.

The fourth hall master and Lan Zhanhan ostensibly aimed to overthrow the first hall master but were actually following Chu Nan's orders.

When Chu Nan suggested that Skeleton Soul find more collaborators to strengthen his forces, he indeed went to Lan Zhanhan, who naturally introduced the fourth hall master.

Though superficially following Skeleton Soul, secretly they regarded Chu Nan as supreme.

As for the sixth and seventh hall masters, though they did not show absolute loyalty to the first hall master, at this moment they firmly stood on his side.

The conflict between the first hall master and Skeleton Soul became increasingly apparent as the main hall began to open.

Their mutual apprehensions prevented direct clashes, instead, confidently waiting until after the main hall's opening to contest for power.

Every opening of Desolate Ancient Holy Hall draws the attention of external forces; until dust settles, Desolate Ancient Holy Hall remains essentially a unified entity.

Chu Nan's gaze fixated on the second and third hall masters.

The second hall master was male, outwardly extremely youthful, a robust and handsome figure with features like chiseled stone.

His upper body was bare, exuding strength to the point the void trembled.

Stoutly standing beside the first hall master, resembling a guardian, the first hall master's shield.

The third hall master, on the other hand, was a girl with remarkable appearance.

Her enchanting allure was innate, her beauty extraordinary, her every smile and glance stirred boundless temptation, making hearts race, rendering speech weak.

Simply standing there prompted many ninth heaven cultivators to show exaggerated concern.

A mere word from her led them to throw themselves into peril, even sacrificing their lives.

Clearly, the third hall master excelled in charm technique, mastering terrifying means of controlling people's hearts.

"Do not fear, the first hall master is deeply rooted in Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, having many suitors is natural."

"But once inside Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, things will be vastly different; we possess the Ancestral Bloodline capable of unlocking the final inheritance, destined to surpass the first hall master."

Skeleton Soul slowly spoke, aiming to reassure the elders and hall masters following him, and to motivate himself.

Unbeknownst to Chu Nan, apart from the fourth hall master and Lan Zhanhan joining Skeleton Soul's camp under his command, half of the remaining elders and hall masters were controlled by Skeleton Soul.

Skeleton Soul's soul had reached Saint Realm; even Chu Nan's extraordinary soul could enslave martial artists through Soul Servant Technique, naturally, he commanded similar powers.

Besides Zhuge Yun, who had sincerely allied with Skeleton Soul before being enslaved by Chu Nan, over half had long been subordinated by Skeleton Soul's methods.

Otherwise, no matter how ambitious, it would't incite such madness to oppose the first hall master.

Simply put, they had no choice.

Resisting the first hall master could mean death, might mean success; resisting their master Skeleton Soul, however, assuredly meant death.

The crowd nodded, looking toward the first hall master's faction with apprehension and fighting spirit.

The first hall master, concealed in shadow, was indifferent to it all.

He knew of Skeleton Soul's every move yet never intervened.

Why? The reason was based on overwhelming strength!

With strength substantial enough, enemies' strategies were insignificant, mere futile struggles.

A pittance of amusement along a dull journey.

The first hall master loved witnessing foes audaciously challenge him, then effortlessly shatter their self-assurance.

"Where is Zhao Shibang?" The first hall master suddenly voiced loudly.

Chu Nan maneuvered two Spirit Corpses forward.

Originally, he had three Spirit Corpses with Ancestral Bloodline, but one was destroyed in True Martial Holy Hall.

The first hall master, however, didn't care about the decrease, for he knew Chu Nan hailed from Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, equating roughly to a Primordial Demon Beast; these Spirit Corpses were merely enhancements.

"The main hall shall open. Upon reaching the final Gate of Inheritance, open the portal at once; delay not, lest my wrath be unleashed!"