Xu Qing, the Captain, and Yanyan all reacted with shock. They had come to this place with a basic understanding of what it was like, and had already seen much on their travels. But seeing the brutality on display on these three mountains filled their hearts with waves of astonishment.2

However, that astonishment had different results among the three of them. It caused Yanyan to tremble. It caused Xu Qing to activate all of the cloaking treasures he had. And it caused the Captain... to stare at the three thrones with his eyes glittering brightly.9

“Treasures. They’re precious treasures!!”24

Yanyan looked over at the Captain as if she were looking at a ghost.6

Xu Qing, on the other hand, was used to his behavior and ignored him. After some further thought, he passed a handful of cloaking treasures to Yanyan. That finally shifted Yanyan’s attention away from the mountains. Eyes shining, she took the treasures, then couldn’t stop herself from slowly biting her finger.3

Xu Qing’s gaze dropped from the mountains to the lands below them. They were currently lying on a boulder atop a low-lying mountain, looking over the edge at everything below. The low-lying mountain was part of a mountain range that was...0