Seeing that a chaotic battle had broken out in the herb garden, Wang Zheng also wanted to take advantage of the chaos to try to sneak out through the main entrance of the hall, pretending to have just entered, and see if he could find an opportunity to escape smoothly.
But when he reached the window of the main hall's entrance, his heart tightened again.
The reason was simple: there were several demon kings and grandmasters still guarding the square of his ruins, and they did not participate in the competition for the spiritual plants in the herb garden.
Even more outrageous is that the Peacock Demon King, who was far away in Hongsawadi, also appeared here, accompanied by a group of underlings. At this moment, he had transformed into a separate camp and stood opposite several Chinese masters.
Although Wang Zheng did not recognize these masters, it was not difficult to determine their identities from the Dharma images above their heads and their hostility towards the peacock.
Wang Zheng figured that if it weren't for the fact that the ruins had just opened, the benefits inside were about to be divided, and he was surrounded by various powerful enemies, plus his own side was short-handed, he would have been able to suppress his blood feud.
Otherwise, these two forces would probably have had to fight each other beforehand.
Among Kong Xuan's group of loyal followers, Wang Zheng had met several of them before.
As for the Spirit Elephant King, Wang Zheng didn't see him and didn't know whether the traitor had been killed by the cunning Peacock or hadn't been brought along.
Regardless, with so many people at the entrance of the main hall, Wang Zheng had no chance to sneak out, let alone the fact that the Peacock Demon King recognized him.
"It's over, it's over, there's really no hope this time. Should I just rush out now and meet up with the other grandmasters, explain the situation clearly, and see if we can evacuate together?"
Seeing his hopes of escaping dashed once again, Young Master Wang cursed himself inwardly for missing such a good opportunity.
Although he knew very well that going out now would only make him a target for the Chinese masters and an enemy of all demon kings and even foreign superhumans, he couldn't help but have this thought in the face of such a predicament.
Knowing he had lost his last chance to blend in with the crowd, Wang Zheng understood that escaping would likely be difficult.
At this moment, Young Master Wang felt helpless and resigned himself to his fate, sitting down with only the hope that the Chinese Grandmasters Group could have the last laugh in this battle for the ruins.
In that case, at least he would still have some chance to take advantage of the situation.
It's no wonder Wang Zheng thought that way. After all, all the grandmasters of China were gathered together at this moment, and no one had fallen behind after entering the ruins. In terms of numbers, they still had a significant advantage compared to those independent cultivators and demon kings.
Furthermore, those who were able to enter the ruins first were mostly experts from the military region. Not only did they know each other well, but they also cooperated seamlessly. Leaving aside the largest number of rogue demon kings, they could be considered one of the strongest forces at this time.
If they can suppress the Peacock Demon King, they might have a chance to take down the ruins, given the group of rogue demon kings and various foreign extraordinary beings with their own ulterior motives.
They really gave them control of the narrative within these ruins. Even if some people didn't believe them, they could simply go back to the capital.
Anyway, he was going to hand over the books and classics he got from the main hall to Old Li anyway, and he could explain them to him later. As for the spiritual fruits and plants, he could just share some with him...
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Time passed by, and although the tension between the Chinese Grandmasters in the square and the Peacock Demon King was palpable, they hadn't yet gained any advantage, so they didn't actually fight.
Once all the medicinal herbs in the backyard had been snatched up, most of the remaining demon kings and extraordinary beings moved to the ruins plaza.
During this time, many demon kings came forward to investigate these halls. Although they were all eventually blocked by the barrier outside the halls, this action made Wang Zheng very nervous. He was afraid that the barrier would suddenly collapse, and then he would really have no choice but to force his way out.
Of course, some people have suspected that the bumpy, sparsely populated medicinal garden might have been taken over by someone else.
Fortunately, the changes that occurred after the energy cloud was devoured by the ferocious beast slightly masked his true intentions.
Furthermore, many of these Grandmaster Demon Kings had participated in the struggle for other ruins, and they knew that this time they were not following the normal procedure of breaking through the realm through the main gate.
A group of experts rushed in from all directions but couldn't find anyone, which was probably just how it was supposed to be.
Moreover, the interior of each site is different.
The discovery of so many rare and precious herbs in the palace's backyard was already an unexpected surprise. They were among the first to enter the ruins, and now, even if someone had entered the herb garden ahead of time through special means, they would have nowhere to hide.
Unless that guy can somehow evade the detection of so many demon kings, or hides in one of these halls that spiritual power cannot detect...
In an instant, many experts, whose external benefits had already been divided up, turned their attention to the several grand halls in the square.
Various forces, large and small, have joined together, seemingly poised to fight over the right to explore the ruins.
At this moment, the one who most wanted them to fight was naturally Wang Zheng, since only if the scene was chaotic enough would he have a chance to slip away.
If they manage to break through this barrier and get surrounded, Young Master Wang might not even be able to die.
However, Wang Zheng's wish was ultimately not fulfilled. Just as the situation reached a stalemate, the Peacock Demon King cleared his throat, stepped forward from the crowd, and bowed to those around him, saying:
"Greetings, fellow demon kings and grandmasters. I am Kong Xuan, the king of Southeast Asia. I am merely a leader of a force. I happened to come here to join the fun after discovering that this ruin had been opened."
Enough with the digressions; everyone has probably noticed something from exploring this ruin. Unlike previous ruins, this world has numerous spatial barriers that are extremely unstable.
If everyone were to open their domains and start fighting now, not only would there be heavy casualties, but this space would certainly not be able to withstand their destruction, and in the end, probably no one would benefit.
"If you ask me, why don't we all plan this out properly, choose the exploration rights for these main halls, break through these barriers first, and then decide how to distribute the spoils after we leave the ruins?"
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