Chapter 579 - 310: The Secret Place of Blue Star

"Zhao Zhenren, these Manghuang people have low intelligence. It took a great deal of effort for me to subdue them!"

Ji Yong’an glanced at the scene before them, where order had been restored, and spoke to Zhao Rui with a faint smile.

"I recall their race also has a smaller, more diminutive type. Do you know what the connection is between them?"

Zhao Rui asked.

"They come from the same stock, but their evolutionary paths diverged. However, the history of the Manghuang is ancient, far more so than you or I could imagine. As for the specifics, I’m afraid I don’t know either."

"Oh."

Zhao Rui nodded and didn’t press the matter.

The group mounted their Flying Beasts and flew slowly into the Central Land.

"This land is vast, stretching as far as the eye can see. Let’s explore a bit."

As they entered the heart of the Central Land, Zhao Rui flew off his Flying Beast and said to King Zhou with a smile.

"Zhenren, there isn’t much to see here aside from these savages. I fear they lack etiquette and might offend you."

Before King Zhou could speak, the mysterious Guardian at his side suddenly spoke up.

"Oh?"

Zhao Rui, looking displeased, shot him a cold glare.

The Guardian froze as if struck by lightning. His entire body trembled uncontrollably, and he was unable to speak.

"Zhenren, please calm your anger! This man has long lived in seclusion and is ignorant of worldly etiquette. I beg you to forgive him."

Seeing this, King Zhou hurriedly interjected to smooth things over.

"Oh? If he’s that uncouth, then we shouldn’t let him spoil the mood."

As Zhao Rui finished speaking, a divine light flashed in his eyes. The Guardian’s body instantly went limp and he plummeted from the sky.

Fortunately, a guard maneuvered a Flying Beast to catch him. Otherwise, no matter what skills he possessed, he still would have been smashed into a pulp upon impact.

Seeing how ruthless and unpredictable Zhao Rui was, King Zhou suddenly felt that the scheme he and the Guardian had concocted earlier was nothing more than child’s play.

In the face of absolute power, all resistance is futile.

"Please forgive me, Zhenren!"

King Zhou hurriedly flew down from his Exotic Beast and, in front of his soldiers, bowed deeply to Zhao Rui.

"It’s nothing. There is no sin in ignorance."

Zhao Rui stopped him from bowing with a wave of his hand and laughed freely.

"Actually, Zhenren, there is something you may not know. Here in the Central Land, there is a cave that has existed since the dawn of time. It is unfathomably deep, stretching for millions of miles, and it is from that cave that the Manghuang Race People first emerged..."

King Zhou sighed to himself and began to recount everything he knew.

As it turned out, in the middle of the Central Land lay a bottomless subterranean passage. The space within was immense, and it was the home of the Manghuang Race People.

The atmosphere within was completely different from the outside world. It granted them powerful physiques but also eroded their intelligence.

They usually remained within the cave, only leaving for brief periods to hunt.

The diminutive Manghuang people, on the other hand, were a branch of the race that had left the cave. Having been away from it for so long, they had gradually evolved intelligence.

In addition to the Manghuang Race People, all Exotic Beasts also originated from this place.

After these prehistoric Exotic Beasts emerged from the cave, their bodies, nourished by the world’s Spiritual Qi, would gradually grow to enormous sizes.

Their intelligence, however, would not increase as it had for the Manghuang people; they would forever remain in a purely bestial state.

Hearing King Zhou’s explanation, Zhao Rui simply gave a noncommittal smile.

In truth, this place was his destination all along. After returning to Blue Star, Zhao Rui had spread his Divine Sense across the entire planet to search for anything suspicious.

And it was then that he had discovered this bottomless cave.

The reason for his interest was simple: this place might hold the key to one of Blue Star’s greatest secrets.