Chapter 332 - 274: Astonishing Discovery (2)

The remaining three Mountain Ghost Soldiers heard the commotion and were about to investigate.

But Han Yuan struck, knocking them out instantly.

Han Yuan knew speed was of the essence.

Without a moment’s hesitation, he charged through the back door and into the gloomy main hall.

The hall was quite empty, with only a coffin placed in the very center.

The coffin was almost identical to the one in the mysterious tomb chamber—an Iron Coffin.

Han Yuan had previously heard Ding Zihu mention it.

Very few people used Iron Coffins.

After all, metal is inherently cold and yin-aligned, and it also gathers Evil Qi.

No normal person would ever be buried in an Iron Coffin.

The moment he saw the Iron Coffin, Han Yuan understood everything.

He knew his guess had been right.

The body from the mysterious tomb chamber must have been taken by the people from the Mountain King Temple.

And now it lay here in this hall.

"Let’s see if this is really his body."

Han Yuan walked toward the coffin.

Suddenly,

A savage figure burst from the shadows, a vicious Bone Blade in hand, swinging viciously at Han Yuan’s head.

WHOOSH—

As the pale blade light fell, the faint wails of countless Resentful Souls could be heard.

Han Yuan let out a low roar as his blood energy erupted, and he threw a heavy punch!

BAM!!!

The moment his fist collided with the vicious Bone Blade, he shattered it to pieces!

"How is that possible?!"

The person who attacked Han Yuan was revealed.

It was a large man whose face was covered in tattoos.

He stared at Han Yuan and roared. At that moment, the tattoos all over his body began to emit a strange, ghostly light.

Only then did Han Yuan see that the man’s tattoos actually formed a large, ferocious python. It seemed to come alive, letting out a series of low hisses.

The tattooed man’s muscles swelled in an instant, twitching and rippling, making him look exceptionally savage and fierce.

The next moment,

He exploded with terrifying speed, throwing a punch straight at Han Yuan’s head.

His fist seemed to transform into a massive black python, its maw open to bite down.

"Not good enough!"

Han Yuan activated his Celestial Spirit Divine Fist, converting his Great Demon Gang Essence into Fist Aura and unleashing a devastating punch!

BOOM!!!

The tattooed man felt a force like a mountain flood slam into him, sending him flying backward.

The tattooed man crashed violently into a wall.

The entire hall shook for a moment.

When the tattooed man burst out of the wall, Han Yuan was nowhere to be seen.

There was only an old man, so withered he resembled a thousand-year-old corpse.

"Temple Priest!"

The tattooed man cupped his fists in a salute.

"The man escaped... Gather the Mountain Ghost Soldiers and lock down the Mountain King Temple."

The Temple Priest said coldly.

He had sensed the disturbance in the hall and rushed over immediately.

But he hadn’t expected the intruder to be so powerful that even the tattooed man couldn’t hold him.

"Yes, sir!"

The tattooed man knew he had messed up. He hurried out of the hall to organize his men.

First, he sealed the Mountain King Temple, then he sent out patrols to search every corner.

But the results were disappointing.

They didn’t find any intruders.

The tattooed man could only order his subordinates to continue the search while he returned to the main hall to report to the Temple Priest.

The Temple Priest was standing guard beside the Iron Coffin, allowing no one to approach.

He showed no disappointment after hearing the tattooed man’s report.

"Even though we were so careful..."

"It seems we were discovered after all."

The Temple Priest said softly.

"Temple Priest, what do we do now?"

The tattooed man’s face was filled with guilt.

He knew that if he hadn’t failed to delay the man tonight, their situation wouldn’t be so disadvantageous.

"It’s fine... We would have been found out sooner or later anyway."

"I had originally hoped we could keep it a secret for a while longer."

"But it seems... that’s no longer necessary."

The Temple Priest shook his head.

He pondered for a moment, then added, "Notify the leaders of the major tribes. Tell them to bring their people here as reinforcements."

"Ping’an Town... is about to see a storm of blood."

The Temple Priest knew that failing to stop the intruder tonight meant trouble was definitely coming.

Since things had come to this, he didn’t plan on hiding anymore.

"I’ll go notify them right now."

The tattooed man nodded.

...

「Meanwhile.」

Han Yuan had just escaped from the Mountain King Temple.

After sending the tattooed man flying with a punch, he had sensed an extremely terrifying aura approaching.

He hadn’t hesitated, turning to flee in an instant.

’Good thing I ran fast... If I’d been tied down... that would have been big trouble.’

’That aura must belong to the Temple Priest of this Mountain King Temple.’

’Damn... I’m afraid he’s already a Spiritual Realm Abnormal Person.’

’That old geezer is hiding his strength well.’

Han Yuan muttered to himself as he walked through the dark streets.

Just then,

A masked figure suddenly stepped out in front of him.

"Sir, aren’t you going to give me an explanation?"

Zhou Shentai said coolly, looking at Han Yuan’s figure.

After he fled the Mountain King Temple, it had also taken him considerable effort to escape his pursuers.

However, he didn’t leave. Instead, he had been waiting near the Mountain God Temple.

He wanted to see if the guy who had tricked him would also escape around this time.

He never expected to actually catch him.

"An explanation? ...I’ve never explained my actions to anyone."

Han Yuan altered his voice, making it rough and coarse.

"Then let’s settle this with a fight."

Zhou Shentai snorted coldly.

"That won’t be necessary."

"I’ll tell you something."

"In that gloomy hall, there is a coffin."

"Inside that coffin might be the corpse of the Mountain King."

"And a Middle Spiritual Land is about to manifest inside the Mountain King Temple."

Han Yuan said suddenly.

"The Mountain King’s corpse?"

"How is that possible? He died countless years ago."

Zhou Shentai’s voice trembled.

But in the next moment,

Han Yuan had vanished from his sight.

’That guy... It’s like he was deliberately feeding me information.’

Zhou Shentai wasn’t an idiot.

He knew that for Han Yuan to have broken into the gloomy hall and escaped unharmed...

...meant his strength was definitely no less than his own.

But he had a feeling the guy wasn’t lying to him, either.

’The Mountain King’s corpse... a Middle Spiritual Land...’

Recalling the unusually dense Spiritual Qi inside the Mountain King Temple, Zhou Shentai thought the man might not have been lying.

"This is bad!"

"The Temple Priest is plotting something big!"

Zhou Shentai turned and vanished into the dark alley.

...

「Meanwhile.」

Han Yuan also made it back to his small courtyard without any trouble.

"How did it go?"

"What did you find?"

Ding Zihu, of course, hadn’t gone to sleep. He was waiting in the courtyard for Han Yuan to return.

As for the Orange Cat,

The little fellow was sleeping soundly on the stone table without a care in the world, drooling.

"The haul was significant..."

Han Yuan recounted the events of his infiltration of the Mountain King Temple.

After listening, Ding Zihu couldn’t help but say regretfully, "It’s a shame you didn’t open the Iron Coffin. Otherwise, we would know for sure if it’s the Mountain King’s corpse."

Han Yuan laughed. "I’ve never even seen the Mountain King, so how would I know who’s who?"

Ding Zihu nodded. "That’s true. But based on our deductions, it must be the Mountain King’s corpse."

Then, he asked again, "So what was that about you sensing that the Spiritual Qi in the Mountain King Temple was unusually dense?"

At the mention of this, Han Yuan’s expression grew very solemn. "That’s the reason the Mountain King Temple suddenly went into lockdown."

"A Middle Spiritual Land... is likely within the Mountain King Temple."

Hearing this, Ding Zihu’s face fell in shock. "How is that possible?!"

But he quickly came to a realization. "No, wait... Ping’an Town isn’t far from the Ten Thousand Mountains."

"So, it’s possible we’ve all been misled."

"The strange phenomenon in the sky might have really been caused by the Mountain King Temple!"

"Those guys probably calculated long ago that a Spiritual Land would emerge there, so they occupied the area and built the Mountain King Temple!"

Han Yuan said gravely, "Exactly... And they have some mysterious, special method to suppress the Spiritual Qi fluctuations and prevent them from spreading."

"That being the case... it would also explain why the Mountain King Temple moved the Mountain King’s corpse down here!"

Ding Zihu’s eyes glinted.

It had to be said, the Mountain King Temple had planned this out masterfully.

If they hadn’t stumbled upon that Sharp Blade Evil by sheer luck, they might still be desperately searching the Ten Thousand Mountains for the place where the Middle Spiritual Land was emerging.