The Great Ruler

As the death-gas lingered around the land, not even spiritual energy could banish the chilliness in the air. This was a serious problem, because if the death-gas got into one’s body, the spiritual energy would gradually become contaminated.

Mu Chen and the rest stood on top of a mountain peak just outside the Myriad Beasts Tomb. Mu Chen looked at the lingering death-gas, and then at the huge tomb shadow suspended in midair. His expression slowly turned solemn.

The Myriad Beasts Tomb struck fear into him.

“No wonder it is the most well-known dangerous spot in the Land of the Divine Beasts,” exclaimed Mu Chen.

Han Shan nodded. “More than one Sovereign Divine Beast perished in this tomb.” The Sovereign Divine Beasts were the top-notch beings among the entire Divine Beasts species. Their strength was comparable to a Heavenly Sovereign’s, but they had still perished in this tomb.

When they died, they would exude a tremendous amount of death-gas if their burial places were not appropriately protected. The greater their strength was before they died, the more death-gas they would exude. The biggest reason this Myriad Beasts Tomb was overwhelmed by death-gas was probably due to these perished Sovereign Divine Beasts.

“It’s about time. Let’s go in.” Han Shan observed the sky and flung his sleeves. A few white glowing lights flitted towards the four of them. They received the lights, which turned into white flame that settled on their shoulders. As the white flame was burning, it transformed into a light source that enveloped each of them.

Encompassed by the light, they felt their bodies gradually become warm. The ever-present death-gas was neutralized by that glowing light. This white flame was apparently stronger than the ones Han Shan had used previously when he was traveling.

“This is the Death Expelling Flame for chasing away the death-gas and detecting the beast spirits that were contaminated by the death-gas. However, it cannot last for long, so we need to add some ingredients occasionally to keep it burning. All the ingredients have been given to you previously.” Han Shan smiled. On his shoulder, a white glowing flame arose. He flicked a white leaf into the fire, and it burned up immediately. Subsequently, the flame burned even more brightly.

Everyone nodded in acknowledgment.

“Let’s go then.” All the preparations were done, and Han Shan did not give any further instructions. He let out a yell and charged out first. The light figure flitted towards the grayish death-gas looming on the land far away.

Mu Chen and the rest followed behind immediately.

As the group got closer to their destination, Mu Chen could feel that the land contaminated by the death-gas was getting colder and colder. The ground below them was black as though it were covered by decomposed soil.

“We’re entering!” Han Shan reminded everyone from the front. The group suddenly felt the temperature drop. Even though they had the Death Expelling Flames on their shoulders, the contamination of the death-gas still made them shudder.

The death-gas around them was getting thicker, and their vision clouded. As the contamination became severe, Mu Chen felt his senses from the spiritual energy were suppressed, and he could not sense anything that was far ahead of him.

The mountains around them gradually turned into clouds of gray and white. There was no greenery, and the entire place looked like a death zone.

Roar!

A lifeless, deadly creature seemed to be groaning coldly from afar.

Shua! Shua!

The group carefully shuttled through the gaps between the mountains. Their bodies were tense, and they vigilantly observed their surroundings.

Ha! Han Shan stopped suddenly in front. He jumped atop a white and grayish tree like a ninja and stared hard ahead. A few shadows exuding chilly death-gas were floating around in the air.

“Are they beast spirits?” Mu Chen lifted his head. The shadows were grayish-white with blank-looking eyes. There were no signs of intelligence, and they looked different from one another. Some of them were in a half-human and half-beast state. However, all of them exuded strong death-gas without fail. The amount of death-gas might cause immediate death for any Grade Five Sovereign and below.

“Let’s settle this fast. Break their skulls. Otherwise, they will keep clinging onto you. And be quick. Otherwise, they will call out the rest of the beast spirits. We will be in trouble if we’re surrounded by them,” Han Shan said softly.

He made a few hand gestures, and the individual tasks were divided out quickly.

Mu Chen and the rest nodded. The next moment, they charged out almost at the same time, heading straight to those grayish-white shadows in front of them.

Mu Chen appeared before a grayish-white figure in no time. The figure had thick white fur on its body. The body looked fragile, but it was as hard as metal.

When Mu Chen appeared before the figure, gray lights shot out from its eyes. It lifted its head and locked onto Mu Chen. The wind from the razor-sharp claws came quickly towards Mu Chen’s chest.

The ruthless and cunning movement stunned Mu Chen slightly. These beast spirits seemed to possess their combat ability from when they were alive. Otherwise, their moves would not have been so fierce and cunning. Even an ordinary Grade Six Sovereign might be in hot soup if they met such beast spirits.

But Mu Chen was not an ordinary Grade Six Sovereign.

Hence, Mu Chen did not evade the claw coming at him. Instead, he stretched out his hand and grabbed it. The sharpness of the claw was as good as any Divine Artefact, but it did not even scratch him a bit.

Kacha.

Mu Chen broke the claw with force, but that beast spirit did not feel any pain at all. Accompanied by the cold and dark death-gas, the other knifelike claw went straight at Mu Chen’s throat.

Bang!

Mu Chen, looking calm, swung out his fist, and the space burst. The fist landed hard on the beast spirit’s head, and a low explosion was heard. The skull burst open like a watermelon. However, there was no blood, just some ash in the air after it burst. The beast spirit’s body froze and fell from the sky.

Mu Chen looked at his fist instead of the falling beast spirit. After he smashed the skull, gray gas filled his palm. The death-gas was trying to contaminate him.

“This gas is really troublesome.” Mu Chen knit his brow slightly. He immediately circulated his spiritual energy to expel the death-gas. In this Myriad Beasts Tomb overwhelmed by death-gas, one would pay a high price if the gas entered one’s body.

Not long after Mu Chen had killed the beast spirit, the rest of them also managed to eliminate the remaining beast spirits. They regrouped and quietly left with Han Shan, and then quickly traveled to another destination.

“The place where we found the most perished treasure beasts was at the northwest of the tomb. Let’s be careful. We should reach the place in another half a day,” said Han Shan.

“Will those people from the Sirius Clan and the Golden Lion Clan get there and take over the treasure beasts first?” asked Mu Chen.

Han Shan answered, “Judging from their speed, they may not be that fast. After all, that place is quite dangerous, too. It will not be easy to break through.”

Mu Chen nodded without saying much.

The group flitted across the tomb at high speed. However, the tomb was just too big. It was far from what they had imagined. No matter how many mountains they came across and climbed over, the end was never to be seen.

They also met some beast spirits along the way. Although Han Shan was leading the way, the route that he knew had changed somewhat, which caused them to be surrounded by beast spirits a few times. They eventually struggled through, but they ended up being in a shabby state.

Luckily, the team did not meet any beast spirits that were too strong for them to handle. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to move forward.

Mu Chen quietly circulated his real phoenix spirits to detect the location of the Primordial Undying Bird while they were on their way. However, there were no results at all, and this disappointed Mu Chen slightly.

Time flew while they were traveling.

After passing through seemingly countless mountains, Mu Chen finally sensed that Han Shan was slowing down. He signaled the team to be careful with a hand gesture.

Mu Chen and Nine Nether exchanged a look and stayed alert. It looked like they were closing in on the ground of the perished treasure beast.

They passed through another mountain, and a grayish-white forest appeared before them. Death-gas lingered around the forest. Vague silhouettes could be seen floating around, and creepiness seeped in.

Mu Chen stared at the forest with his eyes squinted. He could feel some hidden spiritual fluctuations around the area. He looked across at Nine Nether and Ink Blade. Both kept their guard up as they also sensed that something was amiss.

Han Shan looked at the white forest. He took out a whistle and blew a high-pitched sound. The sound went through the forest, and after a while, the leaves on the trees moved. A few figures exuding a fearsome killing intent rushed out from the forest and showed up in front of them. Those figures were tall and bulky. There were scars all over their bodies, and they looked a little hideous. Their bloodshot eyes were fixed on Mu Chen and the group.

A crescent moon-shaped symbol could be seen on the center of their foreheads. It was the symbol of the Sirius Clan. Apparently, they were the top powers from the Sirius Clan.

Mu Chen did not let his guard down but instead became more vigilant when he saw them.

A man with a face filled with hideous scars took a look at the group before he suddenly fixed his red eyes on Mu Chen and Nine Nether. Instantly, his face surged with killing intent.

“Han Shan, these people are not from the Demonic Rhino Clan!”