"Old Yan, you deliberately let that person in, didn't you?"
Ye Chen gazed at the distant figure of the mysterious man as he asked. A mysterious man had suddenly barged in, but he understood that with Old Yan's methods, if he wanted to shield a section of void, even relying on void-type secret treasures would likely make it difficult to sense.
"You guessed right. To put it bluntly, with my mastery over the void, if I want to shield a section of void, who on this Tian Du Continent could possibly detect it?" Old Yan chuckled, his tone brimming with confidence and pride that anyone could hear.
"What's his background?"
Old Yan shook his head. "Not clear. But he probably also entered the Demonic Beast Mountain Range with some ulterior motive. Let me add, his strength is somewhat decent. You absolutely must not underestimate him."
Ye Chen's expression turned serious. For Old Yan to call someone 'somewhat decent,' this mysterious man was likely at least a top-tier figure at the Heavenly God Realm. Otherwise, he wouldn't have the qualification to be mentioned by Old Yan.
But what exactly was such a top-tier figure doing entering the mountain range? That was suspicious. Moreover, the other party was clearly not from Xia Feng Kingdom.
"This person entering the Demonic Beast Mountain Range must be harboring some ulterior secret. Let's go. It's necessary to follow and take a look. Old Yan, cast a spell to conceal my aura." Ye Chen said. Although he also mastered many methods of hiding his aura, his cultivation realm was still low. Facing a top-tier Heavenly God Realm figure, he didn't dare be confident he could definitely conceal his aura and needed Old Yan's intervention.
"Alright!"
A black robe draped over Ye Chen. Old Yan cast a spell, completely concealing Ye Chen's aura. Then they followed the mysterious man, trailing far behind.
With Ye Chen's departure, the shielding of this section of void was lifted. Not long after, a vast divine sense power suddenly swept over this place from the deepest part, sensing the faint residual aura in the void left by the vanished Eight-Horned Green Ox.
Finally, this divine sense lingered in this void for a long time before slowly dissipating.
Roar—
A moment later, a demonic beast roar that shook the surrounding thousands of miles suddenly erupted from the deepest part, startling countless living beings. An earth-shattering, terrifying aura erupted, piercing through the vast heavens.
Boom—
A vast, boundless pillar of blood energy, accompanied by the aura, shot into the Nine Heavens, standing tall between heaven and earth, becoming the sole existence in the world. Boundless pressure swept across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, rumbling and attracting everyone's gaze.
"What exactly happened? Why does it feel like doomsday is descending?"
At this moment, everyone's expressions changed. Within the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, countless demonic beasts couldn't help but tremble and kneel in submission, a surrender stemming from bloodline and life hierarchy.
Far away in Demon-Suppressing City, countless people within the city felt immense terror, feeling the impulse to submit under that vast, boundless pressure.
It was too terrifying. Under this pressure, everyone felt their own insignificance. Even Martial God Realm experts felt that compared to it, they were as weak as ants.
The Academy Head, seated cross-legged in the sky, gazed at the pillar of blood energy standing between heaven and earth in the deepest part, his face drastically changing. Could it be that even that existence was about to emerge and join the battle?
This was the worst-case scenario. No one wanted its appearance, because it would inevitably represent an unprecedented, massive disaster befalling Xia Feng Kingdom.
In the deepest part of the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, boundless blood energy and aura suppressed the sun, moon, and stars. Clouds scattered, and the myriad stars in the sky seemed about to be shaken down. It blotted out the sky and sun, incredibly terrifying.
A cold, questioning voice rang out, like thunder exploding across the Nine Heavens, rumbling over Demon-Suppressing City: "Humans, you truly have some nerve. You actually sent a powerful expert to trespass into my Demonic Beast Mountain Range and assassinate the Eight-Horned Green Ox. Does your Xia Feng Kingdom truly want the entire nation to be exterminated?"
While terrified, the people were also stunned. The Eight-Horned Green Ox had been assassinated?
This news made people feel shock, joy, and worry.
The shock and joy came from the fact that a Martial God-level demonic beast in the Demonic Beast Mountain Range had finally been killed. Although they didn't know who exactly had struck it down, it was immensely satisfying. Because Martial God Changfeng's fall was due to the Eight-Horned Green Ox. Now that it was killed, everyone felt a sense of relief.
Moreover, the pressure they faced would lessen somewhat. After all, Martial God Realm beings held decisive significance for either side.
But the worry was that the Beast God within the Demonic Beast Mountain Range seemed truly enraged this time, uttering vicious words about wanting to annihilate the entire Xia Feng Kingdom. It was possible an even more terrifying war was about to be launched, which would lead to even more casualties!
The Academy Head first furrowed his brows, then sneered in response: "Ridiculous. What evidence do you have? Our Martial Gods are all restrained by your super demonic beasts. How could we possibly act? Moreover, we haven't even settled accounts with you for the death of our Martial God Changfeng. Now you, the villain, accuse first. What an absurdity under heaven!"
"My words are the evidence!"
The Beast God was extremely domineering, its aura vast, shaking the Nine Heavens.
The Academy Head no longer held back either. He slowly rose to his full height in the sky. At the same time, a most terrifying aura bloomed. Heavenly God pressure swept across the horizon, pressing towards the Demonic Beast Mountain Range: "Beast God, don't think our Xia Feng Kingdom truly fears your Demonic Beast Mountain Range. If you truly want a battle, I am ready to accompany you at any time. Even if I can't kill you, old beast, I'll take half your life with me. Don't believe me? Just try!"
Everyone was trembling with fear. Was a Heavenly God battle really about to erupt?
Such existences were truly lofty, possessing the divine might to destroy heaven and earth. With a single move, they could level vast territories spanning thousands of miles. Once a battle erupted, the consequences would be truly unimaginable.
At the very least, one could imagine that Demon-Suppressing City, this ancient city standing for a thousand years, would be wiped from the world in an instant.
Boom—
At this moment, a spatial black hole appeared in the sky. A divine might not inferior to the Academy Head's was released, shaking the firmament and pressing towards the deepest part of the Demonic Beast Mountain Range. Mountains and valleys seemed about to crumble. An aged voice came through: "Beast God, if you want to launch a rebellion, then launch it. Our Xia Feng Kingdom does not fear you. Although you are powerful, if the two of us act together, we might just be able to drag you down to the Yellow Springs with us. Don't believe me? You can try!"
This was the voice of the kingdom's ancestor. He had pierced through a spatial passage, his voice traveling through it, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Academy Head. The two strongest Heavenly Gods in the kingdom were responding forcefully to the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, unafraid of battle.
This made everyone's blood boil with excitement. The two strongest Heavenly God Realm existences in the kingdom were both incredibly forceful, unafraid of battle, issuing harsh words in dialogue with the terrifying existence in the deepest part of the Demonic Beast Mountain Range.
With the forceful response from the two Heavenly Gods, people felt that this demonic beast rebellion might not necessarily end in doomsday. There might be a turning point.
"Hmph!"
A cold snort came from the deepest part. Then, the terrifying aura and blood energy rapidly receded like a tide, returning to calm.
Clearly, everyone understood that the Beast God had some apprehensions and didn't dare to engage in battle, at least for now. For the people, this was tremendous good news, as they wouldn't have to face it immediately.
Gazing far at the terrifying aura lying dormant in the depths of the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, the Academy Head transmitted a message to the kingdom's ancestor: "What do you think?"
"No need to worry. At the very least, that old beast won't act for now. For us, this is the best opportunity to prepare more thoroughly." The kingdom's ancestor replied.
The Academy Head nodded, yet his brows furrowed deeply. "I always feel this demonic beast rebellion is extraordinary, more peculiar compared to every one in history. This rebellion probably isn't just because of the bone fragments. There might be other ulterior motives."
"You mean—" The kingdom's ancestor suddenly stopped, as if deeply tabooing something.
"That's right." The Academy Head continued, yet his expression grew increasingly grave. "The Demonic Beast Mountain Range isn't just a simple mountain range where demonic beasts gather. The deepest part holds great strangeness. Before Xia Feng Kingdom was established, the various nations that previously occupied this land all suffered demonic beast rebellions. Moreover, over time, the rebellions occurred more and more frequently. In the end, according to some residual records from previous dynasties, there were Heavenly God Realm experts who entered the deepest part of the mountain range and never returned."
The strangeness of the Demonic Beast Mountain Range was extraordinary, beyond everyone's expectations.
Historically, every nation that appeared outside this mountain range had suffered terrifying rebellions time and again.
Moreover, based on time calculations, the intervals between rebellions were getting closer. From the initial three hundred years, after thousands of years of evolution, it had now become one hundred and fifty years. And now, it had been launched even though there were still several decades until the next scheduled time.
Furthermore, historically, there were Heavenly God Realm existences who, because of this strangeness, ventured into the deepest part of the Demonic Beast Mountain Range but never returned. This was the greatest, most worrying strangeness. No one would consider it normal.
The two Heavenly God Realm existences both furrowed their brows deeply, sensing a taste of conspiracy that made them uneasy.
"Although there's a bad premonition, there's no other way. The boat will straighten itself when it reaches the bridgehead. We'll see the situation then." After the kingdom's ancestor said this, the void closed, and his aura vanished from this world.
The Academy Head's expression was unprecedentedly grave. His gaze solidified into substance as he looked towards the deepest part, wanting to see through everything. Unfortunately, there were surging mists there, blocking his investigation.
"What tricks is that old beast trying to play..."
Meanwhile, within the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, Ye Chen followed the mysterious man from afar, separated by over ten miles.
Although the mysterious man was cautious, looking back along the way to see if anyone was following, he couldn't detect Ye Chen.
Finally, before they knew it, the two arrived one after the other at the mysterious deepest part of the Demonic Beast Mountain Range. There, endless mists surged and rolled, blotting out the sky and sun, even capable of blocking divine sense investigation, extremely mysterious.
Moreover, where the mists rolled, a sinister aura was faintly released, making one shiver and not dare to approach too closely.
At this moment, the mysterious man stood at the edge of the mists and suddenly shouted: "The Eighteenth Divine Elder of the Martial God Hall has come. Beast God, please open the grand formation. I have matters to discuss!"
With a rumble, the mists surged and parted, revealing a passage!