#221 - Enter the Shenyun Mountains
The Godfall Mountains were incredibly vast, seemingly without end.
Dense demonic energy filled every inch of space. The deeper Su Chen and his group went into the Godfall Mountains, the more their hearts grew cold, with unease and rejection emanating from the depths of their souls and bloodlines.
It was as if... the power within the Godfall Mountains was inherently incompatible with the Human Race!
Crack!
Not long after, the sound of snapping branches suddenly came from a forest to the side.
A ferocious beast with a狰狞appearance pounced over like lightning, its speed extremely fast, like a streak of black light traversing the area.
It looked like an ape, but its body was covered in black scales, and its eyes were completely blood-red, devoid of any emotional fluctuation.
Most frightening of all was that this ferocious beast had several wounds, deep enough to see bone, with clearly visible rotten flesh and decaying internal organs. There was no life force emanating from its body, only dense death energy.
This was a ferocious beast that had already died, driven to attack Su Chen and his group by some kind of bizarre power!
Clang—
Wei Long drew the black sword from his waist, unleashing a dark sword aura that directly cut the ferocious beast in half.
However, the severed corpse of the ferocious beast still roared, its entire body surging with magical power, and it was even still casting divine abilities!
Wei Long immediately waved his sword, unleashing hundreds upon thousands of sword auras in one breath, completely mincing the ferocious beast, finally stopping its movement.
"Hm?! Not good!"
Wei Long's pupils suddenly contracted as he saw wisps of reddish-black mist clinging to the black sword in his hand, making "sizzling" sounds as it corroded the sword within a few breaths, causing a large amount of rust to appear, almost rendering it useless.
Wei Long was shocked and quickly threw away the black sword, revealing a look of disbelief.
This sword was bestowed upon him by Su Chen and was a seventh-grade superior-quality magic treasure!
The grade of this sword was definitely not low, yet it was corroded in a few breaths, which was a bit too terrifying.
"What kind of power is this?"
Nan Yin also frowned, her divine sense spreading out, sensing a strange aura that even made her fearful!
She vaguely guessed that it was these reddish-black mists that drove this already-dead ferocious beast to attack them!
"This is a kind of curse."
Su Chen's expression also became somewhat solemn as he said, "The entire Godfall Mountains are shrouded in a terrifying curse, omnipresent."
"As long as you stay in the Godfall Mountains for a long time, you will inevitably be contaminated with some of the curse."
"If the curse accumulates enough, the consequences will be unimaginable once it erupts."
"If you encounter danger next, it's best not to directly confront it with weapons, and even more so, don't let it touch your body. Just use divine abilities and spells to confront it from a distance."
Su Chen issued a warning.
His words greatly surprised Nan Yin and the others, and they found it somewhat unbelievable.
In their understanding, the power of curses was formless and intangible, needing to be attached to some kind of carrier to persist.
How vast were the Godfall Mountains? It was said that they stretched for thousands of miles.
How enormous would a curse have to be to shroud the entire Godfall Mountains?
Even an Emperor Realm powerhouse would not be able to unleash so many curses, right?
Su Chen and his group continued to move forward.
After only a quarter of an hour, rustling sounds came from the surroundings, and several more strangely-shaped ferocious beasts attacked Su Chen and his group.
These were the same as the ferocious beast they had encountered earlier, all corpses that had been dead for a long time, "revived" and able to unleash considerable strength under the drive of the curse.
Then, Nan Yin pointed a finger, and a ray of law light flashed, instantly exploding them, obliterating both body and soul.
Under Nan Yin's leadership and protection, Su Chen and his group walked for a full two and a half hours, advancing about 100,000 miles.
Along the way, they encountered seven beast attacks, and one of the beasts was even a Saint-level cultivator!
"This place is so dangerous. With your cultivation, how did you enter and exit safely?"
Nan Yin frowned slightly, looking at Qiao Yun.
Qiao Yun shook her head and said truthfully, "I don't know either. At that time, my consciousness was a little hazy. I vaguely felt a voice calling to me. Unconsciously, I entered the Godfall Mountains, and then, in a daze, I came out again."
Qiao Yun's words made Nan Yin frown even deeper.
If Qiao Yun wasn't lying, then a special power in the Godfall Mountains had protected her.
But... this was the Godfall Mountains!
One of the most dangerous and terrifying life-forbidden zones in the Primordial Continent!
A place that even Emperor Realm powerhouses would turn pale at the mention of!
How could there be a strange power protecting her?
Just then, Nan Yin noticed the calm look on Su Chen's face. Her heart stirred, and she lightly parted her red lips, asking, "The place where Qiao Yun got the Holy Sword... is that the place you originally intended to go to?"
"Smart!"
Su Chen stroked her beautiful hair.
Nan Yin became even more curious, feeling that Su Chen was mysterious and unfathomable.
This little fellow was clearly not very old, so why did he possess so many secrets?
Could it be that he came from an Emperor-ruled Dao Gate with a vast intelligence network?
Was it the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion?
Or the Myriad Spirits Chamber of Commerce?
Or perhaps the Spirit Communication Department?
Thoughts flashed through Nan Yin's mind as she guessed at each of the Emperor-ruled Dao Gates with intelligence networks spanning the Primordial Continent.
But she guessed for a long time and couldn't determine which Emperor-ruled Dao Gate Su Chen came from.
Whether it was the cultivation techniques and divine abilities that Su Chen used, or his treasures, there were no obvious characteristics that allowed her to distinguish them.
"Master, I obtained this Holy Sword in the valley ahead."
Just then, Qiao Yun's respectful voice sounded.
In front of Su Chen and his group was a valley filled with miasma.
Under Qiao Yun's guidance, Su Chen and his group found a simple mausoleum in the deepest part of the valley's cave!
In front of the mausoleum, a skeleton sat cross-legged. The clothes on its body had completely rotted, making it impossible to identify its identity.
The only thing that was somewhat special was that within the skeleton, there was a faint glimmer of golden light, which was exactly the same as the aura of the golden mark on Qiao Yun's forehead!
"This skeleton... is he also a Divine Phoenix Body?!"
Nan Yin stared at the skeleton for a while, revealing a surprised look.
How rare was the Divine Phoenix Body? Looking at the history of the Primordial Continent for millions of years, it had only appeared a few times.
There was actually a powerhouse with a Divine Phoenix Body who had silently fallen here?
Not only that.
From the golden light flashing on the skeleton, Nan Yin could sense a faint aura that made even her tremble.
The strength of this skeleton before its death was extremely powerful, at least a Quasi-Emperor!
It was even possible that it was an Emperor Realm powerhouse!
