More importantly, the waves of water went against the natural flow, and were going upwards, yet the Mystery Realm was at the very bottom. Hence, they had to overcome this opposite force, or they would not even be qualified to enter into the Mystery Realm.
Ling Han exhibited his nature-defying trait as his strength of 20 Stars exploded in a burst, and he moved against the flow as easily as if he was walking on flat land. Additionally, his physique was really too powerful, so when the waves slammed against him, the force he felt was no more than a massage.
“Your speed is too slow!” Shui Yanyu sent him a mental message. “You enter into your Spatial God Tool, and I will bring you in.”
Ling Han could not help but grin bitterly. How could he possibly show off the existence of the Black Tower? He usually hid it within his Dantian, and when he hid inside, the Black Tower would shrink to the size of a mustard seed, not revealing the slightest sign of its existence.
If he ducked inside, Shui Yanyu would not even be able to see him, so how was she supposed to bring him in?
“Hoho, since you are indeed powerful, then bring me along with you. In any case, my skin is tough and thick, so no matter how fast you go, this water flow would not be able to injure me.” He could not possibly explain the uniqueness of the Black Tower to Shui Yanyu.
Shui Yanyu turned right around to take hold of his wrist, and her figure abruptly sped up.
Chapter 944 - Taking the Lead to Enter
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It had to be admitted that aside from the fact that Ling Han had defenses that could match a cultivator in the low extreme of the Mountain River Tier, in other areas, he was still too far away from Mountain River Tier. With this effort exerted by Shui Yanyu, their speed abruptly increased over a dozen times.
However, these waves seemed to possess different strength according to the different cultivation levels they had. Ling Han did not even feel a thing, whilst Shui Yanyu looked like she was struggling. Very soon, their speed slowed down.
“Let me!” Ling Han took the initiative once more, and advanced with Shui Yanyu in tow.
In this way, Shui Yanyu merely had to use Origin Power to boost herself and increase her defenses, so the pressure on her was greatly reduced.
Though Ling Han did not go very fast, every step he took was incredibly firm. Overall, he was actually not that much slower than Shui Yanyu.
In his opinion, the impact of the water flow had reached 16 Stars of Shattering Void Tier. Thus, it would be extremely difficult even for an elite of 20 Stars of Shattering Void Tier to stand against these waves. After all, the water flowed endlessly, which was equivalent to the elite having to endure this kind of attack at all times.
And there was no way he could fight back, either!
Furthermore, the power of the waves differed according to cultivation level. Otherwise, the great elites of the Heavenly Body Tier could directly escort them to the real entrance. As he imagined, it would not be a problem of struggling if these great elites entered—there would be a chance that they would be directly crushed.
Thus, the stronger one’s battle prowess was on the same cultivation level, the more advantage he would have here.
Ling Han’s strength had reached 20 Stars, and he had attained the true maximum limit of the Shattering Void Tier. Added with his physique that was on the level of Godly metal, he could be considered invincible in this place.
Could he hide himself here to ambush others?
Ling Han gave it some thought, but ultimately still gave up this tempting idea.
The reason why there was so much bloodshed and massacre in the Mystery Realm was because there were no witnesses at all, and no one could prove anyone guilty. There might not even be a body left, so how could the murderer be found? Yet this place was different. Everyone had to pass through here, so if he did make a move, there would be too many witnesses.
To kill a student of the Academy or a descendant of a court official in public was a heavy crime in the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire.
Moreover, he might not be successful, either. After all, they were all going into the Mystery Realm to hunt for treasures, so who would not be bringing some treasures that could save their lives?
Ling Han shook his head, and, holding onto Shui Yanyu’s hand, continued ahead.
Although he started later, he was faster, and surpassed those ahead of them one after another. He was obviously not moving very fast, yet maintained an incredibly steady pace.
On the way, even Mountain River Tier cultivators could only watch, and did not dare make a move due to feeling humiliated by being surpassed. In here, the majority of their Origin Power had to be used to oppose the impact of the water, and if they split out some Origin Power to make a move, that was practically courting death.
About two hours later, Ling Han finally brought Shui Yanyu to the bottom of the water, and a pair of doors appeared in front of them.
That was a pair of stone doors as tall as three hundred meters. There were various shapes of beasts carved on the doorposts, and Ling Han could not recognize most of them. However, he could feel as if these beast carvings were alive and exuding an endless intimidating energy.
They were obviously just carvings.
Though he called them stone doors, it was actually just a stone entrance. On the door lintel, there was a stone dragon coiled above, vivid and lifelike as if it would struggle free of the door lintel and soar into the wilderness at any moment.
“Let’s go!” Ling Han felt much pity as he had not spotted that piece of Godly metal at all on their way here. Otherwise, he would have been able to take it just by stretching his hand.
The two of them entered the stone doors. They were drawn by a strange attraction as if it could pull them into pieces at any moment. They hurriedly grabbed each other’s hand tightly so that they would not be separated.
Peng, peng. The two of them were tossed onto the ground at the same time.
The surroundings had changed. They were no longer in an environment of water.
“Let go!” Shui Yanyu rebuked, rolling her eyes exaggeratedly at Ling Han.
Ling Han could not help but feel rueful inwardly. Before he had seen the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire, he felt that every move that Shui Yanyu made was filled with allure. But now, though she was still as beautiful as before, compared with the empress of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire, she was missing an endless grace.
He loosened his grip with a smile as per her words, and asked, “Now where should we go?”
It was not the first time that Shui Yanyu had entered the Heavenly Sea Mystery Realm, but it was still only her second time here. She had come here 10 years ago, but if it was 20 years ago, she had still been too young, and her abilities were inadequate, so her clan did not dare to allow her to take risks.
“Before entering here, we would randomly appear in the surroundings of the Mystery Realm, and the further we go into the core area, the higher the chances that there would be Mountain River Stones nearby,” Shui Yanyu explained.
“And there’s also that piece of Godly metal!” This was constantly on Ling Han’s mind.
Even if that wasn’t Divine Metal, to be able to withstand the force of the Heavenly Sea and remain undamaged, it had definitely surpassed the level of the Heavenly Body Tier. At the very least, it would be a Level Thirteen Godly metal!
Regarding this matter, Shui Yanyu could only shake her head in bafflement. Previously, there had never appeared a piece of Godly metal that could actually go against the water flow and enter into the Mystery Realm; who knew what corner it would be in right now.
“If it had fallen down randomly, then it could possibly be in any corner of the fringe of the Mystery Realm. We may not even have enough time to make a whole round, what more when there would be a higher chance that it would be picked up and taken away by someone else,” she analyzed.
That was very logical.
Ling Han sighed. Then he could only hope that Godly metal was different, and would appear in the core area.
He looked at the environment around them.
This was a very strange place. All around them, it was a bright crimson. This was a plain, but there were hills, which had stone thorns piercing through the air, in the distance. A crimson fog was twining above them; they could not see through it, nor could their divine sense pass through.
“Ang!” A beast’s roar sounded from afar, so loud that even the ground itself was trembling. Innumerable pebbles bounced off the ground from the impact.
This place was not a desolate area without life. On the contrary, a lot of the danger came from the native Demonic Beasts here. The majority of them was in the low extreme of the Mountain River Tier, but there were some that had reached the medium extreme, or even high extreme.
When encountering a creature in the late stage or even the peak of high extreme, even a four-star genius would have to make a strategic retreat.
“Thankfully, it is similarly in the low extreme.” Shui Yanyu scanned it for a moment, and let out a sigh of relief. Then, she revealed a burning fighting spirit. “We can try a fight.”
In this place, aside from Mountain River Stones, hunting Demonic Beasts was also a very important part. Without elaborating on anything else, the Spiritual Meat of Immortal level Demonic Beasts was very nutritious, though slightly inferior to some natural Divine Herbs, and had surpassed the majority of alchemical pills.
However, there were too many cultivators. The Demonic Beasts on Joint Peace Planet had suffered over-hunting, and now, one could possibly find Demonic Beasts only in the uninhabited regions of the wide mountains, but this kind of Demonic Beast would usually be incredibly powerful, so the chances that they would be countered and killed in return were even higher.
The other option was the Mystery Realm. Because there was a limited time that the Mystery Realm would be open, and there was also a limit on the number of cultivators that could enter, as well as on their cultivation level, they could not create fundamental damage to their population.
“Where there are Demonic Beasts, there usually are Mountain River Stones,” Shui Yanyu continued.
Ling Han was curious, and asked, “Why do these Demonic Beasts not refine the Mountain River Stones?”
“Probably because they can’t,” Shui Yanyu guessed. Aside from this reason, what other explanation could there be? Otherwise, with the passing of so many years, even if this whole place was scattered all over with Mountain River Stones, they would have been refined completely with none left.
Ling Han nodded. He had presently reached the true maximum limit of the Shattering Void Tier, and could break through to the Mountain River Tier now. Hence, he very much needed these Mountain River Stones to help him reach the top in a single step.
The two of them walked in the direction they heard the roars of beasts coming from. In a short while, they saw that a huge rock had appeared in front of them. A Demonic Beast akin to a water buffalo was feasting there as it chewed on an eight-legged black deer.
As if it had smelled Ling Han’s and Shui Yanyu’s scent, this Demonic Beast suddenly stood up, and turned to look in their direction. There shockingly was a single silver horn growing on its forehead, exuding cold sheen of a metal.
Chapter 945 - Silver Horned Mad Rhinoceros
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“It’s a Silver Horned Mad Rhinoceros!” Shui Yanyu exclaimed in surprise.
“Is it very strong?” Ling Han asked. His knowledge about Immortal level Demonic Beasts was naturally close to zero; this should be his first sight of an Immortal level Demonic Beast.
“This kind of Demonic Beast is on par with a two-star genius of the same cultivation level,” Shui Yanyu declared solemnly. “Its power is primarily manifested by its silver horn, which is incredibly sharp, and it is extraordinarily strong by itself, with quite astonishing defenses. Its only inadequacy is that its speed is slightly low.”
While they were speaking, this Silver Horned Mad Rhinoceros was also scuffing its heels. An image of a great mountain appeared behind it, but there were no rivers.
This meant that its cultivation level had yet to reach the late stage of the low extreme of Mountain River Tier, or the image of a river would have appeared. Furthermore, looking at the size and solidity of this mountain, it should have reached the middle stage of the low extreme.
“Its real battle prowess is on the level of the peak of the low extreme!” Shui Yanyu compared the difference in the battle prowess of both sides. “We only have a 20% chance of winning!”
“Hey, hey, hey, have you included my battle prowess in the calculation?” Ling Han called out.
“It’s precisely because you are here that we only have a 20% chance of winning. If not, I could have a 30% chance,” Shui Yanyu said indifferently.
“Haha, are you resenting me for being in the way? That’s so funny.”
Shui Yanyu shook her head, and replied, “The chances of winning are too small. It would be best not to fight!”
Ling Han shook his head as well, and said, “Too late for that. This wild bull seems like it has no plans of letting us go.”
Hong, long, long . That Silver Horned Mad Rhinoceros was charging towards them.
Its speed was indeed not too quick, but its weight was really too terrifying. Hence, when it started its mad dash, its momentum was incomparably frightening, and the ground caved in behind it. This was also because the Regulations in this place were not firm enough. Otherwise, it would definitely be impossible that the low extreme of Mountain River Tier would have such destructive ability.
“This guy’s actual size should be even larger than a mountain, and now that it has shrunk to this size, its charge is incredibly frightening!” Shui Yanyu explained seriously.
Ling Han smiled faintly, and said, “I will create an opportunity, and you kill it in a single blow!”
“Are you crazy? You are only in the Shattering Void Tier!” Shui Yanyu exclaimed in surprise.
“Don’t forget, my defenses are something that even you can do nothing against!” Ling Han said.
When she remembered the first battle between them, Shui Yanyu’s face was flushed red, and she could not help but call him pervert inside her heart. A strange feeling rose up inside her, causing her to feel a kind of nostalgia, which scared her so much that she hurriedly shook her head. She did not dare think about it further.
Peng, peng, peng. The Silver Horned Mad Rhinoceros had already raced over, and rushed towards them like a mountain.
Ling Han stepped out, activated the Eye of Truth, and raised his right palm. Circulating the two Mystical Powers of the Earth Overturning Seal and Thunderclap Ninth Heaven, he suddenly clapped out with a palm aimed right at the eyes of the Silver Horned Mad Rhinoceros.
This great rhinoceros did not even have the intent to dodge. It lowered its head slightly, and then, with a flick, peng , its silver horn crashed into Ling Han’s chest. Abruptly, he was flicked up, and then ruthlessly sent flying following the impact.
Like a cannonball, Ling Han was directly sent flying into the distance.
That full-powered blow of his did not even injure a hair on the great rhinoceros. Demonic Beasts, by nature, had tough and strong skin. At least, the physique of Mountain River Tier was not something that could be penetrated by a Shattering Void Tier cultivator, and this was completely different from human cultivators.
Yet Shui Yanyu took advantage of the opening to draw her sword. With a flick of her blade, she sliced towards the neck of that Silver Horned Mad Rhinoceros.
But this big guy suddenly turned around, its back facing Shui Yanyu. Its legs abruptly bounced up, and aimed a fierce kick in her direction.
Peng!
Shui Yanyu was also sent flying with the impact. However, she was similarly in the low extreme of Mountain River Tier, after all, and while she might be slightly inf
erior in terms of strength, the difference would not be too large. After turning over a dozen somersaults in the air, she finally diffused the force of the blow completely.
It was merely a single blow. This huge rhinoceros had shown its full might, and had the upper hand.
Ling Han got to his feet, and rubbed his chest. His clothes were naturally torn open from the impact, and there was actually a bloody mark on his chest. His skin had a slight scrape, so there was a bit of blood.
“No wonder it is called ‘Silver Horned’. Its destructive ability is indeed shocking, even my physique could not completely block its attack,” Ling Han mumbled to himself.
But if this scene was seen by others, they would definitely be so stunned that they would not dare believe this was reality. He was a mere Shattering Void Tier cultivator, yet he could actually take a blow from a Mountain River Tier beast head on, with only a bloody mark left behind?
One had to know that the Silver Horned Mad Rhinoceros was best known for its single horn, which had incredible destructive ability. Even a lion-type or tiger-type Demonic Beast of the same cultivation level would not dare take the might of this horn head on, as the result would definitely be either severe injury or even death.
When Shui Yanyu saw this, she breathed a sigh of relief. Though she had long since prepared herself, her small mouth still formed an ‘O’ shape. It was likely that she would not be able to get used to it this entire lifetime.
Ling Han laughed long and loud, and, leaping out, once again charged towards the Silver Horned Mad Rhinoceros.
“Senior Sister, let’s work together!” he said. “Move on my word.”
Shui Yanyu wanted to object at that moment. ‘I am obviously more powerful than you, and stronger by who knows how many times, so why am I the one to follow your lead?’ But in this time and place, she could not act difficult, so she could only suppress her displeasure and settle the score with Ling Han later.
Sword in hand, she charged towards the Silver Horned Mad Rhinoceros, but did not rush to attack. Instead, she waited for Ling Han’s signal.
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