Ling Han nodded in understanding. He had also received some Saintly Scarabs now, so he could also slowly breed them. However, he needed to be extremely careful when raising these insects. If he lost control of them, they could potentially cause catastrophic damage.
Saints were invincible in life, and they could still cause a huge commotion after death.
However, there were two sides to a coin, and these Saintly Scarabs could benefit him greatly if used correctly.
They stopped to set up a camp and rest after walking for a day.
There was night and day in this place, though the difference between the two could only be determined by the brightness or darkness of the surroundings. There were no visible suns, moons, or stars. It was evident that Eternal River Tier elites weren’t powerful enough to capture suns to place them into this Mystery Realm.
They had half a year’s time; the restriction in this Mystery Realm would gradually become stronger again after this time passed. At that time, even Venerable Trinity wouldn’t be able to open a passageway.
Thus, they had to return to the entrance before half a year passed. When the time limit expired, Venerable Trinity would open another passageway to let everyone who had entered out.
They had to plan their time well. If they missed their opportunity to leave, they would be killed by the restriction that became stronger by the day. They had never heard of anyone surviving until the next 100 years.
Chapter 1174 - Being Nosy
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“Huh? Why did Sister Shui suddenly disappear last night?” Hu Feiyun asked with a strange expression the next morning.
Shui Yanyu was eating at that moment, and she instantly started to cough upon hearing this. She then glared at Ling Han with fury.
It was all his fault. He had called her over in the middle of the night to do those shameful things.
Ling Han smiled, and said, “Children shouldn’t ask too many questions. Concentrate on eating your breakfast!”
Hu Feiyun puffed her cheeks. Why did they all treat her like a child? Big Sister did so, and Ling Han was also doing so right now. This made her very angry!
After breakfast, they continued on their way.
This place didn’t only contain eerie things like the Misty Soul Capturing Flower and Saintly Scarabs, but also contained all kinds of Godly medicine and treasures. If this weren’t the case, the Misty Soul Capturing Flower wouldn’t have attracted so many people in the first place.
The reason it had attracted so many people was because everyone thought it was a kind of Godly medicine.
They discovered several Godly medicines as they walked, yet it was a pity that they had come too late and the Godly medicines had already been plucked.
Some people had been rough, and they even destroyed the roots of the Godly medicines when they plucked them away. However, some people had been relatively careful, and they took care to leave the roots intact when they plucked the Godly medicines. This way, they could return to pluck the Godly medicines again after one century, two centuries, or even more centuries.
Ling Han didn’t beat around the bush, and he dug up all the roots that he saw and tossed them into the Black Tower. The effects of these Godly medicines would be maximized if they were placed in the Black Tower.
The smile on Ling Han’s face grew wider and wider. His harvest was truly bountiful. If he could reap such a yield every day, this trip would already be worth it.
However, his luck was fluctuating—on some days he would come across seven or eight Godly medicines, while on other days he would come across absolutely nothing.
Seven days passed by in the blink of an eye.
Ding, ding, ding, ding!
The sound of clashing weapons traveled over from the distance. In fact, they could even see bursts of divine light soaring into the sky. It was clear that an intense battle was raging in the distance.
Hu Feiyun’s interest was piqued, and she said, “Let’s check it out!”
Shui Yanyu, who wasn’t as curious as Hu Feiyun, said, “It’s best that we keep our noses out of other people’s matters.”
However, Hu Feiyun was already running toward the location of the battle, an excited expression on her face.
They hadn’t experienced any battles during the past seven days, and thus the Ninth King—who was extremely lively—was already barely able to contain herself.
Ling Han and Shui Yanyu exchanged a glance. They had no choice but to run after Hu Feiyun.
However, they weren’t afraid, either, as Sun Moon Tier elites weren’t able to enter this Mystery Realm. Ling Han was almost invincible, so at least they didn’t need to worry about their safety.
There was a field of scattered rocks before them, and after passing through it, the two battling parties appeared in their vision.
One group had seven people, and the other group was even larger, with 25 people. The larger group had formed an encirclement and trapped the group of seven inside.
“Hand the Nine Layer Divine Lotus over, and we can spare your lives!” a member of the encircling group said.
“Bullsh*t!” There was a seductive red-haired beauty among the trapped group of seven, and she was dressed in a particularly revealing manner. She was wearing a shoulderless upper armor that left her jade-like arms revealed, and in fact, even a portion of her voluptuous breasts could still be seen.
Her lower armor only reached halfway down her thighs as well, and her long and slender legs were clear for all to see.
However, her skin wasn’t white, but rather a tanned wheat color. An astonishing vitality radiated from her body, and she seemed much like a female leopard.
She humphed, and continued, “You guys haven’t attempted to kill us only because you’re afraid that we’ll destroy the Nine Layer Divine Lotus! However, you’ll definitely kill us once we hand it over.”
“Hahahaha!” The encircling group roared with laughter.
“There’s no need to worry, Leader Meng. The others will die, but you definitely won’t!”
Another person chuckled lewdly, and said, “I’ve heard about Leader Meng’s beauty for a long time. Won’t it be a massive waste if we can’t taste Leader Meng’s body?”
“Hehehe!”
“Hahaha!”
The members of the encircling group all laughed wantonly. This Mystery Realm was huge, so it was almost impossible for others to discover their depraved acts—even if someone did, they could simply kill them along with the victims.
“How detestable!” Hu Feiyun couldn’t watch on, and she drew her sword as she charged out, shouting, “Evil villains, eat my sword!”
The encircling group faltered slightly upon seeing her charge out by herself. After a moment, however, they all broke into laughter. She was just a young lady, so wasn’t she charging into a lion’s den?
“It’s another beautiful woman!”
“Just what we needed! There’s only one Leader Meng, so how long would we have needed to line up for? Even if three of us do her at the same time, we’ll still need to wait for seven rounds. Now that there’s another beautiful woman, we’ll only need to wait for three rounds!”
“Huh? Look over there, Boss, there’s another stunning beauty!”
Their gazes turned to Shui Yanyu, and they couldn’t help but drool in excitement. This woman was even more beautiful than the other two. Moreover, her seductive nature was one that could suck one’s soul.
They would be willing to sacrifice 100 years of their life just to do this stunning beauty once!
“Ao!” They all howled in lustful excitement.
“Heh, you guys are dreaming!” Ling Han arrived before them in a flash, and calmly said, “I can spare your lives if you guys f*ck off by yourselves.”
Ling Han wasn’t a bloodthirsty person, and he didn’t know what had happened between these two groups of people, either. Thus, he didn’t want to massacre them.
A sturd
y man who was around 30 years old walked over, and said, “Brat, you’re quite arrogant, aren’t you?”
His clothes were unbuttoned, revealing his large and round belly. His face was full of pudgy flesh, and he was currently holding a large saber. Strong killing intent radiated from his body.
“Thanks for your help, handsome guy. However, these people aren’t easy to deal with. It’s best that you take this chance to escape!” the red-haired beauty shouted.
“You’ve already stuck your nose into this matter, so how can you leave now?” a member of the encircling group said with a sneer.
Ling Han cracked a smile, and said, “You’re nothing but a bunch of weaklings. What are you acting so smug for?”
“You’re seeking death!” A cold glint flashed across the big-bellied man’s eyes, and he seized the opportunity while Ling Han was talking to leap over and slash at him.
He used his full strength, and divine light radiated from his saber as divine patterns intertwined in the surrounding air. A frosty aura surged toward Ling Han.
Pu!
There was a flash, and the Divine Demon Sword had already appeared and slashed outward, shattering the saber into pieces. The Divine Demon Sword didn’t stop, instead continuing on its trajectory and slashing the big-bellied man into two.
Intestines burst into the air as blood sprayed everywhere.
Gasp!
Everyone was stunned. They were petrified by the power of his sword.
It was far too terrifying. How could the might of his sword be so domineering?
Weng!
The Divine Demon Sword hovered beside Ling Han, not a drop of blood on its blade. However, a frightening murderous aura radiated from its body.
Following the elevation of its level, the might that radiated from this Divine Sword was also becoming increasingly devastating. One had to realize that Devouring Metal could evolve to become Divine Metal. Even if it hadn’t reached that level yet, it was still many times more powerful than ordinary Godly metal.
The encircling group didn’t dare to underestimate Ling Han any longer. One of them solemnly asked, “Sir, you are?”
The members of this group all robbed others for a living, and they had spent some money as well as robbed some others to obtain the jade pendants needed for entering this Mystery Realm. They had obtained enough jade pendants for 25 members to enter.
None of them could be considered a prodigy, yet after countless years of cultivation, all of them had reached the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier.
In their minds, they would be invincible as long as they worked together.
However, Ling Han had killed one of them with a single stroke of his sword. This put them on edge, and they finally realized that such kinds of powerful prodigies genuinely existed in the world. The profound might of Ling Han’s battle prowess was far beyond their imagination.
Chapter 1175 - Cooperation
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Ling Han swept his gaze over the encircling group, and said, “You people don’t have the right to know my name!”
“Boss, there’s no need to speak nonsense with him. Kill him!” one of the evil villains shouted. He seemed extremely haughty.
The villain boss hesitated for a moment before retrieving a vial of pills. However, he didn’t open the vial, instead saying, “Sir, it’s not too late for you to leave now. However, you have to leave these two women!” He pointed at Shui Yanyu and Hu Feiyun.
Upon seeing the killing intent on Ling Han’s face, he immediately raised the vial in his hand, and said, “Do you know what these are? These are Purple Pattern Mountain River Pills, and they can raise my battle prowess by three stars!
“My cultivation level is already at the peak stage of the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier. After raising my battle prowess by another three stars, do you really think you’ll be any match for me?”
He had spent a fortune on this vial of pills, which only contained two pills in total. Thus, he didn’t want to use them if he didn’t have to. This was his trump card, and it was much more effective as a threat than if he genuinely ingested them.
Ling Han couldn’t help but chuckle. He truly couldn’t hold his laughter back.
He shook his head, and said, “Say, how ignorant do you have to be to think that raising your battle prowess by three stars will make you invincible in the Mountain River Tier?”
“You dare to belittle me?” the villain boss roared in anger.
Ling Han raised a hand.
Weng!
A formidable aura crushed down, and the villain boss’s face instantly became as white as a sheet. He didn’t dare to move even a pinky.
The pinnacle level of the Mountain River Tier—how incredibly mighty was this? It was only natural that Ling Han could easily crush someone at the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier. Moreover, the villain boss was only an ordinary Mountain River Tier cultivator, and he couldn’t even be considered a one-star genius. The gulf in power between them was like night and day.
Ling Han casually extended his hand and grabbed the vial of pills. He then smiled, and said, “It’ll be a huge waste if you were to ingest these pills. It’s better if I sell them for some money. I can probably buy a tael1 of Level Four Godly metal for it.”
The villains were all transfixed with shock. Their boss had actually been defeated with a single move?!
Although the big-bellied man had been sliced into two, they could’ve said that he’d been careless, or that his opponent’s sword was far too powerful. However, what excuse did they have now?
They trembled uncontrollably as terror gripped at their hearts.
“S-spare me!” The villain boss instantly discarded his dignity and started to beg for his life.
He was a realist.
An eerie killing intent appeared on Ling Han’s face, and he said, “Didn’t you want me to leave the women?”
The villain boss shook his head frantically, and stuttered, “N-no, I wouldn’t dare to!”
“Heh, that’s because I’m powerful enough. If I had been weaker than you, my women would have become your playthings!” Ling Han said calmly.
Hu Feiyun raised her hand in protest, and said, “Ling Han, I’m not your woman!”
Ling Han sighed, and said, “Can’t you see that I’m showing off my brilliant might right now? Did you really have to interrupt me and ruin the atmosphere?”
“Oh…” Hu Feiyun nodded weakly as she lowered her head and started to twiddle her fingers.
“I’m not a bloodthirsty person, but it’s a shame that I can’t see any redeeming features in you people. There’s no reason for me to be sympathetic.” Ling Han raised his right hand, and the Divine Demon Sword moved along with his actions. The tip of the Divine Demon Sword hovered over the villains’ bodies.
“We’ve no option but to fight him!” The villains weren’t stupid, and they all prepared to battle upon realizing that Ling Han had no intention of letting them off. They would battle to the death.
If there were even a sliver of hope, these people would even stoop as low as to pretend to be a subservient lackey. However, if all avenues to life were severed, they would become ferocious madmen who fought to their very last breath. They definitely wouldn’t lie down and accept death.
They turned their attention away from the red-haired beauty and her group and all charged toward Ling Han. Either Ling Han died, or they died.
Ling Han smiled coldly as he unclasped a hand.
Xiu, xiu, xiu!
24 streaks of divine light shot out.
Pu, pu, pu, pu!
The heads of the 24 villains instantly exploded. Their deaths were swift and violent.
The red-haired beauty and the other six members of her group were all stunned, looks of sheer disbelief on their faces as they stared at Ling Han. What kind of freakish battle prowess was this?
Weren’t Sun Moon Tier elites not allowed to ente
r this Mystery Realm? However, was Ling Han’s battle prowess not at the Sun Moon Tier?
Those 24 villains were at the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier! Yet, they had been insta-killed just like that? Who could believe this?
Ling Han smiled faintly, and said, “No need to thank me.”
He grabbed Shui Yanyu’s hand and started to walk off.
Hu Feiyun faltered for a moment before hurriedly running after them, and shouting, “Wait for me!”
“Oi, oi, oi!” The red-haired beauty also came to her senses, and she immediately sprinted after Ling Han and the others. “Handsome guy, why are you leaving so quickly? Are you scared that I’ll bite?” She winked at Ling Han as she said this.
Ling Han was slightly astonished. This woman seemed fairly laid-back for someone who had almost been killed just then. In fact, she was even in high enough spirits to wink at him.
“Are you okay?” Shui Yanyu asked.
“Sigh!” The red-haired beauty sighed before saying, “Our losses were truly great this time.”
She immediately started to recount the events, not caring whether Ling Han and the others were interested.
As it turned out, they were a mercenary group that accepted money to complete missions.
However, they weren’t hired for a job this time, and had instead paid a fortune to enter this mystery realm. Their target was a treasure storage that existed inside this mystery realm—they had discovered this treasure storage on a mission to enter with and protect someone. However, many members of their mercenary group had died, and even the person who had hired them lost their life.
Even so, they still yearned to enter that treasure storage. Thus, they spent a fortune to enter this mystery realm again.
However, they discovered a Nine Layer Divine Lotus on their way, and they only managed to obtain it after sacrificing four members of their group while fighting the Demonic Beast that guarded it. They were extremely unfortunate, though, and the group of villains had noticed and targeted them.
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