Chapter 1898 - 1881: The Strange Stone House

The vision in the dark ancient ruins was like a haunting hell.

The constant chilling roars echoed as numerous exotic beasts roamed within the ancient ruins, their savage eyes scanning the entire place.

It seemed that all the exotic beasts in the ancient ruins were now awakened.

Two human Martial Artists had intruded!

In the Three Thousand Great Realms, exotic beasts and human Martial Artists were natural adversaries.

Moreover, these ruins had long been dominated by the exotic beasts as their lair; allowing two humans to wander within was intolerable.

"Brother Xiao, it seems indeed that this place was once visited by those ranked in the top ten of the Realm Spirit List!"

"There are more and more exotic beasts here; we should leave quickly."

In a corner of the ancient ruins, Brother Jiu Xiao, covered in bloodstains from narrowly escaping several Spirit Rank Peak exotic beasts, communicated with Xiao Ye through Spiritual Sense.

This ancient ruin was truly vast, and they had already been inside for three whole days.

But ever since they discovered the top-tier Spirit Pill personally crafted by Dan Venerable, they hadn’t found anything else.

Even when they located some hidden palaces, all the treasures inside had been plundered; finding the top-tier Spirit Pill was purely good luck.

Xiao Ye’s eyes flickered silently.

This ruin was in the First Layer Heaven; although the entrance was very hidden, it was normal for it to be discovered by those Ten Great Experts.

"Brother Jiu Xiao, you should leave this ruin first; I want to keep searching." Recalling the ancient Stone Sword outside the ruin, Xiao Ye made his decision.

"What?"

Upon hearing Xiao Ye’s words, Jiu Xiao was slightly taken aback.

There were too many exotic beasts in these ruins, quite a few of them at Spirit Rank Peak; staying here was too dangerous.

"Don’t worry; although there are many exotic beasts here, as long as I’m careful, it wouldn’t be too hard to escape." Xiao Ye said.

"Alright, you are indeed a monster; I can’t compare to you." Jiu Xiao smiled bitterly.

In these three days, they had encountered too many exotic beasts, and Xiao Ye’s demonstrated strength was astonishing; even though he refined half a Thunder Spirit Turtle Gall, his power was still not comparable to Xiao Ye’s.

In fact, on several occasions, it was Xiao Ye who helped him evade danger.

Without further hesitation, Jiu Xiao prepared and then quietly made his way towards the exit of the ruin.

On the other hand, Xiao Ye continued to dash toward the depths of the ruins.

"There are traces in these ruins that show exploration by top ten experts of the Realm Spirit List, but they didn’t take that ancient Stone Sword..."

Xiao Ye’s eyes blazed brightly.

The items left by Jiang Kong, those Ten Great Experts had no reason to leave behind.

Moreover, he had yet to find any traces of Jiang Kong within these ruins, making it hard to accept leaving like this.

"Lowly human, die!"

No one knew how much time had passed before an angry low growl erupted, and a massive exotic beast, its entire body covered in thick, black fur, about the height of three persons and possessing a pair of blue eyes, suddenly appeared before Xiao Ye, causing the surrounding void to tremble.

"A Blue-eyed Spiritual Beast capable of speech!"

Xiao Ye did not retreat but directly cast the Five Extremes Technique, simultaneously activating the Spirit Suppressing Technique, Ancient Spirit Rune Technique, and Mystic Spirit Domain, three first-class spiritual methods, to attack the beast.

In the Three Thousand Great Realms, exotic beasts were classified into various species.

Upon reaching Spirit Rank, they would possess wisdom rivaling that of humans, and the elites among them could even speak human language.

This exotic beast in front of Xiao Ye was one such creature.

The beast went berserk, its hands flailing as if capable of collapsing the void, clashing head-on with Xiao Ye’s Five Extremes Technique.

Rumble!

The terrifying explosions were relentless, causing the ruins to tremble. With a low growl, the Blue-eyed Spiritual Beast shed a tuft of black fur, which blocked Xiao Ye’s Five Extremes Technique.

At the same time, the Blue-eyed Spiritual Beast, incited to ferocity, unleashed an extremely formidable aura and charged at Xiao Ye.

"What a terrifying beast, its strength is likely comparable to those experts ranked in the top ten of the Realm Spirit List!"

Xiao Ye felt the horrifying auras being stirred up and rushing toward him, unwilling to linger and quickly withdrew, activating the ’Initial’ Scripture Phase with full force, vanishing from the spot as if he had teleported, fleeing into the distance.

Seeing Xiao Ye rapidly escape, the Blue-eyed Spiritual Beast furiously roared, then directly pursued him, its speed matching Xiao Ye’s.

"Damn, so fast!"

Noticing the Blue-eyed Spiritual Beast closely tailing him, Xiao Ye was taken aback.

The power of the Primordial Ancient Scripture Dharma, besides being limited by inspiration, was also related to the realm.

After reaching the First Layer Heaven, Xiao Ye’s true form refined half a Thunder Spirit Turtle Gall, enhancing the speed of the Initial Scripture Phase again, yet it shouldn’t be much different compared to Bai Wuliu. However, this Blue-eyed Spiritual Beast could actually keep up, which was astonishing.

This ruin, being the lair of exotic beasts, made it impossible to hide one’s aura when pursued by such a terrifying beast, which wasn’t a joke.

Sure enough, Xiao Ye and the pursuing Blue-eyed Spiritual Beast drew the attention of numerous exotic beasts within the ruins, who quickly rushed toward them.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

...

The roars of exotic beasts resounded one after another, shaking the earth and the skies. Not only were there more exotic beasts chasing from behind, but quite a few appeared in front of Xiao Ye, blocking his path.

"This isn’t good!"

Xiao Ye’s face changed dramatically.

He wasn’t afraid of the other exotic beasts, but the Blue-eyed Spiritual Beast was the one he dreaded most. If he got entangled by it and attracted more exotic beasts, it would be dangerous unless he hid inside the Time Tower.

"What should I do?"

In his anxiety, Xiao Ye released his Spiritual Sense to scan the surroundings for an escape route, his eyes suddenly lighting up.

He saw a gray stone house had mysteriously appeared beside him.

This stone house, made of unknown material, was remarkably well-preserved and seemed out of place amidst the eerie ruins.

Most importantly, while other exotic beasts were swarming, this gray stone house was surrounded by a forbidden atmosphere, deterring any beast from entering.

"Charge in!"

Xiao Ye shouted, pushing his speed to its extreme, crossing layers of space and forcefully breaking through the gray stone house’s door, slipping inside.

"Despicable human!"

The Blue-eyed Spiritual Beast halted, its eyes filled with rage, but it did not advance; instead, it gradually turned away.

The exotic beasts gathered there also roared a few times before reluctantly departing.

"What kind of secret is in this stone house that makes these beasts so fearful?"

At the entrance of the stone house, with the exotic beasts retreating, Xiao Ye breathed a sigh of relief and began to curiously inspect the place.

The entire stone house was spacious and clean, furnished with tables, chairs, and beddings as if someone once lived there, appearing ordinary without a trace of treasure?

"Could this stone house have also been visited by those Ten Great Experts?" Xiao Ye’s forehead pulsed with anger.

He took such a big risk to stay in the ruins, yet without gain, which left him feeling dissatisfied.

"No, wait!"

Just as Xiao Ye was brimming with disappointment, a sudden shiver ran through him.