Danzun War God

Chapter Ninety-Three: Nether Beasts

When the elders heard that the Second Hall Master had publicly criticized the First Hall Master for being indecisive, they were slightly taken aback. They had only heard that the Second Hall Master had some complaints about the First Hall Master behind his back, but they did not expect that he would publicly criticize him this time, completely disregarding the First Hall Master. At this moment, they all turned their attention to Tang Shuntian.

Tang Shuntian stared blankly at Jiang Batian without saying a word, and his reaction caused an uproar among the crowd.

In fact, he didn't listen to what Jiang Batian was saying at all. He was secretly pondering the Spirit-Trapping Array, because he knew that Spirit-Trapping Peak was just one entrance to this array. The array was activated by the stone that Han Qi's sword shattered. From here, the array could only enter but not exit. But now that the stone had shattered, the entrance here had become invalid.

To his great bewilderment, if the formation here were destroyed, the entrance to the border city should be open, or at least one should be able to enter. But it was clearly sealed again, which was obviously illogical. For a moment, Tang Shuntian was completely clueless.

Seeing that Tang Shuntian remained silent, Jiang Batian assumed that Tang Shuntian was speechless because of what he had said, and went even further, saying, "I heard that Chen Wei was brought by Han Qi. Han Qi must also have problems. Brother, you should also discipline your disciple. He was quite troublesome before, injuring my disciple. Now he has led people to trigger the formation. This is all the result of your indulgence as his master."

"Watch your words! Is this the attitude you should have towards the Grand Master?" Hua Wuxie reprimanded sharply.

"I'm just stating the facts. Besides, we don't even know if Han Qi, Chen Wei, or even Tang Siyu are behind this." As she spoke, she glanced at Tang Shuntian intentionally or unintentionally.

Tang Shuntian, regaining his senses, heard Jiang Batian's last words and was furious. But then he thought that if he wanted Jiang Batian to perish, he should first drive him mad. A plan formed in his mind, and he cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, those of you here should know that this formation is a one-way street. Now that the formation has been destroyed, you can't even get in. Everyone should go back first! I believe the Demon Lord should be here soon. Then we'll see how to rescue them."

The crowd erupted in commotion again, all believing that the Grand Master was avoiding the Second Master, and that the Grand Master was indeed terminally ill as rumored.

But Jiang Batian walked back arrogantly, surrounded by a large group of people. Some opportunistic elders were also preparing to curry favor with Jiang Batian, whom they considered the future Grand Hall Master.

Watching everyone leave, Hua Wuxie said, "Big brother, what are you afraid of him for now? You've been cured of the poison, and you can definitely get back what you've lost over the years. Otherwise, second brother will really think of himself as the Grand Hall Master."

Tang Shuntian smiled and said, "Now is not the time to deal with him. Let his true colors be fully exposed so that he will never have a chance to turn things around."

Tang Shuntian spoke casually, but Hua Wuxie was truly terrified. Indeed, making a move now would only alert the enemy.

"What about Tang Tang and the others?" Hua Wuxie turned around and looked at the collapsed Kunling Peak.

"Good fortune may be a harbinger of misfortune, and misfortune may be a harbinger of good fortune; they have their own destiny." With that, Tang Shuntian flew away.

Hua Wuxie was bewildered, not knowing what his elder brother meant, so he shook his head and had no choice but to follow closely behind.

After Han Qi and his group entered the formation, they discovered that it was a hidden world inside. As soon as they entered, a beam of yellow light struck them, directly resealing the entrance to the Spirit-Trapping Formation behind them.

After entering the formation, the group was immediately stunned by the architecture before them. The place they were in was actually a city, filled with magnificent buildings that exuded antiquity and awe.

"It's actually an ancient site!" Zhang Yuefeng said, which was rare for him. The five monsters of Copper Demon Mountain were overjoyed and flew towards the city with loud cries.

Han Qi and his companions did not act rashly, but instead walked forward along the streets of the city. There were various shops on both sides of the street, and the items inside were neatly arranged. Many of the jewels were still glittering, but they did not see a single person.

"Han Qi, this place should be quite bustling, so why is there not a single person here?" Qin Wuyang asked in confusion.

"Yeah, I think it's really strange too. It's like everyone here suddenly disappeared," Chen Wei chimed in.

Han Qi shook his head without saying anything, as this was also a question in his mind. They randomly entered a weapons shop. Han Qi picked up a gleaming short knife, still incredibly sharp, but within a few breaths in his hand, the knife began to turn gray, and soon crumbled into pieces like a clod of earth.

Han Qi and his companions went into several shops, and the situation was the same each time: whatever they touched would quickly turn to powder. The three of them exchanged glances; the surrounding silence was eerily quiet, sending chills down their spines.

"Ow!"

A beast's roar startled them. This was followed by a deafening roar, clearly indicating a fight had broken out.

"What is that? Let's go see." Han Qi said, and ran towards the direction of the sound.

"A Nether Beast!"

Han Qi suddenly stopped and slowly uttered two words. Netherworld beasts are known for their speed; they are unique, chilling creatures found only in the underworld.

A large, jet-black monster, about the size of a person, was seen pacing ahead. Its blood-red eyes warily scanned its surroundings, baring its teeth and emitting soft growls. The area around it was now a pile of rubble, clearly the result of the fight that had just taken place.

At this moment, the Nether Beast also discovered the three people. Its face was ferocious, it roared to the sky, and then lowered its head to stare at the group.

Immediately afterwards, a loud "Woo-hoo!" echoed from afar.

Another one was nearby. Han Qi looked at the Nether Beast in front of him and said softly, "This guy is already at the seventh level. If another one comes, we'll be in trouble. We either retreat or finish this quickly!"

"Beat him up!" Qin Wuyang said, throwing his boomerang and then rushing out after it.

Chen Wei didn't dare to be careless, so he immediately transformed and charged out with his red berserker axe flashing cold light.

The Nether Beast was not afraid of the two and pounced on them with great speed. Both of them missed their targets. They immediately turned around, only to see the Nether Beast attack Han Qi, who was standing still, like lightning. It opened its mouth and shot out a flame. With one of its claws, several waves of profound energy rushed out.

Han Qi used a fiery palm print to neutralize the flames spewed by the Nether Beast, and with a swift movement of his other hand, his divine weapon unleashed several sword energies that instantly collided with the Nether Beast's profound energy fluctuations, thus neutralizing the attack.

But Han Qi knew that this was far beyond the strength of a seventh-tier Nether Beast; this attack was merely a test between them.

"Ouch!"

The nearby underworld beast roared again, and the sound was clearly not far away.

Han Qi dared not linger in battle, and unleashed the second level of the Blazing Flame Technique. Three flames instantly began to swirl around Han Qi. The three exchanged a glance, then slowly approached the Nether Beast.