Chapter 2740 - 2716: Burial Ground City

Chapter 2740: Chapter 2716: Burial Ground City

Chapter 2716: Burial Ground City

Just as the man and the beast were about to continue their journey, the Azure Flame Frost Tiger suddenly closed its eyes, its ears twitching as it roared loudly, "Not good!"

Then, it carried Lin Feng on its back and ran towards the Northern Part. It sensed an incoming snowstorm, but in this vast expanse of ice field, there was nowhere to hide, not even an iceberg. What should it do now? It wanted to flee the storm quickly, but it could already see the snowstorm approaching from afar.

At this critical moment, Lin Feng gathered the Seven-Colored Essence Gang, which immediately burst forth and then condensed on his right hand. With a punch to the ground, a deafening explosion was heard, creating a pit over ten zhang deep. The man and the beast hurriedly hid in the pit, and then the Azure Flame Frost Tiger breathed out ice fire to seal the pit’s entrance, finally allowing them to feel at ease.

Just as they finished, the snowstorm arrived. The fierce wind swept through the blizzard, reaching hundreds of zhang high, as if it was going to swallow up the heavens and Earth. The storm lasted for over an hour before it finally subsided, but even though Lin Feng and the Azure Flame Frost Tiger were hiding beneath the pit, the ice layer was shattered by the blizzard, and the man and beast were frozen stiff by the extreme Cold Qi at the bottom of the pit.

"That was close!" The Azure Flame Frost Tiger relaxed only after the sound of the blizzard quieted down. This snowstorm was more terrifying than any it had encountered on the Frost Highland. The man and the beast barely made it out of the ice pit, only to find that the snow on the ice field had piled up several zhang high.

Lin Feng sighed, and the man and the beast continued their journey. In the following days in this Extreme Cold Land, they encountered several more snowstorms, but managed to narrowly escape each time. The Extreme Cold Land was truly perilous. If it weren’t for Lin Feng’s power that surpassed a Divine Emperor, they might not have endured.

Finally, a month later, the man and the beast emerged from the Extreme Cold Land. Although they escaped the snowstorm attacks each time, standing at the entrance of the Burial Ground City, they were both in a state of disarray. Considering the grueling journey and the storms, it was fortunate they weren’t injured.

The city before them exuded a dense fog, giving off an asphyxiating air of mystery. Even before entering the city, one could sense an extremely oppressive aura emanating from within.

Gazing at the city ahead, the Azure Flame Frost Tiger sensed a strange aura of death. It felt this place exuded a terrifying presence and curiously asked Lin Feng, "What is this place, and why are we here?"

"This is the Origin Land of the Alien Race," Lin Feng said calmly as he looked around. He also sensed a dangerous aura here, and given the city’s name as Burial Ground City, it might hold dangers.

"Origin Land? Why is there such a place?" The Azure Flame Frost Tiger couldn’t understand how the Alien Race originated. It was very curious.

"Nothing in this world comes from nothing." Lin Feng looked at the Azure Flame Frost Tiger and said. In Tevor City, when he detoxified them, he already felt that the Alien Race’s body structure was fundamentally similar to Humans, except their form of life was different. Thus, there must be a deep connection between the Alien Race and Humans.

Hearing Lin Feng’s words, the Azure Flame Frost Tiger was even more puzzled and asked, "Could it be that the Alien Race is transformed from Humans?"

"That’s hard to say. Let’s go find out the answer." Lin Feng smiled indifferently at the Azure Flame Tiger. Then the man and the beast walked towards Burial Ground City, but as soon as they stepped into the city gate, they were stopped by several beams of golden light.

These beams of golden light descended from the sky so quickly that their origin was unclear. Once settled, it was revealed to be six golden skeletons. The skeletons’ eyes blazed with red flames, and they held weapons, looking extremely unfriendly towards Lin Feng and the Azure Flame Frost Tiger.

Seeing this sight, Lin Feng suddenly thought of the similar gold skeletons at the gate of King Tevor’s palace in the dark palace in the Southern Region sea. Among Humans, a Divine Emperor’s bones are golden, indicating the high level of these Alien Race’s golden skeletons.

Suddenly a dangerous voice echoed in Lin Feng’s mind, saying, "No living being shall enter the Burial Ground."

Lin Feng looked at the skeletons; he didn’t want to fight them. After all, he came to uncover the truth. He then took out the map given by Tesimon and said, "I’m from the Tevor Family."

One of the golden skeletons examined the map, then stepped forward and nodded to Lin Feng. Another voice appeared in Lin Feng’s mind, saying, "Follow me."

Hearing this, Lin Feng and the Azure Flame Frost Tiger followed the six skeletons into Burial Ground City. As they stepped into the city, both the man and the beast were truly stunned. This city lived up to its name, with all structures made of ghastly white bones. The streets were also paved with bones, and the entire city seemed to be built atop bones, exuding a faint eerie aura, with a foul, decaying stench that made one shiver with dread.

The entire sky of the Burial Ground City was filled with a grayish hue, appearing lifeless. Upon entering Burial Ground City, Lin Feng suddenly felt that the temperature wasn’t as cold anymore.

Lin Feng felt extremely uneasy as he saw the scene in the city. He had no idea where these skeletons had come from. If they were all the skeletons of humans or the Alien Race, just how many people must have died to create such a spectacle? With this thought, he sighed.

Led by several golden skeletons, one person and one beast finally reached the very center of Burial Ground City. But, to Lin Feng’s surprise, there were no palaces or Divine Soul of any Divine Emperor in this city—only a giant ancient tree.

This ancient tree seemed out of place in Burial Ground City. Although not very tall, only several dozen zhang, its diameter was over ten zhang, making it very stout. Layers of black fog emanated from the whole tree. Its branches and leaves were lush, every leaf was dark, and, looking around, countless vengeful spirits floated on the tree, their faces ferocious, extremely eerie.

Seeing this tree, the Azure Flame Frost Tiger couldn’t help but ask, "What kind of tree is this? Why is it so strange?"

"I’ve never seen it before either," Lin Feng replied. Just as he was about to ask why these skeletons had brought him here, the ancient tree suddenly started speaking.

"Human, why have you come here?" Blood Ridge Demon Banyan sensed Lin Feng’s aura. It was very strange that a human could enter Burial Ground City at all.

"I’m curious," Lin Feng answered, puzzlingly surveying the ancient tree. He assumed that this tree, like the Gold Origin Silver Locust and Eternal Ice Banyan he had seen before, had evolved into a Demon Beast, so he wasn’t surprised.

"I haven’t seen a human in countless years," Blood Ridge Demon Banyan said. Indeed, it had been many years since it had seen a human; even the Alien Race and Demon Beasts had never passed through the Extreme Cold Land to reach this desolate Burial Ground City.

It’s been many years since a human was last seen? Then what’s going on with the skeletons outside? Could this city have existed for countless years? Thinking of this, Lin Feng continued to ask, "What did the last human you saw look like?"

He was very curious about what this ancient tree truly was and suddenly felt that this tree was vastly different from the plant Demon Beasts he had previously encountered. He couldn’t sense any Demon Beast aura from this tree. If this tree wasn’t a plant that had evolved into a Demon Beast, then what was it?

Blood Ridge Demon Banyan didn’t respond for a long time after hearing Lin Feng’s question. After a while, it said, "It’s been too long; I don’t remember. But I think the last time a human left, he mentioned his name was Spirit Ruins Emperor."

"Spirit Ruins Emperor?" Lin Feng repeated. He had known before that the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm had more than one Divine Emperor level powerhouse, but he hadn’t expected that Divine Emperors had once reached the depths of the Frost Highland and even explored the Origin Land of the Alien Race. He then stopped asking about matters regarding the Divine Emperor and instead inquired, "I want to know what the relationship is between the Alien Race and humans?"

He surveyed the ancient tree before him. Although he couldn’t sense any aura emanating from the tree, hearing the words of Blood Ridge Demon Banyan confirmed that it had been here for countless years and therefore might know about matters related to the Alien Race. Why did King Tevor say this place was the Origin Land of the Alien Race?

Hearing Lin Feng’s question, Blood Ridge Demon Banyan suddenly let out a burst of laughter. Then, it extended a branch from the tree, dangling a fruit that glowed with a red light, extremely strange. Its crimson color was like human blood. It said to Lin Feng, "Eat it, and you too can become an alien."

What?

Lin Feng suddenly realized one thing: this tree was indeed the origin of the Alien Race. The Alien Race might have become aliens by eating this red fruit. He thus eagerly asked, "Don’t tell me all aliens were created by you."

"Haha, of course not. Those who eat this alien fruit are called the first-generation aliens. As for the other aliens, they were all forcibly transformed through mutual alteration," Blood Ridge Demon Banyan said. Although it didn’t know where Lin Feng had emerged from, his strength was undeniable.

After hearing Blood Ridge Demon Banyan’s words, Lin Feng suddenly understood. All members of the Alien Race were originally humans that had mutated, and the Alien Race’s so-called first-generation lineage came from them eating the alien fruit. Lin Feng finally understood why aliens and humans were so closely related. With this thought, Lin Feng suddenly thought of another matter: this lineage inheritance resembled vampires on Earth. Where did this alien fruit come from? Could this tree not belong to the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm?

Then Lin Feng stared at Blood Ridge Demon Banyan and asked, "Where do you come from?"

Blood Ridge Demon Banyan laughed again at Lin Feng’s question and said, "Back then, Blood Fiend Demon Venerable brought me here. I really wasn’t used to such a place—cold and freezing. Later, the Demon Venerable disappeared, leaving me trapped here."

"Demon Venerable?" Lin Feng widened his eyes in disbelief as he looked at Blood Ridge Demon Banyan and asked.

"Not a Demon Venerable from your Myriad Heavens Divine Realm, but a Demon Venerable from the Demon Domain," Blood Ridge Demon Banyan explained. He only knew that the Demon Venerable had placed him here, but where the Demon Venerable had gone was beyond his knowledge.