Chapter 302 - 259: Sneak Attack (2)

This was all writing from the Chaotic Ancient Era. It was extremely sloppy and chaotic, as if it hadn’t been written by someone in a clear state of mind.

But Ding Zihu still observed them with great concentration.

The writing was fragmented and extremely chaotic, its intended meaning unclear. He could only translate it one line at a time to start.

"What form of existence is this... I can’t figure it out at all."

"Cyan Feather Daoist and Monk Puyuan are coming today... With these two masters joining forces... we’ll surely make some progress."

"Three months have passed... We’ve tried every method... but nothing seems to work."

"Such terrifying corruption... It’s too terrifying!"

"Could this truly be a heavenly punishment?"

"That thing’s power is growing too quickly... We must find a way to suppress it!!!!"

"Even if we have to sacrifice our lives, we cannot let that thing leave alive!!!"

Ding Zihu translated all the writing on the stone door.

Even though it was fragmented, Han Yuan could still feel the utter despair of the person who had carved these words into the stone door.

First, there was confidence, then came setbacks, followed by a glimmer of hope... and finally, a plunge into the abyss.

This rollercoaster of emotions could be felt through the words alone.

"This information is too jumbled."

Ding Zihu frowned.

Han Yuan nodded. He recalled the words Ding Zihu had just translated and said in a low voice, "At the very least, it gives us some information."

"For example, the first line... It seems they were studying something terrifying inside Hive Mountain."

"This thing seems to be highly corruptive and can rapidly increase its power..."

"Later, more people joined in, which suggests a very large faction—possibly the Profound Celestial Alliance you mentioned."

"Furthermore, it seems they failed in the end... and had to destroy that thing."

This was all Han Yuan could piece together for now.

"The woman in red!"

"Could she be the thing this predecessor was studying?"

Ding Zihu recalled.

"It’s possible... The woman in red’s power is somewhat similar to an Evil Demon Seed’s."

"But it’s probably not that simple..."

Han Yuan felt the woman in red’s power wasn’t very strong, equivalent to that of a newly revived and still very weak Evil Demon Seed.

"Looks like we’ll have to check other places,"

Ding Zihu said softly.

"Then let’s go."

Han Yuan felt there was no reason to stay here any longer.

"Alright."

Even though they had finally found a clue about the Profound Celestial Alliance with great difficulty,

Ding Zihu knew there was no point in staying here any longer.

After all, the room was only so big, and they had searched everywhere for anything they could find.

As for Liao Feng and the Orange Cat, the man and feline had spent the whole time staring blankly at each other, completely clueless about what was happening.

The main reason was that Han Yuan and Ding Zihu’s conversation was too convoluted. Liao Feng had heard the words, but he couldn’t understand them at all.

As for the Orange Cat, the little rascal couldn’t even be bothered to listen, and even let out a yawn.

However, just as Han Yuan was about to push the stone door open, he found it wouldn’t budge.

The stone door had become as heavy as a wall of copper and iron.

Han Yuan tried again, his bicep muscles bulging as he strained, but he still couldn’t move it!

"Something’s wrong,"

Han Yuan said in a low voice.

"It seems something doesn’t want us to leave."

Ding Zihu’s expression changed slightly.

"Don’t worry... I’d like to see if this door can really stop me!"

Han Yuan snorted.

He circulated his qi and blood, his body instantly swelling in size as an extremely violent Evil Qi radiated from him.

"Break... for me!"

Han Yuan let out a low roar and threw his right fist forward like a meteorite!

Celestial Spirit Divine Fist!

The Great Demon Gang Essence condensed into a potent Fist Aura that violently slammed into the stone door.

BOOM!!!

The entire stone chamber shook.

The next moment,

the stone door exploded, turning into countless specks of dust.

The moment he shattered the door, Han Yuan charged out.

But he only saw a red shadow flash ahead before disappearing.

’This thing... is really fast.’

Han Yuan chose not to give chase.

After all, the terrain here was far too complex. If he pursued it and got lost, it would be troublesome.

"Are you alright?"

Ding Zihu rushed out of the stone chamber and asked softly.

"I’m fine... Let’s keep going."

"I want to see what’s really hidden in this place."

Han Yuan’s gaze was cold.

After this incident, even Ding Zihu felt a compelling need to thoroughly investigate Hive Mountain.

It was related to something his Profound Technique Dao had been searching for for countless years.

Namely, news of the main branch, the Profound Celestial Alliance.

Although Ding Zihu didn’t know why the founder of the Profound Technique Dao was so obsessed with finding the Profound Celestial Alliance,

now that he had encountered a lead, he certainly couldn’t let it go.

The group continued to explore Hive Mountain.

This time, Ding Zihu was far more confident than before. Every time they came to a fork in the path, he could point the way directly, without a trace of hesitation.

They explored like this for another three or four days.

Finally, they made a new discovery.

They found another stone chamber.

Just like the last one, the door of this chamber still bore the unique Dao Patterns of the Profound Celestial Alliance.

But when Han Yuan pushed the stone door open, he discovered

that inside the chamber, there was a desiccated skeleton, sitting cross-legged with its head bowed.

"Be careful!"

Seeing the desiccated skeleton, Ding Zihu was startled.

Han Yuan’s gaze also sharpened as he cautiously approached the skeleton.

But the desiccated skeleton remained completely still, as if it were truly and completely dead.

"I’ll keep an eye on it... you go see if there are any clues in the chamber."

Han Yuan was extremely cautious.

’At this point, it seems highly likely that Hive Mountain is related to the Chaotic Ancient Era. It’s not just about the woman in red anymore; there could be some terrifying dangers hidden here.’

"Okay!"

Ding Zihu nodded.

He felt at ease leaving Han Yuan to keep watch.

This time, unlike in the previous chamber, Ding Zihu actually found something.

A Jade Scroll.

"This Jade Scroll is something commonly used to store information during the Chaotic Ancient Era."

"However, every Jade Scroll has some Restrictions placed on it, and it requires special methods to view the contents."

"I might need some time to open it,"

Ding Zihu said excitedly.

He had a feeling that this Jade Scroll might hold some astonishing secrets.

If he didn’t know how dangerous this place was, he might have already tried to open the Jade Scroll.

"Anything else?"

Han Yuan asked again.

"Nothing."

"Everything else has rotted away and is worthless."

"I even checked the stone door carefully; there’s no information on it,"

Ding Zihu said in a low voice.

"Then let’s go."

Han Yuan nodded.

He relaxed his guard for a moment and turned to leave with Ding Zihu, Liao Feng, and the others.

And in that instant, his back was exposed to the desiccated skeleton.

VMM!

A vicious red light suddenly flashed in the desiccated skeleton’s hollow eye sockets. It lunged forward, its right claw wreathed in a strange aura as it swiped fiercely at Han Yuan’s back.

The turn of events was too sudden.

Ding Zihu and Liao Feng didn’t even have time to react.

Only Han Yuan, as if he had anticipated it, twisted at the waist and swept his right leg out like a battle-ax.

BANG!!

Before its claw could strike Han Yuan’s back, the skeleton was hit by the kick and sent flying, crashing hard against the stone wall.

The entire chamber shook violently, and dust rained down from above.

The sudden commotion also startled Ding Zihu and Liao Feng.

"It’s the woman in red!"

"It must have possessed the skeleton!"

The skeleton had concealed itself so well just now that Ding Zihu hadn’t noticed the strange aura.

But now that it had attacked, Ding Zihu knew what it was.

"You and the Orange Cat guard the entrance."

"This time, I’m going to obliterate it!"

Han Yuan grinned.

He had never once let his guard down around the skeleton.

He had only feigned an opening just now to see if it would take the bait.

He didn’t expect it to actually fall for it.

"Don’t worry, leave it to us."

"It got away last time, but this time we’ll make sure its very soul is scattered!"

Ding Zihu immediately took out his Eight Trigrams Mirror.

The Orange Cat also arched its back, its eyes fixed ahead with a fierce glare.