Chapter 759 - 755: Indestructible Holy Land

Chapter 759: Chapter 755: Indestructible Holy Land

The sound of something ripping through the air came from above Lin Hao, its speed beyond description.

Lin Hao didn’t even have time to use his Heaven-Stepping Step, only managing to sidestep out of instinct.

BOOM!

A large crater appeared in the ground, but the air above it was empty.

But Lin Hao had seen it clearly.

A great hammer had flashed in the air before vanishing.

The hammer was incredibly bizarre; it appeared fast and disappeared even faster.

Lin Hao stared at the mysterious creature in his hand. "You did this?"

The little creature looked aggrieved, as if to say Lin Hao had wronged it.

"I thought you had some skill, but it turns out you’re only good for acting pitiful. There’s no point in keeping something like you around. Now, whether to roast you or stew you... that’s the real question."

"Mmmph, mmmph..."

The mysterious creature shook its head frantically, and a great hammer materialized in one of its snow-white paws.

The great hammer wasn’t a physical object, yet ancient runes were visible upon it, swirling with a mysterious and unfathomable power.

Lin Hao was taken aback.

’That’s the aura of an Innate Spiritual Treasure!’

’Spirit Treasures are a tier above Spiritual Artifacts. For this mysterious creature to conjure a hammer that is an Innate Spiritual Treasure... that’s astounding.’

Lin Hao’s eyes lit up as he stared at it once more.

The mysterious creature recoiled. It raised the hammer in its paw and swung it at Lin Hao while simultaneously swiping at him with its other paw, its speed unbelievably fast.

Lin Hao sensed no danger, so this time he didn’t even bother to dodge.

Sure enough, the hammer struck Lin Hao and bounced right off, flying from the creature’s grasp.

Its claws, however, were terrifying. They actually left bloody marks on Lin Hao’s arm, breaking the skin.

The mysterious creature’s nose twitched.

By now, Lin Hao had already peered into its body.

Lin Hao was stunned. He found that its body actually contained ancient runes. A few of them were fused with its body, forming a grand devouring array.

"So you’re the one behind this!"

Seeing inside its body, Lin Hao finally understood why he hadn’t encountered a single Spiritual Artifact on his journey here.

’It must have devoured all the Spiritual Artifact fragments left on the battlefield.’

’And it must have appeared in the eye of the Gathering Essence Array to eat Spiritual Artifacts, too.’

’The weakening effect of the Gathering Essence Array just now... that was its doing as well.’

As Lin Hao was thinking, the mysterious creature began tugging at his clothes with its paw, pointing at his injured arm. It let out anxious "mmmph, mmmph" sounds.

Lin Hao couldn’t figure out what it wanted.

Lin Hao circulated a bit of his True Essence, and his injured arm healed instantly.

At this, the mysterious creature’s eyes went wide and round as it stared at the spot where Lin Hao’s arm had been injured.

Lin Hao paid it no mind, his mind already working on how to keep it with him.

’This creature is extraordinary.’

Lin Hao was lost in thought, but just then, the creature gave a sudden twist and, with a WHOOSH, vanished without a trace.

Lin Hao was dumbfounded. ’This little guy is too good at picking its moments.’

He had only let his guard down for a moment, and the mysterious creature had seized the opportunity.

"Hah..."

Lin Hao was annoyed with himself.

’Its speed is incredible; it can tear through space itself. Now that it has fled, catching it again will be difficult.’

But Lin Hao soon discovered his annoyance was misplaced.

Because with another WHOOSH, the creature reappeared.

And this time, it had brought a gift.

It was a small fragment of a Spiritual Artifact.

It came before Lin Hao and, with great reluctance, slowly extended its two small paws, offering him the Spiritual Artifact fragment.

Lin Hao couldn’t help but be amused. "I don’t need it. Go on, you can enjoy it."

WHOOSH!

Hearing this, it snatched its paws back. Then, with a light snap, it broke the Spiritual Artifact fragment in two.

It picked up one piece with a paw and popped it right into its mouth. A CRUNCH CRUNCH sound followed.

In its mouth, a meticulously refined Spiritual Artifact was no different from a carrot!

"So, you’re not leaving, little one?" Lin Hao asked, his eye twitching slightly.

Its chewing paused for a moment before starting up again. It didn’t answer Lin Hao.

Lin Hao took its silence as agreement. A glint in his eye, he said, "If you’re going to follow me, you’ll need a name. How about this... you’re fast, so from now on, I’ll call you Xiu Xiu."

The mysterious creature looked up, a flash of joy in its perfectly round eyes. It clearly liked the name.

"Why did you come back? Is there something on me that you need?" ’This little thing is a clever one,’ Lin Hao thought. He didn’t want to let his guard down and get payback for earlier.

’If that Innate Spirit Treasure Hammer were to come down on him for real, it would knock him out cold.’

Xiu Xiu quickly shook its head, a wronged look on its face.

It stopped eating the Spiritual Artifact fragments and, with a whoosh, leaped onto Lin Hao. It then stuck out its tongue and began to lick the arm it had scratched, cleaning away the dried blood.

After it was done, it closed its eyes. A moment later, they snapped open again, a flash of excitement in their round depths.

Lin Hao didn’t see the look in its eyes and assumed it was just trying to suck up to him. "At least you have a conscience," he muttered.

Xiu Xiu covered its mouth with a paw, a cunning smile on its face.

’This little thing is practically a demon.’

Just then, Xiu Xiu’s ears perked up. Then, with a whoosh, it vanished again.

At the same time, Lin Hao frowned. His body swayed slightly before he came to a stop.

Not far in front of Lin Hao, a figure appeared.

It was a young man, tall with shoulder-length black hair. His eyes blazed with killing intent, and within them, one could faintly see the terrifying vision of falling stars.

An aura surged from Lin Hao’s body, forming a domain of power that enveloped everyone.

"How audacious!" the young man roared, and a clap of thunder seemed to split the heavens.

The domain of power Lin Hao had formed was instantly shattered. The few people in meditation swayed, shocked out of their state.

Fortunately, Lin Hao had reacted quickly. Although the others were injured, their wounds were minor.

They all reacted swiftly, gathering around Lin Hao at once.

"The nerve! To trespass on the grounds of the Undying Holy Land and even use a Gathering Essence Array to cultivate!" The young man was indifferent to their actions. His killing intent flared, and the vision of stars exploding appeared in his eyes.

At his words, the color drained from everyone’s face, except for Lin Hao’s.

Though the Undying Holy Land had not been seen in the world for a long time, its fame was legendary on the Huang Yang Continent.

Even on the neighboring Profound Yang Continent, tales were told of the Undying Holy Land.

Some five thousand years ago, a young man had emerged from the Great Wilderness and swept aside all his peers with his bare hands.

Some said he was a born Saint!

In the end, he found a Grotto Heaven and, with a point of his finger, split a mountain. He marked out the territory for his sect and wrote the two words: "Undying Sect."

From that day forward, the area became a forbidden land, a line no one dared to cross.

The name of the Undying Sect was rumored to have come from the Cultivation Technique he practiced—the *Primordial Undying Scripture*.

Everyone was naturally stunned that this young man was a successor of the Undying Holy Land.

"Sir, we were not aware that this was the territory of the Undying Holy Land. We will depart at once," Xia Yunhai said, his tone humble.

He was at the Sealed Martial Realm Fourth Layer, but in the presence of this young man, he felt completely powerless.

The young man possessed a terrifying, peerless aura that seemed to suppress the very air around him.

The young man didn’t respond. He simply attacked.