Against the Subterranean Beasts
The mission team maintained their original formation as they advanced. Due to the dense aura of death, they could only vaguely make out the silhouettes of buildings.
The buildings were far farther away than they'd expected. Even with their speed, it took them an hour to get close. Once they got closer, they realized that it was an altar.
The altar's foundation was made of pure limestone, and it had nine steps in total.
There were four stone pillars in the four corners. There were no patterns on the stone pillars, but there was a purple crystal ball on top of them.
In the center of the altar, there was a stone pillar that far surpassed the other four in both radius and height.
There was also a purple crystal ball on top of it, emitting a faint light.
"What's wrong with this altar?" Xue Mo turned to Ye Zichen and asked solemnly.
Some altars represented faith, while others were used to pray for blessings. Altars were quite common in villages and tribes outside cities.
"Haven't you noticed?"
Ye Zichen retracted his gaze, then pointed at the surrounding aura of death and the purplish-black mist.
"The aura of death, as well as the purplish-black mist I released when I cut off the dead man's arm, are all converging on this altar."
"That's true." Murong Xue crossed her arms and nodded. "The aura of death here is much denser than anywhere else."
"Does that mean that this altar might be the key to the problem?" Luo Zi also spoke at this moment.
Ye Zichen didn't deny that, but he couldn't be absolutely certain either.
Li Hu, on the other hand, twisted his neck and walked to the center of the altar. Two battle axes appeared in his hands.
"If it's this altar's doing, why don't we just destroy it?"
With that, he raised his battle axes and swung them viciously at the altar.
"Don't …."
At practically the same time, Ye Zichen, Xue Mo, Murong Xue, and Jiang Yong cried out. However, it was already too late. Li Hu's axes had already smashed into the altar's central pillar.
"Someone's destroying the altar!"
The moment his axe fell, hundreds of demon beasts with earthy yellow fur drilled out from the desert around the altar.
"Subterranean Beasts? Aren't they a race that lives in the south of the Yao World? Why would they appear here?" the Golden Flower Sisters of the Appearance Association asked in unison.
"Isn't it obvious? The Subterranean Beasts of the Yao Race have appeared outside Barren Sands City, and in such a sensitive location at that. I'm afraid they have something to do with the incident in Barren Sands City," snorted Luo Zi.
"You're really ugly." Murong Xue's expression was one of disgust.
"What's going on?"
Only then did Li Hu realize what was going on. He stared blankly at the Subterranean Beasts that were slowly gathering toward them.
"Isn't it all your fault?" Luo Zikuang rolled his eyes.
"Subterranean Beasts are a low-level divine beast clan of the demon race. They're as strong as human immortals when they're young, and can reach the third-stage Sky Supreme level at the very least when they're adults. The Subterranean Beasts in front of us should all be adults. In other words, there are at least a hundred third-stage sky supremes in front of us. "
Xue Mo gripped her dagger and stared at the surrounding Subterranean Beasts. The others drew their weapons as well.
"What do we do now?" Jiang Yong asked, also wielding his battleaxe.
"What else can we do?" Ye Zichen looked at the Subterranean Beasts surrounding them, then gripped his demigod artifact sword. "Kill our way out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Zichen led the charge and charged toward the south of the altar.
"Sword Shakes the Eight Desolaces!"
Countless beams of sword energy gathered behind him, then slammed into the Subterranean Beasts. However, not a single one of them landed on the Subterranean Beasts. Instead, they all landed in the desert.
The sword energy slammed into the desert, instantly stirring up a blinding sandstorm.
However, a lithe figure dashed through the sandstorm. There was a flash of silver light, and a Subterranean Beast collapsed to the ground.
"It was a pleasure working with you."
Xue Mo returned to Ye Zichen's side, dagger in hand. Blood dripped from the wound.
"The Subterranean Beasts are clumsy. If we work together, we might really be able to take care of them all."
Ye Zichen nodded in response. He was only a seventh-stage earth supreme right now. If he really wanted to, he could deal with the Subterranean Beasts, but he didn't want to expose himself too early. Being a support wasn't a bad idea either.
He looked around. The Aspirations Society occupied the west, and Jiang Yong's battleaxe was unstoppable. The Appearance Association's Murong Xue was a wildfire in the north, and with the help of the two golden flowers, she was having an easy time. In the east, Chen Guangfa, Luo Zi, and Li Hu didn't seem to have much of a problem.
"Let's go."
Ye Zichen retracted his gaze and focused.
He was still in the mood to care about the others? In truth, they were the ones most likely to break through. The others were all eighth-stage and ninth-stage sky supremes, but he and Xue Mo ….
One was a seventh-stage earth supreme, while the other had just become a sky supreme.
After six hours of fierce fighting, the Subterranean Beasts were practically wiped out.
In truth, everyone else was having an easy time. Only Ye Zichen and Xue Mo were having a bit of a hard time. Fortunately, as soon as they finished off the remaining Subterranean Beasts, they hurried over to help.
"You little bastard, go report to the River Styx!"
With a furious roar, Jiang Yong cleaved the last Subterranean Beast in two.
Bright red blood splashed onto his face, instantly turning him into a bloodied man.
"I'm starting to dislike you more and more."
Murong Xue crossed her arms and shook her head. In this battle against the Subterranean Beasts, Jiang Yong and Li Hu were the only ones covered in blood.
She looked at them disdainfully, but in the end, she shook her head and sighed.
"Brute."
Li Hu scratched his head in embarrassment. He couldn't argue back. If he hadn't rashly tried to destroy the altar, this wouldn't have happened.
Jiang Yong, still soaked in blood, laughed heartily, wiped the blood from his face, and waved his axe.
"That's a real man."
His words were obviously directed at Murong Xue, but all she got in return was an eye roll. However, she pulled a piece of cloth from her spatial ring and tossed it at Jiang Yong.
"Hurry up and wipe yourself. You're so dirty."
Ye Zichen and the others could tell that there was definitely something going on between the two of them.
No one paid any attention to their flirting. The others either ate pills to recover their divine power or busied themselves with other matters. Jiang Yong grinned and wiped his face and arms a few times. Just as he was about to place the cloth in his spatial ring ….
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