All brawn and no brains. This was the most suitable description for Cang Xiong.
Earlier, Ye Zichen thought that if Cang Xiong stopped and looked at the scratches, he'd notice something. He never would have guessed that the one-track mind of the Yao Race Great Emperor wouldn't notice anything out of the ordinary. Worse, he was stubborn.
Ye Zichen had already told him very clearly, but not only did he refuse, he even left angrily.
"Asking him out was definitely the wrong choice," Ye Zichen couldn't help but think.
Ye Zichen wandered around the strange, pitch-black hallway. At first, they weren't aimless. They were looking for the eye of the spiritual formation. However, since they couldn't find it after so long, Ye Zichen lost his passion to search for it.
Ye Zichen wasn't sure if it was the same for Cang Xiong.
In any case, Ye Zichen was too lazy to continue searching.
"It's so damn strange."
After walking around a few more times, it was clear that Cang Xiong remembered Ye Zichen's warning. When he noticed that Cang Xiong had returned to the place where he had left the scratch, he stopped and couldn't help but curse.
"How about we go back and find Mr. Green Lan?" asked Ye Zichen.
After going around in circles, they still couldn't find any clues. No one knew if the other people who entered the tomb had already left through the corridor.
If he continued to delay like this, he might not be able to transcend the Creation Realm.
None of that mattered. What he cared about the most was the soul grass. Xue Mo was still lying in bed, waiting for the soul grass to save her life.
To be honest, Cang Xiong actually thought that Qinglan would be much better off than him.
He was not as meticulous as Qing Lan. No matter what he did, he liked to do it simply and crudely. He was not suitable for this kind of confusing question.
If it weren't for the fact that the successor of the Yao-Sealing Pagoda, whom he could crush to death with his bare hands, was so disdainful of him … It was also because he was hot-headed, otherwise, he wouldn't have boasted so much.
Now that the words had been said, if he didn't bring him out of this broken corridor, he would definitely be slandered by the little fellow behind him.
"There's no need to trouble Brother Qinglan with such a small matter." Cang Xiong refused flatly.
"It's okay if you don't want to find Mr. Qinglan, but you have to take me out. Boss Cang Xiong, it's not like you don't know how many times we've circled around here. The others might have already passed the first checkpoint. If we're late, we'll always fall behind, "said Ye Zichen anxiously.
"Calm down."
Suddenly, Cang Xiong's body straightened up by quite a bit. Demon Spiritual Energy surged out from his body.
Even at Ye Zichen's current level, he found it hard to withstand the demonic winds. Although he'd already set up a barrier as soon as he could, the demonic winds still left several bloody gashes on his body.
"What are you trying to do? Don't fly into a rage out of humiliation. Do you want to kill me here?"
Ye Zichen took a few steps back. Cang Xiong had never gotten along with him in the Yao-Sealing Pagoda. There was no telling if Cang Xiong's words had truly angered him to the point of wanting to kill his master in the deserted hallway.
The Yao-Sealing Pagoda truly did contain the slave imprints of its yao servants. As the head of the Yao-Sealing Pagoda, Cang Xiong could instantly wipe out any yao servant who tried to kill its master. That was why yao servants were absolutely loyal.
Ye Zichen carefully retreated to a safe position, then sized Cang Xiong up and down.
He was observing to see if Cang Xiong would do anything out of the ordinary. If he really did attack, Ye Zichen wouldn't hesitate to crush his slave imprint. It didn't matter if Cang Xiong was a Yao Emperor or if he'd be of great help in the future.
"Kid, watch closely and see how I get you out of here."
Obviously, Ye Zichen was overthinking things. Cang Xiong had no intention of attacking him at all.
Ye Zichen had only been injured by the demonic winds earlier. After that, Cang Xiong hadn't attacked him at all. Instead, he stared intently at the wall.
Ye Zichen could tell from his expression what this simple-minded guy was up to!
"You're not planning on destroying this hallway, are you?"
"Hmph, what's wrong with that?"
His fist smashed into the wall with the force of a thousand kilograms. This punch caused quite a bit of damage to the corridor. The entire corridor shook violently, and countless gravel and dust fell from the top of the corridor.
When he looked at the wall, he saw that it was already covered in visible cracks.
"You built it pretty hard."
Cang Xiong grinned fiercely. His right arm seemed to have grown several times thicker than before. If you really compared it, it was almost as thick as Ye Zichen's waist.
A hazy greenish-orange brilliance was released from his arm. The blood vessels and veins on his arm were bulging, indicating just how powerful this punch was.
"Break for me!"
The hallway rumbled without end. When Cang Xiong's fist landed, the tremors grew even more pronounced. From the looks of it, the hallway was on the verge of collapse.
"Boss Cang Xiong, keep it up! Otherwise, we'll both be buried here!" shouted Ye Zichen.
The walls were far sturdier than Cang Xiong had expected. Cang Xiong was well aware of his own strength.
Even an ordinary emperor-level expert would be crippled by a single punch from him. Cang Xiong had just punched twice with all his might, and even used his innate talent for the second punch. Yet, the walls of the hallway still hadn't collapsed.
Cang Xiong also heard Ye Zichen's shout. Just as he was about to shout back, he noticed that Ye Zichen had placed a barrier over his head to prevent the rocks from falling on him.
Cang Xiong was a body tempering yao, so this sort of collision was nothing to him.
Even if the rocks did hit him, it wouldn't hurt him at all. However, Ye Zichen had done this out of goodwill. Cang Xiong had a bad temper, but that didn't mean he was unreasonable.
Ye Zichen looked up at the falling rocks. It really was strange. Boulders continuously fell from the hallway, but the ceiling didn't crack at all.
This hallway was truly strange. If they didn't get out, they might really be buried here.
"Iron Mountain Smash!"
In order to shatter the walls as quickly as possible, Cang Xiong no longer held back. He roared angrily, clenched his left hand, and slammed into the wall.
Rumble!
"I never would have guessed there would be a kindred spirit."
Just as Ye Zichen expected, someone else had already walked out of the hallway before him. A youth in blue robes was wandering aimlessly around the mausoleum's walls when he sensed a nearby tremor. He couldn't help but stop, smile, and mutter to himself. When he arrived at the source of the tremors, he saw Ye Zichen, who'd just climbed out of the hallway, floating in the air.
And he was the only one.
After smashing open the mausoleum, Cang Xiong sensed people nearby, so he returned to the Yao-Sealing Pagoda.
However, before he left, he didn't forget to show off to Ye Zichen and remind him that he owed him a favor.
As expected, the hallway was an independent space.
After leaving the hallway, Ye Zichen appeared directly in the air above the mausoleum's walls. When he turned around, there was only empty space behind him. There was no trace of the strange hallway.
"Friend."
The youth in blue robes laughed heartily. Before leaving, Cang Xiong had told Ye Zichen that there were people nearby. When Ye Zichen dusted himself off, he sensed the youth's presence.
However, he still put on a look of surprise as he glanced at the young man. There was a hint of wariness in his eyes as he landed about ten meters away from the young man.
The youth sensed Ye Zichen's wariness. He shrugged, smiled, and acted as if he didn't mean any harm.
"Who are you?"
Ye Zichen stared at the youth. He didn't look familiar at all, but anyone who could enter the mausoleum was at least an emperor-level expert.
"I am Gou Monan, a yao from the Northern Kingdom." The youth was refined and courteous. When he introduced himself, he even bowed slightly.
The Yao Northern Kingdom.
After hearing the youth's introduction, Ye Zichen had a somewhat favorable impression of him. Of the four yao kingdoms, the Southern and Western Regions had bad blood with Ye Zichen and the others. The Northern Kingdom, on the other hand, was a place of simple and honest people.
"Gu Zichen, a god." Ye Zichen kept an eye on him. "Brother, so you're a god?" Without any surprise, the young man smiled and said, "Our Northern Kingdom loves to deal with the God Race. Before, I was worried that the first one we would meet would be the Demon Race or the people of the Southern Kingdom or the Western Regions. If we met them, we would inevitably have a fierce battle.
Brother Gu, I can finally put my worries to rest. "
"Forget about the demons, but do you think you'll fight the Southern and Western Regions?" asked Ye Zichen.
"Brother Gu, you don't know this, but our yao have long since split up. The Eastern Emperor, the Yao Emperor, doesn't care about trifling matters like this. The Southern and Western Regions joined forces, but our Northern Kingdom doesn't like fighting and wants to remain neutral, but he won't give us the chance. The other two countries view us as enemies, "sighed Gou Monan.
"You can work with the Eastern Kingdom," said Ye Zichen. "Brother Gu, I told you before, our Northern Kingdom doesn't like fighting. Right now, the Eastern State is led by the Nine-tailed Fox Clan. I heard that the Fox Clan is close to the God Realm, especially the master of the tenth Divine Mountain. I think his name is Ye Zichen …. Hey, Brother Gu, your name is really similar to his. "
Suddenly, Gou Monan smiled at Ye Zichen.
Ye Zichen smiled but said nothing. In truth, he'd already expected all of these questions.
He'd asked this because he wanted to see if this guy was really from the Northern Kingdom. Everyone had to be on their guard after entering the God Emperor's Tomb. Who knew which faction this guy who called himself from the Northern Kingdom belonged to?
However, after a few exchanges, this guy's explanation was flawless. He really did look like someone from the Northern Kingdom.
Ye Zichen had been stuck in the hallway for far too long, so he didn't know much about the situation inside. Furthermore, everyone who entered had been scattered all over the place. If he moved around alone, it was inevitable he'd run into enemies outside.
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