On the snowy mountain range, three holes squirmed in the snow like moles.
"Are you sure this will work?"
Asked Gu Li. By now, he was completely hidden in the snow. It snowed all year round, so the snow was thick enough to easily cover him up.
Ye Zichen and Yang Jian did the same. They hid in the snow and slowly crept forward.
As for the idea of crawling through the snow, it was Yang Jian who'd suggested it. Of all the imperial emperors of the three races, he was the only one who'd come up with such a shameless idea.
Even if the other emperors admired his reputation, they wouldn't do such a thing.
"Are you sure? Aren't you crawling too?"
Yang Jian glanced at Gu Li. As he crawled forward, there was a layer of snow on top of his head. So long as he buried his head, it was almost impossible to tell he was hiding.
"I can just about see it."
After crawling forward for a while, Yang Jian stopped beside a large boulder.
Gu Li tried to get up from the snow. For him, this sort of behavior was rather embarrassing.
"Who told you to come out?" Before Gu Li could move, a large hand pressed down on his head, pushing him back down into the snow. "We're right next to those big guys. If you want to become their food, you'll have to go out and run a few laps."
In front of the boulder.
In front of Ye Zichen and the others, two ferocious beasts clashed violently. One was a ferocious beast whose footprints they'd seen at the very beginning. Just as they'd guessed, it was a terrestrial beast, the ancestor of the snow apes.
Ye Zichen and the others couldn't even see the beast's face as they lay in the snow. All they could see was that it was much larger than they'd imagined. It was at least several hundred meters tall when it stood. Ye Zichen and the others were nothing but ants in front of it.
The other was a flying beast. Its wingspan was several hundred meters long.
Its feathers were pure white, without the slightest blemish. Every now and then, it let out a resonant cry.
"It's pretty much as we thought. These two beasts are fighting."
Ye Zichen used his Fiery Eyes of Truth to observe the battle. It was hard to tell which of the two beasts had the upper hand in such a short amount of time.
However, the flying beast had wings, so it had a slight advantage over the snow apes.
The two beasts were fighting the most primitive of beasts. The snow ape swung its fists at the bird's wings, while the bird either grabbed with its claws or grabbed with its beak.
It was obvious that the two beasts had been fighting for a while. the bird's wings were stained with blood, while the beast's icy blue fur was dyed red.
"No wonder we didn't get chased out of the Snow Ape's territory. It turns out there's a vicious beast it cares about even more than us. Who knows? The footprints we left earlier might have been to find a flying beast. He returned to his lair because he was worried the bird would attack his lair," said Ye Zichen.
"That's possible."
Gu Li nodded. However, there was a very serious problem currently plaguing them, and that was …..
How could he escape from under the noses of these two beasts?
The two beasts were fighting right on the path Ye Zichen and the others were on their way back. If Yang Jian crawled through the snow like this, there was no way he could pass between them.
Even if the two of them didn't notice, the Snow Ape's huge foot would have trampled them to death.
"Hey!"
The snow ape seemed to want to end the battle as quickly as possible. Its icy blue fur suddenly glowed with a blue light. The bird also let out a loud and clear cry, and the turbulent airwaves turned into tornadoes under the flapping of its wings.
"Don't tell me that bird created this demonic wind?"
Yang Jian couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. However …..
“？？？”
The three of them were still lying in the snow. From the looks of things, wasn't this supposed to be the deciding battle between the two beasts?
They were just waiting for the two beasts to decide the victor. It would be best if both of them were heavily injured, or if one was dead and the other injured.
When the time came, the three of them could go out and clean up the mess, then return happily.
But …..
Why were the two beasts heading in their direction?
"Screech!"
The flying beast was clearly much faster than the snow ape. It soared through the sky and swooped down. Shockingly, it was heading straight for Ye Zichen and the others.
"F * ck, we've been discovered!" roared Yang Jian.
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's run!"
This was the path they had to take. If the beasts didn't leave, they'd have to figure out a way to break through. Since they'd been discovered, there was no point in hiding. They could just charge right through.
"You two run. I'll stop them."
Yang Jian didn't have any Sorrow Relief Grass, so they couldn't just charge through. They'd have to go back and deliver the antidote.
So long as Ye Zichen and Gu Li left, they could notify the Venerable of Numinous Treasure and the others, and all problems would be solved.
Before he could finish his sentence, Yang Jian had already rushed out to meet the flying beast.
"Let's go!"
There was no point in hesitating. They'd already discussed this beforehand.
Yang Jian was an important part of their fighting force. All they had to do was take advantage of the chaos to escape.
"Come play with your Grandpa Yang Jian for a bit."
Don't be fooled by Yang Jian's antics, he was an imperial emperor. His divine power formed a net and dragged the flying beast towards him.
"Screech!"
To his surprise, Yang Jian's provocation didn't provoke the bird at all.
With just a few swipes, the bird tore apart his divine power net, then chased after Gu Li and Ye Zichen without so much as a backward glance.
"F * ck, what's the meaning of this? Are you ignoring me?"
Yang Jian was furious. He released all of his divine power.
The Erlang Lance in his hand glowed with a lustrous white light that illuminated the entire mountain range. The Snow Ape had already sensed the threat of this seemingly insignificant human, and was already on guard against Yang Jian's attack. However, the bird continued to chase after Gu Li and Ye Zichen without a care in the world.
"Is it looking for a pushover?"
Although they couldn't fly, Gu Li and Ye Zichen were still as nimble as ever.
No matter how fast they were, they couldn't outrun a winged bird.
"Ol 'Yang, what's going on?"
Ye Zichen yelled angrily as he watched the bird approach. Yang Jian was speechless. He'd lost track of how many times he'd slashed at the bird, but it ignored him completely. What could he do?
The Snow Ape didn't chase after them anymore, but the birds and beasts were still chasing after them.
Wait!
The snow ape was gone?
Suddenly, the snow ape roared angrily from a distant valley.
This roar was even more furious than before. The ape's howl caused the snow on the snowy mountain to loosen. The entire mountain range trembled violently, and the tremors grew more and more obvious.
As expected, the snow ape had just returned to its lair and witnessed the prairie fire.
"Hey!"
"Ye-zi, that monkey should've noticed what we did," transmitted Yang Jian to Ye Zichen.
"Ignore that monkey. Even if it runs into the Venerable of Numinous Treasure, it'll still die. Hurry up and take care of the bird. It'll catch up to us soon."
Just as Ye Zichen transmitted, he felt a chill run down his spine.
He looked behind him and saw that the bird had already arrived above him and Gu Li.
The bird's wings were so large that they couldn't see the sky at all. Its enormous shadow loomed over them as its claws swiped towards them.
"Three Thousand Bolts of Lightning!"
The power of lightning surged, causing the bird to cry out in pain. However, the lightning only paralyzed it for a few seconds before it flapped its wings again and chased after them.
"Ye-zi, the bird is ignoring me. You should have something it's interested in."
Interested?
All of a sudden, Ye Zichen remembered the Sorrow Relief Grass in his pocket. As he ran, he took it out. When the bird saw it, it flapped its wings even faster.
It wanted the Sorrow Relief Grass!
Ye Zichen instantly understood, then ran in the opposite direction with the Sorrow Relief Grass in hand.
"Gu Li, go back and tell the Venerable of Numinous Treasure to come save me!" With that, Ye Zichen ran towards the other side of the mountain range without looking back. Gu Li didn't hesitate at all when he heard Ye Zichen's roar. The bird wasn't something they could deal with. What's more, An Lu and the others were still waiting for the Sorrow Relief Grass to save them. The only thing he could do was run back as fast as possible and tell the Venerable of Numinous Treasure to save them.
Gu Li rushed over.
"Don't die!"
"I won't die even if you do," Ye Zichen transmitted with a snort.
When the bird saw Ye Zichen and Gu Li split up, its eyes flashed with hesitation, but in the end, it chose to chase after Ye Zichen, who'd already taken out the Sorrow Relief Grass.
As he watched Gu Li run further and further away, Ye Zichen's eyes flashed with relief. However, when he thought of the bird behind him, his expression grew solemn.
"Why did you come back?" shouted Yang Jian when he saw Ye Zichen run back.
"That bird seems to want the Sorrow Relief Grass," said Ye Zichen, licking his lips.
"Then why don't you just give it to it?" Yang Jian's eyes were filled with impatience. The Snow Ape's roars grew closer and closer. Before long, they'd be surrounded by two vicious beasts.
"Screech!"
At this moment, the bird circling in the sky suddenly swooped down. Yang Jian reflexively slashed out with his lance.
Crimson blood dripped from the bird's wings onto the ground, dyeing the snow red.
The bird, however, didn't dare touch the wound on its wings. It clawed viciously at Ye Zichen's shoulders. Under Ye Zichen's astonished gaze and Yang Jian's terrified gaze, the bird grabbed Ye Zichen and flew into the sky.
Yang Jian's eyes were bloodshot, and his entire body emanated a frightening black aura.
He chased after the bird in front of him like a ghost, releasing his divine power as if it was free. The light of the Erlang Lance kept slashing at the bird's body.
Screech!
The bird cried out in pain, but it didn't resist in the slightest. Eventually, they passed through a mountain valley. Yang Jian, in his ghostly form, couldn't even see the bird's shadow.
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