Fang Yun walked over to the riverbank and carefully observed the silver water. He discovered that it wasn't as heavy as mercury and was about the same weight as ordinary water. The silver didn't seem to be the original color of the water. It was more like an external force had fused with it.
"There's something strange about this water," Tiger muttered.
Fang Yun and Dou Ji glanced at each other and saw the same thing in each other's eyes: nonsense.
Fang Yun glanced at Dou Ji. "Are you sure this phenomenon is caused by Mountain Carrying?"
"I'm sure. In the Comet Corridor, other than the two lions and the watchdog of the seventh corridor, only Fu Yue of the fifth corridor is alive. "
"Watchdog?" Fang Yun asked.
"A frost hound from the Yao Realm. It was granted an immortal body by the Yao Ancestor to guard the Star Throne. The frost hound can't leave the seventh corridor, and the two stone lions can't be here to cause trouble. So, it can only be Mountain Carrying. But why is he doing this? "Dou Ji glanced around the mountain passage.
Fang Yun noticed that Dou Ji had been quite relaxed before, but after being sucked here, his attitude had clearly changed. He became more serious and focused, clearly aware of the impending danger.
"Will this Mountain Carrying hurt us?" Fang Yun asked.
"He wouldn't dare. Otherwise, the stone lions would've taken care of him immediately. After all, we're nominally chosen by the Yao Ancestor and might very well become his disciples. However, he won't hurt us, but he might hinder us like he's doing now. He might even trap us here, "Dou Ji said.
"That's half a piece of good news," Fang Yun said helplessly.
"But it also means that we might be trapped here for a long time, waiting for the other barbarians to become the Star King or even die here."
Tiger muttered, "Is this part of the fifth corridor's trial?"
"This … I don't think so. None of the barbarians who walked out of the maze have ever seen Mountain Carrying. No one has ever been sucked into the mountain passage like us," Dou Ji said.
Fang Yun said, "No. Since the Yao Ancestor placed Mountain Carrying in the fifth corridor, he might've already taken it into consideration. Turning a simple maze into a dangerous one might be the Yao Ancestor's intention. Do you really think the fifth corridor is just a test for us to pass the maze? "
Dou Ji was speechless. "You're right," he said. "I was just following common sense and ignored the Demon Ancestor's attitude. Since he put Mount Fu here, I'm afraid he really did consider Mount Fu to be part of the fifth corridor's test."
"You just said that almost none of the demons and barbarians who left the Comet Promenade mentioned Fu Yue. There's another possibility, "said Fang Yundao.
Dou Ji and Hu An immediately understood the meaning behind Fang Yun's words.
"Are we going to die here? I don't think I'm any weaker than Mount Fu, but his strength is infinitely close to Half-saint's. The difference is too great. If he wants to trap us, we'll definitely die here. "Dou Ji frowned.
"There's always a way out. Since we are trapped here, we might as well stay together. I wonder if the two of you are willing to temporarily put aside the enmity between the two races and work together? "
"Of course!" Dou Ji and Hu An said in unison.
Fang Yundao: "If that's the case, then please don't hide any information about Fu Yue. The more you know about him, the higher the possibility of us escaping. For example, what does Fu Yue look like? How big is a Great Demon King Fu Yue? What kind of power does he specialize in? "
Hu An immediately said, "Fu Yue has the power to control the earth. It's shaped like a tortoise, but its shell is different from ordinary tortoise shells. There are bone peaks on top of it. Every thousand years, another bone peak will appear on Fu Yue's shell, and his strength will increase. Also, Fu Yue is also known as the Dragon of the Earth. There are many legends about Fu Yue in our demon realm. For example, Fu Yue's method of revenge is to carry a mountain and smash it into the enemy's home. As for how big Fu Yue's body is, there's no conclusion. Some say that Fu Yue carries the demon realm, some say that Fu Yue is only a thousand feet long. There are even demons who believe that Fu Yue carries mountains and stars on his back is just a legend. "
"What's Fu Yue's temperament?" asked Fang Yun.
"The ancient demons are all intelligent, but … you know." Dou Ji only said half of what he wanted to say.
Fang Yun understood tacitly. No matter how intelligent and rational the demons and barbarians were, once they were angry, even Half-saint would lose their rationality. This was the flaw of the demon and barbarian races. If it weren't for this flaw, there would be no place for the human Dragons to establish themselves.
Hu An said, "Since none of the demons and barbarians who left the Comet Corridor alive have seen Fu Yue, and those who have are probably dead, we should first leave Fu Yue. There's wind upstream, and the smell is similar to the labyrinth. We should go upstream. "
Fang Yun didn't say anything. He just looked downstream.
"You have a different opinion?" asked Dou Ji.
"Different? Oh, maybe it's because we humans are different from you demons and barbarians. When you encounter an unknown threat, you either fight or flee. We humans are more inclined to think carefully and find the best way to deal with it. Only when we can't find a better way will we choose to fight or flee. "
"Aren't you afraid of Fu Yue?"
"Who isn't afraid of a Grand Monster King? The problem is, you said that he doesn't dare to kill us. Furthermore, it was his power that sucked us in. This means that he has some unknown request. Of course, we have to consider things from different angles. He might be venting on us because he was imprisoned for so many years. "
"Then what do you plan to do?" asked Dou Ji.
Fang Yundao said, "Since I've decided to temporarily let go of the grudge between the two races, according to convention, the minority obeys the majority. Hu An has chosen to go upstream. I'm still thinking about it. What about you? "
Dou Ji didn't reply immediately. He looked at the two sides of the passage, then looked at Fang Yun and the tiger demon holy child. Finally, he said, "I agree with Hu An."
Hu An grinned, feeling very honored. He felt a bit closer to Dou Ji, then looked at Fang Yun proudly.
Fang Yun's expression changed imperceptibly. He said, "Then let's go upstream."
"Let's go!"
The human and two demons immediately moved forward. The flood dragon and tiger were extremely fast even though they were just running. Fang Yun had to run with all his might to keep up.
After turning a corner, a bright cave appeared in front of them.
"What do you think? I made the right choice, didn't I? " The tiger demon laughed as he ran out. After taking a few steps out of the cave, he suddenly stopped and looked around.
Fang Yun and Dou Ji ran out of the cave and looked around. They discovered that they were in a sealed valley. The valley was just like the rest of the labyrinth. There weren't any weeds, but there was a cold spring in the valley. It constantly spewed out silver water, forming the source of the silver river. Other than that, there was nothing else.
Fang Yun asked, "Can you climb up this cliff?"
Dou Ji said, "We can't. This cliff belongs to the fifth corridor. We can't go up." As he spoke, he quickly walked towards the cold spring.
Fang Yun followed and carefully observed the spring.
Spring water constantly gushed out from the spring. Near the cold spring, there were lines that looked like dried blood vessels.
Fang Yun recognized these things. They were called "blood tattoos". They were a kind of power refined from the blood of the demonic beasts. One had to be at least a Demonic King to use them. The blood tattoos weren't particularly powerful. They had a few simple uses, such as absorbing astral energy or absorbing elemental energy. There weren't many uses for them.
Tiger thought to himself, "These blood tattoos have been around for a very long time. The blood energy within them has already dissipated, but they're still working. They were probably drawn by the ancestor himself. The blood tattoos' function is to suppress. They should be the blood tattoos that the ancestor used to suppress the mountain. "
"Your guess is correct. Since this is a blood tattoo personally drawn by the ancestor, we should stay away from it, "Dou Ji said.
There was no need for Dou Ji to explain. Fang Yun was the first to turn around and leave the cold spring. Regardless of whether the ancestor was dead or alive, the power it had left behind was not something a mere High Scholar could pry into. It was certain death.
"Sigh, I didn't think it wasn't the exit. Let's go back! "Tiger thought to himself.
And so, the three of them ran downstream. This time, Fang Yun was still the slowest. As he ran, he observed the passageway, hoping to find something.
After running for a while, Fang Yun found nothing. If he had to say something new, it would be that the walls of the passageway were very sturdy. However, it was useless for escaping this place.
"There seems to be a large hall up ahead. The silver river water has converged into a pool there," the tiger demon Holy Son suddenly said.
The footsteps immediately became noisier.
Fang Yun looked at Dou Ji and Hu An, who were getting further and further away from him. He didn't run anymore and maintained the same speed as before.
As they approached the large hall, Hu An's speed didn't change, but the flood dragon Dou Ji began to slow down.
"Sigh, it's been so long. The demons are still as stupid as ever! "
A loud voice came from all directions, and the entire passageway shook. It was as if the passageway was collapsing, and dust and gravel kept falling from the ceiling.
Fang Yun only felt a chill that could destroy all life descending upon him. Then, he saw the passageway in front of him freeze at an extremely fast speed. In the blink of an eye, the entire passageway was covered in a thick layer of ice.
The moment it was frozen, Fang Yun saw the head of the tiger demon Holy Son, Hu An, explode like a watermelon on the ground.
Then, everything in front of him turned black. Fang Yun sighed in his heart and lost consciousness with endless despair.
After an unknown period of time, Fang Yun suddenly felt his body turn cold.
"Hiss …"
Fang Yun subconsciously shrank his body and opened his eyes. In front of him was a world completely made of ice. It was crystal clear and exceptionally beautiful, but Fang Yun felt a great danger from this beauty.
Fang Yun found himself lying on the ice and hurriedly got up.
In front of him was a huge ice pillar. The pillar had a diameter of more than 60 meters. Below the ice pillar was a ring-shaped pool. The ice pillar was soaked in silver river water, but the river water was not frozen.
Fang Yun continued to look around. The ice pillar and pool were located in the center of a wide ice hall. There was a passageway in each of the eight directions of the ice hall. Among them, there were frozen corpses in many of the passageways. The tiger demon Holy Son, Hu An's corpse, was also among them.
The flood dragon Dou Ji was wrapped in a thick block of ice. It was unknown whether he was dead or alive.
Just as this thought appeared in Fang Yun's mind, the voice sounded again. It was much softer than before.
"Here, I can kill whoever I want. Those two stupid lions can't control me!"
"Fu Yue?" Fang Yun asked subconsciously.
"From the moment you entered the maze, I saw and heard every move you made. You are Fang Yun, right? I'm very curious as to why you're the first person the humans in the labyrinth mentioned after they reunited. They said you helped them cross the Floating Ice River, the Avalanche Slope, and the Falling Star Bridge. Is that true? "
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