Chapter 87: The Demon King (Fourth Update Seeking Recommendations!!!)

  "This cave is indeed a natural formation, and it is the vein of the Lianyun Mountain Range. It is said that the underground crystal palace is thousands of feet below the ground, and it was formed by the condensation of the earth's energy over millions of years. The earth's energy gradually took shape, forming a fetus-like shape. Anyone who comes into contact with this energy will be rejuvenated and their cultivation will advance rapidly. At first, humans discovered the earth's energy, but later, large numbers of demons were attracted to it, leading to a struggle between humans and demons for control over the energy that lasted for tens of thousands of years. The earth's energy was gradually depleted, until 400,000 years ago, when a powerful being placed a seal around the energy using his powers, and used the energy as a catalyst to create a crystal palace thousands of feet high. This underground crystal palace opens once every fifty years, but only for two months at a time. The struggle over the earth's energy finally subsided." Yin Mengtian explained, "These things are written in the ancient books of the Xi Wu Empire, and were passed down by our ancestors."

  With one person's power, a ban was placed around the earthly aura, refining it into a crystal palace of several thousand feet under the earth. Is there really such a divine existence in this world?

  Ye Chen only then felt that his field of vision was still too small, this world had too many mysteries and unknowns.

  Ye Chen felt a hint of curiosity towards the Earth's fetal energy, and as soon as he came into contact with it, his cultivation would make rapid progress. What exactly was this Earth's fetal energy?

  "Besides the Earth's Fetal Breath, the underground Crystal Palace has many other things that can drive people crazy. In ancient times, many powerful individuals fought over the Earth's Fetal Breath in the underground Crystal Palace, resulting in countless deaths and injuries. The underground Crystal Palace is filled with countless treasures left behind. Even if one cannot reach the deepest part of the underground Crystal Palace to touch the Earth's Fetal Breath, finding just one item from ancient times on the upper levels can greatly increase a person's power. Some people who have entered the underground Crystal Palace before have picked up ancient martial arts and techniques, as well as ancient secret treasures and divine artifacts."

  When Ye Chen heard Yin Mung-tian's words, he finally understood why so many people risked danger to go to the underground Jade Mansion. Inside that underground Jade Mansion, there was such temptation. According to what Yin Mung-tian and others said, the stronger the people of this world were in ancient times, the more they didn't know where they went with the passage of time, and it's possible that they all became a handful of yellow earth, leaving behind only these relics.

  They had been traveling through the dark passageway for a whole day, stopping to eat some dry rations when they were hungry, and then continuing on their way. As all of them were at the ninth stage of the peak, they didn't have to worry about running out of energy.

  "There are still more than three hours before we reach the entrance of Di Di Qiong Lou." Ye Chen said, scanning the map with his divine soul.

  Yin Mengtian and others were all somewhat perplexed, as they had not seen Ye Chen look at any maps along the way, so why was he so familiar with everything here? The last time the underground crystal palace opened was fifty years ago, when Ye Chen hadn't even been born yet!

  "There's a clearing up ahead, let's rest there for a bit after we arrive," said Ye Chen.

  The crowd continued to move forward for more than ten minutes, and a very open area appeared in their line of sight. Within this area of thousands of square meters, some black plants grew, the stream gurgled, and there was another sky above, with darkness at the top, like the vast and endless night sky, as if they had arrived in a brand new underground world.

  Ye Chen's divine soul swept over, this area is a must-pass place to go to the underground Qiong Building, where monsters roam, all of which are ninth and tenth level monsters, of course, there are also some human strongmen who form teams to go to the underground Qiong Building.

  "It's extremely dangerous here, you guys need to be careful." Ye Chen reminded, his divine soul discovered that there were over a hundred ninth-grade demon beasts, and several tenth-grade demon beasts, as well as tenth-grade human powerhouses. There were indeed many strong individuals who came to this underground Jade Mansion.

  It seems that he had sensed Ye Chen's divine soul, and several strands of soul awareness flew over to investigate. Among these strands of soul awareness, two or three were even stronger than the soul awareness of the Mountain Piercing Armadillo.

  Ye Chen slightly furrowed his brow, it seemed that the number of mysterious beasts here was not small either. Ye Chen released his divine soul and condensed it into a tall and majestic warrior in the air above him. Those few soul senses came to investigate, but they suddenly withdrew as if they had been electrocuted.

  Feeling them retreat quickly, Ye Chen smiled slightly, his own divine soul still had a lot of deterrent power.

  Just as he was about to retrieve his divine soul, a wolf howl came from afar, and a soul search that was stronger than the previous few soul searches approached.

  Ah Li seemed to have sensed something and suddenly burrowed into Ye Chen's arms, her body trembling with fear.

  Ye Chen's heart skipped a beat, his divine soul enveloped an area of several dozen meters in diameter, gazing intently ahead, only to see that distant wisp of spiritual energy gradually condensing into a massive wolf-like form, its eyes radiating a faint, eerie crimson glow.

  "Who are you and why do you want to kill the disciples of Lang Wang Dian?" The wolf-like soul sent over a message, with a hint of annoyance.

  Concentrate and transform! The guy in front of him should be a real demon king, Fake Li Gui met the real Li Kui, Ye Chen's heart was tense with anxiety. A demon king is an existence that is four levels higher than a tenth-tier strongman, even the Mingwu Emperor may not be a match for the demon king. If they were to engage in battle, he would be exposed. Ye Chen knew that his divine soul had not yet condensed into a tangible form and could only grab at demonic beasts, but didn't have any real attacking power.

  A Lian's soul stirred slightly, conveying some information to Ye Chen. A Lian's soul was derived from Ye Chen's divine soul, and when they communicated with each other, no one else could detect it.

  "This king is a loose cultivator, I don't care what temple they are from. Those demon wolves blocked my way, so it's only right to kill them." Ye Chen's divine soul spoke out, his tone firm and strong. At this moment, Ye Chen was extremely nervous in his heart, all of these were taught by Ah Liang, if he accidentally said something wrong and a fight broke out, what would happen?

  The wolf-like soul's gaze swept across the towering soldier that had condensed out of Ye Chen, and he instantly felt a massive pressure bearing down on him, as if his body was about to be crushed.

  Although he felt a huge pressure, Ye Chen knew that as long as his divine soul trembled slightly or revealed a slight flaw, the master of the wolf-shaped soul would sense that he was an imposter. Ye Chen forcibly maintained his divine soul, and he could feel his spiritual power rapidly draining away, his mind gradually becoming blurred.

  That wolf-like soul swept over Ye Chen's divine soul, didn't find anything unusual, and said: "This friend, if my disciples have offended you, I hope you can forgive us. The underground Jade Pavilion will be opened soon, and if we have the chance to meet again in the future, I'll apologize in person."

  The wolf-like soul awareness quickly dispersed and vanished without a trace.

  The pressure on his body suddenly decreased, and Ye Chen quickly withdrew his divine soul. His heart was racing, and after withdrawing his divine soul, Ye Chen broke out in a cold sweat, his face turned pale, and the mysterious energy inside him churned restlessly. If that wolf-like soul had lingered for another moment, he might not have been able to hold on. He shook his head, making his consciousness slightly clearer.

  Is this the powerful existence of a demon king? Ye Chen was shocked, it seems that level is still beyond his current self. Ye Chen's divine soul was somewhat special, in front of a true demon king he could pretend for half a minute or so, but if the time was any longer, his divine soul wouldn't be able to hold on.

  It's better if we don't meet the demon king again!

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