Chapter 93: The Weird and Wicked Creatures

  Ye Chen walked through a dark tunnel and entered the underground palace, looking forward, an incredibly vast underground world appeared in his line of sight. The ground was covered with towering stone forests, strange rocks, and countless black underground plants grew among them. The dim sky couldn't be seen to the top, and from time to time, some colorful halos flowed and changed.

  In this underground world, numerous seals and restrictions were densely packed, with only the narrow spaces between them allowing passage.

  In the distance, strange and shrill cries echoed from time to time. On a nearby open ground, there were dense scattered stones, and from time to time, you could see a large number of human and monster corpses. There were over a hundred human and monster corpses that had just been left behind, with no one knowing who had killed them. Their bodies were all gray and dull, as if they had been drained of their blood, like zombies.

  Apart from the skeletons, there were also some broken weapons and armor on the ground. These weapons and armor were all forged with high-quality metal, and although they had gone through many years, they still shone brightly. However, those masters who risked their lives to enter the underground Crystal Palace would not be interested in these things.

  Turning back to take a look, the entrance when I came in has been sealed off, leaving only a smooth rock wall. Anyone who enters the underground Jade Pavilion cannot leave for half a month, and the exit will only open after half a month.

  In a little while, Qiu Yin and the others will be coming after us. But in this vast underground world, which direction should we head in to be safer? With no one leading the way, Ye Chen was completely unfamiliar with the situation here. If they wandered around randomly, it would be easy to encounter danger.

  A shrill scream came from afar, and Ye Chen looked up to see countless ghostly creatures in the sky, like a swarm of locusts flying towards him. In the midst of the dark shadows, strange faces would occasionally appear, greedily absorbing something.

  Ye Chen felt the surrounding Xuan Qi's aura constantly flowing away.

  The combat strength of these ghouls is at most equivalent to that of a third or fourth tier demon beast, but there are too many of them, with tens of millions, even if it's a tenth-tier powerhouse, being surrounded by such a group of ghouls without end, I'm afraid they will die miserably.

  Ye Chen suddenly understood how these dull gray corpses came to be on the ground!

  These goblins and monsters would avoid humans or beasts in large groups, following them from a distance like vultures. If they encountered someone alone or injured, they would launch a frenzied attack.

  At this time, Ye Chen, who was injured and alone, was absolutely the most suitable prey for them.

  These damn guys!

  Ye Chen ran as fast as his legs could carry him, he couldn't be surrounded by these guys, otherwise he would definitely die a terrible death!

  Those malevolent spirits caught wind of the bloody aura on Ye Chen's body, and went wild with agitation, pursuing him in a frenzy that filled the sky.

  It's done!

  Ye Chen's face changed greatly, there were too many of these evil spirits, if he was entangled, the Xuan Qi and blood on his body would be sucked dry in no time, turning him into a desiccated corpse!

  Racing at incredible speed, the eerie creatures gathered more and more behind him. Looking up, he saw another group of eerie creatures closing in on him from the front.

  Ye Chen was completely surrounded, with the Xuan Qi on his body constantly seeping outwards, as if it was being extracted.

  "Squeak!" Just as Ye Chen was about to give up hope, Ah Li released a wisp of divine soul energy. Those ghostly creatures were like they had touched something terrifying and scattered in all directions, retreating three to five meters away, watching from afar.

  The soul of an ordinary 9th or 10th rank Xuan beast can only scare away evil spirits, but Ah Li's body carries a unique divine soul aura that is different from the ordinary soul.

  It turns out that these evil spirits also fear divine souls!

  Qiu Yin and others will come in immediately, Ye Chen immediately emits the aura of his divine soul, protecting himself and A Li, not letting the evil spirits get close, and rushes away wildly. Ye Chen's divine soul aura is even more intense, those evil spirits think Ye Chen is a super strong man, and scatter in a hurry, not daring to continue chasing.

  With the divine soul as a support, there is no need to fear these evil spirits! The evil spirits can't do anything to themselves, Ye Chen's heart slightly calmed down, and this underground crystal palace was not so frightening anymore.

  Just ran a short distance, found that in front of one river flows rapidly downwards, flowing towards the endless dark distant place.

  In the depths of that river, there seemed to be some hidden dangers. As his divine sense swept over, the evil spirits hiding in the depths of the water fled in a hurry. They were all seventh or eighth grade evil spirits, and there were even ninth and tenth grade ones. The evil spirits in the water were of an even higher level!

  Ye Chen was not afraid of these ghosts, but if he were caught up by Qiu Yin and the others, that would be troublesome. Heaven does not cut off a person's road, he leaped into the river, the current was rapid, and soon carried his body downstream.

  Just a moment later, some people entered the underground crystal palace, who were Qiu Yin and others.

  "That little guy ran into the river!" A sharp-eyed guard saw from far away, about 700-800 meters outside, Ye Chen jumped into the rushing river.

  "Chase!" Chuiying and others flew out.

  Innumerable goblins surrounded them, shrill screams piercing the air, their voices especially ear-piercing.

  Liu Xun, Liu Kan and others changed their faces, they all took action, bang bang bang, one after another palm wind burst out, killing one after another evil spirits.

  "Abominable things!" Chu Yin loathed these creatures, and with a fierce cry, she unleashed a blast of flame that incinerated over a dozen of the wailing, exploding ghosts.

  After killing a large group of goblins, the remaining ones retreated and surrounded them from five or six meters away, watching from afar and occasionally letting out bursts of shrill cries.

  Looking around at the numerous vengeful spirits floating nearby that didn't dare to approach, Liu Kan furrowed his brow and asked: "What do we do now?"

  "Ye Chen is a bit strange, he's injured and alone, by all accounts he should have been surrounded and killed by the evil spirits, but he managed to run so far, it's clear that he has some skills in evading them. We can't let him get away, we need to see him dead or alive, if we let him escape, none of us will be able to live in peace!" Qiu Yin said coldly, "Let's go after him together!"

  A group of people chased downstream along the river, with hidden dangers lurking beneath the crystal buildings. None of them dared to jump into the river, who knew what was hiding in it?

  "We'll follow the direction of the river and search. If we encounter any trouble, we can still return by following the river." said Qiu Yin after a moment's thought.

  When they heard Qiu Yin's words, everyone's eyes lit up. Indeed, this was the Left Chancellor. This underground world of jade buildings was vast and boundless. If they walked in and got lost, it was uncertain how many months they would not be able to come out. They had only brought two months' worth of food, and it was possible that they would starve to death inside. But if they followed the river, there wouldn't be these problems.

  Ye Chen followed the rapid river downstream, and from the depths of the river came a faint chill, as if something was about to emerge from the water, making his hair stand on end.