Translator: Silavin
Qin Yichen was finding it increasingly impossible to fathom what exactly this little creature truly was.
Throughout this period, he had doubted more than once whether this small thing had any practical use. Yet he had never anticipated that at such a critical juncture, it would leap forward to save his life.
One must understand that was a Late Stage Martial Emperor’s self-detonation!
Moreover, the most crucial aspect was that when that expert possessing the Sky Elephant Martial Soul self-detonated, even with his True Dragon Martial Soul, blocking it was nearly impossible.
If this explosion had occurred in the outside world, it would have been sufficient to obliterate an entire city!
Even here, within this peculiar stone chamber, the walls had become covered with savage, jagged cracks.
Were it not for the existence of these fissures, Qin Yichen might even doubt whether what had just transpired was real.
“I need to quickly leave this place.” Qin Yichen cast a profound glance at the little creature, which appeared to be soundly asleep. His foot touched down, and he departed from this stone chamber.
He had no desire to expose himself at this moment.
Sometimes, displaying weakness served as a form of self-protection. At the very least, those arrogant geniuses who regarded themselves so highly wouldn’t be quite so guarded against him.
Just as expected.
Less than a minute after Qin Yichen departed, several figures appeared at this stone chamber.
Among them was Qiao Linlang.
Observing the chamber’s condition, Qiao Linlang’s expression became somewhat grave. He understood clearly that everything within was reinforced by Array Patterns. To destroy the interior would require collapsing those very Array Patterns!
For Martial Emperors, such a feat would be impossible. At least, he himself couldn’t accomplish it.
Yet everything within this stone chamber indicated that an intense battle had recently occurred here.
“Who was fighting here?” Qiao Linlang murmured aloud, moving into the chamber. His palm swept across the cracks, and his eyes suddenly narrowed. “Could it be… that Gu Feitian and Yao Yue fought here?”
In his mind, this was the only possibility. Apart from Gu Feitian and Yao Yue engaging in combat, who else would possess the capability to devastate this place to such an extent?!
Naturally, he had not considered the possibility of self-detonation. Even less could he imagine that it was Xia Lieyang who had detonated himself and his Martial Soul.
“It seems I arrived a step too late.” He felt somewhat regretful.
Whatever could make Gu Feitian and Yao Yue tear aside their facades and battle each other must surely be no ordinary object.
After exiting the stone chamber, he glanced toward the depths, then ultimately withdrew.
Since Gu Feitian and Yao Yue had already departed from here, continuing along this passage held no meaning for him. Rather than competing with those two, he might as well switch to a different corridor.
After all, this was not the only passage available.
Seeing him depart, the remaining few individuals also subsequently retreated from the corridor.
Qin Yichen could never have anticipated that the traces within the stone chamber would actually intimidate those who entered afterward.
However, Qin Yichen himself remained unaware of these developments. Consequently, as he passed numerous stone chambers along the way, he never paused to investigate.
Precisely because of this, his journey proceeded extraordinarily smoothly.
The other passages, however, were far more lively.
Some opened stone chambers only to immediately encounter various mechanisms and traps. Naturally, there were also those who obtained coveted Secret Techniques and various rare treasures within the chambers.
Some perished to those traps; others lost their lives in struggles over resources.
Fortune and disaster coexisted.
Though Qin Yichen forfeited those opportunities, he also evaded the lethal crises lurking within.
The passage was not particularly lengthy. After approximately half an hour, he reached the end of the corridor.
As he approached the end, Qin Yichen’s footsteps finally slowed.
The end was pitch-black, without the slightest trace of light.
Qin Yichen did not rashly advance. As the Spiritual Body within his Knowledge Sea opened its eyes, his pupils were immediately coated with a layer of divine radiance. It was distant, profound, seemingly capable of penetrating all things.
Within that darkness, a giant wolf lay prostrate upon the ground.
This massive wolf stood as tall as a robust ox, its entire body covered in fur that was jet-black and sleek, possessing a metallic texture. However, around its neck was fastened an iron chain, limiting the range of its movement.
At this moment, the giant wolf seemed to perceive Qin Yichen’s presence. It slowly rose to its feet, and from its mouth came waves of low howls, as if it might lunge toward Qin Yichen at any moment.
Even separated by considerable distance, Qin Yichen could still sense the momentum emanating from the giant wolf’s massive frame.
[This pressure…] He had only experienced it before from Ju Lingren, who stood at the Peak Stage Martial Emperor Realm.
[A Peak Stage Martial Emperor Realm Demonic Beast!] Qin Yichen’s expression became exceptionally grave.
Fortunately, he had approached it with great caution and had already activated his Divine Eyes. Otherwise, walking in without any foreknowledge, his fate would have been easily imaginable!
*Awoo! * While he contemplated how to traverse this obstacle, the giant wolf released a low howl. Carrying a gust of savage wind, it lunged toward him.
*Clang!* Just as Qin Yichen was breaking into cold sweat and preparing to retreat, he heard the collision of chains. The giant wolf halted three meters before him.
*Phew…* He could not help but exhale in relief.
However, though the giant wolf could not harm him right now, to pass through this area, he would need to go past this creature.
[A Peak Stage Martial Emperor Realm Demonic Beast though… With my current strength, bypassing it is close to impossible.] Qin Yichen even considered withdrawing and taking another passage, joining forces with others to proceed.
*Awoo! Awoo…* The giant wolf howled incessantly, the iron chain pulled taut by its movements. It paced left and right, its green-glowing eyes fixed upon Qin Yichen, the fangs exposed at the corners of its mouth appearing exceptionally sinister.
However, perhaps because of its howling, the little creature on Qin Yichen’s body was awakened.
It opened one eye with a somewhat sleepy, drowsy expression, then with an appearance of extreme displeasure, cast a glance at the giant wolf.
In the next moment, the originally imposing giant wolf suddenly behaved like a mouse encountering a cat. It immediately prostrated itself on the ground. Moreover, that ox-like massive frame even trembled slightly.
“This…” Everything happened too rapidly for Qin Yichen to react. Consequently, he had absolutely no comprehension of what had just occurred.
“Could it be…” Almost instinctively, he looked toward the little creature, only to discover it lazily yawning before closing its eyes again and returning to sleep.
Qin Yichen could not confirm whether it was this thing’s doing, but judging by the current circumstances, it must be.
Among beasts, the strong ruled as king. All beasts must submit to the Beast King.
This was precisely why the Sky Reaching Behemoth could create the Ten Thousand Beast Tide.
Bloodline superseded everything.
At this moment, this Peak Stage Martial Emperor Realm giant wolf appeared to fear this little creature, even displaying a submissive posture.
To verify his conjecture, Qin Yichen boldly advanced a step.
Without any exception, that giant wolf not only failed to launch an attack against him but seemed to tremble even more violently due to his approach. It even emitted sounds resembling the whimpering of an injured puppy.