119: Chapter 116 Unfathomable Chu Xisheng (Three more updates, please subscribe and ask for Monthly Tickets) 119: Chapter 116 Unfathomable Chu Xisheng (Three more updates, please subscribe and ask for Monthly Tickets) “Why can’t it be used?”
Zhoou Liangchen, filled with incredulity and doubt, turned to look at the person on his right, “Liangqiu, you try it.”
This was his cousin, Zhoou Liangqiu.
Upon hearing this, the man did not hesitate and took the token hidden inside his sleeve into his hands.
His face changed dramatically, “The runes on the token cannot be activated, we can’t get out!”
All color drained from the faces of those around him.
Previously, their confidence stemmed from two things: first, having Chu Xisheng, a great master with them—someone to bear any disaster; and second, they each possessed a Token, which assured them of an exit from the Secret Realm and thus their lives were safeguarded.
Even surrounded by groups of demon beasts, they managed to remain calm.
But now, this last avenue of escape had been cut off, leaving them panicked and in disarray.
Zhoou Liangchen’s mind sank too, and he felt a chill all over his body.
Today, it appeared that they all might be destroyed!
Chu Xisheng, too, was completely rattled.
How could they not get out?
He had always thought he could come and go freely, that he had a way out.
But now, someone was telling him that the Token was useless.
So, had he been walking on the edge of death these past two minutes?
Fortunately, Chu Xisheng’s acting skills, which he honed over these past few months, helped him maintain his expression.
The master was getting better and better at pretending.
He couldn’t afford to show fear, for the moment he did, these demon beasts would surely not restrain their appetite.
“That’s enough!” Chu Xisheng, regaining his composure, took a deep breath and cast his cold gaze into the distance, “At this point, we have no other options, and fear does us no good.
Rather than that, let us forge ahead and see if we can carve out a path to survival.”
He deeply understood that between life and death, there truly lies great terror!
Chu Xisheng forcefully calmed himself, “They say whether you stretch your neck or retract it, it’s a cut either way.
If it comes to fighting, we merely have to give up our lives in a desperate struggle.
Moreover, I observe that these demon beasts hold a trace of dread towards us.”
His magnetic voice slightly soothed everyone’s panic.
Zhoou Liangchen grew even more admiring.
Indeed, he was the one who could defeat him with a single strike—
Meanwhile, he heard a drum-like sound coming from Chu Xisheng’s chest.
That seemed to be Chu Xisheng’s heartbeat, thumping ‘thud!
thud!’ vigorously and powerfully.
Zhoou Liangchen glanced suspiciously at Chu Xisheng’s face, which was expressionless and indifferent, and he dismissed the thoughts that shouldn’t have crossed his mind.
Only a true hero can maintain his true color—how could Brother Chu possibly be afraid?
This must be some special talent related to the heart that can beat rapidly at critical moments, providing Chu Xisheng with greater strength.
Clearly, Brother Chu was gathering strength for a crucial moment.
Zhoou Liangchen’s own heart was also beating violently, thud!
thud—uncontrollably mirroring Chu Xisheng’s heartbeat.
But on his part, it was purely anxiety.
Zhoou Liangchen felt secretly ashamed.
His family’s Cultivation Technique, ‘Mad Sea Lone Boat,’ emphasized advancing against the tide in wild waves, and grasping the True Intent of Martial Arts in adversity and danger.
Zhoou Liangchen thought he wasn’t afraid of death after fighting seventeen rounds in the Life and Death Arena.
But now, facing a true crisis of life and death, Zhoou Liangchen realized he had overestimated his courage.
Chu Xisheng’s heart, in reality, was already pounding at his throat.
His face was almost rigid, unable to show any other emotion.
Strangely, his thoughts were now exceedingly calm, like a block of ice.
He wondered silently.
These Tokens, which had been personally checked by the East State Martial Arts Tower Master and the current Fourth Grade Divine Mechanism Scholar, how could they fail?
Had the Array set up in the Secret Realm by the Divine Turtle Wanderer malfunctioned?
But now was not the time to think about these matters.
Chu Xisheng, with his hand on his sword, strolled leisurely.
Despite being under the scrutiny of over twenty demon beasts nearby, his steps were neither hurried nor slow.
“You might want to consider relaxing a bit,” he said.
“We aren’t even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.
They clearly want to devour us alone and savor our taste.
That’s why they are restraining each other and are wary of one another, which actually prevents them from rashly attacking us.”
The Zhou Family members present all turned pale upon hearing this.
Chu Xisheng’s words, far from comforting, seemed utterly absurd.
For these demon beasts to devour them was but a matter of a single bite.
To say they restrained each other and were wary was indeed laughable.
Zhou Liangchen’s expression turned grave as he deliberately sniffed himself and noticed he was all sweaty.
He considered himself not to be tasty, but the preferences of these demon beasts were hard to say.
And as the group moved off the stone bridge and walked a bit further, doubt began to creep back in.
The words of Chu Xisheng seemed to hold some reason after all.
Otherwise, why hadn’t these demon beasts made their move on them, their food?
While the group was consoling themselves and following nervously behind Chu Xisheng, deep in the dense forest, a girl with features extremely similar to Chu Xisheng was standing atop a giant snake about forty yards long.
She looked interestedly at Chu Xisheng and his group from afar.
“You didn’t scare him.
He’s so calm, not afraid at all.”
The girl seemed to have just learned to speak, her voice rough and out of tune, slightly stammering.
Her gaze, however, was pleased and appreciative.
After all, that person was her reference for bone shaping and transformation.
In the future, she needed to learn more from that person’s demeanor and grace—lonely and proud, calm and composed, handling everything with ease.
The girl then laughed and patted the giant snake’s head below, “No, you can’t eat this guy; he has been good to me.
The restrictions on you have been lifted, you don’t need to follow the Divine Turtle Wanderer’s command.
Just endure a bit longer!
Listen, human flesh doesn’t taste good at all, it’s sour to death, and besides, there are so few of them that they wouldn’t even make a good snack.”
“Don’t worry, once this secret realm ends, I’ll take you out of the realm.
We’ll go to Lishan together where we won’t worry about food or drink, and you can eat your fill.
The giant snake clearly seemed reluctant, but eventually hissed a resigned agreement.
Chu Xisheng was completely unaware of this scene in the dense forest.
He noticed that the number of large demon beasts gathering around was increasing, reaching as many as eighty or ninety.
Gradually, Chu Xisheng guessed that these demon beasts perhaps really were restraining each other out of mutual wariness, which is why they hadn’t attacked.
These were initially words of comfort, but now Chu Xisheng himself believed them.
After what felt like a long time, they finally reached their destination.
When Chu Xisheng and his group traversed a narrow path in Sheep Intestine Valley, the area before them expanded again.
This place turned out to be a Han white jade Square that stretched for dozens of yards, with a three yards tall stele at the far end.
On that stele proudly stood a vigorous and forceful character—’Kill’!
What Chu Xisheng did not know was that as they entered this square, the white fog that had pervaded the ‘Demon Character’ valley path abruptly dispersed.
This allowed over a thousand people outside the secret realm to see the scenery within the ‘Demon Character’ valley path.
All present who witnessed this scene were stunned and showed astonished expressions.
Zhou Xiongba’s pupils suddenly narrowed.
“How could such powerful demon beasts be inside this ancient demon path?”
“It must be due to being bred in the secret realm for too long, with transformations after inheriting across dozens of generations,” Du Lingxian said with a tight scalp, somewhat frightened, “Liang Chen and the others actually made it past.”
Meanwhile, the crowd on the scene was engaged in heated discussions.
“These demon beasts are physically formidable, the oldest among them has combat power approaching Seventh Rank!
How did they get past?”
“They used just three and three-quarter minutes, damn, the fog before blocked our view so we couldn’t see exactly what happened.”
“There’s not much sign of combat, it seems no battle took place.”
“This makes it even more perplexing; these demon beasts are starving, clearly driven mad with hunger, this must be the most dangerous of the four paths.
Unless someone could intimidate them enough to keep them from making reckless moves.”
“Is it that Chu Xisheng?
There’s something profoundly mysterious about him, making it hard to discern the illusion from reality.”
Zhou Xiongba then exchanged a glance with his wife, and soon after chuckled lightly, “This child is indeed remarkable.”
He could confirm that his own children and house guards inside were definitely not capable of this.
It must have been because of Chu Xisheng that they were able to safely pass through the ancient ‘Demon Character’ path—