Chapter 52: Chapter 52 Ancient Nether Tribe
Feng Bing grabbed the man’s right hand and pulled his sleeve up a bit.
There was a tattoo on the man’s arm, depicting an extremely ugly monster’s head. Its skin was brown, and its face was particularly fierce.
"Ancient Nether Tribe,” Feng Bing said through gritted teeth upon seeing the tattoo.
"What is the Ancient Nether Tribe?” Everyone present was very puzzled.
"What’s your purpose here?” Feng Bing, emotionally agitated, grabbed the man’s collar and demanded with an ugly expression.
The man revealed a mocking smile and made a strange sound from his mouth, like a bird calling.
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"He’s signaling to his accomplices,” Feng Bing panicked and quickly killed the man with a palm strike.
"We were just investigating the Lianyun Thirteen Thieves, how could it involve the Ancient Nether Tribe?” Feng Bing said with a headache.
"Commander of Ten, what exactly is the Ancient Nether Tribe?” Tong Guan voiced the question on everyone’s minds.
"A race that should not exist in this world,” Feng Bing replied. “Actually, I myself only know very little, and can’t explain clearly right now.”
"Should we continue the investigation?” Wu Sanlang asked.
"Investigate, why not? Let’s go to the top of the mountain,” Feng Bing said firmly.
"But by doing so, it’s already meaningless. Knowing that someone is coming, they would have already left or set a trap for us,” Wu Sanlang said, troubled. “Since the situation is unclear, I think it’s better to report back to the military camp first.”
"Don’t worry, I have a plan,” Feng Bing stated and then took the lead towards the top of the mountain.
The people present looked at each other helplessly and could only follow.
"Ink Elder, why is Captain Feng so persistent? It feels kind of strange,” Chu Yang, somewhat baffled, could only ask Ink Elder.
"Do you know what’s at stake with the Lianyun Thirteen Thieves incident?” Ink Elder asked with a chuckle.
"Azure Cloud Battle Body,” Chu Yang was taken aback, feeling as if he had come to an understanding.
"The Hundred Great Battle Bodies, things not even a Great Emperor could easily obtain. Do you think others would entrust it to just the ten of you from the Blood Wolf Guard?” Ink Elder explained with a smile.
"I get it now, we’re just the vanguard,” Chu Yang realized. No wonder Captain Feng was so persistent, even if the enemy had set traps, he wasn’t worried.
The Black Water River had a faint smell of blood, dividing the vast Black Water Mountain in two. The dense trees were exceptionally tall, and the soil underfoot was slightly damp.
The group followed the path all the way to the top of Black Water Mountain, strangely not encountering the traps or blockades they had imagined.
There was no wind at the mountain peak, and the air was somehow hot. The smooth journey made the Blood Wolf Guard feel that the opposition must have already fled.
Yet at the top, a group of people in red robes were quietly waiting for them.
On the mountaintop stood a huge furnace with purple-blue flames that roared and crackled.
Above the furnace, a cauldron full of fresh blood was bubbling tumultuously, and the hot vapor, carrying the stench of blood, wafted into the surrounding area along with the sunlight.
Above the blood, two beads were spinning and drifting. One of the beads was green and extremely smooth on the outside.
The other was black with Demonic Qi surging on it.
"Two of the Hundred Great Battle Bodies,” Ink Elder exclaimed from within the ring.
"What two Hundred Great Battle Bodies?” Chu Yang was somewhat puzzled.
"That green bead is the Azure Cloud Battle Body, and the other black bead, if I’m not mistaken, should be the Dark Demon Body, which ranks fifty-first among the Hundred Great Battle Bodies.”
Chu Yang stared intently at the two beads floating in the air.
Next to the furnace, there was an Elder in a red robe, who watched over the furnace alone, occasionally stirring it with his hand.
Standing beside him were also three men in red robes.
"Thirteenth Master, the rats have arrived,” two of the men in red robes said respectfully to the man in the middle.
"Zhanyi, Zhanyi, let’s go meet them,” Thirteenth Master smiled and walked forward.
"You are of the human race, yet you willingly become dogs for Ancient Nether, truly a disgrace to our kind,” Feng Bing said, looking at Thirteenth Master with a look of disgust.
"What’s wrong with Ancient Nether? You people are really funny,” Thirteenth Master said disdainfully. “As long as I have the power, what difference does it make whether it’s evil or light?”
"You were lucky to escape back then, and now you dare to come back to seek death,” Feng Bing’s Spiritual Energy surged as he slowly drew out his great hammer.
"Wasn’t it your Blood Wolf Guard who issued the task to eliminate us, the Lianyun Thirteen Thieves, years ago at the True Martial Holy Sect?” Thirteenth Master asked.
"I’m not clear about the past,” Feng Bing said lightly.
"Daring to act but not to accept, you all deserve to die,” Thirteenth Master’s eyes exuded a light of hatred as he opened three Vein Gates on his body, a formidable aura enveloping the entire place.
"True Vein Realm,” Feng Bing’s expression became grave, remembering that when the other party had fled years ago, he had been only at the pinnacle of the Spirit Vein Realm. Just a few years had passed, and he had reached the True Vein Realm?
His realm seemed somewhat unstable, but indeed, it was the genuine True Vein Realm.
"Are you surprised? Back when I fortunately escaped, the entire country sought me; I was like a rat hiding in the crevices, quietly planning my revenge. Unfortunately, you were too powerful,” Thirteenth Master said through gritted teeth: “In fact, I’ve joined Ancient Nether for only a month. In a month, I became a Martial Artist of the True Vein Realm.
The power of Ancient Nether is beyond your imagination.”
"So what? Even with such powerful strength, we will not become dogs of Ancient Nether. The calamity they brought back then, I believe no human from Yuan Central Continent will forget,” Feng Bing said with a resolute expression, shouting loudly and swinging his great hammer directly at Thirteenth Master.
Although Thirteenth Master was of the True Vein Realm, after all, he only had Zhanyi and Zhaner as his subordinates.
On the side of the Blood Wolf Guard, everyone was a Martial Artist of the Condensing Vein Realm, and among them were Array Masters. With the support of the Formation, outnumbering their opponents, they could still hold on for a while.
Regardless of the intensity of the battle on their side, the Elder in the red robe by the furnace did not pay attention from the beginning to the end.
He just stirred the fresh blood in the pot alone, his eyes fervently fixed on the two beads spinning in mid-air.
"Since you have come, then come out,” the Elder said indifferently.
"You from Ancient Nether really are reckless,” Du Tianyin walked on air, surrounded by dark blue Spiritual Energy, and sneered: “You dare to appear so brazenly.”