On a geography book, there was a red line drawn in thick ink that was particularly eye-catching, as if it was pierced by needles.
Ye Chen could not help but let out a sigh. With his intelligence, he only needed to think a little to understand the general situation. The person who wrote this was definitely the emissary of the Snow Domain.
The glacier was connected to the ancient world. They had spread this terrifying rumour to make people not dare to go near it. As for the so called evil demons, they were naturally humans of the ancient world that looked like the twelve emissaries of the Snow Domain.
And the twelve emissaries of the Snow Domain, in order to prevent people from being confused, had purposely made up a story about the evil demons being able to change their appearances. This way, no one would be able to taint their sacred and pure veil.
"So wretched …" Ye Chen muttered in a low voice. From the geography book, it was said that the glacier was located on a high plateau. The temperature there was the coldest place in the Snow Domain. And in the deep valleys where the Four Great Empires were located, there was a natural barrier created by the twelve emissaries of the Snow Domain. This caused the biting cold wind to be filtered out and the temperature to be maintained at a moderate level.
Therefore, it was able to nurture life.
It was also able to nurture their "slaves".
Ye Chen could not help but let out a sigh. He gently placed the book back on the shelf, then turned around and walked out.
"It really is not safe here …" Ye Chen walked out of the library. The strong sunlight above his head shone down, giving him a warm and cold feeling. "With Kabatz's speed, the inn should have already been surrounded. Perhaps, the army in the city is already searching here. I am just a fake emissary of the Snow Domain, but before I can even pretend to be anything, I will be destroyed."
There was an indescribable regret in his voice. With a flick of his finger, he casually threw an inconspicuous black button-like object at the entrance of the library. Then, his body quickly disappeared from the view of the owner of the library. When no one was paying attention, he flashed into a hidden little alley. His palm opened up and entered the rune space. Then, he shrunk the space to the size of a pinhole.
Returning to the sofa of the rune flying ship, Ye Chen grabbed with his hand and took out a scrolled LCD screen from the space ring he carried with him. He laid it flat on the alloy table.
"Video received, data transmission …"
"Data transmission confirmed …"
As the electronic signal was received, the image of the outside of the library immediately appeared on the scroll LCD screen. It could be viewed from multiple angles.
The black button-like object that Ye Chen had thrown down when he left was actually the "cat's eye" of the receiver. Within 200 feet of the cat's eye, it could be adjusted and seen from any angle.
Ye Chen leaned back on the sofa with an unruly smile on his face. With a flick of his finger, the alloy fridge beside him opened automatically, and a bottle of cold beer flew out. The bottle cap opened automatically and landed in Ye Chen's hand.
As for the fallen beer cap, it was crushed into a distorted shape by the pressure of the air. Then, it was fragmented from the root, shattering bit by bit. It completely turned into the most primitive metal element that permeated the air.
Ye Chen drank his beer while looking at the scroll's LCD screen.
…
Wushuang City, at the entrance of an inn.
Tuk tuk tuk — —
The pedestrians on the street only heard a series of fragmented and crisp hoofbeats. They couldn't help but look back and see that at the end of the street behind them, a group of soldiers in loose white robes rushed out from the corner. They held spiral-shaped spears in their hands and rode on blood-red, qilin-like ferocious beasts. Their bell-like eyes flashed with a ruthless luster as they stepped forward like demons from hell. All the pedestrians exclaimed in shock and stepped back to make way for them.
— — It was the Blood Scale Army!
— — What had happened that actually alarmed them?
Everyone subconsciously and silently retreated to the sides of the street. They lowered their heads and thought to each other tacitly.
At this moment, this army that was covered in thick killing intent was galloping over like a hurricane. The leader of this army stopped at the entrance of the inn. His face was as cold as a rock, and his sharp eyes flashed with a bright light. His hand suddenly pulled on the iron chain-like reins. The rope was extremely tough, and it pulled the Bloodscale Beast under him. It raised its front hooves and stomped a few times in the air before it landed heavily on the ground.
There were already two broken pits on the hard street under their feet.
These Bloodscale Beasts were emitting a strong, flame-like aura. The dazzling light shone on the cloak of their leader. He slightly raised his proud chin and looked down at the fat owner of the inn, who was trembling as he walked out of the inn with disdain and indifference.
At this moment, the fat on the owner's body was trembling, and his clothes were drenched with sweat and oil. He nodded and bowed respectfully as he walked to the front of the Bloodscale Beast. The light above was blocked by this huge monster, and only its ferocious white fangs could be seen in the shadows, emitting a chilling aura.
His whole body was tense and his heart was beating wildly. He held his breath and forced a flattering smile on his face. "I don't know what sir has come here for. As long as this little one can help, I will definitely do it!"
The leader looked at him coldly. His sharp gaze made the owner feel as if his body had been pierced through. "Where did the black-robed man who lived in your inn go?"
The boss was startled for a moment as Kabatz's figure flashed in his mind. He seemed to have thought of something as he hurriedly said, "Sir, that person asked for a map from me and left along this street. I don't know where he went."
"They want the map …" The leader's expression changed slightly. He stared at the fat boss with his sharp eyes, causing the fat boss to tremble. He snorted coldly, shook the reins in his hand, and shouted, "Follow me to the library!"
Everyone behind him pulled on the reins and let the blood-scaled beasts under them move out of the way.
The leader rode his blood-scaled beast and charged forward. The people on both sides closed in like a tide and chased after him. It was like a sea of blood that swept through the long street.
… …
Peerless City, at the entrance of the library.
When the leader of the Blood-Scaled Army arrived at the entrance, he pulled on the blood-scaled beast he was riding. The people around him respectfully retreated to the side of the road. He became the most eye-catching person present.
"I don't sense his aura."
The leader didn't even look at the trembling owner who respectfully bowed as he ran out of the library. He only frowned. Under the bright light, his expression was somewhat gloomy. "As expected, we were a step too late. This demon from another race must have obtained the knowledge he wanted from the library. He also knew that we were coming to capture him. This time, it will be difficult to deal with him."
"According to Kabatz, this person has the ability to open the 'Divine Realm'. This ability is as abnormal as the Snow Region Emissary. This demon from the outside world is indeed extraordinary. If he directly enters the Divine Realm and doesn't come out, I'm afraid no one will be able to find him."
He frowned and was silent for a while. Then, he pulled on the reins and said in a low voice, "Return to the City Lord's Mansion."
Then, like a flood of blood, they swept away and left the street.
The owner of the library watched their backs as they left. He let out a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.
… …
Peerless City, in a small alley.
When Ye Chen saw this scene, the corners of his mouth curved into a smile. "As expected, you can know a person for a long time without understanding their true nature. Unfortunately … I've never trusted others."
He put away the scroll and the LCD screen, quickly changed into a set of clothes, and found a large amount of makeup paint and some high-quality imitation leather from the rune space. He dressed himself up, and his appearance immediately became exactly the same as the people of Snow Country.
"This Snow Region Emissary really knows how to talk nonsense. He actually called something like a spatial ring the Divine Realm … How laughable!
This person's strength seems to be at the level of a Gold Medal Hunter. He's between the Epoch Realm and the Virtual Sky World. It's hard to tell. He's probably going to go back and make an announcement. Unfortunately, the advanced technology of the ancient world is something you can't imagine … "
He opened the rune space and directly appeared in the small alley. Then, he walked out leisurely and swaggered out of the alley, pretending to fasten his belt. The people around him showed disgusted expressions and moved away from him.
Ye Chen didn't think much of it and walked straight out of the city.
After crossing the solid wooden bridge over the moat outside the city gate, Ye Chen came to a secluded place where he took off his disguise and summoned the Moon Demon Wolf. According to the map he memorized from the library, he galloped into the distance.
"The country that Peerless City belongs to is called Loonteviss. There are a total of thirteen cities and thirty-eight towns in Loonteviss. Outside the territory of this country, there are a few dangerous places that are rarely visited by humans. They are Dragon Abyss Swamp, Bloodthirsty Forest, and Sand Lion Plains."
"These three places basically all have snow beasts of the Virtual Sky World, especially the Sand Lion Plain. The Sand Lions there are the most terrifying, and the most terrifying one is the overlord of the Sand Lion Plain, the Sand Lion King. It's said that even snow slaves don't dare to provoke it. However, the Sand Lion King usually doesn't expand its territory or attack the people of Snow Country."
"The power of the Wind Origin Law I'm currently using should be comparable to a Gold Medal Hunter's power. It's probably enough to deal with people in the fifth rank of the Virtual Sky World. If I encounter a monster like the one on the ice cliff, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive."
Ye Chen sat on the Moon Demon Wolf's head. After a moment of contemplation, he decided to leave this place first. Otherwise, if he bumped into the silver-hooded woman on the ice cliff again, he would definitely die.
… …
Snow Region, Divine Mountain.
The most majestic Divine Mountain in the Snow Region was located at the center of the four great empires' territories. The location of the glacier was at the very edge of the Longtevis Empire in the north. If Ye Chen hadn't accidentally slipped and fell into the ice cliff, he probably would've had to walk a long distance in that icy plain where even Virtual Sky World cultivators didn't dare to stay for long before he found the entrance to the Longtevis Empire. Then, he would've had to walk a long distance along the winding path of the Longtevis Empire to reach the Divine Mountain.
The Divine Mountain was nine thousand kilometers tall.
With the Divine Mountain as the center, the area around it spanned a hundred thousand kilometers was covered in snow all year round. The thick snow buried the soil deeply.
The temperature here was even colder than the glacier.
On the summit of the Divine Mountain, there was no wind or snow at all. However, all the trees, flowers, and plants seemed to be carved out of ice crystals. There wasn't the slightest bit of green. Everything in sight was pure white like silver, including several magnificent buildings and pavilions.
(To be continued.
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