In an ancient mountain hundreds of miles away from Desolate Border City, there were ancient trees and vines that were as thick as pythons hanging down. Countless ferocious beasts and insects were lurking in the dense ancient trees.
A giant black wolf bared its fangs like swords. There was a hint of madness in its eyes as it tore a piece of Black Bear's flesh in its mouth. This was its spoil of war.
Crack!
At this moment, in the Void above the ancient forest, there was a tearing sound from the Space Tomb. Then, a green figure stepped out from the Hollowness World. It was Xiao Chen, followed by a golden figure.
Without paying attention to the Black Wolf that was already paralyzed with fear, Xiao Chen looked at the huge city in the distance. Without hesitation, he sat on the Pegasus and flew towards Desolate Border City. Although the little Pegasus was not weak, it could not keep up with Xiao Chen's improvement in strength.
Moreover, when a Martial Artist entered the Venerable Realm, they could travel in the Hollowness World. This made the speed of the little Pegasus even more insignificant.
However, Xiao Chen knew that when the little Pegasus advanced to the level of a Four-Star Sky Stepping Horse, it would have the power of the Hollowness World. Even in the Hollowness World, the Pegasus would be able to display its extraordinary talent.
Soon, the Pegasus arrived at the gate of Desolate Border City. At this moment, Xiao Chen had enough strength to deal with the danger. He did not care about the strange looks of the surrounding Martial Artists. After entering the city, he went straight in the direction of the Sacred Tower of Flame.
"You're fine!"
When Xiao Chen's figure appeared in the Ancestral Court of the Human Race, there was an exclamation.
It was a Martial Artist in the Great Perfection Realm of the Human Race who went to the Green Wolf Secret Territory with Xiao Chen. At this moment, when he saw Xiao Chen appear in the Ancestral Court, his eyes were filled with shock.
Back in the Green Wolf Secret Territory, the Blood Moon Wolf Ancestor had detonated the Secret Territory. The destruction of the Secret Territory had caused a space storm that could destroy heaven and earth. There was even a Martial Artist who could not escape in time and was sucked into the space storm. His entire body turned into a cloud of blood mist and disappeared from the world. Even if it was him, if not for Venerable Ming He's timely rescue, he would have completely disappeared from the Hollowness World.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen was even closer to the center of the spatial storm than they were. Back then, when the group of cultivators used the Void Warship to charge out of the destroyed secret realm, they discovered that Xiao Chen had not appeared. They all thought that he had met with some mishap. No matter how talented Xiao Chen was and how heaven-defying his combat prowess was, in the face of absolute destruction, Xiao Chen's strength could not shake off the crisis.
Moreover, the Great Elder of the Ancestral Court and Elder Mo did not give up. They wandered around the destroyed Secret Territory for a whole day until the entire Secret Territory disappeared from the world. However, they did not find the slightest trace of Xiao Chen's aura.
"On that day when the Secret Territory was destroyed, I was lucky enough to break through the spatial turbulence and enter the Hollowness World. However, the space storm caused by the destruction of the Secret Territory was too intense. I could not control my body at all and could only drift with the flow. Fortunately, the luck of the race favored me and I did not get lost in the Hollowness World."
After exchanging greetings with these Venerables, Xiao Chen told them about his experience. This Human Race Venerable was a hidden expert of the Ancestral Court of the Human Race in the Desolate Border Territory. His name was Venerable Yufeng. Moreover, he was less than a thousand years old and was very likely to advance to the Seventh Heaven of the Heavenly Building Realm. His status in the Ancestral Court was also very high.
However, he did not manage things. In the past, apart from cultivating in seclusion, he would deal with some hidden affairs in the Desolate Border Territory. Therefore, he rarely revealed his identity to the outside world. Not only him, but even the three Venerables that day were all hidden experts of the Ancestral Court. After all, even if the Ancestral Court of the Human Race was in dire straits, it still had a foundation.
"It's good that you are back. It's a pity that the old wolf demon escaped!"
Venerable Yufeng did not doubt Xiao Chen's explanation. Instead, he constantly praised Xiao Chen's good luck.
"Xiao Chen of the Ancient Yuan Tribe greets the Great Elder of the Ancestral Court, Venerable Minghe!" Xiao Chen of the Ancient Yuan Tribe met the Great Elder of the Ancestral Court in the same ancient hall.
"Good, good, good!
It's good that you are back! "
Venerable Minghe's words about Xiao Chen's return were also very calm, but it made Xiao Chen feel a sense of relief. Furthermore, he did not ask how Xiao Chen had returned.
Not long after Xiao Chen entered the hall, Venerable Shi and Venerable Mo entered the hall. When they saw that Xiao Chen was wearing a suit of green armor and that there was no trace of injury on his body, they could not help but sigh in relief.
"Greetings, Venerable Shi and Venerable Mo!" Xiao Chen immediately bowed again.
"It's good that you are fine!"
The same simple words came out of Venerable Mo's mouth. At the moment, Venerable Mo had regained his old appearance. Not only that, but he seemed even older than when Xiao Chen had first seen him. His silver hair was dry and lusterless, his skin was withered and cracked, and his aura was even weaker.
Clearly, burning his Blood Qi to increase his combat strength had once again consumed a large amount of his life force. Venerable Mo might have been able to hold on for a few decades before the great battle, but the old man in front of Xiao Chen now had at most 10 years left to live.
This was because the battle had ended in a hurry after the Blood Rain Wolf Ancestor had detonated the secret realm. If the battle had been in a stalemate and the wolf demon had failed to take down Venerable Mo for a long time, just burning the remaining Blood Qi in his body would have completely consumed Venerable Mo's life force.
"Venerable Mo, your body!"
"Haha, I won't die. I know my body well. It's just a broken body, but I can still hold on until the great battle of the Border River in a few years. To be able to fight to the death against the foreign races is not a waste of my life!" Venerable Mo was very optimistic about his own body.
"Unfortunately, even after giving it my all this time, I still couldn't take down that old wolf demon. He actually escaped. Although he won't come out to stir up trouble in the short term, as long as the wolf demon is not eliminated, he will always be a great threat to the human race in the Desolate Border Region."
"Great Elder, Xiao Chen has another matter to report!"
As he spoke, a piece of blood-colored flesh appeared in Xiao Chen's hand, exuding a strong demonic aura. It was the remains of the Blood Moon Wolf Ancestor's body after Xiao Chen had smashed it into pieces.
"The Blood Moon Wolf Ancestor is already dead. He will no longer cause any harm to the Desolate Border Region!"
"What!"
Xiao Chen's words immediately shocked the three people in the hall. They all looked at Xiao Chen, or more accurately, at the piece of flesh in Xiao Chen's hand that exuded a strong demonic aura.
Then the piece of flesh was taken by Venerable Mo. Although the demonic aura was strong, this piece of flesh had already lost its vitality. Obviously, the owner of the flesh had died.
"On that day, the wolf demon exploded the secret realm space, wanting to escape the secret realm with the help of the World Tree Technique. He intended to make a comeback. As the person he hated the most, Xiao Chen certainly didn't want to let him go when he escaped, so he wanted to kill Xiao Chen. But coincidentally, the World Tree Divine Tree had already recovered its spiritual consciousness and rushed into the endless space storm. It even forced out the flesh of the Blood Moon Wolf Ancestor that had merged with the World Tree in one fell swoop. I just took the opportunity when it was trapped in the space storm to sneak attack and kill it!"
At this moment, the piece of flesh full of demonic aura had already been examined by the three people. After listening to Xiao Chen's words, although the three people had doubts in their hearts, the piece of flesh in their hands with the residual aura of the Blood Moon Wolf Ancestor could not be faked.
This was because this piece of flesh still had a trace of aura that belonged to Xiao Chen. It was left behind when Xiao Chen killed the wolf demon. However, it was not a sneak attack like he said, but under the suppression of the Seal of Mountains and Rivers, he was killed without being able to fight back.
After a long time, Venerable Ming He and the other two people recovered from the shock and looked straight at Xiao Chen. On that day, when the secret realm was destroyed and Xiao Chen's life and death were unknown, the one who blamed himself the most was Venerable Mo. When he saw Xiao Chen's combat strength, he slaughtered warriors of the same level as if he was cutting melons and vegetables. Moreover, his bone age was so young, not even a fraction of his own age. With such talent, not to mention in the Desolate Border Region, even in the entire Eastern Wasteland, even the direct descendants of the Supreme King's Clans or even the Bloodline Aristocratic Families would have such strength.
In their barren Desolate Border Region, such a peerlessly talented warrior had appeared, but he had not protected him. This made the old man feel extremely angry.
Since ancient times, it had been said that the human race's luck was very uneven in the human world. In some areas where martial arts were flourishing and tribes were strong, the human race's luck was extremely prosperous. On the other hand, the more barren a place was in terms of martial arts, the less the human race's luck was. This represented the number of humans in a region.
In a place like the Desolate Border Region, it was easy to imagine how much luck the human race had. Of course, luck was not unchanging. If a powerful warrior was born in a certain region, or even a supreme king, the luck would return to that region. In Venerable Mo's eyes, Xiao Chen was the hope for the Desolate Border Region to gather luck once again.
Xiao Chen had returned unscathed. This was a great fortune!
Following that, Elder Shi, Elder Mo, and Prime Venerate Ming He exchanged glances. Then, Prime Venerate Ming He said, "No matter what, Xiao Chen's contributions in killing the Blood Moon Wolf Demonic Beast cannot go unnoticed. You have made a great contribution to our Desolate Border Region.
"Previously, because you found the hiding place of the Bloodmoon Wolf Ancestor, I allowed you to enter the Ancestral Treasury and choose a treasure. I did not expect that the Bloodmoon Wolf Ancestor, who had brought chaos to the Desolate Border Region, would also die in your hands. The Ancestral Court will not erase this contribution. I will allow you to enter the Ancestral Court Treasury and choose three treasures!"
What!
"Three treasures!"
Xiao Chen did not expect that Venerable Ming He would allow him to choose three treasures from the Ancestral Court Treasury. This was a pleasant surprise. In the Ancestral Court Treasury, there were countless treasures that had been accumulated for countless years. Originally, Xiao Chen felt conflicted because he could only choose one treasure. He did not expect that because he had killed the Bloodmoon Wolf Ancestor, he would have the opportunity to choose two treasures.
Soon, Xiao Chen followed Venerable Shi to the Human Clan Treasury inside the Ancestral Court.
"Venerable Mo, do you think that the Bloodmoon Wolf Ancestor was really killed by this little guy?" Venerable Ming He asked Venerable Mo as he watched Xiao Chen's figure disappear in the hall.
"What does it matter? The Bloodmoon Wolf Ancestor is dead!"
Venerable Ming He was stunned by Venerable Mo's answer. Then he waved his hand and said with a smile, "Yes, he is dead anyway!"