Whoosh!
Two streaks of light swiftly streaked across the vast horizon. Their speed was extremely swift, but when they streaked across, they were silent. Clearly, they had purposely suppressed the commotion.
In the blink of an eye, the two streaks of light had streaked across a myriad feet. But a brief moment later, they suddenly stopped and their silhouettes flashed, before they landed on a mountain peak down below and concealed themselves.
Not long after they concealed themselves, an earthquake suddenly resounded in the heavens and earth up ahead. Space fluctuated as hundreds of massive beasts flew by. Their roars were filled with bloodlust.
Hidden in the darkness, Mu Chen and Cai Xiao looked at the groups of beasts flying by and couldn't help shaking their heads. The number of beasts in the Dragon-Phoenix Haven was simply too massive. Although their spiritual intellect was low, they possessed terrifying power due to the Blood Essences of the True Dragon and True Phoenix that were scattered in this space.
The moment they fell into their frenzied encirclement, even if they could escape, it would definitely cause quite a bit of exhaustion. Thus, along the way, if Mu Chen and Cai Xiao encountered a large group of beasts, they would basically avoid them if they could.
"We shouldn't be too far away from the Dragon-Phoenix Pool." Cai Xiao said as she looked around.
Mu Chen nodded his head. That's because he had also sensed an extremely bizarre fluctuation in the distance. That fluctuation was filled with a powerful pressure. Even if he had sensed it from afar, the Spiritual Energy in Mu Chen's body was a little sluggish.
"I wonder which ferocious people have their eyes on this Dragon-Phoenix Pool?"
Mu Chen's gaze flickered.
Right now, they only knew of five Dragon-Phoenix Pools in the Dragon-Phoenix Haven. However, the number of young experts that entered the Dragon-Phoenix Haven was extremely terrifying.
So one could imagine how intense the battle would be for the sake of these five Dragon-Phoenix Pools.
In the end, those that could pass through the layers of obstructions and reach the Dragon-Phoenix Pool would probably be the elites amongst the young experts. At that time, the battle would definitely be extremely intense.
After the group of beasts flew by, Mu Chen and Cai Xiao flew out once again.
Mu Chen and Luo Yunyang flew out once again. In less than half an hour, they had encountered dozens of beast hordes.
Although they tried their best to avoid it, they still encountered some exotic beasts with shocking senses, and had no choice but to take action.
Instead, it affected their traveling speed.
However, this was abnormal.
On the contrary, it made Mu Chen feel more at ease. It seemed like the Dragon-Phoenix Pool that they were looking for should be in this direction. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many exotic beasts here.
It was said that the closer they were to the Dragon-Phoenix Pool, the more powerful the beasts guarding it would be. Hence, they couldn't afford to be careless in the upcoming journey.
Under Mu Chen's cautiousness, the rest of the journey was more daunting than dangerous.
The two of them flashed past a mountain range, and then they appeared on a lone peak.
As they looked forward, their pupils abruptly shrank.
What appeared before their eyes was a collapsed land with deep abysses intertwining on the ground. Judging from the savage appearance, it had clearly experienced a terrifying battle that shook the heavens and earth.
At this moment, there was a majestic mountain standing at the centre of the collapsed land. That mountain towered into the clouds, vaguely giving off a pale colour. Looking at it clearly, only then did they realise that it was actually a mountain of bones!
However, those bones were too massive, so when they were piled together, it had actually formed into a massive mountain of bones!
Ancient light runes could be vaguely seen on the mountain of bones. Those light runes were faintly flapping, as if they possessed some sort of vitality. A terrifying pressure was being emitted from the mountain of bones, causing one's scalp to go numb.
"The Dragon-Phoenix Pool should be on top of that mountain of bones."
Mu Chen looked at the peak of the mountain of bones. It was shrouded in layers of clouds, but clearly, the pressure that was being emitted from there was the densest.
Cai Xiao looked at the collapsed land and the mountain of bones as she faintly said, "Quite a few people have come."
Mu Chen gently nodded his head. He had also sensed quite a bit of Spiritual Energy fluctuations on this vast land. The amount wasn't small. It looked like those that entered the Dragon-Phoenix Haven were truly capable.
"Let's wait and see. The Dragon-Phoenix Pool is just before us, but I'm afraid that it won't be easy to dip a finger in it."
Mu Chen said. He did not lose his rationale because of the Dragon-Phoenix Pool, since he knew that the truly dangerous things were located in the closest place to the treasure.
The Dragon-Phoenix Haven was filled with danger, so it wasn't easy to come here, not to mention obtaining the Dragon-Phoenix Pool.
Cai Xiao wasn't surprised by Mu Chen's indifference. After a few days of interaction, she already understood that this youth possessed a mentality and determination that far exceeded an ordinary person.
But clearly, not everyone possessed the mentality to remain unmoved in the face of such a treasure.
Not long after Mu Chen and Cai Xiao appeared here, silhouettes appeared in the sky of the distant mountain range. Every single one of those silhouettes had powerful Spiritual Energy fluctuations fluctuating around them.
At this moment, those that could charge through the obstruction of the Exotic Beast horde and reach the Dragon-Phoenix Pool couldn't be mediocre.
That batch of silhouettes was roughly a hundred people. They clearly knew that the mountain of bones before them was filled with danger, so they did not recklessly charge in. Instead, they had formed a consensus and charged in together. This way, even if they encountered danger, they would be able to work together to deal with it.
Rustle!
A hundred streaks of light swiftly streaked across, before they scattered out and flew towards the mountain of bones.
Mu Chen quietly looked at this scene. Shortly after, his eyes faintly narrowed as he heard a sharp shriek suddenly resounding from the white bone mountain peak, emitting hot air.
Roar!
The instant that sharp roar rang out, the white bone mountain seemed to violently tremble. In the next instant, the white bone mountain trembled, before cracks started to appear on it. From within those cracks, a white figure rushed out in all directions.
The dozen young experts were the fastest to charge in, so they were instantly surrounded by over a hundred white figures as the sharp claws tore through space.
However, their reactions weren't slow as they immediately surged their Spiritual Energy, forming into many defences.
Psssss!
However, those defences weren't able to protect their lives as they had expected. The claws that were covered in black scales instantly tore through the layers of Spiritual Energy defences, before mercilessly streaking across. Instantly, fresh blood splattered as the dozen young experts weren't even able to let out a shriek before they were dismembered.
"Argh!"
Miserable shrieks rang out from another direction as the hundred young experts frantically retreated with fear on their faces. In just a few breaths' time, nearly half of them had already been dismembered.
"What terrifying exotic beasts."
Mu Chen's expression was grave as he watched this scene. Spiritual light flickered in his eyes as he clearly saw those white figures. They were clearly pale ape-shaped beasts. Their bodies were roughly a few feet in size and their claws were black in colour. The black colour was formed from a layer of dense black scales. Under the illumination of the sunlight, it reflected a chilling light that made one's heart palpitate.
Furthermore, there was a pair of bone wings on their backs, bestowing them with astonishing speed.
"The Blood Essences of the True Dragon and Phoenix have really messed up this space."
Cai Xiao gently curled her lips. In the beginning, there wasn't anything special about this space. But because of the True Dragon and Phoenix's deaths, along with some unique conditions, it gave birth to these beasts that didn't have high intellect, but possessed astonishing strength.
Mu Chen nodded his head. Individually, the strength of those white apes might only be at First Grade or Second Grade Sovereign Realm. However, there were simply too many of them. The way they leapt out from every direction was enough to make one's scalp go numb.
Furthermore …
Mu Chen shot a look at the White Bones Mountain Peak. In the depths of the mountain, he could sense several even more berserk fluctuations.
This White Bones Mountain wasn't easy to ascend.
Up in the sky, the stench of blood hovered. After killing the intruders, the white apes did not chase after them. Instead, they hovered around the White Bones Mountain. Their numbers seemed to have covered the entire White Bones Mountain.
Those young experts that fled had pale faces. They were still panicking and their eyes were filled with fear. That scene from before must have given them quite a bit of a mental blow.
In this region, the other young experts that had been watching from the side had their faces changed. For a moment, no one dared to make a move as their eyes were filled with fear.
However, the silence did not last for long. Everyone knew that as time passed, there would be more people rushing over. At that time, the chances of them obtaining the Dragon-Phoenix Pool would also decrease.
"Everyone, it's not a solution to continue waiting. Although those white apes are powerful, they will definitely not be able to obstruct us if we make a move together."
Finally, there was a sharp person that spoke out. His robust voice was enveloped by Spiritual Energy as it resounded in this region.
"Alright, let's make a move together!"
That voice had also attracted the agreement of many people. After all, they couldn't drag this on any longer. If all of them were to join hands, they should be able to break through the obstruction of those white apes.
Boom!
Boom!
Powerful Spiritual Energies soared into the sky as light figures slowly floated up from the distant mountain range. The amount of light figures was rather astonishing.
"Let us make a move as well."
When Mu Chen saw this scene, he smiled. He had waited for a long time for those experts to make a move. With their help, he would be able to break the formation of the white apes and ascend the White Bones Mountain.
"You're not the only one that wants to be the fisherman." Cai Xiao said with a sweet smile.
With so many experts here, there were clearly some truly powerful figures that were hiding. But from the start, not a single one of them showed themselves. Clearly, they had the same thoughts as Mu Chen.
"Then, let's see who's hiding deeper."
Mu Chen smiled as his eyes were filled with fighting intent. No matter what, he was determined to obtain the Dragon-Phoenix Pool.
(To be continued …)
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