On the dusky and desolate land, huge ravines crisscrossed. Those sinister scars caused the entire region to look a little ghastly.
An oppressive and chilling aura pervaded every corner of this region.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a loud and clear whooshing sound rang out, shattering the chilling loneliness. In the distance, the dusky air was torn apart, and an army of roughly a few thousand people was flying at a low speed.
That army was donned in black armour. As they moved, the Spiritual Energy around them seemed to be one. As they breathed, they emitted chilling battle intent. That blazing battle intent had dispelled quite a bit of the chilling aura in this region.
At the forefront of that army, two figures were moving at a steady pace. They were Mu Chen and Jiu You.
"The ruins marked on the map given to us by the Domain Lord should be in the northwest direction. We should be able to reach it in half a day." Jiu You's beautiful eyes swept around, before she turned her head and smiled at Mu Chen beside her.
"Although we haven't seen the ruins, I reckon that it should be a Grade 3 Ruin."
"Grade 3 Ruin?" Mu Chen was slightly startled.
"This is the evaluation of the ruins in the past Hunting Wars. Aside from some small ruins that couldn't reach the evaluation, they are roughly divided into 3 grades. Grade 3 is the lowest, and Grade 1 is the highest."
Jiu You explained, "Above Grade 1 Ruins are the so-called Earth Supreme Treasures. However, those treasures are basically located in the depths of the Fallen Battlefield. Furthermore, they are protected by the Fallen Battlefield's formations. Not only are they hidden extremely well, even if we find them, it would be extremely troublesome to open them."
"The ruins we're rushing to should be a Grade 3 Ruin. Haha, it's not high, nor is it low. It's worth us making a move."
Mu Chen nodded and said, "Will there be others eyeing that Grade 3 Ruin?"
Jiu You frowned and said, "There should be. Every time the Fallen Battlefield opens, the terrain will undergo huge changes due to the Spiritual Energy storms. Therefore, the previous maps are useless. The map in our hands is extremely rough, and the area is also extremely small. This means that the ruins marked on the map aren't too deep into the Fallen Battlefield. Since that's the case, we can't rule out the possibility of others discovering it."
"Our only advantage is that we can take advantage of this opportunity and see if we can reach the Grade 3 Ruin first. Then, we can refine the Fallen Origin Pellets and quickly leave."
Hearing that, Mu Chen shrugged his shoulders. It looked like there was nothing more to say. Let's first prepare for the battle. There were too many people entering the Fallen Battlefield. He didn't believe that there wouldn't be some extremely lucky fellows who would be able to find the ruins first.
Mu Chen tapped the air with the tip of his foot and suddenly sped up. Behind him, the Jiu You Guard also sped up. They turned into countless streaks of light that covered the sky and covered the earth as they swept across the low-altitude sky and closely followed.
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When Mu Chen and the rest started to head towards the ruins that were marked on the map, they finally sensed the curtains of the Hunting War being pulled open. In just half a day of travelling, they had encountered nearly ten-odd groups of people from different forces. It was so much so that there were even some groups that had started to slaughter each other due to some grudges before they even found the ruins. The violent Spiritual Energy shock waves caused the earth to tremble.
The scale of Mu Chen's group wasn't small. Thus, they naturally attracted many cautious and fearful gazes. But overall, they didn't encounter many obstructions along the way.
After all, the sharp Battle Will that was being emitted from the Jiu You Guard made many people understand that this wasn't a motley crew that could be casually nurtured by ordinary forces.
In the Northern Region, if one wanted to nurture a powerful army, they would require a massive amount of resources. Looking at the stance of the Jiu You Guard, they knew that it wasn't something that could be nurtured by some unranked forces. Thus, no one dared to try and stop them. It was so much so that they didn't even have the intention to follow them from afar. Those that could enter the Fallen Battlefield weren't fools, so they naturally knew how taboo it was to randomly follow them.
Without any obstructions along the way, after half a day, the speed of Mu Chen's group finally started to gradually slow down.
This region was extremely desolate, with a faint black colour on the ground, causing the oppressive atmosphere in this region to become even denser. Furthermore, after entering this region, Mu Chen could clearly sense that the chill in this region seemed to be even denser.
"We should be arriving soon." Jiu You and Mu Chen exchanged a look. Soon after, they made a hand signal. Immediately, the speed of the Jiu You Guard slowed down as they swept their sharp gazes across the land.
Mu Chen's and Jiu You's figures moved and they rushed to the top of a lone peak. Their field of vision suddenly widened, and what appeared in front of them was a black swamp. The air above the swamp was filled with a chilling chill. In the depths of the mist, they seemed to be able to see the silhouettes of numerous large black palaces. Faintly, dense jet-black Qi seemed to be continuously being emitted from those black palaces. In the end, it gathered together and formed numerous jet-black vortexes in the air above the palaces.
"That jet-black Qi is the Fallen Origin Energy. We can use it to refine Fallen Origin Pills!"
Looking at those jet-black vortexes, Jiu You's beautiful eyes lit up. She chuckled and said, "Looking at the density of the Fallen Origin Energy, we should be able to refine a hundred Fallen Origin Pills. This can barely be considered as a grade 3 ruin."
Mu Chen was also a little curious as he looked at the pitch-black vortexes. The vortexes seemed to be filled with boundless Spiritual Energy. However, this Spiritual Energy appeared to be exceptionally dark and cold. That's because …
That's because it was a unique energy that was formed from the will of death of countless experts that had fallen in this world. It was also a necessary item to refine Fallen Origin Pills.
Retracting his gaze, Mu Chen gently waved his hand and took the lead to descend the lone peak. Behind him, the Jiu You Guard also descended like a tidal wave and steadily landed outside the swamp.
However, just when Mu Chen appeared outside the swamp and was about to take action, his and Jiu You's expressions suddenly changed. They slightly narrowed their eyes as a dangerous glint flashed across their eyes.
That's because, at this moment, they had sensed that quite a few Spiritual Energy fluctuations had suddenly appeared in this region. Furthermore, their targets were all heading towards this place.
Clearly, just as Mu Chen had expected, this grade 3 ruin had also been discovered by some other people.
"Looks like this ruin isn't that easy to obtain." Mu Chen shrugged his shoulders towards Jiu You.
"Hmph, I'd like to see who has the guts to snatch food from my Jiu You Palace." Jiu You coldly snorted. Her cold and elegant face was filled with chilliness. Clearly, she was somewhat angry.
Mu Chen smiled. He was not in a rush and quietly stood there. He had no intention of taking action to snatch the Fallen Origin Aura. That's because refining Fallen Origin Pills required some time. If he did not get rid of the external disturbances, the refining process would be rather troublesome.
Behind the two of them, the Jiu You Guard clearly knew that someone had come to disturb them. Immediately, an ominous glint gathered in the eyes of the numerous Jiu You warriors.
Rustle!
Rustle!
The wait of Mu Chen's group only lasted for a few minutes, before it was abruptly disrupted by the whizzing of wind that resounded in this region. Raising his head, Mu Chen saw a large group of light figures shooting over from the distance, before landing on the surrounding lone peaks.
Those people clearly came from different forces. From a rough look, they weren't small. Furthermore, there were also relatively powerful Spiritual Energy fluctuations coming from them that couldn't be underestimated.
However, Mu Chen only glanced at it with a calm expression. His handsome face was as calm as an ancient well.
"Haha, looks like our luck is pretty good. We've found a grade 3 ruin the moment we arrived!"
"Looks like someone has already arrived …"
"What a powerful army … they seem to be from the Great Heaven Domain's Jiu You Palace?!"
"How unlucky, we've encountered a tough opponent."
"… …"
When those people appeared in this region, they had also noticed the Jiu You Guard outside the swamp. Amongst those people, there were some with extraordinary eyesight, since they had instantly recognised the origin of Mu Chen's group. Instantly, many people's faces changed. After all, the prestige of a peak force like the Great Heaven Domain was rather strong in the eyes of many forces.
If they were in the Northern Region, they definitely wouldn't dare to take the initiative to invade. But the Fallen Battlefield was too chaotic, so the prestige of a peak force had weakened by quite a bit. Therefore, although those people had fear on their faces, their gazes were flickering.
Mu Chen indifferently looked at those people as his faint voice, which was wrapped in Spiritual Energy, resounded, "I am Mu Chen of the Great Heaven Domain. This ruin was found by my Great Heaven Domain first. I hope that everyone will give me some face and not interfere."
"Mu Chen?
He's the Mu Chen that's ranked 3rd on the Dragon-Phoenix Record?! "
"Oh?
The super dark horse that shone brilliantly in the Dragon-Phoenix Haven, Mu Chen? "
"…"
When Mu Chen's name was spread out, it immediately attracted a wave. Clearly, this name had caused some waves in the Northern Region during this period of time.
Some people exchanged a look and had thoughts of retreating. After all, the reputation of the Great Heaven Domain and Mu Chen had made them understand that it wouldn't be easy for them to snatch food from the tiger's mouth with the powerful troops of the Jiu You Palace.
When Mu Chen saw the intention to retreat in the eyes of those people, his expression loosened up. But just when he thought that he could get rid of the trouble before him without a drop of blood on his blade, a burst of laughter that was filled with nefarious mockery resounded from the horizon like a thunderclap.
"Haha, you're just a brat, and you dare to speak such nonsense?
Isn't the Great Heaven Domain formidable?
We still don't know if we can survive this Hunting War. Don't act like a tiger. Others might be afraid of you, but my Dragon Serpent Sect isn't! "
When the laughter resounded, whizzing sounds of wind resounded from the distant sky as streaks of light whistled over and landed on this land.
Mu Chen raised his head and looked at the streaks of light that were whistling over. His face slowly sank.
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