The Great Ruler - Chapter 1020

Chapter 1020

Chapter 1020: The Sirius Clan

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

As the death-gas lingered around the land, not even spiritual energy could banish the chilliness in the air . This was a serious problem, because if the death-gas got into one's body, the spiritual energy would gradually become contaminated .

Mu Chen and the rest stood on top of a mountain peak just outside the Myriad Beasts Tomb . Mu Chen looked at the lingering death-gas, and then at the huge tomb shadow suspended in midair . His expression slowly turned solemn .

The Myriad Beasts Tomb struck fear into him .

"No wonder it is the most well-known dangerous spot in the Land of the Divine Beasts," exclaimed Mu Chen .

Han Shan nodded . "More than one Sovereign Divine Beast perished in this tomb . " The Sovereign Divine Beasts were the top-notch beings among the entire Divine Beasts species . Their strength was comparable to a Heavenly Sovereign's, but they had still perished in this tomb .

When they died, they would exude a tremendous amount of death-gas if their burial places were not appropriately protected . The greater their strength was before they died, the more death-gas they would exude . The biggest reason this Myriad Beasts Tomb was overwhelmed by death-gas was probably due to these perished Sovereign Divine Beasts .

"It's about time . Let's go in . " Han Shan observed the sky and flung his sleeves . A few white glowing lights flitted towards the four of them . They received the lights, which turned into white flame that settled on their shoulders . As the white flame was burning, it transformed into a light source that enveloped each of them .

Encompassed by the light, they felt their bodies gradually become warm . The ever-present death-gas was neutralized by that glowing light . This white flame was apparently stronger than the ones Han Shan had used previously when he was traveling .

"This is the Death Expelling Flame for chasing away the death-gas and detecting the beast spirits that were contaminated by the death-gas . However, it cannot last for long, so we need to add some ingredients occasionally to keep it burning . All the ingredients have been given to you previously . " Han Shan smiled . On his shoulder, a white glowing flame arose . He flicked a white leaf into the fire, and it burned up immediately . Subsequently, the flame burned even more brightly .

Everyone nodded in acknowledgment .

"Let's go then . " All the preparations were done, and Han Shan did not give any further instructions . He let out a yell and charged out first . The light figure flitted towards the grayish death-gas looming on the land far away .

Mu Chen and the rest followed behind immediately .

As the group got closer to their destination, Mu Chen could feel that the land contaminated by the death-gas was getting colder and colder . The ground below them was black as though it were covered by decomposed soil .

"We're entering!" Han Shan reminded everyone from the front . The group suddenly felt the temperature drop . Even though they had the Death Expelling Flames on their shoulders, the contamination of the death-gas still made them shudder .

The death-gas around them was getting thicker, and their vision clouded . As the contamination became severe, Mu Chen felt his senses from the spiritual energy were suppressed, and he could not sense anything that was far ahead of him .

The mountains around them gradually turned into clouds of gray and white . There was no greenery, and the entire place looked like a death zone .

Roar!

A lifeless, deadly creature seemed to be groaning coldly from afar .

Shua! Shua!

The group carefully shuttled through the gaps between the mountains . Their bodies were tense, and they vigilantly observed their surroundings .

Ha! Han Shan stopped suddenly in front . He jumped atop a white and grayish tree like a ninja and stared hard ahead . A few shadows exuding chilly death-gas were floating around in the air .

"Are they beast spirits?" Mu Chen lifted his head . The shadows were grayish-white with blank-looking eyes . There were no signs of intelligence, and they looked different from one another . Some of them were in a half-human and half-beast state . However, all of them exuded strong death-gas without fail . The amount of death-gas might cause immediate death for any Grade Five Sovereign and below .

"Let's settle this fast . Break their skulls . Otherwise, they will keep clinging onto you . And be quick . Otherwise, they will call out the rest of the beast spirits . We will be in trouble if we're surrounded by them," Han Shan said softly .

He made a few hand gestures, and the individual tasks were divided out quickly .

Mu Chen and the rest nodded . The next moment, they charged out almost at the same time, heading straight to those grayish-white shadows in front of them .

Mu Chen appeared before a grayish-white figure in no time . The figure had thick white fur on its body . The body looked fragile, but it was as hard as metal .

When Mu Chen appeared before the figure, gray lights shot out from its eyes . It lifted its head and locked onto Mu Chen . The wind from the razor-sharp claws came quickly towards Mu Chen's chest .

The ruthless and cunning movement stunned Mu Chen slightly . These beast spirits seemed to possess their combat ability from when they were alive . Otherwise, their moves would not have been so fierce and cunning . Even an ordinary Grade Six Sovereign might be in hot soup if they met such beast spirits .

But Mu Chen was not an ordinary Grade Six Sovereign .

Hence, Mu Chen did not evade the claw coming at him . Instead, he stretched out his hand and grabbed it . The sharpness of the claw was as good as any Divine Artefact, but it did not even scratch him a bit .

Kacha .

Mu Chen broke the claw with force, but that beast spirit did not feel any pain at all . Accompanied by the cold and dark death-gas, the other knifelike claw went straight at Mu Chen's throat .

Bang!

Mu Chen, looking calm, swung out his fist, and the space burst . The fist landed hard on the beast spirit's head, and a low explosion was heard . The skull burst open like a watermelon . However, there was no blood, just some ash in the air after it burst . The beast spirit's body froze and fell from the sky .

Mu Chen looked at his fist instead of the falling beast spirit . After he smashed the skull, gray gas filled his palm . The death-gas was trying to contaminate him .

"This gas is really troublesome . " Mu Chen knit his brow slightly . He immediately circulated his spiritual energy to expel the death-gas . In this Myriad Beasts Tomb overwhelmed by death-gas, one would pay a high price if the gas entered one's body .

Not long after Mu Chen had killed the beast spirit, the rest of them also managed to eliminate the remaining beast spirits . They regrouped and quietly left with Han Shan, and then quickly traveled to another destination .

"The place where we found the most perished treasure beasts was at the northwest of the tomb . Let's be careful . We should reach the place in another half a day," said Han Shan .

"Will those people from the Sirius Clan and the Golden Lion Clan get there and take over the treasure beasts first?" asked Mu Chen .

Han Shan answered, "Judging from their speed, they may not be that fast . After all, that place is quite dangerous, too . It will not be easy to break through . "

Mu Chen nodded without saying much .

The group flitted across the tomb at high speed . However, the tomb was just too big . It was far from what they had imagined . No matter how many mountains they came across and climbed over, the end was never to be seen .

They also met some beast spirits along the way . Although Han Shan was leading the way, the route that he knew had changed somewhat, which caused them to be surrounded by beast spirits a few times . They eventually struggled through, but they ended up being in a shabby state .

Luckily, the team did not meet any beast spirits that were too strong for them to handle . Otherwise, it would have been difficult to move forward .

Mu Chen quietly circulated his real phoenix spirits to detect the location of the Primordial Undying Bird while they were on their way . However, there were no results at all, and this disappointed Mu Chen slightly .

Time flew while they were traveling .

After passing through seemingly countless mountains, Mu Chen finally sensed that Han Shan was slowing down . He signaled the team to be careful with a hand gesture .

Mu Chen and Nine Nether exchanged a look and stayed alert . It looked like they were closing in on the ground of the perished treasure beast .

They passed through another mountain, and a grayish-white forest appeared before them . Death-gas lingered around the forest . Vague silhouettes could be seen floating around, and creepiness seeped in .

Mu Chen stared at the forest with his eyes squinted . He could feel some hidden spiritual fluctuations around the area . He looked across at Nine Nether and Ink Blade . Both kept their guard up as they also sensed that something was amiss .

Han Shan looked at the white forest . He took out a whistle and blew a high-pitched sound . The sound went through the forest, and after a while, the leaves on the trees moved . A few figures exuding a fearsome killing intent rushed out from the forest and showed up in front of them . Those figures were tall and bulky . There were scars all over their bodies, and they looked a little hideous . Their bloodshot eyes were fixed on Mu Chen and the group .

A crescent moon-shaped symbol could be seen on the center of their foreheads . It was the symbol of the Sirius Clan . Apparently, they were the top powers from the Sirius Clan .

Mu Chen did not let his guard down but instead became more vigilant when he saw them .

A man with a face filled with hideous scars took a look at the group before he suddenly fixed his red eyes on Mu Chen and Nine Nether . Instantly, his face surged with killing intent .

"Han Shan, these people are not from the Demonic Rhino Clan!"