Chapter 492: Seeing Injustice, Sticking One's Nose In
“What is this?” The dark red little boat in Hong'er’s hand gave Yun Che a strange sense of familiarity.
“I don’t know. It just appeared all of a sudden. Master, do you want to play with it?” Hong’er held the small Mystic Ark out to Yun Che. The way she called out “Master” was particularly smooth, and Yun Che had no idea how Mo Li had taught her.
“You don’t recognize it? This is the Primordial Mystic Ark that trapped you for two years!” Mo Li’s voice rang out.
“What?” Yun Che’s brow furrowed. “But…”
“On the very first day we entered the Primordial Mystic Ark, I said that its interior was a world unto itself—and that its internal world was far larger than its exterior suggested. In reality, it was even more exaggerated than I had judged. The interior truly is a self-contained world, while its exterior can freely change size! No matter how the appearance changes, it never affects the inside.” Mo Li stared at the Mystic Ark in Hong'er’s hand, her expression grave. “Regarding the Primordial Mystic Ark, isn’t there a rumor on the Tian Xuan Continent that every time it appears, the Phoenix God Sect detects a response from treasures of extremely high grade? That treasure isn’t inside the Ark—it should be the Primordial Mystic Ark itself! It is itself an incredibly rare spatial treasure! I’ve seen many things with internal worlds, but I’ve never heard of one whose interior is so vast while its exterior can shrink to such a tiny size… No wonder it’s an artifact from the ancient times! Only a True God wielding the most powerful spatial force could create such a Mystic Ark!”
“And… something like this? This is really that Primordial Mystic Ark? But hasn’t it already vanished?” Yun Che still couldn’t believe it. That Primordial Mystic Ark, whose interior was so enormous that the Tian Xuan Continent had spent countless years exploring without reaching its end, was actually the little boat in Hong'er’s hand? Even though Mo Li had said it herself, he still found it hard to accept. Moreover, after he had escaped the Primordial Mystic Ark, he had watched it disappear in the sky with his own eyes.
“Pick it up yourself, and you’ll naturally know.” Mo Li said something cryptic.
Yun Che followed her words and took the red little boat from Hong'er’s hand. The moment his finger touched the boat, a faint white light suddenly flickered on its surface… Yun Che’s movements froze. Fragments of a spirit entered his sea of consciousness, adding some unfamiliar memories to his mind, and even a spiritual connection with this small Mystic Ark.
Seeing Yun Che’s expression, Mo Li spoke at the right moment: “Do you still remember that remnant spirit you found when you discovered Hong'er? It didn’t completely dissipate back then. Instead, it attached its last wisp of spirit to Hong'er’s body. It only truly left after you exited the Primordial Mystic Ark. This Primordial Mystic Ark was left behind before its departure, as repayment for saving Hong'er. It gave the Ark’s main control to Hong'er and secondary control to you… which is the soul fragment you just received. However, with that remnant spirit’s dissipation, the Ark has completely exhausted its power. Not only can it not move, it can’t even sustain its internal world, which has shut down entirely.”
“The driving force it requires… is the same as ordinary Mystic Arks…” Yun Che murmured. The soul fragment established a clear spiritual connection between him and the Primordial Mystic Ark. The memories attached to it didn’t reveal the Ark’s origin, but clearly described its power source and basic control methods.
Its source of power was fundamentally the same as ordinary Mystic Arks, allowing it to fly through the air like a normal Ark. At the same time, it also possessed a spatial teleportation ability that ordinary Arks absolutely would not have!
But if one wanted to use it to teleport through space, the energy consumed would be astronomically immense! Perhaps even if all the energy crystals on the Tian Xuan Continent were piled up, they could only power it a few times.
The main control of this Mystic Ark belonged to Hong'er. Moreover, there was an extremely bizarre connection between her and the Ark… The way to replenish its energy… turned out to be feeding it to Hong'er!!
Yun Che had no idea how to describe such an absurd existence as Hong'er!
The space inside the Ark was boundless, yet when held in hand, it was completely weightless. Yun Che clenched the Mystic Ark and said in a low voice, “That means, if enough energy can be provided to drive it, it can be used to teleport through space and return to the Tian Xuan Continent!”
“Hmph, you’re too naive.” Mo Li refused to hold back as she poured cold water on him. “Not to mention that the energy consumption for space teleportation far exceeds your imagination. Even if you could use it to teleport… do you even know the location of the Tian Xuan Continent? Or how far away the Tian Xuan Continent is from this world now?”
Yun Che: “…”
“Although you have obtained this Primordial Mystic Ark, it’s not something you should be considering for now. You’d better first figure out what world you’re in right now.”
“Alright!” Yun Che nodded decisively. This was his second day in this world. All along, he had been silently observing the composition of the lifeforms in this world, but he hadn’t found a chance to ask exactly where he was in this world—he didn’t even know the world’s name. After all, asking someone that question risked being treated as a lunatic.
Yun Che’s consciousness left the Heavenly Poison Pearl. He rose into the air and continued flying north.
Yun Che was only about seven or eight hundred miles away from the destination Mo Li had pointed out. He didn’t travel quickly, covering only about two to three hundred miles per day. Every time he reached a town, he would stay for half a day, quietly learning about this world through the conversations of the people around him. Throughout the journey, he clearly sensed that the further north he went, the stronger the profound power of the humans, demons, and beasts he encountered. On the third day, in a relatively small town, he walked along a street less than three miles long and sensed no fewer than twenty King Xuan auras.
On the afternoon of the third day, he finally neared the place Mo Li had indicated.
Yun Che flew a hundred zhang in the air and looked northward. He saw an extraordinarily massive gray-white city. Even though the city was still at least a hundred miles away, it was already so vast that the other side was out of sight. The entire city had a lifeless grayish-white hue, and even the sky above it seemed darker than elsewhere.
“Such a huge city… at least three times bigger than Shenhuang City,” Yun Che commented.
“Very strong demonic aura.” Mo Li said in a low voice. “Judging from its scale and power level, this city should be the core of this world. Roughly half of its inhabitants are humans, half are demons. Your formal training in this world will start from this city… Hmph, you’d better be careful. Don’t die too quickly!”
Yun Che slowed down as he drew closer to the gray-white city. Just then, the sounds of intense fighting came from ahead, growing louder as he advanced. Gusts of profound energy storm swept toward him from a great distance.
Yun Che’s brows twitched… The auras of those fighting ahead were all extremely powerful. At least in terms of profound power level, they far surpassed him.
“Two half-step Overlord Emperors, and three at Overlord Xuan Realm, Level 1!” Mo Li spoke indifferently.
Yun Che stopped, hesitated for a moment, then continued forward. Soon, he arrived at the scene of the battle.
This had originally been a not-too-dense forest. Under the fierce battle, an area of several hundred zhang had been flattened. Not a single tree remained, not even a withered blade of grass. In the center, three figures dressed entirely in black, with black hoods over their heads, were wrapped up tight, revealing only their hands and eyes. They surrounded a young man and a young woman who seemed roughly the same age—both about twenty years old. The pair stood back to back. The young man, about the same build as Yun Che, had an exceptionally handsome face, wore white clothes, and carried a long sword that was stained all over with blood. A trail of blood hung from the corner of his mouth. Though he was already quite injured, his gaze remained fierce and resolute.
The young woman wore a light green form-fitting outfit. Her delicate features carried a heroic spirit that was no less than that of any man. What surprised Yun Che was that on either side of her temples grew a pair of unusually long and pointed ears, and from her back extended two pairs of translucent, butterfly-wing-like cicada wings. They were very beautiful. Her weapon was also quite unique—a strangely shaped bow the color of emerald green, its width rivaling her own height. On the fully drawn bowstring were embedded three profound energy blades… though the aura of these profound energy blades was obviously weak.
“Oh, there are actually elves in this world?” Mo Li said with slight surprise, because along the way they had seen many humans and demons, but never an elf.
“An elf? Is that girl… a legendary elf?” Yun Che’s gaze fell on the young woman. He had heard many legends about elves, but this was the first time he had seen a real one.
“The physical characteristics of the elf race are the most obvious. You can tell at a glance without even relying on auras. Although elves are far fewer than humans, their average talent far surpasses that of humans. Not only can they cultivate elemental profound power more easily than humans, they are also natural divine archers! Bows are the most suitable weapons for them.”
“You… who exactly are you!?” The young man growled through gritted teeth.
“You despicable cowards hiding your faces! I’ve already sent a sound transmission to our big brother. He will be here soon… and then, you will all die without a burial place!” The elf woman said angrily.
They were both young, already at the half-step Overlord Emperor level, rarely finding opponents of their age. But their attackers were three true Overlord Emperors! Although the half-step and true Overlord Emperor were only half a step apart in realm, the difference in actual strength was vast. A single Overlord Xuan Realm, Level 1 could easily defeat the two of them together, let alone three.
When they heard the elf woman mention “Big Brother,” the three black-clad men’s pupils simultaneously shrank slightly, clearly extremely wary of this “Big Brother.” But soon, the leader let out a sinister laugh: “It’s just a pity that even if he comes, he won’t see you one last time. However… as for this young man here, rest assured. We only want this woman’s life; we won’t kill you. At worst, we’ll make you suffer a bit. You’d better thank us masters for sparing your life, hahahaha!”
“If you want to kill my Seventh Sister… you’ll have to step over my corpse first!” The young man showed no trace of joy; he roared fiercely. But right after his words, he coughed up a large mouthful of blood. Under the siege of three Overlord Emperors, he had already sustained serious internal injuries.
It was at this moment that Yun Che appeared in their spiritual perception. Suddenly sensing someone approaching, the three black-clad men’s expressions turned sharp. The young man and the elf woman showed expressions of surprise… But immediately, when they detected that the approaching person’s profound power was only at the Heavenly Xuan realm, the black-clad men let out disdainful laughs and relaxed completely. The hope that had just ignited in the pair was instantly extinguished.
Yun Che flew in from above, passing right over their heads. The three black-clad men didn’t even spare him a glance. As Overlord Emperors, they couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to a mere Heavenly Xuan. Yun Che silently looked down, flying at a steady pace without stopping. Mo Li then spoke up: “Aren’t you going to meddle?”
“Better not,” Yun Che shook his head directly. “The two under attack are around my age and already half-step Overlord Emperors. Their origins are definitely not ordinary. The fact that their attackers sent three Overlord Emperors to deal with two young people means the force behind them is far from small. I just arrived here and haven’t even figured out the most basic situation. It’s better not to interfere.”
The young man and woman, surrounded by three Overlord Emperors and seriously injured, were in a hopeless dead end with no escape. The leading black-clad man sneered and extended his hand, five fingers reaching toward the elf woman: “Hey… die!”
“I… will never let you harm Seventh Sister!” The young man’s face was crimson, his bulging arms showing that he had gathered all the remaining strength in his body. With a furious roar, he blocked in front of the elf woman and thrust his hands toward the black-clad man.
“Overreaching.” The black-clad man sneered. But at that moment, the young man’s body suddenly twisted, turning his back to the black-clad man’s attack. His hands, which had been about to strike the black-clad man, instead pushed forcefully against the elf woman’s body.
No one had expected this. Even Yun Che, who had already flown far away, was stunned. Under this completely unforeseen palm strike, the elf woman was sent flying far away, breaking free from the encirclement of the three black-clad men.
“Seventh Sister, go!!”
With the last of his strength, he shouted four words. The black-clad man’s blow landed on his back, sending him flying sideways, a fist-sized bloody hole in his back.
“This brat… is asking for death!” The black-clad man had frantically pulled back his strength, but the residual force was enough to kill this young man. Their mission this time was to kill the elf woman. If they accidentally killed this man as well, the “effect” would be greatly diminished.
“Damn it! You think that will save her life? How laughably naive!”
The other two black-clad men simultaneously launched themselves, flying like two large birds toward the elf woman, who had been pushed a hundred zhang away. But even without them chasing, the elf woman had already rushed back. She dropped her weapon, looking at the young man lying on the ground, his back drenched in blood. Her eyes brimming with tears, she cried out in sorrow: “Brother Yun… Brother Yun! I won’t go… if we die… let’s die together!”
“Seventh Sister…” The man lifted his head with difficulty from the ground, his voice barely a whisper.
Yun Che’s figure halted, then shot back like lightning…
Damn it… I can’t stand scenes like this!
Besides, that kid seemed to be surnamed Yun too. For all we know, we might have been from the same clan eighty million years ago. Saving him wouldn’t be a bad idea!