Beyond Ancestral Spirit Mountain, Ai Qing was surveying the battlefields. She was surprised to find that Wanshou Heaven occupied the more favorable situation while people from the Evil Beast Clan frequently died on the battle platforms.
But after saying that, Ai Qing cast an apologetic glance at Zhou Yuan because if Wanshou Heaven were able to easily suppress the Evil Beast Clan, Zhou Yuan likely wouldnât need to act Given Ai Zhiâs personality, he would no doubt create troubles because of that.
"Zhou Yuan, donât worry. My Little Aunt will fulfil what she said,â said Ai Qing rea.s.suringly.
Zhou Yuan didn't respond to her because his gaze was also focussed on the several battle platforms on the Ancestral Spirit Mountain.
On the surface, Wanshou Heaven indeed seemed to occupy the favorable situation, but this on the contrary, made him scrunch his brows in a frown. It wasnât that he was unhappy to see Wanshou Heaven prevailing. Although he wasnât on good terms with Ai Zhi and Jiang Ba, he wouldnât put his anger on the entire Wanshou Heaven.
It was just that he was surprised that the Evil Beast Clan clearly came prepared yet was suppressed by the Wanshou Heaven. This didnât make sense from a rational point of view.
MoreoverâŚ
"If the Wanshou Heaven could gain the upper hand so easily, why hadnât they made any progress in the past month?â asked Zhou Yuan.
Ai Qing looked taken aback. The Wanshou Heaven indeed didnât seem to have made much progress in the past month and hadnât even figured out the Evil Beast Clanâs background.
"What do you mean by that?" Ai Qing asked anxiously.
Zhou Yuan didnât answer her because he also didnât know what the Evil Beast Clan had planned. If they were just disguising their strength and acting weak, what good would it be for them to continue to sacrifice their troops?
The uneasy feeling in his heart deepened.
What was the Evil Beast Clan trying to do?
He peered at the several battle platforms on Ancestral Spirit Mountain. After a long while, a light flashed on his face and Saint Runes appeared in his eyesâ depths.
Decoder Saint Rune!
As Saint Runes drifted around his eyes, the scene before him suddenly looked different.
It seemed to be a blood-red world with endless plumes of fiendish qi rising from the Ancestral Spirit Mountain that blotted out the sky. The scene was enough to make oneâs scalp feel numb.
The fiendish qi were so strong that even his Spirit couldnât spread in. However, with this Decoder Saint Runeâs power, he discovered something abnormal.
He saw tiny vortexes scattered disorderly above the Ancestral Spirit Mountain. However, they were growing at an astonis.h.i.+ng speed. They were drawing ups the vast fiendish powers emitting from the Ancestral Spirit Mountain.
âThose vortexesâŚâ
Zhou Yuan's heart trembled because he realized the vortexesâ locations were where evil beasts lost their lives.
Zhou Yuanâs scalp numbed. Could the evil beasts have deliberately given away their lives to use it as a medium to create those blood-red vortexes? What was their motive?
Zhou Yuan didnât understand the vortexesâ purpose, but he knew they were the Evil Beast Clanâs secret plan.
"Huh? Some of the blood-red vortexes are connecting.â
Zhou Yuan noticed that the blood-red vortexes were gradually connecting and moving along a trajectory. The trajectory was particularly obscure and complicated. He tried to follow it, but found that even his Spirit, which was at the advanced Transformative stage, quivered and was unable to follow the trajectory.
What did that mean? It meant that not even a Spirit of the advanced Transformative stage could comprehend the arrangement.
With a trembling heart, Zhou Yuan s.h.i.+fted his gaze to the place where the trajectory last appeared.
It was a battle platform on the mountainside, which wasnât considered too eye-catching among the others.
There stood a black-robed figure.
At the black-robed figure's feet was a Wanshou Heaven expertâs corpse.
Zhou Yuanâs expression slowly changed as he studied the black-robed figure because he realized that he wouldnât be able to detect its existence if it werenât for the Decoder Saint Runes.
Thereâs something strange about this person!
However, just when Zhou Yuan locked his gaze on the black-robed figure, the figure seemed to notice and tilted its head. An indifferent gaze penetrated through s.p.a.ce and collided with Zhou Yuanâs.
Boom!
There seemed to be a rumble echoing in Zhou Yuanâs head and shaking his Spirit. Fortunately, he immediately circulated his Spirit and suppressed it with all his strength.
He eventually managed to stabilize his Spirit after a good while.
Hu.
Zhou Yuan exhaled a breath of turbid air, his complexion didnât look too good. If his Spirit hadnât reached the advanced Transformative stage, he likely would have already been severely wounded.
He cast his gaze to the same battle platform again only to see the black-robed figure had already vanished.
As the black-robed figure disappeared, a blood-red vortex imperceptible to ordinary people formed above that battle platform.
This made Zhou Yuan's expression turn grave. As he thought, the Evil Beast Clan had a secret plan. Chi Yuan and other evil beast royalties were only powerful enemies on the surface, the black-robed figure hiding in the dark was the true dangerous existence.
Zhou Yuan's eyes flashed with a fierce light. He turned and said to Ai Qing, âSend a message to Ai Tuanzi and the others. Someone from the Evil Beast Clan is arranging something using the Ancestral Spirit Mountain battle platforms. Wanshou Heaven could be defeated if we ignore it.â
Ai Qing looked stunned by what Zhou Yuan said. Although she didn't understand what he meant, she knew Zhou Yuan must have a reason to say such a thing.
So she took out a feather without any hesitation. The feather was inscribed with runes and hollow inside. She gently blew at it and it immediately produced a strange sound wave that cut through the air.
The expressions on the faces of Ai Tuanzi, Ai Zhi and others on the Ancestral Spirit Mountain battle platforms immediately changed.
Ai Zhi's expression changed indefinitely, but in the end he sneered, "Zhou Yuan isnât deliberately scaring us to make himself look good, is he?â
But Ai Tuanzi wasnât as narrow-minded as him. She also felt uneasy during the match and Zhou Yuanâs warning confirmed and even deepened her uneasiness. She remained silent for a moment before yelling. âEveryone, look out for a black-robed man. If you notice any traces of him, immediately send a message to everyone else. We must kill him!â Her voice rang in the ears of all Wanshou Heaven troops.
Her voice immediately drew puzzlement, but responses filled with murderous intent rang out.
âHahaâŚâ
But as Ai Tuanzi's voice faded, a cold chuckle could be heard.
Many people followed the voice and saw a black-robed man standing tall on a battle platform. He crouched down slightly and pressed his palms against the blood-stained ground. When he lifted his eyes, his gaze was s.h.i.+fted to Zhou Yuan who was beyond the Ancestral Spirit Mountain.
âImpressive, youâre able to notice my traces. But itâs too late!â
He slammed his hand.
Boom!
The entire Ancestral Spirit Mountain quaked, followed by monstrous fiendish qi rolling across the air and penetrating the body of every Evil Beast Clan expert.
Then, the Wanshou Heaven expertsâ countenances changed dramatically because they saw the Evil Beast Clan troopsâ imposing bearing rising and that fiendish qi released from their bodies almost solidified into real substance.
It was as though their strength was dramatically increased!
In particular, on the ten seed battle platforms, the ten top Evil Beast Clan expertsâ aura soared to a heart-trembling level.