Chapter 1711: Various Tribes in the Realm

Hearing the big man's stance, which did not disappoint her, Liu Shui'er's gaze softened slightly, and she said in a gentler tone:

"Since Fellow Daoist Shi has thought this matter through, the three of us must work together to cross the Dark Beast Forest. I believe that with our combined efforts, we will absolutely succeed safely."

"Hehe, I hope so," Shi Kun said with a low chuckle.

Thereupon, after the three of them discussed for a short while longer, they changed direction and flew off along the coastline.

In the blink of an eye, the place became completely empty, with no one else in sight.

But not long after Han Li and the others left, a flash of light appeared on the distant sea surface, and two other streaks of red and yellow light emerged, flashing a few times before reaching the shore.

The light faded, revealing two aliens in different attire.

These two had peculiar appearances.

One was short and fat, yet he was wearing an oversized suit of armor that was pitch black, covering almost his entire head.

The other was tall and thin, his body so withered he looked like a dried corpse, but he was also wearing an unusually baggy robe, appearing equally strange.

These two were among the few from the Heavenly Cloud group who had remained behind after Han Li and the others left.

But as soon as they appeared, they were covered in dust, their faces wearing expressions of extreme unpleasantness.

The short, fat alien even wiped the hot sweat from his face, still lingering in fear as he said:

"That was truly wicked. To actually run into two ancient fierce beasts at once. If it weren't for them being locked in a desperate struggle, we definitely wouldn't have escaped unscathed. Even so, just being slightly affected by the power of their battle forced us to self-detonate several treasures just to get away."

There was a great deal of regret in the short, fat alien's words.

"Hmph, being able to escape with our lives in front of two ancient fierce beasts is already a stroke of great fortune. However, this sea area is indeed somewhat strange. Not only were we trapped by a patch of strange fog on the sea for over ten days, but as soon as we escaped, we encountered two ancient fierce beasts," the tall, thin alien also said with a solemn expression.

"Fortunately, we finally flew out of this sea area. This mountain range before us should be a bit safer," the short, fat alien said, glancing at the mountain range before them with some uncertainty.

"The positioning disk had no effect in the sea. Let's use it once more here to see if we can determine our location," the tall, thin alien said after a moment of thought.

"Alright, I will cast the spell now." The short, fat alien had no objections and nodded. Then, he opened his mouth and spat out an unusually smooth jade disk.

After circling in the air, the object grew to the size of a foot, its surface shimmering with white light, with something faintly emerging from it.

A flush of blood appeared on the short, fat alien's face, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of essence blood, which transformed into a blood mist in the wind.

His fingers moved rapidly, forming seals, and finally, he pointed solemnly at the blood mist.

Immediately, the blood mist rolled and vanished into the jade disk.

The surface of the jade disk then radiated a brilliant blood-red light, making it much clearer, to the point where some scenery could be faintly seen.

Seeing this, the two aliens immediately widened their eyes, staring at the white jade disk without blinking.

But after a long while, both of their faces turned somewhat ugly.

"What is going on? This positioning disk still cannot determine our approximate location," the tall, thin alien muttered.

"Either this region is special, and the positioning disk truly cannot function, or it is because those two ancient fierce beasts stirred up the nearby Heaven and Earth Qi, and this place is still being affected. Although this positioning disk is profound, it cannot be compared to the legendary treasures," the short, fat alien said after thinking.

"Hmph, if I had known it was so useless, I wouldn't have spent such a high price to win it at the auction. This thing cost almost all of our spirit stone savings," the tall, thin alien said with an angry expression.

"Although this thing works intermittently in the Vast Cold Realm, without it, we truly have no way to determine our position in this realm. Didn't everyone else buy this thing with gritted teeth? Only the Crystal Clan can refine this item, and every time the Vast Cold Realm opens, they make a fortune. I heard the Crystal Clan can refine even more profound positioning treasures, but I don't know if it's true!" The short, fat old man also looked somewhat depressed.

"Forget it. It's done, and saying anything else is useless. Since this place still doesn't allow the use of the positioning disk, let's get on the road first and leave this area," the short, fat alien said after carefully scanning the nearby mountain range with his spiritual sense.

"That is all we can do," the tall, thin old man nodded after a moment of hesitation.

Thereupon, the two took flight, turning into red and yellow streaks of light and shooting off into the distance.

A short while later, they vanished at the end of the mountain range.

But from then on, these two aliens completely vanished, and no one ever saw them again.

Above a forest, three Heavenly Cloud aliens were flying together as a three-colored streak of light, fleeing through the air.

Behind them, over a dozen strange beasts with heads resembling elk but bodies like lions were in hot pursuit.

In a more distant place, within a glacier covered by wind and snow, several strange people covered in foot-long white hair were slowly flying at a low altitude of only ten feet above the ground.

The white snowflakes and the ice wind that could freeze a person to death in an instant seemed to have no effect on them, and they vanished into the wind and snow in an instant.

Deep in a dense forest, two men wearing green robes with skin as withered and yellow as wood were each holding a small red banner, waving it at a giant tree over a hundred feet tall in the distance.

The giant tree was unusually lush, and in the middle of its trunk grew a ferocious, ghost-like face.

But it was currently engulfed in raging flames, and the strange face was emitting shrill, piercing cries, continuously spitting out streams of green liquid to resist the fire's attack.

Over a dozen unusually thick tentacles, half of which were tree roots, were also dancing wildly in the mud at the foot of the giant tree, leaving grooves several feet deep in the ground, showing their immense strength.

If it were ordinary fire, it might have been swept away by these roots.

But the flames surrounding them seemed to be inextinguishable when facing these roots. No matter how the roots swept across the flames, they didn't flicker at all, as if they were mere illusions.

A short while later, the giant tree's spitting of green liquid became sparse, and finally, it could no longer resist the surrounding flames. The shrill cries came to an abrupt end, and it turned into a pile of black ash.

Seeing this, the two withered yellow men immediately retracted their banners, flew over, and crossed the long distance to stand before the ashes.

They each reached down and grabbed, pulling out an unusually emerald-green crystal-like object from the ashes.

Upon seeing this, the two men looked at each other, their faces filled with wild joy.

In a remote corner of the Vast Cold Realm, above an endless desert, over a dozen men and women with strange horns of various colors were huddled together, listening to a young man with three short golden horns on his forehead.

Everyone's face was filled with shock, as if they had heard something unbelievable.

And wherever the young man's gaze swept, the other men and women lowered their heads slightly, revealing expressions of awe.

"You all know the true goal of this mission, right? To ensure the success of this operation, several elders of the clan spared no expense in their own vitality to personally refine five heaven-defying treasures for us using a Profound Heaven Treasure, and they even used several pawns planted in Heavenly Cloud to divert the full attention of the Heavenly Cloud upper echelon. If this is truly accomplished, you all know what it will mean for our clan; I don't need to say anything more," the golden-horned young man said calmly.

"Please rest assured, Special Envoy, we will definitely complete this mission with our lives," the other men and women replied almost in unison after hearing everything, their expressions faintly excited.

"Very good. Although I have been cultivating in the Heavenly Horn Sacred Mountain and haven't known you all for long, I believe that all of you Fellow Daoists will do your utmost for this matter concerning the future prosperity of our clan. Although there are over a dozen teams from our clan entering the Vast Cold Realm this time, only the five teams possessing the treasures are specifically responsible for this matter. The other teams are only responsible for assistance and acting as a cover for our actions, to prevent other tribes from seeing through anything. Now, follow the original plan and set off," the golden-horned young man nodded in satisfaction and gave the order.

Thereupon, led by the young man, this team of Horned Chi tribesmen flew off into the depths of the desert.

Above a lake, two alien men and women, with the lower bodies of fish and upper bodies of humans, stood side by side.

Opposite them was a strange whale over a hundred feet long, with nine golden eyeballs on its forehead, radiating an extremely astonishing aura.

The two sides stood in a standoff from afar.

The alien man's eyes were silver-white, while the woman's eyes were brilliant gold, somewhat similar to the strange whale.

At this moment, the whale was growling continuously, its nine eyeballs staring at the two people opposite, looking aggressive and unfriendly.

Witnessing this, the two aliens looked extremely solemn. After whispering to each other for a few moments, the fish-tailed alien woman's golden eyes flashed, and she suddenly emitted a sound similar to the strange whale's roar.

Upon hearing this sound, which seemed to come from its own kind, the strange whale's nine eyeballs blinked simultaneously, appearing somewhat hesitant.

Seeing this, the fish-tailed woman's expression relaxed, but the roar she emitted did not stop for a moment, and it even became a bit louder than before.

The giant strange whale's roar suddenly stopped, and with golden light flashing in its eyes, its massive body swayed, circling the two alien man and woman several times. Only then did it return to its original position and emit another roar.

This time, upon hearing the strange whale's roar, the fish-tailed woman's face revealed great joy. Her body swayed, and she flew above the strange whale, slowly landing on its back.

This strange whale, which looked extremely powerful, appeared unusually docile, showing no signs of anger. Under the woman's urging, its body flashed with blue light, and it shot off into the distance.

The fish-tailed alien man naturally followed closely behind.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1712 =====