Chapter 294: The Forbidden Beast Forest, Which Once Swallowed and Slew an Immortal

No wonder Mike's gaze had been so strange.

Even if those people had obtained the real treasure, they still couldn't come back. As the saying goes, you need the life to enjoy the wealth. They did get the treasure, sure, but once you're dead, it's the same as never having gotten it at all.

Afterwards, the host continued to ask Mike and the others a series of questions.

For instance, who were the four people suspected of having obtained the real treasure, what were their names, and what were the distinguishing features of those treasures.

For instance, the left-side passage—how had they gotten out of it, and what lay at the end of that seemingly endless, pitch-black corridor…

And so on.

Mike and the others did not hold anything back, answering each question in turn.

"That left-side passage was pitch-black, and we didn't have a pedometer, so we don't know how far we walked. But my phone's timer showed we walked for a full five days. The key thing is, we were starving and exhausted, yet we never actually died of hunger.

As for the end, it was right at the palace entrance—like some kind of loop. Walk to the end, and you're back at the original exit."

This exclusive interview lasted an hour.

Director Takahashi and the others had also listened to the hour-long interview, but clearly they weren't really paying attention. Their expressions were dazed and lost, brows tightly furrowed.

Ever since hearing that the right-side passage had a hundred-percent mortality rate, saying they weren't panicking would be a lie. They were all worried—if Kamikawa Mitsu and his sister died in the palace, would the Ashina family come after them?

"How about we send more people into the palace, have them check out the right-side passage. This time bring more equipment. At least if the Ashina family blames us, we'll have a reason to say we did our best—we already sent people to look for them, but none of them came back."

Professor Zhongtian said abruptly.

Everyone's body jolted.

That was a good plan!

Rather than just waiting around here doing nothing, it was better to take action—at least putting on a show of effort was the proper thing to do.

The next moment.

Director Takahashi and the others began discussing the personnel arrangements.

……

And while they were discussing—

Far beyond Earth, in another heaven and earth.

This was a vast, wild land, with oceans and continents, and boundless forests.

The sky was high, very blue, and very wide.

At this moment.

Within an ancient forest that exuded an aura of primeval antiquity, mountains of trees stretched like a sea, spanning a million li. From time to time, beastly roars and the cries of birds rang out, thunderous as rolling thunder, fully displaying the terror of this ancient forest.

The Forbidden Beast Forest, a forbidden zone of life.

This was what the living beings of this heaven and earth called this ancient forest—one of the forbidden zones of this world.

The Forbidden Beast Forest was home to many ferocious beasts of tremendous strength. The deeper one ventured in, the stronger the beasts became, and there were even ferocious beasts that carried the bloodlines of primeval antiquity.

Legend had it.

At the very deepest part of the Forbidden Beast Forest, there existed a ferocious beast overlord whose strength could rival that of an immortal.

This was also the reason why the Forbidden Beast Forest was called a forbidden zone of life.

At this moment.

At the outer edge of the Forbidden Beast Forest's depths, there stood a stretch of towering green mountains, with springs gurgling, trees lush and verdant, immortal mist swirling, and billowing clouds of ethereal vapor.

A young man and a young woman walked out from the depths, arriving here.

They looked very young—the man handsome, the woman sweet and adorable, no older than twenty, with the girl perhaps only sixteen or seventeen.

It was hard to imagine how such a pair of young people could appear at the edge of the Forbidden Beast Forest's depths. One had to understand that even at the edge of the depths, even an old monster who had lived for over a thousand years might not necessarily be able to reach this place, let alone such a young pair.

If Director Takahashi and the others were here, they would surely recognize the two.

These were the very Kamikawa Mitsu and Kamikawa Chie that Director Takahashi and the others were now fretting over, worrying about their life and death!

"Mr. Xiaobai, thank you for your hospitality."

One could see Kamikawa Chie walking out from the depths of the Forbidden Beast Forest, turning to address a ferocious beast behind her—a beast whose massive body was mountain-like, resembling a great dog, its entire form covered in snow-white scales, with a pair of dragon horns.

One could see.

The moment the great dog ferocious beast with dragon horns appeared, all the surrounding ferocious beasts—even those carrying the bloodlines of primeval antiquity—prostrated themselves on the ground, bodies trembling nonstop, their eyes filled with awe, not even daring to take a heavy breath.

The great dog ferocious beast paid no heed to the other beasts; its fierce beast-head revealed a smile.

"Chie girl, come visit again when you have time. You're welcome here anytime."

After exchanging a few parting words, the great dog ferocious beast turned and walked back toward the depths of the Forbidden Beast Forest.

Once it had departed.

The surrounding ferocious beasts all collectively heaved a sigh of relief, only then daring to stand up. They looked toward Kamikawa Mitsu and his sister, their beastly pupils flickering with confusion.

As for that great dog ferocious beast, Kamikawa Chie did not know its identity or its origins, but the ferocious beasts living in the Forbidden Beast Forest—especially those living at the edge of the depths—knew it best of all.

It was one of the five great ferocious beast overlords of the Forbidden Beast Forest—the Tian Tian Ao.

This was absolutely an unparalleled great bane; even immortals would not dare provoke it lightly.

Yet today it had been all smiles, seeing off a pair of human youths. It was simply unheard of—this was the first time they had ever seen the ferocious beast overlord Tian Tian Ao adopt such an attitude.

"Could they be descendants of immortals? That can't be right—even immortals are nothing but shit in front of Lord Bai Ao."

The ferocious beasts of the Forbidden Beast Forest were utterly bewildered.

The outside world claimed the Forbidden Beast Forest harbored ferocious beast overlords whose strength could rival immortals, but the ferocious beasts here knew perfectly well that this saying was complete bullshit; the people of the outside world understood jack shit.

The ferocious beast overlords didn't merely rival immortals—they could kill even immortals.

They had personally witnessed the Tian Tian Ao swallow and slay an immortal, leaving not even bones behind. Its strength was terrifying, supreme across all ages.

But why would such an unparalleled great bane be so friendly toward a pair of human youths? The two were clearly only in their early twenties, their life auras not the slightest bit ancient—young beyond belief, not even reaching a fraction of their own age.

Not to mention that human boy, just look at that human girl.

She was clearly a very ordinary human girl, probably only at the Body Tempering realm.

A peerless great ferocious beast capable of killing immortals, smiling at a human girl at the Body Tempering realm... no matter how you think about it, it's inconceivable, yet the fact truly happened.

Unable to figure it out, they simply stopped thinking about it; after all, they were only bystanders.

As for having improper thoughts toward Kamikawa Mitsu's siblings?

Forget it, they didn't want to anger the Sky-Devouring Ao, because they felt it clearly—on Kamikawa Mitsu's siblings were dragon horn crystals shed by the Sky-Devouring Ao, which was a symbol of the Sky-Devouring Ao, indicating that the Sky-Devouring Ao held these two in high regard.

However, very quickly, the news that a human had intruded into the Sky-Devouring Ao's territory, and the Sky-Devouring Ao had not only not killed the intruder but was instead friendly with them, spread throughout the Forbidden Beast Forest.

Faintly, one could hear rumbling sounds emanating from deep within the Forbidden Beast Forest.

"How long are you fellows going to keep peeping? Kamikawa Mitsu and his siblings have already left."

"Bai Ao, I and you are both hegemon forbidden ferocious beasts, having lived together for eighteen thousand years—aren't you going to tell us anything?"

"As early as five days ago, I sensed a powerful aura suddenly descending upon the Forbidden Beast Forest. That aura is related to those two human males and females? Is it the offspring of that powerful aura's bearer?"

"Kamikawa Mitsu and his siblings? Bai Ao, you are at least a hegemon ferocious beast of the Forbidden Beast Forest. That powerful aura is certainly powerful, but we are not bad either. You actually lowered yourself to call the other party's offspring brother and friend. If you don't want face, we still want face. I despise you."

"What nonsense are you spouting? Who told you that the bearer of that powerful aura is the elder of Kamikawa Mitsu and his siblings? That powerful aura is Kamikawa Mitsu and his siblings—namely, that human boy."

"??????"

Just at this moment.

Bai Ao suddenly spoke: "Have you ever heard that one hundred thousand years ago, Wu Dizun led one hundred thousand divine generals into the Great Wasteland Gate, yet not a single one returned."