Chapter 244: Teleportation Array

Since setting out from the Wind Clan, although no clues for leaving Minghuang have been found, many strange items unique to Minghuang have been collected.

Aside from the Blood God Grass and God Crystal that could not be missed, there were several familiar things like Blue Space Crystal, Wangchuan Flower, and Other Shore Flower, as well as other strange plants and the remains of bones and shells left behind by Nether Beasts.

Although Xu Chen felt most of these items should be of considerable value, he had no heart to study them at the moment, nor did he know if they were useful, so he could only collect them whenever he saw them.

Thus, along the way, his storage space, which could be called top-tier in the Mortal World, was gradually filled more than halfway.

Now that this unprecedentedly huge skull had been put inside, there was directly no room left.

Fortunately, he still carried many Blue Space Crystals with larger capacity, so he could continue to pack.

But the Blue Space Crystal had a point that left him speechless: once items were placed inside, they could not be put into the Storage Bracelet. This should conform to the basic theory that space Magic Treasures in the Mortal World cannot be stacked, so unless absolutely necessary, he did not want to hang Blue Space Crystals all over his body and clatter along the road.

Seeing Xu Chen put away the Nether Beast skull, the Old Witch Master and Tu Jiu discussed for a few moments, then dismantled the huge Nether Beast skeleton and packed it away as well.

Supplies in Minghuang were scarce; anything left behind after a Nether Beast died was a rare resource. Bones of all sizes were good materials for making weapons, and even the tendons were indispensable materials for making armor and bows.

As the saying goes, those who live on the mountain live off the mountain, and those who live by the water live off the water. In a strange place like Minghuang, which could be called a land of death, although the human race struggled to survive, they had gradually opened up another unique way of living, still able to tenaciously inherit and continue.

It was just that this continuation was exchanged by generations of clansmen with blood and life, filled with incomparable cruelty.

After tidying up the spoils of war, the three of them set off to find the entrance to the Di Gong.

However, according to Tu Jiu's explanation, he had accidentally fallen into it while chasing a Nether Beast when he first came here; the specific location was impossible to determine, only that it was roughly near the center of the city.

Furthermore, he did not fall in from some collapsed place, but rather something similar to a Void Channel; there was no sign or preparation at all when he fell in.

And when he escaped, he was already nowhere near this city, but in a complex stone cave deep under a large mountain tens of thousands of miles away, almost getting lost within it.

That stone tablet was near the exit of the Gu Cheng Di Gong, only it was covered in all sorts of patterns, and he could not understand it at all.

The three of them released their powerful Divine Sense to search while communicating incessantly. After nearly an hour, they had not felt the location of the Void Channel in the slightest, so they were all somewhat bewildered and discouraged.

According to Xu Chen's speculation, that Void Channel was most likely an extremely ancient Teleportation Array that had been hidden.

It was just that this Ancient City had been abandoned for who knows how many years, at the very least ten thousand years. Under the erosion of such a long time, even a True Immortal would be corroded into dust.

And from the time Tu Jiu last came here until now, several hundred more years had passed.

It was hard to say whether that Void Channel was still there today.

Thus, after searching almost the entire city, the three of them returned to the place where they had fought the giant ox Nether Beast.

Looking at the traces of the Ancient City completely destroyed by the battle and the several large craters before him, Xu Chen stood in the air, pinching his chin and thinking intently, until finally, his eyes suddenly lit up.

That giant ox Nether Beast had appeared very suddenly, breaking through the Void to arrive.

But according to the powerful Soul of the three of them, such a Void tremor must have been perceived weakly in advance.

For Void teleportation, no matter the distance, one must first leave a Soul imprint at the location of appearance using Divine Sense, just like positioning. As long as Divine Sense appears, there must be Soul fluctuations; if the Divine Sense is strong enough, it can be perceived in advance, and the time gap during this is the strength of the comer.

The stronger the strength, the further the teleportation, and the faster the speed.

Teleportation in the Danyuan Realm is like slow motion in the eyes of a Spirit Realm Great Cultivator; it seems fast, but in reality, the moment of Divine Sense positioning will capture this aura.

Therefore, if a Danyuan Realm cultivator wants to teleport to attack or escape in front of a Spirit Transformation Great Cultivator, there is absolutely no chance.

Moreover, the strength of this Nether Beast was similar to that of the Old Witch Master and Tu Jiu, so the two of them would have felt it even more, but the truth was that the two powerhouses comparable to the True Spirit Realm had not noticed it at all.

It can be seen that this Nether Beast did not appear through long-distance Void teleportation, but could only have been hidden nearby in some place that was impossible to detect.

Then the situation was very clear.

The Nether Beast most likely came out from the Di Gong that Tu Jiu mentioned.

Thinking of this, Xu Chen waved his hand, and the giant skull of the ox Nether Beast was flung out, floating and slowly rotating in the air churning with Black Mist.

The Old Witch Master and Tu Jiu were confused, but after asking, Xu Chen explained his speculation simply, and both were very pleasantly surprised, believing Xu Chen's idea was not far off.

And Xu Chen intended to use the Black Horn on the Nether Beast's skull, which carried a powerful spatial aura, to stimulate the spatial rule fluctuations it released to detect the location of the Void Channel.

"Benefactor, let me try first!"

Tu Jiu was extremely excited. He activated the Divine Pattern Battle Technique of the Earth God's Wrath, and instantly, a phantom of a golden-armored giant over a hundred zhang tall flickered out. The giant grabbed the giant beast's skull with both hands and roared, releasing a strong Soul impact. Suddenly, layers of black halos flickered on the Black Horn, spreading outward like rolling waves.

Under the push of Tu Jiu's terrifying Soul power, the Black Mist rolling in all directions was compressed by this black light until it began to solidify and wrinkle, rapidly sweeping away into the distance like flowing water.

Being in this powerful spatial fluctuation, Xu Chen felt himself being constantly squeezed by an invisible, enormous force. The Divine Sense he released shattered inch by inch, and his entire body's bones emitted a teeth-aching 'crack' sound. Therefore, he had to also release the Divine Pattern Battle Technique of the Earth God's Wrath, and a golden phantom about a zhang tall appeared outside his body to protect him, which made him feel slightly better.

However, in his view, the spatial power released by the Black Horn stimulated by Tu Jiu was far inferior to the attack of the giant ox Nether Beast, with at most thirty percent of the power.

But even this thirty percent of power was enough to cause the nearby space to tremble and resonate.

As this spatial fluctuation grew larger and spread further, Tu Jiu's face suddenly lit up with joy. Holding the giant skull, he sprinted in one direction while shouting via sound transmission: "Found it, follow me!"

Thus, Xu Chen and the Old Witch Master hurriedly followed. After running forward for about three li, Tu Jiu in front suddenly disappeared. The moment he vanished, Xu Chen and the Old Witch Master felt an unusual spatial fluctuation almost simultaneously. In their Divine Sense, it was like an illusory circular archway suddenly appeared between heaven and earth, and they vaguely saw a figure fall into it, rapidly disappearing.

Xu Chen did not stop for a moment, turning into a golden light phantom and rushing into the archway, with the Old Witch Master following closely behind.

With a flash before their eyes, it instantly became clear again, and a huge, dark, and deep stone hall appeared before them.

"Roar~"

"Boom~"

Before Xu Chen could understand, accompanied by a burst of yellow and black intertwined light, the tall golden giant phantom of Tu Jiu in front was fighting against a Nether Beast that looked like a giant ox, while holding a huge Nether Beast skull in both hands.

This Nether Beast was slightly smaller, with a body length of over ten zhang, but compared to the entire huge stone hall space, it appeared insignificant.

Amidst angry roars and howls, the Nether Beast attacked Tu Jiu crazily, but Tu Jiu did not dodge or evade. Holding the giant beast skull in both hands, he smashed it against the Nether Beast like hammering iron, 'bang bang bang bang'. Under his unadorned, manic attacks, the Nether Beast was soon unable to resist, its body smashed until it was torn and bleeding, with large amounts of Black Mist rolling out.

Xu Chen and the Old Witch Master did not go up to help, but stood far away on a platform that looked like an Altar, watching carefully.

The scale of this stone hall was astonishingly large. Although it was also filled with thick Black Mist, it could still be seen clearly with Divine Sense. It was at least a hundred zhang high and five hundred zhang wide, all built with huge stone slabs. On the stone slabs, there were many traces of Ancient Runes, though some places had already begun to collapse and break.

The entire hall was empty; apart from this huge stone platform like an Altar in the center, no other buildings or items could be seen.

The stone platform was circular as a whole, also built with huge stone slabs, covered with crisscrossing lines and dense Ancient Runes. There was also a circle of a hundred dark red stone pillars around it, each engraved with lines and Ancient Runes, some of which were still flickering with a faint red light.

Every time these red stone pillars lit up, many of the crisscrossing line runes on the stone platform would also light up slightly.

However, this light was very dim, and only powerful Divine Sense could distinguish it.

The structure of the entire stone platform reminded him of the huge Array he saw sealing that Ancient Fierce Beast under the fissure of Black Wind Ridge; the structure, runes, and aura were very similar.

If his speculation was correct, this must be a Teleportation Array.

And that illusory spatial arched entrance outside should be the channel for entering and exiting.

However, what exactly was the purpose of building such a large space and such a massive Teleportation Array?

The Ancient Human Race would definitely not have been this tall.

While Xu Chen observed and speculated, he could not understand it.

At this moment, the battle between Tu Jiu and the Nether Beast had completely gained the upper hand.

The terrifying battle aura rippled through the entire hall; a large amount of stone was destroyed in the fighting, and many places began to shake violently and collapse.

"Tu Jiu, finish this quickly, don't bring this place down!"

The Old Witch Lord stood guard by Xu Chen's side and could not help but shout a reminder.

"Fine, I was still planning to practice a bit more!"

Tu Jiu seemed somewhat displeased, but he still accelerated the speed of his attacks; the golden-armored giant held a massive skull and smashed it against the Nether Beast with a series of clangs, and very quickly, this Nether Beast was stiflingly beaten to death in a corner of the hall, turning into a pile of broken remains with Black Mist roiling about.

(End of this chapter)