Chapter 249: The Riot in Hundred Beasts Valley

The power of space flowed and shifted; Chen Mo looked ahead once more, and it was still an endless expanse of yellow earth.

Looking behind him, Wanren City came into view.

"Let's go," Chen Mo said, stepping forward to take the lead.

The Master of the Blood Sea followed closely behind, and after only a moment, the two entered the city again.

Upon arriving at the Huantian Alliance headquarters, Chen Mo immediately sensed something amiss.

In the very center of the alliance, two tall flagpoles had been erected, and a strip of red cloth was tied between them.

This signified that a major event had occurred; members in the city who saw these poles were required to return to the alliance headquarters immediately.

There is no Wind in the Return Ruins, so it is impossible to hang flags; using two poles to display a banner is enough for the Martial Artists in the city to observe easily.

Chen Mo quickened his pace as he walked into the alliance, with the Master of the Blood Sea following right behind.

Although it was her first day in the alliance, she had heard Chen Mo mention this type of situation before.

"Martial Artists who refine this spirit fruit can comprehend the laws of power within it and accelerate their own cultivation," Ma Bufan said.

"Slaying them will not yield other things, only the Wanfa Spirit Fruit," Ma Bufan continued to explain.

"This matter is somewhat complicated; I only received the news sixteen hours ago that the beasts in the Hundred Beasts Valley are rioting."

Ma Bufan's tone could not hide his worry; whether it was the Wanyao Alliance or their Huantian Alliance, as long as there is a conflict, people will inevitably die—this is unavoidable.

"The so-called Wanfa Spirit Fruit is a fruit condensed from the laws of the previous epoch.

But the Huantian Alliance also has many members; as long as we gather them together, slaying these giant beasts will certainly not be a problem.

The Hundred Beasts Valley contains a large amount of the laws remaining from the previous epoch, which is also why the giant beasts in this valley can never be killed off completely.

Now that the beast herd is rioting, this means the laws left over from the previous epoch have also begun to riot.

These demon clans are not numerous in normal times, but with this riot in the Hundred Beasts Valley, we are short-handed, and the Hundred Beasts Valley is too large; we cannot keep it surrounded forever.

There is no distinction between day and night in the Return Ruins; in some places, the sun hangs in the sky forever, while in others, it is always the moon.

"Then what is our alliance planning to do at the moment?" Chen Mo immediately asked.

"But that place is not entirely under our control; in normal times, a small number of demon clans still sneak in to hunt the giant beasts.

Moreover, the Wanfa Spirit Fruit—such a divine object possesses great temptation in itself.

The reason he was worried was that he could not determine what methods the demon clans of the Wanyao Alliance were preparing to use against them this time.

Ma Bufan frowned slightly and immediately explained to Chen Mo.

As long as a Martial Artist can enter the Return Ruins, if not all of them, nine out of ten will be tempted by this.

"Elder Ma, has something happened in the alliance? Why is this red cloth suddenly hung up?" Chen Mo asked in a low, serious voice.

"This is of course a good thing, but because of the riot of the laws from the previous epoch, the strength of these giant beasts has also increased accordingly.

"Wanfa Spirit Fruit, what is that?" the Master of the Blood Sea asked, puzzled.

Especially for their Huantian Alliance; if they dare to let go this time, then the next time the Wanyao Alliance will dare to further encroach upon them.

Ma Bufan let out a long sigh and then continued, "Although our Huantian Alliance has a few small outposts in the Hundred Beasts Valley,

Chen Mo looked confused; logically speaking, even if the number of giant beasts were to double suddenly,

the difficulty of hunting them would be much higher than before. Furthermore, there is another point: the Wanyao Alliance."

Therefore, when discussing time, one can only divide it by hours.

Chen Mo also frowned, realizing that this matter was not simple.

The reason is simple: the miraculous effect of this Wanfa Spirit Fruit is indeed too powerful.

One does not even need to deliberately gather people; as long as this news is spread, countless experts will naturally come.

At that time, the number of giant beasts in the valley will double, and it may even form a beast tide.

If our people want to enter and hunt the giant beasts, they will inevitably come into conflict with these demon clans."

The two walked all the way to the main courtyard of the alliance, where the Tongxuan Stone was placed.

It is just that when faced with benefits, neither side can easily let go.

"You are right; the reason the giant beasts in the Hundred Beasts Valley were born, besides the Return Ruins, is more because of the laws remaining from the previous epoch.

Not only that, the giant beasts born under these circumstances contain laws in their bodies, and their numbers are far greater than usual.

If there are no accidents, in another one hundred and eighty hours, the large amount of Heavenly Law accumulated beneath the valley will gush out.

Although these laws come from the previous epoch, they are not much different from the laws of our current epoch.

Chen Mo stepped into the courtyard and saw Ma Bufan sitting quietly to one side; seeing them approach, he hurriedly stood up to welcome them.

If there is an emergency, coming here will surely provide some information.

"Isn't this a good thing? At worst, we can just summon more alliance members to go and hunt these giant beasts together."

"Beast riot? Aren't those giant beasts all condensed from the Heavenly Law left over from the previous epoch? Why would they riot for no reason?"

The demon clans will never let go of this opportunity and will inevitably sneak in in large numbers to hunt the giant beasts in the valley.

He would naturally not give up on the Wanfa Spirit Fruit; such a treasure could accelerate his own cultivation, and not only that, the Heavenly Law contained within could also be used to charge the Transformation Pearl.

As long as he could collect enough Wanfa Spirit Fruits during this trial, he might be able to step directly into the True One Realm.

As for the demon clans and those violent giant beasts he might encounter, Chen Mo did not take them to heart at all.

With his strength, he was absolutely capable of running rampant in the first layer of the Return Ruins secret realm.

As long as he did not enter extremely dangerous secret grounds or encounter extremely rare situations.

As for others, let alone causing his death, those who could force him into a desperate situation were likely very few and far between.

"A cultivator in the alliance who is skilled in the way of calculation has already calculated in advance that it will be another one hundred and fifty-three hours before the beast tide in the Hundred Beasts Valley gradually enters its opening state.

And after one hundred and eighty hours, the scale of the beast tide will reach its peak.

So now, all members of the alliance must return to the current world as soon as possible, ensuring as much as possible that they can return to the Return Ruins after one hundred and fifty-three hours," Ma Bufan immediately stated the alliance's plan.

The longer a Martial Artist stays in the Return Ruins, the longer it takes for the aura of the Return Ruins on their body to dissipate after arriving in the current world.

Conversely, if the time spent is not long, then the time required for the aura to dissipate will also be correspondingly much shorter.

Chen Mo has only just entered the Return Ruins, so even if he spends a few hours here before leaving, he will definitely be able to make it back in time for the outbreak of the beast tide.

The reason Ma Bufan had the flag raised was also to gather the Martial Artists as much as possible, allowing them to return to the present world quickly.

They will wait for the beast tide to begin before entering the Return Ruins collectively.

In this way, the majority of the Huantian Alliance's forces can be gathered in a short period of time.

"You all should return to the present world as soon as possible; I will also leave after some time," Ma Bufan instructed.

In order to preserve the alliance's combat strength as much as possible, those who had to remain in the alliance used to rotate every ten days—that is, every one hundred and twenty hours—but now it has become a daily rotation.

This can ensure that when the beast tide riots, the number of Huantian Alliance Martial Artists here can be increased to the maximum in a short time.

"Understood. Then we shall not delay any further and will take our leave first."

Chen Mo cupped his hands in a salute, and the Master of the Blood Sea did the same.

The two turned and flew away from the Huantian Alliance station at high speed, but Chen Mo did not immediately head outside the city.

"You go back first; I still have some things to do in this city," Chen Mo said, his gaze turning toward the center of the city.

There was one thing he had not yet done since entering the Return Ruins this time, and that was to challenge the Lord of Wanren City.

If he could defeat him, he could obtain another Ruins Crystal, which could not only charge his own Transformation Pearl but also be converted into Heaven and Earth Divine Liquid to support the operation of the Heavenly Court Secret Realm.

"Alright." The Master of the Blood Sea nodded in agreement, asked no further questions about what Chen Mo was going to do, and turned to fly away at high speed.

Chen Mo took long strides into the city, where there was a manor filled with pavilions and towers, one after another.

This manor was the Hundred Weapons Forbidden Land, and inside every pavilion and tower, experts holding sharp weapons were waiting for challengers.

If a challenger defeated them, they could proceed further toward the center of the manor.

Ultimately, one who won nineteen consecutive matches could be considered to have cleared the Hundred Weapons Forbidden Land and would possess the qualifications to challenge the Lord of Wanren City.

Chen Mo did not need to go through such trouble; he took out the Token he had obtained earlier and stepped into the manor.

The Martial Artists gathered in the countless pavilions and towers all turned their gazes toward him at this moment.

These Martial Artists were, of course, also a part of the Lord of Wanren City.

Chen Mo felt the gazes of these Martial Artists; although these people were clones of the Lord of Wanren City, the feeling they gave him now was that every single Martial Artist was an independent individual with an extremely tenacious will inside.

The looks these people cast at him were as sharp as an eagle and as keen as a sword, carrying a biting murderous aura.

Those with weak wills or impure intentions would feel fear at this very step, becoming timid before the fight even began, their momentum weakened by thirty percent.

Of course, for the Martial Artists who could stand here, this was hardly a big problem.

Because those with weak wills had no chance of entering the Return Ruins at all.

Even the geniuses from various top forces might perhaps be arrogant and conceited.

But they would never be timid before a fight, let alone shrink back when encountering trouble.

Chen Mo strode to the very center of the manor, where there was a lake.

The lake was twenty or thirty mu wide, but there was no Wind, and the water surface appeared very calm and deep.

In the very center of the lakeside, a circular water pavilion had been built, about nearly three zhang wide.

The Lord of Wanren City stood in the center of the water pavilion, holding a long sword.

Chen Mo leaped forward; the Tongmai Realm also had methods for lifting Qi, and combined with his current Qi and Blood strength, he only needed a light jump to reach the water pavilion.

"You have finally come." The Lord of Wanren City wore a smile on his face, but his eyes held an irrepressible, soaring fighting spirit.

"After the previous battle, I have come to understand you somewhat, regarding your Qi and Blood strength.

Looking at this realm, there has been no one before you, and I fear there will be no one after you. If I use ordinary means, it will likely be very difficult to defeat you."

The Lord of Wanren City spoke slowly, acknowledging Chen Mo's advantage.

In the face of absolute power, too many flashy techniques were simply ineffective.

Even if he could achieve the Dao through technique, he still lacked the strength to defeat Chen Mo.

Therefore, he could only adopt other methods, adjusting his own techniques in hopes of finding that one sliver of a chance for victory.

"However, I have also carefully studied some techniques during this time, and I believe I have improved compared to before."

The moment the Lord of Wanren City finished speaking, his stance was already set, and he could strike at any next moment.

Seeing this, Chen Mo also took out his own weapon, which was still that pair of Giant Hammers.

Whether it was him or the Lord of Wanren City, the weapons they were currently using were rare treasures.

Even though most of their power was suppressed in the Return Ruins, they were still not to be underestimated.

It could be said that once a strike landed, victory or defeat would be decided in an instant.

Chen Mo might still be able to take a few moves, but if the Lord of Wanren City were truly struck by his hammer, it would truly be an instant defeat.

A five-thousand-jin Giant Hammer carrying one million two hundred thousand jin of immense force—let alone a Tongmai Martial Artist, even an Innate Martial Artist might not be able to withstand this strike.

"Hah! Swish!"

The Giant Hammers carried the momentum of Wind and thunder; merely swinging them produced a whistling sound.

The long sword in the hands of the Lord of Wanren City was nimble, moving and peering like a green snake, searching for an opportunity to strike.

This time, he would not make the same mistake as before, striking rashly and being directly countered by Chen Mo.

Instead, he had to seize the opportunity to kill the enemy in one blow.

Chen Mo did not care about any of this; his time was tight, so he naturally sought to end the slaughter as quickly as possible.

The twin hammers danced like the Wind, constantly compressing the space for the Lord of Wanren City to dodge.

His techniques were indeed profound, but Chen Mo's Qi and Blood strength was powerful, which meant his speed within the same realm was also fast enough.

The Lord of Wanren City could parry at first, but within a short moment, he had nowhere to dodge and nowhere to hide, so he had to swing his sword to parry.

Chen Mo's other large hammer took the opportunity to press in, and the Lord of Wanren City lowered his waist and swung his sword, dodging the strike in an extremely strange posture.

Not only that, but the sharp sword in his hand also took this opportunity to bite toward Chen Mo's side waist.

"Boom!"

However, the weapon in Chen Mo's hand suddenly changed direction, and in a mere instant, it smashed directly onto the water pavilion.

"Bang!"

The water pavilion shook, and in an instant, it was smashed to pieces.

The entire lake also surged violently due to the force of this strike, and the lake surface, which had been as flat as a mirror, stirred up countless ripples and waves.

Chen Mo looked at the water pavilion beneath his feet; having taken his strike head-on and only being smashed to pieces, its quality was evident.

The Wanren City Lord once again dissipated into a puff of smoke.

And where he had dissipated, as expected, another Ruins Crystal appeared.

His form dispersed and then gathered again; the Wanren City Lord appeared behind Chen Mo, a look of contemplation on his face.

He was analyzing and weighing his gains and losses, wanting to figure out why he had failed.

And pondering, if it were to happen again, what method he should use to counter Chen Mo.

Throughout history, there have indeed been people who could defeat him within the same cultivation realm.

But never before had anyone defeated him as easily and cleanly as Chen Mo.

Yet even so, he did not admit defeat, but continued to ponder what means he should use to defeat Chen Mo.

This was his obsession: to achieve absolute invincibility within the same cultivation realm.

So, the current Chen Mo was to him a mountain that could not be climbed, but no matter what, he had to find a way to climb it.

"Your strength is truly impressive. Although I have lost this time, it does not mean I will lose next time.

I ask that you, fellow Daoist, leave first and give me some time to reflect and figure out a way to deal with you."

The Wanren City Lord spoke, his gaze once again fixed on Chen Mo.

"Fine." Chen Mo naturally had no objection to this and collected the Ruins Crystal that had just dropped.

He walked quickly out of Wanren City, arrived at the Gui Xu Gate again, and returned to the Heavenly Court Secret Realm.

Inside the Guixu Divine Hall, Bai Yuxia and the others were all resting with their eyes closed.

It seemed they did not intend to leave for the time being, preparing to wait here for a while before entering the Return Ruins again to explore.

Seeing Chen Mo return, the three of them stood up together and each took out some heavenly treasures or heaven and earth origin stones.

This was something they had already discussed beforehand, as this trial in the Return Ruins had ended.

Each person would pay for ten entries into the Gui Xu Gate in advance to save the trouble of paying each time.

Chen Mo naturally would not stand on ceremony regarding this and smiled as he accepted them all.

(End of this chapter)