<h4>Chapter 561: End of the Lair</h4>
Deep in their’s tunnel, Snowjade’s eyes were cold as he slowed down.
<i>Buzz—</i>
An invisible aura surged from the tunnel’s depths, pressurizing Snowjade.
<i>Just the aura alone is terrifying enough to kill a Fourth Tribtion Eminence.</i> Snowjade was somewhat puzzled. <i>What’s the source of the aura?</i>
Even the aura emitted by a legendary Eighth Tribtion Eminence’s corpse could only control Tribtion realm experts, changing their bloodline. The emitted aura wouldn’t kill a Fourth Tribtion Eminence directly.
<i>Is it some treasure in the River of Spacetime or a living being?</i> Pce Lord Snowjade’s body glowed with an ice-jade luster as he advanced without slowing down.
<i>“Pce Lord, Pce Lord.”</i> A voice cried for help.
<i>Huh?</i> Snowjade frowned slightly.
Inside his grotto-heaven, Pce Lord Snowjade’s figure condensed. He looked at Emperor Roc’s Essence Soul avatar, who was bowing respectfully.
“Pce Lord.” Emperor Roc’s Essence Soul avatar said anxiously, “I encountered an enemy, Meng Chuan. My true body was captured, and my treasures were taken away.”
“Your treasures have been taken? He imprisoned your outer realm true body?” Snowjade frowned slightly. The treasures his subordinates obtained in the cave abode were his to begin with. Meng Chuan robbing Emperor Roc’s treasures was equivalent to robbing him of his treasures, so he naturally wasn’t pleased. He then asked, “What’s his background?”
Emperor Roc immediately said, “Pce Lord, this Meng Chuanes from Archean Eon Realm!”
“Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s Archean Eon Realm?” Snowjade was somewhat astonished.
Ancestral Master Archean Eon was the only Seventh Tribtion Eminence that had been born in Three Bay River System over the years. Pce Lord Snowjade naturally knew about him.
“Yes.” Emperor Roc continued, “As you know, Archean Eon Realm neighbors my homeworld, and we have formed a huge grudge with each other. This Meng Chuan quickly rose to prominence. In Archean Eon Realm, he is also known as Imperial Lord Eastcalm. His strength was considered normal. After cultivating for about 100 years, his strength was only at the perfected Supremacy realm.”
In the World Gap, Meng Chuan revealed his full strength very clearly. At his strongest, he was onlyparable to Monarch Peacock.
“Later, he entered the outer realm. In just a few decades, his strength reached the Tribtion realm,” exined Emperor Roc. “Furthermore, he’s suspected to be at the Fifth Tribtion realm now.”
“He’s suspected to be at the Fifth Tribtion realm after a few decades in the outer realm?” No matter how calm Snowjade was, he found it unbelievable.
“Therefore, I suspect that it might be an opportunity left behind by Ancestral Master Archean Eon, which allowed him to enter a special mystic realm,” said Emperor Roc. “It might seem like he only spent a few decades in the outer realm, but maybe more than 10,000 years have passed in the mystic realm. This time, he tracked me through our karmic connection and came to this cave abode. He first captured me alive, then used karma to kill two Imperial Lords in my homeworld. He has a huge grudge with my homeworld. He imprisoned me because he wants to have full confidence in killing all my avatars,” said Emperor Roc.
Snowjade nodded slightly. “I understand. If he really has reached the Fifth Tribtion realm, nobody will be able to kill him cleanly. Since he wants to kill you... you can only rely on yourself if you want to live.”
“I understand,” replied Emperor Roc with a bow of his head. He naturally understood this logic. Only an Eighth Tribtion Eminence could kill a Fifth Tribtion Eminence with an inhabited world in the way! The probability of such a thing happening was negligible.
Therefore, after confirming that Meng Chuan had reached the Fifth Tribtion realm, Emperor Roc felt despair. All he could do now was work hard to be stronger, making it difficult for Meng Chuan to kill himpletely. If Emperor Roc reached the Fifth Tribtion realm one day, he would naturally be able to roam the River of Spacetime fearlessly.
...
With those thoughts in mind, Snowjade continued advancing through the deep passageway.
<i>Imperial Lord Eastcalm, Meng Chuan, is suspected to be at the Fifth Tribtion realm? It’s getting more and more interesting.</i> Snowjade endured the pressure and continued advancing. Finally, Snowjade reached the end of the deep tunnel and arrived in a huge cave.
The massive cave spanned about 5,000 kilometers.
Snowjade walked out of the passageway and entered the cave. At a nce, he saw a massive head at the end of the cave.
The head was about 500 kilometers tall. It had two ck curved horns, and its skin was ck. It only had a single blood-colored, vertical eye! Its mouth was gaping, spanning about 250 kilometers long; within its mouth were mountain peak-like teeth.
Chains were embedded in the head and rooted in its skull, face, ears, and mouth. Large amounts of energy passed through the chains to everywhere in their.
<i>Oh?</i> Snowjade’s expression changed drastically.
Although the chains trapped the gigantic head and its huge mouth, making it unable to move, its blood-colored vertical eye was glowing as it stared at Snowjade.
With the blood-colored eye staring at him, Snowjade felt stifled and horrified. His body instantly froze, unable to move.
<i>Break! Break! Break!</i>
Snowjade took a few seconds to resist the blood-colored vertical eye’s influencepletely and regain control of himself.
This made him look at the gigantic head in horror.
<i>A forbidden creature at the Sixth Tribtion realm?</i> Snowjade was shocked. He had seen a forbidden creature once, but the one he had encountered was only at the Fifth Tribtion realm. However, the feeling was simr.
The head in front of him was even more terrifying than the one he had once encountered. If it hadn’t beenpletely imprisoned, the blood-colored eye could have killed him with a single stare. It could devour him with a single gulp.
He was out of options.
The strength difference between Tribtion Eminences increased the further one progressed. A Fifth Tribtion Eminence could easily crush a Fourth Tribtion Eminence, but a Sixth Tribtion Eminence’s suppression of a Fifth Tribtion Eminence was even more terrifying.
For example, a monstrous genius who created an Imperial Lord-level paramount technique could reach the Fifth Tribtion realm in a short period of time. However, that monstrous genius might spend their entire life trying to reach the Sixth Tribtion realm.
<i>Sixth Tribtion realm.</i> Pce Lord Snowjade stood in the cave and stared at the imprisoned Sixth Tribtion forbidden creature. The forbidden creature’s blood-colored vertical eye kept staring at him. Even though he could resist the vertical eye’s influence, he still felt immense pressure.
<i>Whoosh.</i>
Fog flew out from the gaping mouth that was hundreds of kilometers long. It condensed into a man with a human body and a snake tail.
“This sinful creature’s mouth is the core of the cave abode.” After the snake-tailed man flew out, he smiled at Snowjade and said, “Only one of you can reach the end of the cave abode.”
“Can I enter now?” Snowjade looked at the snake-tailed man. He could tell at a nce that he was a Guardian and not a true lifeform.
“No.” The snake-tailed man shook his head. “After the one-year deadline, all lifeforms that arrive here will engage in one final battle. Only the final victor will be able to enter.”
Pce Lord Snowjade didn’t say another word. He could senseyers of array formations on the gigantic head. They were something that could even imprison a Sixth Tribtion forbidden creature. If he wasn’t allowed to enter, he would be tempting fate if he dared to barge in.
...
Half a monthter.
“Oh?” The hunchbacked Old Fiend ck Wind also arrived. When he saw the huge chained head, his face turned pale. The blood-colored vertical eye turned to look at ck Wind.
ck Wind was horrified. It took him almost ten seconds to withstand the suppression.
<i>A forbidden creature at the Sixth Tribtion realm?</i> ck Wind was rmed as well. Soon, he discovered the chains’ uses. <i>What a powerful sealing method. Itpletely imprisons the Sixth Tribtion forbidden creature. Furthermore, it seems to draw upon this forbidden creature’s strength to supply energy to the entire cave abode.</i>
ck Wind immediately turned to look at Snowjade.
Snowjade stood by the side with his eyes closed as he waited silently.
“Snowjade, you came really quickly,” said ck Wind with a smile.
Snowjade opened his eyes and nced at ck Wind before closing them again.
...
Another half a month passed.
The skinny Ta Gu arrived. When he saw the huge head, his body trembled for a few seconds before he resisted the forbidden creature’s aura. This was because he had known about this cave abode’syout long ago. He also knew that there was a terrifying forbidden creature imprisoned here.
Since his mind was prepared, he naturally escaped the aura’s influence faster.
<i>They came earlier than me?</i> Ta Gu was somewhat surprised when he saw Snowjade and ck Wind. Following that, he turned to look at the Guardian—who had a human body and snake tail. He said loudly, “The other lifeforms in this cave abode should have given up on the exploration. Only the three of us are at the Fifth Tribtion realm. Let’s quickly engage in the final battle.”
“No rush.” The snake-tailed man smiled and said, “There’s one more person still advancing.”
“It’s been ten months. There are still people advancing through the cave abode?” Ta Gu was puzzled.
ck Wind and Snowjade remained calm. Both of them knew that an unknown fifth Tribtion Eminence had entered the cave abode.
<i>Imperial Lord Eastcalm, Meng Chuan?</i> Snowjade thought to himself. He knew the most about the unfamiliar expert among the three.
...
“Senior, spare me! Spare me!” Anky gray-robed man was extremely respectful, but he felt bitter in his heart.
He was at the Fourth Tribtion realm. He had deliberately slowed down. With the number of tunnels in their, he thought he had made a killing.
Who knew that another Fifth Tribtion Eminence was slower than him! Furthermore, he happened to share the same passageway as him.
<i>Isn’t this Fifth Tribtion Eminence afraid that he will be too slow and have all the best treasures taken by the other Fifth Tribtion Eminences?</i> Thenky gray-robed man felt aggrieved.
“Spare your life?” The white-haired Meng Chuan looked at him. “You should understand the rules. Hand over all the treasures, and your life will be spared.”
“Yes.” No matter how depressed the gray-robed man was, he obediently handed over the treasures. This was because he had discovered the huge difference in strength between them. Just the illusory Essence Soul World’s suppression made him unable to resist.
If this white-haired man was willing, he could easily kill him and take away all the treasures. He spent 600 Outer Realm Essence Crystals cultivating this outer realm body. It was already not bad if he could retain this body.
<i>Whoosh.</i>
Meng Chuan waved his hand and put away the treasures before continuing forward.
He had arrived ratherte, so Pce Lord Snowjade, Ta Gu, and Old Fiend ck Wind had all benefited. On the other hand, Meng Chuan’s main gains were obtained from the Fourth Tribtion Eminence and Emperor Roc.
Of course, certain regions in their had a lowered threat after the core treasures were removed. Thus, Meng Chuan was able to proceed much faster.
<i>This aura’s pressure...</i> Meng Chuan also felt a terrifying aura affecting him. He was puzzled by it as he walked through the tunnel. <i>Why is the aura so strong? Is it a treasure or a living thing?</i>
Soon, Meng Chuan walked out of the deep tunnel and arrived at a huge cave.
The cave was 5,000 kilometers wide. At the end of the cave was a huge imprisoned head. The blood-colored vertical eye on the head stared at Meng Chuan.
As for Snowjade, ck Wind, and Ta Gu, they turned to look at Meng Chuan.
“Thest one has arrived.” The snake-tailed man smiled.