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Chapter 922 - 813: Forbidden Land!

Chapter 922: Chapter 813: Forbidden Land!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone outside the Holy Land, Ye Fan and Su Liuli almost turned the valley upside down but couldn’t find the strange treasure.

"It’s really strange, the previous phenomenon clearly appeared within the valley, so why can’t we find the strange treasure?" Su Liuli said, somewhat puzzled.

Ye Fan also felt a bit perplexed. He squinted his eyes and glanced at the towering Holy Mountain, saying, "Maybe the phenomenon appeared on this Holy Mountain, and because we were so far away at the time, we mistakenly thought it was in the valley."

"That’s possible, shall we go up the mountain to take a look?" Su Liuli thought it made sense and suggested.

"Yes."

Ye Fan nodded in agreement and then led Su Liuli away from the valley.

After they left the valley, the number of mutant beasts began to increase, and the closer they got to the Holy Mountain, the stronger the beasts became.

Some mutant beasts even reached the mid-stage War God Realm. If it were ordinary cultivators at the early-stage War God Realm, they would likely become mere meals for these beasts in no time.

However, in the face of Ye Fan’s formidable strength, even mid-stage War God level mutant beasts posed no threat to him and Su Liuli, all perishing under his Domineering Fist.

When encountering early-stage War God level mutant beasts, Ye Fan always let Su Liuli take action, firstly to increase her points, and secondly to give her a rare opportunity to hone her skills.

The two advanced toward the Holy Mountain rapidly, crushing the mutant beasts along the way, quickly increasing their points.

Meanwhile, Xu Wudao and the other two also approached the Holy Mountain swiftly — although their strength was not as strong as Ye Fan’s, they could all kill mid-stage War God level mutant beasts, especially when advancing together?

After four hours of fierce battles, Ye Fan and Su Liuli finally reached the foot of the Holy Mountain.

From a distance, this Holy Mountain didn’t seem very large, but upon close inspection, it revealed its majestic presence, making people standing before it feel as insignificant as dust.

"Let’s take a break here, eat something, and then head up the mountain."

Although Ye Fan and Su Liuli hadn’t encountered any danger along the way, he had an inkling that this Holy Mountain was extraordinary and that there could be unforeseen crises up there, requiring thorough preparation and not rushing blindly.

Su Liuli had no objection to Ye Fan’s decision. After roasting a mutant beast and satisfying their hunger, they were about to climb the mountain when Ye Fan’s eyebrows suddenly twitched!

"What’s wrong?" Su Liuli asked.

"Those three guys have arrived; let’s hide our presence and wait for them here."

Ye Fan squinted as he spoke; he possessed the Ghost Ring, capable of concealing his presence, and Su Liuli had inherited the secret technique to hide her presence from Bodhi Wu Yin.

Back during the first Global Cultivation Conference, Bodhi Wu Yin hid in the sky above the conference site, leaving Yan, Chu Xuanji, and Chen Daozang—a group of strong people—unable to detect him.

As his words fell, a strong killing intent surged in Ye Fan’s eyes.

After exiting seclusion, these three had repeatedly threatened to kill him, and they were eager to make their move even before the Hidden God List competition, launching a siege attack in the Trial Holy Land...

All of this stirred Ye Fan to a killing intent, planning to use the competition opportunity to eliminate the three.

In doing so, the forces behind them would have to swallow their defeat quietly without complaint.

Otherwise, if he waited until after the competition to deal with the three, eliminating them and removing the threat would be extremely difficult.

Soon, as Ye Fan and Su Liuli waited, Xu Wudao, Anton, and Andre arrived at the foot of the Holy Mountain, looking dusty and weary.

"There are footprints there, and there’s a fire pit too; that guy named Ye and his woman have been here! Moreover, the fire pit was extinguished not long ago, meaning they just left not long ago!"

Xu Wudao not only had deep schemes but also extremely strong observational skills, immediately noticing the traces left by Ye Fan and Su Liuli, frowning.

What?

Hearing Xu Wudao’s words, Anton and Andre were initially kind of stunned, then they saw those traces.

"Since they’ve been here, we need to quickly leave this place and find a spot to hide—staying here a minute longer means a minute of danger!" Anton said, his face serious.

"Hide? Is that possible??"

As Anton’s words fell, a voice rang out, startling Xu Wudao, Anton, and Andre and making them all instinctively look towards the direction of the sound.

From afar, they saw Ye Fan and Su Liuli strolling hand in hand towards them, looking like immortal lovers.

As they say, fear what comes true!

Originally, Xu Wudao, Anton, and Andre came to the Holy Mountain mainly to avoid Ye Fan, but as fate would have it, despite all calculations, they ended up running into him.

Escape!

After exchanging glances, the three saw the word "escape" in each other’s eyes and immediately bolted away like panicked deer.

"Can you escape?"

Ye Fan shouted coldly, Gang Qi and Blood Qi surging within him as he chased after the three with Su Liuli like a stream of flowing light.

Ye Fan’s voice sounded like a death knell from Hell, terrifying Xu Wudao, Anton, and Andre, leaving them too scared and panicked to determine direction, merely fleeing up the mountain path.

You chase, I flee.

For a time, under the eyes of everyone outside the Holy Land, Xu Wudao, Anton, and Andre looked like stray dogs being pursued by Ye Fan and Su Liuli.

Some mutant beasts were startled along the way but were left far behind them in moments.

As the pursuit and escape continued, an hour quickly passed, and they reached halfway up the Holy Mountain.

"Ye Fan, don’t push us too far!"

Xu Wudao felt utterly frustrated, thinking the finals would be a hunting game, with the hunter and prey having switched roles in a stunning reversal, he felt like a hunted creature, frightened and disoriented.

Not only him, but Anton and Andre felt the same way, though too busy fleeing to voice their feelings, running as if their lives depended on it with every ounce of strength.

"Too much bullying? You all keep saying you want to put me to death, and now you say I’m the one bullying you too much, don’t you find it amusing?"

Ye Fan responded with a cold laugh, constantly closing the distance between him and the three men, with Su Liuli in tow.

Only now did Su Liuli realize just how vast the gap was between herself and Ye Fan. Being pulled by him felt as if she were soaring through the clouds, at an extremely fast pace!

Moreover, she faintly believed that Ye Fan was holding back his ultimate speed to accommodate her, otherwise he would have already caught up with Xu Wudao and the other two.

Unknowingly, the distance had closed to three hundred meters. Xu Wudao and the other two were using all their strength to escape, but Ye Fan’s speed was too fast. Despite their best efforts, the distance continued to shrink bit by bit.

At this moment, Andre suddenly cried out, "Look, what is that?"

Following his words, Xu Wudao and Anton hurriedly looked ahead, only to see a huge opening on the Holy Mountain not far ahead. At the entrance stood a ten-meter-high stele.

The body of the stele had two large characters carved in an iron-drawn silver-gouged script, the earliest plum blossom seal script. Below them were some small characters, too tiny to be identified. They hadn’t seen what was inscribed at all.

Anton and Andre were quite knowledgeable about simplified Chinese characters, but such ancient plum blossom seal script was unrecognizable to anyone who hadn’t specifically studied them.

Xu Wudao, still running, focused and speculated that the two large characters might be the words "Forbidden Land."

"Forbidden Land?"

Andre raised an eyebrow, knowing that any place called a forbidden land often harbors immense danger, as a descendent of the Huang Jin Family.

Not only him, Xu Wudao and Anton naturally understood this very clearly.

"With our strength, it’s difficult to contend with that guy even if we use the family’s secret technique. Why not enter the forbidden land to seek a chance of survival? Ye might not dare to chase us there."

Xu Wudao spoke again. Their distance from Ye Fan was getting closer and closer. Once caught by Ye Fan, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Indeed, although there’s immense danger within the forbidden land, we won’t delve deeply. Entering and finding a relatively safe place to hide until the Hidden God List competition ends!"

Anton agreed to temporarily hide within the forbidden land.

Although he knew the forbidden land was likely very perilous, the dangers within weren’t solely against the three of them. If Ye Fan dared to enter, he would face the same immense risks.

In that case, the three could join forces and leverage the crises in the holy land against Ye Fan, with far higher chances of success than outside!

And if Ye Fan didn’t dare to chase into the forbidden land, then they could hide until the competition time ended and naturally escape this calamity.

With their decision made, Xu Wudao and Anton did not hesitate, fleeing straight into the cave behind the stele. They were cunning and decisive, never procrastinating.

Although Andre didn’t want to venture into the forbidden land, seeing the other two rushing in regardless, he knew he’d die for sure if left alone against Ye Fan, so he gritted his teeth and followed them in.

Meanwhile, Ye Fan and Su Liuli halted before the stele outside the forbidden land!

"I never would have thought that there would be a legendary forbidden land here!" Su Liuli exclaimed in surprise.

Without replying, Ye Fan intently observed the stele.

Besides the two large characters on the stele, there were some small characters below.

Xu Wudao had guessed at the ancient plum blossom script, but these weren’t difficult for Ye Fan to recognize. _{f.re(e) w.e(b)nov el.c.om}

Chu Xuanji’s extensive studies included many books that were unique copies, some having ancient plum blossom script recovered from tombs. Ye Fan learned this script from Chu Xuanji, who specifically studied it to understand the books’ content. While most may find this difficult, Ye Fan wasn’t among them.

However—

Due to the stele’s age, its lower small characters appeared blurry, prompting Ye Fan to step forward, brushing away the moss so the characters gradually became clearer.

"Ye Fan, what do these say? They look like ghost talismans." Su Liuli, seeing Ye Fan study the small characters, curiously asked.

"The small characters below describe the forbidden land. It contains vicious mutant beasts and killing arrays, warning people not to venture in lightly."

Ye Fan finished reading the small characters one by one and replied, "But risk often accompanies opportunity. Although dangers abound in the forbidden land, so do great opportunities, though not specified."

"Shall we enter?" Su Liuli asked.

"To be safe, I’ll go in alone to hunt them down and see if there’s a chance of encounters. You leave here to kill some early-stage War God level mutant beasts," Ye Fan reflected before speaking.

"No way, if you’re going in, I’ll accompany you!"

Su Liuli shook her head resolutely, "We agreed, no matter the danger, I will face it with you!"

"Alright."

Ye Fan heard Su Liuli’s words, seeing her firm expression, hesitated briefly before agreeing.

On one hand, he had promised Su Liuli not to leave her in any danger. Besides, the holy mountain had numerous mid-stage War God level mutant beasts. She wouldn’t be completely safe, even with the Heavenly Demon Armor and Mani Robe.

Swish!

Without further ado, Ye Fan led Su Liuli, flashed forward, and entered the forbidden land!

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