Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 431 Ancient Battlefield Ruins_1

Chapter 431: Chapter 431 Ancient Battlefield Ruins_1

"This ancient battlefield seems a bit strange."

Aboard the bus, Dou Yanlan looked at the travel brochure in her hand with some confusion, while Qi Chen glanced at Feng Yuan, who was holding Xiao Ji and looking out the window with Pomiti on his head, and said,

"Don’t cities with a long history usually have ancient battlefield ruins nearby? I remember Maomu City has quite a few, right?"

"This is different..."

Dou Yanlan closed her eyes in thought, and Cotton swished its tail quietly, lying on the back of the seat staring at Dou Yanlan. Qi Xiaoshuang picked up a popsicle and offered it to her, saying,

"Don’t think too much, Yanlan sis, have some snacks to rejuvenate your energy~"

Upon opening her eyes and looking at the popsicle in Qi Xiaoshuang’s hand, Dou Yanlan smiled and said,

"Aren’t you the famous detective Xiao Shuang? Don’t you want to probe the truth beneath this fog?"

With a pout, Qi Xiaoshuang replied discontentedly,

"Forget it. I, the famous detective Xiao Shuang, can only solve puzzles that don’t involve supernatural powers. This is clearly beyond my abilities."

"Thanks, but I don’t need it, and eating too many snacks will make you fat."

Seeing Qi Xiaoshuang shaking the popsicle in her hand, Dou Yanlan smiled and declined, noticing Dou Yanlan’s subtle gaze, Qi Xiaoshuang was startled and quickly looked at her own body, saying,

"No way! Have I gained weight?!"

Qi Chen took a glance at Qi Xiaoshuang and remarked,

"Wrapped up so tightly, who can tell if you’ve gained weight or not."

"Tsk! Brother, you actually have thoughts about your cute little sister. Believe it or not, I’ll tell mom when we get back."

"Suit yourself, if you think she’ll believe it."

"Hmph! You all are meanies!"

Qi Xiaoshuang said sullenly, stuffing the popsicle back into her pocket. It was only yesterday that she carelessly put a popsicle into the bag and discovered that the bag Feng Yuan placed behind the White Wolf Deity could keep food in its original state. Even the easily melting popsicle, no matter how long it stayed in there, would come out the same as when it was put in.

"Is this the ancient battlefield ruins? It didn’t look like this from the train..."

Looking at the huge pit before her, Qi Xiaoshuang spoke as if she had been duped, while Feng Yuan, upon seeing the ancient battlefield ruins, had no particular reaction, as if he had known all along. Dou Yanlan pinched her chin, her brow slightly furrowed as she looked at the ruins, with the distinct tracks of the small train that passed over the ruins visible in the distance.

Numerous stone building debris were standing on the grassy area near the railroad tracks, and not far past that debris, there was a large slope leading downward. The entire ancient battlefield ruins looked as though they had been struck by some gigantic spherical object, with various pieces of building debris scattered inside the massive circular pit.

"The difference is too big! This is outright deception!"

A nearby tourist complained unhappily, after all, in their imagination, ancient battlefield ruins should be a plain scattered with various architectural remnants, with vegetation covering those remains silently telling the stories of the past, and not like now, with various pieces of building fragments scattered inside a bare large dirt pit.

Dou Yanlan squatted at the edge of the pit, bent down, reached out, and touched the dirt, saying with confusion,

"It’s very old..."

Qi Chen, a bit puzzled, mimicked Dou Yanlan’s action. The moment he touched the dirt, his expression changed and he said,

"How can this be?"

"What’s wrong?"

Qi Xiaoshuang, slightly puzzled, did the same and then said with surprise,

"Could it really have been like this for such a long time?!"

"But why aren’t there any plants growing?"

Looking at the huge pit before her, Qi Xiaoshuang voiced her confusion. Dou Yanlan stood up, dusted off her hands, and while looking at the pit, she said,

"I don’t know, but I can feel there’s still a power lingering here, a destructive force."

Qi Xiaoshuang said with some worry,

"Won’t there be any problem if we go down there?"

"No, if there were any problems, this wouldn’t be a tourist site."

Seeing the tourists carefully walking down with displeased expressions, Dou Yanlan calmly said, noticing Xiao Ji’s unease, Feng Yuan patted Xiao Ji’s head and said,

"Don’t worry, it’s fine～"

Strolling among the architectural ruins, everyone felt somewhat oppressed. Yang Hongzhi said with some regret,

"What a pity, I thought it would at least be a bit more beautiful here. I didn’t expect it to be like this... not even comparable to the Noscarte Castle we visited yesterday..."

Najia was clutching her Wolf God’s Robe tightly and seemed not to hear Yang Hongzhi’s words. Yang Hongzhi didn’t notice Najia’s abnormality and kept talking, occasionally using the ruins to illustrate how some structures in Noscarte Castle looked like yesterday, and what the original state of the broken streets and debris was.

The more Dou Yanlan looked, the more alarmed she became. She seemed to have guessed what had happened here and also understood what Feng Yuan’s hint had meant. Just as Dou Yanlan turned around to ask Feng Yuan something,

"Watch out!"

Feng Yuan suddenly threw the Dark Ancient Book in his hands, and a black Barrier enveloped everyone. A black energy arrow was blocked by the Barrier. The strange Spirit Beast they had encountered yesterday at Noscarte Castle stood atop a piece of architectural ruin, its cold gaze fixated on Feng Yuan and the others.

The sound of metal clashing continuously arose in the distance. Qi Xiaoshuang, hiding by the side of the enlarged White Wolf Deity, said with some confusion,

"That sounds like the guards?"

"Hongzhi! Mount Xiao Hui, let’s go!"

Feng Yuan shouted. Xiao Ji was suddenly tossed by Feng Yuan, glanced at Feng Yuan understandingly, and transformed into a large white bird in mid-air. Feng Yuan directed Xiao Ji to spew pristine flames at the line of guards coming their way, blocking them.

Najia, with Yang Hongzhi shielding her, was somewhat excited. Hearing Feng Yuan’s loud shout, Yang Hongzhi quickly summoned Xiao Hui and Xiao Hei, hugged Najia, and aggressively leaped onto Xiao Hui’s back. Although he didn’t understand what was happening, Qi Chen let Ah Mu revert to its original size.

The White Wolf Deity, returned to its original form, vigorously pushed Qi Xiaoshuang onto its back. Mounted on Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan stared at the strange Spirit Beast and said,

"Have we been discovered? Xiao Ji, go!"

The Spirit Beast nimbly leaped to avoid the white flames sprayed by Xiao Ji, landing on another piece of architectural ruin. The Spirit Beast smirked and began to dance a strange dance. As it danced, the sky gradually darkened, countless stars twinkled in the air, and one after another, as if summoned, began to cast their projections.

Watching the star projections slowly fall, Feng Yuan shouted,

"Dodge them!"

Ah Mu quickly took Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan into its canopy and agilely avoided the falling star projections. After instructing Dreaming Dragon Baby and Big Cat briefly, both quickly disappeared into the battlefield. Below, the tourists were frightened by the sudden battle, scrambling out of the Ancient Battlefield Ruins in a panic. It seemed that the guards’ target was specifically Feng Yuan and his party, showing no concern for the fleeing tourists, their eyes fixed on Xiao Hui.

"Follow me!"

Jenna suddenly appeared on the battlefield, fiercely wielding her parasol which sent a rainbow light orb into the sky that burst open. The lingering rainbow lights in the sky blocked the stars. Seeing Jenna run to the side, Feng Yuan shouted to Yang Hongzhi,

"Keep up!"

Holding Najia tightly in his arms, Yang Hongzhi directed Xiao Hui to catch up to Jenna, who was running ahead. At that moment, Yang Hongzhi also sensed something was off. Jenna was running on the ground alone, yet her speed was slightly faster than the massive Xiao Hui. Do not forget that Xiao Hui is a Spirit Beast, while Jenna seemed completely human.

Seeing the guards gradually encircle them, Yang Hongzhi didn’t have time to think and hastily commanded Xiao Hui to follow Jenna.

"You all keep up! I’ll cover the rear!"

After looking at the White Wolf Deity chasing after Jenna, Feng Yuan shouted to Qi Chen. Just as Qi Chen was about to say something, Dou Yanlan gently tapped his shoulder and shook her head, saying,

"Trust him."

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan commanding Ah Mu to follow the departing crowd. Feng Yuan looked at the odd Spirit Beast and said with a smile,

"Quite a sharp nose you have. It’s a pity about my nice vacation. I was planning to deal with you in a few days. Xiao Ji! Block the way with Flames of Deathly Silence!"

At Feng Yuan’s command, Xiao Ji hesitated briefly before fiercely spewing a blaze with an annihilating intent at the ground, the flames like a high wall, keeping the group of guards and the spreading starry sky at bay. Casting a disdainful glance at the Spirit Beast, Feng Yuan called for Xiao Ji to catch up to the departing group.