In front of them were mummies. Ye Chu would not have cared about one or two mummies. However, what was before him was a sight where, as far as the eye could see, there were mummies. Every single one was clad in armour, and among them were quite a few fierce beast warhorses. It was endless, numbering in the tens of thousands, like a massive army on a battlefield.
What was most shocking was that even the weakest of these mummies possessed the aura of a king.
How could Ye Chu remain calm? Countless mummies, every single one possessing the strength of a king, and even tens of thousands of fierce beasts he had never seen before. What kind of monumental undertaking was this?
In particular, Ye Chu saw several mummies wearing general armour. They all held heaven and earth weapons, and their auras contained fluctuations of laws. This made Ye Chu’s heart pound with fear.
“How is this possible?” Ye Chu stared blankly at the scene before him, thinking that the heaven and earth weapon was probably the armament of one of these mummies.
Ye Chu found it unbelievable and was completely shocked. What kind of existence could turn so many powerful experts into mummies and arrange them here like an army?
“Good heavens!”
While Ye Chu was in shock, Su Rong and her group also came down. Upon seeing this, they could not help but cry out in shock, utterly terrified and disbelieving.
Everyone was stunned. They stared blankly at this scene, feeling their legs tremble. These mummies stretched as far as the eye could see, numbering at least a million. Every single one of them emitted the aura of a king.
A million individuals, with the weakest among them being a king level existence. Who would believe this if it were told? The crowd stared blankly ahead, knowing that if they spoke of it, everyone would just think it was a joke.
In the current era, no existence with profound foundations could possibly possess such a terrifying formation.
Su Rong swallowed hard, feeling her mouth go dry, and looked at Ye Chu standing in front of her, saying, “Ye Chu…”
Hearing Su Rong’s call, Ye Chu came back to his senses somewhat. He shook his head with a bitter smile, indicating that he did not know what this was either.
Those who came down saw this scene, and especially when looking at the artefacts and treasures among these mummies, their eyes were filled with greed. However, no one dared to step forward.
Are you kidding? This was an army of a million. If one fell into their midst, no matter how heaven defying one’s strength was, death was certain.
Just as everyone was shocked by this, Ye Chu’s expression suddenly changed drastically. Without a second thought, he grabbed Su Rong, and their figures leapt, shooting rapidly towards the opening above.
Ye Chu’s actions were completely unexpected. Su Rong was startled, and the others found his behaviour baffling, not knowing why Ye Chu was acting this way.
But Ye Chu acted like a desperate man, pushing the Instant Wind Technique to its absolute limit, rushing upwards at a rapid pace.
Su Rong was confused and could not help but ask Ye Chu, “What is wrong?”
“If we do not leave now, we will not be able to leave at all!” Ye Chu replied to Su Rong.
This sentence confused Su Rong, but the next moment, she heard various screams. Among these screams were some familiar voices. The screaming lasted for less than three breaths before falling into complete silence.
At the same time, Ye Chu moved even faster. It was unknown how much time had passed before Ye Chu finally brought Su Rong back to the surface of Han Lake.
Su Rong looked at the massive hollow below them, staring blankly at Ye Chu as she said, “They…”
“They are all dead!” Ye Chu said with a bitter smile, thinking to himself that he was lucky to have run fast, otherwise he was afraid…
“What happened?” Su Rong’s face turned pale. She had not expected that so many people who went down had actually all perished.
Ye Chu gave a bitter laugh, having not expected this outcome either. When he was down there, he only felt his primordial spirit trembling violently, to the point where his supreme intent was almost shaken loose.
Ye Chu instantly knew there was grave danger. An existence that could provoke a reaction from his supreme intent was absolutely a terrifying being of the same level.
In other words, there might be something down there related to a supreme being.
Thinking of this, how could Ye Chu dare to stay long? What kind of figure was a supreme being? Do not look at how he might seem like a heavenly god in front of an emperor, but in front of a supreme being, he would not even compare to an ant.
Ye Chu had originally wanted to investigate what kind of place it was down there, but upon realising it was related to a supreme being, he immediately dismissed the thought. Are you kidding? Digging into the secrets of a supreme being was no different from seeking death.
Ye Chu did not answer Su Rong directly, but instead spoke to her with extreme gravity, “You must absolutely not tell anyone what you saw down there, or even mention what is down there. Otherwise, an unknown number of people will die.”
Seeing how serious Ye Chu was, she nodded, understanding that this matter could not be exposed.
Some cultivators looked at the hollow and wanted to go down. Ye Chu stood there, watching them coldly and blocking their path. With Ye Chu blocking the way, they naturally did not dare to descend.
Su Rong looked at the cultivators who were filled with resentment towards Ye Chu for blocking them. She shook her head with a bitter smile, thinking to herself that they did not realise Ye Chu was saving their lives.
“Where are the others?” Ye Tian had not gone down because of the heaven and earth weapon. Seeing Ye Chu and Su Rong come up now, he asked in confusion.
Su Rong gave a bitter smile and shook her head.
Ye Tian immediately had a bad feeling. His mouth went dry as he said, “Do not tell me they all…”
Su Rong nodded, which made Ye Tian draw in a sharp breath. He asked Ye Chu, “What is down there?”
“You must absolutely not go down, and do not be curious. What is down there is not something you or I can get involved in!” Ye Chu said to Ye Tian. “In the future, no matter what anomalies occur at Han Lake, do not come!”
“This…”
Before Ye Tian could finish his sentence, Su Rong said from the side, “Big brother Ye Tian, you should just listen to Ye Chu.”
Seeing Ye Chu, who was at the Xuanhua realm, act this way, Ye Tian finally understood how terrifying it was down there. He nodded and said, “Yes! I understand!”
“Alright! Do not worry about these things anymore!” Ye Chu let out a light breath. “Can you use this heaven and earth weapon?”
“I can!” Ye Tian said gratefully. “Thank you!”
Ye Chu shook his head and said nothing more. He looked towards the centre of the lake and found that the vortex was getting smaller, and the hollow was gradually disappearing.
However, the spiritual energy seeping out from Han Lake was becoming increasingly dense.
The anomalies at Han Lake caused everyone to discuss it endlessly. However, apart from Ye Chu and Su Rong, none of those who went down came back up. Many people knew they had perished below.
Especially since Su Rong and Ye Chu kept their mouths shut about what was down there, this made many people even more curious. However, no one dared to force Ye Chu to speak, so the matter was eventually left unresolved. But the increasingly dense spiritual energy in Yao City brought great joy to many. They thought that in such an environment, many powerful experts would emerge, and heavenly materials and earthly treasures could also be nurtured.
“Yao City is going to change its fortune. It is finally no longer a barren land.”
Su Rong was also happy about this, but thinking of what she had seen below, she felt terrified. No one knew what heaven defying thing was down there, or when it might erupt. If it rushed up to Yao City, no one here would be able to survive.
“What exactly is this heaven defying thing?” Su Rong had endless thoughts in her heart, but could not speak of them to anyone.