Chapter 781
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Chapter 781: Deadly Game!
“Oww, oww…”
The Demonic True Realm’s third-grade Three-headed Dragon-horned Python was ecstatic. It reared its head triumphantly, and the scary serpent head in the center opened its mouth wide, flicking its forked tongue while swallowing the Dragon Crystal Fruit. The countless Three-headed Dragon-horned Pythons roared and hissed in tandem.
“Someone!”
Suddenly, Su Yi shifted his gaze towards the outside of the gorge. With his sharp spiritual power, he sensed that someone was approaching.
“Hiss hiss…”
Immediately, Xu Chen and the Three-headed Dragon-horned Python sensed it too; their gazes all turned towards the direction of the gorge entrance.
Under the scrutiny of those gazes, a figure cautiously emerged. Wrapped tightly in coarse clothing from head to toe, the person’s entire body was concealed. A cloak and hat covered the head, extending far enough to only reveal a small portion of the face.
“Hiss, hiss…”
As they looked at the person, the Three-headed Dragon-horned Pythons serpent-like eyes turned malevolent, emitting a violent aura. Waves of chilly, spooky breath erupted, filling the canyon with a potent odor.
The figure looked up, locking its gaze on the large group of Three-headed Dragon-horned Pythons that appeared ahead, astonishment reflected in its eyes.
And as his gaze fell upon the two young figures, especially when it landed on Su Yi, who had cast a disguise spell, a look of astonishment mixed with joy filled his eyes. From a distance, he exclaimed, “You are Yi Su; you really are here!”
“It’s you.”
Su Yi was taken aback when he saw this strange figure. At first glimpse, he recognized the scale-covered youth he had seen a few days earlier in the Central Region city.
“Hey, do you know this person?”
Xu Chen also felt curious and recognized him. He had glimpsed this young man briefly on the martial arts platform in Central Region City before, leaving a deep impression.
“At last, I found you!”
The scaly young guy approached Su Yi and Xu Chen, his eyes filled with eagerness. He seemed to be around sixteen or seventeen years old, completely covered from the neck down, carefully wrapped and sealed. His head was likewise obscured by a hooded cloak, leaving only half of his face visible when he lifted his eyes.
“Do you have something to tell me?”
Su Yi seemed surprised. He seemed unfamiliar with the young man, but he dimly remembered him. The young man intended to register for the Saint Martial Assembly, but he went to the incorrect registration place. Su Yi had previously guided him in the correct route.
“There is something important, and many people have set a trap to kill you!”
The young man with scales on his face gazed upward. His entire face was covered in scattered black scales, and his hair was unkempt. Even his head was covered in thinly distributed black scales that intermingled with his scanty hair. Wrinkles and veins formed on both sides of his scaled face, making him seem somewhat ugly. However, as he glanced at Su Yi at this point, there was a sense of relief in his eyes, as if his heart had been tightly wound and had now let out a sigh of relief.
“Someone wants to kill me?”
Upon hearing this, Su Yi felt slightly surprised.
As for the appearance of this young man with a face full of scales, Su Yi remained unfazed. He had already known, as Xi Wuqing had told him, that this was a half-demon body, a descendant of the union between the demon tribe and the human tribe.
It was not an easy union, nevertheless, between the human and demon tribes. The whole human and demon tribes could not tolerate them. The odds of the offspring of this union being normal were fewer than one in a thousand. The others either passed away too soon or turned into half-beasts with no distinctive talents. Some would even be purchased for use as playthings or livestock on the underground black market.
Half-beast creatures, beings that are part human and part beast, don’t possess many of the talents of the demon tribe. Only those with a fierce half-demon body are truly formidable, surpassing ordinary humans.
From Xi Wuqing’s words, Su Yi learned that the young man before him, with his scaled appearance, could barely be considered a half-beast creature. He seemed to be somehow linked to the lizard-like demon tribe, yet there was also something slightly different about him.
“They seem to be disciples of the Sacred Mountain, and there are other mountain gates too, with many people in them. They have set up a deadly trap, waiting for you!”
Su Yi was told by the scaled youth that he had unintentionally seen it all. Among them were disciples of the Sacred Mountain and other mountain gates, whose talks he overheard. They had united together and put up a lethal trap just where they had last left the Sanctified Martial Secret Realm. They united with the intention of killing Su Yi; they were waiting for him!
“Sacred Mountain!”
Hearing the words “Sacred Mountain,” Su Yi was already ninety percent convinced.
Su Yi, too, was not surprised. He had already received the news. A glimmer of crimson light flickered in his eyes, revealing a chilling aura. He then asked the scaled young man, “How do you know me and that I am the one they want to kill?”
“I have seen you before, and I know your name is Yi Su. I accidentally overheard their conversation. There are a lot of them; they are quite strong and want to kill you. You are a good person who has previously assisted me. I do not want you to die at their hands. I’ve been trying to figure out where you are, and I got some news. You’ve discovered a treasure at this place, and there are still many people waiting outside, but it appears like they are terrified to come in.”
The young man looked at Su Yi. On his fragmented scales and the face covered with green veins, his gaze towards Su Yi was very sincere.
He was appreciative of Su Yi’s advice at the time. Yi Su was the only one without any avoidance or disgust among all the other people’s glances of contempt and discomfort. Although there were tales that Yi Su from the Overlord Sect was a fierce person, he recognized that such a person must be a good person.
“Thank you!”
Su Yi nodded and thanked the scaled young man.
“It seems like the disciples of the Sacred Mountain are getting ready to attack you. What do you plan to do?”
Xu Chen said, but he wasn’t worried much for Su Yi. Not just now; even with Su Yi’s previous strength, it wouldn’t be easy for the disciples of Sacred Mountain in the Sanctified Martial Secret Realm to kill him.
“When something comes without any effort, it is as they wished!”
Su Yi said in a calm manner, his eyes filled with a menacing gaze, “I happen to be someone who is looking for the Sacred Mountain. In the Sanctified Martial Secret Realm, there is no need to fear Sacred Mountain.”
“Don’t know your name yet?”
And then, Su Yi asked the young boy with scales.
“My name is Flame Scale, because I have scales all over my body.”
Flame Scale felt a bit embarrassed. He had scales all over his body, and he was half-human and half-beast.
“I am Yi Su, from the Overlord Sect,” Yi Su introduced himself. Su Yi was introducing himself.
“I am Xu Chen, the emptiness of emptiness, the dust of the mortal world,” Xu Chen smiled faintly and also introduced himself to Flame Scale.
“I have seen you too; you are very strong and also a good person.”
Flame Scale nodded and smiled at Xu Chen, appearing somewhat nervous and bashful. No one had ever treated him so warmly and sincerely, taking the initiative to introduce themselves. He had also seen Xu Chen before, but from Xu Chen’s gaze, he couldn’t detect any hostility or aversion.
“Compared to this person, I am definitely the good guy.”
Xu Chen glanced at Su Yi, and compared to this guy, he felt that he was indeed a good person.
“Could you please tell me where the people from the Sacred Mountain are waiting for me?” Su Yi inquired, wanting to know the whereabouts of the disciples of the Sacred Mountain.
“In the center of the Sanctified Martial Secret Realm, they seemed to know roughly where you were and predicted the path you would take. They plan to join forces and try to kill you!”
Flame Scale informed Su Yi, his expression moved and a hint of worry furrowed his brow as he said, “Are you still planning to go find them? They have many people, and they are all very powerful. It’s just the two of you!”
