Chapter 577: Chapter 576: How Dare You Cause Trouble on My Turf!
Just as Arthur and Wanqi Yu’s two groups emerged from the Death Mountain, one after the other.
The Death Mountain, which had been silent for quite some time, suddenly stirred, as if a fierce beast had been provoked.
Although Arthur was not one of the Xuan Sect, his sensitivity to killing aura was not weaker than that of the Xuanmen people.
His subordinates, naturally, also sensed it, and soon cold sweat dripped down their foreheads: "Captain, good thing we made it out, otherwise..."
Such intense killing aura made even those who were used to licking blood off the blades tremble a bit with fear.
Arthur looked at the talisman paper lying in his palm, which had returned to being devoid of any life force, and a vague notion arose in his mind...
However, this notion, he could never speak of, not even to his confidants.
Finally, he folded the now-useless talisman paper and placed it in the pocket of his close-fitting clothes.
Emerging from another direction, Wanqi Yu also squinted slightly at the entrance not far away.
"Young Master, why do I feel that this wave of killing aura is coming on so fiercely and violently, more like a counterattack?"
After a long pause, Wanqi Yu said, "Perhaps this is the true Death Mountain."
The Death Mountain they had encountered earlier, which was a bit dangerous but not much, was nothing like the rumored inescapable Death Mountain.
Wanqi Yu had some doubts then, thinking that these rumors were deliberately exaggerated to prevent some from trespassing.
Now it seemed that the previous Death Mountain was more like an undisturbed Death Mountain.
The Death Mountain, with its rapidly escalating danger, was not somewhere people dared to venture recklessly for the fun of it.
"Let’s go!"
Meanwhile, those responsible for defense, just as usual, intended to patrol the surroundings to see if any animals had strayed out.
Who knew, when they were only halfway through their patrol, the nearly moldy arrays around them suddenly all activated, emitting a dazzling white light.
The two patrolling together were so startled that one uttered, "Damn!"
Then they frantically began taking out their magic artifacts, while the other quickly contacted the main force.
"Something’s wrong, this is bad, the arrays on the periphery have all activated!"
The arrays that activated now emitted only white light, indicating a warning signal.
If those arrays that emitted a blue light, indicating a life-and-death battle, had been triggered, they would definitely have bolted away.
All the guards who were on leave or resting were called over.
Every person hastily grabbed the magic artifacts previously left by the Special Administration Bureau.
Though everyone had enjoyed peace for a long time, they were clearly a bit panicked now, but fortunately, their ability to adjust was quite good.
Very soon, everyone was in their position, each with a vigilant look in their eyes.
Even the nearby Special Administration Bureau personnel were notified to rush over at the fastest speed.
Inside the purification room, Fang Yu, upon hearing the commotion outside, hurriedly asked his junior fellow to investigate the situation.
Soon, the junior fellow returned.
"What happened outside?"
"The warning arrays of Death Mountain have been activated. I just went to find an acquaintance elder and heard that it might be a fight inside!"
The two having witnessed the inside situation firsthand, naturally understood the gravity of this.
They couldn’t help but swallow nervously, feeling a tinge of worry.
"If only Temple Master Yun were still here, perhaps she would have a way to know what was happening inside."
Unfortunately, alas!
No one had expected that the chaos inside the Death Mountain at this moment was all caused by Ming Shaoqiu and his people.
They had fought their way in, wiping out many groups of life, causing all the cowardly but bullying groups to hide away.
Yun Ran and the other two groups left silently, trying their best not to disturb those beings.
Unless it was an unavoidable confrontation with evil spirits tainted with countless bad karma, they would not easily take action.
The unique ecosystem of Death Mountain allowed its creatures to have their own means of communication.
They naturally hid upon sensing many dangerous humans.
As most of those who had come in left, the dangerous signals slowly weakened, and the life in Death Mountain began to become active again.
Just at this moment, Ming Shaoqiu and his party killed their way out, not even sparing the small animals that hadn’t provoked them.
The Great Demons, who usually minded their own business and indulged in their cultivation, could naturally not allow them to continue destroying the Death Mountain’s ecosystem.
Sure enough, backed by the Great Demons, the other creatures launched a wild counterattack.
Ming Shaoqiu watched as another of his companions was dragged away by those damned vines, and his own body was marred with several more wounds.
He looked grimly towards a direction: "What’s hiding there, if you have the guts, come out!"
As his voice fell, those small animals that had been crazily attacking them suddenly made way.
A giant python leisurely appeared, opened its mouth, and directly swallowed those animals that were slow to clear the path.
The pungent stench surged towards Ming Shaoqiu and his people.
The giant python’s eyes were fixed on Ming Shaoqiu, and it spoke human words: "Humans, who gave you the courage to run wild on my territory!"
Shortly after, another gray wolf with a distinct physique emerged from behind a tree.
But it did not directly look at Ming Shaoqiu and his people; instead, it began to negotiate with the giant python: "These humans, let’s split them in half!"
The voice was hoarse, but it made Ming Shaoqiu and his team feel a shiver down their spines.
They watched helplessly as these two obvious leaders discussed dividing up ’spoils of war.’
Ming Shaoqiu’s eyes were cold; the reputation of Master Ming was not built on nothing, regardless of whether the snake and gray wolf had some Dao progress.
But if they wanted to take them down easily, they were dreaming!
Coincidentally, he also had his eyes on the Demon Cores of these two creatures; he might be able to climb a few more ranks after offering them up.
The giant python, seeing the suddenly appearing gray wolf, was quite displeased: "No way, they are my prey, and this area belongs to my territory; you are overstepping!"
"They killed the gray rats that worshiped me, so naturally, they are my prey!"
The giant python and gray wolf were both Great Demons of the Central District of Death Mountain; if it weren’t for the heavy casualties among the life forms worshiping them in the outer area, they would not show up here.