The Sacred Ruins

Hei Teng had been eaten!

People were all dumbstruck as the news spread. The news was simply too outrageous and shocking.

After calming down, it wasn’t only the marine race who found it difficult to believe. Everyone else also thought it was too excessive and that the news was likely fabricated by someone. Who in this world possessed such a large appetite?

"Absolute nonsense! Rubbish!" The marine race members denounced the claim and warned the people not to tarnish the prestige of their race.

This was especially true for those experts who had come ashore from the southern sea. They were fairly enraged by these hateful rumors. Someone actually dared treat them as food? They must be mad!

Most of those from the marine race didn’t believe this news because Hei Teng wasn’t an ordinary person. He was of the dragon race and possessed a powerful killer weapon. It would be too difficult to kill him.

Furthermore, the news would’ve long since spread if such a battle really did take place. Why was it reported only after he was eaten? Wasn’t this assailant too low-key?

"How laughable! You lot should try a better method if you want to destroy the reputation of our southern sea lineage. Spreading nonsensical rumors is simply too low!" A female clam demon from the southern sea sneered. Her tone was disdainful and dismissive. She didn’t believe this news at all.

She had gained some fame for herself throughout the region since coming ashore due to her frightening strength. Additionally, her figure after transformation was rather seductive. She possessed clear eyes, white teeth, and long azure hair which flowed in the wind. She was so beautiful that she soon became known as the clam fairy.

Later on, another marine race expert replied, "Ha! It seems quite a few people from the human race have no fear of the imminent calamity. You lot dare dishonor brother Hei Teng with your meager abilities, making such outrageous claims. Isn’t it too wretched to tarnish another’s reputation like so? If any of you aren’t convinced, then wait for the Black Dragon Tribe to come and sweep you all away. The human race’s current so-called experts are far from enough!"

It was a vicious killer-whale. Their race was a tyrant of the seas even before the upheavals, and needless to say, they were even more powerful now.

He had long since severed his sixth shackle. He had come ashore to avoid the intense competition of the southern sea which had recently erupted into a maelstrom of blood. He wanted to find fortunes among the famed mountains and great rivers in order to evolve further.

The marine races refused to believe news of Hei Teng’s death. Their tones were all aggressive and disdainful. Although they were seemingly addressing the person spreading the rumors, it was obvious that they were disdainful of all the humans on the continent.

"Sigh, I really hope the news of Hei Teng’s death is true and not a rumor. These damned marine race members are quite rude."

Some people were discussing this matter with great dissatisfaction. They felt these marine race experts were too domineering and arrogant as if they could look down on the whole world.

They were speaking as if the mainlanders were all incapable and Hei Teng being eaten was a laughable fairy tale.

"My apologies. My communicator broke down just after I posted the news of Hei Teng being eaten and didn’t get the chance to upload the photos just now. I ran back one more time just to present the proof. Here it is!"

The one who had reported this finding earlier appeared once more while everyone was fuming with dissatisfaction at the marine race’s arrogance and conceit.

He explained that his communicator had dropped into the thick snow and was completely damaged. He had thus run back to get better imaging equipment.

Uproar ensued as Hei Teng’s photo was posted.

Everyone was able to clearly see its outline although part of the gigantic body had been covered in snow. The gigantic flood serpent was even longer than a train!

The people were immediately dazed. Hei Teng’s true form was indeed frightening, but it was now in a miserable state. Its snow white bones lay across the mountain, intimidating all nearby birds and beasts. No normal life forms dared approach the area as it still exuded a suppressive force.

"Ah, who killed him! Who harmed the young expert of the southern sea dragon lineage?!"

Those from the marine race were all dumbstruck as they found out that the news was indeed true and not a mere rumor. This was indeed a major incident. The Elder Dragon King of the southern sea only had three sons and now one had been eaten. This would surely invoke his terrifying wrath.

This dragon was known to be highly protective of his children and would never take this lying down. Great waves were sure to rise in the southern seas and many islands were bound to be engulfed within.

This elder flood serpent possessed at least 500 years of cultivation and no one dared to challenge his position as he ruled over the southern seas.

He was the true king and expert of the southern sea!

"Such recklessness. This person who dares to kill Hei Teng is sure to die without a doubt. He’s destined to be hunted down by the Dragon King of the southern sea!"

Some marine race experts were furious. They all came from the ocean and felt humiliated after one of their experts was eaten. Their anger was directed against a common enemy.

Some people claimed the images might not be real and asked for confirmation.

The Clam Fairy immediately took action, followed by the Killer Whale King as they shared a friendly relationship with Hei Teng. The two rushed towards Mount Sanqing as soon as they heard the news!

In truth, those from the marine race were still skeptical about this sudden news. Previously, all of them were waiting to watch a good show, thinking that Hei Teng would kill Chu Feng without a doubt and go on to sweep through all the human kings with his supreme weapon.

They were discussing not long ago about how Hei Teng would soon display his divine might. Never did they expect everything to change drastically in just half a day.

"Flood serpent meat sure tastes good. Hei Teng’s flesh is still very fresh since Mount Sanqing was covered in snow and ice. This is likely the tastiest and most unique delicacy I’ve ever eaten. Oh my god, the energy within the flesh is as vast as the oceans. I think I’m about to break through. The effects are truly miraculous! I can’t finish all of this alone so anyone with sufficient guts can come over and share. One might not have another chance to taste the meat of a peerless flood serpent the size of a train!"

The person on Mount Sanqing was absolutely fearless. He had not only eaten the remaining flood dragon meat but was also inviting others to join him.

This caused a huge commotion. Everyone was dumbfounded initially but most were also quite tempted. Quite a few mutants in the vicinity began to rush towards Mount Sanqing.

It wasn’t the rare delicacy that attracted them. It was the possibility that the flesh and blood of a terrifying creature with six severed shackles might actually serve as a "rare medicine" to boost evolution.

Who in this world had ever eaten a peerless expert? This was a once in a lifetime opportunity.

At the same time, they also noticed the one at Mount Sanqing was likely provoking the marine race on purpose.

Even his previous explanation about the damaged communicator was somewhat suspicious.

Many guessed that he was intentionally taunting the marine race experts into criticizing the claim before slapping them with proof.

People guessed that the true culprit had probably fled after eating his fill.

The ones behind all of this ruckus were none other than the black yak, Yellow Ox, and the Manchurian Tiger!

Chu Feng had kept contact with them all this time and thus the two oxen were aware of all of Chu Feng’s movements. The duo had already gone over to Mount Sanqing right after Chu Feng left.

Finally, they called the Manchurian Tiger over and stuffed themselves until heavy snow began to fall. Only when the weather simply became too cold for them did they decide to leave.

The Clam Fairy from the marine race was the first to arrive on site. She couldn’t stand firm after seeing the snowy white flood serpent skeleton and almost collapsed.

"Hei Teng!" the Clam Fairy screamed.

She favored Hei Teng quite a bit as they were both experts from the southern sea, but who would’ve thought he would meet such an end?

She had always believed Hei Teng to be unequaled. He was destined to make his meteoric rise on the continent and evolve into a true dragon, however, he had fallen even before he had the chance to achieve victory and all his aspirations extinguished.

The Killer Whale King had also rushed over and was dumbstruck after witnessing the scene. He stared at Hei Teng’s skeleton and was at a loss for words. Not only was he eaten by someone, he had been picked clean!

In truth, the two of them had to travel a long way to arrive here and numerous batches of mutants had already come to shave away all the flesh during that time.

It was now confirmed that Hei Teng had been eaten by someone. This caused a great sensation.

Who did this?! Was it Demon King Chu? Many people immediately thought of Chu Feng. No one dared to underestimate him anymore as he was already a bona fide peerless expert!

The marine race, especially those from the southern sea, was completely shaken. They announced that they would work together to kill the culprit without fail. They would show no mercy regardless of who it was.

"Those who bully the southern sea will be killed without mercy!" This was their fierce proclamation.

These words angered everyone. Both mutants and civilians from the continent were greatly dissatisfied. They were too domineering. Was no one allowed to kill marine race members? Could it be that only mainlanders were allowed to be killed?

Without the need to rally, humans and beasts of the mainland had unanimously decided to boycott the southern sea dragon race. Everyone felt that they were too domineering.

At this time, the culprit behind Hei Teng’s death had already met up and was drinking and chatting merrily with the black yak, Yellow Ox, and the Manchurian Tiger.

Their location was close to Mount Lu. The heavy snowfall had covered the world outside in white, but not only was their residence still lush, verdant, and exuberant with vitality, the weather was also as warm as summer. The stark contrast between two adjacent lands was a rare scene they could only admire during such an upheaval.

"Brother, hats off to you for slaughtering Hei Teng and killing the host of beast kings alone. Not only that, you even dared to challenge the Peacock King. This king is completely convinced." The Manchurian Tiger gulped down the liquor and proceeded to eat large bowls of meat. He was absolutely delighted but also quite astonished. Chu Feng still wasn’t at his level back at Mount Longhu.

Who would’ve thought he would be able to kill experts with six severed shackles after such a short period.

"Brother, I’ve prepared a gift for you," the Manchurian Tiger whispered mysteriously.

"What is it?" Chu Feng was astonished.

"A mount," Yellow Ox told him.

In truth, they had been working behind the scenes these days and had helped Chu Feng kill a few beast kings. This could also be counted as revenge. Now, they had actually prepared a mount for him.

"Didn’t you always want a king level mount?" The black yak grinned from ear to ear.

"Let’s go and see." Chu Feng was excited.

"Heehaw... heehaw..."

The moment Chu Feng saw his would be mount and heard its bray, he was stunned for a long time.

It was a donkey!

After a long while, he immediately turned back as his desire to smack the trio shot up.

"Why the f*ck did you three get me a donkey as my mount? How do I ride this in public?" Chu Feng was dissatisfied.

"This donkey runs extremely fast. It took us a long time to catch him. It’s already severed four shackles and can run at nearly four times the speed of sound. It claims to have eaten a certain lightening fruit which gave it such speed," the black yak explained. He himself was unable to catch up with it, and it was the Manchurian Tiger who had caught the donkey.

Normally, only experts with six severed shackles could reach four times the speed of sound.

"So fast? But that’s still slower than my own speed. Wait a minute, it looks quite familiar—this damned ass was one of those who had attacked me that night! But this bastard never showed himself and only delivered a hoof strike during the critical moment!"

Chu Feng was furious after recalling how he had been struck by this donkey’s hoof that night. He glared at the latter and said, "It’s said that ‘dragon meat in the heavens and donkey meat on earth’. I think we should just eat him."

"Heehaw, heehaw, don’t eat me!" The grey donkey was absolutely terrified.

"Damn your father! You’re about to die and yet you still dare to take advantage of me and call me your son?! I’ll thrash you!" Chu Feng wanted to resort to violence. [1]

"Moo, moo, moo, have mercy! That’s our innate language! I just said it out of habit," the donkey pleaded.

"Dammit, you’re asking for a thrashing!" The black yak was angry. This mule was actually imitating a cow’s moo to plead for mercy. That’s just asking for a beating.

"Woof, woof, woof, this is a misunderstanding! Brother Ox, won’t you save a relative? Please help me plead for mercy!" The donkey was miserable.

"Who’re you calling your relative?!" The black yak glared.

Yellow Ox rubbed his temples in a defeated manner.

Chu Feng was stunned. Where did they find such a spineless donkey?

Chu Feng was completely convinced after hearing the Manchurian Tiger’s explanation.

It was said that when the black yak’s group caught up with him, this cowardly donkey immediately kneeled down and begged for mercy. He offered himself willingly as a mount.

According to them, this donkey was as cowardly as a mouse despite his status of a king with four severed shackles. He possessed absolutely no spirit and was almost sobbing as he pleaded for his life.

Chu Feng intentionally frightened him, "You want me to roam the world on a donkey? This... let it be. Let’s just eat him and get it over with. Stewed black donkey meat is extremely fragrant!"

"Moo, woof, woof, I’m a grey donkey not black! My meat doesn’t taste good at all. Have mercy! Oh yes, I just remembered, there’s a certain king that would make a mount worthy of the supremely grand Demon King Chu."

Chu Feng didn’t see it before but it appeared that this donkey was an absolute boot-licker. Even words like "supremely grand" had come out of its mouth.

"Which king is suitable?" Chu Feng asked.

"Of course it’s the Golden Condor King! He was also one of those who had attacked you that night. He’s already severed five shackles and is widely known as the Swift Golden Condor King. He can fly at four times the speed of sound and doesn’t lose out to me at all in terms of speed." The spineless donkey immediately resorted to betraying his teammate and even told Chu Feng that the Golden Condor was hiding on Mount Lu.

In truth, the two oxen had chosen to rendezvous with Chu Feng here precisely because they had heard this news and were preparing to capture the Golden Condor King.

Chu Feng suddenly remembered that golden-haired main with the longsword who had attacked him relentlessly that night. The latter’s blade had struck him many times and wounded him badly.

"Alright, then it’s settled!" Chu Feng nodded.

Then he waved his hand and said, "Let’s go to Mount Lu and subdue this Golden Condor."

The Golden Condor possessed the convenience of flight although it wasn’t as fast as he was. There were many geographical obstacles on the ground and sometimes one had to take detours from time to time. All in all, he might not be as fast as the Golden Condor King.

"Good, let’s go and deal with him!" The Manchurian Tiger roared.

"Four times the speed of sound is much faster than a plane. If we install a pavilion on its back, it’ll make for extremely comfortable journeys. We can drink wine and enjoy delicacies as we travel. It’s like a luxurious private jet!" the black yak exclaimed.

Chu Feng nodded and laughed loudly. He was just about to go visit the various corporations to settle scores, and it would be great to have this Golden condor King as a mount. He would no longer need Lu Tong to help him arrange flights in the future.

In the end, the black yak accepted the Donkey King as his mount. According to him, riding a mule feels somewhat like an immortal.

Yellow Ox snorted in disdain after hearing this.

"Haven’t you heard of Daoist Zhangguo riding a donkey in reverse? Donkey, go!" The black yak sat on top of it.

Thump!

Yellow Ox kicked him off and snatched away his mount.

"Our target is Mount Lu. We’ll capture a mount and then visit the corporations to settle things!" Chu Feng announced.

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[1] The Chinese word describing a donkey’s bray sounds like "Oh son, oh son..."