Chapter 146: The Eleventh Senior Brother of Luodi Mountain

A fierce battle erupted within the forbidden area of ​​the ancient tomb.
Within hundreds of coffins lay beings no weaker than Saint Kings.
However, there were only two Saint King-level beings among them, who were quickly annihilated by the Qingming Dao Domain.
Although the Qingming Dao Domain also suffered casualties in the battle.
The group began exploring the depths of the pit.
“This…this is…”
The group was stunned.
In this underground world, there stood a towering red tree, each branch like a red agate, bearing fruits resembling different beings.
“Perhaps…it wasn’t necessarily our blood and energy that stimulated the beings in the coffins, but rather that they wanted to protect this tree and didn’t want us to discover it!”
A Saint King-level expert murmured.
The scene before him shattered his understanding; it seemed this tree was meant to nurture countless beings—what kind of idea was this?
However, clearly, this tree had failed.
A sage stepped forward curiously to pick fruit from the tree. The fruit resembled a bat with a pair of black wings, but it was small, only about the size of a basketball.
“This is a great herb!”
The sage was overjoyed. Although not as precious as a sacred herb, it was still a rare opportunity, not to mention the tree was densely covered with fruit, at least a thousand, no less valuable than a sacred herb!
Upon hearing this, everyone was overjoyed.
This was a treasure trove!
The value of the blood tree in this deep pit was comparable to, or even surpassed, that of a sacred herb!
Su Chen was also moved.
Because there were far too many deep pits like this within the forbidden area of ​​the ancient tomb.
What being created this?
“There is definitely a great secret here!”
Su Chen was extremely vigilant.
After distributing the fruit from the blood tree, the group aptly named the tree.
The Myriad Spirit Treasure Tree!
The group left the deep pit and continued their search. Unsurprisingly, each pit contained a Myriad Spirit Tree.
"This isn't a forbidden zone, it's clearly a treasure trove!"
The group scanned pit after pit.
But the deeper they went, the more dangerous it became.
"Just how many of these pits are there?"
After the successive battles, all the Saint Kings except Su Chen had suffered injuries. Although they had gained a great deal, they had also suffered heavy casualties.
However... what they had passed through seemed to be only the tip of the iceberg.
Just then.
A terrifying aura emanated.
A figure covered in white bandages, exuding an overwhelming aura, with the boundless starry sky reflected behind it, wielding a pagoda, was fighting a being.
Su Chen's gaze pierced through space, and he noticed that the one fighting the powerful being was none other than the leader of the Xuanming Demon Realm.
"A God-King Body...that was actually a being with a God-King Body! Why has he become like this?"
The being fighting the leader of the Xuanming Demon Realm was indeed a God-King Body, an extremely powerful physique, yet now he had become a creature neither human nor ghost.
This was a minor-stage God-King Body whose strength had reached the Saint King Realm, possessing unparalleled divine might.
The clash between these two powerful beings caused the heavens and earth to tremble.
"What exactly did the Xuanming Demon Realm do?"
Everyone witnessed a dense, swarming army of desiccated corpses relentlessly pursuing the Xuanming Demon Realm's forces, like a locust plague, their numbers escalating rapidly.
"Not good, retreat immediately!"
Su Chen had no intention of intervening; the sheer number was overwhelming. The powerful figures of the Xuanming Demon Realm disappeared into the horde of corpses, causing no disturbance whatsoever.
The beings of the Qingming Dao Realm all retreated along their original path, but they discovered that the route had vanished. This sent chills down their spines, yet they had no choice but to grit their teeth and continue.
"Where is this?"
The group found themselves in a mysterious place, seemingly a towering mountain, its peak seemingly endless. They appeared incredibly small, with the Xuanming Demon Realm and its countless corpses closing in behind them.
This eerie place sent a chill down their spines; it seemed that a great terror awaited them within.
Su Chen made a decisive decision: "Going in might offer a glimmer of hope!"
Without further hesitation, everyone plunged inside. The survivors of the Xuanming Demon Realm followed, also rushing in without hesitation. The horde of corpses surrounded the mountain, roaring and howling in resentment, yet dared not take a single step forward.
Seeing this, neither the beings of the Qingming Dao Realm nor the Xuanming Demon Realm showed any joy.
They knew that there must be something far more terrifying here, making them hesitant to venture in.
"Nangong Chen, is that you? You've entered too?"
A tremendous commotion erupted as a figure emerged from the divine mountain.
This was one of the Qingming Dao Realm's prodigies trapped within the divine mountain.
Su Chen, seeing the newcomer, said, "Yuwen Wushuang?"
Yuwen Wushuang nodded.
Su Chen asked, "What happened here?"
Yuwen Wushuang smiled bitterly, "This place is very strange. Very few people are still alive. The rest are dead, strangely transformed into deformed monsters, left only with the instinct to kill."
Yuwen Wushuang led Su Chen and the others to a place where corpses were piled up like mountains.
"They all underwent mutation here, turning into monsters."
Su Chen looked at the mangled flesh and indescribable monstrosities, full of fangs and mandibles.
With Su Chen's discerning eye, it wasn't hard to see that these beings had undergone a complete transformation, influenced by unknown factors, evolving into an unknown monster.
Yuwen Wushuang smiled grimly, "Nangong Chen, this may be our final fate. Here, we will all be affected, turning into monsters that are neither human nor ghost."
Su Chen's heart sank.
In his previous life, in the Demon Abyss, under the radiation of Demon Mountain, many beings also underwent unknown changes.
However, those changes were far less terrifying than this.
Su Chen casually grabbed a creature from the Xuanming Demon Realm.
"Nangong Chen, what are you doing?"
The four powerful figures from the Xuanming Demon Realm who had escaped glared at Su Chen.
Su Chen directly crippled the creature's cultivation.
Almost instantly, a terrifying change occurred within the creature, its body visibly twisting and contorting.
Under Su Chen's expressionless gaze, it swiftly turned to ashes.
"It seems the speed of the transformation is closely related to cultivation level."
Su Chen repeated the same tactic.
Without the slightest pity.
The Xuanming Demon Realm was now leaderless.
Before Su Chen, they were no different from lambs to the slaughter.
"If we don't leave here, we'll end up like them sooner or later."
Fear gripped the crowd.
Without exception, every single person, for varying degrees of time, underwent changes.