Chapter 390: Chapter 389: Exploring the Mysterious Land Together (Extra update for the clan leader ’Brought Up Little Dragon Maiden’, 2/9)
The legend of the Blood Battle Field has been told for a long time, and who wouldn’t want to take a peep?
Perhaps the rumor that one of the top ten exotic fruits was born there is not entirely true. But the spiritual weapons left there are definitely not few.
During the war back then, countless top masters died there, buried by other corpses. It is said that in the end, the entire flat ground was stained red with fresh blood, so deep in the soil that even the rain couldn’t wash it away.
The weapons of those masters, and even the items they carried, were also left there. By the time the war ended and the corpses were uncollected, a great flood came down, completely cutting off the possibility of future investigations.
So, the Blood Battle Field is both a dangerous place and a land of treasures!
For masters like Ge Jiao, who are ranked low among the famous ones, if they obtain a lower-quality or even medium-quality strange weapon, their strength will definitely increase significantly. By then, besides the Jade Fan Scholar and the two old men with ruined eyes, who else could stop them?
Ge Jiao’s old face kept changing, but finally, he waved his hand and said, "Listening to Brother Pan’s words, it seems very dangerous there. I think I’ll pass...sigh, let me think about it for a while."
Rationality tells Ge Jiao that it’s best not to get involved without a reason.
After all, he is already 112 years old and doesn’t have many years before his natural death. But as a martial artist, especially such a master, he has a natural desire to improve his strength, otherwise, he wouldn’t have cultivated to this stage.
Shi Xiaole was also deep in thought.
There are still about three months left before the system task deadline. He has plenty of time to complete it, and visiting Blood Battle Field shouldn’t delay too much time.
He was just considering whether to trust Pan Yiheng, wondering if visiting Blood Battle Field would bring about unknown dangers.
"I will give you two a night to think about it. If you decide to go, prepare as soon as possible. If you don’t, then forget about this."
With these words, Pan Yiheng threw himself into the night.
The night passed without any incidents.
When Shi Xiaole saw Ge Jiao again, he noticed that the latter’s eyes were swollen, clearly he had stayed awake all night. However, his face was filled with a certain determination. It seemed he had made up his mind.
Upon seeing Shi Xiaole, Ge Jiao showed a smile.
"How did you two make your decision?"
About a 2-hour period later, Pan Yiheng slipped in through the window.
"Brother Pan, we martial artists come from and go to the Martial World. I’ve made up my mind. I’ll take one last risk."
Ge Jiao’s body relaxed.
There are things one might regret doing, but might regret even more if not done. Ge Jiao knew that if he turned down this opportunity, he would definitely have trouble sleeping and lose interest in food.
Pan Yiheng looked at Shi Xiaole.
"It doesn’t hurt to take a look."
As he said this, Shi Xiaole’s heart contracted, not out of fear, but out of nervousness and anticipation. He suspected that by nature, he loved adventure and enjoyed the adrenaline rush brought by the unknown danger.
"Okay then, let’s make a secret move tonight."
...
In the darkness of the night, three figures swept out of Jade Town from different directions, gathered in another small town, and then headed south.
This was Pan Yiheng’s request. Knowing that the news wouldn’t leak out, he was still so cautious, which showed how important Blood Battle Field was to him.
The three of them hired a six-horse carriage, rode quickly all the way, and arrived at the territory of Qing State, on the western side of Great Cold State, ten days later. After that, they dispersed and finally gathered outside a mountain ridge on the edge of Qing State.
Under the leadership of Pan Yiheng, the three swept through the night, jumped into an ordinary cliff, entered through a crevice in the middle of the cliff wall, and went deep into several miles.
"Both of you, attack the stone wall in front together."
Pan Yiheng said.
Looking around, Shi Xiaole saw the stone wall covered with moss, but one part in the middle was apparently newer and seemed to have been manipulated by someone. Of course, on such a remote site in the wilderness, who would think of the mystery here?
The three masters charged up their internal powers, and gently pressed against the middle of the stone wall. This way, the destructive power of their internal powers would decrease, but it would not make any noise and would not attract anyone’s attention.
Silent and without any noise, the stone wall was full of cracks. The three of them moved the rubble piece by piece, and in about a 2-hour period, they entered the passageway.
"It took me several years to dig this one little by little."
Bringing in another huge stone to block the entrance, Pan Yiheng said with some emotion.
"It’s said that the original site of the Blood Battle Field is in Hezhou, how could it be in Qing State? The distance between the two places is too far."
Ge Jiao couldn’t help but ask, scanning the dark environment.
The flood of that year destroyed several states, most of the area, and even countless cities were overthrown. Theoretically, there could indeed be changes in the terrain due to the flood, but Ge Jiao always found it difficult to understand.
"You might not know, according to my master’s research, he believed that the Blood Battle Field was not a plain, but a gigantic single-unit rock!"
Shi Xiaole and Ge Jiao were shocked. It sounded impossible. Could there be such a big rock in the world?
"My master also said that the Blood Battle Field doesn’t resemble any rock in the Flying Horse Dynasty or even Divine Continent. According to some piecemeal records of lost ancient books, strange and inexplicable events that can’t be explained by human capabilities had happened there many times in earlier eras."
With a look of remembrance in his eyes, Pan Yiheng continued, "My master researched for nearly a hundred years and speculated that under the Blood Battle Field, there is a mysterious substance connected to the earth’s crust. He found the clues to the Blood Battle Field based on this substance."
"What is that mysterious substance?"
Shi Xiaole asked.
Although there was no light in the passage, Shi Xiaole, with his keen vision, noticed that Pan Yiheng’s pupils had contracted and his face had slightly changed. He then replied, "My master wasn’t able to figure that out either."
Shi Xiaole withdrew his gaze. He intuitively felt that the other party was not telling the truth, and became more alert.
The three of them had walked several hundred meters, reached deep underground, and gradually, an expanse opened up in front of them, with a faint layer of red glow emerging.
Hmm, hmm, hmm...
Ge Jiao suddenly felt a chill coursing through his body as if something had just passed through him. He hurriedly circulated his internal power to guard against his surroundings.
After walking a few more tens of meters, the red glow became more intense, like a cloud of blood fog blocking their path.
Shi Xiaole and Ge Jiao took a quiet, deep breath.
This blood fog appeared to be floating over a void that was several tens of meters high.
From their position, the mound of earth above the void was at least several hundred meters high. Adding the potential mountains, rocks, and other elements, the weight was unimaginable.
What dreadful force could support such a mass?
"This is the effect created by the Battlefield of Blood. I had initially doubted my mentor’s words, but the first time I came here, I was convinced that the Battlefield of Blood may not belong to this world!"
Pan Yiheng’s words caused Ge Jiao’s feet to feel weighted down, leaving him somewhat reluctant to move forward.
The chilling sensation became more apparent, filling his pores every second. However, when he carefully sensed his surroundings, he found nothing.
Shi Xiaole extended his spiritual power out to thirty meters ahead, into the red fog, and furrowed his brows quietly.
"Both of you, let’s go."
Pan Yiheng was the first to step forward.
After some hesitations, Shi Xiaole and Ge Jiao followed him into the dark yet bright red world.
Hmm, hmm, hmm...
After taking a few steps, Shi Xiaole suddenly heard a strange sound near his ear, like someone was laughing in a ghostly manner or a malicious infant was crying. Low and intermittent, the noises were especially chilling in the misty and eerie red fog.
"Who’s there?"
Ge Jiao looked around and shouted coldly.
"Now you should know how I felt when I was walking in here all alone."
Pan Yiheng turned around and laughed. His smile was ghastly, causing a tingling sensation in Ge Jiao’s heart.
The mysterious sounds became clearer the deeper they went, however, every time Shi Xiaole tried to detect their source with his spiritual power, he came up empty-handed.
Around one hundred meters in, a shadow suddenly flashed in front of them.
"Dripping Water Stone Piercing!"
Ge Jiao flicked his finger, the moisture in the air condensed into a droplet, and propelled by his centuries-old internal power, it shot forward fiercely.
With a plop.
The shadow disappeared, and the surroundings fell silent.
As Ge Jiao made a step forward, he looked up to find a red-clothed figure with bare feet and a face hidden by thin, black hair. The eerie laughter echoed in the dark, blood-red space.
With the sensory abilities of a renowned martial artist, unless there was a vast difference in their abilities, there was simply no way someone could sneak within three meters of them unnoticed. The sudden incident frightened Ge Jiao, turning his face pale as he instinctively retreated.
"Purple Beauty Canopy!"
With all his strength, Pan Yiheng hit out a purple palm shadow.
The figure in the red clothes vanished without a trace.
"Hm?"
Shi Xiaole encountered something even stranger: someone had just tapped his back. Without turning around, Shi Xiaole drew his Hidden Edge Sword from his belt and swung it towards the back.
However, not even a wisp of the red fog was disturbed by the Sword Qi; It dissipated immediately.
Subsequently, the trio encountered various strange phenomena. For instance, Pan Yiheng saw several dead infants. And the figure in the red clothes deliberately parted her black hair, revealing a deathly, skeletal face exuding malevolence.
Gradually, the air filled with a strong smell of blood, even the soil beneath their feet had grown blood-red as if it was writhing constantly.
Ge Jiao could no longer endure it and finally took out the fire signal in his arms. However, as soon as it was lit, someone blew it out. The breath brushed against Ge Jiao’s elderly face, making his hair stand on end. Almost stumbling, he instinctively retreated to Shi Xiaole’s side.
"Friend Shi, have you noticed anything?"
Among the three, Shi Xiaole had the highest martial arts capabilities, which made Ge Jiao instinctively ask him. In fact, he already wanted to retreat but was too embarrassed to voice it out first.
Pan Yiheng on the other side also turned deathly pale, sweat appeared on his forehead. Thank heavens he had called two comrades this time, or else he would have turned and ran a long time ago.
Of course, he didn’t venture this deep when he came alone the last time.
Shi Xiaole remained silent.
Throughout this period while he was sensing with his spiritual power, it wasn’t entirely fruitless. He discovered a terrifying fact: the anomalies they had just encountered were not mere illusions!
After death, the existence of a human soul is still in question. But one thing is certain: whether alive or dead, a person’s spiritual power will affect the outer world.
Remember, spiritual power is a form of matter and likely to combine with some undiscovered entities in the world. Isn’t the so-called murderous intent or resentment the manifestation of spiritual power?
Countless top martial artists have died in the Battlefield of Blood, each of them possessing spiritual power many times stronger than the average person.
Could it be possible that the dispersed spiritual power of these numerous experts combined, leading to the situation earlier?
