Chapter 2135: Chapter 2172: Can’t Survive Anymore
Ding Fan felt a sense of foreboding in his heart. He looked around again before speaking, "Mu Gaosou, what’s there to roar about? Can yelling solve our problems? First, tell me, where are we now?"
"Where?"
Mu Gaosou’s eyes showed a hint of despair as he shook his head and muttered to himself, "Where else can we be? This is clearly an alternate world, or perhaps an undiscovered world. With our power, we can never leave."
"Alternate world?"
Ding Fan was very surprised. He knew little about alternate worlds, only that there were many spaces outside, hiding some strange worlds.
Some alternate worlds form naturally, while others are refined by the mightiest martial artists, known as secret worlds.
Mu Gaosou said this was an alternate world, likely naturally formed. Tianmu Sea discovered three interconnected alternate worlds, and the Tigertooth Ape slaves around him were captured from one of these worlds.
Coincidentally, they found an entrance to an alternate world and were randomly transported inside.
Ding Fan thought for a moment, puzzled by this problem, and asked Mu Gaosou, "Mu Gaosou, didn’t Tianmu Sea only discover three alternate worlds? Weren’t these Tigertooth Apes captured and trapped in this world? Since other powers can freely enter and exit alternate worlds, shouldn’t we be able to leave too?"
"What do you know?"
Mu Gaosou angrily said to Ding Fan, "When those alternate worlds were discovered, it was Master Daozhen who took the strong warriors away and killed the masters among the natives. This way, the Herr Family could easily enter and exit the worlds. The spiritual energy in this world is more than twice as strong as in ours, and there must be many powerful natives here. Being with you, let alone saying we two could survive and leave, being able to last a few more days here is already our luck, going back is impossible!"
"More than twice the spiritual energy?"
Ding Fan sat up and settled down, realizing his cultivation speed had increased, as if he were in a guest room at an inn in Daozhen City.
He opened his eyes, his face turning heavy. If there were natives, naturally the training speed would increase threefold, and it would be easier to nurture strong warriors.
Tianmu Sea had three alternate worlds, and the exact situation within them was unclear. However, they were all personally handled by Master Daozhen, whose specific Realm Ding Fan didn’t know, but he was definitely ranked among the top three in Tianmu Sea, even in the Northern Desolation of the Divine Realm, he was an absolute peak existence.
In other words, the natives within these alternate worlds were extremely powerful. Don’t mention warriors at the seventh or eighth level of the Divine Realm, there definitely were warriors at the fifth or sixth level, but Mu Gaosou only possessed a Third Level Peak Realm, and any native warrior could easily take their lives.
"It’s really too reckless."
Ding Fan sighed silently, there’s nothing more to say now. People like them could only follow fate’s arrangement.
After a burst of anger, Mu Gaosou helplessly sighed and said to Ding Fan, "Let’s go, look back, if heaven blesses us, we may still find a way to return to our world. It’s best if this is a world without natives. If there are, we will bury our bones here."
Ding Fan stood up, letting the Tigertooth Ape follow. They slowly crossed the forest, Mu Gaosou was extremely careful, constantly on the lookout.
"Shh shh shh~"
A sound of friction against the ground suddenly came from ten miles ahead. Mu Gaosou immediately tensed up, jumped onto a large tree, glanced far ahead, then shouted loudly, "Great Python King, run!"
Ding Fan had heard of the Great Python King, a third grade beast. He was a bit confused as to why Mu Gaosou, a Third Level Peak expert of the Divine Realm, feared a Great Python King.
Mu Gaosou turned around and ran back, Ding Fan dared not speak, but could only let a Tigertooth Ape carry him as they ran together. Without releasing inherited power, his speed wasn’t sufficient.
Shh shh shh~
The sound of friction grew louder, and Ding Fan finally understood why Mu Gaosou decided to flee. Because the sound coming from behind wasn’t singular, but a large group, meaning there were at least dozens of Great Pythons.
"Make one Tigertooth Ape block them, otherwise you can’t escape!"
Mu Gaosou’s yelled from the front. He didn’t run away, instead slowed down his pace. Gritting his teeth, Ding Fan ordered one Tigertooth Ape, "Go, keep those Great Pythons behind you."
A soul link in the Tigertooth Ape’s mind prevented it from resisting its master’s order. A hint of fear flashed in its eyes, yet it could only turn around and run back.
Shoo~
Ding Fan dared not linger, having another stronger Tigertooth Ape take him with it, running together. Behind him came quick hissing sounds, and not long after, the Tigertooth Ape blocking the Great Pythons began to scream, likely having been devoured.
Ding Fan controlled the Tigertooth Ape to escape, already having run dozens of miles before spotting Mu Gaosou’s figure. He stood on a gigantic tree, watching the situation behind for a while, then said to Ding Fan, "They didn’t catch up, what kind of deadly place is this? So many Great Python Kings have appeared..."
The stronger the creatures, the fewer their numbers, similar to human martial artists. Mu Gaosou wasn’t unfamiliar with seeing many wild spiritual beasts, but encountering dozens of Great Python Kings simultaneously was something he’d never seen.
One Tigertooth Ape had died, but Ding Fan felt both bitterness and darkness in his heart. Mu Gaosou’s demeanor inside wasn’t as obedient as outside. One less Tigertooth Ape meant he’s doomed in similar situations.
"Let’s move!"
Mu Gaosou waited for a while, then waved Ding Fan over to follow him. At this moment, Ding Fan felt a strong distaste toward Mu Gaosou, suspecting his intention to have Ding Fan shield him at critical moments from strong beasts or enemies.
Yet, from Mu Gaosou’s perspective, this was common sense—two people might not make it out, with life hanging by a thread, further discussions of rising or advancing was absurd. Now, Ding Fan held no value to Mu Gaosou, hence he wouldn’t be as accommodating as before. They shared little friendship after all.
The two people fell silent, followed by seven Tigertooth Apes, while Mu Gaosou continued his probing, this time with more caution.
After running over twenty miles, Mu Gaosou again began to shout loudly: "There’s a fourth-grade spiritual beast ahead of us, let two Tigertooth Apes hold it off, otherwise we are all going to die."
"A fourth-grade spiritual beast?"
Ding Fan trembled all over, his eyes flickering with hesitation, as a terrifying beastly aura reminiscent of an ancient monster came from the distance. He didn’t hesitate any longer.
He sent two Tigertooth Apes to hold off the spiritual beast and ordered one Tigertooth Ape to carry himself and Mu Gaosou away at high speed.
"Howl~"
A roar echoed in the sky, causing the entire mountain to tremble, as if the earth itself was shaking. Ding Fan urged the Tigertooth Apes to move faster, constantly glancing back to avoid being caught by the giant beast.
Indeed, Mu Gaosou had pulled him back just to use him as a scapegoat, and now even his shadow was nowhere to be seen. Ding Fan silently cursed Mu Gaosou but could only continue to run forward helplessly.
"Howl~~!"
Another loud roar sounded, and the beastly aura once again enveloped Ding Fan’s body. Behind him, there was a dull thudding of footsteps. Ding Fan couldn’t help but feel like crying, having no choice but to send two more Tigertooth Apes to intercept, or else he would be dead if the fourth-grade spiritual beast got any closer.
Eight Tigertooth Apes had been brought in, and now five of them had disappeared in an instant. Ding Fan’s eyes grew dim as he vaguely realized that he and Mu Gaosou might truly die here.
The Tigertooth Apes fully executed his orders; two Tigertooth Apes ran back and forth, attracting the fourth-grade spiritual beast’s attention, while one Tigertooth Ape stayed with them, fleeing together.
Having run for two ke, Ding Fan suddenly sensed a light ahead and was overjoyed, had they finally made it out of the forest?
"Shout~"
"Boom boom boom!"
Just before running out, Ding Fan heard the angry shouts of Mu Gaosou from outside, and explosions caused by the release of Inner Strength impacting the ground rocks.
"Are there also powerful spiritual beasts outside?"
Ding Fan rushed out, looked around quickly, and soon found Mu Gaosou. What he saw filled him with shock.
Mu Gaosou wasn’t fighting large beasts; it was four girls.
The four girls were about the same age as him, but they were all at the Third-Level Divine Realm. Most importantly, they were faster than Mu Gaosou, like four ghosts.
This wasn’t the focus; the key was on the left side of the mountain foot, where stood a pretty girl no older than eleven or twelve. The young girl didn’t make a move, gazing coldly at Mu Gaosou. Ding Fan sensed her aura and found she was also a Third-Level Divine Realm expert!
Mu Gaosou’s words turned out to be true; this place had abundant Spiritual Energy. If there were indigenous people here, they must be powerful.
These five girls wore linen clothing, braided hair, and had exotic decorations, clearly indicating they were indigenous to another world, with exceptionally keen hearing.
Five indigenous people, all five of them Third-Level Divine Realm experts. This girl, only twelve, had reached the same level.
How many strong people were in this other world? He couldn’t imagine! What realm was the strongest expert at? Equally unimaginable.
"Oh? How many more outsiders?"
The four girls fighting with Mu Gaosou hadn’t noticed Ding Fan on this side of the hillside, but the pretty girl on the mountaintop did.
Her face bore a mocking expression as she said, "Hmm, the old man is about to die, and the meat’s too tough to eat. This one is young; he’ll make a great meal if we capture him and bring him back to cook."
Ding Fan couldn’t help but shiver. Could these indigenous people be a cannibal tribe?
Mu Gaosou was surrounded by the four girls but had not fallen, as the four girls were only at the Elementary Stage of the Third-Level Divine Realm, while Mu Gaosou’s strength was at the Third-Level Divine Realm Peak.
However, he couldn’t gain the upper hand because the four girls were too fast, only recognizing that they were female. Given their young age, he couldn’t see their faces clearly.
The four girls transformed into afterimages, weaving around Mu Gaosou and launching attacks. Although they were only at the Third-Level Divine Realm Elementary Stage, they were faster than Mu Gaosou. These four coordinated like Tigertooth Apes, with terrifying speed as they thrust hooks in their hands for surprise attacks, retreating immediately if they missed, making Mu Gaosou look extremely embarrassed.
Each one held two black hooks, incredibly sharp and gleaming cold light. If they snagged you, a chunk of flesh would be gone. Mu Gaosou wielded a narrow Golden Sword, attempting to strike the girls. Unfortunately, their speed was unusually maddening, utilizing a magical Movement Technique that suddenly changed directions constantly, making it impossible for Mu Gaosou to track them.
In the current situation, without fewer than four of them, he couldn’t shake them off. Likewise, the four couldn’t kill Mu Gaosou, but continued to move and attack around him.
Ding Fan took a few glances back, focusing on the girl atop the mountain. Though she wore coarse linen clothes like the other four girls, she adorned a gemstone necklace and bracelets, exuding a proud and striking aura, clearly indicating her status was higher than the four girls.
In Ding Fan’s mind, his thinking quickened, and after a few minutes, he made a decision. He must help Mu Gaosou, as his own survival depended on it.
