Chapter 561: 561

Deep in the lair’s tunnel, Snowjade’s eyes were cold as he slowed down .

Buzz—

An invisible aura surged from the tunnel’s depths, pressurizing Snowjade .

Just the aura alone is terrifying enough to kill a Fourth Tribulation Eminence . Snowjade was somewhat puzzled . What’s the source of the aura?

Even the aura emitted by a legendary Eighth Tribulation Eminence’s corpse could only control Tribulation realm experts, changing their bloodline . The emitted aura wouldn’t kill a Fourth Tribulation Eminence directly .

Is it some treasure in the River of Spacetime or a living being? Palace Lord Snowjade’s body glowed with an ice-jade luster as he advanced without slowing down .

“Palace Lord, Palace Lord . ” A voice cried for help .

Huh? Snowjade frowned slightly .

Inside his grotto-heaven, Palace Lord Snowjade’s figure condensed . He looked at Emperor Roc’s Essence Soul avatar, who was bowing respectfully .

“Palace Lord . ” Emperor Roc’s Essence Soul avatar said anxiously, “I encountered an enemy, Meng Chuan . My true body was captured, and my treasures were taken away . ”

“Your treasures have been taken? He imprisoned your outer realm true body?” Snowjade frowned slightly . The treasures his subordinates obtained in the cave abode were his to begin with . Meng Chuan robbing Emperor Roc’s treasures was equivalent to robbing him of his treasures, so he naturally wasn’t pleased . He then asked, “What’s his background?”

Emperor Roc immediately said, “Palace Lord, this Meng Chuan comes from Archean Eon Realm!”

“Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s Archean Eon Realm?” Snowjade was somewhat astonished .

Ancestral Master Archean Eon was the only Seventh Tribulation Eminence that had been born in Three Bay River System over the years . Palace Lord Snowjade naturally knew about him .

“Yes . ” Emperor Roc continued, “As you know, Archean Eon Realm neighbors my homeworld, and we have formed a huge grudge with each other . This Meng Chuan quickly rose to prominence . In Archean Eon Realm, he is also known as Imperial Lord Eastcalm . His strength was considered normal . After cultivating for about 100 years, his strength was only at the perfected Supremacy realm . ”

In the World Gap, Meng Chuan revealed his full strength very clearly . At his strongest, he was only comparable to Monarch Peacock .

“Later, he entered the outer realm . In just a few decades, his strength reached the Tribulation realm,” explained Emperor Roc . “Furthermore, he’s suspected to be at the Fifth Tribulation realm now . ”

“He’s suspected to be at the Fifth Tribulation realm after a few decades in the outer realm?” No matter how calm Snowjade was, he found it unbelievable .

“Therefore, I suspect that it might be an opportunity left behind by Ancestral Master Archean Eon, which allowed him to enter a special mystic realm,” said Emperor Roc . “It might seem like he only spent a few decades in the outer realm, but maybe more than 10,000 years have passed in the mystic realm . This time, he tracked me through our karmic connection and came to this cave abode . He first captured me alive, then used karma to kill two Imperial Lords in my homeworld . He has a huge grudge with my homeworld . He imprisoned me because he wants to have full confidence in killing all my avatars,” said Emperor Roc .

Snowjade nodded slightly . “I understand . If he really has reached the Fifth Tribulation realm, nobody will be able to kill him cleanly . Since he wants to kill you… you can only rely on yourself if you want to live . ”

“I understand,” replied Emperor Roc with a bow of his head . He naturally understood this logic . Only an Eighth Tribulation Eminence could kill a Fifth Tribulation Eminence with an inhabited world in the way! The probability of such a thing happening was negligible .

Therefore, after confirming that Meng Chuan had reached the Fifth Tribulation realm, Emperor Roc felt despair . All he could do now was work hard to become stronger, making it difficult for Meng Chuan to kill him completely . If Emperor Roc reached the Fifth Tribulation realm one day, he would naturally be able to roam the River of Spacetime fearlessly .

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With those thoughts in mind, Snowjade continued advancing through the deep passageway .

Imperial Lord Eastcalm, Meng Chuan, is suspected to be at the Fifth Tribulation realm? It’s getting more and more interesting . Snowjade endured the pressure and continued advancing . Finally, Snowjade reached the end of the deep tunnel and arrived in a huge cave .

The massive cave spanned about 5,000 kilometers .

Snowjade walked out of the passageway and entered the cave . At a glance, he saw a massive head at the end of the cave .

The head was about 500 kilometers tall . It had two black curved horns, and its skin was black . It only had a single blood-colored, vertical eye! Its mouth was gaping, spanning about 250 kilometers long; within its mouth were mountain peak-like teeth .

Chains were embedded in the head and rooted in its skull, face, ears, and mouth . Large amounts of energy passed through the chains to everywhere in the lair .

Oh? Snowjade’s expression changed drastically .

Although the chains trapped the gigantic head and its huge mouth, making it unable to move, its blood-colored vertical eye was glowing as it stared at Snowjade .

With the blood-colored eye staring at him, Snowjade felt stifled and horrified . His body instantly froze, unable to move .

Break! Break! Break!

Snowjade took a few seconds to resist the blood-colored vertical eye’s influence completely and regain control of himself .

This made him look at the gigantic head in horror .

A forbidden creature at the Sixth Tribulation realm? Snowjade was shocked . He had seen a forbidden creature once, but the one he had encountered was only at the Fifth Tribulation realm . However, the feeling was similar .

The head in front of him was even more terrifying than the one he had once encountered . If it hadn’t been completely imprisoned, the blood-colored eye could have killed him with a single stare . It could devour him with a single gulp .

He was out of options .

The strength difference between Tribulation Eminences increased the further one progressed . A Fifth Tribulation Eminence could easily crush a Fourth Tribulation Eminence, but a Sixth Tribulation Eminence’s suppression of a Fifth Tribulation Eminence was even more terrifying .

For example, a monstrous genius who created an Imperial Lord-level paramount technique could reach the Fifth Tribulation realm in a short period of time . However, that monstrous genius might spend their entire life trying to reach the Sixth Tribulation realm .

Sixth Tribulation realm . Palace Lord Snowjade stood in the cave and stared at the imprisoned Sixth Tribulation forbidden creature . The forbidden creature’s blood-colored vertical eye kept staring at him . Even though he could resist the vertical eye’s influence, he still felt immense pressure .

Whoosh .

Fog flew out from the gaping mouth that was hundreds of kilometers long . It condensed into a man with a human body and a snake tail .

“This sinful creature’s mouth is the core of the cave abode . ” After the snake-tailed man flew out, he smiled at Snowjade and said, “Only one of you can reach the end of the cave abode . ”

“Can I enter now?” Snowjade looked at the snake-tailed man . He could tell at a glance that he was a Guardian and not a true lifeform .

“No . ” The snake-tailed man shook his head . “After the one-year deadline, all lifeforms that arrive here will engage in one final battle . Only the final victor will be able to enter . ”

Palace Lord Snowjade didn’t say another word . He could sense layers of array formations on the gigantic head . They were something that could even imprison a Sixth Tribulation forbidden creature . If he wasn’t allowed to enter, he would be tempting fate if he dared to barge in .

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Half a month later .

“Oh?” The hunchbacked Old Fiend Black Wind also arrived . When he saw the huge chained head, his face turned pale . The blood-colored vertical eye turned to look at Black Wind .

Black Wind was horrified . It took him almost ten seconds to withstand the suppression .

A forbidden creature at the Sixth Tribulation realm? Black Wind was alarmed as well . Soon, he discovered the chains’ uses . What a powerful sealing method . It completely imprisons the Sixth Tribulation forbidden creature . Furthermore, it seems to draw upon this forbidden creature’s strength to supply energy to the entire cave abode .

Black Wind immediately turned to look at Snowjade .

Snowjade stood by the side with his eyes closed as he waited silently .

“Snowjade, you came really quickly,” said Black Wind with a smile .

Snowjade opened his eyes and glanced at Black Wind before closing them again .

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Another half a month passed .

The skinny Ta Gu arrived . When he saw the huge head, his body trembled for a few seconds before he resisted the forbidden creature’s aura . This was because he had known about this cave abode’s layout long ago . He also knew that there was a terrifying forbidden creature imprisoned here .

Since his mind was prepared, he naturally escaped the aura’s influence faster .

They came earlier than me? Ta Gu was somewhat surprised when he saw Snowjade and Black Wind . Following that, he turned to look at the Guardian—who had a human body and snake tail . He said loudly, “The other lifeforms in this cave abode should have given up on the exploration . Only the three of us are at the Fifth Tribulation realm . Let’s quickly engage in the final battle . ”

“No rush . ” The snake-tailed man smiled and said, “There’s one more person still advancing . ”

“It’s been ten months . There are still people advancing through the cave abode?” Ta Gu was puzzled .

Black Wind and Snowjade remained calm . Both of them knew that an unknown fifth Tribulation Eminence had entered the cave abode .

Imperial Lord Eastcalm, Meng Chuan? Snowjade thought to himself . He knew the most about the unfamiliar expert among the three .

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“Senior, spare me! Spare me!” A lanky gray-robed man was extremely respectful, but he felt bitter in his heart .

He was at the Fourth Tribulation realm . He had deliberately slowed down . With the number of tunnels in the lair, he thought he had made a killing .

Who knew that another Fifth Tribulation Eminence was slower than him! Furthermore, he happened to share the same passageway as him .

Isn’t this Fifth Tribulation Eminence afraid that he will be too slow and have all the best treasures taken by the other Fifth Tribulation Eminences? The lanky gray-robed man felt aggrieved .

“Spare your life?” The white-haired Meng Chuan looked at him . “You should understand the rules . Hand over all the treasures, and your life will be spared . ”

“Yes . ” No matter how depressed the gray-robed man was, he obediently handed over the treasures . This was because he had discovered the huge difference in strength between them . Just the illusory Essence Soul World’s suppression made him unable to resist .

If this white-haired man was willing, he could easily kill him and take away all the treasures . He spent 600 Outer Realm Essence Crystals cultivating this outer realm body . It was already not bad if he could retain this body .

Whoosh .

Meng Chuan waved his hand and put away the treasures before continuing forward .

He had arrived rather late, so Palace Lord Snowjade, Ta Gu, and Old Fiend Black Wind had all benefited . On the other hand, Meng Chuan’s main gains were obtained from the Fourth Tribulation Eminence and Emperor Roc .

Of course, certain regions in the lair had a lowered threat after the core treasures were removed . Thus, Meng Chuan was able to proceed much faster .

This aura’s pressure… Meng Chuan also felt a terrifying aura affecting him . He was puzzled by it as he walked through the tunnel . Why is the aura so strong? Is it a treasure or a living thing?

Soon, Meng Chuan walked out of the deep tunnel and arrived at a huge cave .

The cave was 5,000 kilometers wide . At the end of the cave was a huge imprisoned head . The blood-colored vertical eye on the head stared at Meng Chuan .

As for Snowjade, Black Wind, and Ta Gu, they turned to look at Meng Chuan .

“The last one has arrived . ” The snake-tailed man smiled .