In the northern part of Tianhun Continent, in the vast and infinite soul beast forest.
Somewhere deeper than level seven.
This is a strange place. The trees within a radius of hundreds of miles are all gray and black, as if a cup of ink was accidentally poured on a huge painting, dyeing the area black.
This area is called the "Black Mountains" by the soul beast world. It is a place where even seventh-level soul beasts dare not approach, and even eighth-level soul beasts do not dare to make trouble.
Because there is a ninth-level soul beast living in the Black Mountains.
One of the few truly strongest people in the Soul Beast Forest.
Today, two uninvited guests came to the "inaccessible" Black Mountains, and they were also two soul masters.
This place is already almost beyond the reach of the soul master world. Even ordinary emperor-level experts may not be able to penetrate this far. However, these two people encountered little hindrance along the way, because they They were so powerful that it was difficult for the seventh-level soul beasts to detect their whereabouts. Even if they passed by the territory of the eighth-level soul beasts on the way and were discovered, under the terrifying pressure of the two people, those eighth-level soul beasts would not dare to block the way easily.
However, it is obvious that these two people are not here to cause trouble. Even if they are powerful, if they cause too much noise here, the countless powerful soul beasts they attract will not be easy to deal with, so these two people entered from From the beginning of the Soul Beast Forest until they arrived at the Black Mountains, they kept a very low profile. They did not stop at any point on the way and did not attack any Soul Beasts.
Finally, the two men stopped in front of a tall, pitch-black peak in the center of the Black Mountains.
Even in broad daylight, after approaching this dark mountain peak, it feels like it is in the dark night. The mountain fog on the mountain is actually black, shrouding the entire mountain and appearing and disappearing, mysterious and strange.
After the two people stopped in front of the mountain, the black mist around them seemed to be spiritual. However, when they were ten feet away from the two people, they could no longer move in. The black mist kept swirling around them, and even faintly emitted. The weird friction sound made people's scalp numb.
Under the dim light, two old faces were revealed - none other than Shangguan Xiong Yan and Gu Jimie!
These two people had just led an attack on Tianyun Sect but failed. Why did they come here again just a few days later
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Shangguan Xiong Yan glanced at the black mountain fog that filled the surroundings, frowned slightly and said: "What a weird smell... Is this the cave of the Holy King of the Underworld Snake?"
Gu Jimie retracted his gaze and looked around, and said in a deep voice: "It shouldn't be wrong. According to the records in our sect's classics, the Holy King of the Underworld Snake should indeed be here. Although two hundred years have passed, judging from the environment here, , the Holy King of the Underworld Snake has not moved his residence... This mountain is the place where my master met the Holy King of the Underworld Snake."
Shangguan Xiong Yan's eyes flashed, and he paid close attention to his surroundings without daring to relax at all. He said in a deep voice: "Are you sure you can invite the Holy King of the Underworld Snake? This is the Soul Beast Forest. If the other party has malicious intentions, I'm afraid they will kill us. It’s not impossible for both of them to stay.”
Gu Jimie's pupils shrank slightly, and there seemed to be a trace of hesitation, and then he gritted his teeth and said: "No matter what, we must convince him to go with us! After all, he is my master's contracted soul beast. If my master is here, If the inheritance cave was killed by Shen Pojun and the others, it would not be good for him. Besides, he may not be able to resist the temptation of the ninth-level soul crystal... "
"..." Shangguan Xiong Yan was silent for a long time and nodded, "Since I'm here, of course I have to give it a try. If it's the best as you said, if the Holy King of the Underworld Snake turns his back and refuses to recognize anyone, you and I will If we join forces, it shouldn't be difficult to come and retreat."
Having said that, Shangguan Xiong Yan had already made up his mind. If the situation was really dangerous, he would just leave Gu Ji Mie, who was seriously injured, and escape.
Gu Jimie nodded, but there was a hint of gloom and sternness in the depths of his eyes. How could he not guess what Shangguan Xiong Yan was thinking, but he didn't say anything more. He raised his head again and looked at the dark mountain peak in front of him, no longer hiding his aura. , powerful soul power fluctuations emitted.
"Buzz..."
At this moment, the black mountain fog between the surrounding heaven and earth rolled violently as if it was greatly stimulated. It was like a sleeping beast was awakened, and a cold and terrifying aura burst out from the mountain peak!
"You two... sneaked into my territory and disturbed my practice... If you can't give me a satisfactory reason... just die here!!"
An eerie and hoarse voice that made people's scalp numb suddenly sounded in the ears of Shangguan Xiong Yan and Gu Jimie, causing their expressions to change slightly at the same time.
Shangguan Xiong Yan's pupils almost shrank to the size of a needle, and he almost couldn't help but escape immediately. Although the pressure he felt was not so strong that it was difficult to resist, it still made his hair stand on end, and he felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart. Gu Jimie's appearance was even worse than that of Shangguan Xiong Yan. He was seriously injured, but now his mind was shaken, his face instantly turned pale, and blood even spilled out of the corner of his mouth!
"Underworld Snake...Senior! Junior Gu Ji Mie, Gu Soul Refining is my master! This time I come here to give a big gift to senior!"
Gu Jie Mie forced down his surging energy and blood, gritted his teeth and said respectfully, although he knew that the other party's realm may not be higher than his own, but he had to call himself a 'junior' because the other party's 'seniority' was indeed higher than his. And even if he is not injured, he is probably no match for the opponent.
Because the opponent is a ninth-level holy beast that has advanced to the holy realm for two hundred years, and at the same time... it is also the contracted soul beast of his master's ancient soul refining!
"Give me a big gift? Huh..." The voice of the Holy King of the Underworld Snake was filled with undisguised disdain and ridicule. He seemed to think for a moment, and then continued, "Well, I would like to hear what you guys are doing. What kind of 'big gift' do you want to give me... Come in and talk."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that the dark mountain fog suddenly rolled away to both sides, leaving a straight passage leading to the mountain wall in the middle of the mountain in front. It could be vaguely seen that there seemed to be a huge cave there.
Shangguan Xiong Yan and Gu Jimie looked at each other, then flew over at the same time.
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After falling into the cave, the two of them walked forward for about a hundred meters. They felt that they had reached the center of the mountain. Suddenly, their eyes lit up. The originally dim light increased several times, and a spacious palace-like space appeared. In front of you.
The large space is filled with all kinds of 'furniture', but what makes people's scalp numb is that all these 'furniture' are made of the bones of various animals!
In the center of the hall, there is a huge white bone chair like a big bed. On the seat, a black figure seems to be sitting lazily, looking at the two people who walked in playfully.
This is a man with a long and narrow face, who looks like he is only in his thirties or forties. He is wearing a gray-black robe, with long hair shawl, erect pupils, and sharp eyes that are hard to look at.
Even Gu Ji Mie, when he came into contact with this man's eyes, he unconsciously moved away, bowed to the man, and said respectfully: "Junior Gu Ji Mie, I have met senior Ming Snake."
Shangguan Xiong Yan's eyes were flickering, but he was not as respectful as Gu Lianhun. Instead, he cupped his hands in a neither humble nor condescending manner and said, "I, Shangguan Xiong Yan, have met the Holy King of the Underworld Snake."
The Holy King of the Underworld Snake sat up slightly, looked at the two of them with a pair of vertical pupils with interest, and said with a half-smile: "There is no need to talk nonsense, just tell me the reason for your visit."
Gu Jimie originally wanted to say something to lighten the atmosphere, but when he heard this, his expression froze slightly, and then he was silent for two seconds, then he said: "Okay, let's just say it straight. Senior Ming Snake, we got the legendary Regarding the whereabouts of the Supreme Saint inheritance, I hope seniors can go with us!"
"Oh? The Supreme Saint Heritage?!" The eyes of the Holy King of the Underworld Snake flashed, and he sat up straight, but then he sneered and said, "What does the Supreme Saint Heritage have to do with me? That is your soul master's thing. It has no effect on me, do you just want me to do such useless things?"
Gu Jimi said: "Senior, I don't know. My master went to the place where the Holy Heritage is located two hundred years ago, but he has never returned since then. Now he should be trapped there, and now there are two A saint-level powerhouse will go there soon. They are enemies. If Master encounters them, I'm afraid... "
"Huh? You mean ancient soul refining?" The Holy King of the Underworld Snake focused his eyes, frowned slightly, and said in surprise, "He was trapped there two hundred years ago? No wonder the induction of the soul contract is almost cut off. , I thought he had already died, huh... "
His reaction was just a little surprised, and then he looked at Gu Ji Mie jokingly and said: "You mean, if Gu Lianhun encounters those two enemies, he will probably be killed, so let me help him ?Do you think I am afraid of the backlash of the soul contract?"
Hearing the other party's nonchalant tone, Gu Jimie's heart couldn't help but skip a beat, secretly thinking that this was indeed the case.
The soul contract concluded between the Ancient Soul Refiner and the Holy King of the Underworld Snake was nothing more than a 'transaction' for mutual use. More than two hundred years ago, when the Ancient Soul Refiner was still at the peak of the late Emperor Realm, in order to seek a breakthrough, he found the Emperor who was also the Emperor at that time. The Holy King of the Underworld Snake was at the peak of the late stage of the Holy Realm (of course, the Holy King of the Underworld Snake did not have this title at that time). The two parties concluded a soul contract in order to advance to the Holy Realm, and finally both successfully advanced. But after that, the two parties parted ways, and the Holy King of the Underworld Snake had no interest in the affairs of the soul master world.
And Gu Jimie also heard Gu Lianhun mention that the Holy King of the Underworld Snake should have some secret method that can reduce the constraints between soul contracts. Even if he falls, the Holy King of the Underworld Snake will not be greatly affected. , now it seems that this may indeed be the case.
Before coming, Gu Ji Mie had considered this. At this time, he no longer bothered to talk about the soul contract between Gu Lianhun and the Holy King of the Underworld Snake, but directly threw out another more valuable bargaining chip. .
"Senior Nether Snake, according to the message sent back by my master not long ago, he found the remains of a soul beast in the Holy Cave, which is probably the True Dragon Holy King who disappeared thousands of years ago! In addition, this important event Among the two saint-level powerhouses who entered the inheritance cave, one of them is the Ice Feather Saint King! If the seniors join forces with us, there should be no problem in killing the Ice Feather Saint King. When the time comes... the seniors will be able to get two Nine Stars. Super Soul Crystal!"
"What?!"
At this time, the Holy King of the Underworld Snake was finally a little moved. His eyes flickered, and he stared at Gu Ji and said: "You said that the True Dragon Holy King also fell in the inheritance cave?! Now even the Ice Feather Holy King has to go?!"
Seeing the reaction of the Holy King of the Nether Snake, Gu Jimie secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the other party must have been tempted. He nodded and said: "It's absolutely true! The matter of the True Dragon Holy King was a message sent back by my master personally. And the Ice Feather Saint King also showed up not long ago with specific news about snatching the place of the Supreme Saint inheritance from us. I think he probably also knows about the True Dragon Saint King, and he will definitely go to that inheritance place!"
"Oh? Not long ago, you fought with them for information about the whereabouts of the Supreme Saint inheritance?" The Holy King of the Underworld Snake narrowed his eyes, "And... it seems that you also lost the fight?"
Gu Jimie's face suddenly looked a bit ugly. He gritted his teeth and said, "Although Shen Pojun has just advanced to the Holy Realm, he is a member of the Artifact Refining Sect. With the many powerful soul weapons on his body, I accidentally... …”
"Okay, if you lose, you lose. I'm not interested in knowing the details and reasons." The Holy King of the Underworld Snake waved his hand and interrupted Gu Jimie's words, and sneered, "However, since you lost, that is You said you don’t know the specific location of the inheritance and the situation in the inheritance cave? Then what’s the point of letting me go out?”
At this time, Shangguan Xiong Yan, who had been silent for a long time, said: "On this point, Saint King of the Underworld Snake, please rest assured. Although we do not know the exact location of the extremely holy inheritance now, there will be someone who can guide us..."