Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 326 Twin Flowers Ridge

Chapter 326: Chapter 326 Twin Flowers Ridge

The tranquil life was shattered.

Outside Jiuwu City lay a mountain range known as Twin Flowers Ridge. From afar, the two main peaks looked like two flowers gazing at each other from a distance, while the continuous surrounding mountains resembled leaves cradling the main peaks.

Between the two main peaks lay a gorge, so steep and perilous that it was nearly impossible for ordinary people to pass through.

The area was rich in various Spiritual Medicines, but it was also a known dangerous place roamed by Ferocious Beasts.

Then, suddenly, news spread that Twin Flowers Ridge was enclosed by a light barrier, trapping the people inside and preventing anyone from the outside from entering.

After receiving this message, the four powerful clans were all stirred.

What was going on?

Could it be that an ancient relic was emerging?

They swiftly dispatched experts to investigate the situation, but even the strong practitioners of Self-Observation, who bombarded the light barrier with their full strength, could only manage to create a fine crack, which healed by itself rapidly.

When the news reached back, even the Almighties of the Founding King Court were alarmed.

This truly could be the emergence of an ancient relic.

Han Liren took action personally, leading some of the family’s core members and the younger generation of talents towards Twin Flowers Ridge.

It wasn’t long before they arrived at the place.

Shi Hao surveyed the scene, seeing that a swath of rolling green hills before him was enveloped in an energy shield, which rippled like water waves, making the colorless barrier visible to the naked eye because of these undulations

He reached out and touched it, only to find that the barrier was surprisingly soft, allowing his hand to sink in instantly. However, the deeper he pushed, the more difficult it became to advance, and after his arm was halfway in, it became exceedingly difficult.

Even the strong practitioners of Self-Observation couldn’t break it; the resilience and strength of this light barrier were evident.

Han Liren struck it himself, slamming into it with force, and with a snap, the barrier fractured like a shattered porcelain, revealing a spiderweb of cracks, which immediately began to heal. By the time Han Liren’s second blow landed, two-thirds of the cracks had already closed, and with another snap, the cracks expanded once more.

Boom, boom, boom. Han Liren bombarded it repeatedly, the cracks widening, but after reaching a certain point, healing and destruction reached a balance.

Han Liren had attacked with all his might; pounding away for the duration of half an incense stick, he had no choice but to stop.

This was just a waste of effort.

"Let’s go!" he decided decisively.

Where to go?

Of course, not to return, but to circle around the barrier.

Soon, they encountered another team.

The Cheng Family.

The Cheng Family, with two Almighties of the Founding King Court—although one was only a First King—was the leading clan in Jiuwu City.

"Brother Cheng Yang, Brother Cheng Xing!" Han Liren greeted with a cupped-fist salute; this time, both Almighties of the Founding King Court of the Cheng Family had taken action.

The two Almighties nodded, "Even the two of us working together have been unable to break through this light barrier. We need Brother Han’s help."

"Haha, I came with the same intention," Han Liren laughed.

Three Almighties of the Founding King Court joined forces to strike the barrier, but all they managed was to create more and denser cracks, yet still unable to break through.

"Let’s go find the Zhang Family and the Shi Family."

The two families set out in search of the other two major clans.

It didn’t take long for the four great clans to meet.

As it turned out, the Shi Family and the Zhang Family had already joined forces, planning to break the barrier together, but to no avail, and they had been thinking of finding the Han and Cheng families to cooperate.

"United effort!"

All five Almighties of the Founding King Court struck the barrier simultaneously.

Boom, boom, boom. Under the barrage of dense strikes, the fractures on the energy shield became more numerous and denser until they reached a limit, and with a snap, it shattered violently.

Of course, it wasn’t the entire protective barrier, but only the part where the Five Great warriors struck, creating an entrance about ten feet in diameter.

"Quick, enter!" all the Five Great warriors shouted, as the barrier was rapidly healing itself.

After a third of the people had entered, the entrance had shrunk to less than three feet in diameter; no one else dared to enter, for what if they were caught in the middle of passing through when the barrier restored itself?

Would they be sliced in two?

When the Five Great warriors attacked in unison again, and broke another opening in the barrier, they were astonished to find that the group that had entered before had disappeared.

"Something’s not right, the environment’s off too!"

The people who had gone in were gone, and although they had clearly seen three poplar trees behind them before, now what? It had turned into a thicket.

Eh, does opening the barrier always correspond to different locations?

It seemed...that the barrier not only separated two worlds, but the worlds it connected were also shifting.

"Never mind, let’s get in first."

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, another third of the people entered.

Thereafter, as the barrier closed again, the Five Great warriors had no choice but to break it open for the third time; indeed, the two previous groups of entrants were nowhere to be seen, but after this, everyone had entered.

The breach healed quickly, the barrier rippled lightly as if nothing had happened.

...

Shi Hao was among the first group to enter the barrier, but Han Dong was not; he hadn’t managed to make it in time and was left behind, able to enter only with the second group.

However, as people waited, when they saw the Five Great warriors begin to strike the barrier again, they suddenly discovered that there were no people outside!

This was very eerie, as if everyone had disappeared in an instant.

What was going on?

Everyone was very confused, looking utterly lost.

"Look, the backdrop outside is different from the place we entered from!" someone suddenly said.

Reminded by him, others also noticed the irregularities.

"Could it be that the world inside is continuously shifting its position?"

Hiss!

If this were true, how terrifyingly powerful must the force be to achieve it?

Look at Twin Flowers Ridge, how massive the mountain range is, and how astonishingly heavy it must be?

To move them without any perception, the force required is not only powerful but also stable, which is even more fearsome.

The people waited for a while, but no one appeared to enter.

"Let’s go, it seems that the others will enter from a different direction," someone suggested.

"No, we have to wait here. As long as those who come later circle around the direction of the barrier, they’ll eventually find us."

"Heh, that’s not necessarily true. There’s clearly an incredibly powerful force at play here; do you really think just waiting around will be useful?"

The two sides argued without reaching an agreement; some decided to explore this now unfamiliar world, while others insisted on waiting.

Since they originally came from four different forces, naturally no one would listen to anyone else; in the end, those who wanted to leave left, and those who wanted to stay stayed.

Shi Hao chuckled, walking away with his hands behind his back, going solo on his path.

As the big yellow dog didn’t come, and Han Dong wasn’t in this batch of people, he naturally couldn’t be bothered to deal with anyone.

As Han Feihuo watched the place where his figure had disappeared, he couldn’t help but reveal a cold smile.

What a good opportunity; taking down Shi Hao here, coercing him to reveal his martial arts Cultivation Technique, then committing murder to silence him—who would suspect it was him?

For my sake, please go ahead and die.