Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 134 Evil Eye Clan

Chapter 134: Chapter 134 Evil Eye Clan

"Alright, stop talking; you’re scaring yourself," Shi Feng said to Long Meng with a smile.

"Giggle," Long Meng responded naughtily after hearing Shi Feng’s words, "I was actually trying to scare you, but I ended up scaring myself!"

Shi Feng just shook his head, speechless.

As they continued forward, the gray fog around them grew thicker.

"How much farther?" Shi Feng asked Sacred Flame.

"Not much," Sacred Flame replied, "But I sense an evil presence ahead."

"An evil presence? Even you call it an evil presence?" Shi Feng asked.

"Humph!" Sacred Flame snorted after hearing Shi Feng’s words, "Can we communicate properly now?"

"Uh, alright. Since you call it an evil presence, you must know its origin, right?" Shi Feng asked.

"Of course!" Sacred Flame proudly responded, "If I’m not sensing it wrong, that presence belongs to the Evil Eye Clan, the archenemy of the Blood Pattern Tribe."

"The Evil Eye Clan?" Shi Feng had never heard of this tribe, but he had also never heard of the Blood Pattern Tribe before; he assumed they were an ancient tribe that had also perished.

"That’s right! The sense is getting clearer; it’s definitely the presence of the Evil Eye Clan. Kid, I advise you to stop here. The Evil Eye Clan’s power is comparable to that of my Blood Pattern Tribe; be careful or you might lose your life," Sacred Flame warned.

"Whatever the Evil Eye Clan is, even if they were, they must be sealed or have lost a lot of their power by now; otherwise, why would they stay put in this place?" Shi Feng said. Long Meng had mentioned that this Royal Forbidden Land had existed for many years. Then, looking at Long Meng by his side, he added, "I’ll send you out first; it might get dangerous if we go any further."

"What about you?" Long Meng asked.

"I plan to go check it out. Listen, if you’re here, you might become a burden," Shi Feng said.

"Alright then, I won’t be your burden, but you have to take me to fight that Crown Prince tonight," Long Meng said.

"Don’t worry, I’ll definitely take you, and you’ll have a blast," Shi Feng said.

"Giggle, alright then, just be careful on your own," Long Meng said.

"Mm," Shi Feng nodded. Then, he issued a command to the Dark Evil, causing Long Meng’s entire body to sink into the ground.

Shi Feng had the Dark Evil transport Long Meng right to Prince Chenn’s Mansion through the underground. He also instructed the Dark Evil to avoid showing itself in front of her, as it had a somewhat evil demon-like face but was deathly pale in color. Since the girl was afraid of ghosts, it wouldn’t be good if she was frightened by suddenly encountering such a figure.

After sending Long Meng away, Shi Feng continued to delve deeper.

The dense gray mist thickened, and Shi Feng found that the Fourth Grade Detoxification Pill he had swallowed was now of little effect. Upon entering his body, his inner energy gradually began to corrode.

"There’s no mistake," the Sacred Flame said, "this is the Power of the Corrosive Evil Eye of the Evil Eye Clan. Even my energy is gradually being corroded."

"Corrosive Evil Eye?" Shi Feng asked.

"The Evil Eye Clan, each member is born with three eyes, and the third eye is known as the Evil Eye. Not all members of the Evil Eye Clan possess the same Divine Skills. Some carry the Devouring Evil Eye, others the Dark Evil Eye or the Black Flame Evil Eye. What we are encountering should be the Corrosive Evil Eye.

It might be just as you said, possibly sealed here or its power has largely dissipated. Otherwise, you and I, as we are now, would have been entirely corroded," the Sacred Flame said. "But after all, it is the Evil Eye Clan, I still advise you to be cautious. You and I are unified; if you perish, I perish, so do not drag me into this."

Hearing the words of the Sacred Flame, Shi Feng indeed became more cautious. They were an enemy race that once antagonized the Blood Pattern Tribe, one could not afford to be careless.

"Boom!" The Sacred Flame spurred into action, and Shi Feng radiated blood-red flames to resist the corrosive gray mist. From his storage ring, he also took out a Fourth Grade Rejuvenation Pill that he had obtained from Feng Yunxiao; once his energy was nearly depleted, he swallowed it to recover.

The Rejuvenation Pill, when swallowed, could rapidly restore the spent Primordial Power within. Shi Feng had only found ten pills in Feng Yunxiao’s storage ring, showing the rarity of these pills and the scarcity of the ingredients needed for their formulation.

If two martial artists of the same realm were in a fight to the death, having a Rejuvenation Pill could mean having an extra life-saving medication.

On the Tianheng Continent, it also often happened that two martial artists would fight fiercely, forcing each other to use their ultimate skills until both were nearly out of Primordial Power, at which point one would swallow a Rejuvenation Pill and defeat or even kill the opponent.

But returning to the main story, Shi Feng, transformed into blood-colored flames, continued to advance forward. He noticed that not only did the gray mist become thicker, but the Bloodthirsty Sword in his hand also trembled violently, as if trying to break free from his grasp.

"Suppress!" Shi Feng shouted sternly, imprinting a handprint on the Bloodthirsty Sword to keep it firmly under control.

Looking ahead, Shi Feng saw a black stele faintly visible through the dense gray fog.

The black stele was as large as a city gate, towering amid the thick gray mist, and Shi Feng could sense that the source of the mist was found beneath this black stele.

Faintly, Shi Feng seemed to see characters on the black stele. With a thought, the blood-colored flames on his body instantly flared up and burned the surrounding gray mist completely away, revealing the three large characters at the top of the black stele: Evil-Suppressing Monument!

Below the three characters, several lines of smaller text were engraved on the monument: "I am the tenth generation sovereign dragon of the Yunlai Empire. Three years ago, an Evil Eye appeared within the borders of our Empire, wreaking havoc on the populace. I personally led the strong from various parts of our nation, uniting the powers of the masses, and with this monument, finally suppressed the Evil Eye here.

My descendants must remember and abide by this, to protect this monument generation after generation! If someone enters this place and reads this inscription, for the sake of the world’s common people, do not destroy this monument. If the Evil Eye escapes, the world must once again withstand a great catastrophe. Remember! Remember!"

Upon seeing the inscription on the Evil-Suppressing Monument, Shi Feng noted that it only mentioned the Emperor of the Yunlai Empire and the suppression of an Evil Eye, but there was no mention at all of why the Sacred Sword Fragment was also suppressed beneath.

"Is the Evil Eye Clan just an eye without a bodily form?" Shi Feng asked the Sacred Flame, since the inscription spoke only of suppressing an Evil Eye rather than an Evil Demon.

"That’s not the case," the Sacred Flame replied. "The Evil Eye Clan, in terms of appearance, is not much different from your Human Clan, except that they have an extra eye on their foreheads, which is called the Evil Eye."