Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 519: The Mountain Forest Murder Case

Chapter 519: Chapter 519: The Mountain Forest Murder Case

In the Demon Beast Mountain Forest, the middle-aged man leading the group fixed his gaze on the Chaotic Land in the distance after hearing the younger man’s words. Indeed, it was a place where murderous intent filled the sky.

"Let’s go! Let’s go take a look, but everyone be careful. If anything seems amiss, we retreat immediately!" the middle-aged man said with a grave expression.

This was an eleven-person team, consisting of nine men and two women. The one with the highest Martial Arts Cultivation was the middle-aged man, at the Martial Venerable Realm. The other Martial Artists varied in levels, from the Martial Sect Realm to the Martial King Realm.

Normally, they would only hunt demon beasts at the foot of the mountain, not daring to venture too deep.

As the middle-aged man’s voice fell, the group moved forward with somber expressions, treading cautiously. However, after they passed through a small forest, they came upon a stream, its waters flowing gently. But the color of the water was a glaring crimson, emitting a heavy stench of blood.

But when they could see clearly what was in the water, each one’s face changed drastically, showing an expression of extreme horror.

They saw that the stream was filled with the tightly packed corpses of demon beasts, and these bodies had all shriveled up as if something had drained all the water and blood from them.

And it wasn’t just the stream. The bodies extended to the opposite bank and further away. Everywhere they looked, there was a sea of demon beast corpses, each one desiccated.

"What! What on earth happened here! What kind of monster did they encounter to end up like this?" Someone stared blankly at the scene before them, exclaiming in shock.

Looking at the tragic state of the bodies made one’s spine chill and one’s hair stand on end.

Then someone else said, "Because of this stream, the demon beasts would usually come here to drink water, so this area was always rather densely populated with them. But now, it has become a slaughter field for demon beasts! What kind of beast is it that not only slaughtered them but also drained their blood completely!"

"Look! That shriveled demon beast, if I’m not mistaken, is a mid-stage Seventh-stage Venerate Purple Rhino! Dear heavens, that’s equivalent to a Five-star Martial Venerable Level powerhouse. And it’s been slain too!" A girl dressed in samurai attire with wheat-colored skin and a wild look pointed at a shriveled, purple demon beast and said.

"You’re right!" After hearing the girl’s words, the middle-aged leader inhaled sharply and nodded his head, saying,

"It is indeed a Purple Rhino! And not just Purple Rhinos! There are also Black Flame Leopards, Blue Patterned Wolves, Golden Mountain Dogs... These are all demon beasts at the mid-stage Seventh-stage Venerate Level, all slaughtered by that mysterious creature, leaving behind these desiccated corpses."

After finishing his words, the middle-aged man turned to the younger members of the team and said with a heavy voice, "Let’s go! Quick, let’s leave the Demon Beast Mountain Range. We can’t stay here any longer! Otherwise, we will be in mortal danger!"

"Yes!" After the middle-aged man spoke, the others nodded in unison. They prepared to withdraw from the Demon Beast Mountain Range. The thought that mid-stage Seventh-stage Venerate Level demon beasts had died terribly—if they were to encounter that mysterious monster, they would stand no chance at all and only death would await them.

Moreover, judging by those densely packed demon beast corpses, they would not escape the torment of having their blood drained at the time of death.

"Eh! Look, there’s a White Tiger over there, and a person!" Just as they were about to leave the place, the wild-looking girl suddenly pointed ahead and said.

Amidst the densely packed demon beast corpses, they saw a White Tiger, and on its back, there sat a sixteen or seventeen-year-old youth in a black robe.

"There really are people!" Those who were preparing to leave, several of them had already turned around, but when they heard the girl’s words, they turned back and saw the young man.

"A Seventh-stage Venerable-Level White Tiger as a mount!" When they saw the mount under the young man, the middle-aged man said in a deep voice.

"What! A Seventh-stage Venerable-Level White Tiger demon beast!"

"This young man, what is his background? So young, yet he has managed to subdue a Seventh-stage Venerable-Level demon beast to serve as his mount?"

On hearing the middle-aged man’s exclamation, everyone gasped in shock.

However, there was also a young man with a puzzled face who said, "But I see that he is only at the One-star Martial King Realm, how could he subdue a Seventh-stage Venerable-Level demon beast as a mount? Could it be that his Martial Arts Cultivation is above mine, making me unable to see through his Cultivation Level?"

While speaking, the young man turned his head and asked the middle-aged man, "Uncle Wenn Sheng, can you see his Martial Arts Cultivation?"

This man called Wenn Sheng, among them, had the highest Martial Arts Realm. The young man could see that the black-robed youth was only at the Martial King Realm but rode a Seventh-stage Venerable-Level White Tiger, which was why he asked.

"Indeed, he’s only at the One-star Martial King Realm." When the middle-aged man named Wenn Sheng had also discerned the young man’s Martial Arts Cultivation, he affirmed with conviction.

Then, Wenn Sheng continued, "This young man must come from an extraordinary family, born into one of the major families, which is why he has a Seventh-stage Venerable-Level White Tiger as a mount."

"Um!" On hearing Uncle Wenn Sheng’s words, many nodded in agreement; even Uncle Wenn Sheng could only see a One-star Martial King Realm. They thought there must be no mistake.

The young man who had been full of doubt, after hearing Wenn Sheng’s words, showed a scornful expression on his face and said, "He’s just someone who relies on his family’s power. If I were like him, born into a big family that could afford a Seventh-stage Venerable-Level White Tiger as a mount and had vast resources for my Cultivation, maybe I would have already stepped into the Martial Venerable Realm by now."

This young man was named Huu Hao; aside from the middle-aged man Wenn Sheng, he had the best talent and highest Martial Arts Cultivation among these people, being in the Seven-star Martial Sect Realm.

However, Huu Hao was born into a commoner’s family, so on hearing Wenn Sheng’s analysis that the young man must come from a major family but only had Martial King Realm Cultivation, he showed full disdain for the young man.

Then, Huu Hao looked at that figure and spoke again, "This person seems to be unaware of the situation here, right? What a fool, thinking that just because he has a Seventh-stage Venerable-Level White Tiger for protection, he can do as he pleases here! Hmph, even demon beasts at the Seventh-stage Venerate Middle Stage have died here.

By that time, he won’t even know how he died."

"Uncle Wenn Sheng, it’s so dangerous here now; we should still warn him a bit," said the wild-looking girl, her face showing deep concern, to Wenn Sheng.

"Um! It’s still better to tell him." Wenn Sheng nodded and said.

But just then, the young man Huu Hao said to the girl, "Little Yi, Uncle Wenn Sheng, I think it’s better not to bother! Look at him, all carefree. Even if he sees the dried-up corpses of those demon beasts, he remains completely unaware of the danger here.

Someone like him, a child of a family filled with arrogance, looking down on everything, how could he possibly listen to us! It’s possible that if you tell him, he might even think we are plotting against him."

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