Chapter 51 A Day Apart Seems Like Three Years
Pang Bo didn’t dare to ingest the Jade Serpent Orchid because he was afraid it would be too much for his Sea of Bitterness. His physique was not as terrifying as Ye Fan’s. Such a huge Life Qi would not be endurable by his Sea of Bitterness, so he could only return first and think of a method later.
“Did those muffled sounds from the depths of the abyss continue sounding just now?” asked Ye Fan.
Pang Bo nodded, saying, “Over these four hours, it continues sounding frequently. It seems to have a strong pressuring effect, causing the entire ruins to become silent. Even that tide-like mass of beasts has retreated to the very edges, and there aren’t any more wild roars. But this is fortunate for us; otherwise I’d really be afraid of that old snake coming to chase us.”
“That muffled noise caused thousands of other beasts to be frightened off. Maybe that Jade Horn Serpent has also run away.”
“That old serpent has already Awakened, so hopefully its anger has already passed. It would be better for us if it left. That way, we wouldn’t need to hurry about any accidental encounters with it when we go deeper into the ruins.
“What’s that smell?” asked a confused Ye Fan. “Why do I smell a faint fishy odor…?”
Pang Bo took in a deep breath of air before his expression immediately changed, hissing out, “Smells like the old serpent!”
Just at this moment, Ye Fan’s expression abruptly changed. Pulling on Pang Bo, he quietly said, “Let’s go!”
Just a couple hundred meters away from them, a huge sinister serpent was traveling up a cliff while seeming to search for something. Its palm-sized scales shimmered, and its two large red eyes emitted bloody light. A two or three-meter snake tongue was making a faint hissing sound. Whenever its tongue touched the surrounding vegetation, the plants would immediately dissolve into yellow waste.
“The old viper caught up!”
They never thought that this demonic snake would actually be able to find them. The only fortunate thing was that it had yet to notice them. Atop the cliff were many ancient trees, and the two of them had used them and the vines to quickly jump to the cliff’s rear.
If they had been just slightly slower, their lives might have been forfeit. The old snake had probably long since become furious. If it were to find their tracks, their miserable fates were easy to imagine.
Ye Fan and Pang Bo were both very quick, just like two apes as they continuously jumped from tree to tree with the vines’ aid. They quickly landed on the ground and didn’t look back as they ran far away.
“We’re in danger now that the snake has a grievance against us.” The two of them quickly ran away. Taking a quick glance back, they saw that the brightly colored snake was lying on top the cliff. Its eyes emitted two bloody lights as the jade horn began to shine in the sunshine, becoming bright and resplendent before continuously emitting a stream of red divine light.
Rumble…
The rumbling noise came from the cliff as the huge stony mountain began to crumble. Many ancient trees were also knocked down as it followed along the cliff and quickly began to chase after them.
“Crap, it’s noticed us!”
“Hurry and run, we need Elder Wu Qingfeng to deal with this demonic serpent.”
“No, the old serpent is too fast. Those vicious beasts are also blocking our way. We’ll definitely be overtaken halfway. We don’t have any other way than to quickly run deeper into the ruins. That muffled sound seems to intimidate the old serpent. With that fear, it most likely won’t dare to go too deep.”
Finishing their discussion, they became two rays of light as they quickly charged deeper into the ruins. But the Jade Horn Serpent had already Awakened, and it was definitely extraordinary. It was like a blast of lightning as it chased after them, creating gale winds in its path as it traveled. Plants and trees along its way would all collapse to either side in order to form a path for it.
Rumble!
The stony mountains rumbled as the old snake madly charged forth. The ground it passed would shake and the undergrowth would all snap, as if nothing could block its way. The hissing from its tongue grew closer and closer, and bursts of fishy odor continuously filled the air.
Ye Fan didn’t feel unwell, but Pang Bo started to feel a bit dizzy. “Its poison vapor is too powerful, to actually be able to float over here from hundreds of meters away. My body has started to become unable to endure it.”
“Hurry and take a petal from the Jade Serpent Orchid!” Ye Fan was very nervous. The serpent’s speed was astonishing and it was getting closer and closer. It might catch up to them at any minute. If something unexpected were to happen to Pang Bo at that time, it really would be too late for regret.
Pang Bo didn’t dare to ingest the whole Jade Serpent Orchid. He tore off a petal from the orchid flower at the top, but feeling that it still wasn’t safe enough and that the medicinal strength might be too violent for his Sea of Bitterness, he only tore a bit of the petal and placed it into his mouth.
“How do you feel?” Ye Fan was afraid that something unexpected might happen to Pang Bo.
“It really does have a divine effect!” Pang Bo let out a long breath of air. His noxious feeling quickly went away after he ingested the petal, and he was no longer dizzy. In addition, he felt a purifying energy that blocked the assailing snake venom.
“It really is worthy of being a spiritual medicine able to resolve strange poisons from all over the world.” Ye Fan finally stopped worrying.
Snap, snap.
The old serpent had once more shortened the distance between them. All the ancient trees that blocked its way were broken down. Its might was shocking, and the shrubs and the like would all automatically part in order to create a path for the serpent.
Puu.
It spat out a large mouthful of poisonous vapor, and although they were still separated by over a hundred meters, the poison quickly rushed over. The forest of trees around Ye Fan and Pang Bo quickly dissolved, becoming nothing more than yellow slime.
If it weren’t for them ingesting the Jade Serpent Orchid, the two of them might have already been dissolved into wasted corpses.
“This snake’s poison is so tyrannical!”
“If it continues like this, it’ll be hard for us to escape death. The old serpent’s about to catch up.”
An ordinary person would have been caught long ago. Its speed was simply too fast. An Awakened Jade Horn Serpent was already faster than the wind. Ye Fan and Pang Bo had eaten the sacred fruit from the Ancient Desolation Forbidden Land. Not only had they gained an immense power, their speed has also received a massive boost. If they were any other people, they would have already been overtaken.
“Keep going. It should be time for that muffled sound again, and at that time the old serpent will definitely feel a bit fearful. That’ll be our chance to escape.”
The ground was shaking and huge boulders were rolling back and forth. The old serpent had almost caught up to them by now. They were only seventy or eighty meters away. Ye Fan and Pang Bo’s expression abruptly changed as they quickly dodged to the side.
Whoosh.
The old serpent had rushed over. Its huge tail swept across, just like an iron whip slicing the sky. The forest trees were immediately all broken, and leaves swirled throughout the air, followed by a strong fishy stench.
Ye Fan and Pang Bo weren’t hit by the huge serpent tail that was several dozen meters long, but the broken forest trees still slammed into their bodies, sending them flying.
If it weren’t for the fact that their physiques were better than average, this powerful impact would have caused their bones to break and their muscles to snap. But even the two of them still felt their blood and Qi rolling as they were sent back dozens of steps before stabilizing.
Suddenly, an immense sense of danger filled the two of them. An ear-piercing sound filled the air as the old serpent’s jade horn immediately a dazzling light that was like a sharp sword tens of meters long, chopping towards the two of them.
“Move!”
Ye Fan and Pang Bo’s expressions changed. Using all their power, they dodged to the side, leaving behind two afterimages.
Chi.
That twenty-meter divine light blade directly pierced many ancient trees, and a terrifyingly huge scar was left on the ground. Even any boulders that had been in its way were all split into two pieces, and the line where they were cut was incomparably smooth as if they were made of tofu.
“The Awakened demonic serpent is too frightening!”
A cold feeling filled Ye Fan and Pang Bo’s hearts. There really were no free lunches in this world; nothing could be obtained without paying the price. If it weren’t for the great changes happening within the depths of the ruins, the two of them would never have had the chance to pluck the Jade Serpent Orchid. And even though it was like that, now they had no more ways to escape.
“Keep persevering. We can still keep going for half an hour!”
Dong~...
Just as they said this, the muffled sound from the depths of the ruins once more sounded. Their bodies began to shake as if struck by lightning and a burst of pain came from their hearts. As for that huge serpent, it directly collapsed and began to roll on the ground, violently twisting its huge body, pulverizing the surrounding forest trees.
“Quick, leave!”
Stabilizing their minds, Ye Fan and Pang Bo quickly left, not daring to stay for even one extra moment.
Once the sound stopped, the entire ruins seemed to become much more oppressed. Ye Fan and Pang Bo had no way to retreat back since the old serpent was blocking that road, so they could only move forward. The two of them quickly came to a huge boulder that was over a hundred meters high. Using the vines, they climbed up and surveyed behind them.
“Damnit, that old snake is still chasing us…”
In the distance, the forest was being cut apart. Although the speed of the Jade Horned Serpent had fallen, it was still following the path the two of them had taken.
“Continuing like this isn’t a solution. It might even chase us all the way to the very depths of the ruins.” Ye Fan and Pang Bo both felt far from encouraged.
“These Awakened beasts truly can’t be easily provoked!”
“Huh, there’s people ahead of us,” Ye Fan said in surprise. A couple of figures could be seen quickly traveling across the mountainous ground.
Pang Bo surveyed them and said, “It’s…Li Lin, Li Yun, and Han Feiyu’s group!”
“Looks like those guys had the same idea as us, taking this rare opportunity to enter the depths of the ruins and make a killing.”
Ye Fan and Pang Bo exchanged glances. With a mischievous laugh, they jumped down and quickly rushed over to the others.
Li Lin, Li Yun, Han Feiyu and the rest of their group’s goal was to find to the ancient buildings deep in the ruins. Their understanding of the primal ruins was far above what Ye Fan and Pang Bo knew. They knew that such a strange abnormality could not be caused by some beast kings fighting. It was most likely caused by the ancient buildings in the depths of the ruins. If they could smoothly enter that place, that would definitely be an unimaginable opportunity. After all, these ruins were from the times of the Ancient Desolation.
“There are people approaching us. Who would have thought someone else would have the same idea as us.” Li Yun revealed a killing intent as he said, “Stay here a bit and wait for them. They might have found some kind of spiritual items.”
“It’s Pang Bo and that trash Ye Fan!” Li Lin’s killing aura was dense as she looked at the two of them charging over. “They’re asking for death, daring to come over to us!”
Han Feiyu’s face had an even denser hatred, his eyes emitting a cold light.
Ye Fan and Pang Bo’s speed was extremely quick, so they arrived in just a short moment.
“Li Lin, brother Li Yun, who would have thought we’d meet up with you, how fortunate!” Ye Fan and Pang Bo both acted pleasantly surprised, appearing very moved as if they were family who hadn’t seen each other in a long time. Quickly rushing over, they acted as if their joy was something they weren’t able to express.
“A day without seeing someone is like three years apart, so the two days we didn’t see each other was like six years. It’s wonderful that we can finally see you again!” Ye Fan and Pang Bo walked over to them, looking like they wanted to hug them in joy,
This immediately caused Li Lin and Lu Yun to feel uneasy as they got goosebumps all over their bodies.
Li Lin immediately revealed a loathing expression as she looked at Pang Bo, and a disdainful expression as she looked at Ye Fan, saying, “Don’t try and worm your way into being friends with us. No matter what you say, it won’t change anything.” Standing on top of a huge boulder, she looked down on Ye Fan and Pang Bo, coldly and hatefully saying, “You guys are truly reckless. Do you not worry about dying prematurely within this dense forest? The depths of ruins aren’t something a trash can randomly enter!”
Li Yun’s expression was also very cold as he repeatedly sneered. He was debating whether it was worth to just take care of them right now, but he was worried that Elder Wu Qingfeng had left behind some kind of trace within Pang Bo’s body that would allow him to investigate anything happening.
Despite how much they ridiculed the two and of them and their dense killing intent, Ye Fan and Pang Bo acted like nothing was wrong, acting very joyful and familiar with the few of them. They even acted familiar with Han Feiyu, taking his hand and repeatedly saying, “Han Feiyu, you really are a good guy!”
“Did you guys eat a spiritual medicine? What’s that dense fragrance on your bodies?” Li Lin’s killing intent once more soared, and the beauty mark at the corner of her mouth even started to lightly tremble. But her expression immediately changed, saying, “Something’s not right. What’s that fishy smell?”
At this moment, the few of them all felt the ground shake, turning back to look behind them.
“That’s…an Awakened serpent!”
“The Jade Horned Serpent!”
The people present immediately changed expressions. The single-horned serpent was rushing over like the wind, destroying the vegetation as it quickly charged over. A dense fishy stench caused some of them to want to vomit.
“Damnit, it’s because of you two…”
Li Lin, Li Yun, Han Feiyu and the others all immediately understood. They truly wanted to kill Ye Fan and Pang Bo, but it was not the time for anger. They turned and ran, appearing extremely unsightly.
“Han Feiyu, you guys really are good people…” Ye Fan and Pang Bo disappeared without a trace as they called out to them.