The Monarch Of Everlasting Night Chapter 438: What's Wrong? [Two in One] - Novel Cool

Chapter 438: What's Wrong? [Two in One]

Chapter 438: What's Wrong? [Two in One]

The two quickly separated.

As Fang Che watched Yan Bei Han's figure, it turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared after traveling three zhang away.

Even the grass on the ground didn't stir, as if a living person had vanished into thin air.

Fang Che nodded silently.

This Miss of the Only Me Religion was truly not one to be pampered and spoiled. Her experience and adaptability in various environments were remarkable! Even if Fang Che had done it himself, he might not have done it better than her.

After that, Fang Che turned and disappeared into the trees, silently moving forward while observing his surroundings.

There were no birds in flight.

No beasts roamed.

No crawling creatures.

No insects.

After traveling about seventy li, Fang Che spotted a withered dead tree.

It was already shriveled.

He quietly approached, and with a slight movement of his knife, he silently slit open the tree bark.

"There are traces of an ant nest that once existed."

Fang Che's eyes narrowed.

Since there were traces of an ant nest, where were the ants?

Fang Che carefully searched, and a large patch of soil under the tree roots silently lifted, revealing nothing inside.

Judging by the age of this withered tree, it should have been dead for several decades. Even if there were ants decades ago, after years of wind, rain, and sun exposure, there would be no traces left.

Only the fact that the dead tree hadn't fallen over allowed some traces to remain beneath the bark.

Fang Che's eyes flashed, and he continued to move forward silently.

A sound of flapping wings came from the sky, causing Fang Che's brows to furrow. He swiftly climbed up a tree and looked up, seeing a group of enormous birds flying across the forest canopy in the distance.

Their speed was astonishing.

They didn't stop at all.

These were birds with colorful feathers, their species unknown.

Fang Che estimated that their wingspan was around ten zhang, which would make them extremely powerful beasts in the outside world.

Fang Che continued to watch.

Suddenly, a roar came from an unknown location.

This roar, though distant, made Fang Che dizzy and nauseous, as if his heart had been struck by a heavy hammer. He felt darkness before his eyes, his body went limp, and he almost fell from the treetop.

Fortunately, he was perched on a sturdy branch, holding onto a thick branch with both hands, preventing him from falling.

However, the group of large birds that had just flown past suddenly plummeted like broken-winged angels, falling like stones after that roar.

A white light flashed, and the fallen birds disappeared.

The flock of birds ahead screeched in terror and flew out of Fang Che's sight.

Finally regaining his strength, the roaring in his ears subsided, and his heart stopped racing.

Fang Che realized he was drenched in sweat, and his face itched. When he touched it, he found it was covered in blood!

That distant roar had caused him to bleed from all seven orifices!

What powerful being could have caused this?

Fang Che felt he couldn't even begin to imagine.

Before this, the giant pythons he had encountered were already the most powerful beasts he had ever faced. But compared to the owner of that roar, the pythons were pitifully weak.

Fang Che quietly slid down the tree and began to move silently in the agreed-upon direction.

Although he couldn't see anything, Fang Che felt he had found the reason for the absence of life in this vast land.

It was... that roar.

An extremely powerful beast had claimed this area as its territory, eradicating all life within its domain. This must be the reason.

But what kind of being could have such power? That remained a mystery.

The urgent task was to find Yan Bei Han and quickly return to the lake. If they were discovered by this powerful beast, they might still have a chance to struggle.

Half an hour later, Fang Che found Yan Bei Han, unconscious with blood flowing from her seven orifices.

The direction Yan Bei Han had gone was closer to the source of the roar. She had been severely injured by that roar.

But after being injured, she didn't move at all and remained motionless.

Fang Che immediately understood that in such a situation, Yan Bei Han dared not use her teleportation, choosing to remain quiet and unconscious, waiting for him.

This was the best course of action.

If their energy fluctuations were detected, it would be all over.

This was evident from the fact that Yan Bei Han was lying there, and the grass beneath her was still fluffy, indicating it was intentional.

If she had fainted and fallen, the grass would have been crushed. But the grass beneath her was gently pressed down, slightly damaged but not broken.

This required extreme caution.

"This girl is truly remarkable."

Fang Che carefully lifted Yan Bei Han, placing her in his embrace. He sealed off all energy fluctuations with his spiritual energy, then took out a Heavenly King Divine Pill.

This was the reward for Fang Che's victory in the competition between the two sects. He had only brought a bottle containing ten pills."

This is the first one to be used up.

A moment later, Yan Bei Han tightly closed her lips, slowly regaining consciousness. She saw Fang Che's face and felt his chest against her back, instantly feeling relieved.

Breathing lightly, she slowly circulated her cultivation, recovering a bit before speaking softly, "Let's go back to the lake immediately!"

This was in complete agreement with Fang Che's judgment.

"Can you walk?"

"Yes!"

The two slowly got up, using the gentlest movements to start heading back.

In the silence, they could even hear each other's clear heartbeats.

"In the lake... I recalled that in the waters near here, there weren't even any fish." Fang Che spoke softly.

Yan Bei Han bit her lip and said softly, "When I first jumped into the lake, I remember seeing many fish."

"I saw traces of ants on a dead tree over here."

Fang Che continued, "I also saw traces of earthworms in the soil under several dead trees, but now, they're all gone!"

Yan Bei Han felt the pill in her mouth and said, "This is... the Heavenly King Pill?"

"Yes."

Yan Bei Han's eyes circled his face and then lowered her eyelids.

Night Demon was indeed a talented individual.

In this situation, he still remembered to give me the Heavenly King Pill of the Guardian instead of the Cloud Pill of the Only Me Religion...

Such meticulousness, not missing a single detail, is indeed impressive.

Among the younger generation, I haven't seen a third person who can match this level of meticulousness.

"I'll return a bottle of the Cloud Pill of our Only Me Religion to you." Yan Bei Han spoke softly, "Below the Lord Rank, no matter the severity of the injury, it can be fully recovered."

"Then I'll thank you for it."

Fang Che naturally didn't decline, and he chuckled, "I didn't expect that I'd even get a bargain."

Yan Bei Han wanted to humph, but thinking that this was not the time to throw a tantrum, she held it in.

In her heart, she thought, If you weren't Night Demon, this time, at most, I'd just return a pill to you. I wouldn't give you a whole bottle! But this point, she couldn't tell him.

Let this self-proclaimed flawless idiot stew in his own frustration.

With this thought, although they were still in a dangerous area, her heart suddenly felt more at ease.

As they were about to reach the lake, Yan Bei Han also recovered. The effects of the Heavenly King Pill were indeed comparable to the Cloud Pill, as expected.

Yan Bei Han's heart lightened, and she took out a bottle of the Cloud Pill from her spatial ring and gave it to Fang Che, "Here."

Before Fang Che could respond, Yan Bei Han frowned and said, "Right now, I'm only curious about one thing."

Fang Che narrowed his eyes, "The previous Yin-Yang Realm trials?"

"That's right."

Yan Bei Han's admiration grew, and she said, "With our abilities, entering this realm was so difficult, and there were constant life-threatening crises... Then how did the disciples of those secluded sects in the past survive and come out alive?"

She extended her fair finger.

On her finger was the spatial ring she had obtained after entering, and it already had three cracks.

"Before, there were only two cracks."

Yan Bei Han spoke.

Fang Che hurriedly checked his ring, and indeed, his spatial ring also had an additional crack.

"In such a short time... I've died three times too."

Fang Che sighed.

"You've also escaped death three times?" Yan Bei Han leaned in to check.

"Yes."

The two fell silent for a moment.

"I don't think the disciples of those secluded sects in the past had abilities comparable to ours." Yan Bei Han spoke softly.

This was also Fang Che's thought.

At present, in terms of experience, meticulousness, preparedness, and improvement after entering... Fang Che dared to pat his chest and guarantee: he was definitely among the top five of all who entered, if not the top three!

Indeed, the battles were too intense, and the life-threatening crises were too frequent.

With Little Bear by his side, it was like having a trouble magnet. At the very least, this kind of treatment was something others didn't have.

As for the other geniuses from those secluded sects who entered, the majority, in terms of talent, experience, combat power, and other aspects, should all be ranked behind the two of them.

This was beyond doubt.

"If the previous disciples of those sects had abilities like ours, then I dare say that the Only Me Religion and the Guardian would have ceased to exist long ago."

Yan Bei Han spoke quickly in a low voice, "So, there must be something we don't know about. Or perhaps, after they entered, they only underwent trials in some safe places."

"That's not it."

Fang Che said, "The place we entered was already one of the safest, but there were no crises or heavenly treasures there."

Yan Bei Han nodded slowly.

The two were both intelligent and meticulous, and while their wisdom couldn't be said to be unparalleled in history, with their mutual verification, they were indeed unparalleled in their generation.

However, after thinking for a long time, they were still clueless.

"For now, we can only take it one step at a time.

Yan Bei Han spoke softly, "For safety's sake, we can't be separated during this period. It seems like we're in this for the long haul."

Fang Che nodded, "Then, let's go out and turn on each other again."

What a jerk!

Yan Bei Han silently rolled his eyes.

This jerk!

The urge to beat him up rose again, and his hands and feet itched.

Nodding vigorously, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then we'll turn on each other after we go out!"

With a firm decision in mind.

Turn on each other after going out? I'll turn you into mincemeat!

They returned to the lakeside.

The little bear was playing carefree, doing somersaults, standing on its head, and rolling around, utterly blissful.

Both of them sighed in relief, leaning against a tree, not feeling like speaking for a while.

But their minds were never idle.

Due to their current predicament, they had reached a point where even breathing loudly seemed too risky. So, what should they do next?

This was a question that needed answering.

The only consolation was...

"The spiritual energy here is incredibly dense."

Both of them opened their mouths and then closed them, and then they began to cultivate simultaneously.

...

Not only Yan Bei Han and Fang Che felt that something was amiss.

Feng Yun also sensed that something was wrong.

Because... as time passed, Feng Yun also began to move, and now he was desperately running for his life.

Three lions, each the size of a small hill, were chasing Feng Yun. They had cornered the first young master of the Only Righteous Religion, leaving him with no escape in the sky or on the ground. He could only barely survive by using secret treasures."

"How could it be this dangerous? These monster beasts... they're already at the Saint level... This damn thing is supposed to be a trial for young disciples? How could anyone possibly complete a trial in such a place?"

Feng Yun ran as if his lungs were about to burst, all the while cursing in his mind.

This damn thing is a scam, right?

Feng Yun was willing to bet that if this was the level of difficulty, then... the previous trial in the Yin Yang Realm, no disciples from the otherworldly sect would have survived!

There must have been some unforeseen change.

So, the question arises: What caused this change?

Why didn't it appear in the previous Yin Yang Realm trial but appeared this time?

Feng Yun, Yan Bei Han, and Fang Che were all baffled.

But for the people from the otherworldly sect, it was outright terrifying.

Especially for those from the Heavenly Palace and the Underworld.

These two sects were the most familiar with the Yin Yang Realm.

Within their respective sects, there were countless accounts of the Yin Yang Realm, and many had grown up reading them as storybooks.

But now they realized that damn it... the knowledge they had revered as gospel since childhood... turned out to be fairy tales!

It was as if their sect elders had been telling them: The Martial World is a wonderful place, where you can earn a silver piece with every three steps, a gold piece with every five steps. You can save a damsel in distress after walking a short distance, encounter a senior willing to take you as a disciple at any inn, and find heavenly treasures that grant instant cultivation breakthroughs just by eating them. People in the Martial World are handsome, rich, and eloquent, and life is harmonious... wherever you go, you can find help by just mentioning your name, and you'll have followers bowing down to you.

But when they actually entered the Martial World, damn it, it turned out to be filled with Yan Bei Han everywhere!

This damn thing was utterly baffling!

"What is going on here?"

Jiang Bi Huang ran until he was on the verge of vomiting blood, finally managing to bring his sister to safety.

Confusion filled his eyes.

"This is completely different from what's recorded in the sect... except for the spatial ring, which still has cracks indicating life-threatening danger... what the hell is all this?"

"Could it be that the records of our elders have been fake all these years? Could their only purpose be to screw us over? But that can't be..."

Jiang Bi Huang's mind was in disarray.

When he saw a mountain suddenly split open, and a giant centipede emerged, devouring over thirty Heavenly Palace disciples in one go..."

At that moment, he felt like his entire worldview was shattered.

Could people still trust each other?

Who the hell has ever seen a centipede the size of a small mountain?

Anyway, I've never even heard of it.

"Entering as a Martial Artist at the peak, surviving for ten years in a place filled with Divine Beasts, enduring nine life-threatening crises... I'm so screwed!"

Jiang Bi Huang couldn't care less about dignity; his face twisted in rage as he cursed, "This damn thing is a fucking scam!"

Jiang Bi Huang's hair was disheveled, his face turned ashen, and his eyes were filled with terror and panic. It took him half a day to regain his composure.

During that time, Jiang Bi Huang had been cursing and swearing non-stop.

"Brother, this is probably not a case of fake records, but rather... this world has changed."

Jiang Bi Huang seemed to have a more delicate mind.

"The sect's records can't be fake. Our parents have also entered the realm... even if others are trying to screw us over, our parents wouldn't."

Jiang Bi Huang said, "So, it must be that something has gone wrong with the Yin Yang Realm."

It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Bi Huang was rendered speechless.

"It's been tens of thousands of years without any issues, and now that it's our turn to enter, problems arise?

"

Jing Bi Huang's face twisted in anger as he cursed, "This is like sending a bunch of mice to live in a cat's den for ten years... Isn't this just playing with people?"

"Brother... If that centipede is a cat, maybe we... wouldn't even be as strong as little mice..." Jing Bi Xiao's eyes widened in terror.

"The power gap is too huge."

Jing Bi Huang's face contorted as he said, "At this point... let's not argue about this..."

Jing Bi Huang paced around restlessly and said, "You're saying... is this a trial secret realm that only those at the level of the Emotion Severing Blade, Snow Condensing Sword, and Dream Shattering Spear should be qualified to enter, but we managed to get in?"

Jing Bi Xiao: "..."

It had to be said that his brother's speculation, at this point, seemed to have some reason to it.

"I recalled and compared the records with the current situation here."

Jing Bi Xiao said, "First, the world isn't this big. Second, the monster beasts aren't this strong. Third, regarding the so-called yin and yang boundaries, we haven't seen any at all. But in the past, they would see it soon after entering."

"Also, in the past, ten days inside was equivalent to three months outside, but for us, it's ten years."

Jing Bi Huang added, his voice growing more and more despondent, "According to the records, even King-ranked cultivators would advance to Lord Rank upon entering, but we... we've regressed to Martial Artists and have to start cultivating from scratch."

Both siblings fell silent, feeling utterly defeated.

This was a complete reversal of expectations.

The monster beasts had become stronger, while they had become weaker.

This was truly a frustrating situation.

"If it's really a Lord Rank trial, we might be able to struggle a bit," Jing Bi Huang sighed.

"The mountains in the records weren't that high, and the highest cultivation level mentioned for the monster beasts was around Saint Rank. Moreover, they were described as peaceful and non-confrontational... But the reality we've encountered is..."

Jing Bi Xiao's voice trailed off as he continued speaking, his energy draining away.

Recalling that mountain-like centipede devouring thirty-plus people in one go... Was this what they called peaceful and non-confrontational?

"So, the problem is... the world's rules have changed. But how could the world's rules change?" Jing Bi Huang asked helplessly.

This question left Jing Bi Xiao at a loss for words.

Because he genuinely didn't know.

At this moment, he felt completely bewildered.

If they were like Yan Bei Han and Fang Che, who didn't know anything about the inner workings of the world, encountering such a situation might be easier to accept. It's just the way the world is, no need to be shocked, just strive to survive.

But precisely because they thought they knew everything, discovering that their so-called inside knowledge was just a load of bullshit was utterly devastating.

That feeling of collapse was indescribable.

"Our senior brothers and sisters have scattered..."

Jing Bi Huang turned his head and sighed, "Let's think of a way... to gather everyone, okay?"

Jing Bi Xiao shuddered and asked with fear in his eyes, "Brother... can we not summon that giant centipede?"

Jing Bi Huang shuddered as well, then after a long pause, he gritted his teeth and said, "We have no choice but to take it one step at a time. This damn place, these damn rules, this damn trial is truly killing us..."

He continued cursing under his breath, "Those damn old bastards, damn them..."

...

Fang Che and Yan Bei Han spent a tense night by the lakeside.

Facing a life-and-death crisis.

Their tents, originally separated by several zhang, were now side by side, with only two trees between them.

Little Bear was delighted, and in the evening, he quietly snuck out of Yan Bei Han's tent and crawled into Fang Che's bed to sleep.

Under the pressure of life and death, with powerful monster beasts nearby, Yan Bei Han couldn't even muster the energy to get angry.

The sun rose.

The two of them seized every moment to cultivate and rest.

"Little Bear seems to have changed," Yan Bei Han's voice carried a note of surprise.

"Changed?"

Fang Che looked over, "He hasn't changed. He's still that silly-looking guy."

"How could he not have changed? You men are so careless."

Yan Bei Han glared at him, "The black fur on his body has become crystal clear, almost glowing, especially when exposed to sunlight... and that tuft of white fur on his head is even more noticeable."

Fang Che, realizing this, scratched his head, "Seems like there is a bit of a change..."

Yan Bei Han was very dissatisfied, "How could it not be a big change? It's a complete transformation, isn't it?"

Fang Che chuckled but didn't argue.

You're right, you're always right.

Anyway, I didn't notice such a significant change.

(End of Chapter)

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