263: Weird Ancestor

Thinking of this, Little Doll felt a strange sense of mischief.

That broken sword was extremely arrogant; even with its blade contaminated by Blood Rust Seal and its life in danger, it was unwilling to casually find a new master.

Even before falling into a coma from its severe injuries, it specifically reminded Little Doll that its new master must at least be a Dragon and Phoenix among men, capable of breaking the Blood Rust Seal in the Dian Ling Realm, otherwise it would rather die.

This gave Little Doll an immense headache.

The broken sword was its master's Lifebound Weapon, and it could also be said to represent its master's Legacy.

If the broken sword truly died, then its master's Legacy would be completely severed.

To prevent this from happening, Little Doll desperately searched for a new master.

This search lasted for millions of years, but it never found one.

Now, Little Doll had finally met Shen Xi.

A Genius who, in the Xiantian Realm, broke 1% of the Blood Rust Seal in just a few days.

It wanted to see what expression the broken sword would have when it learned its new master was such a Genius.

Just thinking about it made it want to laugh.

On the other side.

Shen Xi naturally didn't know what Little Doll was thinking.

He also couldn't spare a thought for such matters.

He was contemplating the origin of the Scale Armor, and the endless attacks from the Yao Beasts he still had to face.

The battle continued!

Unconsciously, 150,000 Yao Beasts had already died by Shen Xi's hand.

He had five Nirvana Realm Blood Rusts in his possession alone.

These were all trump cards he kept to guard against unexpected situations.

“Why have so many of our companions died!”

“That's not right! Why is the Scale Armor just watching us die!”

“Exactly! Why is the Scale Armor not reacting at all?”

“Isn't the Ancestor's Treasure meant to protect us?”

“If it weren't for the Ancestor's Treasure appearing, I would never have charged forward like my life depended on it!”

Finally, the Yao Beast army woke up.

The loss of too many companions finally sobered them from their frenzy.

They realized something was wrong.

So many Yao Beasts had already died, yet the Scale Armor showed no reaction at all; this was simply too abnormal.

Could it be that this Scale Armor was fake?

That this was not the Ancestor's Treasure?

But the aura of the Scale Armor was so obvious, and the pressure it exuded seemed to crush the sky; this was absolutely the Scale Armor shed by the Ancestor!

“Haven't you noticed that the blood on this Scale Armor looks very fresh?”

“That's right, as if it was just shed.”

“Not only that, the Scale Armor is also new, with no traces of time's precipitation!”

“What exactly is going on?”

After observing, the Demon Beast Leaders also noticed something was amiss.

This Scale Armor bore no marks of time, as if it had just been shed.

But this was absolutely impossible!

As early as two thousand years ago, the Ancestors had already joined forces to open a gap in the Seal and left this wretched place.

Even if they left Scale Armor, it should have been left two thousand years ago.

“Why do I feel something strange?”

“Have you ever thought why the Ancestor would leave Scale Armor? You know, although we are Sealed here and have no freedom, we are also not in danger of losing our lives. Even if outsiders break into the Sealed Land every time the Chasing Wind Secret Realm opens, in front of so many of us Yao Beasts, they only face the outcome of being hunted.”

“That's right, Martial Artists who previously broke into the Sealed Land were merely our prey. If we didn't kill them, that was already good enough; how would they dare to provoke us?”

“Exactly! Not every Martial Artist is as much of a Prodigy as this Human kid, with an endless array of life-saving methods.”

The Demon Beast Leaders felt more and more that there was a problem as they spoke.

Logically speaking, the Ancestors did not need to leave Scale Armor to protect them.

With so many Yao Beasts, the weakest of which were in the Acquired Realm, were they still afraid of enemies breaking in?

Moreover, the Scale Armor hadn't protected them; apart from its initial appearance to boost morale, the Scale Armor had no other reaction.

“There's one more thing: back then, the Ancestors joined forces to open the Seal. To achieve this goal, they could be said to have poured all their strength into it, but even so, the Ancestors were not confident enough.”

“In such a situation, the Ancestors would surely ensure they were in their peak state. How could they have had extra energy to refine their Scale Armor and leave it to protect us?”

“Don't forget, what type of Yao Beasts are we, and for what reason were we Sealed in this wretched place?”

Another Demon Beast Leader said with an extremely solemn expression.

These Yao Beasts were all the most ferocious and bloodthirsty races.

It could be said that they killed without batting an eye; to them, humans were merely blood food for their mouths.

Not only that, these Yao Beasts were not only cruel to humans but also to their own kind.

Just like the Demon Beast Leaders, ever since they became high and mighty leaders, they didn't care much about the lives of their kin.

Occasional protection was also because their kin were their basic foundation for standing in the Sealed Land, and naturally, they wouldn't allow it to be easily shaken.

But once there were benefits, kin were nothing, and could also be abandoned.

Just like when they needed to test Shen Xi's limits, these Demon Beast Leaders watched coldly, allowing their kin to act as cannon fodder, and not one felt any pity. Instead, they only felt fortunate that they hadn't rushed to act, otherwise, they would have been the ones to die.

By the same logic, their Ancestors, when they were breaking the Seal, needed to give their all.

In such a situation, who would sacrifice their own state to leave behind a so-called Ancestor's Treasure?

This matter was strange!

...Underneath the Thatched Cottage.

That Yao Beast frowned tightly, its face exceptionally grim: “Tsk! These guys have discovered the clues. It seems it can no longer be hidden.”

Saying that, this Yao Beast finally emerged from the darkness.

This was a Sphinx.

The combination of a beast's body and a human's face made it exceptionally eerie.

If someone with a weaker psychological tolerance saw the appearance of this Yao Beast, they would likely faint on the spot from fright.

“However, even if they found out, what then? It's too late!”

“With so many years of accumulation, I am only one step away from leaving. No one can stop me!”

“However, from the current situation, I still need to act personally. Although I am Sealed, acting freely will incur backlash, even severe injury, but compared to being able to leave here, this little backlash is nothing!”

As the Sphinx spoke, a phantom appeared beside it.

Unlike the Scale Armor's mere show, this phantom was equivalent to a Clone of the Sphinx, possessing the same combat power as it for a short period.