530: Mysterious aura

The Nine-Tailed Fox Clan had been like this for many years. If their luck was poor, they would become playthings for some powerhouse, tools to vent their desires.

Of course, due to the Affection Root, the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan was unlikely to be killed; they would only become increasingly sought after.

In the past, there had been two factions that fought so fiercely over the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan that it even ignited a great war.

The Grand Elder sighed and continued, "The new Yao King came to Fox Mountain once, and that was when your parents were injured."

"Lass, this matter won't end so easily. The Yao King will come to our Fox Mountain again. If possible, your master..."

He didn't finish the second half of the sentence, but Ye Lan understood what he meant.

Fox Mountain lacked the strength to stop the new Yao King. Currently, in all of Fox Mountain, only Su Chen possessed such strength; no one else had the slightest possibility.

Ye Lan's expression showed some struggle. Although the strength Su Chen had displayed previously was extremely powerful, she was still somewhat worried; after all, Qiongqi was a matter of great importance.

Moreover, she felt that Su Chen had already helped her a lot.

The Grand Elder took a deep look at Ye Lan and then turned to leave. After confirming that her parents were not in mortal danger, Ye Lan did not stay long either.

The place where Su Chen resided was halfway up Fox Mountain. From here, one could see many parts of the Hengduan Mountains, and the view was very open, not at all inferior to the original Mount Wangyun.

Actually, after he had been out traveling for so many years, the scenery of Mount Wangyun definitely couldn't be considered good; it couldn't even be ranked.

The reason Su Chen liked staying at Mount Wangyun wasn't because the scenery was good, but simply because he felt there was a group of familiar people there.

Gazing into the distance, clouds and mist swirled among the forests, and it was very quiet.

This was the hinterland of the Hengduan Mountains. The Yao Beasts here were all extremely fierce, and their intelligence was also quite well-developed. Unless there was some intense conflict, they generally wouldn't act rashly.

Moreover, the previous Yao King had caused too much internal attrition to the strength of the Yao Race, so fighting was not allowed in the hinterland of the Hengduan Mountains.

The old Yao King had set up an arena where those who wanted to spar could go; this point was similar to that of the Human Race.

Tongtian sat cross-legged on a huge tree trunk in the distance. He was obsessed with Dao cultivation. Previously, he had no opportunity to achieve a Breakthrough to Dao Lord. Now that he had come back to life, he naturally wanted to strive for a Breakthrough.

He had once touched the threshold of a Dao Lord; as long as he was given time, becoming a Dao Lord in the future was basically a sure thing.

"Hmm?"

Su Chen's eyes suddenly narrowed. He looked far into the distance, but even with his current Divine Sense, he couldn't fully reach the place he wanted to see.

What kind of aura was that?

Su Chen's expression became slightly grave. This aura carried an extremely dense attraction, making him feel very close to it, somewhat similar to when he first stepped into the Upstream of Time.

Could it be the same old trick, wanting to lure him onto the hook again?

That was Su Chen's first thought; he guessed that his identity must have been exposed.

But soon, he discovered that this aura was completely different.

The aura that had lured him into the Upstream of Time back then hadn't given him this feeling of closeness. At that time, it was more about transmitting an instinct to him, much like a fish seeing bait and taking it voluntarily.

The instinctive thought transmitted at that time was that a great war was happening in the Upstream of Time and it needed his help.

At that time, Su Chen didn't think much about it and simply took the bait, only to end up in a trap.

But now, this aura didn't transmit any instinct, nor was there any feeling of inducement.

What on earth was this?

Su Chen wanted to set off immediately to find out what was going on. If this was truly a tactic used by that person, it meant he had already been exposed long ago, and hiding any further had no meaning.

This time, he still wanted to go and investigate the situation.

As for why, Su Chen couldn't actually say.

He could only explain it with instinct!

Perhaps his Physical Body and Bloodline belonged to someone else, and Su Chen had merely claimed them as his own, so when facing that familiar aura, he instinctively had many reactions.

But just as Su Chen was preparing to go and investigate, that aura instantly disappeared completely.

Su Chen frowned. Why had it disappeared?

He stopped his steps and gazed in the direction of that strange aura from before. It seemed he would have to go and see what was going on over there later.

Although he didn't know what it was.

But Su Chen instinctively felt that if he could see the person behind that familiar aura, all the mysteries in his heart would be solved.

For instance, who exactly was the person who attacked him?

And also, his own identity.

Up until now, Su Chen actually didn't know what his identity was, and this was something he really wanted to know.

Su Chen, feeling somewhat unwilling, probed again, but in the end, there was still no sensation at all. The aura seemed to have completely vanished, as if it no longer existed in this world.

Could it be that it wasn't in this space-time?

Or was the person who released the aura hiding it on purpose?

It seemed he would have to make a trip there later.

Su Chen memorized the location and then sat back down, but his heart could not calm down for a long time.

There must be a huge conspiracy behind this, but unfortunately, all the mysteries could not be solved at the moment.

At the entrance of Fox Mountain.

A tall, middle-aged man whose entire body was shrouded in a layer of faint black mist walked over. Ye Qiu and Ye Yun immediately raised the weapons in their hands.

"Dark Night Yao King, what are you doing at our Fox Mountain?"

The Yao King of the Hengduan Mountains represented the king of this place.

And the Dark Night Yao King was called a Yao King because he possessed the cultivation of an Immortal King.

The Dark Night Monarch was originally at Dark Night Mountain. His true form was a Dark Night Shadow Leopard, similar to their Nine-Tailed descendants; both were a type of flawed Divine Beast Bloodline.

It was just that the Dark Night Yao King's strength was above that of their Fox Mountain.

At the same time, he was also among the first batch to defect to the new Yao King.

The Dark Night Yao King waved his hand, and both Ye Qiu and Ye Yun were sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood. "Get lost! What kind of things are you to talk to this King?"

"Today, this King has come under the orders of the Heavenly Monarch. Hurry up and tell your Clan Chief to get out here."

Heavenly Monarch—this was the honorific title of the new Yao King.

Heaven!

This was something all living beings needed to revere, yet Qiongqi had directly designated it as his own honorific. From this point, one could see just how arrogant he was.

Heavenly Monarch!

Both of their expressions changed, and they immediately turned and walked toward Fox Mountain.

Not long after, Bai Lin came again. After taking one look at the Dark Night Yao King, his expression became incomparably ugly, but he still forced a smile on his face and said.

"Dark Night Yao King, I wonder if you have any business here today?"

The Dark Night Yao King said coldly, "I don't like others playing dumb with me. You know what I've come here for. The deadline the Heavenly Monarch gave you has arrived."

"Whether you choose to submit, with dignity, or be imprisoned and used as playthings, it all depends on your single thought."