Epoch Monster Ye Mei

Ye Mei is a legendary figure known to almost everyone in the Darkness Clan. His fame isn't solely due to his being Direct Lineage descendant of the Night God. In fact, the Night God has many Direct Lineage descendants, with over thirty of Ye Mei's generation, but none can match Ye Mei renown. Ye Mei's fame stems from the fact that he was the most monstrous talent among the Darkness Clan throughout an entire era.

It is said that Ye Mei's bloodline is even stronger than that of Night God, the current king of the Darkness Clan. At his birth, there were celestial phenomena, and his body exhibited a strong atavism, possessing the unique Primordial Moon God Bloodline, with an extremely high concentration of bloodline factors exceeding 50%. Even Night God, the king of the Dark Race, possesses less than 10% of the Primordial Moon God Bloodline factors, far inferior to Ye Mei. It can be said that Ye Mei is already the heir apparent to the next king of the Dark Race, and no one in the Darkness Clan is qualified to rival him.

Besides granting Ye Mei cultivation talent, this Primordial Bloodline also endowed him with extraordinary Combat Strength, surpassing him in all four aspects: soul, physical body, divine source, and even Martial Dao Intent, leaving him virtually without weaknesses. Having only recently advanced to One-Star Low-rank God, he was already capable of fighting beyond four major ranks, easily slaying One-Star Half-Step True God powerhouses, and ordinary two-star Half-Step True God opponents were no match for him.

This is why, when Night God was discussing the exploration of this site with the Human Race Camp, he proposed that the demigods explore it first.

The reason Ye Mei could fly wasn't because, as the Sea Emperor suspected, his cultivation had been sealed by the Night God, allowing him to evade Ba Er Sa Ze and his group's detection. Rather, he had already prepared to break through to godhood before entering the ruins, suppressing his cultivation to better explore the site. He only completed the breakthrough after entering. This Ancient Battlefield seemed to also shield him from divine tribulations, so he didn't encounter one after his breakthrough, leading the Sea Emperor to mistakenly believe that his cultivation had been sealed and that the seal had been lifted, restoring his divine power.

After her breakthrough in cultivation, Ye Mei's strength was further enhanced, making her capable of fighting even a three-star Half-Step True God. This allowed her to easily kill the Platinum Skeleton Python whose consciousness had previously fallen to the level of a two-star Half-Step True God.

Gu Ding and the others were gathered together, watching the video recorded by the Sea Emperor showing Ye Mei slaying the Platinum Skeleton Python. After watching it, Liliath and the others were all quite unsettled.

"This guy is too strong! His soul attack strength has completely surpassed mine." Liliath's eyes showed worry. "That giant python was at least a four or five-star Half-Step True God in life, and even after turning into skeletons, its new consciousness is at least a two-star Half-Step True God. Even if I used my full power of Pupil Technique, I couldn't shake it. Yet he killed it with a single blow."

"Not only that, his physical strength is also extremely terrifying. He killed the Golden Skeleton with a single palm strike before, and he didn't even use a soul attack that time. Although the Golden Skeleton only had the cultivation of Peak-rank God in his previous life, the physical body of an ancient god is at least one major level stronger than his cultivation, at least One-Star Half-Step True God or above, and it was also shattered by him with a single blow." Elsa's eyes also showed a look of fear, Ye Mei's physical body was also much stronger than hers.

"Judging from the strike he used to slay the Platinum Skeleton Python, his Martial Dao Intent is extremely strong. Even when suppressed, it was still at the peak of the Entrance to the Microscopic Realm. Moreover, he is a master of the sword, unlike us who are suppressed by two minor realms. His Martial Dao Intent was suppressed by a whole realm, which means that if it were not suppressed, his Martial Dao Intent should be at the peak of the Spiritual Affinity Realm." Scarlet saw that the sword intent contained in that strike was indeed extraordinary.

"His sword. It's a true spiritual object." Sea Emperor added after hearing Scarlet speak of the essence of swordsmanship.

"From this perspective, he has almost no weaknesses. Whether it's cultivation level, physical body, soul, divine source, Martial Dao Intent, or equipment, he far surpasses all of us." Miko also frowned slightly. "Moreover, as the Forbidden King of the Darkness Clan and Direct Lineage descendant of the Night God, he definitely won't lack cultivation techniques or other cultivation resources. If we encounter him, our chances of defeat are very high."

"He is indeed very strong. If I were to encounter this Platinum Skeleton Python, I might not be able to win even if I used Trump Cards, but he easily killed it with just one move. I originally thought I had a 20% chance of winning against him, but now it seems that if we met outside the secret realm, my chance of winning would probably be less than 10%." Gu Ding had gleaned a lot from that single strike in the video, but his fighting spirit was rising even higher.

"So, should we choose to leave this secret realm now, or what?" Although Dokter was warlike, he wasn't someone who didn't know when to advance and retreat. He knew he couldn't fight head-on against someone he couldn't possibly win against.

"Of course not!" Gu Ding shook his head. "With those two Platinum Skeleton in the warehouse, I doubt anyone can get their hands on the stuff. But that waterfall that can temper the body is a good thing; we might be able to get our hands on it."

"Are you confident you can handle that skeleton?" Liliath asked hurriedly.

"No, that Platinum Skeleton Giant Ape was stronger than that giant python in its lifetime, and its re-formed consciousness is also stronger, probably at the level of a three-star Half-Step True God. Even if Ye Mei can win, it will take some effort. He will definitely lure the giant ape away and then let his subordinates take the treasure. We can take the opportunity to rob it!" Gu Ding fully demonstrated the style of Interstellar Pirate, not caring at all about the fact that Ye Mei was stronger than him.

"This plan is still a bit risky," Miko said after listening to Gu Ding's plan. "We still don't know the limits of Ye Mei's strength, nor how long that skeletal giant ape can hold him off. What if Ye Mei easily kills the giant ape and gets back ahead of schedule?"

"If that's the case, you guys take the waterfall and run. I'll stay behind to cover your retreat." Gu Ding's eyes were burning. Although he knew he was no match for Ye Mei now, he still wanted to take advantage of this secret realm to try his luck. "If we really can't beat him, Lily, have this Skeleton Leopard come and help me escape. Anyway, in this secret realm, under the rule of suppression, outsiders are prohibited from flying. He definitely can't catch up with the flying Golden Skeleton."

After hearing this, Liliath looked at Gu Ding with an unfriendly expression, "You didn't actually plan to challenge Ye Mei from the beginning, did you?"

Gu Ding chuckled and scratched his head, not denying it, "I've had that thought too, but it's mainly for that spiritual object."

"Let's plan this out properly. I'll calculate the Skeleton Leopard's rendezvous time and hiding coordinates. You guys also need to discuss how to implement this plan." The Sea Emperor knew that Gu Ding wouldn't give up on challenging Ye Mei, so he readily agreed, but also set conditions. "However, I have one condition: after this, regardless of whether we can get that spiritual item for tempering the body, we must leave this secret realm as soon as possible."

Seeing that the Sea Emperor had agreed, Liliath and the others also agreed.

On the other side, with Angel's help, Ye Mei also gathered the remaining members of the Darkness Clan.

Of the original eleven members of the Dark Race team, six died from the attack of the giant skeletal python, except for one who was killed by Gu Ding. Only Angel, Agas, Bendel, and the critically injured Abram survived.

Bendel was the young man who claimed to always be lucky; he was only one of the eight people being chased by the skeletal python. However, just as the skeletal python was about to pursue him, Ye Mei appeared in time, saving his life.

Abram was stuffed into a repair pod by Ye Mei. He had been severely injured and was almost on the verge of death. He had not yet regained consciousness and would not be able to participate in the battle for the time being.

Angel, Agas, and Bendel stood somewhat nervously before Ye Mei and recounted the entire story. They dared not conceal anything from the young man who would one day rule the Darkness Clan, for fear of missing even the slightest detail.

Although Ye Mei had heard a general outline from Angel, he needed more details about the humans to make an accurate judgment. Therefore, he had the three of them take turns recounting their experiences in detail.

After listening, they discovered that only Angel knew about the existence of those humans. The other two had basically the same experience: they attacked the giant skeletal python and then fled, only in different directions.

"I know, you eleven are idiots. The little house you described wasn't a storage room at all, but a Time Acceleration Chamber for cultivation, a special spiritual object. You were stupid enough to open the door to search for the treasure. That thing can be entered and exited at will simply by dripping blood to recognize its owner. Not only did you fail to recognize the spiritual object, but you were also chased by that giant python, and the human stole the item right under your nose. I really don't know what's wrong with your brains, you're even worse than Pig-Boar Beast..." Ye Mei scolded the group without any politeness.

"Lord Ye Mei, please calm down. I have some good news to tell you." After Ye Mei finished cursing, Bendel approached him with a grin.

"Do you know where those humans are hiding?" Ye Mei raised an eyelid. What he wanted most right now was to find those humans and take back the Time Acceleration Chamber. Although he didn't need it, these kinds of spiritual items were quite valuable and could be sold for some pocket money.

"No, not at all," Bendel quickly waved his hand.

"What's the good news?" Ye Mei glared at him.

"While fleeing from that giant skeletal python, I stumbled upon another treasure trove—a waterfall, guarded by a Platinum Skeleton. I reckon it's also a spiritual artifact, its value no less than that of the Time Acceleration Chamber." Bendel was a shrewd man; knowing he couldn't obtain it himself, he figured he might as well give it to Ye Mei as a favor. After all, Ye Mei's status within the Darkness Clan was extremely high; even a slight promotion in the future would benefit him immensely.

"Where is it? Take me there!" Ye Mei's eyes lit up. In truth, spiritual objects were just things he could sell for pocket money, but the Platinum Skeleton was a rare cultivation resource for him.

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[I'm having some writer's block, so this is just one chapter for now. I'll finish it tomorrow.] (To be continued...)