"The latest reports from our scouts say the incident at Demon Mountain has settled down, but every town and city within three thousand li has been destroyed. Who knows how many people died..."
A spy from Central Continent Prefecture came to report.
The man Su Beichen called Uncle Zhong sighed heavily. "Such devastation."
Whatever the reaction in Central Continent Prefecture, the room in the rear courtyard rang with Su Beichen's excited voice:
"They say that just as the monster was about to break free, golden light erupted from Demon Mountain and suppressed it again. What a lucky escape. If Demon Mountain hadn't had one last measure left, that monster probably really would have descended upon the world. It could swallow True Fate Realm experts alive. It might have destroyed the entire continent..."
Su Beichen still felt shaken. "But Demon Mountain has existed for over ten thousand years. It dates back to ancient times. Do you think that Demon Creature could be from ancient times too? Being able to survive that long is simply terrifying..."
His words suddenly stirred something in Xu Baiyang's mind. After a little hesitation, he said, "If that's true, it must know a great deal about ancient times. For instance... inheritances."
Su Beichen's eyes lit up, but at the thought of the Demon Creature's savage, man-eating appearance, he shook his head repeatedly. "That thing isn't exactly easy to talk to. It chewed Wang Yuanzhi to death in a single bite. Who would dare approach it lightly?"
"Besides, Demon Mountain has now revived and suppressed the Demon Creature again. Making contact with it anytime soon would be extremely difficult."
Xu Baiyang fell silent.
Lin Shuguang was also recalling how, when he had used the [Beast God Soul] to summon a Beast Soul, the ancient, weighty feeling Demon Mountain