Hunting Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts
Bibi Dong boarded the Fragrant Carriage, Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue entered one of the carriages, while the Great Worship Elder and the others entered other carriages.
With everyone inside the carriages, the long procession began its journey out of Spirit City.
Spirit City is located at the border of Two Great Empires, while the Maze Grand Canyon is within the territory of the Star Luo Empire. The two are not far apart, only half a month's journey.
Two weeks later.
The group proceeded to the entrance of the Maze Grand Canyon, where the Second Worship, Golden Crocodile Douluo, along with the Fourth and Fifth Worship Elder Fourth Worship Elder, were waiting.
As Golden Crocodile watched the approaching group, he immediately stepped forward and began to tell Bibi Dong about the situation in the Maze Grand Canyon.
As Golden Crocodile recounted the story, Bibi Dong looked toward the Maze Grand Canyon. With a mere wave of her hand, the Temple Knights every three steps and a sentry every five steps to seal off the entrance to the Lost Canyon.
He also instructed the two Titled Douluo accompanying the Pope's Palace to guard the entrance, and issued an order that anyone who trespassed would be killed without mercy.
The carriage stopped, Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue, along with the Worship Hall's attendants, stepped out of the carriage. Bibi Dong also got off the Fragrant Carriage and walked towards the Maze Grand Canyon.
The four elders, Gui Mei, Yue Guan, and Lie Yan, led the way, Bibi Dong, Jun Xuehan, Qian Renxue, and Qian Daoliu walked in the center of the group, with the other elders surrounding them.
"Brother, Your His Holiness the Pope, after such a long period of observation, we have found that the three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts are located in the deepest part of the Maze Grand Canyon. The canyon is guarded by the Light Phoenix during the day and by the Dark Phoenix at night. The Sacred Rock Giant Python is the true king of the Maze Grand Canyon and is the strongest of the three Soul Beasts." The Golden Crocodile said as he walked.
"The Sacred Rock Giant Python is the most powerful of the three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts? That doesn't seem right. Both the Light Phoenix and the Dark Phoenix are Soul Beast with extraordinary Bloodline, while the Sacred Rock Giant Python, although it has Dragon Race Bloodline, is ultimately just a python, not a dragon. How could the Sacred Rock Giant Python be the master of the three Soul Beasts?" Bibi Dong frowned slightly and asked softly.
"We don't know for sure, but according to the information we've gathered, that's indeed the case." Golden Crocodile shook his head slightly, indicating that he didn't know either.
"Whatever the reason, we're here to hunt Soul Beast. As for the rest, it's none of our business." Qian Daoliu waved his hand dismissively, then put his hands behind his back and walked slowly toward the canyon.
Upon entering the Maze Grand Canyon, a fierce wind howled, stirring up sand and dust. The surrounding vegetation was withered and yellow, and there were also the skeletons of unidentified creatures along the way.
Unlike the Soul Beast Forest, the Maze Grand Canyon is very quiet, as if there is no sound at all.
Silence. The surroundings were deathly silent, without even the chirping of insects or birds. The only sound was the rustling of sand blown by the wind.
Although it was quiet around, one could still sense the presence of the Soul Beast by releasing one's Mental Power to explore the surroundings. However, they showed no intention of coming out and instead quietly watched from the shadows.
As they continued onward, the Soul Beast that rushed out along the way were driven away by Gui Mei, Yue Guan, and Lie Yan. Since their goal was the three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast deep inside, they did not linger on the outer perimeter.
As they entered the inner area, white mist gradually appeared around them. At first, the mist was very thin, but as they went deeper, it became thicker and thicker. The only effect of the mist on them was that it obstructed their vision.
The deepest part of the Maze Grand Canyon.
A giant snake, its body a dull yellow color and stretching for nearly forty meters, slowly raised its massive body. Its scales shimmered with a faint halo, and its orange-yellow eyes revealed a ferocious expression.
"Humans are approaching our location." A gloomy and hoarse voice came from the giant snake's mouth, and a scarlet forked tongue flicked out.
"Let them come. This is our territory. Do you think we're afraid of humans?"
Some shrill sounds came from the space, followed by a tremor. Dark Phoenix, entirely black with red eyes and wingspans of five meters, flew out of the space and hovered in mid-air.
"Of course I'm not afraid, but I don't know how strong the people who came this time are. Ever since I killed a human Titled Douluo decades ago, very few humans have dared to come to the Maze Grand Canyon."
A faint light emerged from the deep entrance, and the light emitted by the Light Phoenix shot straight into the sky. However, the Light Phoenix was slightly smaller than the Dark Phoenix.
"Prepare for battle. Their target might be our Soul Ring and Soul Bone." The Sacred Rock Giant Python slowly lowered its body, burrowing its massive form into the ground. Its earthen-yellow scales effectively concealed its shape, leaving only a pair of orange-yellow eyes surveying the situation outside.
"Heh, make preparations? Do we need to make preparations to deal with a few humans?" The Dark Phoenix chuckled, its voice full of indifference, but it still gently flapped its wings, opening a Space Rift and disappearing into the space.
"Saying it's unnecessary, but in reality, we've already started making preparations." The Light Phoenix glanced at the space where the Dark Phoenix had disappeared into, shook its head slightly, and then shot straight into the clouds, hiding among them.
As the voice of the Light Phoenix faded, the deepest part of the Maze Grand Canyon returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.
In reality, whether it was the three Soul Beast — the Sacred Rock Giant Python, the Light Phoenix, and the Dark Phoenix —or Bibi Dong and the others, they were all preparing for battle.
The Sacred Rock Giant Python could detect Bibi Dong and the others, and Bibi Dong and the others could naturally sense the presence of the Sacred Rock Giant Python and the other two Soul Beasts.
As they entered the deepest part of the area, Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile all looked up at the sky.
The four elders, Gui Mei, Yue Guan, and Lie Yan, released their own Martial Soul, with Nine Soul Rings —two yellow, two purple, and five black—flashing beneath their feet as they soared into the sky.
A loud cry rang out in mid-air, and a dazzling light shot out from mid-air at an extremely fast speed, heading towards the Gui Mei and others who had rushed into the air.
A powerful energy surge emanated from the point of their collision, creating concentric ripples that spread outwards, stirring up clouds of sand and dust.