Heavenly Corpse Ridge.
Xie Feng and his two companions walked towards the center.
At the center is a valley.
The scenery here is even more profound and breathtaking than the surrounding area, with endless mountains and a hint of eeriness swirling among the peaks.
The clouds were billowing and the wind was biting, making it chilling to the bone!
"I... I think it's... a little creepy..."
Yao Cang already had difficulty speaking, and now, sensing the abnormality around him, his lips trembled even more, making it even harder for him to speak.
"Are you scared?" Xie Feng asked.
"No, I'm not afraid! I just meant to say..." Yao Cang said.
"Then let's keep going!"
Xie Feng smiled slightly and strode forward.
Yao Cang nodded obediently and quickly followed, with Xie Ling bringing up the rear.
Upon reaching the center of the valley, Xie Feng noticed some unusual activity ahead.
Before a valley, an invisible gate blocked their path.
The gate was unusual; it seemed to be formed from some kind of condensed energy and covered half of the valley.
Wisps of energy emanate from the area, and it is this energy that makes everything here seem wary. At the slightest disturbance, the energy will immediately activate its offensive and defensive modes.
But not yet.
The gate remained completely still until it was attacked.
After walking for a while longer, the three of them were only a stream away from the gate!
call!
The wind howled even louder.
As they walked forward, wisps of cold smoke blew by, and within the smoke, several shadowy figures could be vaguely seen!
As the cold mist dissipated, those people revealed their true colors.
They wore deep red cloaks, their bodies were hunched and emaciated, and their outstretched hands were made of skin tightly wrapped around bones, the shape of which was clearly visible!
Blocking them was a large group of people, roughly a hundred or so.
They stood silently in front of them, then suddenly, they all raised their heads, revealing their sunken and terrifying eye sockets, and... gaunt faces!
These people showed absolutely no signs of life.
"This is not human!"
Yao Cang's eyes widened in surprise, and his stuttering temporarily stopped.
Xie Feng carefully observed the group of inhuman and ghostly monsters opposite him and finally concluded:
"They are mummies! More accurately, they are Corpse Puppet! I saw descriptions of them when I was reviewing the data for the Sixth Universe!"
Xie Ling asked, "What is Corpse Puppet?"
Xie Feng explained, " Corpse Puppet is an evil alchemy technique that primarily involves turning people into puppets for one's own use. Through many complex steps, a living person can be transformed into a monster that is neither human nor ghost, called Corpse Puppet! These created Corpse Puppet possess immense strength far exceeding that of ordinary people, and some advanced ones can even control extremely powerful elements, such as water, ice, and fire!"
As they were speaking, the Corpse Puppet army from afar had already charged over.
"Get out of here!"
Their synchronized sounds were eerily jarring in the silent forest.
"These Corpse Puppet were likely created by the Creator God. To protect himself, he used some unknown method to turn generations of people who came to Heavenly Corpse Ridge to search for treasures, especially the powerful ones, into Corpse Puppet, and then gave them some kind of command, making them guard this place forever!"
Xie Feng narrowed his eyes slightly; this was a serious move he was about to make!
Xie Ling said, "So, in other words, they don't have independent thinking abilities at all; they're just following orders? In that case, there's nothing more to say; just charge in!"
Yao Cang nodded. "I... I agree!!"
Xie Feng clenched his fist, unleashing a powerful surge of energy!
At this moment!
The Corpse Puppet army has launched an attack!
They opened their mouths one by one, and fifty blazing fireballs poured down from them like cannonballs!
The Corpse Puppet behind them leaped into the air and flew directly in front of Xie Feng and his companions, like facehuggers that could scale walls and jump onto people's faces. They stretched out their sharp claws and scratched frantically.
The claw sliced through space, and a crack appeared in the space!
It's easy to imagine how powerful and strong they are!
Xie Feng clenched his fist and punched away a circle of Corpse Puppet, but this action attracted even more attacks from the Corpse Puppet!
These guys feel no pain, don't bleed, have incredible vitality, are incredibly strong, and never tire; they seem to be covered in buffs...
Xie Ling used the Approaching Winter Sword!
As soon as the Sword Qi was unleashed, the land within a radius of 100,000 miles was instantly enveloped in a vast expanse of snow and wind.
Xie Ling killed a bunch of Corpse Puppet with a single sword strike, then turned to Xie Feng and said, "Little brother, Yao Cang and I will handle these monsters. You go find the Creation God's Heart first!"
As he spoke, Approaching Winter unleashed a powerful Sword Qi that roared and shattered the valley gate with a deafening crash!
This made the Corpse Puppet even more frenzied.
They surged forward, attempting to block Xie Feng, but thanks to Xie Ling clearing a path, Xie Feng easily stepped through the gate.
He wasn't worried about Xie Ling at all; Xie Ling was a powerful and mysterious person, and there was no need for him to worry about him!
After entering the gate, Xie Feng's vision blurred, and he found himself stepping into a strange space.
Before me was a bizarre and surreal scene; many things were swaying rapidly, twisting and deforming incessantly, like the hallucinations caused by eating poisonous mushrooms.
"Is this some kind of smokescreen?"
Based on his years of experience exploring mysterious caves, Xie Feng quickly came to a conclusion.
The best way to deal with this kind of deception is...
Cut the Gordian knot!
Xie Feng summoned his Little Sword and slashed with all his might. The space in front of him shattered like a mirror.
After space shatters, another space appears!
However, this time, it was completely different from the bizarre and fantastical thing before.
This is a spacious tomb!
It was dark and damp, pitch black, and what's even more remarkable is that there was a very faint, yet unmistakable, mist in the air.
Xie Feng inhaled some of the mist and immediately felt a little dizzy.
poison?!!
That was the first thing that came to his mind!
This tomb has been sealed for so long; something must have happened inside.
Especially poison gas!
It's perfectly normal for these things to grow in tombs.
Xie Feng calmed himself down, circulated his energy throughout all his meridians, and instantly expelled the poison gas.
Energy flowed through his meridians, forming a powerful protective shield. Now, when facing the poisonous fog, he felt no discomfort whatsoever.
"This place resembles a tomb. If it truly is a tomb, then there's a high chance of finding traces of the Creator God's existence. Perhaps... the energy from the Creation God's Heart still exists!"
At this point, to find the heart, you need to sense the strength of the energy!
Xie Feng closed his eyes slightly, and his soul power spread out, rippling around like waves, moving with lightning speed.
Soon, he detected an unusual, very faint aura!
This Dao Qi seemed to be sealed away, existing only in a trace. If he hadn't possessed exceptional perception, he would have surely overlooked it.