Chapter 114: The Temple of the Demon God

  "Has he finally left? I'd like to see what kind of tricks this group is up to."

  It was almost midnight, and the Shén Tiě Mine area had long been pitch black, with only occasional barks from the ferocious Tibetan Mastiffs raised in the mine breaking the silence.

  Near the mountain body, and iron ore area dirty, chaotic, poor environment is vastly different from, a row of spacious and bright wooden pavilions inside, decorated luxurious, one of which is now Ye Han's accommodation room. At this moment, the lights have been extinguished, pitch black, everyone in the room has fallen asleep, leaving only faint breathing sounds.

  A figure rose from the bed, eyes seeming to pierce through the dark night, Ye Han let out a cold laugh, his entire body moving swiftly as he merged into the darkness.

  Two top-notch Silver Rank warriors, who would be considered top-class in any tribe, actually condescend to monitor a mere little guy whose Dou Qi hasn't even broken through the 9th level. This kind of treatment, I don't know if it's my honor or their misfortune.

  But seeing this situation, Ye Han knew that his goal of confusing his opponent today was accomplished.

  Before arriving at the Rhinoceros Tribe's Divine Iron Mine, Ye Han had not prepared to conceal his cultivation base of only nine levels of Dou Qi. Any existence that surpassed the ninth level would likely be able to see through it easily, but this was also Ye Han's intention. As someone who was familiar with various dark and sinister tactics in his past life, Ye Han knew that when someone relaxed their guard against you, then victory in this psychological struggle was not far off.

  Actually, at Ye Han's current age, having a cultivation level of 9th rank is already quite an achievement. Many large tribes' carefully nurtured geniuses may not even be as strong as him, but in the esteemed Rhinoceros Tribe's territory, it's still not enough to compare with the Iron Mine District of the Mong Empire's Kaitel Tribe that produced divine iron. In the eyes of people like Dian Chang 'Batu Mu', it only solidified Ye Han's identity as a young master from a large tribe. On the contrary, it dispelled a lot of suspicion.

  In their view, a proud White Silver warrior personally supervising would make it impossible for Ye Han to stir up any more trouble. A mere 9th-level Qi cultivator who hadn't even entered the ranks yet trying to escape the supervision of a White Silver warrior was simply laughable, but what Baturu and the others didn't know was that sometimes there could be a huge difference between one's cultivation level and actual power. After all, who would have thought that a 'Kaitel' Minotaur would possess such terrifying spiritual strength?

  This is an unreasonable thing. Even in the Beimon League Empire, it would be laughed at as a joke? What a joke, Minotaur having spiritual power? Then what about the 'Fox' Fox tribe and the 'Medusa' tribe and the 'Swan' Swan tribe who claim to be spiritually powerful? Let them believe that the Minotaur tribe, which has always been rough, single-minded, physically strong, and simple-minded, can master spiritual power. It's better to say that a sow can climb trees to make them more believable?!

  This state of mind also gave Ye Han an opportunity. Spiritual power is not equal to Dou Qi, and if there isn't someone of the same kind around, it's very hard for people to notice.

  Ye Han took advantage of this thinking inertia and misconception, successfully hiding his true strength. To be honest, even without spiritual power, with his robust body born from the Green Dragon Bloodline and 'Divine Branding', combined with his pure Yang physique like a burning flame, his physical strength was like a pillar, even a giant mammoth would be blown up by one of his punches, let alone being explained by just a Dou Qi level.

  Of course, these are his hidden strengths. The more Batu Mo and others underestimate Ye Han, the more advantageous it is for his next actions.

  Actually, as soon as Ye Han saw Batoummer, he felt that something was not quite right. Although the surface of this godly iron mine's 'Chancellor' Batoummer showed strength at the White Silver level, Ye Han could always sense a thread of faint and terrifying aura emanating from him.

  That aura was very strange, as if it didn't fit in with reality, but it was extremely intimidating, emitting a very ancient and magical power. Although it was only a thread, it immediately made Ye Han vigilant. This thread of power, although Batu tried his best to conceal it, but what kind of person is Ye Han? He had been practicing internal martial arts for many years and had lived in the deep mountains and forests for two or three years, so his sensitivity to external forces had become even more acute than that of wild beasts. Any threat to himself, no matter how slight, could be quickly captured by him.

  At first, Ye Han didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that it was just the result of Batu's cultivation of some powerful technique. However, today he couldn't shake off the feeling that something wasn't right, and he felt as if he had forgotten something.

  Now that he was being monitored himself, Ye Han became curious. This divine iron mine area was full of secrets and mysteries everywhere, what were they trying to cover up?

  Batu Mo and others' surveillance of him was extremely cautious, even after the two white silver-level existences left, there were still seven or eight bronze-level warriors guarding his wooden pavilion on all sides. However, due to underestimating Ye Han's strength, this force was far from enough to keep him under control. Even when Ye Han quietly left the wooden pavilion, these people were still completely unaware.

  They thought Ye Han was still in his room, snoring away, but in fact, this group of people had never looked down on this little guy with only nine levels of Dou Qi. They chatted idly and hid around the attic, unaware that at this moment, the dark attic opposite them was already empty.

  And in the darkness, Ye Han was following those two white silver-level warriors, step by step, towards the deeper part of the Divine Iron Mine.

  He knew these two people, who were the two white silver-level rhino warriors who followed behind Shen Tiannan in the Divine Iron Mine District. One was called Zita and the other was called Sim, both of whom were excellent fighters from the Gray Rhino tribe. Their elbows and shoulders had natural hard armor, making them completely deadly on the battlefield.

  However, after condensing his spiritual relics, his mental perception expanded again and gradually separated from the spiritual power cultivation system of this world. It became more like the eighth consciousness sea in ancient Buddhist legends, a mysterious power belonging to the spiritual realm. The terrible thought radiation and hidden aura allowed him to easily follow behind the two powerful Silver Rank Rhinoceros warriors without being discovered.

  They gradually went deeper into the Divine Iron Mine, already deep in a deserted and dilapidated mine area. But the two were still walking. Ye Han felt even stranger, more convinced that there must be secrets hidden within.

  At this time, I heard the conversation between two people.

  "This time the saint descends, we absolutely cannot afford to make a big mistake. Whether we can transform into a sacred body of the same bloodline as the Saint Lord depends on this one move. It concerns our future prospects, and we absolutely cannot be careless. Otherwise, if that thing is unsealed before the Saint Lord arrives, it will be a huge problem. Not to mention that all our plans will come to nothing, I'm afraid there won't even be any foothold left for us in this Rhinoceros tribe. So we must be careful."

  The one speaking was a white-silver ranked warrior named Sim.

  "Don't worry, everything is ready. The only unstable factor before, that patrol leader, wasn't he taken care of by Lord Batoum himself? These 'Kaiteru' Minotaur tribe are really getting more and more arrogant. They actually sent a little kid, only 9th level Dou Qi, not worth paying attention to. I've been monitoring him for half the night, confirmed there's no problem, Lord is just being overly cautious this time."

  This speaker is a rhino-man named Zita who has been monitoring Ye Han all along.

  "It's better to be careful. The only thing that the adults are suspicious of is how he was able to defeat Kupo in an instant during the fight at the iron mine district."

  Xim still had some doubts.

  "Hmph. The young masters of the large tribes will always have one or two aces up their sleeves, let alone that idiot Kabo, who is only a sixth-level warrior after all. It's normal to lose to that kid, no need to worry. Besides, there are still seven or eight bronze-level warriors watching over him now, he can't turn the tables."

  Zita said with indifference.

  "Me too!"

  Xim nodded. "However, the divine iron that has not been handed over in these years must be prepared, those are all engraved with array patterns. Only the material of this divine iron can withstand such a huge pressure, and when the time comes to open a gap, the Holy Lord will descend, and our mission will be completed. At that time, we will have to grant the Holy Lord a vein of ancient blood, greatly increasing his power, wherever he is..."

  His words were very resolute, and suddenly he and Qi Ta on the side burst out laughing.

  Ye Han's heart grew more and more horrified as he listened to their conversation behind them, although it was only a few sparse sentences, the information revealed in them was extremely frightening.

  What secrets lie hidden within this divine iron mine?

  Unbeknownst to them, the two people had entered an abandoned mine that had been deserted for a long time, and their figures disappeared into the darkness. Ye Han raised an eyebrow, thought for a moment, crushed the communication array stone that he and Lei Li had used before coming, and followed closely behind into the mine.

  Deep into the mine, hundreds or thousands of meters away, there were winding and tortuous passageways everywhere. Qi Ta and the others chose one of them and went straight to the bottom. Ye Han held his breath and followed closely behind, without being detected by anyone.

  "Rumble!" A loud grinding sound of stones echoed from the bottom of the mine, but it didn't carry outside.

  Zita and the other person entered, just as the stone gate was about to close, Ye Han's figure moved swiftly, dodging inside at the moment the gate shut.

  In front of the eyes, it is a huge stone chamber with an area of hundreds of square meters. The walls, floor and even the top are all uneven, apparently also one of the iron ore tunnels excavated and transformed into a passage.

  The surroundings were empty, with only the central position having a dark passageway leading down to the depths of the earth. It was clear that Sim and Zita had already entered that passageway.

  Ye Han glanced around and then looked at the pitch-black passageway, gritted his teeth and finally darted into the passageway...

  He walked down for an unknown distance, and estimated that he had already gone deep into the ground. Ahead of him, some light appeared. He could faintly hear Zita and Sim, as well as other scolding voices. Ye Han quickened his pace, suddenly rushing far away, and finally hid behind a rugged piece of rock that had just been excavated from the ground.

  "This, this is..."

  Ye Han's eyes widened suddenly, and his first glance fell on Zita and Sim. But at this moment, he couldn't care about them anymore, because right in front of him, several kilometers away, a massive, ancient, and strangely shaped building stood towering before his eyes. The building looked like a temple, already very dilapidated, with some walls and corners peeling off in large pieces, constructed from black peculiar rocks that seemed to have weathered many years, yet still radiating powerful energy, making the surrounding space seem distorted...

  What's even more frightening is that, centered around that ancient black building, the entire spatial layer was filled with an endless, dense aura of demonic energy, almost covering everything...

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