Chen Nan’s eyes turned crimson.
He completely ignored the ox demon’s words.
He leaped forward, charging at the ox demon.
Witnessing this scene.
Quinn and the others held their breath.
Because they hadn’t expected there to be a mad ape within the territory of Wushuang City.
“You’re seeking death!”
The ox demon was enraged by Chen Nan and charged at him wildly.
Chen Nan reacted swiftly, grabbing the pair of sharp horns with both hands.
Then, with a furious roar, he forcefully flung the ox demon dozens of meters away.
*Bang!*
The ox demon hit the ground with a deafening crash.
Immediately, Chen Nan lunged forward.
He roughly straddled the demon, pinning its head with one hand, then raised his right fist and smashed it viciously towards the ox demon’s head!
*Bang, bang, bang!*
Accompanied by dull thuds, the ox demon let out a soul-wrenching scream. But that was all.
The ox demon’s head was incredibly tough.
Even Chen Nan’s fists felt numb and aching upon impact.
Just then.
Quinn said, “Senior, I lend you this blade.”
He tossed a long saber to Chen Nan.
Chen Nan gripped the saber Quinn threw, its tip pointed at the ox demon’s eyes.
And then…
*Slish!*
The saber pierced the ox demon’s eye.
The ox demon let out a desperate shriek.
Chen Nan twisted the hilt, and a mist of crimson blood spurted from the ox demon’s socket.
Its cries slowly faded.
Until it stopped twitching.
After finishing this.
Chen Nan turned back to look at the terrified and uneasy Quinn and the others, giving them a reassuring glance, and quickly disappeared towards the southwest.
“How did another powerful mad ape suddenly appear in our Wushuang City territory?” Xialan’s face was pale. Thankfully, that mad ape didn’t harm them.
Otherwise, they would all be dead.
Quinn said, his voice still shaky, “Collect these three corpses and take Erlang home!” He sighed. Though they had faced death countless times, seeing their brothers die before their eyes was an almost suffocating pain.
Without further hesitation.
The group collected the two ox corpses and the ox demon’s corpse into their storage spaces.
Then, they carried Erlang’s body and followed the footprints Chen Nan had left, chasing after him.
They finally caught up with Chen Nan more than ten miles away.
“You actually returned alive?” Chen Nan exclaimed, his face filled with surprise.
Quinn forced a smile, “We were lucky. We encountered a mad ape, and it killed that ox demon. Otherwise, we would have all died at the ox demon’s hands.”
Chen Nan replied, “This shows you have great fortune and your lives are not meant to end here.”
Quinn smiled, saying nothing more, and led Chen Nan to a bottomless canyon.
Deep within the canyon, there was a formation.
As they appeared, two middle-aged men wielding sharp blades emerged from behind the formation.
Seeing the lifeless Erlang, both men showed signs of grief.
After a brief greeting, Quinn addressed one of the men, “Brother Muba, this young friend is Chen Nan, whom we met outside. He has lost his memory, so I thought to bring him back to Wushuang City to recover.”
“Oh, I’ve examined him with the Demon Mirror. He is of our human race.”
The middle-aged man named Muba nodded slightly and then allowed them passage.
Following this, Chen Nan entered the formation with the others.
The next moment.
He felt a sudden illumination.
A city appeared before his eyes.
Though not very large, the city could accommodate tens of thousands of people.
Moreover.
There was a bright sun overhead.
The temperature inside was also comfortable.
This struck him as incredibly strange.
Because he could sense that this was not an independent world.
They were still underground.
Quinn, sensing Chen Nan’s curiosity, explained, “Ten thousand years ago, the Plague Demon invaded, and the Heavenly Court fell. Our people in the Second Heaven were severely wounded by the alien demons.”
“Out of desperation, we were forced to live underground.”
“The sun overhead is merely a rare magical artifact.”
“It simulates the four seasons and protects the people living in the city.”
Chen Nan nodded slightly.
Being in the Second Heaven was already quite frustrating.
After all.
To reach the Lingxiao, one had to cross nine heavens.
However.
It was still far better than being in the First Heaven.
Later, Quinn took Chen Nan to the residence of the tribal chief, Gu Jian, and informed him of Erlang’s tragic death.
He also told Gu Jian about Chen Nan.
Gu Jian had initially been wary of Chen Nan, but after examining him with the Demon Mirror and confirming he was human, he finally relaxed, “Since you have lost your memory, you shall live in our tribe from now on!”
“Life in our tribe may not be luxurious, but it will ensure your survival.”
“Thank you, Chief!”
Chen Nan expressed his gratitude.
He desperately needed a place to stay.
After all, as Quinn had mentioned before.
The surface world was no longer suitable for humans to live.
Not only was the environment harsh, but it was also inhabited by many powerful demons.
And alien demons.
The world belonged to demons and alien demons. For humans to survive, they could only eke out an existence in the margins.
“Erlang used to live with me. Now that he’s gone, you can live in his house. It will be good to have someone look after things,” Quinn said with lingering sadness after leaving Gu Jian’s residence.
“Alright.”
Chen Nan agreed.
He needed to adapt to this world, slowly improve his cultivation, and then find a way to enter the Third Heaven.
After making some inquiries, Chen Nan learned about Quinn’s strength.
Quinn possessed the strength of a mid-tier Celestial God.
At his age, to have the strength of a mid-tier Celestial God placed him among the top ten young experts in the entire tribe.
However.
They did not practice internal cultivation techniques.
Yes.
Internal cultivation techniques were extremely rare in this world.
Their current cultivation was achieved through consuming the flesh and blood of demonic beasts and accumulating medicinal herbs.
Besides this.
To gain greater power, they needed to believe in gods.
For example, Xialan, who was skilled at archery, worshipped Hou Yi.
When engaging in combat, as long as they prayed devoutly to the god they believed in, they could gain divine power, thus significantly improving their strength.
Of course.
Chen Nan was skeptical of this claim.
After all, Xialan had prayed to Hou Yi, yet he hadn’t seen her gain any divine power.
“Eat something. After eating, I’ll take you to see a doctor and ask if he has any herbs that can help you regain your memory,” Quinn emerged from the kitchen with a basin of meat soup and placed it under the jujube tree in the courtyard.
Quinn’s cooking skills were average.
However, Chen Nan ate until he was drenched in sweat.
After all, this was his first meal since arriving in the divine realm.
Of course, for him, as long as he could fill his stomach, the taste was secondary.
Because only those who had experienced true hunger would understand the importance of food.
After the meal.
Quinn took Chen Nan to the home of an old doctor in the city to inquire about herbs that could help recover memory.
But the result left Quinn feeling regretful.
Perhaps such a divine medicine had existed before, but now, that ingredient had long since become extinct.
Just as he was preparing to leave with Chen Nan.
Chen Nan stopped in his tracks.
He turned his head towards the kitchen, a look of disbelief flashing in his eyes.
He sensed an ancient, mysterious, and powerful force emanating from there.
“What treasure could it be?”