Chapter 13 The Pit

"Glug~"

Zhang Ji swallowed the last bite of snake meat, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, sliding down the scales and onto the wild grass leaves on the ground. The leaf tip swayed gently, and the blood swirled down the leaf neck, silently seeping into the soil.

The grass seemed to transform into blood grass, tinged with a bloody aura.

"Evolution Points +100 million, cumulative 290 million/2 billion."

Zhang Ji listened to the mechanical reminder in his mind, momentarily lost in thought, then sighed after a long while, "Only this many Evolution Points, no wonder it couldn't take a beating!"

His Lightning Five-Hit Combo and Quickdraw Technique were useless, even his two snake claws were unused; he won by relying on primal tearing and biting.

The opponent bit him once, and he returned the favor, but three mouths were simply more painful, more fatal, and more efficient than one. The opponent soon gave up and became his meal.

"Having more heads is indeed better, I wonder if I'll grow a few more heads in the future!"

Zhang Ji moved, dragging his massive snake body to the front of the sinkhole.

After many days, the area of the sinkhole had expanded again, with a diameter of over a kilometer. It was clearly just a giant pit, but it was like a living thing, constantly devouring, silently growing day and night.

Becoming larger and larger.

Looking from afar, it was indeed as terrifying as a sinkhole, pitch black inside, with nothing visible. The surrounding area for several miles was barren, with no grass growing.

Mysterious forces intertwined at the entrance, blood sliding down the depression into the sinkhole, turning the surrounding soil red.

Zhang Ji circled the sinkhole, his scarlet vertical pupils staring inside.

"Bei Liu, come here!"

Zhang Ji's snake mouth emitted a voice, authoritative and cold.

From the distant mist, Bei Liu trotted over, respectfully bowing and saying, "Demon King, Your Excellency!"

At the same time, he quickly glanced to the side, his expression changing.

In the mist, a huge snake skeleton was faintly visible, like a mountain of blood and bones, but not complete; some parts had been eaten. The bones, covered in tooth marks, were still frightening, with residual flesh and blood, emitting an astonishing baleful and fierce aura.

Especially the bones of the tail, like silver jade divine metal, glittering and shining, exuding the majesty of a king, were clearly Demon King bones.

But only a small section remained uneaten.

Bei Liu watched in shock and fear. That old demon of a thousand years was gone?!

"A millennium-old demon, a lord of a territory in the Great Wilderness, with terrifying ferocity, claiming territory and governing himself, incomparably frightening."

"Their Demon King bones possess the power to overturn mountains and seas, especially when blessed with innate divine abilities, making them even more terrifying. Only the elders of the Great Wilderness Holy Temple can subdue them; others must go around them."

"But now, this millennium-old demon has died in such an abandoned ancient land. Who would believe it if it were said?!"

Bei Liu was shocked, increasingly feeling that this King Cobra was terrifying and its ferocity unfathomable.

"A Demonic God Emperor Seed, definitely a Demonic God Emperor Seed; otherwise, it wouldn't be so abnormal!"

Bei Liu's eyelids twitched wildly, his heart even more fearful, unsure of why Zhang Ji had summoned him, he hurriedly said loudly, "Congratulations, Demon King, Your Excellency, on slaying a powerful enemy! When you go to the Great Wilderness in the future, you will surely be the most powerful Demon King!"

Zhang Ji pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked with some curiosity, "In your Great Wilderness, how are Demon Kings ranked?"

Bei Liu replied, "Ranked? ... Are you referring to realms? Divided into three realms: Century-old Demon, Millennium-old Demon, and Myriad-year Ferocious Demon."

"How does their strength differ?"

"Worlds apart!"

"Then, since I am only a Century-old Demon, how can I kill a Millennium-old Demon? And I felt like that guy wasn't very strong. Is that an illusion?"

Bei Liu: "......"

His expression was complicated; he really wanted to say, 'You're a Demonic God Emperor Seed, how can you be the same as ordinary creatures? Like ants and elephants, is there any comparison?'

Zhang Ji, however, muttered to himself, "They all say that this place is an abandoned ancient land, and the rules of Heaven and Earth suppress cultivation realms. It seems that guy's strength was also suppressed just now, and he couldn't display it, which is why I easily killed him."

"Yes, that must be it."

"I can't be careless, I can't be slack, I must work even harder!"

Zhang Ji raised his three heads, his scarlet vertical pupils filled with solemnity.

Bei Liu's scalp tingled as he listened. He really wanted to say that the Millennium-old Demon just now, apart from not using treasures and weapons for some unknown reason, had not had his strength and realm suppressed.

His aura fluctuations were exactly the same as those he had seen when the Great Demons in the Great Wilderness fought each other.

"Hmm?! That's right, why wasn't that guy's realm suppressed just now? Could it be that he had a treasure on him?" Bei Liu's heart stirred, and his eyes grew fiery.

He didn't know if Zhang Ji had found that treasure.

Zhang Ji looked at the sinkhole and said, "The reason I called you here is to ask if you know who created this sinkhole?"

Bei Liu was bewildered, not expecting Zhang Ji to ask this question.

He pondered, "I don't know. It could be the Great Wilderness Holy Temple, or it could be the Twelve Divine Kingdoms themselves, but that doesn't make sense, and the aura doesn't match, because it's too gloomy and eerie, filled with sinister energy..."

Speaking to this point, he glanced at Zhang Ji, because he felt that the aura of the sinkhole was very similar to Zhang Ji's aura.

Evil, sinister, unsettling.

"Are there such sinkholes in the other ruins of the Twelve Divine Kingdoms?" Zhang Ji asked.

Bei Liu was taken aback. "No, only you have this."

"Everywhere else, people directly enter the boundary through the teleportation array, which is very convenient. Unlike you, for some reason, the teleportation array can't locate you, as if it's been shielded, so they can only come here through the sinkhole, which is very troublesome."

Zhang Ji listened, becoming even more puzzled.

He had always thought that the sinkhole had been created by the forces opposing the Twelve Divine Kingdoms, but now, thinking about it, it seemed to have another origin.

Circling the sinkhole, Zhang Ji suddenly shouted, "Liu You Shan, catch a few living creatures."

"Yes!"

From the mist, Liu You Shan responded, and soon Rat Hall gang members drove three yaks over.

Zhang Ji swept his tail and knocked the three yaks into the sinkhole.

A terrifying scene unfolded.

As soon as the three yaks approached the sinkhole, their flesh and blood suddenly exploded, as if they had been forcibly crushed by a mysterious force.

Zhang Ji's eyes narrowed. He didn't see anything, but with his spiritual power, he "saw" it.

The instant the yaks fell,

At the entrance of the sinkhole, dense light blades crisscrossed. They were invisible to the naked eye, but could only be sensed with spiritual power. They were incredibly sharp and terrifying.

Bei Liu realized for the first time that the sinkhole had such a side. His expression changed slightly.

At the same time, he understood.

No wonder this ferocious King Cobra didn't leave here to hunt in the Great Wilderness; it wasn't that he didn't want to go, but that he couldn't.

This sinkhole had some restrictions on the native creatures of Xichuan Town.

"Damn it! If I had known this, I wouldn't have come here to investigate! I ended up harming myself!"

Bei Liu suddenly felt somewhat annoyed.

It was all the fault of that black-robed priest who said that there was a Demonic God Emperor Seed here, which would bring disaster to the Great Wilderness in the future, bringing a sea of blood and calamity to the Great Wilderness, causing him to be sent here.

"That damned dog, if he's not dead, I'll kill him..."

He cursed in his heart, gnashing his teeth in hatred.

Just then, in the direction of Xichuan Town in the distance, several Heaven Steles suddenly shone with golden light, and then there was a burst of excited shouts.

"Brothers, we're back from the Secret Realm, hahaha!"

"Snake Lord, come quickly, Little San has brought you back a great treasure, holy crap, it's about to fly away—!"