Chapter 598: Magic Mountain Forbidden Creatures

Once space-time stabilized, Meng Chuan landed on a vast plain and looked around.

With his keen eyesight, Meng Chuan instantly saw the immense scale of the land, spanning a million miles. Beyond its edges lay only darkness, and Meng Chuan's current position was near the periphery.

"That mountain."

Meng Chuan gazed into the distance. In the center of this vast land stood a towering mountain, more than a hundred thousand miles high, its mid-section shrouded in swirling mist.

The mountain was entirely black.

Even from afar, Meng Chuan felt a tremor in his heart and a sense of unease, as if an ordinary person were staring up at a monster ten thousand feet tall—a primal fear instinct.

"This mountain is very strange, and this relic world is extraordinary," Meng Chuan noted immediately upon entering. This land once held numerous cave dwellings and structures, but now they were all ruins, mostly reduced to sand, with only scattered debris remaining.

At the same time, the world exerted a terrifying suppressive force.

Even Five Tribulation Realm mighty figures had to resist with all their might against this suppression.

"With such suppression, a Four Tribulation Realm mighty figure would be crushed to death," Meng Chuan mused. "It seems the entry threshold for this relic world is the Five Tribulation Realm. Only those at the Five Tribulation Realm can survive here. Who created this relic world, leaving behind such a powerful world suppression?"

For a world to sustain such immense suppression over a long period would require astonishing energy consumption. The creator of this relic world must have been at least a Seven Tribulation Realm mighty figure.

"Brother Dongning," Fu Sui's voice echoed from a distance.

Meng Chuan immediately hurried over. Due to the suppression, his travel speed was significantly reduced.

Meng Chuan, Meng Hu, and Hei Feng all gathered beside Fu Sui.

"I believe you've all noticed how extraordinary this relic is," Fu Sui said with a smile. "I've died here three times already, so let me give you a brief introduction."

"When I first came to this relic world, I realized it was quite unusual and sensed that the towering mountain in the center of the land was very strange. So, I meticulously explored the land and dared not trespass on that black mountain," Fu Sui explained. "During my days of exploration on the land, I had some gains, but I also encountered forbidden creatures."

"Forbidden creatures?" Meng Chuan and Meng Hu were both surprised.

As members of the Cang Alliance, they knew that slaying forbidden creatures could yield significant rewards, yet none of them had managed to do so until now.

This was because 'forbidden creatures' were exceedingly rare.

"Within this relic, forbidden creatures are abundant," Fu Sui stated solemnly.

"Abundant?" Meng Chuan asked in surprise. "How is that possible? Forbidden creatures are incredibly difficult to conceive. Is this a forbidden creature nest?"

"No," the old demon Hei Feng shook his head from the side. "It doesn't quite resemble a nest; it's more like a prison for forbidden creatures."

Fu Sui also explained, "Although there are many forbidden creatures in this relic world, they are all deranged and lack clear consciousness. As for why, we're not entirely sure."

"Lacking clear consciousness?" Meng Chuan and Meng Hu pondered this.

Normal forbidden creatures, comparable to Tribulation Realm mighty figures, naturally possess clear consciousness and are extremely cunning. Were all the forbidden creatures here insane?

"Furthermore, the closer one gets to the central black mountain, the more common forbidden creatures become. That's why when Hei Feng and I first teamed up to explore, I reached that black mountain for the first time," Fu Sui said, pointing towards it. "Over three separate attempts, I explored the land for centuries, but my gains weren't significant. However, during my first ascent of the mountain, I discovered... the true treasure trove of this relic world is that black mountain."

"It's that mountain," the old demon Hei Feng also said, his eyes burning with fervor. "We only explored the foothills for half a month and already felt the rewards were substantial."

"What's so valuable about it?" Meng Hu asked, frowning.

"You'll know once we get there."

Fu Sui smiled faintly. "Once you go, you'll definitely be grateful to me. This time, let's not waste any more time on the land; we'll head directly to the mountain. Brother Dongning, we'll need you to dispatch your Essence Soul avatars to scout ahead. Brother Meng Hu, if any forbidden creatures attack, we'll need you to strike quickly to defeat them. The longer a battle drags on, the more insane forbidden creatures its commotion will attract."

"What is the strength of these forbidden creatures?" Meng Hu pressed.

"The forbidden creatures on the land that I encountered during centuries of exploration were all at the Five Tribulation Realm level. Anything weaker couldn't survive in this relic," Fu Sui chuckled. "As for those on the black mountain itself, I'm not sure. At least, Hei Feng and I encountered only Five Tribulation Realm creatures during our half-month exploration at its base."

Meng Chuan and Meng Hu nodded.

Among Tribulation Realm mighty figures, it's extremely difficult for a Six Tribulation Realm being to emerge.

The same held true for forbidden creatures!

"Even if these forbidden creatures are all at the Five Tribulation Realm level, their strengths vary, and we must not be careless," Fu Sui stated. "Furthermore, you're aware of the unpredictable and strange methods forbidden creatures employ."

Meng Chuan and Meng Hu both nodded.

Unlike Tribulation Realm mighty figures who cultivate to gain power, forbidden creatures are born under special circumstances, grow stronger by devouring, and possess innate, often incomprehensible, abilities.

"Let's go," Fu Sui said immediately. Both he and Hei Feng were eager to set foot on that mountain again as soon as possible.

Meng Chuan released three Essence Soul avatars, sending them to scout ahead around the team, while the group swiftly made their way towards the black mountain.

With Meng Chuan leading the three of them, their journey was remarkably swift.

"Brother Dongning's travel speed is truly incredible," Meng Hu couldn't help but exclaim.

"At this pace, we might reach the mountain in about a month," Fu Sui said. Although the distance wasn't excessively far, the world's suppression was so formidable that even with Meng Chuan leading, they could only cover about ten thousand miles a day.

Half a month quickly passed as they journeyed.

"Strange, we've been traveling for half a month, covering over a hundred thousand miles, and haven't encountered a single forbidden creature?" Fu Sui exclaimed in surprise.

"I've encountered a few, but my Essence Soul avatars dealt with them," Meng Chuan replied.

"Dealt with them?"

"We didn't sense any battle commotion," Fu Sui, Hei Feng, and Meng Hu all looked at Meng Chuan in astonishment.

"Their strength was relatively weak, so I dispatched them quickly," Meng Chuan said with a slight smile. "To prevent attracting other forbidden creatures, I controlled the void as much as possible, suppressing all commotion."

"That only means your strength is formidable," the old demon Hei Feng chuckled. "If it were difficult to kill a forbidden creature, one naturally couldn't suppress the commotion during a struggle."

Fu Sui nodded as well, adding, "Forbidden creatures vary in strength; the strongest among them are considered peak Five Tribulation Realm and would be very troublesome to deal with."

"I haven't encountered any of those yet. If we do, we'll have to rely on Brother Meng Hu and all of you," Meng Chuan nodded.

A creature resembling a nine-tailed beast but with a human face, its blood-red eyes completely deranged and filled with murderous intent, devoid of any reason, was charging towards Meng Chuan, who wore a black robe and had white hair.

This monster split into nine distinct entities, each a physical manifestation and possessing Five Tribulation Realm level strength.

Meng Chuan stood his ground as divine swords flew out, vanishing into thin air the instant they were released.

When they reappeared, they had already pierced through the bodies of the monsters. In the blink of an eye, all nine fragmented monsters were impaled, and within one of them, a white bone bead was shattered.

As the white bone bead shattered, eight of the monsters instantly dissipated. Only the true body of the shattered monster remained, staring in shock and terror, before collapsing motionless to the ground, its life force extinguished.

"Forbidden creatures below the Six Tribulation Realm are relatively easy to handle because their core is located within their bodies," Meng Chuan nodded slightly. The divine swords flew back to him, and with a wave of his hand, he collected them and the corpse of the forbidden creature.

Once a forbidden creature reaches the Six Tribulation Realm, its core can separate from its body and hide elsewhere.

Even if its physical body is destroyed thousands of times, as long as its core remains intact, it can instantly regenerate. Therefore, even Six Tribulation Realm mighty figures find Six Tribulation Realm forbidden creatures troublesome.

Five Tribulation Realm forbidden creatures?

As long as one's strength can suppress them, slaying them is much easier.

This nine-tailed forbidden creature was quite powerful, but Meng Chuan's current strength was simply too overwhelming.

"Even with ordinary weapons, killing these forbidden creatures is quite easy," Meng Chuan thought. His Essence Soul avatars used Five Tribulation Realm secret treasures—a set of eighteen sword formations he had specifically purchased before arriving. Each avatar could carry several of these 'divine swords.' Meng Chuan didn't care about the inherent mysteries of the sword formations themselves, only that the swords were sturdy and sharp enough.

As for profound techniques? Meng Chuan could unleash various moves he had comprehended. In this state, this was merely the most basic strength of Meng Chuan's Essence Soul avatars, a strength already significantly greater than his true body when he had mastered two rules.

If he were to use the Seven Tribulation Realm secret treasure, the 'Chaotic Cave Pearl,' his strength would multiply several times over.

After traveling for more than half a month, they drew closer and closer to the mountain.

Fu Sui, Hei Feng, and Meng Hu were somewhat astonished to realize they hadn't encountered any forbidden creature attacks along the way. Clearly, Meng Chuan's scouting Essence Soul avatars had intercepted them.

"This journey has been far too easy," Fu Sui and Hei Feng privately conversed.

"Is it our good luck, or is Brother Dongning simply too strong?" Hei Feng sent a mental message.

"It's probably good luck," Fu Sui replied via mental message. "Brother Dongning only sent Essence Soul avatars, and the secret treasures they carry must be quite ordinary. How much strength could they possibly exert?"

Suddenly, Meng Chuan's expression in the team changed slightly. He spoke gravely, "There's a forbidden creature that my Essence Soul avatars can't hold back. Everyone, be careful."

"Finally, one has arrived?"

Meng Hu's eyes lit up. He had come to this relic as the team's primary combat force, but he had been idle until now.

"Brother Dongning, you've worked hard these past days. You can leave this forbidden creature to me," Meng Hu said with a faint smile.