Chapter 1404: Mythical Other Shore

A black tiger, three thousand zhang tall, was dyed as if with ink, an unsettling black. So massive, it stood like a looming dark mountain.

This being was at the peak of the Saint King realm, very likely to take the crucial step and transform into a true Great Saint.

Black winds swept through, like a surging mist, engulfing it with astonishing force. Yet, this formidable creature was merely a mount!

Perched on its enormous head was a grey jiao, about a zhang long. Its body lacked luster, but it exuded an aura of dominance over the ancient hunting grounds.

This jiao, not massive in build, resembled an ancient tree trunk—rugged and archaic, radiating immense power.

Its eyes were captivating, fixed on the four Golden Serpent Young Masters like an ancient, high-seated deity gazing down upon its subjects, emanating a powerful sense of oppression.

Though only a zhang long, it was a Great Saint. Its jiao body stood upright, tail touching the ground, perched on the mountain-like black tiger's head, inspiring awe.

Clouds follow dragons, wind follows tigers!

The combination of the jiao and tiger possessed an aura that made the strong across the entire starfield tremble. Clouds billowed, lightning flashed, thunder roared, shaking the entire mythological ancient starry sky.

It had to be said, the four Golden Serpent Young Masters were truly formidable. They had advanced with overwhelming might, killing countless beings in the mythological ancient hunting grounds, leaving corpses everywhere as they pressed forward, bathed in blood.

At this moment, their expressions were solemn. Facing a Great Saint, even powerful young Supremes had to retreat; a gap of one major secret realm was incredibly difficult to bridge.

“The Golden Serpent lineage still exists in the world, descendants of the ancient deity Tengshe. At the peak of their ancestral bloodline’s revival, they can stand alongside true dragons,” the grey jiao spoke. Its eyes, though lacking luster, were profound and made one tremble.

Everyone was astonished. The Golden Serpent lineage indeed had an astounding origin, being descendants of the divine Tengshe. No wonder they were so powerful!

The four Golden Serpent Young Masters looked indifferent. At this point, they had all transformed into their true forms, each just over a zhang long, their bodies appearing cast from gold, tails touching the ground as they stood upright.

“The four of you have accumulated too much sin, blood-bathing the ancient hunting grounds and killing my subjects. You must be severely punished!” The grey jiao, not very old and in its prime, much younger than the Path Protectors on the Human Race Ancient Road, spoke with a terrifying majesty.

Boom!

The three-thousand-zhang-tall black tiger roared, charging like a crashing mountain, its roar deafening. The starry sky fractured, collapsing towards the four young masters of the Golden Serpent clan.

On its head, the one-zhang-long grey jiao also emitted ancient ripples, pressing forward. It was the aura and killing intent of a Great Saint, awe-inspiring!

However, the four Golden Serpent Young Masters were truly extraordinary. All four golden serpents darted like golden lightning, leaving their positions and appearing in the distant sky. Even the Great Saint’s terrifying aura could not suppress them.

They landed with their snake tails, their bucket-thick golden bodies filled with immense power, like four golden divine spears standing upright. They stared at the grey jiao, their eyes cold.

The third Golden Serpent Young Master, with a chilling expression, said, “Snakes and jiaos are kin. Do you truly wish to make things difficult for us?!”

“In the ancient domain I rule, those who kill my subjects must be severely punished!” the grey jiao declared. This time, it personally struck, extending a large grey claw that instantly enveloped heaven and earth, covering the cosmos.

This part of the starry sky trembled as if a true dragon had descended, capable of destroying an ancient universe with a single turn.

The four young masters of the Golden Serpent clan were accustomed to dominance; even when facing a Great Saint, they refused to bow, intent on a direct, powerful confrontation. This showed their terrifying nature!

The four golden serpent bodies glowed brightly. A corner of an array diagram appeared above each of their heads, ancient yet emanating a dangerous aura, and then strands of chaotic energy cascaded down from them.

The array diagrams rotated, vibrating in four directions, and the descending chaotic energy protected them below. Even the Great Saint’s jiao claw could not break through.

This outcome sent shivers down the spines of all heroes present. Both the ancient beasts of the mythological hunting grounds and the trial-takers from various paths were struck with fear.

The four young masters of the Golden Serpent clan acted arrogantly, engaging in ruthless slaughter, clearly possessing the capital for their self-assuredness. Who else would dare challenge a Great Saint like this?!

The grey jiao was in its prime, having entered the Great Saint realm not many years ago. It was incomparable to a Saint King and held absolute dominance, yet at this moment, it could not capture or kill the four Golden Serpent beings.

This part of the starry sky trembled, and many ancient beasts showed expressions of disbelief!

“Roar…”

The three-thousand-zhang black tiger roared, carrying its master’s wrath, and lunged forward. Heaven and earth shook, and black mist surged.

From the grey jiao’s eyes, brilliant light flowed like threads, erupting into fine lines, incredibly sharp, like streaks of sword energy. It soared across the sky, leaving the tiger’s head, its true form descending to suppress the four golden serpents.

“Boom!”

Above the heads of the four Golden Serpent Young Masters, the four-cornered array diagrams vibrated, their aura intensifying. At that moment, they emitted dazzling light and thousands of killing intents, projecting the shadows of ancient gods—each a Tengshe!

They launched a counterattack, confronting the Great Saint in his prime, fighting to the very end. This was a terrifying arrogance; encountering such an ancient beast king, they did not flinch, daring to engage in battle!

The four-cornered array diagrams merged into one, resembling a Tengshe, radiating immense light that tore through the starry sky. Many ancient beasts and trial-takers suffered, instantly reduced to bloody paste.

The grey jiao surprisingly failed to penetrate and encountered great trouble. The merged Tengshe array diagram continuously swept out immortal light, posing a threat to it, causing resonant clangs.

Everyone understood that this array diagram was no ordinary artifact; it had to be an extraordinary, peerless secret treasure, possessing immense power, capable of contending with a Great Saint and forcing it to retreat.

The four Golden Serpent Young Masters were too formidable. Their offense and defense were unified, the four golden serpents combined with the array diagram, circulating chaotic energy. The Great Saint could not overcome them in a short time, and the fierce battle continued.

“These four serpents are truly strong, and with that array diagram, they’re giving the grey jiao, who only recently entered the Great Saint realm, a hard time. The outcome is unpredictable,” Pang Bo said with a solemn expression.

At this moment, astonishing changes were occurring on other battlefields. The Earth Corpse’s battle with the Black Tortoise grew fiercer, with several streaks of black blood splattering from deep wounds on its body.

The Black Tortoise was extremely powerful, possessing a higher cultivation realm and innate divine abilities. The Bagua diagram on its shell was the culmination of its life’s effort, sparkling brightly, its emitted light capable of stabilizing the cosmos and breaking all things.

“Dong…”

The Earth Corpse opened its mouth and spat out a small black bell. It chimed slowly, its body pitch black, emanating an unnerving aura as if it were an underworld artifact unearthed from a mass grave.

This sound was terrifying. It directly shook people’s souls from their bodies, their spiritual flames on the verge of extinguishing, their physical bodies becoming rootless duckweed.

It was simply a death knell!

The Black Tortoise trembled, caught completely off guard. Its primordial spirit was instantly forced out of its body, violently shaken out. The Bagua divine light dimmed for a moment.

“Dong…”

The black bell body expanded, reaching ten thousand zhang tall, enveloping the cosmic void. It vibrated, releasing terrifying divine waves that directly opened the gates of hell.

The Black Tortoise screamed. Its primordial spirit was shattered by the bell’s waves, leaving only its physical body, which was taken by the Earth Corpse and refined into an ancient artifact.

The situation reversed dramatically, and the outcome was instantly clear, leaving everyone stunned. Then, a chill spread among them. What kind of artifact was this? The Earth Corpse possessed an indestructible body and wielded an ancient bell specifically for killing primordial spirits, making even the young Supremes wary.

Such a sudden ambush would horrify anyone!

“This bell is highly unusual. It captures souls; it’s an ancient death knell,” Ye Fan said in a low voice, feeling it was the result of a Buddhist artifact having been corrupted.

If the Earth Corpse was a disciple of Amitabha Buddha, this artifact might have been nurtured by the aura of Emperor Amitabha back then. Now, it had completely transformed from a Buddhist artifact into a demonic one, making it difficult to say just how terrifying it had become.

In the distance, screams echoed continuously. Xin Lan, the divine race woman, also carved a bloody path, her body radiating immeasurable light as she broke through the encirclement, sweeping everything before her.

However, more ancient beasts arrived, including many Heaven King level powerhouses, beings at the peak of the Saint King realm. The area plunged into chaos, blood splattered, and the melee was fierce.

A total of eleven or twelve young Supremes were trapped here, all fighting desperately. Only then did people see their true strength; each was terrifyingly powerful, possessing mighty trump cards.

“Hiss hiss…”

The mountain-sized giant snake finally made its move against Pang Bo, also drawing in the Dragon Horse and others. The sounds of battle shook the heavens.

Ye Fan was also besieged. More ancient beasts appeared: four Dragon Sharks, six large pythons, and eight ancient jiaos, all capable of deterring an entire region, leading overwhelming armies of ancient beasts that charged forward.

Furthermore, even more primeval exotic species appeared, intending to bloodbath the area!

Where did they come from? What did they subsist on in the desolate universe? These were questions everyone had.

This place was called the Mythological Ancient Hunting Grounds. Who named it? The Heavenly Emperor of the Ancient Heavenly Court, or the gods? Could it be that this was truly the hunting ground of the supreme experts from the mythological era?

Suddenly, a wisp of divine music, a celestial sound, drifted over. Golden ripples emanated, continuously spreading. Upon seeing this, many ancient beasts retreated like a tide, incredibly swiftly.

“Mythological Shore!”

People heard the roars of the ancient beasts.

The starry sky grew quiet. The celestial music continued. Ahead, there was a dao platform, bearing many mottled traces. This ancient platform from the mythological era was the source of the divine music.

“This is an altar, used for transmitting messages!” After carefully observing it, Xin Lan, the Heavenly Maiden of the Divine Race, recognized its origin and explained its function.

There was no time to delay. Everyone pursued them. The ancient beast army entered a domain gate and began to cross over, moving with extreme haste, leaving many exotic beasts behind.

Unfortunately, their rank was insufficient; they only knew that the Mythological Shore required worship, that it was a place close to deities. They couldn’t precisely describe it or understand its past.

Only beings of great divine power could approach; ordinary ancient beasts could only watch from afar.

The young Supremes pursued them, one by one crossing the void, appearing under another starry sky, quickly approaching an an ancient land.

There was a cluster of reefs arranged in the void. Numerous ancient beasts surged forward, but ultimately all stopped. Only the most powerful commanders and lords could approach.

At this moment, the four Golden Serpent Young Masters, the Sky-Devouring Beast, the Earth Corpse, the Divine Race, and the Sacred Spirits had all arrived. They simultaneously trembled, having sensed an overwhelmingly terrifying aura!

This resembled the reefs in the Forbidden Sea of the Gods. Standing here, one could listen to the sounds of the Great Dao, making it incredibly mysterious, with various immortal glows showering down.

Commanders like the Divine Python, Dragon Shark, and Ancient Jiao appeared, gazing up at the reefs, staring at the Mythological Shore, their eyes filled with longing and anticipation.

Suddenly, a dim figure emerged, materializing on the reef. It could almost be considered an embodiment of the Great Dao, suppressing the wrist bone blue sky. It was too blurry to discern clearly.

With its appearance, heaven and earth rumbled, and all daos resonated. Some ancient medicines appeared from the void, falling towards the numerous ancient beasts.

“Where did they come from?” No one saw clearly, feeling as if they had materialized out of thin air.

And at this very moment, crystalline leaves drifted down, one after another, brimming with the most astonishing life force, like an ocean of divine power.

“These are… leaves from the Ancient Tree of Life!” Ye Fan’s pupils contracted sharply.

Who was that blurry figure on the reef? How could it be so terrifying? Its appearance was accompanied by the shedding of leaves from the Ancient Tree of Life? Those were immortal divine medicines!

The young Supremes were all stunned.

No wonder there were so many ancient beasts. With such heaven-defying immortal medicines falling on the Mythological Shore, it was naturally worth protecting, attracting a large number of supreme ancient beasts.

“What’s going on? Are all these ancient beasts being kept here?!”

This was the Mythological Ancient Hunting Grounds, where ancient beasts gathered. Naturally, they needed to be fed. Had it always been this way since ancient times, with ancient divine medicines falling periodically?

The Mythological Shore, a place close to deities, was indeed mysterious and astonishing!