Chapter 858

"What's wrong, Brother Li? Are we under attack again?" Shi Chuankong asked in a puzzled manner.

Daoist Xie also turned to look at Han Li, but he didn't say anything.

Han Li didn't answer Shi Chuankong's question. Instead, he looked into the distance at a small mountain several kilometers away.

Shi Chuankong also followed Han Li's gaze, and the confusion on his face deepened.

Before Shi Chuankong could speak again, Han Li suddenly raised a hand and abruptly patted the shell of the giant tortoise he was sitting on.

Under the control of his Divine Sense, the Sky-Stepping Tortoise immediately rose into the air again. Its four legs slid through the air like oars, and although it wasn't as fast as the Sky-Stepping Bird, it wasn't slow either.

When he was only a few hundred meters away from the small mountain, Han Li immediately leaped off the tortoise's back and crashed into the ground under the immense spatial pressure.

However, he paid no heed to the tremors in his body and the unbearable spatial pressure as he sprinted toward the small mountain.

Shi Chuankong exchanged a doubtful glance with Daoist Xie upon seeing this, then also leaped off the tortoise's back and chased after Han Li.

The small mountain was no more than three hundred meters tall. Halfway up the mountain was a hidden cave entrance that was about half the height of a person. Han Li madly ran all the way to the cave entrance.

Shi Chuankong caught up to him first, and just as he was about to say something, he saw that Han Li had already bent down and entered the cave.

He furrowed his brows and hurriedly followed after him.

After he also entered the cave, he passed through a short passageway, and only then did he discover that there was a completely different world inside.

The space inside the cave was quite large, about the size of two ordinary houses, and the dome was extremely high. There were a few large holes in the ceiling that allowed sunlight to seep in and illuminate the entire cave.

Shi Chuankong looked around and saw four strange-looking corpses lying on the ground of the cave. Han Li was squatting beside one of the corpses with his back to him, and he seemed to be examining something.

He didn't say anything to disturb them. Instead, he walked forward and examined them carefully.

Only then did he realize that among the four "corpses" on the ground, two of them weren't corpses, but the remains of two puppets made of unknown materials. Their appearances were somewhat similar to humans, but their skulls had been smashed, and their chests had been punched with two large holes.

The other two real corpses were bare-chested and covered in a dense layer of gray scales. Perhaps it was because they had been dead for a long time, but the moisture on their bodies had evaporated, making them look somewhat shriveled and hideous.

Daoist Xie also entered the cave at this moment, and he couldn't help but ask, "This is..."

"They should be the survivors of those exiled prisoners …" Shi Chuankong muttered.

"Brother Shi, can you see anything?" Han Li stood up from the ground, clenched his fists, and asked.

"Although there are two corpses and two puppets here, judging from the injuries on both sides, they seem to have been caused by a battle between them. They should belong to two different factions," Shi Chuankong said after pondering for a moment.

"That's roughly what I'm guessing.

The reason why they're fighting here is most likely because of one person, "Han Li said with a solemn expression.

"One person... Could it be...?" Shi Chuankong was surprised to hear this.

"That's right, I've found the veil left behind by Violet Spirit," Han Li said as he raised a hand.

There was a black veil on his palm, and it was none other than a woman's veil.

"Brother Li, are you sure this belongs to Violet Spirit?" Shi Chuankong asked in a hesitant manner.

"There are traces of her blood on the veil, and there's no way I'm mistaken about this aura.

The two groups of prisoners are most likely fighting over her, and she was most likely abducted by one of them, "Han Li said with a grim expression.

"From the looks of these corpses, they've most likely been dead for a long time. I wonder when Violet Spirit got here," Shi Chuankong mused.

"There's no way to judge this for the time being.

When we passed by those islands, we explored all the way, but we didn't find any traces of her, not even a trace of her aura. It's very likely that she didn't enter the Accumulated Scales Realm from the entrance of the Black Water Region. Perhaps there are other entrances and exits in the Demon Domain, "Han Li said with a sigh.

"That's really possible.

It's just that Madam Chrysanthemum, that shrew, was willing to tell Third Brother where she went, but she refused to divulge more inside information.

If I had known earlier, I would have asked Xu Fu carefully when I entered the Accumulated Scales Realm, "Shi Chuankong said with a worried expression.

"I've thought about this, but it's useless to ask.

If Violet Spirit was really sent into the Accumulated Scales Realm through the entrance he's guarding, would he dare to admit to our purpose?

Han Li shook his head and said, "No, he won't. He'll only hide it or lie to protect himself, giving us even more false information."

"Fortunately, now we finally have some clues. As long as we find either of these two forces, we can inquire about Violet Spirit's whereabouts. This is also good news," Shi Chuankong said.

Han Li didn't speak when he heard this. He was a little worried about Violet Spirit's injury.

"Let's go, since it's confirmed that she's on this continent, it's only a matter of time before we find her," Han Li said, putting the veil into his arms.

After saying that, he strode out of the cave.

… …

Half a month later.

Han Li and the other two came to a mountainous area with undulating terrain. The Stepping Turtle could only hover a few feet above the ground, and it was almost impossible to move forward.

In desperation, Han Li had to release the control of his divine sense, let it go, and they began to trek on foot.

At noon, the three walked to a long and narrow valley.

Han Li, who was walking at the front, suddenly raised his eyebrows, a look of surprise on his face.

"What is it? Did you discover something?" Shi Chuankong immediately asked upon seeing Han Li's expression.

Han Li made a shushing gesture before quickly advancing toward the left. At the same time, he waved a hand for Shi Chuankong and Daoist Xie to catch up to him.

The three of them quickly advanced and soon covered a distance of over ten kilometers before arriving at the summit of a small mountain. They hid behind a large boulder before looking toward a col several tens of kilometers ahead.

He didn't continue to approach in case he was detected by those people.

In reality, this was already a very dangerous distance, but he had no choice in order to protect Shi Chuankong.

A resounding boom erupted from the col up ahead, and dust clouds rose into the air as an intense battle ensued.

On one side was a massive tiger-shaped monster that was over 300 feet in length and around 70 to 80 feet tall. Its entire body was covered in giant dark brown scales that were shimmering with a cold metallic luster. Its four scaly legs were also astonishingly thick, requiring two or three people to wrap their arms around it, and a series of sharp scythe-like claws had emerged from its massive feet.

What was even more peculiar was that there were nine black bone spikes protruding from the giant tiger-shaped monster's back, and they appeared to be extremely ferocious.

On the other side were seven or eight men, all of whom had very dark skin and rough skin, but were extremely tall and burly, two to three heads taller than Han Li, and their bulging muscles gave them an extremely imposing appearance.

All of them wore rather crude grey bone armor and wielded white sabers, swords, and other weapons, all of which appeared to have been constructed from the bones of some kind of beast.

The giant tiger-shaped monster's body was massive, but its movements were extremely agile, and it was biting with its jaws, clawing with its claws, and whipping with its tail.

A large pit was formed on the ground, and the strong wind that was stirred up easily left deep marks on the nearby mountain walls.

Although the giant tiger-shaped monster was agile, the bone-armored men's bodies were flashing with light spots, and their movements were even more astonishing. Their figures directly transformed into a blurry grey shadow, causing the giant tiger-shaped monster's attacks to miss.

Compared with the movements of these people, the giant tiger-shaped monster's various attacks appeared extremely clumsy.

Han Li's eyes flashed, and the light spots on the bone-armored men were the light spots from the Mysterious Apertures.

These people had opened a lot of Mysterious Apertures, and the worst one had opened more than a dozen Mysterious Apertures. The leader was a dark-faced burly man with a diamond like body, and there were as many as 50 or 60 light spots on his body.

Moreover, the position of the Mysterious Apertures on the burly man's body was a bit special. In addition to the chest and abdomen, nearly half of the Mysterious Apertures were on his right arm.

"These people are the prisoners who were locked up in the Scale Void Realm?

We finally met them. Should we go out and meet them? "Shi Chuankong said happily.

"These prisoners are not good people. It is not appropriate to go out and meet them rashly. Let's see the situation first." Han Li pondered for a moment and said.

Shi Chuankong's eyes flashed when he heard this, and then he nodded.

The bone-armored men surrounded the giant tiger-shaped monster in the middle, and kept jumping and dodging. Whenever there was an opportunity, they would use the beast bone weapons in their hands to slash the giant tiger-shaped monster's body.

The beast bone weapons looked simple and crude, but they were extremely sharp. The scales on the giant tiger-shaped monster's body couldn't completely block them, and a long and big wound was left on the giant tiger-shaped monster's body. The scales shattered, and blood splashed.

The number of wounds on the giant tiger-shaped monster's body increased, and soon, its entire body was dyed red. Its movements were much slower than before.

It tried to escape several times, but it couldn't rush out of the encirclement of the few people, and it began to breathe heavily.

"Roar!"

The giant tiger-shaped monster issued a furious roar, and its pair of tiger eyes glowed with a blood-red light. It looked like two red lanterns, and the nine bone spurs on its back trembled unceasingly, and issued a buzzing sound.

"Be careful, this Sword Scale Tiger is about to use its unique skill!" A bone-armored man shouted to warn.

"It's just in time!"

The leader of the group narrowed his eyes, and his silhouette transformed into a wisp of green smoke, and arrived in front of the giant tiger-shaped monster. Then, the huge bone-sword in his hand transformed into a brilliant white shadow, and heavily hacked at the giant tiger-shaped monster's shoulder blade.

The giant tiger-shaped monster's shoulder blade got a hideous wound that was several feet long. Its scales were shattered, and a large number of its muscles were exposed. Blood gushed out of the wound.

The giant tiger-shaped monster screamed in pain, and looked at the leader of the group. Then, it issued an earth-shattering roar, and the nine bone spurs on its back trembled at an extremely fast speed. Then, they flew out of its body, and transformed into nine black phantoms. Then, they ferociously shot towards the leader of the group.

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