Netherworld Retrograde

From the traces of battle at the scene, Mo He understood what had happened; after meeting up, his cousin and his group immediately encountered a horde of beasts.

As a Five Senses Spiritual Ability User, the cousin displayed the responsibility expected of someone from a Spiritual Ability family, retreating while fighting and not abandoning his lower-tiered companions.

He was a Five Senses Spiritual Ability User on the Path of Babbling, and his spells and Corpse Language were particularly suited for facing a numerous but inferior horde of beasts.

He had already managed to hold the line, and it wouldn’t be long before the heavily depleted horde would completely abandon their hunt.

However, at a certain moment, his and several companions’ curses were triggered, causing a fatal flaw in what had been a solid defense to appear.

Consequently, a proud Five Senses Spiritual Ability User died amidst a horde of Third Awakening beasts...

His Spiritual Barrier was brutally stripped away, and he was piled to death alive!

During that moment, his curse triggered, leaving him unable to resist much as he watched his own body being torn apart!

This was what they call an ”upset in a small ditch”!

But such incidents were extremely rare among family Spiritual Ability Users; he himself had formidable combat powers, and as a member of the Mo Family, he was equipped with top-notch Spiritual Ability Equipment.

He even had a rare secret treasure by his side. Even if he couldn’t wipe out the horde alone, escaping should have been possible.

And after his death, his secret treasure vanished without a trace? Since when did extraordinary creatures start collecting secret treasures?

This was the biggest inconsistency!

There’s definitely a problem!

This was no accident, but the malice from some person or group!

They had swiftly taken the cousin’s secret treasure after his death.

Although the means are unclear, the fact that the treasure was taken is indisputable.

Murder for treasure, even carrying out such acts against the Mo Family, is incredibly bold!

”Did anyone come near?” Mo He turned to a companion from the elite Night Patrol of No.1 Border City.

The Night Patrol member squinted, a faint blue light flickering in his eyes, ”Yes! But only traces of a woman could be seen, she deliberately hid herself. I can’t track any other traces.”

”That’s enough!” Mo He declared, ”As long as she is still alive, we will find her!”

...

Elsewhere, a few kilometers away in a mountain valley, the Snow Mountain Blind Hero sighed, ”We’re just too late; it’s a pity.”

From his perspective, a group was swiftly approaching the battlefield, soon to rescue the besieged Mo Family youth.

The Snow Mountain Blind Hero’s Mythical Mimic was a strong gust, very fast.

He directly attacked the beast leader, while Ye Han and the red-haired woman went to support.

Unfortunately, they were too late, and by the time they arrived, everything was over.

A young man with promising talent had died, which left the Snow Mountain Blind Hero feeling remorse and regret.

”Everyone has their fate, senior Blind Hero,” Ye Han consoled, ”We did our best.”

The red-haired girl also nodded slightly, her face reflecting pity and regret, ”If we could have saved that Mo Family member, we could have formed some ties with the Mo Family. It’s truly unfortunate.”

”It’s destiny, then,” the Blind Hero shook his head.

However, Ye Han and the red-haired girl exchanged glances, a smile in their eyes. A certain family member’s bracelet, now, was worn on the wrist of the red-haired woman.

Indeed, Ye Han had initially wanted to save him, at least to gain some favor.

Perhaps, he could even ask Master Mo Hai from the Mo Family to craft some Spiritual Ability Equipment for him. If Li Yelai could receive an invitation, why couldn’t Ye Han?

However, when they saw the secret treasure in the Mo Family youth’s hands, new plans were made.

A powerful secret treasure was much more useful than Spiritual Ability Equipment.

And getting the treasure was no problem for Ye Han.

Certainly easier than breaking through to rescue that person.

Thus, he chose to maximize his benefits.

No one would discover his involvement, as long as the bodies were torn and swallowed by the beasts, this would turn into an unresolved mystery, and he, could safely acquire an ownerless secret treasure. Even if seen with the treasure, he could claim it was found on a corpse.

”Now, let us first conquer the palace,” Ye Han declared.

A certain intuition within him locked onto the direction.

The legacy of the Ancient Desolate Battle Immortal and Changle Immortal Monarch, leave it to me.

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Deceit Dao’s involvement undoubtedly brought great variability to the human teams.

Numerous Human Warriors were scattered throughout the Immortal Palace, encountering various threats.

Even when human teams met, they had to remain vigilant.

Because they were aware that the Chaos believers had infiltrated the Immortal Palace.

The chain of mutual suspicion led to many conflicts and doubts among human teams.

As a result, some were forced to act alone.

Meanwhile, the human teams also made surprising discoveries during their exploration of traces of human habitation.

Around many palaces, there were warnings and remarks written in Chinese.

Someone had investigated the palaces and offered many suggestions, mostly that they were dangerously out of bounds. Only a few parts were deemed somewhat safe.

In those safer areas, traces of human habitation were also found.

Undoubtedly, these were the traces left by human fellows who had been stranded in the Immortal Palace in the past.

Yet eerily, humans have not seen those trapped fellows up to now.

Li Yelai and his group, on their way to a certain palace, saw many traces of human life.

There was a group of buildings on a plains near a river.

There were stone houses, earth houses, even deserted fields, and traces of animal husbandry.