「At the entrance of Trial Mountain.」

When Leng Yi conveyed his suspicions to Ning Xuan, he grew frantic seeing Ning Xuan’s indifferent expression. "Everything I told you is true!"

"I know."

"You know, yet you still look so unconcerned? Do you realize how powerful those two are? Before the Judge took his position, their strength ranked highest among the four of us!" Leng Yi felt Ning Xuan was underestimating his enemies and felt compelled to use Zhou Nian as a benchmark.

Ning Xuan suddenly asked Leng Yi a question, "The Judge went to the Realm Capital. Who’s in charge here now?"

Leng Yi subconsciously replied, "Just those two."

Ning Xuan smiled. "Then we’re safe for now."

Leng Yi looked at him, completely baffled.

"They’re both busy and can’t get away right now. I need to go to Trial Mountain to cultivate. Goodbye." As soon as Ning Xuan finished speaking, he vanished.

Leng Yi was left standing there, completely dumbfounded. He then chose to depart as well. I have to see why Ning Xuan is so confident!

「Meanwhile.」

Ning Xuan returned to the spot he had just left. What Leng Yi didn’t know was that Ning Xuan’s words had been a mere pretext to send him away. If I’m not mistaken, those two will be here any second.

Sure enough, the void twisted on both the left and right, and the two Law Enforcement Officers appeared.

"Ning Xuan, although your cultivation has reached the Holy Realm, your actual strength is still somewhat weak," the man on the right said with a kind demeanor. "We know of a place in this Trial Mountain where you can rapidly increase your power. Are you interested in going?"

Ning Xuan’s face lit up with joy. Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately agreed. "Yes! Thank you so much..."

"I am Yue Hua, and he is Cai Qing."

Ning Xuan immediately clasped his fists. "Thank you, Brother Yue, Brother Cai."

"As fellow Law Enforcement Officers, we should help one another. Let’s go." Cai Qing, on the left, nodded and took the lead, guiding the way forward.

Ning Xuan quickly followed.

Bringing up the rear, Yue Hua casually asked, "By the way, have you seen Leng Yi?"

In truth, the two of them were most interested in finding Leng Yi, as his strength was far greater. Unfortunately, they had failed to locate him. Now that they had encountered Ning Xuan, they naturally decided to make an example of him. After all, this man had only just entered the Holy Realm. If it weren’t forbidden to kill their comrades without reason, they would have attacked him already.

But this was Trial Mountain. It was teeming with countless horrific aberrant beasts. All they had to do was lead him deep enough into the mountain. They wouldn’t even need to lift a finger; the aberrant beasts would annihilate him for them.

"Leng Yi? No, I haven’t seen him." Ning Xuan knew exactly what they were planning and simply shook his head.

The two said nothing more, but Cai Qing unconsciously quickened his pace. If Leng Yi were to appear now, it would complicate things. Fortunately, they smoothly led Ning Xuan deeper into Trial Mountain.

However, as they walked on, they began to feel that something was amiss. They had ventured so deep into the mountain, yet they hadn’t seen so much as the shadow of an aberrant beast.

Immediately, Cai Qing sent a telepathic message to Yue Hua. *Yue Hua, something feels wrong.*

*It’s definitely wrong! We’ve come quite a distance. How is it that not a single aberrant beast has appeared?*

*Could it be because we’re still on the outskirts? Or maybe because we’ve shown up together, which is unprecedented, so the aberrant beasts don’t dare show themselves?*

*That’s a possibility. Let’s go deeper!*

*Alright!*

Having reached an agreement via telepathy, the two continued their journey inward, moving faster and faster. Before they knew it, they had traveled over a hundred miles into Trial Mountain, yet there was still no sign of any aberrant beasts.

At this point, Cai Qing, who was leading the way, came to a halt. Before he could exchange a look with Yue Hua, Ning Xuan spoke up. "Excuse me, but could I be so bold as to ask how much farther we have to go?"

"We’re almost there, almost there!" Yue Hua replied while giving Cai Qing a meaningful glance.

Cai Qing understood the signal and immediately said, "The place is very well hidden, but it should be right around here. Let’s split up to find it. You wait here for a moment."

Ning Xuan nodded obediently.

The two quickly sprang into action, each moving to one side and putting on a show of searching. In reality, they were communicating via telepathy.

*What is going on? Where did all the aberrant beasts go?*

*You’re asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? I clearly remember the Judge saying this area is that thing’s territory, a place even he must tread carefully. How can it be completely empty?*

*Ning Xuan is getting suspicious. If we can’t find any aberrant beasts soon, we might have to take him back.*

*True, he... HOLY CRAP, WHERE IS HE?!* Yue Hua blurted out as he instinctively looked toward where Ning Xuan had been standing, only to find him gone.

Cai Qing whipped his head around, instantly dumbfounded. Ning Xuan had vanished without a trace. What was going on? 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"He couldn’t have been... taken by an aberrant beast..." Yue Hua didn’t finish his sentence before his expression changed drastically.

At the same instant, Cai Qing’s face turned deathly pale. They saw them. Aberrant beasts.

And not just one.

What plunged them into despair was that these aberrant beasts were all Overlord Level! They absolutely should not be gathered together in one place! Unless someone...

Their eyes widened in shock as the same name surfaced in both their minds: Ning Xuan!

Almost immediately, however, they both shook their heads. That’s absolutely impossible! It would be absurd to think Ning Xuan has the power to command these aberrant beasts! As for Leng Yi, it’s equally impossible.

Damn it, could there really be a supreme worldly treasure here?! The thought suddenly erupted in both their minds. This was Trial Mountain, after all—a place where anything was possible! Only the emergence of a supreme treasure could draw these regional overlords together like this!

Instantly, their eyes filled with ecstasy.

This display left Ning Xuan, hidden in the shadows, utterly speechless. These two are unbelievably audacious. They’re still fantasizing, even at a time like this.

With a mere thought from him—

ROAR!

An aberrant beast let out a furious cry. The earth shook and the sky thundered. The roar was a call to arms!

Several aberrant beasts moved in unison, every gesture they made wielding the power to shatter the heavens and sunder the earth.

The two men roared and unleashed their full power, but they were no match for these Overlord Level aberrant beasts. In a single exchange, their bodies were torn to pieces.

The aberrant beasts that attacked them, as if knowing their victims had no chance of survival, vanished in an instant.

"Cough, cough... Cai Qing... Cai Qing..." Yue Hua’s disembodied head regained consciousness. His eyes darted about, fixing on Cai Qing’s mutilated torso nearby as he hoped for help.

Cai Qing was in no better state. Although his head was still attached to his neck, his limbs had all been torn from his body, and a massive, bloody hole gaped where his heart had been.

"Stop shouting! We have to find a way to contact the outside world, or we won’t last much longer!"

"We’ve come so deep into the mountain, and we’re in this state. How can we possibly contact the outside world?"

After a brief, heavy silence, they both spoke in unison.

"If only Ning Xuan were still alive!"