Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 2149 - 2150: Pursuit

"It’s not about discovering anything, but at that time, there were special Ghost Series Spirit Beasts obstructing us. Considering we couldn’t recklessly destroy the habitat of the Wild Spirit Beasts, the road construction plan was eventually canceled. As a result, however, Maomu City planned a new village nearby for them to relocate."

Ye Hanlei rubbed her temples, feeling a headache, and said. As she spoke, she glanced at the village standing on the small hill and said

"However, for some reason, the people of Kui Shan Town developed internal conflicts because of this. Some of them would rather live in this inconvenient place than move to the new town."

"Of course, maybe it’s because of the cultural heritage left by Kui Shan Town or simply the attachment to their homeland?"

Though she said so, Ye Hanlei’s expression wasn’t right. Understanding the implication, Feng Yuan scratched the back of his head and said 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"So, those people likely know something? Maybe, they’re inheriting the culture of that group?"

"We cannot rule out that possibility, but finding out is not so easy. Even for us, they might not reveal the truth."

Taking a look at Feng Yuan, Ye Hanlei said helplessly. Even though she was part of the Special Duty Team, it’s not easy to inquire about the truth behind this. At least, currently, they have no evidence to prove those people are harmful to the Great Xia.

Moreover, even if they knew there was a problem, considering that group’s strength is enough to forcefully enter the Netherworld, they would likely struggle to use violent means to seek the truth.

"Tsk, really troublesome, but how did they manage to evade Agunas’ investigation?"

Pouting, Feng Yuan was puzzled, wondering why Agunas hadn’t found anything suspicious about this place.

Shaking his head, Feng Yuan didn’t dwell on it. Since they were already here, maybe he’d discover something.

Slowly climbing up the stairs to the small hill, Kui Shan Town appeared before the three of them. Similar to ordinary ancient villages, Kui Shan Town still had many old buildings. However, due to various reasons, modern small villas also appeared in this ancient village.

"If they want to start tourism, those new houses might need to be retrofitted to look old."

Looking at the glaring modern houses, Feng Yuan couldn’t help but murmur, as villagers noticed the group of visitors with curiosity but didn’t come forward.

It’s no surprise, considering Ye Hanlei and Liao Yu were wearing uniforms. Normal people wouldn’t casually approach members of the Special Duty Team, not out of guilt for doing something wrong, but purely out of natural fear.

Feng Yuan didn’t pay much attention to these people. He slowly closed his eyes and released his Divine Sense to quietly feel. Assuming this place was related to him, he naturally needed to release his aura. Whether good or bad, it was better than guessing mindlessly here.

"No abnormalities?"

After a while, Feng Yuan opened his eyes in astonishment, looking around. With his Divine Sense unfolding, the entire Kui Shan Town and the Kui Mountain behind the village were covered by his Divine Sense. Yet, no matter how he perceived, he found no suspicious powers.

As for the relics buried within the mountain, they existed. But Feng Yuan was aware of the situation. Those were marks left by geological changes over time, causing landslides to bury traces of the past.

However, there were no special powers within those relics. Or, the only special aspect of those things was their connection to the Netherworld.

Mingzun...

Thinking silently, Feng Yuan suddenly thought of something. Had he misunderstood the matter?

The statues would undergo anomalies upon entering the Netherworld. Perhaps the issue was not with the statues themselves, but with the Netherworld, or the Nether Soil corresponding to Kui Shan Town.

But if that’s the case, why did similar Netherworld Obelisks appear around the world, as if pre-deployed?

With his right hand, he gently tapped his forehead, feeling a headache. These messy matters were like entangled strings, seemingly having clear leads, yet unraveling them revealed them all tangled, with no way to sort them out.

"No abnormalities are really neither good nor bad news."

Liao Yu sighed bitterly at Feng Yuan’s words. No abnormalities meant there was no danger for those living here, but similarly, it wasn’t good news for their investigation because it meant they couldn’t figure out the truth behind it.

Looking up at the blue sky with drifting clouds, Feng Yuan said

"No abnormalities in the real world don’t mean there aren’t any in that place. I suspect there might be something hidden in the Netherworld. I’m planning to go by myself, so you needn’t bother."

"This..."

Scratching his head, if it was someone else saying this, Liao Yu would definitely object. But Feng Yuan said so, he wasn’t sure if the other had found something, besides the Netherworld being an unknown region for them, encountering dangers there, even they don’t know.

But if Feng Yuan acted alone, it left him with an uneasy feeling. After all, in his eyes, despite everything, Feng Yuan was still an ordinary person. Investigating something possibly threatening ordinary people’s safety should obviously be the responsibility of official personnel like them.

"No need for help from us? Isn’t it dangerous?"

Ye Hanlei asked Feng Yuan suspiciously. She and Liao Yu weren’t burdens in lower-level combat. At least below Legendary Level, they were quite competent.

Feng Yuan chuckled and slightly shook his head, saying

"The danger should be minimal, but it doesn’t seem to have much to do with you."

Feng Yuan spoke, raising his right hand and swung it forcefully. Black Flames engulfed Feng Yuan, and in an instant, the flames bloomed into radiant flowers like a bursting firework. Looking at Feng Yuan, who had changed clothes, Ye Hanlei frowned and said

"Related to your lineage?"

"Enough, if you don’t need our help, we won’t insist. But, hopefully, you understand that helping ordinary people is our duty, and you are one of those ordinary people we need to protect. If you need help, you can come to us. We’ll do our best to assist."

"Let’s go. We’ll investigate here, and if you return while we’re still here, we can send you back."

After speaking, Ye Hanlei signaled Liao Yu to follow. Scratching his head, Feng Yuan chuckled without saying anything.

At this moment, Feng Yuan had changed into a set of black Ritual Robe. This black Ritual Robe consisted of three layers. Aside from the innermost black clothes with gold embroidery, it was covered by a loose black gown with dark red patterns, and on top of the gown, there was a silver-edged hooded black coat.

This intricate Ritual Robe made Feng Yuan appear larger, yet not bulky.

Xiao Ji looked at Feng Yuan with some confusion, not understanding why Feng Yuan suddenly changed clothes. Unfortunately, Feng Yuan had no intention of explaining now. He raised his right hand and gently swiped, opening the Netherworld Passage. If familiar people or Spirit Beasts were around, they’d notice the Passage was no different from the one opened by Long Boduo.

"Let’s go and see if there are any clues in the Netherworld."

Turning to look behind, Feng Yuan didn’t see Agunas. Thinking about it, he had no intention of communicating. He slowly stepped into the Netherworld Passage.

What Feng Yuan didn’t notice was that, hidden in the corner, Lorna’s small figure was peeking from the shadows, watching Feng Yuan. Seeing Feng Yuan disappear into the Netherworld Passage, Lorna hesitated for a moment and opened the Netherworld Passage as well, diving in.

At this moment, Agunas belatedly arrived. Sensing the Netherworld Passage’s aura, they had no intention of searching for Feng Yuan. Agunas directly used Time Projection to recreate the Ultimate Move to open the Netherworld Passage.

Unlike the Netherworld Passage opened by Feng Yuan and Lorna, the one projected by Agunas was a vortex-shaped Space Gate. Sensing the change behind her, Ye Hanlei turned around and saw the slowly disappearing vortex, frowning. She was unsure if someone else had chased into the Netherworld; he really didn’t need their assistance?

Netherworld · Kui Mountain Domain

Through the Netherworld Passage, Feng Yuan, along with Xiao Ji and the others, successfully arrived at this desolate domain, or rather most of the Netherworld’s spaces were as lifeless as this place.

"As expected, the clues are all here..."

Feeling the presence of multiple spaces within this region, Feng Yuan sighed. Not only because of the Spatial Concealment issues, but also due to the unique power obscuring those spaces, unique that even during the Mythical Era, few Divine Beings and Divine Beasts could perceive it.