Chapter 70: Catastrophe Mountain Range
The red-skirted old woman known as Manyi looked kindly at the golden-haired girl in front of her and said:
“Actually, several hundred years ago, the Star Luo Empire had also attempted to investigate the reason behind the formation of that thundercloud.”
“No one is a fool; a thundercloud that doesn’t dissipate for ten thousand years—anyone knows that place must be extraordinary.”
“There must be something hidden in the core area of the Disaster Mountain Range beneath the thundercloud.”
“Some even suspect that it hides clues related to gods!”
“The Star Luo National Academy once dispatched a team to investigate there, at a time when relations with the Sun Moon Empire were tense.”
“Any opportunity that could possibly allow the Star Luo Empire to surpass the Sun Moon Empire in combat power—we wouldn’t let it slip!”
“Unfortunately, that team, led by several Soul Douluo, failed to successfully enter the core area of the Disaster Mountain Range.”
“That area occasionally experiences fires, thunder disasters, and wind disasters.”
“Even Soul Douluo can barely preserve their lives there, let alone conduct an investigation?”
Xu Jiujiu was captivated by the story Manyi was telling; although she had come to the Disaster Mountain Range a few times, she had always been hunting star-patterned soul beasts in the outskirts.
She had never heard the guards beside her or her brother mention that the Star Luo Empire had once investigated this mountain range standing at the border between the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Soul Empire.
Seeing the girl beside her, whom she treated like her own daughter, looking at her with expectant eyes, a smile appeared on Manyi’s aged face.
She didn’t keep her in suspense; after all, Xu Jiujiu was a princess, and this wasn’t any great secret—as long as she wanted to know, there were plenty of ways to learn the truth.
“Jiujiu, you must have heard a rumor about the Disaster Mountain Range.”
“Once, an assault type Super Douluo, relying on his powerful cultivation, tried to unveil the mysterious veil of the Disaster Mountain Range.”
“As a result, he was nearly torn in half by some unknown soul beast.”
Xu Jiujiu nodded and said, “I heard about it from classmates at the Star Luo National Academy.”
“But everyone said it was a rumor.”
“Because the story was too outrageous; the soul beast that Super Douluo sensed had only thirty thousand years of cultivation.”
“With that level of cultivation, even a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear absolutely couldn’t be a match for an assault type Super Douluo!”
Manyi smiled helplessly, a trace of shame appearing on her wrinkled face, as she slowly walked to Xu Jiujiu’s side and also looked toward the Disaster Mountain Range in the distance, which towered over the earth and seemed to bare its fangs and claws, intimidating all directions.
“It’s true!”
“That’s not a rumor.”
Manyi revealed a reminiscing expression; Xu Jiujiu was extremely shocked at this moment—she hadn’t expected this utterly outrageous story to actually be true.
However, she didn’t interrupt Manyi’s recollection.
“It should have been one hundred ten years ago.”
“I held an important position in the Star Luo Royal Guard, responsible for protecting the royal family’s safety.”
“A hundred years ago, the Hall of Offerings of the Star Luo Empire had a Super Douluo whose martial soul was an Armored Rock Bear, with the title Shattering Mountain.”
“He was honest and loyal, liked to promote juniors, and was extremely devoted and passionate toward the Star Luo Empire.”
“During that period of tense relations with the Sun Moon Empire, he single-handedly led a soul master legion to support the former White Tiger Duke!”
“His most glorious record was personally tearing apart a ninety-five level evil soul master Super Douluo whose martial soul was Ghost Doll.”
“Your and His Majesty’s father’s growth was watched over by him; I remember when I had just broken through level seventy and wanted a soul ring.”
“He took the initiative to find me and enthusiastically offered to take me to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a soul ring for me.”
“I was so excited back then—a Super Douluo whom I could only look up to even now was taking me to hunt for a soul ring.”
“Later, he found me the most suitable age and attribute-matching seventh soul ring.”
“It laid the foundation for me to become a Titled Douluo in one stroke.”
“I always thought about repaying him in the future, but on the day I was about to break through to Soul Douluo, I saw his body that had nearly been torn in half!”
“Some kind of immense force shattered all his meridians and internal organs.”
“Relying on his Super Douluo cultivation, he barely clung to life and didn’t die on the spot.”
“Your Excellency the Medical Immortal Douluo arrived in time and saved his life!”
“He weakly told us that there was a black-faced, golden-furred lion-dog class soul beast in the core area.”
“Thirty thousand years of cultivation, possessing some kind of domain, devoid of reason, with extremely strong power!”
“Just a single clash caused his internal organs to bleed; if not for his space teleportation soul bone skill, he would have died there!”
“Unfortunately, due to his injuries being too severe, even the Medical Immortal Douluo was powerless to save him, and he passed away three years later.”
“The late emperor was grief-stricken and prohibited anyone from setting foot in the core area again, sealing the news of the Shattering Mountain Douluo’s death.”
After Manyi finished speaking, Xu Jiujiu hadn’t expected that what she once thought was a rumor hid such a tragic story.
She looked toward that thundercloud, her gaze involuntarily gaining a bit more reverence and fear.
A Super Douluo used his life to tell later generations just how dangerous that place truly was.
Manyi looked at the somewhat frightened Xu Jiujiu, a smile appearing on her aged face as she said:
“You don’t need to be that afraid.”
“That kind of soul beast stays only in the core area; the Star Luo Empire royal family has been hunting soul rings in the Disaster Mountain Range for thousands of years.”
“The outskirts have long been thoroughly explored!”
“I’m telling you this story mainly to hope you remember.”
“On the Douluo Continent, don’t underestimate any place!”
“On this land where powerhouses roam, where do so many rumors come from?”
“They all have origins.”
“Having a reverent heart is a good thing, but don’t let reverence occupy your heart—that will block your path to becoming stronger.”
Manyi patted Xu Jiujiu’s shoulder and said, “Alright, go change into some clothes.”
“We’re about to enter this mountain range.”
“You don’t want to go in wearing a court gown, do you?”
Xu Jiujiu’s facial expression turned slightly red; she naturally knew she couldn’t wear such clothes into a forest rife with dangers.
“Got it, Grandmother Manyi.”
“I’ll go change right now!”
Manyi looked at her kindly, nodded, then gazed solemnly at the thundercloud in the distance.
What she didn’t tell Xu Jiujiu was that this thundercloud was actually expanding.
Some wise people speculated that the thing causing the thundercloud was slowly growing stronger!
It was probably that thing absorbing almost all the heaven and earth origin energy of the Disaster Mountain Range—otherwise, how could such a vast mountain range have no hundred thousand year soul beasts?
Even in a place like the Tiger Might Mountain Range, the Star Luo Empire’s investigations had found hundred thousand year soul beasts!
How could the Disaster Mountain Range, nearly three times larger than the Tiger Might Mountain Range, have no hundred thousand year soul beasts?
“What on earth could a soul beast that can control the thundercloud be?”
In a dense forest a few hundred meters from the inn, a spatial vortex suddenly appeared, and Huo Yuhao’s figure slowly emerged from it.
“Tian Meng Ge, I won’t trust your navigation anymore!”
“I almost ended up in Star Luo Province!”
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm began to quibble:
“What do you mean? Your human world all looks the same.”
“My spiritual power senses them all similarly, and look, haven’t we arrived?”
Huo Yuhao looked at the pitch black sky in the distance, where blue thunderbolts rumbled, like some giant beast rolling its body.
Just gazing at it made one feel oppressed and somewhat heart-palpitating.
“Alright, Yu Hao, prepare to go in; I’ve already prepared space teleportation.”
“If any special situation arises, your Kamui and my space teleportation can ensure safety!”
Huo Yuhao nodded; this time, the main goal was to head to the core area to obtain information on the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff—an ancestral soul beast that ignores bloodlines was a true treasure!
“Wait, let me change my look.”
Soon, the faceless mask on Huo Yuhao’s face began to twist and transform.
A man with white short hair and white eyelashes, with azure blue eyes like an extension of the sky, appeared on the spot.
“I’ve always wanted to cosplay as Gojo Satoru.”
“Infinite Void Technique plus Reverse Cursed Technique and Infinite Void.”
“Even if Gege Akutami came, he’d have to say I’m the real Gojo Satoru!”
“I refuse to believe this place can turn me into a 2.5 Gojo Satoru?”
The Golden Tortoise was studying alchemy in the sea of consciousness; seeing this look, it felt inauspicious and said:
“Yu Hao, is this really okay?”
Huo Yuhao smiled confidently.
“Guaranteed win, bro.”
In Nanjing, today’s also about six thousand words, roughly three updates, begging for monthly tickets and follow-up reading; the author continues to stick out his butt, OzR. The doctor’s preliminary check says Rat’s family member’s respiratory tract might be throat cancer, needs further examination.
