Chapter 849
God-Slaying Venerable
The territory of Hanshan.
Desert civilization, Kaka oasis.
With a thought, Yang Fan broke the synchronization of the dream law anchor point, and the "chat window" deep in his consciousness closed.
He slowly closed his eyes, sighed silently, and a trace of weariness and worry flashed across his brows.
Now, his strength has already reached the peak of the high-level Venerable, and he has mastered more than ten astonishing laws.
Among them are many strong laws, and more than one of them.
Looking across the entire primordial world, among the high-level Venerables, those who can stand shoulder to shoulder with him are few and far between.
He can easily tear through space, manipulate the laws of dreams, and resist the corrosive poison of the Netherworld. Even when facing a Venerable-level Netherworld Beast, he can handle it with ease.
Even with such power, he had to admit that the softest part of his heart still cared about Azure Star and every blade of grass and tree in the Dream Capital.
More than five years have passed since he left Azure Star. The vast distance separating them, and the countless days and nights of fighting alone, have made him accustomed to loneliness and to being accompanied by darkness.
But upon hearing his children's voices, the longing buried deep in his heart surged uncontrollably—he really missed home.
After a moment of distraction.
Yang Fan composed himself, regaining his calm and profound demeanor.
He still has unfinished business. The power behind the Netherworld Poison has not yet been discovered, and the laws and regulations of the Eternal Night need to be further explored. He must continue forward.
He took a step forward and disappeared from the spot, as if he had never been there at all.
Several breaths passed.
On this desolate sandy land, something unusual began to stir.
Two dark figures, like ghosts blending into the darkness, silently moved in from different directions and finally gathered at the spot where Yang Fan had just been standing.
They are jet black, resembling wolves, yet they have six scale-covered tentacles waving from their backs, making them look extremely strange.
A sharp, single horn stands atop their heads, gleaming with a dark light.
The most bizarre thing was its head—three vertical eyes arranged in a triangle, with eerie green light flashing in the pupils, like will-o'-the-wisps in the darkness, exuding a bloodthirsty ferocity.
It is the terrifying monster bred by the eternal darkness—the Nether Beast.
These monsters are born from darkness and can move freely through thick darkness, ignoring terrain obstacles and physical barriers, making the entire civilization of the Cold Mountain Realm tremble with fear.
These two Nether Beasts have reached the level of high-level warriors, and are considered extremely threatening in the current Sand Sea Civilization. Ordinary warriors simply cannot contend with them.
They stopped, arched their bodies slightly, and made low whimpering sounds, as if they were wary of their surroundings or sensing something.
Then, they slowly extended a dark tongue, more than half a meter long, slender and flexible, its surface covered with tiny barbs, swaying wildly in the darkness, just like a venomous snake flicking its tongue. With each movement, it left a chilling aura in the air.
They are using this special tongue to sense the lingering scent in the air—the mysterious whispers from the darkness have already signaled to them that an unfamiliar presence has lingered in this area.
They are the servants of darkness, summoned by darkness, they immediately rush forth to investigate.
Time passed slowly, and the tongues of the two ghost beasts moved more and more slowly, eventually retracting.
Their three green eyes shifted slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in their eyes—the unfamiliar aura in the air was extremely faint, as if it had been wiped away by darkness the moment it appeared.
No matter how they sensed it, they could not capture a clear trace, nor could they find the owner of the scent.
This is not surprising.
Yang Fan was a peak-level high-ranking Venerable, and he deliberately leaked a trace of his aura to attract the nearby Nether Beasts.
Let alone these two Nether Beasts, which are only at the level of high-level warriors, even a Venerable-level Nether Beast would not be able to find his whereabouts through a wisp of aura.
The two Nether Beasts paced back and forth reluctantly, their sharp claws carving deep marks in the sand, their expressions a mixture of resentment and frustration.
They searched the area repeatedly, leaving no corner unchecked, but in the end, they found nothing.
After hesitating for a moment, they seemed to give up exploring and prepared to turn around and leave to continue searching for other prey in the darkness.
But at that very instant, a strange grayish-white light emerged from where Yang Fan had been standing without warning, enveloping the two Nether Beasts like a tidal wave.
The sudden turn of events froze the two Nether Beasts instantly.
The ferocity in their three green eyes was instantly replaced by extreme horror.
They instinctively wanted to turn and flee, to break free from the shackles of this grayish-white light, but it was all too late.
next second.
First, the soul is instantly petrified, losing all consciousness and being unable to control the body. Then, the petrifying power spreads, solidifying from the internal organs to the bones and then to the skin.
What's even more terrifying is that this petrification occurs "first the soul, then the body," a secret technique that directly targets the soul.
Ordinary petrification simply freezes the body first and then slowly erodes the soul; it is essentially an attack on the body.
The two are not even on the same level.
This is precisely the law that Yang Fan has mastered—the Gray Stone Strength Law.
Key point – the strong rule.
This powerful force originates from the hidden realm of the sunken sand abyss.
Now, the consciousness of the secret realm has become Yang Fan's "ally." Yang Fan made a deal with the consciousness of the secret realm by sacrificing the essence of several demigod-level powerhouses, and obtained the secrets of the Gray Stone Strong Law.
He became the first person in history not only to avoid being swallowed by the secret realm, but also to use its power to gain enormous benefits.
One second later.
The grayish-white light completely dissipated.
Ultimately, they transformed into two pitch-black stone statues, frozen in place, still in their fleeing posture.
If anyone who enters the secret realm were to witness this scene, they would surely be shocked.
The stone carvings evoke a feeling remarkably similar to the endless stone carvings found on the Gobi Desert within the secret realm.
"Woo~"
A fierce night wind swept by, stirring up a cloud of dust.
"Click! Click!"
Accompanied by a series of cracking sounds, numerous cracks appeared on the surface of the stone carving.
Large amounts of gravel fell from the stone carving and scattered in the night wind.
Before long, the stone sculpture disappeared completely. At this moment, Yang Fan's figure had already appeared in another oasis thousands of miles away.
In stark contrast to the desolation of the Kaka Oasis, this place is lush and vibrant with life.
On the ground of this oasis, countless "green pillars" grow densely—this is what the people of the desert call this plant.
None of the green pillars here have withered; they are all emerald green, with smooth and glossy leaf surfaces.
Countless tiny water droplets gather along the edges of many leaves, crystal clear and shimmering faintly in the light.
This is precisely the unique way the green pillar survives—by using pressure differences to capture moisture from the air.
Its capture method utilizes a physical principle: the lower the pressure, the lower the boiling point of water.
The leaves of the green column have evolved a special stomatal structure that can instantly reduce the pressure inside the leaf.
This will cause the water vapor in the surrounding air to become supersaturated instantly, and some of the water vapor will condense into tiny water droplets, which will be absorbed by the leaves to meet their own water needs.
Above the oasis, countless fist-sized spheres floated.
These objects are made of crystal, are completely transparent, and emit a warm and soft yellow light, illuminating this oasis covering an area of more than one million square kilometers as if it were daytime, completely dispelling the surrounding darkness.
This is the Kaga Blazing Star, a piece of equipment developed by the Sand Sea people specifically to combat the Eternal Night.
They utilize the most advanced anti-gravity technology of the desert civilization, allowing them to float in the air without a fixed carrier.
At the same time, it is powered by wireless energy transmission, requiring no manual maintenance. It emits light and heat at all times, providing ample illumination for the oasis and supporting a bright world.
Yang Fan slowly turned around, his gaze passing over the lush green forest and looking towards the Kaka Oasis thousands of miles away. A faint sneer appeared on his lips: "The call of darkness, huh? It's even more sensitive than I expected."
Just now, he deliberately concealed 99% of his aura of law, only revealing a faint fluctuation that was extremely subtle and almost blended into the aura of the desert.
This was not his own original aura, but rather an aura of "unfamiliar prey" simulated using the Gray Stone Power Law, which was perceptible to the Nether Beasts.
He wanted to see whether the appearance of these Nether Beasts was a random patrol or someone was secretly manipulating them.
After his aura was leaked, the two Nether Beasts pinpointed his location in just a few breaths and rushed in from different directions. This speed and accuracy were by no means accidental.
One second passed.
Suddenly, without warning, the air around me rippled with tiny waves, like water being stirred by pebbles, spreading out in concentric circles.
Yang Fan remained unchanged, still standing in place, his gaze calmly fixed on the fluctuating air.
The ripples became more pronounced, and two tall figures appeared as if they had stepped out of the void, quickly emerging and landing steadily on the sand not far in front of Yang Fan.
They were extremely robust, far exceeding the size of the Canglan people, with a height of 2.5 meters.
With broad shoulders, a thick back, and well-defined muscles, even wearing a loose sand-colored robe, he could not conceal the powerful aura emanating from him.
These are the people of the Desert Sea, who have obvious racial differences from the people of the Azure Sea.
Their foreheads are broader than those of the Azure People, and there is a faint sand pattern between their foreheads, which is the sign that the Sand Sea People have awakened the Sand Laws.
His eyes were grayish-yellow with narrow pupils and sharp eyes, revealing the resilience and vigilance of someone who had lived in the desert for many years.
Its hair was thick and short, standing upright like steel needles, and was dark brown in color, blending into the color of the desert.
Most strikingly, the two Sand Sea Venerables were surrounded by illusory sandstorms.
This sandstorm wasn't real sandstorm, but rather formed from pure sand-elemental laws. It slowly swirled around them, the sand grains moving and emitting a soft rustling sound.
It appears slow, but it contains a terrifying power capable of destroying the world.
If you look closely inside the sandstorm, you can vaguely see countless tiny grains of sand colliding and coalescing under the pull of the law, emitting a terrifying pressure.
It seemed that with the slightest movement, it could tear the earth apart and destroy everything.
They are the only two remaining early-stage Venerables of the Sand Sea Civilization, and also the two pillars of the Sand Sea Civilization—"Qitara" and "Eradi".
Upon sensing the arrival of Yang Fan, a high-level Venerable, the two immediately dropped everything and rushed over at top speed.
Without the slightest hesitation, the two Sand Sea Venerables bowed respectfully to Yang Fan: "Your Excellency, welcome to the Sand Sea Civilization!"
Although they are all at the Venerable level, there is a world of difference between them.
Yang Fan is a high-level Venerable who stands at the pinnacle of Venerables. He controls more than ten laws and has the formidable reputation of "Godslayer Venerable"—it is said that he once killed several demigods by himself, and his power shook the Ancient Cloud Realm.
Even powerful figures from several surrounding realms had heard of the name of the God-Slaying Venerable.
As for Chitara and Eladi, they were only at the initial stage of Venerable, and in front of Yang Fan, they were not much stronger than ants, so naturally they dared not be negligent in the slightest.
Yang Fan nodded calmly: "No need for formalities. I have come here today to discuss the matter of the Netherworld Corrosive Poison."
His next sentence went straight to the point: "I just conducted a small test in the Kaka Oasis, and now I can be fairly certain that you two, as well as the entire Desert Civilization, are being targeted by some kind of force."
The two Venerable Ones of the Sand Sea froze instantly.
Chitara was the first to regain his senses and couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, is the person watching us the mastermind behind the creation of the Netherworld Corrosive Poison?"
The two were not fools; ever since the Netherworld Corrosive Poison spread throughout the Sand Sea civilization, they had found the matter strange.
The civilized worlds of the Cold Mountain Realm are measured in units of "ten thousand," and only a few civilized worlds have been affected by the Netherworld Corrosive Poison.
The proportion of Venerable Civilizations is quite high, almost reaching 40%, which seems problematic no matter how you look at it.
Yang Fan replied with certainty, "Yes, the Netherworld Corrosion Poison is not naturally generated, but is a law poison deliberately created by manipulating the Eternal Night Law, with the aim of destroying the foundation of your civilization."
Chitara sighed heavily, his tone filled with helplessness and sorrow: "No wonder we couldn't stop the spread of the Netherworld Corrosion Poison no matter what we tried."
Eladi clenched his fists tightly and asked somewhat anxiously, "Your Majesty, is this mastermind a demigod?"
His conjecture was not based on mere speculation, but on three sufficiently valid reasons.
Firstly, as initial-level Venerables, they could sense the abnormality of the Netherworld Corrosive Poison, but they could never find the source of the poison.
This shows that the mastermind behind the scenes is on a completely different level than them.
And for those who are on a completely different level, the answer is self-evident.
Secondly, recently, many rumors have been circulating in the realm that many demigods who have been dormant for tens of thousands of years have begun to become active again.
While the veracity of these reports is uncertain, they are by no means baseless. They coincidentally echo the appearance of the Netherworld Corrosion Poison, pointing to the same answer.
Thirdly, the "Godslayer Venerable" before us is a top-tier high-level Venerable, and his sudden arrival in the Sand Sea Civilization is clearly not a coincidence.
The other party must have discovered the traces of the demigod and came here specifically to investigate.
One piece of evidence might be a coincidence, but when three pieces of evidence are put together, almost all chance can be ruled out.
Yang Fan nodded again: "Yes, I think so too!" (End of this chapter)