Chapter 404, The Mountain of Sealing

Translator: Silavin

 

The Ten Great Demonic Beasts, Qin Yichen knew very well what level of existence they represented.

 

They were absolutely fearsome creatures – to be respected from a distance.

 

If Qin Yichen did not have the Heaven Earth Spirit Pearl within his body, forget about refining the Taotie Beast Soul, none of the people present at that time would have escaped the disaster. Death was a certainty. Qin Yichen himself would be no exception.

 

“No wonder this place has become a Forbidden Area…” Qin Yichen seemed to understand something.

 

Logically speaking, just having a Taotie Beast Soul here would be enough to make this region a Forbidden Area.

 

Moreover, he believes that the Taotie Beast Soul was not actually imprisoned there, but rather, it had specifically found that location and happened to be devouring those Beast Souls when they appeared to take its meal away.

 

It naturally had not anticipated encountering Qin Yichen, its natural enemy.

 

What made Qin Yichen so cautious was: if this Taotie Beast Soul was not even at the core of the Heaven’s Destiny Forbidden Area, then what terrifying thing was actually sealed inside?

 

This was something worth deep thought.

 

Judging from the surrounding structures, this place had once been a glorious Sect, but it had suffered a catastrophic disaster.

 

[Just what kind of power could cause a Sect like this to suffer such devastation, and even be sealed here?] Qin Yichen closed his eyes.

 

Even though he was deeply aware of the dangers within, he still had no intention of retreating.

 

There was something within that deeply attracted him.

 

Life.

 

Even if it was just about devouring life, as long as it was connected to life itself, he wanted to investigate thoroughly.

 

Perhaps here, he could obtain a hint of information about Immortality?

 

Immortality – something that nothing could be exchanged for. How many powerful experts had dominated regions, had been invincible, but in the end, only returned to the dust due to the erosion of time?

 

Reaching the pinnacle and looking back, most would realise that life was actually the most precious thing in this world. Everything else was merely passing clouds.

 

“Huff…” After making his decision, Qin Yichen began to feel the benefits brought by the Taotie Beast Soul.

 

First, the speed at which he absorbed the Yuan Energy from his surroundings clearly accelerated. This acceleration also was not ordinary. The speed had increased at least threefold.

 

“That’s not right…” Originally, Qin Yichen thought this meant his cultivation speed had increased threefold, but he discovered that his Martial Body Bead had not gained any improvement.

 

In other words, although his body was now like a bottomless pit, endlessly devouring all the World Energy around him, it had not brought him any substantial advancement in his cultivation.

 

All this devoured World Energy was being channelled into the Taotie Beast Soul!

 

“You! You actually dare to make use of me!?” Just as Qin Yichen was about to discipline this presumptuous creature, suddenly a flash of inspiration crossed his mind.

 

It seemed that its Attribute, which appeared to only benefit the Taotie Beast Soul, was actually extremely advantageous for him as well.

 

[If you can devour anything, wouldn’t that mean you can devour the attacks of others as well? In that case, this Attribute, which seemed useless at first glance, might actually be extremely useful. This must be the source of Taotie’s power.]

 

Devouring others’ attacks and converting them into one’s own energy. With it, who could defeat the Taotie?

 

Moreover, with the base enhancement of the Taotie Beast Soul, Qin Yichen clearly felt that his strength and Physique had both improved tremendously.

 

Now, even without using his Yuan Energy and Spiritual Energy, just with the benefits brought by the Taotie Beast Soul, he could directly fight against a Mid Stage Martial King and hold his ground.

 

He could clearly feel that his strength and Physique had surpassed ordinary Mid Stage Martial Kings.

 

In other words, with the enhancement from the Taotie Beast Soul, it was equivalent to upgrading Qin Yichen by a level!

 

After experiencing these benefits, a faint smile curved at the corner of Qin Yichen’s lips.

 

[As expected of the legendary Taotie!] Moreover, its Attribute was invisible; it could not even be detected from the outside. Still, when he absorbs their attacks, would it not give his enemies a very unexpected surprise?

 

After getting himself in order, Qin Yichen walked out.

 

It had been nearly four days since entering the Heaven’s Destiny Forbidden Area, and his gains were already substantial, but he still could not locate the core of the Sealing Array.

 

“Three more days…” Qin Yichen surveyed his surroundings, his brows slightly furrowed.

 

Within the Heaven’s Destiny Forbidden Area, the entire space was permeated with a force that devoured and an aura of sealing. It was too chaotic, leaving him without any traces to follow.

 

These days, many people had obtained various Martial Arts Cultivation Techniques and Inheritances from the ruins, fighting each other until blood flowed and heads broke.

 

As expected, countless had perished here.

 

However, greed and desire drove them to throw themselves into the struggle like moths to a flame.

 

Meanwhile, Qin Yichen had lost interest in fighting for these things. He had been searching everywhere for traces of the core of the Sealing Array, and although he had not found it, he still had not given up.

 

However, he had explored almost all the ruins and buildings without finding any clues.

 

“Hmm?” Looking at the towering mountain before him, Qin Yichen’s eyes narrowed slightly.

 

The mountain itself was not particularly unusual. But its presence here seemed somewhat abrupt.

 

Moreover, around the base of the mountain, there were clearly traces of buildings.

 

Obviously, this mountain should not have existed here originally.

 

And judging from the surrounding architectural situation, this should be the central region of the Sect.

 

From the scene, it looked as if someone had moved a mountain here to suppress something.

 

Qin Yichen approached the mountain and carefully observed the surroundings, discovering even more fresh traces and fallen rubble.

 

It was as if the entire mountain had been lifted up.

 

“Could the previous earthquake have been caused by this?” Suddenly, Qin Yichen’s pupils dilated slightly as he thought about the disturbance that had emanated from the Heaven’s Destiny Forbidden Area not long ago.

 

That disturbance had felt like an earthquake, perceptible within a range of hundreds of kilometres.

 

*Siiii* While examining the mountain, Qin Yichen drew in a cold breath.

 

The scale of this mountain was at least ten times the size of Twilight City. Who could have severed such a massive mountain and moved it here? And what existed beneath it that, even while sealed, could still shake the whole mountain and cause an earthquake of that magnitude?

 

Neither of these feats could be accomplished by those in the Martial King Realm, or even those beyond the Martial King Realm.

 

Now, Qin Yichen was almost certain that beneath this mountain lay the core of the Sealing Array of the Heaven’s Destiny Forbidden Area.

 

[But how can  I access the core of the Sealing Array? Do I need to move this mountain?]

 

For Qin Yichen, who was only at the Early Stage Martial King Realm, this was clearly an unrealistic task.