Chapter 703

Chen Yu and Lu Ling turned to look at the three people who had suddenly appeared.

One of them was a burly, dark-skinned middle-aged man. His cultivation was the strongest, at the peak early-stage Void Sea realm.

Closer to him was a black-clothed woman with a beautiful figure. Her cultivation was at the early-stage Void Sea realm.

Six or seven steps away from them was a fair-skinned man with a protruding belly. His aura was restrained, and his expression was calm.

"I didn't expect there to be others who went deep into the mountain."

The dark-skinned middle-aged man wore a loose robe. He glanced at Chen Yu and Lu Ling.

He saw that Chen Yu and Lu Ling were both injured. Chen Yu was only a half-step Void Sea realm, and Lu Ling was an old monk, so he didn't take them seriously.

The black-clothed woman's body was close to the dark-skinned middle-aged man's chest. There was a faint smile in her eyes.

The temperature in the mountain was extremely high. Chen Yu and Lu Ling had a blood soul connection. The two of them suffered double the damage. Even though Chen Yu had the Mystic Pattern Demonic Body, he felt a burning pain all over his body.

The dark-skinned middle-aged man and the black-clothed woman had a Quintessential Essence barrier around them to resist the surrounding high-temperature flames.

On the other hand, the early-stage Void Sea realm man had a relaxed expression. His calm eyes constantly looked around.

"This mountain is so hot. Is there some secret?"

Chen Yu asked, pretending not to know anything.

In fact, he felt a strong fire-type Holy Beast aura in front of him. The closer he got, the stronger it was. It was as if there was a fire-type Holy Beast behind the metal door.

"Who knows?"

The dark-skinned middle-aged man said casually with slight disdain.

There was a very strong fire-type Holy Beast aura in this mountain. There was either a Holy Beast living here or a place where a Holy Beast had once stayed.

Lu Ling walked forward and came to the sealed cave entrance. He reached out and touched the nearby crimson and turbid rock wall.

He used his Golden Body to touch it. His palm was also scorched black. He immediately retracted it.

"The smell of a fire-type Holy Beast!"

Lu Ling murmured in his heart, but his expression didn't change.

According to his conjecture, this place did not seem to be the residence of a fire-type Holy Beast. If the Holy Beast was no longer around, it would not have left behind such a strong smell.

Furthermore, he could smell the scent of blood …

If there really was a Holy Beast here, it would probably be very powerful.

Suddenly, the plump man with a calm expression said, "Mountainback Fire Ape?"

The crowd was startled. They subconsciously glanced toward the direction of the voice.

Normally, when the plump man suddenly said these words, everyone would only feel baffled.

But combining the current situation, the rest of them suddenly felt a wave of shock.

Was the plump man saying that the aura of the fire-type sacred beast came from the Mountainback Fire Ape?

"Impossible!"

Lu Ling shouted in his heart.

As a member of the Blood Race, even he couldn't come up with a definite answer. How could this chubby man know? He must be just guessing.

"Mountainback Fire Ape?"

Chen Yu murmured.

The Mountainback Fire Ape was one of the most powerful Sacred Beasts.

It was rumored that this ape was extremely tall and powerful. It carried a giant mountain on its back. That wasn't an ordinary mountain, but a mountain formed by the Mountainback Fire Ape through special means.

Once it was angered, the Mountainback Fire Ape would raise the mountain and smash it with terrifying destructive power.

If there really was a Mountainback Fire Ape sleeping in this mountain, the consequences would be unthinkable if it was accidentally awakened.

However, the cave ahead was sealed by a metal door.

The Mountainback Fire Ape would never do such a thing. This could only mean that someone had entered before them and blocked the cave entrance.

"Hei Lian, go take a look at that door."

The dark-skinned middle-aged man ordered.

Then, the black-clothed woman who was sticking to him slowly walked out. She approached the extremely hot stone wall and arrived at the metal door.

Her jade-like fingers traced the structure of the metal door. She seemed to know a bit about the art of mechanisms.

"Everyone, if Hei Lian manages to decipher the mechanism door, we'll take sixty percent of the benefits inside. The remaining forty percent will be split among you."

The dark-skinned middle-aged man puffed out his chest and negotiated.

Chen Yu and Lu Ling glanced at each other. As enemies, they couldn't be bothered to communicate.

Fortunately, Chen Yu had figured out that the fat man and the man and woman were not on the same side.

The dark-skinned middle-aged man frowned slightly. The other three actually didn't respond to his suggestion.

He glanced at the fat man and retracted his gaze, seeming to be slightly fearful.

Then, he looked at the old monk, Lu Ling, and found that the latter's cultivation was the same as his.

Then, he looked at Chen Yu and immediately snorted.

"You don't agree with my distribution plan?"

The dark-skinned middle-aged man walked over slowly and asked coldly.

He had also noticed that Chen Yu and Lu Ling did not seem to be on the same side.

"It's up to our own abilities."

Chen Yu expressed his opinion.

He, Lu Ling, and the fat man were all on their own.

If the three of them worked together, they would definitely not be afraid of the dark-skinned middle-aged man.

As a sinister and cunning Blood Clan member, Lu Ling naturally would not abide by the agreement and did not give an answer. He couldn't figure out the fat man's situation.

But the dark-skinned middle-aged man's behavior was obviously to bully Chen Yu.

"Humph, it's up to our own abilities. Do you have that ability?"

The dark-skinned middle-aged man didn't expect Chen Yu to be so arrogant even though he was alone. He looked displeased, and the aura of a peak early-stage Void Sea State pressed down.

However, Chen Yu stood where he was, his body glowing with a dark light, and a domineering demonic intent spread in all directions.

The other party's aura was a bit weaker than He Yunwang's, and it was far from Lu Ling's. Therefore, for Chen Yu, it was only a small breeze.

The dark-skinned middle-aged man's eyes flickered, and he looked at Chen Yu solemnly in surprise.

"Brother Chang, we can't break it."

At this moment, the black-clothed woman's voice came.

Suddenly, the dark-skinned middle-aged man's aura deflated.

His suggestion was based on the premise that the black-clothed woman could break the metal door. Now that the black-clothed woman was powerless, he had no reason to continue pressuring Chen Yu.

"Since we can't break it, then we can only attack."

The dark-skinned middle-aged man's gaze shifted from Chen Yu to the metal door.

Lu Ling maintained a faint smile and shook his head slightly.

He also didn't agree with attacking. Otherwise, he didn't know what would happen. However, no one present could break the metal door, so they couldn't do anything to him.

Suddenly, the fat man's voice came, "Let me see."

The dark-skinned middle-aged man and the black-clothed woman looked over in surprise, as if they were asking, "You know about mechanisms?"

Then, the fat man walked forward and touched the surface of the door with his white and wide palm, looking like he was touching randomly.

"Can you do it or not? Don't waste time. "

The dark-skinned middle-aged man took the opportunity to shout.

Obviously, he wasn't on the same side as the fat man, and there was a small conflict between them.

However, at this moment, the entire metal door flickered with a faint light, and then there was a strange sound. The metal door rapidly shrank, and finally, it shrank into a square iron block and fell to the ground.

This scene made the dark-skinned middle-aged man's face even darker. The black-clothed woman's mouth opened slightly. She knew a little about mechanisms, but she couldn't understand how the fat man solved this problem.

The moment the metal door disappeared.

Rumble!

It was as if an ancient roar came from inside, mixed with a scorching and violent aura, and it spread out, shocking everyone present.

At that instant, Chen Yu even suspected that there was a powerful fire-elemental sacred beast inside.

The fat man stepped in, and everyone immediately followed, afraid that the treasure would be taken by the fat man.

After passing through the cave, the temperature inside was even higher. It was as if they were in a world of fire, and the surroundings were filled with dazzling crimson flames.

The moment everyone arrived at this place, they all looked ahead.

There was a huge crimson mountain, and the fire-elemental sacred beast's aura was emitted from this dark crimson mountain.

From the shape of the mountain, they could see that it was a half-squatting giant ape!

"Mountainback Fire Ape!"

Lu Ling, Chen Yu, the dark-skinned middle-aged man, and the others were shocked.

They didn't expect it to be the Mountainback Fire Ape!

"The place where the Mountainback Fire Ape died?"

Lu Ling's heart trembled.

This Mountainback Fire Ape had died many years ago, and its body had turned into a part of the mountain. It stood there, emitting a powerful fire-elemental sacred beast's aura.

It was hard to imagine how powerful the Mountainback Fire Ape was when it was alive, and how it only had such an aura after its death. It caused the underground to be extremely hot, and even ordinary Void Sea Realm cultivators had to use their Quintessential Essence to protect themselves.

Looking at it from a close distance, everyone seemed to be able to see the magnificent scene of the ape smashing the ground.

However, they didn't come here to worship the dead Mountainback Fire Ape, but to search for treasures.

But looking around, there were no treasures at all.

"Look, there's a metal door there."

The black-clothed lady pointed.

The Mountainback Fire Ape had turned into a crimson mountain, and there was a small cave at the foot of the mountain, which was blocked by a metal door.

"It seems like someone got here before us."

The dark-skinned middle-aged man's voice was deep, and he seemed to be a little angry.

He had come all the way here, but all the treasures had been taken by someone else. How could he not be angry?

Right now, everyone was looking at the fat man, hoping that he could decipher the mechanism.

The person who got here before them was definitely still inside the mountain that the Mountainback Fire Ape had turned into!

The fat man was very tactful. He walked over and touched it with his hands.

Thud!

The metal door turned into a piece of metal and fell to the ground. The fat man walked in.

Chen Yu and the others quickly followed and dashed in.

Inside the mountain that the Mountainback Fire Ape had turned into, it was dark and desolate. Such a huge change to the environment made everyone feel strange.

At this moment, the sound of something tearing through the air could be heard in this dark place.

Many strange-looking puppets and machines were moving over rapidly.

There were ordinary square-shaped puppets, spider puppets with many legs that shone with a cold light, and extremely ugly puppets that looked like dirty puppets that had been thrown away …

There were a lot of puppets, a total of eight. In addition to their strange shapes, they gave off a very strange and absurd feeling.

"You actually managed to decipher the mechanism set up by Brother Dong and come here! But your journey ends here. "

A voice that was neither fast nor slow sounded.

A sinister-looking clown was sitting on the shoulder of a tall but somewhat tattered mechanical puppet.

"Brother Dong?"

Chen Yu found the name very familiar.