"A creature?"
Jie Mubai furrowed his brow slightly.
He could naturally tell that this was no member of the human race — it was a member of the demon beast race.
And at that very moment, the creature turned its gaze toward Jie Mubai.
That made Jie Mubai's heart tighten. He had clearly hidden himself, yet the creature's gaze unmistakably showed that it had discovered him.
And as that gaze fell upon him, the creature's cultivation was released.
First Grade True God!!!
"Heh…"
Jie Mubai let out a contemptuous laugh and revealed himself directly.
As a Second Grade Heavenly Dragon Spirit World Master, even a Third Grade True God couldn't catch him, let alone a First Grade True God — he naturally didn't put it in his eyes.
However, at that moment, the creature's eyes turned gold, and even its black armor released a golden glow.
Its cultivation was no longer at the First Grade True God level — it had stepped into the realm of Third Grade True God.
"There's no need for this. We can actually cooperate," Jie Mubai said, his palm spreading open. A wisp of barrier power no larger than a small snake shot out from his palm, soaring straight toward the sky.
BOOM— But upon reaching the sky, that minuscule wisp of barrier power instantly transformed into a colossal formation that blotted out the heavens and eclipsed the sun, its area actually larger than those two massive tombstones.
At the same time, the aura of a Second Grade Heavenly Dragon Spirit World Master surged forth from that barrier formation.
A display of strength!!!
And this display of strength was indeed effective.
The armored creature's gaze shifted, and it couldn't help but ask: "Who are you?"
"Who I am isn't important. What's important is that if we join forces, the legacy here will be easily within our grasp," Jie Mubai said.
"I can take it all for myself. Why would I team up with you?" the armored creature asked.
"Your vision should be broader. The legacy here, no matter how good, has its limits. But if we cooperate, I have even finer treasures to share with you," Jie Mubai said.
"Even finer treasures?" The armored creature's eyes lit up with curiosity.
"You'll definitely be interested," Jie Mubai said.
"Let's hear it," the armored creature said.
"Chu Feng," Jie Mubai said.
"Chu Feng?" The armored creature's brow furrowed.
"You must have heard of him, right?"
"On his person, there's not only the Royal Bloodline but also the legendary Origin of the Bloodline. And besides that, I believe there are other treasures as well."
"Leaving everything else aside, the Origin of the Bloodline alone — that kind of treasure is something the entire Ancient Burial Ground may not be able to match."
"Chu Feng is the true treasure," Jie Mubai said.
"You know where Chu Feng is?" the armored creature asked.
"Mm."
"If our cooperation goes smoothly this time, then—"
WHOOSH— Before Jie Mubai could finish speaking, the armored creature had arrived before him like a phantom, its speed utterly terrifying.
By the time Jie Mubai reacted, one of the creature's razor-sharp claws had already pierced through his Dantian.
"You…"
Jie Mubai stared at the armored creature with eyes full of disbelief, blurting out: "Are you out of your damn mind?!"
But the armored creature didn't answer — another claw pierced straight through Jie Mubai's Dantian.
Then, with a savage tear, it ripped Jie Mubai's body cleanly in half.
But in the next moment, the armored creature's gaze turned cold.
It stared in astonishment as Jie Mubai's shattered body dissolved into barrier power and dissipated.
At the same time, a talisman that had lost all its barrier power drifted outward.
At that moment, Jie Mubai's voice rang out once more from high in the sky.
"I'm asking you — are you out of your damn mind?!"
"Son of a bitch, do you know that Chu Feng or something?!"
At the sound of that voice, the armored creature transformed into a streak of light and shot directly into the sky, arriving among the stars.
However, the direction from which the voice had come held only a formation — Jie Mubai was not there at all.
The armored creature threw a punch, and its overwhelming martial force shattered the formation into dust.
Then it spoke in a cold voice: "Stay far away. Don't let me find you."
With that, the armored creature returned to the world within the tomb.
However, in truth, Jie Mubai was still inside that very world.
It was just that in his hand, he clutched an ancient talisman. The talisman was burning, releasing a powerful barrier force that enveloped him.
Jie Mubai was rapidly withdrawing from that world.
"What the hell is wrong with that monster? Its eyes are terrifying. If I hadn't used this talisman, my true body probably would have been found too."
"But why did it suddenly attack? Does it know Chu Feng, or does it simply not want to cooperate?"
"No way it knows Chu Feng. I'm overthinking this. How could every single monster just happen to know Chu Feng and be on his side?"
As he fled, Jie Mubai muttered to himself. But regardless of the reason, he had confirmed one thing.
He had been having some really bad luck lately.