Translator: CinderTL

"Master, the Nether Fox has reached the mountain valley," Shadow Void reported within Song Wen’s Sea of Consciousness.

"Describe its actions in detail," Song Wen instructed.

"It entered the valley and landed at the edge, circling along the cliff walls," Shadow Void replied.

The Nether Fox is being surprisingly obedient, Song Wen thought to himself.

However, his satisfaction quickly vanished.

"Master, it dropped its tentacle, leaped over the mountain, exited the valley, and is now heading into the distance," Shadow Void announced.

"How many times did it circle the valley?" Song Wen asked.

"Only half a circle," Shadow Void replied.

A slight twitch appeared at the corner of Song Wen’s mouth. He had indeed celebrated too soon.

"Master, the two humans have arrived," Shadow Void’s voice echoed again.

Moments later, two piercing sounds of air being torn apart reached Song Wen’s ears.

Manager Yin and Bu Ren had been relentlessly pursuing the Beauty Serpent. However, after Song Wen injured the serpent into unconsciousness, their true target had quietly shifted to the Nether Fox, since it was the fox carrying the serpent as it fled.

Unaware that the Beauty Serpent had already fallen into Song Wen’s hands, they sped directly overhead.

A moment later, Shadow Void continued to update Song Wen on the situation in the mountain valley: "Master, the two have entered the valley. They’re following the Nether Fox’s trail, circling along the edge."

"Hmm! That gaunt old man named Bu Ren picked up a scale—it must be one the Nether Fox tore off its tentacle. When did it do that? I didn’t even notice."

"Manager Yin also found a scale. They’re now searching in the direction the scales are scattered, deviating from the Nether Fox’s path and heading toward the center of the valley."

"Bu Ren found a tentacle in a fissure. They’re discussing whether the Beauty Serpent has fallen victim to the Nether Fox’s poison. Bu Ren has summoned that stone platform that tracks void fiends, placed the tentacle on it, and begun casting a spell—presumably to locate the Beauty Serpent."

Shadow Void paused briefly, likely because Bu Ren was manipulating the stone platform, leaving nothing further to report for the moment.

"Master," Shadow Void’s voice suddenly sharpened, "a figure has burst forth from a fissure in the mountain valley, radiating murderous intent. It seems Bu Ren’s manipulation of the stone platform formation has enraged this person. The figure is now charging directly at Manager Yin and Bu Ren, who are fleeing in terror."

"Is that person a corpse cultivator?" Song Wen asked urgently.

"Undoubtedly," Shadow Void replied. "The figure is shrouded in dense corpse qi, confirming their identity as a corpse cultivator. Their cultivation level has reached the peak of Void Refinement."

A glint of triumph flashed in Song Wen’s eyes. His meticulous planning had not been in vain—the Six Fiends Hall was indeed hidden within the valley.

Manager Yin and Bu Ren had brought this upon themselves.

It was now clear that the Six Fiends Hall was concealed somewhere beneath the valley.

Judging by their reaction, if the pair had merely followed the Nether Fox’s trail and quickly left the valley, they might have avoided alerting the Six Fiends Hall. However, their decision to use a formation to search for the Beauty Serpent had generated violent Spiritual Qi fluctuations, provoking the Six Fiends Hall to dispatch someone to eliminate them.

"Shadow Void, retreat slowly with me until we’re at least ten thousand miles away from the valley," Song Wen instructed.

Wei Gu, the hall master of the Six Fiends Hall, possessed a low-tier void beast at the late seventh-tier. Its sensory range should be roughly comparable to Shadow Void’s.

To ensure safety, Song Wen decided to withdraw beyond its detection range before proceeding. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The spherical formation of Shadow Void slowly broke through the yellow earth and drifted backward.

Even after retreating ten thousand miles from the mountain valley, beyond Shadow Void’s sensory range, Song Wen remained uneasy. He instructed Shadow Void to retreat another thousand miles. Although Shadow Void claimed that a mere late seventh-tier low-tier void beast couldn’t possibly have a greater sensory range than its own mid seventh-tier high-rank void beast, caution was always wise.

Shadow Void released its coiled tentacles and gradually retreated into Song Wen’s Sea of Consciousness.

Song Wen’s figure materialized, revealing a massive, grotesque fish floating before him—the peak fifth-tier void fiend he had slain earlier.

He channeled his spiritual power, continuously infusing it into the fish’s corpse.

The fish’s carcass swelled rapidly, like a leather bag being inflated, becoming round and taut, as if on the verge of bursting.

Then, enveloping the bloated corpse with his spiritual power, Song Wen hurled it with all his might toward the mountain valley.

The spherical fish tore through the dense Primordial Qi, whistling through the air and instantly covering thousands of miles.

Boom!

The monstrous fish exploded in a deafening roar that shattered the deathly silence of the world.

Hearing the distant explosion, Song Wen turned to Shadow Void.

"Shadow Void, observe the aftermath of the blast," Song Wen instructed.

Shadow Void slowly began to report.

"Master, the corpse cultivator has appeared at the site of the explosion. He’s holding Manager Yin and Bu Ren by the necks, interrogating them about accomplices. Both are severely injured, barely clinging to life."

"Bu Ren claimed they had no accomplices but that he was Lord Yingwu’s subordinate, threatening the corpse cultivator with Lord Yingwu’s vengeance if he killed him."

"The corpse cultivator scoffed at Bu Ren’s threat and slaughtered both of them, even tearing their divine souls to shreds."

"Master, he’s pursuing you now."

A faint smile curled Song Wen’s lips. The fish had finally taken the bait. All his careful planning hadn’t been in vain.

He abruptly turned and fled, making no attempt to conceal the aura of spiritual power radiating from his body, deliberately leaving a trail for his pursuer to follow.

The corpse cultivator was slightly faster than Song Wen, but not by much.

The two figures raced across a million miles, with the corpse cultivator finally closing to within a hundred miles of Song Wen.

By now, they had reached the outermost fringes of the Primordial Qi Death Zone, where their divine senses could finally detect each other’s presence.

"You must be that ’Lord Yingwu’ I’ve heard about," the corpse cultivator rasped, his parched lips parting to reveal a voice like the mournful wail of wind whistling through dry bones. "Daring to provoke the Six Fiends Hall with mere late-stage Void Refinement cultivation? You’re courting death!"

Before the words had even faded, a two-foot-long Soul Breaking Awl materialized, hurtling straight toward Song Wen.

Seeing the awl’s ferocious trajectory, Song Wen didn’t dodge. Instead, he abruptly stopped.

During his escape, Song Wen had repeatedly confirmed with the shadow void that the corpse cultivator was indeed alone.

Brilliant Thunderlight erupted from Song Wen’s body, silvery-white plasma cascading forth like the Nine Heavens’ Milky Way, surging toward the Soul Breaking Awl.

"A thunder cultivator!" The corpse cultivator’s eyes narrowed, a flicker of apprehension flashing through his gaze before hardening into ruthless resolve. "Hmph! What does it matter if you’re a thunder cultivator?"

His withered, claw-like hands rapidly formed a series of magic seals.

Instantly, corpse qi surged from the Soul Breaking Awl, its surface shimmering with countless twisted and eerie talismans that flickered in and out of existence.

The Soul Breaking Awl collided with the Thunderlight.

The Thunderlight exploded in a blinding flash, like a miniature sun detonating.

Corpse qi roiled outward with the force of a tsunami, engulfing the battlefield.

After several breaths, the Thunderlight dissipated, and the Soul Breaking Awl’s momentum had significantly diminished.

"So this is all a thunder cultivator can muster!" The corpse cultivator sneered, channeling more energy into the Soul Breaking Awl.

(End of the Chapter)

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