Chapter 308: Two Mysterious Youths

In Alchemy City, the once magnificent buildings were now collapsed, and the ground was covered with terrifying cracks. Yang Tian encountered bits of flesh and blood everywhere along the way; blood and bones were scattered about, and ruins were everywhere.

The Golden-Winged Roc, with a single flap of its wings, had caused such a terrible disaster, shocking Yang Tian. That ferocious bird was too terrifying; its sheer size was monstrous, and it could swallow the entire Alchemy City in one gulp!

The city was filled with the stench of blood. By now, experts from Alchemy Valley had come to appease the people and rebuild the great city.

Yang Tian did not linger. He left through the city gate and headed toward the primeval forest.

Not far from Alchemy City, Yang Tian saw a terrifying claw mark that had collapsed an entire mountain range, shattering the surrounding peaks.

The place was deathly still. The earth was cracked, and he encountered many carcasses of fierce beasts. The ground was stained red with blood, and severed limbs were everywhere, illustrating the terror of the Golden-Winged Roc.

"There isn't a single exotic beast here." After walking for a while, Yang Tian realized the surroundings were dead silent, without a sound. Mountains and rivers were shattered, and countless trees were broken. Such destructive power was horrifying.

"Heh, the Golden-Winged Roc made quite a commotion here. I reckon all living beings within thousands of miles are dead." Yang Xiao said with a slight smile. When a divine beast unleashes its power, none of the beasts here can escape.

"Looks like we need to go deeper." Hearing this, Yang Tian nodded and took out a map of the outer region. The entire primeval forest was unimaginably vast, stretching countless miles before reaching the territory of the demon race.

"This isn't necessarily bad for us. With the divine bird's rampage, no beast dares to set foot here. Let's just play the opportunist this time." Yang Xiao couldn't help but chuckle, seeing many corpses along the way.

"Oh my, there might be some rare exotic beasts inside." Yang Tian licked his dry lips. After these exotic beasts died, their essence blood would take a long time to dissipate, which was perfect for them.

"Let's deal with the tail first." At this moment, Yang Xiao said coldly. The two War Emperors from the Li family had been following them with ill intentions.

Yang Tian and Yang Ba stopped and scanned behind them. At that moment, two old men appeared before them, both extremely powerful, their cultivation nearly reaching the peak of War Emperor.

Their gazes fell on Yang Tian and the others. A flicker of surprise flashed in their eyes before one of them, a gloomy-faced old man, smiled faintly: "Yang Tian, should I call you brave or foolish?"

"Heh, would I dare to lure you here without some trump cards?" Yang Tian shrugged and suddenly laughed lightly. Beneath that gentle smile lurked a bone-chilling coldness.

The two old men stiffened slightly, wariness appearing in their eyes. The fact that they could see through their concealment technique meant things were not simple.

"Just the two of you? I'm afraid you're not qualified." After a moment of silence, the gloomy old man spoke, his tone dripping with disdain.

"What about adding me?" At that moment, a terrifying soul form appeared before them.

Yang Xiao's faint smile sent a shiver of fear through their souls.

"So this is the ancient expert of the Yang family!" Yang Ba's gaze instantly fixed on Yang Xiao. Sensing the soul power emanating from him, he couldn't help but exclaim inwardly.

"Such a powerful soul form!" The two exchanged glances. Without hesitation, they turned and fled like rabbits, disappearing in an instant.

"Since you're here, stay." Seeing this, Yang Xiao shook his head slightly and chuckled. At the same time, he reached out and grabbed through the air, unleashing a terrifying suction that swept across the entire forest.

Countless trees trembled violently, huge boulders rolled down the mountains, and the void twisted as if a great wave was traveling through it. As the suction grew more immense, two figures fell from the void not far from Yang Tian.

Boom! Boom! The ground shook, dust rose ahead, and the two figures slammed face-first into the earth. Their bones rattled from the tremendous impact.

Seeing this, Yang Xiao struck down with his palm. Under the old man's terrified gaze, a giant hand crushed his head, and both men were instantly smashed into pulp.

"So strong!" Yang Ba stared in shock at the two bodies. Two peak War Emperors, killed with a single palm strike by this soul form!

Yang Tian smiled. Yang Xiao's strength was now terrifying; he could even contend with mighty Great Capabilities, let alone two War Emperors.

"I reckon the Li family is really bleeding this time. Half of their War Emperors are dead." Looking at the two soul forms, Yang Tian grinned, a feeling of elation rising in his heart.

Yang Ba paid his respects to Yang Xiao, who was very interested in the killing formation Yang Ba had used earlier. The two chatted happily, while Yang Tian was completely lost, understanding none of it.

Several days passed. First, the demon race emerged, causing widespread panic. Then the White-Robed Sovereign appeared, overwhelmingly powerful, and news of him spread across half the continent at an astonishing speed.

The White-Robed Sovereign, with only a remnant soul, suppressed the demon lair in the Danhuo Region and then beat the four hall masters until they had no way to heaven and no door to earth, becoming a hot topic of conversation.

The White-Robed Sovereign, an ancient expert who had emerged, suppressed the demon lair with a wave of his hand, causing a huge stir. Compared to this, the Alchemy Conference and the Golden-Winged Roc seemed insignificant.

In the past two days, Yang Tian had traveled nearly a thousand miles without seeing a single shadow, but his harvest was rich, having collected the essence blood of many exotic beasts.

"Someone has been here!" At that moment, Yang Tian's gaze fell on a corpse ahead that was a hundred zhang long, like a small mountain range, terrifyingly huge. On its forehead was a bloody hole.

"The inner core and essence blood have been extracted." Yang Xiao looked at the giant beast with surprise. All the essence blood inside had been drained; such a technique was extremely frightening.

"We need to speed up." Nodding, Yang Tian scanned the surroundings. The deeper they went, the more precious the exotic beasts became, and someone had already gotten ahead of them.

For days, Yang Tian had gone without sleep, extracting many powerful essence bloods. Now his spirits were high, and he frantically searched the surrounding forest. Such opportunities were rare.

The vast forest was ravaged beyond recognition, corpses everywhere. As Yang Tian walked, his expression darkened. Without exception, all the dead exotic beasts had their essence blood drained.

After wandering deep in the forest for half a day, Yang Tian grew impatient with no gains. But when he saw the jars and bottles in his void ring, his mood improved. This was already an unexpected windfall.

Shortly after Yang Tian passed, two figures appeared in the distance. Even from afar, one could sense they were extremely formidable, like two blazing suns, their life force astonishing.

Zooming in, they were two youths who looked like savages. One was stout, wearing animal skins, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, looking somewhat honest, occasionally scratching his messy hair.

Though the stout youth looked like a savage, his blood energy was formidable! His physique was extremely powerful; every step he took left a crack on the ground!

In his hand, he held a bone! It was about two feet long, but the aura it emitted was extremely terrifying, filled with malevolence. It was a great killing weapon, stained with blood from fearsome beings.

The other was a lean youth with bright, large eyes like black gems. His face was dirty, smeared with blood, and he also wore animal skins.

This youth's blood energy was no weaker than the fat one's. His body was covered in bloodstains, and on his wrist was a string of crystal-clear beads.

Each bead was the size of a pebble, exuding mysterious energy. Occasionally, a terrifying beast would manifest from a bead, roaring through the void, producing powerful sonic booms that made heaven and earth rumble, as if small worlds were shaking the universe.

"What kind of place is this? Not a soul in sight." The lean youth blinked his big eyes, which were very bright and quite beautiful.

However, his speech contained ancient tones, vastly different from the current continental language. If anyone else heard him, they would surely not understand.

"I think we're lost. This place is unusual—a divine beast has been here, and so many strange monsters have died." The stout youth scratched his messy hair and grinned.

"The heavenly energy here is so weak and of very low quality. We need to find a way back." The lean youth wiped the blood off his face, speaking in strange tones, his voice plaintive.

"We'll figure that out later. Although these essence bloods are low-grade, they can still be used for medicinal baths." The stout youth kept scratching his head, chuckling.

He then single-handedly lifted a beast weighing hundreds of thousands of jin, started a fire, and prepared to roast it!

"Xiao Ji, get the ingredients." The stout youth was extremely excited, his eyes gleaming. He moved swiftly, skinning the beast and placing it in a large bronze cauldron for roasting.

That bronze cauldron was also extraordinary. From its walls came rumbling sounds, like ancient ancestors chanting, exuding a remarkable divine rhythm.