The old woman in the red dress, known as Manyi, looked kindly at the blonde girl before her and said,
"Actually, several hundred years ago, the Star Luo Empire also tried to investigate the cause of that thundercloud."
"Nobody's a fool. A thundercloud that never dissipates for ten thousand years—anyone knows that place must be extraordinary."
"There must be something hidden in the core area of the Cataclysmic Mountain System beneath the thundercloud."
"Some even suspect that clues about gods are hidden there!"
"The Star Luo National Academy once sent a team to investigate there. At that time, relations with the Sun Moon Empire were tense."
"We wouldn't let go of any opportunity that could allow the Star Luo Empire to surpass the Sun Moon Empire in combat power!"
"Unfortunately, that team, led by several Soul Douluos, failed to enter the core area of the Cataclysmic Mountain System."
"That area is frequently plagued by fires, lightning strikes, and windstorms."
"Even Soul Douluos can barely survive, let alone investigate."
Xu Jiujiu was captivated by Manyi's story. Although she had been to the Cataclysmic Mountain System several times, she had only hunted astral-type soul beasts on the outskirts.
She had never heard the guards or her brother mention that the Star Luo Empire had ever explored this mountain range standing on the border between the Star Luo Empire and the Heavenly Soul Empire.
Seeing the expectant gaze of the girl beside her, whom she treated like her own daughter, a smile appeared on Man Yi's aged face.
She didn't keep her in suspense; after all, Xu Jiujiu was a princess, and this wasn't exactly a secret. If she wanted to know, there were plenty of ways to find out the truth.
"Jiujiu, you must have heard a rumor about the Calamity Mountain Range, right?" "
Once, a powerful attack-type Super Douluo, relying on his formidable cultivation, tried to unveil the mysteries of the Calamity Mountain Range."
"He was almost torn in two by some unknown soul beast."
Xu Jiujiu nodded and said, "I heard my classmates mention it at the Star Luo National Academy."
"But everyone said it was a rumor."
"Because the story was too outrageous, because the soul beast that Super Douluo sensed was only 30,000 years old."
"Even a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear couldn't possibly be a match for a powerful attack-type Super Douluo!"
Man Yi smiled helplessly, a hint of shame appearing on her wrinkled face. She slowly walked to Xu Jiujiu's side and looked into the distance at the Cataclysmic Mountain Range, which seemed to be baring its fangs and intimidating all directions.
"It's true!"
"It's not a rumor."
Man Yi's expression turned to one of reminiscence. Xu Jiujiu was quite shocked; she hadn't expected such an outrageous story to actually be true.
However, she didn't interrupt Man Yi's reminiscence.
"It must have happened 110 years ago."
"I held a high-ranking position in the Star Luo Royal Guard, responsible for protecting the royal family."
"A hundred years ago, in the Star Luo Empire's Hall of Worship, there was a Super Douluo with the Martial Soul of the Terror Armored Rock Bear, titled Mountain Shatterer."
"He was honest and kind, liked to mentor younger generations, and was extremely loyal and devoted to the Star Luo Empire."
"During that period of tension with the Sun Moon Empire, he led a legion of Soul Masters alone to support the former White Tiger Duke!"
"His most glorious achievement was personally tearing apart a level 95 Evil Soul Master Super Douluo with the Martial Soul of the Ghost Child."
"Your father and His Majesty the Emperor's father were raised by him. I remember when I had just broken through to level 70, I wanted a Soul Ring."
"He approached me, enthusiastically offering to take me to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a Soul Ring."
"I was so excited at that time! A Super Douluo, whom I can only look up to even now, was taking me to hunt for a Soul Ring."
"Later, he found me a seventh Soul Ring with the most suitable age and attributes."
"This laid the foundation for me to become a Title Douluo."
"I always thought I would repay him in the future, but on the day I was about to break through to Soul Douluo, I saw his body, which was almost torn in two!"
"Some kind of immense force shattered all his meridians and internal organs."
"With the cultivation of a Super Douluo, he barely survived and didn't die immediately."
"The Healer Douluo arrived in time and saved his life!"
"He weakly told us that there was a black-faced, golden-haired lion-dog-like soul beast in the core area."
"It had a cultivation of 30,000 years, possessed a certain domain, had no reason, and was extremely powerful!"
"Just one collision between them caused his internal organs to bleed, and if it weren't for his spatial teleportation soul bone technique, he would have died there!"
"Unfortunately, due to the severity of his injuries, even the Healer Douluo was powerless to save him, and he passed away three years later." "
The late emperor was heartbroken and forbade anyone to set foot in the core area again, sealing off the news of the Shattered Mountain Douluo's death."
After Man Yi finished speaking, she never expected that what she once thought was a rumor actually concealed such a tragic story.
She looked at the thunderclouds, her eyes filled with a mixture of awe and fear.
A Super Douluo had shown future generations just how dangerous that place was with his life.
Looking at the somewhat frightened Xu Jiujiu, Man Yi smiled on her aged face and said,
"You don't need to be so afraid."
"Those kinds of spirit beasts only stay in the core area. The Star Luo Empire's royal family has been hunting spirit rings in the Disaster Mountain System for thousands of years." "They
've already figured out the outer areas!"
"I'm telling you this story so you'll remember it."
"Don't underestimate any place in the Douluo Continent!"
"In this land teeming with powerful figures, where do all these rumors come from?"
"They all have a source."
"Having a sense of awe is good, but don't let that awe consume you; it will hinder your path to strength."
Man Yi patted Xu Jiujiu's shoulder and said, "Alright, go change your clothes."
"We're going into this mountain range."
"You don't want to go in wearing a long court dress, do you?"
Xu Jiujiu's face flushed slightly; she naturally knew she couldn't go into the dangerous forest in such attire.
"Understood, Grandma Manyi."
"I'll go change it right away!"
Manyi looked at her kindly, nodded, and then stared solemnly at the distant thunderclouds.
What she didn't tell Xu Jiujiu was that these thunderclouds were actually expanding.
Some wise people speculated that what triggered the thunderclouds was slowly getting stronger!
It was probably that thing that had absorbed almost all the spiritual energy of the Heavenly Calamity Mountain Range; otherwise, how could such a large mountain range not have given birth to a 100,000-year-old soul beast?
Even in a place like the Tiger Might Mountain Range, the Star Luo Empire had found 100,000-year-old soul beasts!
How could the Heavenly Calamity Mountain Range, which was almost three times larger than the Tiger Might Mountain Range, not have a 100,000-year-old soul beast?
"What kind of soul beast could control thunderclouds?"
In a dense forest a few hundred meters away from the inn, a spatial vortex suddenly appeared, and Huo Yuhao's figure slowly emerged from it.
"Brother Tianmeng, I'll never trust your navigation again!"
"We almost ended up in the Star Luo Province!"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm began to argue,
"What? It's the same all over the human world."
"My spiritual perception is about the same everywhere, and look, we're here, aren't we?"
Huo Yuhao looked at the dark sky in the distance, where blue lightning roared, like some kind of giant beast churning.
Just looking at it made one feel oppressed and a little uneasy.
"Alright, Yuhao, let's get ready to go in. I've already prepared the spatial teleportation."
"If anything unexpected happens, your divine power and my spatial teleportation can guarantee our safety!"
Huo Yuhao nodded. This time, the main purpose was to go to the core area to obtain information about the Golden Lion Mastiff. A primordial soul beast that ignores bloodlines is a true treasure!
"Wait a minute, let me change my appearance."
Soon, the faceless mask on Huo Yuhao's face began to twist and change.
A man with short white hair and white eyelashes, and azure eyes that seemed to extend from the sky, appeared on the spot.
"I've wanted to cosplay Gojo Satoru for a long time."
"With the Limitless Technique plus the Reversal Technique and the Boundless Void."
"Even if I were to come down to the Akuta Cave, I'd have to say I'm Gojo Satoru himself!"
"I refuse to believe this place can turn me into 2.5 Gojo Satoru?"
The Golden Tortoise, studying alchemy in the Sea of Spirit, felt this look was ominous and said,
"Yuhao, are you sure it's okay?"
Huo Yuhao smiled confidently.
"Guaranteed to win, Brother Lao."
(End of Chapter)
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