Chapter 506 - The Gathering of Grandmasters (2/2)

The scrawny old man’s husky voice sounded jarringly sharp. He chuckled a little and then spurred the tiger to pounce forward into the thicket, and disappeared.

“Hew!”

Guo Nuannuan heaved a sigh of relief once the scrawny old man was gone. “Uncle Xie, isn’t Spirit King one of the Four Greatest Gong Tau Masters in Southeast Asia?”

“He rides a white tiger and is as bony as a skeleton. That has to be him.” Uncle Xie let out a wry smile.

“Spirit King, One-eyed Naga King were both Four Greatest Gong Tau Masters in Southeast Asia. They were both listed on the Dark Roll and dominated Southeast Asia heavy handedly. Spirit King was easily recognized by the Spirit Beast he rode and his ability to animate the dead. That was a close call, my lady.”

“But, I thought that the Spirit King lived in Indonesia. Why is he here?” Someone asked in confusion.

“I think he is here for the Valley of No Return as well.” Uncle Xie heaved a sigh and said: “Legend had it that there were unimaginable treasures buried in the valley. Over the last hundred years, many had tried to unearth the treasure, but they all paid the ultimate price in the end. I think Spirit King is heading that way as well.”

Everyone was on high alert after their encounter with the Spirit King.

However, as they got closer to their destination, they met more and more Overlords on their way. They saw an old man standing on the back of a slithering snake, a middle-aged man in white outfit gliding across the sky while holding a sword and a burly overlord that was as big as a polar bear, just to name a few.

“Furious Bear Ja.s.s, Lin Tai from j.a.pan, Ancient Muay Thai master, and Monk King from Vietnam…”

People started to realize that they were sharing the same path with many deadly warriors.

These Overlords had all reached Transcendent State and many of them were even on the Dark Roll. They usually kept to themselves, but now they flocked to the same location as Guo Nuannuan was heading. Anyone of them could slaughter the entire expedition team with ease.

“Nuannuan, maybe we should call it off. It’s too dangerous.”

Huang Jin wavered.

Guo Nuannuan cast a quick glance at Chen Fan and was immediately p.r.i.c.ked by the nonchalance in his eyes. She gritted her teeth and said: “We must go one. We have already come this far. My family’s name should protect us from getting harmed by these people.”

“Fine then.”

Huang Jin nodded reluctantly.

“Strange. Why are there so many people gathering at the Valley of No Return?”

Chen Fan raised his suspicion

The group finally arrived at the Valley of No Return after five days of travel.

“Hooo!”

Once they were past a small hill, the landscape suddenly opened up and revealed a large patch of empty land before them. The land was surrounded by a ring of small hills, forming a valley. White mists shrouded the s.p.a.ce above the empty ground and blocked the view. Downpours that lasted less than a minute seemed to be happening everywhere and the guide also noticed that the campus has stopped working.

“This is it! The Valley of No Return!”

Guo Nuannuan’s eyes lit up with elation.

“My lady, we have arrived. I think we should head back now.”

Uncle Xie said with a heavy expression.

As its name suggests, once entering the Valley of No Return, it’s almost impossible to get out. Uncle Xie was Guo Nuannuan’s personal guard and therefore, making sure her safety was his top priority.

“No! We have come so far, we need to take a look inside.”

Uncle Xie shook his head disapprovingly in reply.

“Valley of No Return?”

Chen Fan linked his hands behind his back and looked into the distance where the cloud-shrouded the mountains. Unknown to Guo Nuannuan, those were not ordinary mountains, instead, they were a part of a large Array.

The array formation had tapped into the Spirit Qi in its environment, just as the Green Dragon Grand Array did. Under normal circ.u.mstances, such defense would be impossible to penetrate for anyone below the Connate Spirit level. However, the array formation would reach it’s the weakest state every twelve years.

“Hurry up! It’s right up ahead.”

An excited voice came up behind everyone.

They looked back and saw a middle-aged man wearing plain clothing that emerged from the jungle. His steps were swift and energetic, and his presence was overbearing and intimidating. There was a handsome young man walking abreast of him.

Guo Nuannuan’s eyes lit up as soon as she saw them.

‘Uncle Leng and Xiao Tong?”

“Isn’t that Nuannuan?” The man in plain clothing was taken aback and then he put on scrawl.”What are you doing here? It’s too dangerous for you. Go home now.”

“No, I will not, Uncle Leng. I just want to take a look inside. Will you take me in there, please?” Guo Nuannuan asked kittenishly as she cast coquettish glances at the handsome young man.

“What are we afraid of, dad. You are the most powerful Grandmaster in Malaysia.”

The young man called Leng Tong put in.

“Fine, fine!” Leng Jianfeng said with a frown. “But you need to behave yourself. No sudden moves. All the overlords of Southeast Asia have gathered in the valley and many of them are mean b.a.s.t.a.r.ds.”

“Thank you, Uncle Leng!”

Guo Nuannuan beamed from side to side as she cast a glance to Chen Fan. Chen Fan’s impa.s.sive expression didn’t sit well with her.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan had focused his attention on the Valley of No Return. Already, he had registered the presence of many Overlords by the entrance of the valley.