682 Heavenly Yin World, Cheerful Village (1/2)

Qin Mu looked forward, and he saw the gray mountains and rivers. The ground was also gray, and not far away, there were black shadows that appeared and disappeared unpredictably—likely monsters that came and went like smoke in the darkness, they were hard to detect.

Some monsters even circled to the back of a gray tree to size him up sneakily.

Qin Mu heard rustling sounds beside his ears again. When those monsters closed in and the darkness flowed, there would be rustling sounds.

He walked forward, and even though there were also lifeforms such as those monsters, it seemed so desolate. However, there were trees, flowers, and even unknown monsters, so if there was just a little bit of light, it might have been different scenery altogether.

Even though the monsters were closing on him, they were still a slight distance away, and they didn't dare to approach. It was hard for Qin Mu to see the true faces of the monsters as the area was simply too gray and dark.

Suddenly, his heart stirred. He took out a piece of beef from his taotie sack.

Swoosh—

The beef in his hand suddenly vanished as if it something gnawed away at it. Qin Mu jumped in shock, and he could only roughly make out a lump of shadow pouncing towards the beef in his hand. He didn't even see what it was!

'These kind of strange lifeforms are everywhere, and their speed is beyond imagination. What kind of lifeform lives in Heavenly Yin World?'

That explained why one couldn't recklessly step into the darkness, as the monsters that were everywhere could pounce over and eat their flesh.

Far away, there were still sounds of nibbling. When Qin Mu looked towards the source of the sound, he could faintly see some monsters hiding behind a rock and eating something.

He walked forward, and those monster escaped in a fluster. He still couldn't see what they looked like.

The sky was dark and gloomy. Qin Mu turned back and confirmed the direction he had come from, not wanting to walk back in the wrong direction. Only then did he continue forward.

Numerous whispers came from the dark, and some monsters gathered together. They seemed to be discussing something, and when they saw him coming closer, they scattered like black sand blown away by a gale.

'Could the entire Heavenly Yin World be as gray as this, are there no other things? Is the darkness really from this place?'

Qin Mu searched about, but he couldn't find any useful information. When he finally couldn't resist the urge any longer, he took out the Life and Death Book to shine at one of the monsters.

The monster suddenly gave off a miserably scream, and black smoke poured out its body. The monster shriveled up and fell to the ground.

”This is…”

Qin Mu's expression changed drastically, and he took a look in a hurry. He saw that the shriveled up monster had transformed into human skin!

Like the god he had seen in front of Heavenly Yin Boundary Stone, only skin remained!

Qin Mu was bewildered and muttered, ”Could these monsters all be skins? Could there be no true monster?”

His heart was in chaos, and he didn't know why such an unbelievable situation would appear. After thinking, he immediately walked further away and observed.

After a moment, he saw the darkness moving like sand and flowing into the skin. The monster quickly stood up again and disappeared, leaving no trace behind.

Qin Mu composed himself and suddenly turned back on his original route. He came to the front of the boundary stone and bowed. ”Senior, sorry for disturbing you.”

His hands lifted the skin, and he walked into Heavenly Yin World again.

Coming to Heavenly Yin World, the human skin that was lifted by his hands suddenly took off and ran. It vanished without a trace in an instant!

'As expected!'

Qin Mu's heart trembled violently. The monsters weren't truly monsters; they were just skins!

The skins didn't have any flesh and blood, and once they were taken over by the dark substances, their speed would become unbelievably quick. Once the Life and Death Book shined on them, the dark substances would fly out, and they became empty skins.

'Why do they have to eat flesh and blood?'

Qin Mu felt he was a little closer to the truth, but he was still way far from uncovering it entirely. 'If I want to uncover the truth of the darkness, I will probably have to search for the secret behind Heavenly Yin World.'

He walked forward, and rustling rang out. One monster walked closer to him, and Qin Mu was slightly stunned. The monster gave him a familiar feeling.

'It's the god of Founding Emperor Era that had the lantern!'

The monster transformed from that god came close to him and stopped. Qin Mu closed on him, and it hurriedly escaped. However, he didn't move far before stopping and turning his head back.

'His speed is as fast as lightning and far surpasses mine. The reason why he's walking and stopping is for me to follow him!'

Qin Mu's heart stirred slightly, and he immediately increased his speed to chase the monster.

One human and one monster sprinted in a land of darkness. Whenever Qin Mu got exhausted from running too long, the monster would slow down his speed—even stopping occasionally. One human and one monster were only three hundred yards apart, and he waited quietly to let Qin Mu recover.

After walking like that for countless miles, Qin Mu suddenly saw other colors and his eyes lit up.

There were verdant hills and limpid waters, birdsong and fragrant flowers, and azure blue lakes—the air even seemed to become much fresher.

There was also a town there that had gorgeous structures and beautiful scenery. Looking from afar, he saw numerous figures of humans, and they were living prosperously. He didn't expect Heavenly Yin World to have such a place.