studiobondurri Chapter 707 - Divine Race
Chapter 707 - Divine Race
chapter 707 - divine race
the two didn't dare to linger for long, as many divinekin, members of the divine race, were lying in ambush around the altar, protecting it against intruders.
the divine race refused to allow humans to inhabit the western barrens, and the murong clan was merely one of their many victims. aside from the murong clan, there were few humans in the western barrens. even if some existed, they would be in places far from the divine race's reach, or well-hidden.
the two increased their speed after passing the altar. they were like two gusts of wind as they weaved through the mountain range, and it was already the second half of the night by now.
biting, cold wind blew from the depths of the mountain range, and murong tianze suddenly halted. they were still more than a thousand miles from the exit.
"the valley is over there, where the divine race resides," murong tianze pointed at a pass five hundred meters away.
the divine energy was surging from the surroundings, making murong tianze feel uncomfortable and even affecting the circulation of his true essence.
in contrast, liu wuxie appeared unaffected. he had been paying close attention to the changes in the mysterious tree ever since he had returned. but what happened next shocked him as the mysterious tree began to devour the divine energy to strengthen itself.
this revelation further deepened liu wuxie's curiosity about the divine race.
"senior, are you alright?" liu wuxie asked in a concerned tone. he had noticed murong tianze's discomfort.
"i'm fine!" murong tianze's complexion returned to normal after he circulated his true essence to eliminate the divine energy from his body.
the two pressed on at a slower pace than before, and they were forced to tread carefully because the divinekin were patrolling the surroundings.
when they were a hundred meters from the pass, they stopped. this was the furthest murong tianze had ever dared venture. a gateway prevented outsiders from entering the valley's mouth.
divine energy gushed out from the gateway, and the two hid among the trees. liu wuxie activated the ghost eye, allowing his vision to penetrate through layers of foliage into the valley's depths.
the valley was larger than he had imagined, and many divinekin were inside. unlike humans, their homes consisted of natural caves. the divine race slept either in their caves or under the open sky.
the mysterious tree became even more restless, wanting to break free from the desolate world and charge into the valley.
time passed, and the patrolling divinekin would change shifts every two hours.
"they're changing shifts!" murong tianze whispered.
liu wuxie was intrigued. for a race as powerful as the divine race, facing no significant threats apart from the rare demonic beasts at the true profound realm, such tight security felt unwarranted. what could they possibly be guarding against? or, more unsettlingly—what could they fear?
it was abnormal for such a powerful race to set up such tight security.
"senior, i have a bold idea!" liu wuxie said suddenly.
"you want to infiltrate?" murong tianze guessed. he had lived for centuries, and his intuition had been sharpened over time.
"what are they doing?" liu wuxie asked curiously. there was an empty space at the valley's center, enough to accommodate over ten thousand people.
to his astonishment, the divine race didn’t follow typical morning routines like washing or eating. instead, they gathered in the vast clearing and began chanting in unison. the words were incomprehensible to liu wuxie, clearly part of a language unique to their race.
they soon moved on to dancing, raising their hands to the sky while pounding their feet on the ground rhythmically. the earth trembled beneath their movements, and echoes reverberated through the valley.
the strange ritual continued for ten minutes before they returned to their caves.
"what a strange ritual," liu wuxie commented, considering it to be a ritual. after all, every race had its customs and traditions, and the divine race was no exception.
in many ways, they resembled an ancient tribe, retaining some primal practices, such as their habitats and centralized control.
liu wuxie had limited knowledge of the divine race, so he needed more time to investigate. after waiting for roughly an hour, he saw a large group of divinekin emerging from their caves. they left their valley and headed toward the altar.
"what a terrifying aura!" liu wuxie exclaimed inwardly. though he didn't know how the divine race was classified based on their cultivation, he could sense that the emerging members all gave off an unbelievably powerful aura.
even the weakest among them was comparable to the pinnacle of the nascent transformation realm. but despite possessing such strength, liu wuxie was baffled by the fact that the divine race had willingly confined themselves into seclusion in the divine light mountain.
the valley was roughly a hundred miles from the altar, and the group soon reached it in no time.
as murong tianze had described, the divine race began chanting the moment they ascended the altar. the beasts around the altar spat out mists that enveloped the entire structure.
then, a bizarre scene occurred as the divinekin standing on the altar had all vanished. liu wuxie mwas baffled, unable to tell where they had gone.
the absence of spiritual runes on the altar ruled out the use of a teleportation array, deepening the mystery.
as more divinekin vanished through the altar, liu wuxie felt a sense of urgency building within him. if the valley emptied entirely, he might find only two corpses—even if he managed to locate murong yi’s parents.
using ghost eye, liu wuxie scanned every corner of the valley. however, some areas were impervious to ghost eye’s probing, likely constructed with special materials similar to those found in the yin-yang valley of the heavenly nether battlefield.
the witcher clan was also an ancient race predating even the divine race. the twelve divine avatars had created the world, and the divine race was the firstborn into the world. the two races were equally ancient and seemed to have appeared simultaneously in the universe.
the valley was vast, and liu wuxie only managed to explore one-fourth of it after half a day. there were also places too far for the ghost eye to reach, and he could only see blurred images.
a sudden thumping sound broke his focus, originating from approaching footsteps. liu wuxie tensed immediately, remembering that he was in a storage chamber. while the stronger members of the divine race didn’t require food, the younger and weaker ones still relied on sustenance.
the storage chamber offered no hiding spots and only had a single entrance. if he left now, he would only bump into whoever was coming.
with no hesitation, liu wuxie drew the heretic blade and retreated towards the doorframe, preparing to strike at any moment.
when the footsteps grew closer, liu wuxie's heart pounded. this was his first frontal confrontation with a divinekin, and a wave of nervousness surged through him.