"Nahai Treasure Gourd!"

Ye Haochuan quickly summoned the treasure gourd, aiming the mouth of the gourd at the cyan-white flame.

The Nahai Treasure Gourd was originally capable of absorbing attribute energy, and immediately swallowed the cyan-white flames.

However, the Nahai Treasure Gourd’s level was really too low, coupled with some damage from the previous secret realm; it couldn’t withstand the power of the flame and quickly shattered.

Ye Haochuan hurriedly tossed the gourd aside and retreated swiftly.

"Quick, let’s go!" Ye Haochuan shouted at Niu Kui while retreating.

Niu Kui had been disoriented by the strike from the Azure Flame Wolf King, just regaining his senses to attack the Wolf King, but upon hearing Ye Haochuan’s words, he didn’t hesitate and turned to flee instead.

"Roar~"

Seeing Ye Haochuan and Niu Kui retreat quickly, the Wolf King wanted to chase after them but, unfortunately, stumbled after a step and nearly fell flat.

Its eyes showed a hint of reluctance, but it had no choice but to let Ye Haochuan and Niu Kui leave.

Phew~

After sprinting for several miles and confirming the Wolf King wasn’t pursuing, Ye Haochuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The Wolf King was truly formidable; if not caught off guard, there was no way to injure it. Even injured, Ye Haochuan wasn’t confident that he and Niu Kui could kill it.

Damn, these Immortal Transformation Late-Stage Demon Beasts are tough!

Ye Haochuan couldn’t help but sigh.

As Yan Meng said, Mushan County is now truly a perilous place, filled with powerful demon beasts. If not for his numerous trump cards and some luck, he’d have been turned to ashes by the Wolf King’s flames.

He still hasn’t figured out how these demon beasts found them and managed to gather so many for an attack — it’s just unbelievable.

"Ye, haven’t you turned off the Divine Might yet? Do you want to kill me?" Just as Ye Haochuan pondered, a roar erupted from the Communicating with God Treasure Order.

Ye Haochuan snapped back to reality and turned off the Divine Might skill.

Only then did he realize that at some unknown time, the spiritual energy and flower energy stored in the Communicating with God Treasure Order had been completely exhausted.

However, Dou Chi evidently was still furious, exclaiming, "Don’t you know Divine Might consumes the flower energy of the Communicating with God Treasure Order itself? If the flower energy is depleted, I’ll die, understand?"

"Well... I really didn’t know that!" Ye Haochuan replied with a bitter smile.

The first two skills of the Communicating with God Treasure Order could be activated using Ye Haochuan’s own spiritual energy and flower energy, so he instinctively thought the third skill was the same.

"Who’s talking?" Niu Kui asked, a bit puzzled.

"Just a ghost!" Ye Haochuan replied instinctively.

At this moment, it seemed Dou Chi had vented all his anger and, miraculously, wasn’t upset about being called a ghost, instead quietly telling Ye Haochuan, "Your companion seems anything but ordinary!"

"How so?" Ye Haochuan asked, curious.

"You didn’t differentiate between friend and foe while using Divine Might, so its effects apply to all creatures around. You saw even the Immortal Transformation Mid-Stage beasts were affected. Your companion, only at Immortal Transformation Early Stage, wasn’t affected at all — does that seem normal?" Dou Chi stated sternly.

"It really is..." Ye Haochuan just then realized, casting a meaningful look at Niu Kui.

He originally thought Niu Kui’s uniqueness came from his incredible strength, but now it seemed far more than that.

He couldn’t believe Niu Kui was from an ordinary farming family, or rather, Niu Kui couldn’t be a descendant of ordinary folk.

He had previously asked Niu Kui about his background; Niu Kui had no memory of his parents, and his memories seemed only to extend back to the age of eighteen — before that, he knew nothing.

It’s said he was brought to that mountain village by an old man, who later died, and he settled there afterward.

Niu Kui didn’t really care about his origins. But Ye Haochuan was interested, determined to help him find his true parents, and solve a mystery within himself.

Of course, this matter couldn’t be rushed; after rescuing Long Keyue, a decision would be made.

"Let’s go!"

After resting for a while, Ye Haochuan and Niu Kui set out again.

Originally, the closer to Mushan County’s center, the more humans there would be.

But now, there were no more humans in these towns, only a few demon beasts wandering around.

Seeing this scene, Ye Haochuan sighed.

Once, humans had absolute dominance over demon beasts — granting life or death at will.

But now, roles have reversed so suddenly; human life and death lie entirely in the hands of demon beasts.

"Hopefully, those still alive here can persist a bit longer!" Ye Haochuan lamented.

He had already learned from Yan Meng that Mushan County’s situation was reported to the Myriad Realms Mansion Prefecture Master, who was gathering forces to resolve the beast tide.

However, Ye Haochuan truly despised the Prefecture Master’s inefficiency; the beast tide had lasted over a month, and an effective plan hadn’t been set yet — such procrastination!

Ye Haochuan came here already facing life and death stakes; naturally, he wouldn’t rescue unrelated people.

If these unrelated folk hindered his rescue of Long Keyue, he wouldn’t consider himself a saint but merely a fool.

With the Heavenly Eye, Ye Haochuan could easily avoid high-rank monster beast gatherings while rushing along, making their journey seem urgent but actually rather relaxed.

Regarding nighttime, learning from past mistakes, Ye Haochuan remained more vigilant, staying extremely cautious, and avoiding any accidents.

Three days later, they finally saw Mushan City from afar.

However, upon seeing the city’s condition, he couldn’t smile.

Dammit, what’s up with these demon beasts, even guarding cities now?

Ye Haochuan felt a deep unease.

The grand city ahead remained as magnificent as before.

A beast tide had not brought significant damage to the city gates, indicating how easily the beasts had won.

Where human guards once stood atop the city walls, there were now demon beasts. The lineup was remarkably neat, with light-bodied beasts preventing the walls from collapsing.

Moreover, each type was partitioned into separate areas, orderly and vigilant without a hint of laxity.

Damn, how are we supposed to sneak in?

Ye Haochuan couldn’t help but murmur.

The gates weren’t closed, but four demon beasts stood guard, with one being a scent-sensitive Demon Spirit Dog — it was simply impossible for two humans to sneak inside.