My Master Knows It All-Chapter 2281 - 480: Unexpected Encounter

Cao Zhen didn’t know if it was the other party’s bad luck or his own team’s misfortune. Clearly, the eight of them had exercised sufficient caution and had selected a concealed path to proceed, even having Immortal Lord Zui Feng scout ahead. Yet, they still encountered this group of the Prison clan.

As for who was unfortunate, he thought perhaps both parties were unlucky. As a member of the Human Clan, they didn’t want conflicts with other alien races.

As for these of the Prison clan, unless there was a Peak True Immortal Realm among them, their final outcome would surely be death. After all, Immortal Lord Jue Zhen was not far away; if they couldn’t win, he could call Immortal Lord Jue Zhen over.

Two hours ago, Demonic Lord Hong Xi had said that if they encountered alien races, they should run if possible, but the current situation...

Cao Zhen looked at the Prison clan, who had appeared almost face-to-face with them. If they wanted to flee now, it was impossible. If they were to fight, there were six members of the Prison clan facing them.

The six members of the Prison clan, upon seeing the Human Clan appear before them, each exhibited a solemn expression. Subsequently, both sides simultaneously and tacitly released their Immortal Palace!

Cao Zhen looked toward the opposing side.

The six members of the Prison clan, like the Human Clan, had their strongest among them possessing three Immortal Palaces, but all of the opponent’s three Immortal Palaces were Alien Image Immortal Palaces.

Besides that, two other members of the Prison clan also possessed three Immortal Palaces, each with one Alien Image Immortal Palace.

The remaining three members of the Prison clan all had two Alien Image Immortal Palaces.

The leading member of the Prison clan glanced at the Immortal Palace behind the Human Clan members and said in a deep voice, "Go!"

With the words spoken, each of the Prison clan members turned and left.

Their strengths were similar, in fact, the Human Clan’s side was slightly stronger. Naturally, there was no need to fight hard against the opposing Human Clan.

And the Human Clan members had no intent to engage in a hard fight with them either.

Demonic Lord Hong Xi watched the opposing side’s departing backs and said softly, "It’s fortunate that their strength is similar to ours. In these situations, unless there are madmen involved, nobody wants to fight hard because there are no benefits, and in a fight, everyone risks death. Generally, both sides won’t act in such cases.

When the strengths of both sides are close, unless there is a dispute over treasures, fights usually don’t occur. But whom knows if they have companions; it’s better for us to leave quickly."

This was the first time that Cao Zhen had encountered a situation where the Human Clan met another clan without a fight ensuing, mainly because prior encounters with other races rarely involved similar levels of strength.

Usually, other races think he is weak and want to kill him, only to be slain by him instead.

Actually, such situations should be the norm; with almost equal strength, no side would easily engage in a hard fight. Even if one is stronger, fighting hard would result in losses.

Killing the opponent might allow them to seize resources from the Heaven and Earth Ring, but fighting hard would cost them significant losses, which isn’t worthwhile.

No one is foolish enough to engage in unnecessary hard fights.

As Demonic Lord Hong Xi mentioned, unless there’s a treasure or other benefits discovered.

This encounter with an alien race was indeed unexpected, and along the journey that followed, they didn’t encounter another alien race.

About two months later, Cao Zhen found himself in the midst of a mountain forest, where numerous towering peaks stood, none robust like majestic mountains. Seen from afar, these mountains resembled high towers, seemingly forming a massive Formation.

Drawing Array Edge.

"Everyone, there are far more alien races within Drawing Array Edge than outside, so be extra cautious."

Demonic Lord Hong Xi gave another reminder before leading the group into the mountain forest. His familiarity suggested it wasn’t his first visit to Drawing Array Edge, perhaps not even his second.

He didn’t lie, and within a day, he led the group to a lake.

"The ruins are beneath the lake, follow me."

Demonic Lord Hong Xi was the first to jump into the lake, followed by the rest. Cao Zhen entered last, keeping pace with everyone, with Immortal Lord Jue Zhen accompanying him, he had little fear of trouble.

This lake appeared no different from any other, and the group dove deeper, reaching the lakebed where they saw large patches of coral. Demonic Lord Hong Xi approached a coral and gently pushed it, immediately causing a surge of power to push the coral aside.

A cave entrance emerged where the coral once was.

"The ruins are inside this cave. The coral is quite peculiar; once you enter, it will automatically reset, so everyone can enter without concern about the entrance’s position."

Demonic Lord Hong Xi entered the cave first, followed by the group.

Cao Zhen remained the last to enter and as he did, he lightly waved his hand behind him, releasing a breath of energy near the entrance, ensuring Immortal Lord Jue Zhen could find the entrance when he entered the lake.

After entering the passage, Cao Zhen swiftly realized he seemed to have entered another world.

In the distance, mountains surrounded him, and greenery flourished all around with various flowers and plants.

Taking it all in, he couldn’t help but become slightly intoxicated by the scenery, which seemed like a breathtakingly beautiful painting.