Space rippled, and Mu Chen and Su Youwei’s figures appeared in midair.
At that moment, Mu Chen also opened his eyes.
He had been feeling the improvements from opening his second meridian when this unexpected accident happened.
The Space Ancestral Symbol had resonated with his second meridian and teleported him away.
Su Youwei had been holding onto him, so she was teleported along as well.
It was truly just an accident.
“What the hell!” The sudden sensation of falling made Mu Chen’s eyes go wide.
He and Su Youwei were plummeting rapidly.
Couldn’t the teleportation have been smoother?
The Space Ancestral Symbol was so unreliable, making him play free fall.
He was only at the Channel Opening Stage.
He couldn’t hover in the air yet.
At the very least, he would need to reach the Heaven Gate Stage before he could start hovering.
So he could only fall rapidly toward the ground.
Splash!
Water splashed everywhere.
Mu Chen crashed heavily into a stream.
The water wasn’t deep, barely covering his ankles.
His back was scraped painfully by the rocks and sand beneath the water.
Su Youwei followed right after, landing squarely on his chest.
She nearly knocked the breath out of him.
“Where is this?” With Mu Chen as a cushion underneath, Su Youwei didn’t feel much pain.
She looked around dazedly.
Unlike the Black Forest Mountain Range, this forest was more ancient and serene.
Towering trees blocked out the sky, with only slivers of sunlight reaching the ground, forming tiny scattered spots of light.
“Cough, Youwei, could you get up first?” Mu Chen’s helpless voice came from below.
Su Youwei was startled and jumped up immediately.
“Brother Chen, are you okay?” Su Youwei said apologetically.
Because she had been sitting on Mu Chen’s chest, her upper body was mostly dry.
Mu Chen, on the other hand, was lying in the stream, completely soaked like a drowned rat.
“I’m fine.
My back just hurts a bit from the rocks.” Mu Chen stood up, rubbing his back.
Water dripped from his pant legs and sleeves.
He looked around.
This unfamiliar place was one he had never been to before.
The forest carried a dangerous aura, suggesting powerful Genesis Beasts resided here.
“Be careful, Youwei.
This place is much more dangerous than the Black Forest Mountain Range.” Mu Chen released his Soul Power outward, staying alert to the dangers in the forest.
Su Youwei nodded.
Her slender fingers glowed with a jade light, radiating a chilling cold.
If danger arose, she would strike immediately.
“Rawr!” An indistinct roar came from afar, putting both Mu Chen and Su Youwei on high alert.
An ancient rune emerged from the top of Mu Chen’s head, transforming into a terrifying black hole.
It radiated a powerful devouring force, causing the surrounding space to ripple as if it could swallow even light itself.
That beast roar made Mu Chen sense danger.
It was definitely not a first-grade Genesis Beast.
At the very least, it was at the third-grade level, which would mean the strength of a Heaven Gate Stage expert.
Before long, a small beast with pale yellow fur appeared.
It looked like it had been rolling on the ground, covered in dirt, resembling a little puppy.
Mu Chen frowned.
This little beast wasn’t as harmless as it appeared.
In his Soul Power perception, this creature was extremely dangerous.
The roar from before had likely come from it.
“Youwei, don’t act yet.” Mu Chen said.
Without knowing the little beast’s background, acting rashly wouldn’t be wise.
Moreover, this could very well be a Genesis Beast comparable to a Heaven Gate Stage expert.
Su Youwei nodded.
If Mu Chen hadn’t stopped her, she really would have struck first.
“Rawr?” The little beast looked up at the black hole above Mu Chen’s head.
A hint of confusion flashed in its beastly pupils.
After a moment, the little beast opened its mouth.
A black light appeared within, also emitting a devouring force.
At the same time, its small body radiated an astonishing aura and majesty.
‘Could it be Tuntun?’ Mu Chen was momentarily stunned.
The only Genesis Beast capable of using devouring power at this time should be Tuntun.
And its devouring power was so pure and strong.
‘Could it be…
this place…’ Seeing Tuntun, Mu Chen knew where the two of them were.
‘What a coincidence.’ “Mu Chen brat, this creature’s bloodline is very strong.
You need to be careful.” The little marten’s very serious voice sounded in Mu Chen’s ear.
He was a Celestial Demon Marten, one of the four great beast clans in the Tianxuan Continent.
His bloodline could suppress many demon beasts.
But in front of Tuntun, he experienced the feeling of being suppressed for the first time.
Even the powerful Dragon Clan hadn’t given him this feeling.
“I know.” Mu Chen thought to himself.
He was basically certain this was Tuntun.
Of course, its bloodline was strong.
It was an innate sacred beast, the Ancestral Taotie.
Even in the Heavenly Genesis World, it was among the top sacred beasts.
Without counting the influence of Yao Yao’s divine nature awakening, just by growing normally, it would at least reach the Triple Lotus Saint-level.
Even now, its strength far surpassed Mu Chen’s.
Judging by Tuntun’s stance, it was preparing to test him.
That made sense.
A human possessing devouring power would naturally attract the attention of another being with devouring power.
With his late Illusory Stage Divine Soul driving the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, Mu Chen could hold his own against Tuntun for a while.
A late Illusory Stage Divine Soul could draw third-grade Genesis Runes, putting it on par with a Heaven Gate Stage expert.
Tuntun should be at the Alpha-Origin Stage level now.
Though he didn’t know any third-grade Genesis Runes, could the quality of the third-grade Genesis Rune compare to the Devouring Ancestral Symbol?
Controlling an Ancestral Symbol required not just Soul Power, but also Genesis Qi.
However, his Genesis Qi wasn’t strong enough yet, so he could only rely on Soul Power.
“Devouring Ancestral Symbol, Devouring Power.” A deep black aura emanated a mysterious devouring force, spreading toward Tuntun as if trying to drag it into a dark space.
“Rawr!” A glint of light flashed in Tuntun’s beastly pupils.
The black light in its mouth radiated a domineering devouring force, opposing the black light barrier, pulling against each other.
Pfft!
Under the pull of the two devouring forces, the stones on the ground were drawn in.
The black hole’s power directly ground them to dust.
A large pit gradually formed on the ground.
This devouring force seemed capable of swallowing heaven and earth, domineering and absolute.
Su Youwei covered her red lips in surprise.
Tuntun aside, she hadn’t expected Mu Chen to have such astonishing methods.
After the surprise, Su Youwei looked at Mu Chen with a resentful gaze.
She had thought they were on similar levels.
She didn’t know he had such abilities.
Mu Chen broke out in a cold sweat.
He could feel that burning gaze on his back; he knew it was Su Youwei.
This was the first time he had shown such methods; she had no idea about them before.
But now was not the time to be distracted.
Even with the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, he was no match for Tuntun.
The gap was simply too wide.
“Tuntun, stop.” Just as the stalemate continued, a clear, gentle girl’s voice rang out.
Tuntun whimpered and withdrew its power.
Seeing this, Mu Chen also retracted the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.
(End of Chapter) —