Immortal God of War

Chapter 617 - 598 Big Trouble_1

Qin Feiyang glanced at the six people and laughed, "I just said I’m going into seclusion, not that you guys had to as well."

"What do you mean?"

"You plan to part from us temporarily?"

The brows of the six people deepened. Dong Zhengyang, Shen Long, Shen Mei, and Jiang Wei genuinely did not want to part with Qin Feiyang. Because without Qin Feiyang, it was equivalent to losing a strategist. As for Dongfang Wuheng and Murong Xiong, they were purely worried that without Qin Feiyang, they wouldn’t be able to find the key to Shen Mei’s continuous breakthroughs.

Qin Feiyang shook his head and said, "Not exactly parting."

Upon hearing this, everyone sighed in relief, though they were also baffled. He was going into seclusion, yet they wouldn’t be separated? How could that be possible?

Qin Feiyang walked over to Shen Mei, whispering a few words into her ear. After listening, Shen Mei showed a look of realization, her eyes also filled with a trace of surprise.

Then, Qin Feiyang first sent the Wolf King to the ancient castle. He then took out a garment from his Qiankun Bag and laid it flat on the ground. Looking at Shen Mei, he asked, "Remember what I said?"

Shen Mei nodded.

"Be careful."

Qin Feiyang warned the six, then walked onto the garment laid out on the ground, and with a flicker, he disappeared without a trace.

"Did he go to the ancient castle?" Dong Zhengyang and the others looked at Shen Mei in surprise.

"Yes." Shen Mei nodded in response, then bent down, grabbed the four corners of the garment, and bundled it up like a package.

"What are you doing?" Dongfang Wuheng was puzzled.

Without answering, Shen Mei put the bundled garment into her Qiankun Bag and laughed, "Let’s go!"

Dongfang Wuheng did not pursue the matter further.

The group of six moved closer together and advanced deeper into the Death Marsh.

In fact, the principle was very simple. Qin Feiyang entered the ancient castle, and the castle fell onto the garment. When Shen Mei bundled up the garment, she essentially wrapped the castle within it. In other words, the ancient castle was now in Shen Mei’s Qiankun Bag.

Of course, this was a risky move. If someone with ill intentions were involved, they might seize the opportunity to threaten Qin Feiyang. Therefore, Qin Feiyang chose Shen Mei. He had known Shen Mei for quite a while, and she was a forthright person. Considering her sister-like relationship with Ren Wushuang, she definitely wouldn’t harm him.

「Inside the ancient castle.」

Everyone began to cultivate in seclusion. Especially Ren Wushuang; the fact that Shen Mei had already stepped into the War Ancestor realm first made her feel uneasy.

「Outside.」

Dong Zhengyang and the others traveled day and night, without rest.

For the first half of the month, their journey was calm, but after that, they encountered the marsh. It was everywhere! Moreover, many marshes were covered by rotting leaves and branches or hidden by thickets, making them unpredictable hazards.

The six of them fell into the marsh one after the other. At first, they didn’t take it seriously. But when they truly ended up in the marsh, they realized how terrible it was. Once they fell in, they couldn’t climb out. The more they struggled, the faster they sank.

Over time, they all felt suffocated. One should know that they were all War Ancestors. Normally, they would have easily traversed such a marsh without any threats. However, now they considered the marsh as deadly as a dragon’s den or a tiger’s cave. They had to be extremely cautious with every step, as if treading on thin ice, all thanks to the gravity in the air!

But, despite their frustrations, they kept moving. However, their speed had slowed down considerably, and they dared not travel at night. Because visibility at night was too poor, one could easily fall into a marsh inadvertently.

As they went deeper, larger problems began to appear frequently. Various ferocious beasts were hidden within the marsh! And all were very powerful. The weakest one was an Eight-star War Emperor!

The key was that they were not restrained by the marsh at all. They moved freely in the mud, like fish in water. Suddenly, they would spring out to launch surprise attacks, which was a real headache.

As a result, the six had to watch their steps and be wary of the sudden attacks of the fierce beasts, which undoubtedly slowed them down further. If they could travel five miles in a day, it would be considered fast.

「In the blink of an eye.」

Four months had passed.

Roughly calculating, it had been more than five months since Qin Feiyang entered the Netherworld, almost half a year.

And on this day, his momentum burst forth, soaring straight to a Nine-Star War Emperor!

Meanwhile, he opened his eyes, two dazzling beams of light shooting out.

"Finally broke through." Feeling the surging power within his body, Qin Feiyang couldn’t help clenching his fists.

But when he looked at Fatty next to him, he let out a long sigh, filled with deep helplessness. Fatty has already broken through to Nine-Star War Emperor and is making his final push to the War Ancestor realm! And what about me? Back in Yun State, I had already reached Eight-star War Emperor. Then, after the old man locked me in jail for three months of quiet cultivation, plus the five-plus months in the Netherworld, it took me over eight months just to reach Nine-Star War Emperor! This speed, while astonishing to Wu Yan and the others, left Qin Feiyang deeply unsatisfied.

Fortunately, he had finally broken through to Nine-Star War Emperor and could open the fourth and fifth layers of the Door of Potential to make up for the previous gap. As long as he could open these two layers, surpassing Fatty would only be a matter of time.

With the help of the Wolf King, Qin Feiyang successfully opened the fourth and fifth layers. He did not go outside, staying inside the ancient castle.

Wu Yan and the others watched with envy. However, they didn’t know that Qin Feiyang was now taking the Potential Pill, thinking it was still the Potential Elixir. Of course, this was done intentionally by Qin Feiyang. Because he knew that once the Potential Pill was exposed, it would definitely attract a lot of trouble.

After successfully opening the fourth and fifth layers, seeing that Dong Zhengyang and the others outside could still handle things, he continued to retreat and train. Now, only reaching the War Ancestor realm would grant him the capital to look down upon the Nine States.

Also noteworthy was Ren Wushuang. She was already gifted. Coupled with the Top Grade Battle Intent Pill given to her by Qin Feiyang, she broke through to Four-star War Emperor soon after Qin Feiyang became Nine-Star War Emperor. Therefore, on the day of breaking through to Four-star War Emperor, she took the Nine-Bend Yellow Dragon Pill—which had five Elixir Patterns, enough for her to break through five minor realms—and stepped into Nine-Star War Emperor.

The Wolf King instantly helped her open all the Doors of Potential. Her training speed skyrocketed, placing her just behind Qin Feiyang and the Wolf King!

「Two months passed again.」

「That day.」

Fatty finally stepped into One-star War Ancestor. The Pangolin Beast also broke through to Eight-star War Emperor. Lo Qianxue, Lin Yiyi, and Lu Hong’s cultivation levels also improved significantly.

Qin Feiyang also vaguely sensed that it would only take a maximum of two more months for him to step into the War Ancestor realm. He couldn’t help but sigh. The Door of Potential was indeed extraordinary; opening another layer yielded completely different results.

They had been in the Netherworld for more than seven months, and Qin Feiyang was preparing to make an all-out effort to reach the War Ancestor realm.

「But on this day,」

Dong Zhengyang and the others outside ran into big trouble!

A vast swamp stretched out in front of them, emitting a nauseating stench. This swamp was unimaginably larger than any they had encountered over the past few months—so vast that its boundaries were nowhere in sight! As far as the eye could see, it was all mud. The six of them stopped at the edge, all frowning.

Within the swamp, there were patches of solid ground. Every hundred or so meters, or sometimes every few tens of meters, a mound of earth rose up, leading towards the deepest part of the swamp. These mounds, at most three or four meters in size, were like small deserted islands in a vast sea. On each mound grew various tenacious shrubs and wild grasses, and even some trees as thick as an arm.

However, although there was solid ground, they, unable to fly, could only watch helplessly.

「After a while.」

Shen Mei withdrew her gaze and looked at Shen Long and the others, frowning. "What do we do now?"

"There are only two ways: either we go around, or we try to cross using those mounds," Dong Zhengyang said.

Shen Long said, "The swamp is too big. If we go around, I’m afraid it will delay us considerably."

Dongfang Wuheng nodded. "Indeed. But if we cross those mounds, our situation will be very dangerous."

"Yeah, just climbing those mounds will be extremely difficult. If we’re ambushed by fierce beasts on top of that, I’m afraid we’ll really be buried here," Jian Wei sighed, his face full of worry.

Shen Mei said, "Qin Feiyang always has ideas. How about we call him out to give us some advice?"

"Isn’t that unnecessary!" Dong Zhengyang said. "If we go to him for such a minor matter, wouldn’t that make us seem incompetent? For safety’s sake, let’s go around!"

"Fine." Shen Mei and the others nodded.

And so, the six of them walked along the edge of the swamp, heading south. They walked for a full two days. But the swamp seemed endless, and there were no safe routes to be found.

"Damn it!" "What the hell is this place?"

After searching for two full days, all six were starting to get impatient.

But comparatively, Dong Zhengyang was slightly calmer. He scanned the swamp one more time and then turned to look back at the jungle.

Suddenly, he frowned and said, "Do you feel something is off?"

"What’s off?" The other five were puzzled.

"Throughout our journey so far, most of the swamps we’ve crossed have been teeming with fierce beasts. But here, despite this huge swamp, how come we haven’t seen a single beast?" Dong Zhengyang said solemnly.

Hearing this, Shen Mei and the other five couldn’t help but frown.

Murong Xiong said, "Could it be that there are no fierce beasts in this swamp?"

Dongfang Wuheng said, "If that’s true, it would be great news for us."

If there were no fierce beasts, they wouldn’t have to worry about being ambushed, and they could try to find a way to use those mounds to cross this swamp.

Dong Zhengyang said, "Let’s look ahead a bit more. If we really can’t find a safe route, we’ll have to think of something else."

"Okay." Shen Mei and the others nodded.

But they kept searching until it was dark, with no results.

In the end, the six of them gave up. They stopped on a rock about ten meters in size, rested for the night, and then began discussing their plan of action the next morning.

Finally, the only strategy they came up with was to use tree trunks to build a bridge between two mounds. Constructing a bridge was a relatively simple task for cultivators of their level. However, they delayed taking action.

They were all worried: are there really any fierce beasts in this swamp? Once they entered the swamp, there would likely be no turning back. If they encountered fierce beasts, their chances of survival would be slim to none.

PHEW!

「Eventually.」

Dong Zhengyang took a deep breath and said, "We have to cross this swamp sooner or later. There’s nothing to hesitate about. Let’s start preparing!"

"Right."

"I’ll go find wood for the bridge." Dongfang Wuheng said. "You others continue searching nearby and try your luck. Murong Xiong, come help me."

With that, he turned and walked towards the jungle behind them. Murong Xiong quickly followed.