Chapter 0379: Eruption of the Black Mountain

Chapter 0379: Eruption of the Black Mountain

Qin Yun and Hong Mengshu traveled through the night, headed towards the source of the earthquake.

After more than four hours, they also came across many collapsed and shattered jade mountains.

Hong Mengshu only took a few glances and knew these were just fallen debris from the jade mountains, with no Life Trace Crystal Jade inside.

"Let's not waste time on these things. Let's head to the epicenter of the earthquake; many treasures might have appeared there!" Hong Mengshu herself was quite excited, as if she was certain there were treasures.

Qin Yun could now sense the vibrational force more clearly!

Soon, they entered an area filled with debris!

In this area, there had originally been many tall jade mountains, but due to the intense earthquake, the high mountains had all collapsed.

Moreover, there were also many cracks on the ground!

It could be said that, as far as the eye could see, there were no high mountains for a hundred miles.

Because it was night, Qin Yun and Hong Mengshu couldn't see the situation in the distance, but it was certain that the jade mountains around them had been shaken and collapsed.

As they continued forward, they suddenly saw a mountain towering two to three thousand meters high!

It was only because of the moonlight shining down that they could roughly make out that it was a large mountain composed of black jade.

"This mountain didn't collapse!" Hong Mengshu exclaimed in surprise. "Let's not get too close for now."

Qin Yun said, "Ahead is the epicenter of the earthquake!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground suddenly trembled violently!

What was terrifying was that the vibrational force erupted from that giant mountain.

"What kind of mountain is that?" Hong Mengshu was utterly shocked. They were ten thousand meters away from that black giant mountain, yet they were still overwhelmed by the vibrational waves, causing their blood and qi to surge wildly.

Qin Yun frowned and said, "Inside that mountain, there should be a very powerful formation capable of unleashing terrifying vibrational forces!"

"What exactly is inside? Black mountains are quite common in the Ancient Jade Mountain Range!" Hong Mengshu also wanted to go over and take a look but didn't dare to get too close.

Because the vibrational force covered a wide area, when the black mountain shook, all directions would be enveloped by that vibrational force.

"With our current strength, going over like this would be very dangerous!" Hong Mengshu's cultivation level was higher than Qin Yun's, but she also didn't dare to continue forward.

The black giant mountain was now releasing a relatively mild vibrational force.

If it suddenly intensified, even at their current distance, it would be extremely dangerous.

Qin Yun said, "Let's wait and see! It's possible that with continuous vibrations, the black mountain will be shattered by the vibrational forces inside!"

Hong Mengshu nodded, "Let's retreat a bit further! If we get injured, it would be very troublesome."

Qin Yun agreed, and then the two of them moved back more than five thousand meters, standing on a pile of debris.

The other jade mountains closest to the black mountain area were the most severely shaken.

The jade mountains here had turned into debris, with the largest pieces only half a meter in size, indicating that there had been multiple vibrational waves before.

Even the jade mountains further outside had many collapses.

"Someone's coming!" Qin Yun exclaimed suddenly.

Hong Mengshu noticed too and quickly pulled Qin Yun, hiding them both under the canopy of a fallen tree.

As long as they kept their presence low-key, they wouldn't be easily spotted in the dark.

"It's those guys!" Hong Mengshu muttered, spotting Yue Yi and snorting softly.

It was the Young Eagle King, Yue Yi, and Hu Haojun!

They were all young warriors from the Spirit Martial realm, and since they were like-minded, they had teamed up, bringing along their usual gang.

The group consisted of over twenty people, mostly at the third or fourth level of the Spirit Martial realm, with one middle-aged man at the fifth level, the strongest of them all.

"Didn't the elders from other sects come? Why haven't we seen any?" Qin Yun glanced around but didn't sense anyone else.

Boom!

As soon as he finished speaking, the black mountain shook violently, and a burst of glowing objects erupted from its peak, scattering everywhere!

"Treasures are coming out! Let's split up and grab them, but be careful!" Hong Mengshu urged.

Qin Yun nodded and dashed towards the area where the red light had fallen.

The mountain peak suddenly exploded, spewing out objects that, in the night, looked like blooming fireworks, vibrant and beautiful.

The only ones here were Qin Yun, Hong Mengshu, and the group led by the Young Eagle King and Yue Yi.

Earlier, Feng Honglan had mentioned that elders would come, but no warriors from the Spirit Martial realm were in sight.

Qin Yun and Hong Mengshu split up, rushing towards the nearby fallen objects.

They both secretly hoped to discover what treasures had erupted from the black mountain.

Qin Yun quickly dashed towards the spot where the red light had fallen.

The higher the hope, the deeper the disappointment!

There were no treasures, just a large patch of jade engulfed in flames.

Numerous glowing orbs had scattered.

Qin Yun had no choice but to keep rushing towards other falling orbs!

Boom!

The massive black mountain shook again, spewing out even more orbs!

This time, the orbs were much larger, all white, but there were only a handful.

Qin Yun eyed the direction of the huge white orbs, then fully activated his Star Profound Steps, propelling himself like a thunderbolt towards a nearby white orb.

Hong Mengshu followed suit, targeting a large white orb and sprinting towards it.

By now, it was clear to everyone that these white orbs likely held treasures!

As Qin Yun approached, he sensed the unmistakable aura of Life Trace Crystal Jade!

"It's Life Trace Crystal Jade!"

He was a bit let down, thinking the Life Trace Crystal Jade wasn’t much of a treasure.

But when he got closer, he was pretty stoked because the Life Trace Crystal Jade was massive!

"It’s white, weighs over a thousand pounds, and the patterns on the stone are all in sets of three life traces. This must be a third-tier Life Trace Crystal Jade!" Qin Yun touched it, found it scorching hot, and immediately stashed it in his storage space.

He hurried over to where another light cluster had landed.

When he got there, he spotted a pair of silver boots—simple-looking with no fancy designs.

Anything that shot out of an ancient, mysterious mountain had to be something special!

Qin Yun quickly scooped them up.

"You jerk, hand over what you just grabbed!" A guy in yellow clothes stormed over, furious that someone else had snatched the item.

When he saw it was a masked figure, the guy in yellow recognized him as Hong Mengshu’s attendant, "Brother Yun." He recalled that this Brother Yun had gone into a tight spot with Feng Honglan, which only fueled his rage.

"I got it first," Qin Yun snapped coldly, pulling out the Giant Spirit King Hammer.

"I spotted it first, but you were quicker, so you grabbed it!" The guy in yellow was livid and whipped out a long, glowing red rod.

The rod was covered in upward-pointing spikes. One hit, and those spikes could pierce straight into your bones—a seriously scary weapon.

"Die!" The guy in yellow had no clue what was in the light cluster but was sure it was a treasure.

Qin Yun saw the rod coming, dodged it fast, and his speed caught the guy in yellow off guard.

"You’re just an attendant, but you’re pretty good!" The guy in yellow kept swinging his rod, yelling, "Die! Die! Die! Die!"

While dodging, Qin Yun spotted his chance and slammed his hammer down on the rod with a loud "boom," stunning the guy in yellow.

The guy in yellow was at the third level of the martial realm. Anyone at the second level would’ve been toast against him!

But Qin Yun, at the second level, had three pills and had just mastered the Nine Extremes Inner Energy, giving him the power to take on the third level.

"How... how are you so insanely strong?" The guy in yellow, seeing Qin Yun constantly dodging, had thought he was weak and incapable of counterattacking.

But after feeling the power of Qin Yun's hammer strike, he was dumbfounded!

"You’re just weak!" Qin Yun swung the Giant Spirit King Hammer again, landing another crushing hit.

The guy in yellow’s moves were clumsy, and he couldn’t dodge fast enough. Qin Yun hit him from the side, tearing through his shoulder and arm—it was brutal.

"Is that hammer of yours a mystical weapon?" The guy in yellow not only found Qin Yun's strength terrifying but also that the hammer was extremely frightening.

"Just a spiritual weapon," Qin Yun said coolly, swinging again.

The guy in yellow roared, unleashing a strong force that slightly deflected Qin Yun's hammer.

But his body was still hit!

Bang!

The Giant Spirit King Hammer unleashed a terrifying shockwave, shattering the bones inside the guy in yellow's body!

The guy in yellow was utterly shocked, as Qin Yun's force aura was only at the level of two life traces, yet his strength was so terrifying.

Right then, he regretted ever trying to steal it—it had cost him his life.

"Save me..." The yellow-clad man had just shouted when his body was engulfed by the alchemical energy erupting from the Giant Spirit King's Hammer.

Whoosh!

The hammer, carrying an intensely scorching alchemical energy, landed on the yellow-clad man, setting off a burst of molten lava!

In his final moments, the yellow-clad man felt deep frustration, as he didn't even know who had killed him!

Qin Yun frowned and looked towards Hong Mengshu's direction, where battle sounds echoed. He hurried over!

Upon arriving, he was utterly stunned to see Hong Mengshu surrounded and attacked!

She was the daughter of the Martial King, yet she was being besieged by the Young Eagle King, Yue Yi, and Hu Haojun, along with over ten others!

"Mengshu, I'm here!" Qin Yun shouted, launching a punch forward. Using his shockwave energy, he unleashed the Tsunami Strike, sending out nine shockwaves.

A vast surge of shockwave energy rushed forward, pushing the group back!

Hong Mengshu, startled yet relieved, quickly rushed towards Qin Yun, ready to flee with him!

"Don't let them escape, or we're doomed!" Yue Yi urgently shouted.

Among their group, there were several third and fourth-tier Martial Dao practitioners, and even one at the fifth tier.

Since they were besieging the Nine Princess of Hongwu Country, if Hong Mengshu managed to return alive, they would be hunted fugitives.

"Kill!" The Young Eagle King sprinted forward with full force.

The dozen or so people also desperately rushed towards Qin Yun and Hong Mengshu, surrounding them.

The middle-aged man at the fifth tier of the Martial Dao also unleashed his strongest power!

Qin Yun was furious and said, "Mengshu, help me block that middle-aged man!"

As he spoke, his left arm suddenly swelled, and a colossal purple-gold lion's claw burst forth!