“They are both princes of the Crimson Flame Empire, one named Finn Guthrie and the other named Abram Guthrie,” said a princess from the Ice Cloud Empire before Nelson Morris could respond.
“The two of them have been practicing in the super sects in recent years, and their martial talent is extremely outstanding!”
“Although they are only at the sixth-rank Divine Realm, their true strength is probably enough to contend with those at the late eighth-rank, or even the ninth-rank Divine Realm.”
Hiss!
Upon hearing her words, there was a round of amazed exclamations around.
“So strong?” Azure Dragon frowned.
Casey and others also showed a hint of surprise on their faces.
Originally, they thought that with the strength of their Boss, they would be able to crush everyone entering the Forbidden Phantom Valley!
But now, it seemed they were too optimistic!
“I’ve only heard about it, it may be a rumor!” the princess replied.
“It seems that this trip to the Forbidden Phantom Valley won’t be easy!” Bob couldn’t help but sigh.
“Every exploration into the Forbidden Phantom Valley is not easy!” Another princess’s face flashed with seriousness.
“In the past, out of four hundred people entering, no more than a hundred people could safely come out!”
“Is that true?” Soul Chaser exclaimed, “The other three hundred were killed by others?”
“You’re not familiar with the situation in the Forbidden Phantom Valley?” The princess sounded slightly surprised at Soul Chaser’s words.
“I’d like to know more!” Soul Chaser responded.
Nelson Morris hadn’t mentioned this aspect to them before, so they were not clear about the situation.
“The crises inside the Forbidden Phantom Valley mainly come from two aspects,” the princess explained.
“One is various types of ferocious beasts. It is said that middle and high-rank divine beasts are everywhere. From previous situations, almost half of the people were killed by these beasts.”
“Others were killed by people from other empires when they tried to seize the resources inside.”
“Middle and high-rank divine beasts are everywhere?” Soul Chaser twitched his mouth.
Azure Dragon, Judge, and others’ faces didn’t look good either.
With their current strength, facing middle and high-rank divine beasts, they could only run for their lives.
“Will the people sent in by various empires kill each other?” Frostblade asked.
“These people are elites from various major empires. If they are killed inside, when they come out, the empires will have to accept it as fate,” the princess explained.
“The four major empires have had an understanding. After entering the Forbidden Phantom Valley, life and death are up to fate!”
“Even if the troops of one empire are completely wiped out, they cannot start a war because of this.”
“Of course, the hatred will be remembered, but as for how to take revenge, that’s another matter.”
“Prince Nelson, take care!” One of the princesses then looked at Nelson Morris and said.
“You take care too!” Nelson Morris responded.
Then, the two women nodded to Billy and the others before returning to the camp of the Ice Cloud Empire.
“Christopher Morris, as the Crown Prince of the Rainbow Moon Empire, do you really plan to enter it? Aren’t you afraid you won’t make it out?” At this moment, Finn Guthrie from the Crimson Flame Empire approached Christopher Morris and spoke with a disdainful expression on his face.
“Finn Guthrie, you should think about whether you can make it out yourself!” Christopher Morris responded coldly.
“Heh, you seem very confident in yourself?” Finn Guthrie glanced at the few people beside Christopher Morris as he spoke.
“Wait and see!” Christopher Morris replied again.
“Alright! Then I wish you good luck!” After saying that, Finn Guthrie turned and left.
“Prince Nelson, where exactly is the entrance to the Forbidden Phantom Valley?” Black Tortoise asked Nelson Morris at this time.
“Do you see that small lake ahead?” Nelson Morris pointed not far away.
“You’re not going to tell me the entrance is at the bottom of the lake, are you?” Black Tortoise was stunned for a moment.
“Exactly!” Nelson Morris nodded.
“After the entrance to the Forbidden Phantom Valley opens, the lake water will flow into the underground river in the valley, and then you will be able to see the entrance.”
“So magical?” Everyone exclaimed in surprise.
In the following time, people from the four major empires settled down in the valley, each finding a place to temporarily settle.
During this period, there were occasional minor conflicts, but they were all resolved by the leaders of the major empires.
“Boss, there should be quite a few people lurking nearby!” Casey looked at Billy and said.
“Yeah!” Billy nodded slightly. “They should be some independent cultivators, probably trying to take advantage of the chaos to enter the Forbidden Phantom Valley.”
The Forbidden Phantom Valley is jointly controlled by the royals of four great empires. Independent cultivators have no qualifications to enter, but it’s said that there are always many people trying their luck.
“The lake is starting to drop!”
Around noon, a man’s voice rang out.
Splash!
Hearing his words, three to four hundred people rushed towards the lake.
Before long, everyone had reached the lake’s edge.
Hiss!
Seeing the scene before them, most of the people showed surprised expressions on their faces.
They saw that within just a few minutes, the lake water disappeared as if by magic, leaving no trace.
Soon after, a hole about twenty to thirty meters in diameter appeared in the very center of the lakebed, deep and bottomless.
At the same time, the people on the shore could clearly feel a strong, chilling aura emanating from the hole, causing a shiver down everyone’s spine.
“The entrance to the Forbidden Phantom Valley has opened!”
At this moment, another man shouted loudly.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Almost at the same time, forty to fifty people flew from behind the crowd and quickly dashed towards the hole; they were the independent cultivators who had been lurking around.
“A bunch of ignorant fools, courting death!”
An elder from the Crimson Flame Empire said in a deep voice.
After speaking, he swung his hand and sent several powerful gusts of wind towards the group.
Following that, a dozen elders from the other three empires also made their moves, unleashing wildly powerful attacks like hurricanes.
Plop! Plop! Plop!
The next moment, a series of dull thuds were heard in midair.
The group, most of which hadn’t even reached near the hole, was blasted into a cloud of blood mist.
Dots of blood fell to the lakebed, a horrifying sight to behold.
Another four men, upon seeing this scene, were scared out of their wits and immediately fled in all directions.
However, before they could fly out a hundred meters, they too turned into rain of blood.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The remaining two, both about sixty years old and exuding the aura of the late Divine Realm, dodged the first wave of attacks without any hesitation and dashed into the hole.
“They are heading for their doom!”
Watching the silhouettes of the two, the elders at the shore did not make another move, just watching as they darted into the hole.
“Isn’t it said that people over forty-five years old cannot enter the Forbidden Phantom Valley? How did they get in?”
“Every time the Forbidden Phantom Valley is open, there are people who always risk their lives to try.”
“Just wait, those two will soon regret it!”
“…”
A round of discussion spread among the shore.
“Ah…”
In less than a minute, two screams were heard coming from inside the hole.
The sounds lasted for a very short time, then all was quiet.
Clearly, they were gone!