Heaven Slaying Blade

Chu Mo glanced at Meng Na and said, "Tunnel."

Meng Na took a deep breath and looked at Chu Mo: "If you had told me this before today, I would have thought you wanted to harm me. But now I have nothing. The cause of all this is myself, I can't blame others. If I continue to stay in the Gray Lands, I'm definitely doomed to die. However, if I enter the tunnel... maybe, there's still a slim chance of survival!"

Speaking, Meng Na looked at the rest of his followers: "What do you think?"

All the beings of the One-eyed Clan nodded in unison: "We follow the general's command in all things!"

A One-eyed Clan being of the ancestral realm said: "This time was an accident, but the results are unbearable for us all. We are now in the same boat as the general, having lost everything. If we stay here, even we have no way out. Meng Yi is right, let's head for the tunnel! Over there, we might still face death. But at least it's better than dying in the Gray Lands."

Meng Na nodded and sighed deeply, feeling both helplessness and hatred. Hatred towards those damned fools of the One-eyed Clan who assigned him this task. And hatred towards that young lord of the Red Serpent Clan, who was simply looking for trouble. Why did you go to that city for nothing? Even if you went, didn't you understand that a noble should not expose himself to danger? You, an elite noble of the Red Serpent Clan, actually charged onto the battlefield bare-chested. Even if you did charge onto the battlefield... it would have been fine, but couldn't you have announced your name before the fight? Couldn't your damned subordinates call you young lord?

Even if they gave me, Meng Na, a tiny hint, the outcome wouldn't be like this, and there might still be a chance to turn things around! Why wait until you were already dead to shout that the young lord was killed? Damn it! What's the point of shouting after you're dead?

Meng Na's heart was filled with resentment, like a raging storm.

But now, talking about these things has no meaning anymore. Things have progressed to this state. We can only take it one step at a time.

Meng Na looked at Chu Mo and then at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "There are only a few entrances to the tunnel. Among them, the One-eyed Clan's entrance is out of the question. They will surely guard it strictly and won't give us any opportunity. As for the Red Serpent Clan's entrance... forget it. Our enmity runs as deep as the sea. Once they spot us One-eyed Clan members, it will undoubtedly lead to a cataclysmic battle. So, to enter the tunnel, we have only three paths left."

Chu Mo nodded and said: "Correct, only the entrances from the southern Three-leaf Heavenly Venerable, the eastern Blood River Great Venerable, and the central Bigfoot Evil Venerable remain."

Meng Na said: "First, we can rule out the Three-leaf Heavenly Venerable. In the entire Gray Lands, the Three-leaf Heavenly Venerable's force is the only Human Clan, and the ones they despise most... are the One-eyed Clan."

One of Meng Na's subordinates, a One-eyed Clan being of the ancestral realm, said: "General, although the Three-leaf Heavenly Venerable despises the One-eyed Clan, they might not despise us."

"What do you mean?" Meng Na looked at him.

"We can now be considered as defectors from the One-eyed Clan. The entire One-eyed Clan would treat us as enemies. If we want to pass through, on the Three-leaf Heavenly Venerable's side..."

Before he could finish, Meng Na interrupted him with a bitter smile: "Put this idea out of your mind, it's unrealistic. Even if the Three-leaf Heavenly Venerable looks down on our One-eyed Clan, he wouldn't turn against the whole One-eyed Clan just for a few of us."

Continuing, Meng Na said: "The Blood River Great Venerable... that is a very cold being, never associating with other forces, so it's not worth considering there for now. Currently, the only one who might help us is the Bigfoot Evil Venerable!"

Through Meng Na's description, Chu Mo gained a clearer understanding of the major powers within this Gray Land.

The Three-leaf Heavenly Venerable is Human Clan; his territory is considered the most peaceful in this Gray Land, but only relatively. Compared to places like Luotian Immortal Domain, it's incomparable.

Only by feeling the vibe of the Gray Land would one truly understand the rarity of the word "peace."

The Blood River Great Venerable is very cold; his territory is equally harsh. The killings never cease. Every being surviving in the Blood River Great Venerable's territory possesses unique skills.

The Red Serpent Old Immortal's territory, needless to say, is always at war. Fighting others and also fighting internally. Almost no peaceful days exist. Seeing the dawn of the next day is the common wish of every being of the Red Serpent Clan.

The central area where the Bigfoot Evil Venerable resides is, overall, somewhat similar to the Three-leaf Heavenly Venerable's territory; relatively, it's a bit more peaceful. But even so, resource conflict arises daily.

"The Bigfoot Evil Venerable had an intense conflict with our One-eyed Clan's old ancestor, the One-eyed Great Venerable, in the past. It's said that the battle affected the safety of the tunnel. If the tunnel were to completely collapse, the entire universe would be in jeopardy, with Gray Lands being the first to suffer. So, they ceased fighting, and a ceasefire agreement between the giants of this Gray Land was signed. Only then did the top beings stabilize, but the grudges have persisted," Meng Na said. "Nonetheless, the Bigfoot Evil Venerable is intriguing; within his domain are a mix of beings from various races, including many One-eyed Clan members. So, if we go there, it should be relatively safe. However, beforehand, we still need to disguise ourselves. We can't go so openly."

While speaking, Meng Na's form started to blur, and then his appearance changed quite a bit. Although to Chu Mo, he still looked like a one-eyed freak, the other One-eyed Clan members all praised him.

"The general now looks completely different!"

"Not a single flaw!"

"No traces of disguise at all!"

"General, you are invincible!"

Chu Mo: "..."

Subsequently, the appearances of the other One-eyed Clan members also changed. Anyway, in Chu Mo's eyes, no matter how they changed, they were still ugly. Yes, just as ugly as ever.

Finally, these one-eyed freaks turned their gaze to Chu Mo, and an ancestral realm one-eyed freak said: "Meng Yi, you're the only one left, you also need to change; during the battle with the Red Serpent Clan, you were the fiercest, your appearance will surely be etched in the minds of many!"

Chu Mo was somewhat speechless. After contemplating for a moment, his figure gradually began to transform.

Then, a tall, handsome young man appeared in front of this group of one-eyed creatures.

"Ah!"

"Ah?"

"Uh!"

"A human?"

"Oh my... so ugly!"

The last comment from the one-eyed creature left Chu Mo at a loss for words.

Ugly?

I've already reached peak handsomeness, okay?

Communicating with different races is really difficult.

These subordinates of Meng Na looked at Chu Mo transforming from the One-eyed Clan into a human without feeling much. To them, Meng Yi—whether he's from the One-eyed Clan or human—was one of their own.

They had all gone through life and death together; such feelings could transcend race.

Even Meng Na was not particularly surprised, though he felt somewhat touched. He had suspected that Chu Mo might be from another race infiltrating the One-eyed Clan, but hadn't really thought Chu Mo would actually be a human.

If not for this upheaval, he might have doubted Chu Mo's intentions in his ranks, but now considering such things was meaningless. They were all already grasshoppers tied to the same rope.

Although Meng Na was from the One-eyed Clan, he wasn't stupid. He understood well that Chu Mo could actually leave now. He transformed into a human and could swagger through the Red Serpent Clan's territory. With his strength, there weren't many from the Red Serpent Clan who could stop him.

But he didn't leave; he stayed by Meng Na's side. This loyalty Meng Na had to acknowledge.

"Sorry, General, I lied to you before. My real name is Chu Mo, I'm a human," Chu Mo said sincerely.

Meng Na patted Chu Mo's shoulder: "It's okay, brother, I understand. Every creature might have their own reasons. Even though you've always kept it from us, you never did anything wrong to us."

After that, Meng Na led Chu Mo and the group towards the domain of the Big-foot Evil Venerable, moving forward.

"The scope of the Gray Land is vast, I can't even tell how vast. Because it's too big! Even at the speed of light, it would take hundreds of billions of years to explore the entire Gray Land. Though our speed is many times faster than light, we don't have such a long life expectancy to uncover all the secrets of the Gray Land." Facing Chu Mo's inquiry, Meng Na smiled bitterly and said: "So, actually, the part of the Gray Land we are in is just a portion of the Gray Land."

"So that means, in other Gray Lands, there could also be all sorts of creatures, and over there, there might also be cracks leading to the Tunnel?" Chu Mo asked.

"Theoretically, yes, but many Gray Lands have no living creatures at all. No one has ever calculated how many cracks there are leading to the Tunnel," said Meng Na. "But there should be many. The Tunnel is a very important place; it connects many universes and their mirror universes."

"Is it possible to distinguish which is the real universe and which is the mirror?" Chu Mo was very curious.

It's like a butterfly's wings; who can say which wing is the main one and which is the mirror?

No one can say!

Therefore, faced with Chu Mo's bizarre question, Meng Na could only widen his eyes and shake his head: "I don't know. I haven't entered such a universe either, brother, your question stumps me!" He said, looking at his group of followers.

"Stumps me too!"

"Baffles me as well!"

"As knowledgeable as I am, I still don't know."

Chu Mo: "..."