Many years ago, Sacred was the strongest in the universe.
Now, there were the Very High, the Ancient God, and the Extreme King. Back then, Sacred was the strongest. They ruled the entire geno universe.
Needless to say, even the Ten Great Divine Generals were overlords who ruled over an area.
Bai Wenxuan had found traces of an ancient city. The gate had the words "Ghost Bone Town." There was a statue of General Ghost Bone inside. That must have been the ruin of General Ghost Bone.
"General Ghost Bone left behind a ruin?
Even so, the Ice Blue Knights didn't have to kill you. Who was the leader of the Ice Blue Knights? "Han Sen asked. Bao 'er had stopped filming Bai Wenxuan.
After the incident with the Purple-Eye Butterfly, Han Sen decided to look for information on Sacred. But because it was a long time ago, or perhaps someone had purposely erased certain details, there was very little information about Sacred. The information Han Sen was able to find was mostly superficial, and most of it was just a legend.
General Ghost Bone was one of the ten generals, and Han Sen only knew that he was a murderous man. He was the leader of Sacred's Sacred Blood Army. He led the Sacred Blood Army on a killing spree. He had killed billions of races. Back then, every race would tremble when they heard his name.
Just like the other generals, after Sacred collapsed, General Ghost Bone disappeared. No one knew if he had died in that battle or if he had become Purple Eye Butterfly's incarnation and left the world.
But Han Sen didn't think the Ice Blue Knights would kill the novice knights just because they found General Ghost Bone's ruins.
If the Ice Blue Knights had already explored the city and made a big discovery, it would have made sense to kill them. But Bai Wenxuan said that the Ice Blue Knights had just arrived and killed them. They hadn't explored the city at all.
Han Sen thought there were two possibilities. One was that Bai Wenxuan was lying. The other was that they hadn't explored the ancient city before they found something that was worth the risk.
"I haven't been with the Ice Blue Knights for long. I only know Inspector Edward. I don't know the others, but I can tell that Edward is their leader," Bai Wenxuan said.
Han Sen frowned. Officers were the supervisors of the knights. They didn't have the power to control the knights, but they could monitor everything the knights did and report back to the Extreme King. They were like the eyes of the Extreme King's king in the knights.
Logically speaking, an inspector did not need to personally participate in the battle. Even if he participated in a certain mission, he could not be the leader. He could only exist in the team as a supervisor and would never have military power.
What Bai Wenxuan said clearly conflicted with the duties of an inspector. If Bai Wenxuan wasn't lying, then there must be something fishy going on.
"Bring us to the ancient city," Han Sen said to Bai Wenxuan.
"This …" Bai Wenxuan hesitated.
"We'll take you back, or you can take us there to prove what you've said. You can choose one," Han Sen said calmly to Bai Wenxuan.
According to Bai Wenxuan's calculations, when Bai Wenxuan discovered the ruins, Ice Blue Knight King's fleet left the systems of chaos. If what he said was true, then Edward might have been trying to take the ruins for himself.
Han Sen was curious to know what it was that would make Edward kill him without hesitation.
Han Sen was very interested in Sacred's items.
Bai Wenxuan was just a Marquise. He was one of the Extreme King, but he was just a commoner. Otherwise, he wouldn't have joined the Ice Blue Knights as a reserve knight.
His power was comparable to that of a high race, but compared to Han Sen, he was much weaker.
Han Sen showed off his power, and Bai Wenxuan quickly surrendered. He agreed to take them to the ancient city.
But because Bai Wenxuan had been in a hurry to escape underground, he had been forced to travel in a single direction. He had wasted a lot of time trying to find his way through the complicated tunnels.
As for going underground, that was not an option. That was not the area they were in charge of. If someone found out they had gone to the desert, they would be considered to have left their post. They might even be treated as spies of another race.
But they were heading in the right direction. After walking for a day, Han Sen saw an underground river.
But before Han Sen and the others reached the river, they heard a splash. A giant snake that was thicker than a bucket emerged from the water. It spat out green smoke at Han Sen.
"A Duke Yin River Snake!" Bai Wenxuan was shocked. He screamed and turned around to run.
Huangfu Jing grabbed him by the collar and pulled him back. Han Meng 'er fired an arrow, and a black light flashed. The arrow pierced through the green smoke and blew up the Yin River Snake's head. The Yin River Snake's giant body fell to the riverbank.
Bai Wenxuan was frozen. He looked at Han Meng 'er with a conflicted expression and asked, "You guys … Who are you?"
A Marquise novice knight had killed a Duke class Yin River Snake with one arrow. And someone like that was just an ordinary member of a novice knight team. Plus, Han Sen and the others wanted to see the ancient city. That wasn't something an ordinary novice knight could do.
"Do you know Mister Bai?" Han Sen squinted his eyes.
"Mister Bai?
Are you Mister Bai's people? "Bai Wenxuan thought for a moment, and then he looked surprised.
"Keep up the good work, and you might live. Returning to the Extreme King won't be difficult." Han Sen pretended to be mysterious. He patted Bai Wenxuan on the shoulder and didn't say anything else.
Bai Wenxuan knew that Han Sen and the others were Mister Bai's people, and that made him a lot more active.
There were many xenogeneics in the underground water system, but none of them were King class. Most of them were Marquises. Occasionally, there was a Duke, but they were all killed by Han Meng 'er. The others didn't even get a chance to attack.
"I recognize this place … Turn around from that rock in front and you won't be far from the pool that I dived out from. Dive into the water channel under the pool and you'll be able to reach the ancient well," Bai Wenxuan shouted as he pointed at a strange rock in front of him.
Not long after that, Han Sen found the pool he had been talking about. Han Sen let him lead the way, and everyone dove into the water. They followed the waterway down.
Not long after, Han Sen poked his head out of one of the wells. He hid inside the well and looked around. His eyes caught sight of something, and he froze.
"Nine-Life Cat?" Han Sen was shocked. He hadn't expected to see a statue of the Nine-Life Cat there.