69novels Chapter 265 Altar Guardian
Chapter 265 Altar Guardian
When Wu Heyi and Meng Xuanjun were only thirty or fifty paces away from the altar, the guard, his face tense, spoke sternly in a very serious tone:
"Are you two here to awaken your martial souls?"
The voice seemed to be deliberately suppressed, yet it carried an indescribable air of affectation.
Hearing this pretentious and forcedly serious voice, Wu Heyi felt it was utterly ridiculous and laughable.
He secretly thought to himself, "This nobody is putting on airs. He doesn't even want to reply to me."
However, Mengxuanjun's situation at this moment is not so relaxed.
He felt as if his head was filled with a tangled mess, extremely dizzy, and his throat was as parched as if he were in a desert, burning with thirst.
He was too lazy to even open his mouth to answer the guard's question, and barely even lifted his eyelids slightly.
Seeing that the two ignored his words and did not respond, yet continued walking towards the altar without stopping.
In an instant, the guard seemed to feel that his authority had been greatly challenged, and the muscles on his face twitched slightly.
"You two, stop right there!"
He roared almost hysterically, the sound echoing in the space, startling several small birds perched nearby, which flapped their wings and flew away.
At the same time, his martial spirit and the spirit rings surrounding it, representing his strength, unfolded in a highly intimidating manner.
His martial spirit shimmered with a cold light, and his spirit rings emitted different shades of light, which made him look even more ferocious.
"Wow, look, he's actually a Soul Master!"
As if he had discovered something interesting, Wu Heyi nonchalantly poked Meng Xuanjun next to him with his finger.
The fingers, with a playful rhythm, gently tapped on Mengxuanjun's arm.
Mengxuan, who was already feeling unwell and a little dizzy, was immediately angered by Wu Heyi's actions.
He frowned, his face full of disgust as he forcefully slapped away Wu Heyi's seemingly wicked fingers, his eyes revealing extreme impatience with Wu Heyi's behavior.
"You're just a minor Soul Master! You still haven't told me why you're here?"
Mengxuanjun spoke with disdain, looking at Wuheyi, who was excited, as if he were looking at something strange.
But Wu and Yi seemed completely absorbed in their own world. Despite the guard's loud questioning, they acted as if they hadn't heard him at all, and continued to laugh and joke around.
The man guarding the altar was furious at the sight.
The rage seemed to burst from his eyes, and his knuckles turned white from gripping the Martial Soul Spear too tightly.
"What are you two doing here! No noise is allowed in front of the Soul Realm Altar. Anyone who violates this rule will be killed without mercy!"
The guard raised his voice, gripping the Martial Soul Spear tightly in his hand, pointing it forcefully at Wu Heyi. The tip of the spear gleamed coldly in the sunlight.
"Old Meng, he's going to hit me! What should I do?!"
When Wu Heyi saw the guard raise his Martial Soul Spear, he immediately pretended to be very panicked and screamed.
His acting was truly terrible; although his eyes were wide open, there wasn't a trace of real fear in them. His body only trembled slightly, as if it were deliberate.
The performance was so bad that even a naive, inexperienced kid could immediately tell it was fake.
Seeing this, Mengxuan felt her headache intensify, and she felt helpless and annoyed by Wu Heyi's childish behavior.
However, the furious guard, standing at a distance, saw Wu Heyi's panicked appearance from afar and mistakenly thought he was genuinely afraid.
Therefore, he was quite happy.
In his view, his job, which was simply to guard the altar, was like that of a waiter, and seemed very low-level.
But in reality, he still held a fairly high position in this slum.
The people here generally don't have high cultivation levels. If someone comes here to awaken their martial soul, wouldn't they treat them with utmost respect and courtesy?
Moreover, he was well aware of his own level of cultivation.
In those larger inner zones, there are countless experts; with his strength, he probably wouldn't even be ranked enough to be a watchdog for them.
But here, in this slum, most of the people around are Great Soul Masters.
In comparison, he, a Soul Venerable, was simply an outstanding figure.
He had been working here for several years, enjoying the feeling of being superior and getting used to people's awe of him. That's why he didn't immediately notice Wu Heyi's ridiculously poor acting skills.
After playing around for a little while, Wu Heyi realized that the guard was just gloating and didn't do anything further, so he figured he'd had enough fun.
So Wu Heyi, along with Mengxuanjun who was still somewhat dissatisfied, continued walking forward.
As he walked, he began to answer Mengxuanjun's previous questions.
"Our initial goal was to find the Nine-Headed Dragon, but based on the information we have so far, it's likely that the creature is no longer within this area!"
There was no other way but to think of other methods to find out more about his situation.
"However, since a country has been established here, it should know something about that soul beast. After all, this country is vast and boundless, and there may be some clues about the nine-headed dragon."
So we wanted to look through their books to see if there were any records about the whereabouts or habits of the nine-headed dragon.
The simplest and most direct way is to join them.
This way, we can legitimately access some of the core information!
"This Soul Realm is where they awaken their Martial Souls; it's like a crucial springboard."
This place is the easiest place to access the country's authorities.
Think about it, with the two of us being so powerful, we must be considered two top experts in their eyes.
If experts like us were to join them, they would be overjoyed to welcome us!
They'll definitely provide us with all sorts of conveniences so we can easily find the classic texts!
"Then why did you go through all that fancy stuff? Why didn't you just go over and tell him to notify the leader?"
Meng Xuanjun was speechless. If it weren't for the fact that his body was still suffering from the side effects of drinking alcohol, he really would have wanted to fight Wu Heyi.
He felt that Wu Heyi had just been wasting his time doing meaningless things.
When the guard saw that Wu Heyi and his companion ignored his words this time, his small sense of accomplishment was instantly replaced by anger.
He panicked immediately, and without saying a word, he grabbed his martial spirit and charged toward Wu Heyi and the other two with red eyes.
In his mind, he possessed absolute power and was determined to teach these two arrogant commoners a lesson, letting them know that this altar was not a place where they could run wild!