Killing God - Chapter 223

Chapter 223 Anomaly
Shen Shi raised his eyebrows slightly, and then his gaze landed on the large stones in front of him that looked ordinary and normal. At the very least, in his eyes, these stones that were casually scattered in the corner of the stone wall had nothing special about them. On the contrary, they were perfectly compatible with the surroundings of this strange and quiet underground cave. They were dark and gloomy, and there was even a layer of shallow and moist moss growing on the stone surface.

The moss on this stone was naturally completely different from the moss on the Corpse King’s body, Looking at the common moss that usually grows in humid places, Shen Shi squatted down in front of these stones. After carefully examining it for a while, he actually muttered in his heart. He thought that although the odor and the smell of blood had somehow thinned out after the Corpse King’s death, the smell was still very strong. He didn’t know what Little Hei’s nose was made of, but it was actually able to detect the aura of the Hou Clan in such an environment.

There were five or six stones of varying sizes, but they were about half a person tall. They were piled up in a random corner. Shen Shi naturally did not notice such a remote corner at first, but after receiving Little Hei’s reminder and carefully observing for a moment, he gradually noticed some unusual clues.

He swept his gaze over the stones and looked at the rough stone surfaces and the wet moss in the shadows. Then he suddenly raised his head and looked around. The ground nearby was dry and flat. Apart from the strange red river hanging in the air, there was no more water in this underground cave.

However, the red river was at least dozens of feet away from this corner. Shen Shi stood here for a long time without feeling any special moisture. Then, how did the strange moist moss grow on these rocks?

He fell silent, as if he was thinking of something. After a while, his gaze returned to the stones. Then, he stretched out his right hand and carefully placed it on a stone in front of him.

At his tentacles, a wisp of coldness came back from his skin. The wet and abundant moisture quickly stained his palms from the slightly prickly moss. It was cold and not a very comfortable feeling. However, other than that, the moss didn’t look any different.

Shen Shi’s expression did not change, but his expression was solemn. He gently touched the surface of the large stone. The surface of the stone was uneven and rough. Originally, it seemed to be rough, but because of the wet moss growing on it, it became much softer.

However, after Shen Shi touched the front and back of the stone, he did not discover anything. It was as if this big stone was just an ordinary stone that was thrown away in this corner.

The floating red river was still flowing quietly. The strange red light illuminated the underground cave, causing Shen Shi’s expression to gradually become somewhat strange in the dark red light. Little Hei, who was standing beside him, suddenly raised his head and looked at him, as if he was a little uneasy. He let out a low snort.

Shen Shi turned around to look at it and calmly said, “Wait a moment. If we can’t find anything here, we’ll go back.”

Little Hei lowered his head and shouted twice. He knelt on the ground and silently watched as Shen Shi extended his hand again and began to examine the second mossy stone.

After a while, Shen Shi raised his palm with some cold water stains, but he did not discover anything either.

Shen Shi slowly frowned. He turned his head to look at Xiao Hei who was lying on the side, wondering if the smell here was too heavy. Was Xiao Hei’s nose upside down, or was it chaotic? However, thinking back to how strange Little Black was when he was searching for spirit herbs, Shen Shi shook his head. He thought to himself that it was just a few stones. If he really couldn’t find anything, he could just leave the cave as he had just said. Anyway, the half box of rare third-grade spirit materials in Ruyi’s bag, Corpse Moss, was enough to make up for the price he had paid for coming to Gaoling Mountain this time.

His mind moved, but his hand did not stop. He continued to grope towards the next stone. This stone looked like the largest among the stones in this corner. The highest point was almost as close to Shen Shi’s chest. However, the stone body was somewhat thin and long. It looked like a gourd with a wide bottom and flat top.

After touching it for a while, Still nothing seems to have come of it, Shen Shi also sighed in his heart. He thought to himself that if outsiders saw him rubbing against the stone like this, nine out of ten would feel stupid. However, Little Hei had only given him a few pointers just now. There was no other hint. Other than this stupid method, there seemed to be no better way.

At this moment, he touched the stone and stretched his arm to the back of the stone. Of course, the place with the backlight was shrouded in a shadow. The moss there seemed to be even more luxuriant, and the water vapor was even more abundant. It was as if a casual touch could bring down the cold water of a palm.

However, a moment later, Shen Shi’s body suddenly trembled, and his expression immediately changed. It was as if he felt something. He leaned forward slightly, but he extended his arm a bit and carefully groped towards the back of the stone.

On the ground beside him, Little Hei, who was already somewhat drowsy, was suddenly shocked. He suddenly raised his head and looked towards Shen Shi, and his two drooping little pig ears suddenly stood up.

Under the moist moss, Shen Shi’s eyes narrowed slightly. However, under the cold moisture, he felt that his palm seemed to have touched a completely different dent from before.

It was a very concealed place covered in moss. It sunk about two inches deep on the stone surface. Shen Shi slowly moved his palm and fingers and carefully checked it. Soon after, he discovered that it seemed to be a pit that was completely similar to a human palm.

Simply put, there was a palm print deep within the moss on the back of the stone.

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A palm print, is there anything special about it?

Was it some mysterious mechanism in this strange underground cave? Or was it purely the innate stone mark of this boulder? Little Black didn’t look elsewhere, but he discovered the aura of the Hou Clan here. Could it be that this palm print might be the key to tracking the Hou Clan?

It was said that the Hou Clan possessed a secret path that led directly to the treasure trove in this great tomb, so could this palm print be the key to finding that secret path?

At that moment, when Shen Shi placed his right hand in the depression and confirmed that it was a palm print, these thoughts flashed through his mind. In the next moment, he almost subconsciously felt a bit of probing intent and pressed hard to see if it was the mechanism and if there would be any changes.

Then, the change happened immediately.

A deep “rumble” rang out, Like thunder and wind, Like a demonic beast’s roar, it echoed in this underground cave. Shen Shi and Little Hei suddenly raised their heads and looked around with some astonishment. However, they couldn’t figure out where this sound came from. They felt that this underground cave, which was still in a gloomy and quiet place not long ago, had suddenly fallen into a rumbling sound, and their ears were filled with strange sounds.

The mutation began amidst this strange sound. The red light suddenly darkened. Shen Shi instantly sensed something. He turned around and looked at the strange red river in the air. The light on the red river was disappearing, but the originally gentle speed of the dark red river suddenly became fierce. Not long after, the strange red river in the void distorted in midair before his eyes.

It was an extremely strange and indescribable scene. A red river that was floating in mid-air twisted and moved like a twist. Accompanied by the strange phenomenon of the red river, the ground of this cave began to tremble and tremble.

The tremors grew increasingly intense from childhood, and even the corpse mountain formed from the corpse of a cultivator not far away was knocked down and collapsed. Shen Shi’s expression changed drastically. He called out for the Little Hei pig and was about to run towards the path. However, he only took a few steps before he stopped in shock. He looked incredulously at the passageway of the cave where he had come from. The passageway that once emitted a dark green light had disappeared at this moment.

The way back was so strange that it disappeared in front of his eyes. Instead, it was replaced by a rock wall that was almost the same as the surrounding rock wall. It was as if there had never been a cave passageway there. There was only an ice-cold and hard rock wall.

The tremors beneath his feet became more and more intense. Along with the thunderous rumbles, Shen Shi was even unable to stand firmly. The rocks above the cave head fell one after another, as if they would collapse at any moment and bury the entire cave.

Was he going to be buried alive in this dark underground cave for no apparent reason? Shen Shi thought blankly. He looked at the strange red river in the air that was flowing faster and faster. It was like a large scarlet water snake. It twisted and twisted in pain, changing into various twisted postures.

Suddenly, the red river trembled. It suddenly became stiff from its distorted state. An unprecedented abundance of water rushed down from the depths of the darkness with a loud explosion. Shen Shi was shocked because the direction of the water rushing down was precisely the corner where he and Little Hei Pig were standing.

“Boom!”

Like thunder, like raging waves, The water rushed down, Almost at the same time, As if heaven and earth had collapsed, Shen Shi only felt that his feet were empty. At this moment, the originally solid ground also shattered. A large crack or hole appeared in the ground. Under the irresistible rush of the dark red river, Shen Shi and the Little Hei pig had almost no resistance at all. They were directly washed down by the massive water current into the dark and huge deep hole on the ground and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

After an unknown amount of time, the bright red light gradually calmed down. The rumbling sound gradually dissipated, and the cave on the ground gradually closed. It seamlessly condensed into a piece of ground, as if no traces could be seen.

In mid-air, the red river seemed to have dried up because of too much water flowing out just now. It slowly disappeared like this. The cave gradually sank into darkness, and only a small amount of red light still emitted a faint glow.

At the passageway that Shen Shi had just entered, It was still a cold and hard stone wall, It seemed that there had never been any road there, but strangely enough, on another stone wall two zhang away from the entrance to the original tunnel, another tunnel entrance had been opened. It looked exactly the same as before, and one could even vaguely see the faint green light diffusing through the tunnel.

Everything seemed to calm down again.

After a while, Suddenly, a burst of footsteps sounded from the passageway. Not long after, a group of cultivators entered the dark underground cave through the newly opened passageway. A ball of flames lit up. It was someone in the crowd who lit a torch. As the flames shone, they quickly saw the mess on the ground and the corpses lying on the ground under the collapsed mountain of corpses.

Suddenly, a burst of cries of alarm rang out from the mouths of this group of unfamiliar cultivators. Through the light of the fire, one could see the expressions of fear on many people’s faces. However, very quickly, many people discovered the dark passage leading to the deeper depths of the cave at the other end of the cave.

Someone took the first step, and the people behind quickly followed. Perhaps it was because of their courage, or perhaps it was because of some other reason, no one chose to retreat and turn around. All the cultivators walked into the dark passageway with eager hope.

During this process, no one had examined the cave carefully. Naturally, no one would discover that the several large rocks at the corner of a mountain wall had already collapsed.

The quiet cave fell silent again. As the group of people walked far away, a red light suddenly flashed in the air. A strange red light lit up again. The dark red river water flowed out from the darkness at the top of the cave again, strangely floating in the air. It even turned a corner and quietly started flowing again.