Chu Mo glanced at ng Na and said, "Tunnel."
ng Na took a deep breath and looked at Chu Mo: "If you had told this before today, I would have thought you wanted to harm . But now I have nothing. The cause of all this is myself, I can't bla others. If I continue to stay in the Gray Lands, I'm definitely dood to die. However, if I enter the tunnel... maybe, there's still a slim chance of survival!"
Speaking, ng 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 ti was an accident, but the results are unbearable for us all. We are now in the sa boat as the general, having lost everything. If we stay here, even we have no way out. ng 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."
ng 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 na before the fight? Couldn't your damned subordinates call you young lord?
Even if they gave , ng Na, a tiny hint, the outco 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?
ng Na's heart was filled with resentnt, like a raging storm.
But now, talking about these things has no aning anymore. Things have progressed to this state. We can only take it one step at a ti.
ng 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 mbers, 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."
ng 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 ng 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 an?" ng 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, ng 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, ng 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 ng 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, sowhat 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 agreent between the giants of this Gray Land was signed. Only then did the top beings stabilize, but the grudges have persisted," ng 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 mbers. 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, ng 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 mbers 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 mbers 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: "ng 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 sowhat speechless. After contemplating for a mont, his figure gradually began to transform.
Then, a tall, handso young man appeared in front of this group of one-eyed creatures.
"Ah!"
"Ah?"
"Uh!"
"A human?"
"Oh my... so ugly!"
The last comnt from the one-eyed creature left Chu Mo at a loss for words.
Ugly?
I've already reached peak handsoness, okay?
Communicating with different races is really difficult.
These subordinates of ng Na looked at Chu Mo transforming from the One-eyed Clan into a human without feeling much. To them, ng 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 ng Na was not particularly surprised, though he felt sowhat 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 aningless. They were all already grasshoppers tied to the sa rope.
Although ng Na was from the One-eyed Clan, he wasn't stupid. He understood well that Chu Mo could actually leave now. He transford 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 ng Na's side. This loyalty ng Na had to acknowledge.
"Sorry, General, I lied to you before. My real na is Chu Mo, I'm a human," Chu Mo said sincerely.
ng 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, ng 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 tis 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, ng 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 ans, 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 ng 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, ng 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 !" He said, looking at his group of followers.
"Stumps too!"
"Baffles as well!"
"As knowledgeable as I am, I still don't know."
Chu Mo: "..."
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