Xu Ran's gaze swept over these lizard-like magma creatures, finally pausing not far away, where there were two milky-white lizardmen. They seemed much older than the others, to Xu Ran's astonishment, these two lizardmen were actually at the Semi-Saint level!
"It makes sense that Venerable Skyfire perished here, given that there are such beings among these lizard people," Xu Ran murmured to himself. Xiao Yan, the Child of Destiny in the original text, was just lucky. Otherwise, with his strength at that time, a casual encounter with some powerful magma creature would have meant certain death.
"Human, this is the God's Graveyard, not a place you should come to. Leave quickly, or should you awaken the Guardian, you will be buried here forever!"
As Xu Ran came to a realization, one of the two white lizardmen actually spoke in human language. Although somewhat jerky, the intermittent voice still reached the ears of Xu Ran and Zi Yan.
"God's Graveyard? Guardian?"
Hearing these two words, Zi Yan was stunned.
God's Graveyard!
These four words echoed in Zi Yan's mind, unable to be dispelled. What was the God's Graveyard? Could there really be gods in this world?
Such powerful creatures choosing to be tomb guardians here; what kind of terrifying and formidable existence must be buried in the graveyard? If it's a graveyard, then the master of the tomb must have been dead for a long time, but even so, could it really trap an existence as powerful as her father?
Zi Yan suddenly understood.
When Xu Ran had told her that her father's strength was at the Nine-Star Dou Sheng Peak, she was puzzled. If her father was already one of the most formidable people in the world, who else could threaten his safety?
Gods...
Are there really gods in this world?
If her father had intruded into this mysterious and unpredictable place, then it made sense that he had encountered danger here.
"Xu Ran, is there a problem?"
Zi Yan's grip on Xu Ran's hand tightened.
All this time, she had relied on herself; she had always been alone and had never thought to trouble or depend on anyone. But now, she could only rely on Xu Ran.
And, she liked this feeling very much.
Holding Xu Ran's arm, she always felt much more at ease. Even if she was actually very nervous inside, she wasn't scared.
"Don't worry, they're just small fry. Their strength isn't even as great as those two Heavenly Venerates from the Soul Hall," Xu Ran said with disdain. They were just some creatures created by the Tuo She Ancient Emperor.
"Human, we warn you once more, leave quickly, or you shall be buried here," the two lizardmen continued to speak loudly, their eyes filled with intense hostility.
In their view, anyone who could enter this place was very strong.
Of course, the most important thing was that they sensed a very strange energy from Xu Ran's body.
"God's Graveyard?"
"So it claims to be a god? But it makes sense, in this world, it had reached the pinnacle. But I'm not afraid of it. Even if it stood before me, I wouldn't be scared in the slightest," Xu Ran said indifferently.
Although the Tuo She Ancient Emperor was a Dou Di and had reached the pinnacle in the study of Flame.
However, Xu Ran possessed a terrifying proficiency in almost all attributes, with his Life Attribute even having the power of healing and rebirth. Even if the Tuo She Ancient Emperor were to appear, he was confident he could defeat him.
"What?"
The two lizardmen in front of him looked at Xu Ran in fearful awe.
Half an hour earlier, they naturally sensed the disturbance that arose from the magma depths. That was... that was an existence equivalent to the gods they guarded! It was another god!
"Xu Ran, are you... also a god?" Zi Yan's eyes were empty, as she mulled over his words. Was Xu Ran truly unafraid, even if the master of this godly tomb should come? What an overwhelming pride and arrogance that would be.
The owner of this place must be an individual with incredible capabilities, yet Xu Ran apparently could disregard even such a powerful being?
She had thought that the way Xu Ran effortlessly annihilated several Soul Hall Sky Venerables was already formidable enough, but now... No wonder Xu Ran dared to bring her down here, no wonder he didn't show the slightest sign of panic at the mention of the godly tomb.
She now understood the confidence that Xu Ran had to oppose the Soul Hall—his confidence was his own strength. Even as a lone individual, he could easily suppress the Soul Hall.
If Xu Ran and the tomb's owner were of equivalent strength, he naturally would not be concerned about these people.
"You are a god?"
The voices of the two lizardmen trembled.
Even though the being that created them never showed itself, they only knew they were created by those gods, and the very purpose of the existence of all creatures here was to guard this place, to guard the territory of gods.
And now, they were facing a god, another god.
"Even if... you are a god, we will absolutely not let you pass. This is our duty, the very reason for our existence." The two lizardmen looked at each other, determined to stay even if it meant being killed by Xu Ran.
They were created for this purpose, and their many years of existence were to guard this place. If they retreated now, then even if they continued to live, their existence would be meaningless.
"Sorry, but you can't stop me. Merely Semi-Saints..."
"Get lost!"
Xu Ran bellowed angrily.
The terrifyingsound waves stirred up endless waves of fire from the underground magma, directly sending the two Semi-Saint lizardmen flying, although Xu Ran didn't take their lives.
"If your master were here, it might be a different story, but you? You are far too inferior." Xu Ran, carrying Zi Yan, rushed towards the deeper levels at an extremely fast speed.
The Ancient Emperor's Cave House—that was a place that even he was quite curious about.
As he neared the cave house, he felt an extremely familiar aura. Such an aura could only belong to someone who had reached the Dou Di and undergone a complete transformation.
However, he had a faint feeling that this aura seemed much weaker than he had expected.
In this world, his "Cultivation Level" had also been converted to that of a beginner Dou Di. Yet, that represented "Cultivation Level," not combat capability. With just his combat capability alone and the terrifying power to fight above his level, Xu Ran should be the most terrifying and strongest among Dou Dis.
"Much weaker than I expected, quite disappointing. I wonder if Tuo She Ancient Emperor will show up. If I could devour this one, I'd be able to collect all the Strange Fires." Xu Ran licked his lips with a hint of greed in his thoughts.
The so-called Flame Emperor merely possessed some of the lower-ranking Strange Fires. If he could manage to collect them all, he would certainly be beyond comparison to Xiao Yan. Even just the Strange Fire from Tuo She Ancient Emperor would be worth countless others.