School Beauty's Personal Crazy Young Master Chapter 1860 - 1946: Secret Realm Treasure 13

Haotian Tower mumbled to itself, then as if a thought struck it, it boomed at Chen Nan, "Chen Nan, I’ve never revealed to you the origins of those individuals within the God and Demon Tower. Care to guess if your Grandpa Small Tower knows?"

Haotian Tower continued its mysterious act, but Chen Nan merely offered a silent, internal smile.

With a sigh of helplessness, Haotian Tower finally relented, stating, "Those Outer Heaven Demons are indeed exceptionally formidable and carry terrifying strength, but they are by no means the true gods and demons you imagine. They are simply powerful beings from another realm."

"That world is beyond anything you could possibly conceive!" Haotian Tower's voice gained several degrees in volume, tinged with a certain excitement.

"What? Then why are they imprisoned within the God and Demon Tower?"

Chen Nan’s confusion deepened.

"'God and Demon Tower' is merely the name bestowed by you natives of the Four Extremes World. That structure is in truth a prison. Do you comprehend the concept of a prisoner? Those who commit grave offenses are confined and then exiled. A world as diminished as the Four Extremes World is simply fitting for their banishment, nothing more."

"So, they are merely prisoners?"

Chen Nan's heart trembled violently. With his own experiences, he was most qualified to speak on the sheer terror of the so-called gods and demons within the God and Demon Tower.

Beings of that caliber, exiled here as common prisoners—it begged the question: what manner of entities were responsible for their exile?

Since getting acquainted with Haotian Tower, Chen Nan found his entire perception of reality constantly challenged and reshaped.

The astonishment he felt at this moment was undoubtedly on par with the shock he experienced upon first learning of his grand-uncle, the Primal Beginning Heavenly Emperor.

"Those entities... they are nothing more than cannon fodder, Supreme Realm cannon fodder at that. Yet, they are all orthodox members of the Demon Clan, their Demonic Qi is pristine—perfect sustenance for the Netherworld River, the finest feed to induce mutations in the Netherworld River."

Haotian Tower emitted a light chuckle, and with that sound, Chen Nan felt as if something within his core shattered.

He had once harbored the illusion that upon reaching the Supreme Realm, he could gaze down upon the world with absolute arrogance. Now, he recognized the utter folly of those past notions. The Four Extremes World was but a minuscule realm, and even those in the Supreme Realm could be imprisoned at a whim, treated as mere fodder, or even as sustenance.

"Chen Nan, your Dao Heart has undergone a transformation. Now that you comprehend that even Supremes can be slain and imprisoned at will, do you still possess the resolve to ascend to the Supreme Realm?"

Haotian Tower posed a direct question to Chen Nan.

"Small Tower, my Dao Heart has indeed shifted. However, I have long been aware that Supremes can be dispatched at will. As for being utilized as sustenance, this is my first encounter with such a reality, but it does not diminish my determination to pursue ultimate strength. My purpose is to protect my loved ones, and my Dao Heart shall remain unshakeable."

"Whether one is a Heavenly Monarch or a Supreme, it is merely a designation. I, Chen Nan, do not seek titles. My sole pursuit is the strongest power, enabling me to safeguard those most precious to me—this is my ultimate aim."

Chen Nan let out a hearty laugh, and in that instant, he activated the Three Elements Returning to One Heart Method, his Angry Hand cleaving towards the assembled demons.

The very moment he unleashed Angry Hand, the river beneath him began to churn with renewed ferocity.

"Quickly, get yourself out of here. I genuinely cannot ascertain if your luck is good or bad. This Netherworld River only surges forth once every ten millennia, and you've managed to stumble right into it."

A hint of bitterness laced Haotian Tower’s voice.

Chen Nan couldn't help but reply with a wry smile. When he had made his way through the Formation previously, his sole focus had been on rescuing Ye Yiyi and Su Qingqing, without much thought for anything else.

Who could have predicted he would land precisely here, coinciding with the eruption of the Netherworld River.

"Once every ten thousand years... Hasn't the Netherworld River been absent from the Netherworld Demon Sky Map for at least thirty thousand years? Could it be that ten thousand years ago, this Netherworld River was not even present in the Four Extremes World?" A profound question suddenly arose in Chen Nan's mind.

"Your conjecture holds a degree of plausibility. Had the Netherworld River already manifested in the Human World ten millennia ago, its eruption would have utterly obliterated this Secret Realm long ago. In such a scenario, not even the combined might of all the Supreme Experts in the Human World could have withstood the Netherworld Power contained within this river's flow."

"There exists yet another possibility."

Haotian Tower suddenly uttered this sentence, only to fall silent once more. Despite Chen Nan's repeated attempts to engage it, no response was forthcoming.

"Regardless, I should prioritize making my escape from this place."

Chen Nan's expression shifted. Upon observing the river's churning surface, he discerned that beneath the oppressive Demonic Qi, Netherworld Energy was actually beginning to ascend from the riverbed.

In mere moments, this Netherworld Energy commenced intertwining with the pervasive Demonic Qi, coalescing into a formidable power radiating an even more dreadful, icy malevolence. These two energies, now commingling on the river's expanse, began a relentless process of mutual consumption and fusion.

Following their amalgamation, Chen Nan cautiously dispatched a thread of his Divine Thought to investigate. Immediately, a searing pain pierced his mind as the probe was instantly annihilated, leaving no residual trace.

"This power is horrifying. A moment's carelessness could spell my demise here," such a thought flickered through Chen Nan's consciousness. He swiftly intensified his efforts, employing the Earth Element Heaven Technique to accelerate his escape towards the surface.

After approximately a dozen breaths, Chen Nan broke through to the surface. Due to his actions, a multitude of demons lurking below had met their demise or suffered grievous injuries. On the surface, only a handful of Heavenly Monarch Level demons remained, already incapacitated by Ye Yiyi's icy grip.

"You absolute marvel, you're truly the best. You resolved the issue so swiftly..."

Upon witnessing Chen Nan's emergence, Su Qingqing and Ye Yiyi hastily maneuvered to his side.

Chen Nan clasped both their hands and ascended rapidly into the heavens. "Let us depart from this treacherous place immediately."

Having reached the vast Void, Chen Nan cast his gaze downward. Immense mountain ranges and sprawling forests were now collapsing with thunderous roars. The very location they had recently occupied had transformed into a semblance of earthly hell. Over a dozen Demon God Realm Demon Beasts, unable to evade the cataclysm, were instantly obliterated, consumed without a trace by the overwhelming torrent of Netherworld Demonic Energy.

The two women were utterly petrified. Su Qingqing stammered, "Idiot, what exactly did you encounter within that subterranean world? How could something so profoundly terrifying be unleashed from its depths?"

Observing the burgeoning Netherworld Demonic Energy below, witnessing countless Demon Gods annihilated in an instant, Su Qingqing saw the Netherworld Demonic Energy form a colossal whirlwind that swept relentlessly into the distance. Its path was marked by utter devastation. This Secret Realm, once teeming with innumerable Demon Beasts, was now, in the blink of an eye, witnessing their mass slaughter.

"This Netherworld Demonic Energy is merely in its nascent stage of eruption. We must make haste to rendezvous with Haotian Tower. I harbor grave concerns that this Secret Realm shall soon face annihilation. Before that unfortunate event, I hold out hope that we might uncover something significant within its confines."

Chen Nan's heart pounded with anticipation. He recalled the pronouncements of Haotian Tower when it withdrew its Divine Sense and couldn't help but ponder, 'Could it be that the Netherworld River's periodic eruption, occurring once every thirty thousand years, is a consequence of its suppression by a power of comparable magnitude? If that assumption holds true, then the rumored existence of a supreme Treasure within this Secret Realm would cease to be mere conjecture.'

'However, if such is the case, then with the Netherworld River having been restrained for millennia, the unleashed power accompanying its current resurgence will undoubtedly be amplified to an unimaginable degree. Furthermore, with the Netherworld Energy and Demonic Qi now fused into the formidable Netherworld Demonic Energy, this particular eruption is destined to be an unparalleled and unprecedented event.'

With these profound realizations galvanizing him, Chen Nan seized the two women and executed the 'Two Realms Without Gap' technique, commencing a high-speed transit away from the catastrophic zone.