Chapter 332: First Bubble Realm

Krune and the others then moved in the direction that they agreed earlier. Sure enough, due to the sheer amount of cultivators and demon beasts, quite a few groups or solo ones followed them as well.

Krune didn't mind, though. It was something that they couldn't avoid unless they attacked everyone. That obviously wouldn't work since there was a lot more than the number that attacked them before.

When they passed through the division between realms, they finally were able to see how the next realm resembled. It looked like a gigantic valley in the middle of the mountains. However, when Krune looked beyond the mountains on both sides, all he could see was darkness. It was pretty evident that the 'bubble' realm isn't that big to start with.

Krune could also see quite a few cultivators and demon beasts ahead who had entered this realm before them. At the bottom of the valley, his group could see a small village as well. Through his Divine Sense, Krune noticed that there were a few cultivators and demon beasts in those houses looking for treasures or resources.

Noticing that everything looked fine, Krune once again reduced the connection between him and his Divine Soul. Heavin immediately woke up after that and took control of the parrot once more. Krune then gave a quick explanation to him and then moved forward.

Still, even though this bubble realm didn't look too big, it was several times the size that Krune's Divine Sense could cover. Krune looked at Rarol and waited for his opinion.

Rarol then shrugged his shoulders and said.

"You know how it works. My instincts don't act when I want them to. So, at the moment, I can say even less than you can. But that also might mean that there isn't much in this first realm."

Joiu Rak heard that and felt puzzled.

'Are they perhaps relying on this Demon Beast's instinct? Is that a good idea?'

Of course, he was the one who decided to follow, so he had no right to complain about how they did things.

Krune nodded and said.

"I see, anyway, let's keep moving them. If you feel anything, just give us a warning."

Krune's group then quickly descended into the valley and entered the village as well. Unfortunately, as far as their Divine Sense could tell, there was nothing worth paying attention to.

Everyone then agreed to separate and search the village as well. However, they made sure that everyone kept inside the other's Divine Sense, just in case.

The village didn't look that big from afar. But once Krune's group started to search, it took quite some time for them to look into all the houses. Finally, they arrived at the other side of the village, and they noticed quite a few cultivators and demon beasts gathered in front of a big house.

Krune then asked one of the demon beasts about what was happening.

The beast recognized Krune from that enormous Fire Domain and felt a chill on his back. It then explained everything without leaving anything behind.

"Everyone tried to enter this house, but it doesn't matter what you do, it simply doesn't open. The guys are discussing if they should start attacking or not. Mohie Clan Inheritances have lots of traps, so some are afraid that it might trigger some calamity."

Krune nodded, and his group moved forward to take a look. On the door, Krune could see the symbol of the Mohie Clan, so he thought that it might be related to the Jade Slip. Krune brought it forward, and sure enough, the seal on the door started to shine and then disappeared.

The few cultivators and demon beasts in this place got excited, and they all tried to rush inside. Krune narrowed his eyes and was about to do the same thing when suddenly, he and his group received a Divine Sense Message from Rarol.

"Not good! Fall back, now!"

Krune and Feifei already told Ruik and the others to always trust Rarol's instinct. So they immediately flew away as fast as possible.

As for Joiu and his group, they hesitated a bit. After all, they couldn't see anything wrong. Still, Joiu gritted his teeth and decided to trust Krune, or better, Darten's friend.

Suddenly, the house started to shine, and just a split of a second later...

"Boom!"

An enormous explosion of Spiritual Energy blasted the house and everything hundreds of meters around it. The shock wave also sent the Cultivators and Demon Beasts who were close to the explosion flying!

Because Joiu's group hesitated a bit, some of his lower realm subordinates were still caught by the explosion and received several injuries. Some were light, while others were quite serious. The shockwave finally passed, and nothing more than an enormous crater remained. Although the biggest majority still survived, that was because they weren't close to the house. Those who were too close or had entered it, their outcome was pretty much obvious.

Krune and Joiu's group gathered again and looked at the place where the house previously was. They couldn't help but feel a chill on their back. They, too, were just about to rush inside for fear of losing the treasures and resources that might have been there.

Joiu made his companions who were injured swallow a few healing pills and then looked at Rarol. He finally understood why Krune, or better, Darten, trusted him. He was just not sure if it was really instinct or not. Still, that doesn't matter. As long as it works, he will also follow this guy's words.

Krune kept looking and couldn't help but comment.

"No wonder they say that the Mohie Clan Inheritances are dangerous. Even after Rarol warned me, I still couldn't sense anything. Only when that big house started to shine did I feel the enormous amount of Spiritual Energy that was charged inside it."

Joiu nodded.

"I also hadn't been in a Mohie Clan Inheritance before, so I only read the information. Still, seeing it with your own eyes is another story. We will need to be a lot more cautious from now on."

Rarol was also looking at the place that the explosion happened and then said.

"Darten, I think there is something there now."

Krune and Joiu looked at him and then back at the crater. Because the explosion had just happened, there was smoke and dust everywhere. Also, the explosion affected the flow of spiritual energy, so Krune and the others were having a hard time seeing inside with their Divine Senses.

Krune didn't mind it and decided to enter anyway. After walking slowly for a bit, he was finally able to see what the thing that Rarol said was. On the ground at the center of the explosion, there was a tiny crystal, not much bigger than a ring. However, everyone could feel the energy that it contained.

Krune collected it and tried to verify with his Divine Sense, but he and the others couldn't tell what the use of it was.

"Well, let's keep it for now."

After that house exploded, everyone started to take extra care while looking into the other houses. Still, in the end, they didn't find anything else. Everyone then took flight once more and started to move to the other side of this bubble realm. Krune kept his Divine Sense spread to see if he could find something, but until the very ending, there was nothing.

When they reached the other end of the bubble realm, Krune's group noticed that once again, several cultivators and demon beasts were gathered. When they landed, they noticed something that looked like a large door attached to the end of the bubble realm.

"This is probably the door that connects to the next Bubble Realm. But it seems like it is closed at the moment."

Everyone waiting there then looked at Krune. They all knew that he is one of those who have a Jade Slip, so they thought that they would need him to open the next Bubble Realm.

Krune didn't have a reason to do otherwise either, so he simply approached it and took his Jade Slip out. Everyone immediately took several steps back and were ready to flee at any moment. Krune looked at them, and his mouth twitched. They want him to test things first before getting close. Still, if Krune doesn't do that, he will have to give it to someone else to try it out. Since he didn't want to give away his Jade Slip, he obviously had to do it himself.

Krune then charged the Tribulation Lightning around his body and was ready to move away from this door as fast as possible if it was needed. But in the end, the Jade Slip caused no changes on the door what so ever.

"Seems like this is not it."

Ruik then suggested from far away.

"Try that crystal that we found earlier, that might be it."

Although Krune felt somewhat gloomy for being the only one here, he still did what Ruik said.

He took that small crystal from his Spatial Ring, and sure enough, it started to resonate with the door. To be safe, Krune didn't get too close. Instead, he simply threw the crystal against it. The moment the crystal touched the door, it looked like it fell into a lake instead of hitting a wall. It then disappeared inside, and the door started to shine as well.

Krune didn't care what that meant, he immediately backed away as fast as possible. When he reached a place that he felt to be safe, he started to look at the door too.

This time there was no explosion, though. The door then started to open slowly until finally, everyone could see the other side. Sure enough, that door connected to the next bubble realm.