Chapter 2014  Ghost? Encounter! 

While w.a.n.g Teng was conversing with Round Ballin his mind about the Naga Race, the others were still in the dark.

"Have you noticed anything?" w.a.n.g Teng asked the queen beside him.

"It seems somewhat similar to our race"s architecture," the queen shook her head and replied.

"Do you know about the Naga Race?" w.a.n.g Teng asked using voice transmission.

The queen paused for a moment, furrowed her brows, and then replied through voice transmission, "I seem to recall my elder master, the previous queen, mentioning it."

"I see." w.a.n.g Teng stroked his chin and proceeded to explain the origins of the Naga Race through voice transmission.

"Are you saying that we are descendants of the Naga Race?" the queen"s eyes sparkled as she hurriedly inquired.

"Yes, but the bloodline is probably very diluted," w.a.n.g Teng replied.

The queen fell silent, deep in thought, and her expression seemed to suggest she was contemplating something important.

The revelation had a profound impact on her.

For generations, the extraterrestrial humans had referred to them as natives of this land, and they had always believed they were the natives of this small world. They never imagined that they had such a complex lineage.

w.a.n.g Teng smiled faintly, said nothing more, and went to examine the buildings. Many of these structures were in ruins, with only some remnants of walls left. He placed his hand on one of the walls.

Boom!

The crumbling wall disintegrated into countless dust particles and vanished in an instant, leaving everyone stunned.

They couldn"t believe that the seemingly solid wall could vanish so easily with a single touch.

"Do you have any idea about the age of these buildings?" w.a.n.g Teng inquired.

Wan Dong and the others shook their heads.

They were not archaeologists, and they had no knowledge about such matters.

Additionally, many relics left behind by powerful beings could withstand the test of time, making it nearly impossible to determine their age. Investigating these ruins would likely be futile.

w.a.n.g Teng extended his spiritual powers and swept the area, causing the vast amounts of rubble to turn into dust and dissipate. The contents inside the buildings were instantly revealed.

However, there was nothing there.

Wan Dong and the others examined the area intently, their eyes s.h.i.+ning with hope, but they were ultimately disappointed.

w.a.n.g Teng frowned. The feeling of danger that had been present earlier seemed to disappear as the rubble and debris vanished. It was all very peculiar.

"We should continue forward, but try to avoid entering the buildings recklessly," w.a.n.g Teng advised.

The group continued moving toward the buildings, grateful that they had the open s.p.a.ce resembling a courtyard outside the structures, allowing them to advance without venturing deep inside.

The atmosphere here was eerily silent, with no sound except for the echoing of their footsteps as they walked.

The group had made an effort to walk quietly, but their footsteps still echoed in the strangely quiet environment.

This was indeed perplexing.

All of them were heaven-stage martial warriors, and their usual footsteps were nearly silent. Yet in this place, the sounds were magnified.

However, some sounds were normal. In comparison, they sounded out of place.

"Something is off here," Wan Dong couldn"t help but speak up.

Everyone glanced at him. Their intention was clear. Everyone could see it.

Wan Dong appeared somewhat embarra.s.sed. He was about to say something when his expression changed abruptly. He called out, "Who"s there?"

"What"s wrong?"

The sudden alertness caught the rest of the group off guard. They followed Wan Dong"s gaze toward the interior of the building.

Wan Dong didn"t reply, but his gaze remained locked on a specific spot as he continued scanning the surroundings.

"What on earth happened?" Cob couldn"t help but ask.

"There was a shadow that just flashed by," Wan Dong said.

"A shadow?" Cob looked a bit skeptical and said, "That"s impossible. If there were any living creatures here, we should have sensed them."

The others furrowed their brows, indicating that they hadn"t sensed anything.

"I didn"t make a mistake. It was definitely a shadow, and it moved very fast," Wan Dong said, his expression serious.

The group was puzzled by his seriousness. It didn"t seem like a joke. Could there really be a shadow?

"I saw it too," w.a.n.g Teng opened his mouth and said.

His spiritual power had been scanning the inside of the building, but he hadn"t sensed the presence of a shadow. However, he had seen it with his own eyes.

Upon hearing w.a.n.g Teng"s confirmation, the group was even more surprised.

"Did you see what it was?" Wan Dong asked.

"I didn"t see it clearly," w.a.n.g Teng shook his head. He felt a growing sense of unease because even with his Real Eye, he couldn"t discern where that shadow might be hiding.

To be honest, if Wan Dong hadn"t seen a similar shadow, he might have doubted his own eyes.

"Look closely!" w.a.n.g Teng said, his spiritual power sweeping across the building, causing large sections of it to turn to dust.

Wan Dong and the others stared intently but still saw nothing.

"Let"s continue forward," w.a.n.g Teng said with a hint of disappointment, and he started walking ahead.

Shortly after, a sudden cry rang out.

"I saw it! I saw it!" One of the female martial warriors in the group suddenly exclaimed. She spoke loudly in the first half of her sentence but lowered her voice in the second half, as if afraid of being overheard.

Everyone came to a sudden halt and looked at the female martial warrior.

"Dong Lei, you saw it too?" Wan Dong asked her. She had orange hair and looked quite beautiful. At this moment, her face appeared a bit tense, and she spoke in a hushed tone.

"I saw it, but I still couldn"t see it clearly," Dong Lei replied.

The others had slightly changed expressions. A third person had seen it. It seemed that there was indeed something there.

w.a.n.g Teng toppled the building, turning it into dust, but still, there was nothing to be found.

However, in the following moments, the members of the team kept seeing the dark shadow flash by one after another. First, it was the queen, then Feng Mo, followed by Wu Cheng, Gikdor, and Cob…

Everyone saw it, but almost always individually, without others seeing it simultaneously.

Only w.a.n.g Teng saw the recurring dark shadow throughout.

The only regret was that they still couldn"t make out the figure"s appearance.

The team felt uneasy, sensing the pervasive sense of eeriness in this place.

If it had been just one or two people seeing the shadow, that wouldn"t have been so significant.

But, everyone saw it and no one was able to see it clearly.

Something seemed wrong!

"Could it be a ghost?" Dong Lei"s expression appeared somewhat unnatural as she suddenly suggested.

"A ghost? Are there such things as ghosts in this world?" Wan Dong scoffed and continued, "For us martial warriors, ghosts would be considered soul bodies. Only powerful individuals can leave behind soul bodies, and they cannot freely wander outside. Do you think that black shadow could be a soul body?"

"But if it"s not a ghost, then what could it be?" Dong Lei knew that her idea sounded silly, but she couldn"t help but think in that direction, feeling a s.h.i.+ver down her spine.

"Either way, it can"t be a ghost," Wan Dong affirmed.

w.a.n.g Teng paid no attention to their debate and continued walking ahead slowly. He wanted to find something useful, and if there were any inscriptions or texts, that would be even better. It might provide some clues.

"w.a.n.g Teng, what do you think that black shadow is?" Round Ball asked with a serious tone.

"Maybe it is a ghost," w.a.n.g Teng said with a faint smile.

"Have you seen something?" Round Ball looked surprised and puzzled.

"I haven"t seen anything. It"s just a wild guess," w.a.n.g Teng replied.

Round Ball was speechless. This fellow was making a wild guess. It almost believed him.

Boom!

At this moment, a distant section of the building complex crumbled with a roar, transforming into a cloud of dust and debris.

"What"s happening?" The group was startled and immediately went on high alert.

w.a.n.g Teng furrowed his brow and sped up his pace toward the source of the commotion.

Wan Dong and the others quickly followed.

Boom!

Another explosion echoed through the air, causing the dust and debris from the collapsed buildings to spiral outwards. Emanating from this disturbance were surges of energy attacks, shooting into the sky.

"Let"s leave!"

A shout came from within, followed by the sound of whizzing through the air as a group of people emerged from the buildings.

w.a.n.g Teng immediately halted his movement, squinting his eyes.

It turned out there were other people here!

It seemed that he was not the only one to discover the secret of the large-scale poison tide.

As the group burst out from the buildings, they were initially relieved, but they quickly noticed w.a.n.g Teng"s group. They paused several hundred meters away, watching them with cautious expressions.

"Damba!" the queen suddenly spoke, her eyes flas.h.i.+ng with a hint of coldness as she stared intensely at the approaching group.

The individuals who had appeared in front of w.a.n.g Teng"s group were indeed members of the snake race.

Among them, there were also several human martial warriors, judging from their attire and battle gear, they were from the Stellar Academies.

The group were astounded when they saw w.a.n.g Teng"s group.

Neither side broke the silence, merely a.s.sessing each other.

"Cang Zhu, it"s you!"

The leader on the opposite side was a tall, muscular snakeman. His lower body was a robust, dark green snake tail, in stark contrast to the graceful form of the queen.

Cang Zhu! Cang Yu! w.a.n.g Teng repeated in his heart.

His face exuded an imposing presence, and he spoke with a deep voice, furrowing his brow as he looked at the queen.

He questioned, "Why are you here?"

"Is that any of your business?" The queen scoffed.

"Haha, true to your reputation, Queen of the Rui Snake City, you"re as fierce as ever. How have you considered my proposal from last time? Marry me, join forces with Ostrich-Snake City, and together, we can dominate the entire Scorpion King Star," the snakeman named Damba laughed heartily upon hearing the queen"s icy response.

"In your dreams!" The snakemen queen"s gaze turned sharper.

w.a.n.g Teng cast a strange look at the queen, surprised that even a queen could be forced into a marriage proposal.

Cang Zhu sensed w.a.n.g Teng"s gaze and turned her head abruptly. She glared at him.

"Cough!" w.a.n.g Teng cleared his throat and shrugged.

Damba s.h.i.+fted his gaze to w.a.n.g Teng, his expression darkening. He asked in a monotonous tone, "Cang Zhu, who is this friend?"

Cang Zhu snorted. This time, she was too lazy to reply to him.

Damba felt a little awkward and sized up w.a.n.g Teng. It was evident that he recognized w.a.n.g Teng"s ident.i.ty, and a trace of wariness flashed in his eyes. He inquired, "Is this friend from beyond the heavens?"