Race to the Tomb 2

To this, the jade phoenix alliance young miss paused slightly, then raised a brow, "You really don't seem to hold any in your eyes," she said.

"At least give other powers face sometimes," she said and Nti Anem sighed. These people did not seem to understand Ed. It was not that he did not want to give them face or did not care, he did not feel as though he was of this world. His lack of interest in participating and need to get to his goal faster to leave has cooled whatever heat existed in the hot-blooded prince.

"The girl could not keep up. No one here is a child that needs to be taken care of so step back," Nti Anem said and the Ku clansmen's faces only got worse. That was true. To cause trouble for them like this would mean they were looking down on their lady from the start and wanted these two to watch out for her. Everyone who came knew of the risk.

"True," Ku Nam said with a nod, "Nothing will happen to her I hear training is good enough,"

To this, Nti Anem smiled lightly. This boy, though. That Ku Jian girl was the daughter of the clan chief, yet this boy seemed to be the heir even though there was no normal announcement. Nti Anem could not care about other people right now, as Ed had already reminded him it was time they left.

"Where is the dead centre?" Ed asked Nti Anem. Only then did those around notice that the energy manipulator was flicking his fingers. They seemed to almost tick back and forth.

"Fifty metres forward," Nti Anem answered and Ed disappeared from his spot to the shock of those around Nti Anem followed the next second.

"Center?" someone asked.

"They are on the move," someone said and many rushed after them.

"These reckless people. Do they know that the highway is suspended over the tomb? They want to jump directly into the tomb?" the Phoenix Alliance young miss said.

"Oh? That means he would be the first to reach the treasures inside," Ku Nam dashed after them, but his goal was not the centre. According to the clan information, the safest distance from the tomb was on its east side.

The Jade Phoenix alliance young miss frowned at this, but they had made a pact, so she followed with her team.

"We are not being reckless like they are, are we?" she asked him as they dashed forward hurriedly.

"Reckless? It seems Lady Mai is still ignorant of the changes that occurred during her seclusion," Ku Nam said and she frowned.

"I know enough,"

"Enough will pull you behind," Ku Nam said.

"You think me wrong?"

"I think many people wrong, even myself. But one thing about this situation is a fact. As far as this tomb is concerned, he has the only advantage," Ku Nam said as he sped forward.

"How?" she glanced back at Ed and Nti Anem's form dashing ahead of them with a frown. She had heard enough stories about this heaven alliance patriarch's disciple. Nothing about what she had heard gave him an advantage over everyone racing towards the tomb.

"The Baju valley, the now deadly south side city, have one thing in common, Lady Mai. Have you not heard of it?" Ku Nam asked.

"Reports say that the energy from the tomb is somewhat similar," she answered, "You can't mean,"

"Lady Mai, the only person who has ever been completely unaffected by the Baju Valley is him. You would be foolish to not see this advantage," he said and she looked ahead as they caught up to Ed and Nti Anem who had slowed down slightly.

"Three," Nti Anem flicked his wrist.

"Two," he condensed spatial magic on his finger and flicked it as though a bug.

"One," space tore in front of them, instantly corroding the road below as Ed and Nti Anem dashed through. Some cultivators saw an opportunity and dashed through the portal too.

"I dare say that the tomb's energy and the others are one and the same kind," Ku Nam chuckled as the dashed past the portal further ahead on the highway, ignoring the cultivators dashing in, just in time for the portal to wink shut.

Just who are you?

Ed felt himself descend from a great height and looked down. A person without cultivation would not have been able to see that far down, but he saw quite clearly. The stone runes under seemed to hum below. He glanced up at Nti Anem who instead of descending, was ascending far from the reach of the baleful energy.

Looking away, he concentrated on the grounds below. He could feel his body getting heavier as he fell closer to the ruins. Their calculation was spot on and he was landing right in the middle of the tomb.

When he reached a certain height, he felt his body airs stand instantly.

"Look out!" he heard Nti Anem's panicked voice call out from above him, causing him to guard his front instinctually. Just then, a heavy force struck him sending him back up into the air. At that moment, Ed spat blood.

Nti Anem flicked his hand and muttered a spell and a large apparition of his hand caught Ed in mid-air.

"Are you alright?" he appeared beside Ed the next second.

"That array," Ed said.

"A lot of soul realisation masters set it up," Nti Anem said.

"They are cautious," he said as he stabilised himself on the platform made of Nti Anem's light.

"They know that no one has been able to enter the tomb, even them and we from the outside world come every thousand years and attempt it. It seems other worlds who send their young have been attempting for quite some time. This array, they set it up just in case someone could approach that height and still remain alive. Maybe if you died when you got that close it would not have activated," Nti Anem said.

Ed looked down at the swirling energy around the tomb and snorted.

"I was careless," and jumped off the platform made of light straight down towards the brewing array.

"Oh? He is pissed," Nti Anem chuckled.

Ed swept his hand through the air and a sword manifested in his hand. Nti Anem looked at this sword and his eyes darkened. When Ed was fighting the soul realisation master in the tower, he had seen that sword, but he was not paying attention. He had not looked closely, and one could argue that the sword had not truly revealed itself. It was different this time. It was not just a sword laced with Ed's energy, that sword was alive.

"He brought such a thing to this world?" he muttered. This was the Yhenxia sword. As it touched Ed's energy, the sword hummed. Ed passed his internal energy into the sword as he descended upon the array. As he got closer, the array buzzed to life again and attacked his incoming form. The two collided midair. As Nti Anem expected, the array did not stand a chance. The Yhenxia sword tore through it like a hot knife against butter allowing Ed to descend further down till he crashed into the fragile tomb.

Nti Anem's eyes darkened at the thought of this. He had followed Ed back in their world for a while when he had been released from his tomb looking for an opportunity to possess him. He had only run away when he felt the presence of that woman; that oracle, no, that god. He had been cautious around many people so as not to be caught around Ed, but he was sure that there was no one else who could have given Ed that sword. That woman who wishes that he die the most, would actually give him something good?

Many questions went through his mind. Even though this was The Mist and was said to be an odd place, it was too odd. Or better yet, it was too lucky for Ed. This place only made him stronger, made him invincible. There were too many variables that did not add up.

Maybe he should not be pondering upon the mist but Ed himself. He walked around with the Yhenxia sword, a quest taker's sword. They were seen as great heroes of the second era back in their world. If he had not known this Prince Edward before he entered The Mist he would have thought him one of great destiny; a hero in making. But he knew that was a lie. This was just a normal prince. His destiny was not aligned with greatness. He had read it a long time ago. Such a person should not be able to enter the mist and thrive to such an extent. This baleful energy that runs through his core and unending victories against those many times greater than he, Nti Anem frowned at this. It did not make sense.

Yet that woman went all the way to work this hard to kill him. Why this method? She was a god, she could have extinguished his flame of life with a flick of a wrist. Even though against her nature to kill that way, there are many ways to kill this boy. Why this way? This place was a double-edged sword. It is said that not many people escape the mist. If he successfully died here, his entire existence would be wiped from all that is. Why go that far for a small prince?

He could not be human, he could not be mortal with that kind of energy at his core, yet his mortal body stays glued to his being.

"Just who are you?" Nti Anem muttered.