Quickly.
A streak of black light descended in an instant, landing on the ground beside the fissure. The silver-eyed armored guardian coldly gazed downward at the crack, its eyes devoid of any emotional fluctuation.
After observing for a while, it stood there propped on its massive sword.
Long ago, the master of the palace had issued strict orders. Their patrols had defined boundaries; if intruders didn’t enter the designated range, they wouldn’t pursue.
…
Whoosh, whoosh.
Accompanied by the sound of wind in his ears, Dongbo Xueying plummeted rapidly. His entire body was bathed in flames, illuminating the underground fissure.
Peng—he landed.
Dongbo Xueying looked ahead. The underground fissure extended continuously toward the direction of the palace.
“Could that battle have taken place inside the palace?” Dongbo Xueying immediately sprinted toward it at high speed. After running for a while, he glanced behind and finally exhaled in relief, “Thankfully, the guardian didn’t pursue.”
He dashed forward along the path of the underground fissure.
Eventually, he stopped.
Dongbo Xueying gazed ahead. Before him stood a wall shimmering with silvery whiteness, resembling jade-like crystal. Amidst the surrounding rocks, it was particularly conspicuous. However, there was a massive wound on the wall—nearly seven or eight meters wide—with lingering sharp, malevolent energy. This oppressive aura caused even Dongbo Xueying to feel a chill.
This malevolence, despite having passed who knows how many ten-thousands of years, still exerted pressure on someone of Dongbo Xueying’s level.
“It seems that the inconceivable battle from ancient times indeed happened within this underground structure. A formidable being unleashed a furious slash, cleaving through the wall, splitting the underground rock and earth, piercing through over a hundred miles, and finally emerging on the valley surface, leaving behind a massive fissure stretching two to three miles long.” Dongbo Xueying nodded inwardly.
This realization left him even more awestruck. Beneath the earth, mostly layers of rock and soil—an attack piercing through a hundred miles? Unbelievable! Describing it as “heaven-shattering and earth-destroying” wouldn’t be an exaggeration in the least!
He hesitated slightly outside the silvery-white wall.
“I don’t have a choice! Going to Heifeng Abyss is a dead end.” Dongbo Xueying knew very well that the structure behind the silver wall might contain deadly dangers—but it might also hold surprises, “I have to take this gamble!”
He gripped the Divine Spear Feixue.
Flames surrounded his body, and the power of heaven and earth radiated outward.
Dongbo Xueying stepped forward and walked into the wall’s fissure.
“Wu!”
Upon entering, Dongbo Xueying’s eyes lit up.
Before him stretched a colossal hall, over three hundred meters high. The hall was magnificent, nearly two miles long and wide—truly awe-inspiring! However, many of the massive pillars were either broken or toppled, and the interior was in a state of ruin. The resilient silver-white floor bore numerous jagged wounds.
Further ahead, the silvery wall bore over a dozen intersecting cracks. Dongbo Xueying had entered through one of them.
“This place must have witnessed a terrifying battle!” Dongbo Xueying murmured in admiration, carefully observing the entire hall.
The hall was vast and open, immediately revealing its entirety.
Yet Dongbo Xueying couldn’t find any doors—neither the entrance nor any passageways leading elsewhere. The entire hall was completely sealed off. Although it was in a state of decay, there were no remnants of any special items on the floor.
“It seems that at least one side survived that battle and cleaned up the hall,” Dongbo Xueying muttered inwardly, “But how did they enter and exit this hall? Surely not through the crack like I did?”
“There must be something I haven’t noticed yet!”
Dongbo Xueying refused to accept defeat.
He didn’t want to perish in Heifeng Abyss—he wanted to survive and escape.
As he walked through the hall, Dongbo Xueying observed carefully, while simultaneously radiating his heavenly and earthly powers to cautiously examine every inch of the surroundings. He proceeded slowly and meticulously.
“Weng~~~” After inspecting for the time it took to drink a cup of tea, when his power swept over an empty area in a corner of the hall, the space there suddenly rippled.
“There’s something abnormal!”
Dongbo Xueying’s face lit up with joy. Cautiously, he flipped his hand and produced a silver coin.
Xiu!
The coin flew out, a streak of light striking the rippling area. The ripple vibrated like foam, instantly bursting apart and dissipating completely, revealing the scene within.
The scene changed dramatically across nearly a hundred meters!
There sat a stone bed, upon which was a cross-legged skeleton. The skeleton faintly glowed with icy blue energy, and it wore a silver robe.
Before the stone bed lay a regular octagonal pool. Inside flowed crystalline liquid, surrounded by a faint mist. Surrounding the pool were densely packed magical arrays, continuously drawing upon the power of heaven and earth to maintain their function.
Beside the pool crouched two golden beast sculptures, each about twenty meters tall.
One golden sculpture resembled a monkey, bound in chains.
The other golden sculpture took the form of a giant golden eagle.
“Alchemical constructs?” Dongbo Xueying’s sharp eyes immediately detected the extraordinary nature of the two golden sculptures, “The skeleton, long deceased, still radiates icy blue energy—such a phenomenon… the deceased must have been an extraordinary being.”
Normal humans could never exhibit such phenomena after death.
“I wonder if these alchemical constructs still function.” Dongbo Xueying pondered. Alchemical constructs required energy to operate; without it, they would become lifeless. However, constructs left behind by extraordinary beings… Dongbo Xueying couldn’t be certain.
Suo suo suo.
Dongbo Xueying quickly retreated, moving all the way back to the crack entrance he had entered through.
“Xiu!” Then, he suddenly flung a silver coin.
The coin became a streak of fire, flying over five hundred meters and accurately striking the monkey-shaped golden sculpture. Suddenly, the monkey-shaped golden sculpture opened its eyes without warning, its golden pupils glowing. Its massive hand shot out, lightning-fast, and caught the incoming coin. With a hiss, the coin disintegrated into dust, slipping through its fingers.
The golden monkey construct scanned its surroundings and spotted Dongbo Xueying at the crack entrance. It roared, “Mortal, do not disturb my master!”
“Hmm?” Dongbo Xueying, however, revealed a hint of joy, “It can speak?”
Indeed, the alchemical constructs of extraordinary beings were different—they could even speak!
“My thrown coin hadn’t even touched it before it awakened and caught the coin,” Dongbo Xueying mused inwardly, “It seems that when an attack enters a certain range, it awakens. And judging by how fast it caught the coin… it doesn’t seem too powerful.”
Silver coins weren’t the best choice for projectiles; he had merely used them to test the construct.
Traveling over five hundred meters, the coin had already weakened significantly. Catching it with a single hand wasn’t difficult.
“Judging by its speed catching the coin, it probably isn’t much stronger than me. And now that it’s awakened, I don’t sense any oppressive pressure from it,” Dongbo Xueying felt a flicker of hope. Like when he had seen that colossal black dragon-like being during his fall into Heifeng Abyss—just a single glance from it had made his legs tremble.
These two golden alchemical constructs didn’t seem invincible.
“Perhaps I have a chance to obtain some items left behind by that extraordinary being. And from there, I might find a way out.” Dongbo Xueying’s heart swelled with excitement. If the being was here, there must be a path connecting it to the outside world!
“Let me try again.” Dongbo Xueying flipped his hand, revealing a short spear.
The short spear was on an entirely different level of power compared to the silver coin.
“Heh!”
Dongbo Xueying leaned back, instantly unleashing his power of strength and bloodline. A subtle essence of flame merged into the spear, enhancing its power with the explosive might of fire.
Boom!!!
The spear tore through the air with a deafening roar, covering over five hundred meters in an instant and reaching the golden monkey.
“Peng!” Yet the golden monkey angrily swatted it away with a single palm strike. The spear spun and crashed into the ground beside it, while the golden monkey itself was forced back a step with a thunderous sound, its expression revealing both shock and rage.
“Hahaha! The gap isn’t that big!” Dongbo Xueying’s eyes gleamed with excitement.
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