454: Chapter 454 The next stop is Wanbao Heavenly Palace!

Su Chen's "Lizard Convoy" brute-forced a path through this Ancient Desolate Forest.

All the Swift Raptor Lizards had already submitted to Su Chen's Medicinal Pills.

Jian Buping, Monk Abstain from Lust, Hua Nongying, and the others each chose a sturdy Dragon Lizard to use as a mount.

Only Qian Duoduo, with his massive frame, was forced to squeeze in with two unconscious Raging Thunder Realm Cultivators, making for a somewhat comical scene.

The procession was grand, carrying an extraordinary Aura.

Su Chen lay leisurely on the back of the Dragon Lizard King.

Beneath him was the [Ten-Thousand-Year Golden Silk Soft Armor] that Qian Duoduo had tearfully contributed, which now served as his exclusive throne.

He sipped Enlightenment Spirit Tea and ate Immortal Grade Spirit Fruits, his posture so relaxed it was as if he were patrolling his own backyard.

Behind him, the Dragon Lizard King's thick, massive tail swung rhythmically from side to side.

"Screee—Screee—"

A figure was tied to the end of the tail, making "intimate contact" with the mud, gravel, and thorn bushes amidst a shower of sparks.

It was none other than the Divine Son of the Raging Thunder Realm, Thunder Shatterer.

His magnificent Thunder-Patterned Battle Armor had long since been shredded into rags, and that once somewhat handsome face was now an unrecognizable mess of bloody flesh.

Spiteful and unwilling roars squeezed out intermittently from his mouth, which was filled with mud.

"Su Chen! I'll screw your Immortal ancestors!"

"Just you wait! Once I return to the Raging Thunder Realm, I will tear you into ten thousand pieces! I'll grind your bones to dust and scatter your ashes!"

"I swear! I will make you wish you were dead! I'll make your life a living hell!"

However, his curses were useless, other than making him taste a few more mouthfuls of mud mixed with rotting vegetation.

Su Chen didn't even lift an eyelid.

[This guy's lung capacity is really something.]

[Even after being physically polished like this, he still has plenty of breath left for cursing.]

[It seems I'm still not dragging him fast enough; the friction isn't high enough.]

Su Chen commented silently in his heart.

Then, he reached out a finger and lightly tapped the head of the Dragon Lizard King beneath him.

"Xiao Hei, a bit faster."

"Roar—!"

Understanding its new master's will, the Dragon Lizard King let out an excited roar, and with a burst of strength from its four legs, its speed instantly surged to another level!

"Aaah—Aaaahhh—!"

Thunder Shatterer's heart-wrenching screams were stretched into a distorted line of sound by the gale and friction, echoing over the entire forest.

...

Accompanied by the background noise of Thunder Shatterer's roars gradually turning into whimpers, they galloped through the forest for three full days and nights.

During this time, they occasionally encountered some blind Vicious Beasts.

But after sensing the Dragon Lizard King's Pseudo-Emperor Grade pressure and the terrifying Aura on Su Chen that made their very Souls freeze, without exception, they all fled in terror, disappearing into the depths of the dense forest with their tails between their legs.

The entire journey was surprisingly smooth.

Finally, on the morning of the fourth day.

As the first rays of dawn pierced through the gaps in the thick foliage.

The view ahead suddenly opened up!

A vast, boundless forest basin appeared before everyone's eyes.

And in the very center of the basin, a magnificent, even outrageously luxurious giant palace was quietly floating in mid-air!

It was a palace constructed entirely of some unheard-of Glazed Metal.

Under the morning light, it reflected billions of rays of rosy light, dazzling and brilliant, the glow even somewhat blinding!

The palace was surrounded by Immortal mist and rising auspicious qi.

Flocks of Immortal Cranes danced around the palace, their cries clear and melodious.

The giant doors of the palace, hundreds of feet high, were tightly shut.

Above the door frame hung a massive plaque, upon which four ancient seal characters containing endless dao rhyme were written in a flamboyant style.

[Myriad Treasures Heavenly Palace]!

A dense treasure-qi, almost solidified into substance, permeated from the palace, incredibly enticing.

Everyone present instinctively took a deep breath.

"I... holy mother of pearl..."

Looking at the miraculous palace before him, Qian Duoduo's eyes, which weren't large to begin with, bulged wider than copper bells!

His fat face was filled with naked greed and fanaticism!

"I'm rich! I'm rich! This time I'm really going to make a fortune!"

"How... how many rare treasures must be hidden inside!"

"If I could empty this entire palace, wouldn't I be richer than our Wanbao Pavilion's Chief Tower Master? No, richer than our founding Ancestral Master?!"

Qian Duoduo was already drooling; in his mind, he could already see the blissful image of himself lying on a mountain of Spirit Stones, with a Fairy on his left and a goddess on his right.

However, at his first sight of the palace, Su Chen's brow furrowed in disdain.

[Myriad Treasures Heavenly Palace?]

[The name sounds uncultured at first listen, reeking of a nouveau riche vibe.]

[And this decoration style—are you that afraid people won't know your family is rich? Vulgar, too vulgar.]

Su Chen was frantically posting comments in his mind.

Yet his face remained that indifferent expression, showing no interest in anything.

He patted the Dragon Lizard King's head, signaling it to stop.

His gaze then slowly fell toward the area below the palace.

On that massive open space, thousands of powerful Prodigies from various realms of the heavens had already gathered.

Only these Prodigies were currently looking disheveled, surrounding the palace with worried frowns.

They were pointing and discussing the tightly shut giant doors.

From time to time, someone would activate a Divine Ability to blast the doors.

But those attacks, powerful enough to split mountains and crack rocks, landed on the doors cast from Glazed Divine Gold without even causing a ripple.

Clearly, this group had been here for a long time.

"It seems we aren't the first to arrive."

Hua Nongying looked at the helpless Prodigies below, her alluring fox-like eyes narrowing slightly.

"Young Master, shall we go down?"

Su Chen glanced at the group of Prodigies below, who were like ants on a hot griddle, and let out a lazy yawn.

"No rush."

He shifted into a more comfortable lying position.

"Let these free laborers scout the way a bit more."

"As for us, we'll find the best vantage point and watch the show."

Su Chen's voice was filled with the leisure and composure of someone who enjoyed watching trouble from the sidelines.