328: Chapter 328 Stepping into the ancient battlefield behind the Heavenly Gate, the Stone Giant Awakens!

The golden fist and the snow-white longsword collided violently in mid-air.

A deafening metallic clang echoed through the clouds.

Unable to withstand the pressure of the two forces, the ground of the White Jade Plaza instantly split into dozens of bottomless fissures, with crushed stones flying in all directions.

The Green-robed Sword Slave retreated a dozen steps in succession, each step stamping a deep pit into the white jade bricks.

The snow-white longsword in his hand let out a wail, and a clear notch appeared on the blade.

Su Yang stood firmly in place and shook his right hand.

Pure Yang True Fire danced on his fist; not even a faint white mark was left on his skin.

“A rusty iron sword thinks it can block my path?”

Su Yang's tone was flat, his eyes filled with contempt.

The Green-robed Sword Slave was a Puppet, devoid of emotion and the sensation of pain.

He regained his footing, gripped the hilt with both hands, and raised the longsword high above his head.

The surrounding air instantly became bone-chillingly cold, and a thick layer of white frost formed on the ground.

Endless Sword Intent converged from all directions, all of it pouring into the snow-white longsword.

The blade erupted with blinding light, transforming into a hundred-zhang-long White Ice Dragon.

The White Ice Dragon opened its bloody maw and, carrying a freezing wind that could chill the Soul, pounced crazily toward Su Yang.

Su Yang made no move to dodge.

His hands quickly formed seals, and a purple-gold seal appeared out of thin air before him.

Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Seal!

The Divine Thunder Seal expanded rapidly against the wind, instantly becoming the size of a small mountain.

Dazzling thunderous light flickered at the bottom of the seal, and four purple thunder dragon phantoms circled around it, letting out bursts of dragon roars.

“Suppress!”

Su Yang shouted, and his right hand thrust forward violently.

The purple-gold Divine Thunder mountain, carrying world-destroying power, smashed directly into the incoming White Ice Dragon.

Boom!

The two massive forces collided violently in mid-air.

The White Ice Dragon lasted for less than two seconds before it shattered, turning into countless fine ice crystals that drifted down.

The Divine Thunder Seal's momentum didn't slow; like a falling meteor, it smashed heavily onto the Green-robed Sword Slave.

The Green-robed Sword Slave didn't even make a sound before being smashed into a pile of meat paste.

The golden Pure Yang True Fire spread along with it, burning the remains on the ground to ashes in an instant.

The gatekeeper was completely dealt with.

Su Yang put away the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Seal and turned toward the giant golden gate ahead.

The gate was ten thousand zhang high, piercing straight into the clouds.

Standing beneath the gate, a person felt like an insignificant ant.

Various ancient birds and beasts were carved onto the gate's surface, radiating a heavy pressure.

Su Yang took out the golden heavenly token, walked to the center of the gate, and pressed the token into a perfectly sized groove.

The heavenly token emitted a burst of dazzling golden light and instantly merged into the gate.

Rumble!

The sound of heavy metal grinding rang out.

The two massive golden gates slowly opened to either side.

An ancient, desolate aura blew out from the gap, mixed with a thick scent of blood.

“Let's go, let's take a look inside.”

Su Yang led the way into the gate.

Bai Li, Chu Ling, Mary, and Qin Xueji followed closely behind.

Stepping through the gate, the scene before them caused everyone to gasp.

There were no palaces shrouded in Immortal Qi, nor were there Immortal Plants growing everywhere.

What met their eyes was a boundless expanse of ruins.

The sky was a dark red, with no sun and no clouds.

The ground was littered with bottomless cracks and massive craters, as if it had been struck by countless meteors.

Most shocking of all were the countless massive skeletons scattered across the ground.

Some skeletons were several kilometers long, resembling undulating mountain ranges.

The bleached white bones were covered in marks from blades and swords, telling of the tragic intensity of the battle that once took place.

The air was filled with violent, chaotic energy, making it difficult to breathe.

As soon as Qin Xueji walked in, she felt her chest tighten and her legs go weak, nearly falling to the ground. The gravity here was many times stronger than outside.

Seeing this, Bai Li immediately waved the round fan in her hand.

A layer of purple demon power shield instantly expanded, protecting Qin Xueji in the center and isolating her from the violent external energy.

“Thank you, Sister Bai.” Qin Xueji’s complexion improved slightly, and she panted heavily.

Mary flapped her black bat wings and flew into the air to look around.

“What a terrible smell; it's dead silent everywhere, not a single living thing in sight.”

Mary complained with a frown, some dust clinging to her black tight-fitting leather suit.

Chu Ling, however, felt very comfortable. She took a deep breath, her ice-blue eyes sparkling with light.

“The yin-cold energy here is very pure, which is of great benefit to my Cultivation. It's practically a natural graveyard.” Chu Ling's voice was crisp.

Su Yang looked around, his gaze deep.

“A world-shaking battle occurred here; these skeletons belonged to powerful experts when they were alive. It seems the road to the Upper Realm has long since become an Ancient Battlefield.”

He pointed to a massive fissure ahead.

At the edge of the fissure, half of a rusty black giant sword was embedded.

The giant sword was over ten meters wide and pierced into the sky, engraved with incomprehensible ancient characters.

The group stepped onto the dark red earth and continued forward.

The further they went into the ruins, the heavier the pressure became.

The skeletons on the ground also grew larger. Occasionally, they could see fragments of Magic Treasures emitting a faint glow, but they had all lost their spiritual nature.

After walking for about an hour, a massive black altar appeared ahead.

The altar was a thousand meters high, constructed entirely of massive black stones.

Eight thick black stone pillars stood around the altar, wrapped in heavy iron chains.

At the top of the altar, a fist-sized red bead floated.

The bead emitted an eerie red light, illuminating the surrounding ruins. The red light seemed to contain some kind of magic, throbbing rhythmically like a heart.

“What pure blood-qi fluctuations.” Su Yang's eyes lit up.

This red bead was definitely a rare treasure.

The energy contained within was enough to let an ordinary person undergo a complete transformation instantly.

Su Yang didn't say anything and walked directly toward the black altar. The four women followed closely behind.

Just as they reached the foot of the altar, a sudden change occurred.

The ground suddenly vibrated violently, as if a massive earthquake was happening.

Huge cracks appeared on the black stone pillars surrounding the altar.

Crack, crack, crack!

The outer layers of rock on the stone pillars fell off, revealing their true forms.

Four Stone Giants, each a hundred meters tall, broke free from the stone pillars.

They were composed entirely of hard Obsidian, with sharp stone spikes growing all over their bodies.

The Stone Giants opened their eyes, their sockets flashing with bloodthirsty red light.

Holding massive stone maces, they lined up and blocked the path to the altar.

“Those who trespass in the Forbidden Ground shall die!”

The four Stone Giants opened their mouths simultaneously, letting out a roar as heavy as thunder.

The sound waves caused the surrounding rubble to explode in mid-air.

Looking at the four behemoths before him, a contemptuous smile curled on Su Yang's lips.

“A few pieces of broken rock dare to block the way.”

He turned to look at the four women behind him and said flatly, “Stand here and don't move; I'm going up to clear out some trash.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Yang bent his legs slightly and exerted sudden force. The ground was stamped into a large pit, and he transformed into a golden stream of light, charging directly at the foremost Stone Giant.

The Stone Giant let out a roar and raised its dozens-of-meters-long stone mace, swinging it heavily at Su Yang with a whistling wind.

Su Yang neither dodged nor avoided it; he clenched his right fist, and Pure Yang True Fire burned fiercely on his knuckles.

Boom!

The golden fist collided head-on with the stone mace.

The hard Obsidian mace was instantly covered in cracks, then it shattered violently, turning into countless stone fragments flying everywhere.

Su Yang's momentum didn't slow; his figure accelerated in mid-air, appearing directly in front of the Stone Giant's chest.

“Shatter!”

He punched heavily into the Stone Giant's chest.

The powerful force penetrated the giant's body, opening a transparent hole in its back.

The Stone Giant's massive body swayed a few times before collapsing, crashing into a pile of rubble.

Seeing this, the remaining three Stone Giants grew furious simultaneously.

Wielding their weapons, they surrounded Su Yang from three directions.

Su Yang's eyes were icy, and his Pure Yang True Qi circulated frantically within his body.

He transformed into a bolt of golden lightning, weaving rapidly between the three giants.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Three consecutive loud bangs.

Su Yang's fists fell upon the Stone Giants like a meteor shower.

The solid Obsidian melted under the high temperature of the Pure Yang True Fire and crumbled under the immense force.

In less than a minute, the three hundred-meter-tall Stone Giants had all turned into a ground full of crushed stone.

Su Yang landed steadily and brushed the dust off his hands.

“Vulnerable.”

He set off, stepping onto the black stone stairs and walking up to the top of the altar step by step.

The stairs of the altar were very steep, each step over a meter high. Su Yang walked quickly and arrived at the top of the altar in the blink of an eye.

The red bead was within reach, throbbing rhythmically and emitting a strange fragrance.

Su Yang reached out his right hand and grabbed the red bead.

The bead felt warm in his hand, and the massive blood-qi energy contained within instantly surged into Su Yang's arm, making him feel very comfortable.

Just as Su Yang was about to put the bead into the System space.

The ground beneath the altar suddenly split open into a massive fissure.

A suffocating scent of blood soared into the sky.

Red blood mist gushed out from the fissure, condensing in mid-air into a Blood-colored Phantom several hundred meters high.

The Blood-colored Phantom held two massive blood-colored scythes, its two lantern-like eyes staring at Su Yang on the altar, letting out a burst of piercing, wild laughter.