228: Chapter 228 True Dragon's Bloodshed, Immortal King's Remains

Su Xuanchen led the two women across the dark red cliff that had been sliced open.

The space before them distorted for a moment.

The three of them officially stepped into a blood-colored Small World.

A nauseatingly thick scent of blood permeated the air.

The sky was an oppressive dark red.

There was no sun, nor were there any stars.

Only layers of heavy blood clouds rolled overhead, as if they might drip blood at any moment.

The earth was desolate.

The parched soil appeared an eerie purple-black.

As far as the eye could see, strange and bizarre plants grew.

These plants had clearly been tainted by the blood qi of this place.

They had undergone terrifying mutations.

Giant trees towered into the sky.

Their trunks were shriveled and cracked, without a single leaf, appearing as though they had long since withered away.

But when Su Xuanchen's Divine Sense swept over them, he discovered they contained an extremely violent and vigorous vitality within.

A desolate, ancient, and slaughter-filled aura drifted freely throughout this Small World.

Ji Luanxi felt uneasy all over.

She subconsciously leaned closer to Su Xuanchen.

"Husband, this place is so sinister."

She lowered her voice, warily looking around.

Chang Xiyue's elegant brows were also slightly furrowed.

Lunar Divine Power circulated spontaneously on the surface of her body, resisting the pervasive blood-fiend energy around her.

Su Xuanchen didn't answer immediately.

He stood in place, his eyes slightly closed.

The Nine Tribulations Secret Codex slowly circulated within his body.

The terrifying perception of a Mortal World Immortal spread out in all directions like a tide.

A moment later.

Su Xuanchen snapped his eyes open.

Two beams of brilliant golden light flashed through his eyes and vanished.

"What a dense True Dragon aura."

A surprised curve appeared at the corner of Su Xuanchen's mouth.

Ji Luanxi was stunned for a moment.

"True Dragon aura?"

She blinked her beautiful eyes, her face full of confusion.

"Could it be that a True Dragon once passed through here?"

She felt that this was already an incredibly shocking thing.

Su Xuanchen shook his head.

He gazed deeply toward the innermost depths of the Small World.

"No."

"If it were merely passing through, it would be absolutely impossible to leave behind such a dense and lingering blood-fiend energy and Dragon Might."

Su Xuanchen's tone was certain.

"This place is not where a True Dragon simply passed by."

"It is a place where a True Dragon bled, or perhaps... a place where it fell!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

Ji Luanxi and Chang Xiyue were struck as if by lightning.

The two women simultaneously gasped.

Their exquisite faces were filled with unprecedented shock.

A True Dragon!

That was the leader of the ten ancient fierce beasts!

A supreme existence standing above all the myriad races of the heavens!

An adult True Dragon was a terrifying creature capable of fighting and killing Immortal King giants!

"A place where a True Dragon fell..."

Ji Luanxi's voice was trembling.

Her delicate body shook slightly with excitement.

"Husband, if that's true, the Opportunity hidden within here is simply Heaven-Defying!"

Chang Xiyue's breathing was also hurried.

"The place where the leader of the ten ancient fierce beasts bled—a single drop of True Dragon blood would be enough to drive the Holy Lands outside into a frenzy."

The reactions of the two women were entirely within Su Xuanchen's expectations.

He chuckled.

"Let's go. We'll know once we head inside and take a look."

Su Xuanchen waved his large sleeve.

A gentle wave of mana enveloped the two women.

The three transformed into three streaks of light, racing toward the depths of the Small World.

The closer they got to the central region.

The blood-fiend energy in the air became increasingly dense.

It was almost condensing into tangible droplets of blood.

But strangely.

The Spiritual Qi here also became increasingly abundant.

The vegetation below was exaggerated to the extreme.

Ancient trees towered into the clouds, their canopies blotting out the sky.

The trunks were so thick that dozens of people would be needed to encircle them.

Whoosh!

An old vine, as thick as a dragon, suddenly surged out from the blood-colored mist!

Its surface was covered in barbs, and with a whistle that tore through the air, it shot straight for Ji Luanxi's back.

Its speed was as fast as lightning!

Ji Luanxi had no time to react at all.

"Seeking death."

Su Xuanchen snorted coldly.

Without even turning his head, he simply made a grabbing motion behind him.

Bang!

That iron-hard old vine was crushed into a cloud of blood mist from a distance.

Foul-smelling sap splattered everywhere.

Ji Luanxi broke out in a cold sweat.

She patted her chest, her heart still pounding with lingering fear.

Su Xuanchen stopped and pointed at the lush spiritual objects below.

"These things cannot be touched."

He revealed the secret in a single sentence.

"They have been tainted by dragon blood for years. Although they contain vast Spiritual Qi, the ferocious aura within them has long since become too strong."

"If you rashly take them, not only will you be unable to absorb them, but your sanity will be destroyed by that ferocious aura, turning you into a monster that only knows slaughter."

Ji Luanxi nodded repeatedly.

The three continued forward.

Before long.

A massive stone monument abruptly appeared ahead, blocking their path.

The stone monument was hundreds of feet high.

Its entire body was a strange dark red.

Eight large characters were carved upon it in a flamboyant, powerful style.

The handwriting was vigorous and forceful, exuding a supreme dominance that suppressed the ages.

"True Dragon Forbidden Land, Danger Within, Do Not Enter!"

Su Xuanchen stopped and read the words on the monument.

Chang Xiyue stepped forward.

She stared intently at those eight large characters.

Her delicate body suddenly jolted.

Her cold eyes were instantly filled with an uncontrollable excitement.

"Husband!"

Chang Xiyue turned her head, her voice trembling slightly.

"This is the handwriting of the Ancient Empress!"

Su Xuanchen raised an eyebrow.

"Are you sure?"

Chang Xiyue nodded with absolute certainty.

"It's absolutely unmistakable."

"I have seen the Empress's handwriting countless times. This Concept of standing alone across the ages is something no one in the world can imitate."

She took a deep breath.

"It seems the Empress did indeed come here back then."

"This stone monument is a warning she left for future generations."

Su Xuanchen stroked his chin.

"If even the Ancient Empress had to leave a warning, it seems the things inside are truly not simple."

Not only did he not retreat.

But a deep interest ignited in his eyes instead.

"Let's go, beyond the monument."

Su Xuanchen took the hands of the two women.

The three of them went straight past the massive stone monument and continued deeper.

Beyond the monument.

The terrain suddenly dropped.

A vast, boundless, desolate basin appeared before them.

Gray mist swirled within the basin.

Gusts of yin wind howled like ghosts and wailed like wolves.

When they saw the scene within the basin clearly.

Ji Luanxi and Chang Xiyue simultaneously gasped.

White bones!

Endless white bones!

The entire basin was actually a sea of bones paved with ghastly white remains!

A hundred-foot-tall humanoid skeleton knelt on the ground, its chest pierced by sharp claws.

The skeleton of a strange fierce bird with six wings had its wings broken and its skull crushed.

Skeletons of all sizes were piled up like mountains.

Some were crystal clear, while others were as black as ink.

They emitted all sorts of powerful auras.

Even though they had been dead for countless ages, these skeletons still retained some of the pressure they held in life.

Ji Luanxi covered her red lips.

"Heavens, just how many living beings died here?"

Her scalp tingled.

Chang Xiyue's expression was also solemn.

"While they were alive, these beings were definitely top-tier experts who suppressed entire regions."

Su Xuanchen stood at the edge of the sea of bones with his hands behind his back.

His gaze calmly swept across this Shura Field.

"It seems my previous deduction was slightly off."

Su Xuanchen spoke indifferently.

The two women looked at him together.

"The True Dragon did not fall here."

Su Xuanchen pointed at the endless sea of bones below.

"It was only here to heal its wounds back then."

"And these white bones..."

He paused, his tone so flat it was chilling.

"They are all the remains of creatures eaten by the True Dragon."

The two women were horrified.

Using countless top-tier experts as blood food to heal!

Is this the terror of the leader of the ten ancient fierce beasts?

The three of them stepped over the ghastly white bones and continued toward the depths of the basin.

The bones beneath their feet made a tooth-aching cracking sound.

Soon.

A colossus ahead instantly captured all of their attention.

It was an incredibly massive skeleton.

It lay quietly in the center of the sea of bones.

Its length was a full several thousand meters!

It was like a stretching mountain range.

The skeleton was a strange cyan-gold color throughout.

Even though it had been dead for an unknown number of eons.

An extremely terrifying pressure still remained on this skeleton.

This pressure was like something physical, transforming into an invisible storm that swept wildly in all directions.

Ji Luanxi and Chang Xiyue bore the brunt of it.

The two women's faces turned pale, their bodies shook violently, and they couldn't help but retreat dozens of steps.

The blood and qi within their bodies surged wildly.

"What terrifying pressure!"

Ji Luanxi grit her teeth, staring intently at the massive skeleton.

"Just what level of existence was this while it was alive?"

Su Xuanchen took a step forward.

His tall, straight figure stood before the two women, blocking all of that overwhelming pressure.

He held his hands behind his back.

His gaze casually swept over the massive skeleton.

A disdainful sneer curled at the corner of his mouth.

"It's nothing more than an Immortal King level Azure Dragon Shark."

Su Xuanchen's tone was extremely flat.

As if he were talking about a stray dog on the side of the road.

"Immortal King level!"

Ji Luanxi and Chang Xiyue exclaimed in unison.

That was a high and mighty Immortal King!

To think it died here and turned into a pile of withered bones!

Su Xuanchen stepped forward.

He ignored the lingering pressure.

He walked directly up to the massive skeleton.

"This beast had a trace of thin Dragon Clan Bloodline in its body."

Su Xuanchen saw through the truth at a glance.

"It must have coveted the True Dragon's essence blood and tried to take advantage of the True Dragon while it was heavily injured."

He sneered repeatedly.

"In the end, it failed miserably."

"Instead, it was killed on the spot by the True Dragon, and its entire body's essence blood was sucked dry."

Su Xuanchen reached out his hand.

He lightly tapped on the Azure Dragon Shark's massive skull.

It made a dull sound.

He shook his head, a hint of boredom in his tone.

"What a pity."

"With its essence blood drained, this Immortal King's remains have long since lost all their spirit."

"Now, it has been reduced to nothing more than a mundane object."