557: Chapter 557 Entering the Dragon's Nest Again

News of the great change within the Wanlong Nest immediately spread throughout the Three Thousand Divine Continents!

Countless powerful orthodoxies dispatched people to investigate the situation!

However, those they sent were also completely unable to enter. Upon contact with the white mist, they all turned into pools of blood, though those with greater strength could hold out a bit longer.

For those factions whose powerful experts had entered the Wanlong Nest, it felt as if the sky had fallen!

The experts they had sent into the Wanlong Nest had all perished, and the soul tablets left within their Sects had all shattered!

This was especially true for the Huangtian Sacred Sect and the Ancient Wilderness Divine Hall. Dark clouds hung over these two forces, and an atmosphere of grief permeated them from top to bottom.

Both the old Sect master of their Huangtian Sacred Sect and the Hall Master of the Ancient Wilderness Divine Hall had fallen within the Wanlong Nest, and their soul tablets within the Sects had shattered!

Across the vast majority of the Three Thousand Divine Continents, forces wailed in despair. Due to the deaths of these experts, the power structure on this land underwent an earth-shattering transformation!

Many originally powerful and prosperous forces were dragged down from their divine altars, directly vanishing into the dust of history!

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"This era has seen quite a few deaths. In the previous life, only one Quasi-Emperor fell. This time, three have fallen, and the number of experts at the Great Saint Realm who perished is at least ninety, three times the previous life's number!"

After obtaining the approximate casualty statistics, Long Haoyun clicked his tongue in secret astonishment, but a sense of excitement quickly arose within him!

The feeling of manipulating everything from behind the scenes was truly marvelous!

Due to his instigation, far more living beings had died in this era than the last, especially those top-tier existences!

The deaths of these people severely impacted the structure of the Three Thousand Divine Continents!

"After a while longer, the lethality of this white mist will weaken, and that existence inside should also leave. That's when I'll sneak in quietly!"

Long Haoyun cautiously observed the surroundings, secretly calculating in his heart.

He knew this white mist would not dissipate for thousands of years to come.

However, after a while longer, the lethality of this white mist would weaken significantly. At that point, it would no longer pose much threat to Saints. As long as he was careful, he could infiltrate the Wanlong Nest!

Then, the weapons, Storage Rings, and other possessions of those fallen experts would all be his!

Although due to the grand formation and the white mist, many of these Storage Rings might not be preserved intact, as long as he could collect even one-third of them, he would absolutely possess a heaven-defying fortune!

But what Long Haoyun didn't know was that his every move was being watched by Qin Xiao's spiritual avatar.

"Is he planning to enter this Wanlong Nest? It's clearly dangerous inside, yet he persists. There must be something he needs in there. He's probably waiting for the right moment."

Looking at Long Haoyun's actions, Qin Xiao immediately confirmed this. "When the time comes, I'll follow this kid in and take a look."

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Time flowed slowly. During this period, people constantly came to check the situation and then left just as constantly.

The white mist on the island showed no signs of dissipating. With just one look, many knew that those inside were most likely doomed, with little chance of survival.

Coupled with the danger of the white mist and the deaths of so many experts inside, they became even more afraid to charge into the mist.

They never imagined that the once-peaceful Wanlong Nest would erupt so suddenly, wiping out so many powerful experts in one fell swoop!

It directly reshuffled the power dynamics of the entire Three Thousand Divine Continents!

After another period of time, the once-bustling periphery of the large island saw most people leave. Only a small number of Martial Artists, still clinging to hope, remained, yearning for their loved ones to emerge from within.

But this was destined to be an impossibility.

At this moment, Long Haoyun, who had been motionless all this while, suddenly sprang into action!

He cautiously approached the edge of the white mist and tested its lethality.

Then, he stepped onto the large island. However, at first, he only wandered around the island's periphery, not daring to venture deeper.

After persisting for over a month, Long Haoyun felt he was gradually adapting to the white mist environment. He then cautiously began exploring inward.

After another year passed, he gradually arrived at the center of the island, right before the towering portal leading to the Wanlong Nest.

Upon seeing this colossal portal, a sliver of excitement rose in Long Haoyun's heart.

"That terrifying existence inside should have left by now. Those outside probably don't know this news; otherwise, that white mist definitely wouldn't be able to stop them!"

Long Haoyun murmured to himself. Within this Wanlong Nest lay the remains of far too many powerful experts. These individuals possessed countless treasures, enough to make anyone's heart race.

The reason no one dared enter was the concealment of the white mist, coupled with the shocking upheaval and massive death toll within the Wanlong Nest, which had frightened them into temporary inaction.

But once the outside world sensed the white mist's lethality weakening, there would surely be those unafraid of death who would enter to search for resources!

By then, the news would be impossible to conceal. Countless people would come from all directions to seek treasures inside.

That's exactly what happened in the previous life. Someone with immense daring was the first to test the waters and reaped heaven-defying benefits, gathering an endless amount of resources.

Relying on these resources, their Cultivation speed soared like a rocket, propelling them all the way to the Late Stage of the Great Saint Realm!

However, all that would happen several hundred years later. For now, the white mist's lethality remained strong, something many Saints could not withstand.

If he hadn't prepared in advance, he wouldn't have been able to make it here either.

Immediately after, Long Haoyun took a step forward and directly stepped into that portal.

"He's gone in. I'll follow and take a look too."

The moment Long Haoyun entered, Qin Xiao's spiritual avatar also appeared before the portal.

He then also entered the Wanlong Nest. Inside, the terrifying grand formation had already vanished, replaced by that eerie white mist filling the space.

At the core of the Wanlong Nest, a terrifying aura still lingered, sending shivers down one's spine.

Sensing this aura, Qin Xiao's spiritual avatar stiffened for a moment. This aura was familiar—it belonged to that terrifying existence that had activated the formation to chase him down and keep him trapped!

It had left a deep impression on him.

He cautiously glanced at Long Haoyun again and found the other party seemingly fearless, charging directly towards a certain direction!

Along the way, he even skillfully avoided the original Restrictions left within the Wanlong Nest. He was clearly well-prepared!