Chapter 833 - Abyss of Despair
The Divine Illusion Dimension was a tattered world forgotten by the Ancient Gods. It floated around Heaven and Earth and would connect with the continent zone once every century.
The dimension that they were in now was a miniature world within the Divine Illusion Dimension – a world within a world.
At this moment, everyone was now within an ancient, secret realm. Behind them was a bright barrier of flowing lava. The Heaven Earth Yuan Qi within this secret dimension was much denser than the outside world.
Boom!
Light flashed everywhere in the depths of this secret dimension, and space itself seemed to start trembling. There were surges of dragon breath that could destroy Heaven and Earth.
One could faintly see a palace made from purple treasure stones. It was covered in a dreamy blood-colored haze and reflected a dark glitter from its surface. The palace gave everyone a feeling they couldn’t describe, as well as a wicked aura. Zhao Feng felt like this aura was similar to the Evil God Crystal.
“The palace in the distance should be Xie Yang Palace.” The Eighth Prince gazed into the distance, and everyone else also looked at the dream-like palace.
Hu~~ Boom!
Clashes and shaking could be heard from Xie Yang Palace in the distance. The roar of a dragon became more and more clear. The dreamy, hazy barrier around Xie Yang Palace shattered, then quickly healed itself again.
Zhao Feng’s left eye could faintly see the large outline of a black-scaled dragon. Its every attack could shatter Heaven and crack the Earth. A faint black tornado destroyed everything nearby.
The area outside Xie Yang Palace was scorched black and full of holes. Under the Black Serpent Dragon’s continuous attacks, many flaws and holes appeared in the forbidden misty array around the palace.
Weng~~ Bam! Bam! Bam!
When the misty array was attacked, it released waves of purple-and-blood-colored light that could slice through Heaven and Earth. Each purple-and-blood-colored beam that the forbidden array released could kill Kings and severely injure Emperors. However, the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s body had reached a monstrous level, and it took thousands upon thousands of purple-and-blood-colored beams head-on with no injuries.
“So, that’s the power of the race ranked 9th among the Ten Thousand Ancient Races…?” Zhao Feng’s heart shook. The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon was definitely one of the strongest existences he had ever seen.
The Great Gan Lord Dynasty’s elites outside the secret dimension felt the surges of destruction, and all of their hearts twitched.
All the forces split into a bunch of different groups and carefully approached Xie Yang Palace.
Xie Yang Palace was very big, and all the elites tried to take the route that was furthest away from the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon. Everyone was together on this point; after all, no one wanted to catch the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s attention or make it angry.
The elites approached the other side of Xie Yang Palace, and the power of the forbidden array made their hearts jump.
“How is this forbidden array around Xie Yang Palace so strong? The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s attacked it for so long and it still hasn’t been broken.” The female in apricot robes from the Sky Suspension Palace was shocked.
All of them knew how terrifying the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s attacks were just by looking at the aura above. Each of the Black Serpent Dragon’s attacks could destroy an entire two-star sect. None of the geniuses and elites present were confident that they could block a single blow from the Black Serpent Dragon.
“To us, the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon is undefeatable.” Zhao Feng sighed in his heart as he admitted this. His left eye-bloodline could see more than the others, and he came to this conclusion after a deep analysis.
“Hehe.” Senior Martial Brother Zhuge from the Sky Suspension Palace gave a faint smile. “The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s goal is to destroy the entire array; of course it’s going to be hard.”
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement. After all, the array around Xie Yang Palace was a God’s Forbidden Array, and it had the ability to regenerate. However, since quite some time had passed, the forbidden array had lost some of its power, so there were some flaws now.
“Hahaha, we need to thank that Black Serpent Dragon for opening the way for us. The frenzied attacks of that dragon created many gaps and cracks.”
“Zezeze, although the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon is strong, it will find it hard to enter the palace through the forbidden array with its large body.”
Some of the geniuses laughed with smugness and mockery. The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon had opened the way for them and allowed the humans to take advantage of it. It was as if the Black Serpent Dragon was serving the humans.
Even now, the relentless attacks from the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon created flaws and cracks in the forbidden array around Xie Yang Palace. There were many array masters here, and they could see the flaws in the forbidden array.
“Find the stable flaws and try to enter through them.”
The elites tried to find big-enough gaps that they could use to enter Xie Yang Palace. However, every time any crack appeared, the God’s Forbidden Array would quickly regenerate, so the time it was open was very short.
“Gaps and flaws in normal arrays would usually last for a while, but this is a God’s Forbidden Array, so the difficulty of entering through any flaw is much more difficult and dangerous,” Xin Wuheng murmured.
If it was just a normal top-tier array, one could enter through a gap even if it meant taking some damage in the process. However, the God’s Forbidden Array was different; any counterattack could kill Void God Realm Kings.
“We won’t be counterattacked if we enter through the gaps of the Array. This is the safest method,” an array master said.
However, the cracks were created by the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s attacks, and the God’s Forbidden Array would quickly regenerate, so no one could control where or when the cracks appeared. Given how shortly they lasted, it would be difficult to enter through them.
“We’ll wait for the instant a crack appears.”
Many elites started to wait at certain areas where more cracks appeared. Some places had a higher possibility of cracks appearing, but they couldn’t get too close to the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon or else they would be discovered.
Some of the better areas were taken by the stronger forces, such as the Sky Suspension Palace and the Great Gan Imperials. While some of the other forces were dissatisfied, they didn’t do anything.
“It’s just a matter of time.”
Some of the forces didn’t care. Zhao Feng and Nan Gongsheng, who weren’t with any of the forces, were further back in line.
Shua!
A genius from the Sky Suspension Palace quickly dove into a gap, but the gap only appeared for an instant before recovering, so only one person managed to enter.
Shua! Shua!
Members of the imperials and the Sky Suspension Palace occasionally dove into the nearby gaps, and the remaining forces just watched. However, when half of the members of those two forced had entered, the cracks stopped appearing.
“What’s going on? Why hasn’t the next crack appeared?”
Many of the forces started to talk. At this moment, Xuanyuan Wen and the Ninth Prince were leading part of their forces into Xie Yang Palace already. These people were waiting for more cracks to appear, but no cracks appeared for a long time, and the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s attacks seemed to have stopped.
“Something’s wrong….” Senior Martial Brother Zhuge’s eyebrows furrowed as he started to think.
At a certain moment, he instinctively glanced toward the direction of the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon, and his expression changed dramatically when he saw that the figure was gone.
Wu~~~~
A dragon roar suddenly sounded from above, and an aura of Destruction crushed down on the humans.
“Arghh!”
The forces present saw a dark shadow blot out the sky over their heads, and their backs were drenched in cold sweat when they saw what was above them.
“Black Destruction Serpent Dragon!”
A black-scaled serpent dragon that was five hundred yards long appeared above their heads. It had a black chain as thick as a barrel around it, and its eyes were the size of a room. It looked down at this group of “ants” with coldness and playfulness.
At this instant, everyone started to scream, and their hearts reached their throats. No one imagined that the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon would have concealed its aura and stealthily fly over to them.
Wu~~~
The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon gave a Heaven-and-Earth-shaking roar as an invisible gust of wind and dragon-force bore down.
Plop! Plop!
Some of the geniuses and elites were unable to withstand the pressure and instantly fell to the ground.
Wah! Wah!
Many people spat out a mouthful of blood. Those below the Void God Realm almost didn’t have any ability to fight back against the pressure from the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon at all.
“Black Serpent Dragon….” Zhao Feng’s body became heavy, and his bloodline instinctively shook. His thoughts spun as he thought of countless ways to escape, but he found that the possibility of success was low no matter what.
Hu~~
The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon gave a roar and summoned a faint black whirlwind in the shape of a ring, which covered everything within ten miles. The forces of the Sky Suspension Palace, the Great Gan Imperials, the Sky Sword Pavilion, the Nine Darkness Palace… all of the groups were covered by the ring-shaped black whirlwind.
“Arghh!”
One of the groups near the edge tried to escape, but their Void God Realm King and four half-step Kings were ripped into shreds by the whirlwind.
Pa!
A large dragon claw descended from the sky and crushed the remaining members of the group into meat paste, creating a giant crater.
Siii!
All of the groups took in a cold breath. In just one exchange, the Black Serpent Dragon killed the entire group from a three-star power.
“Dumb humans, how dare you follow the magnificent Destruction Dragon Race and try to use me to enter Xie Yang Palace?” A cold voice that seemed to rule the skies sounded.
The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s body twirled in the air, and the terrifying black whirlwind surrounded all the groups below as the serpent dragon revealed a gruesome and cruel expression.
All of the elites fell into despair.
“Ahhh, fight~~~~!”
A small number of elites became crazy; they burned their True Yuan and used their secret techniques just so they could escape.
Bam!
A large dragon claw descended from the sky and sealed the area as it quickly killed the elites that tried to run away.
“Sacred Emperor’s Swo-!” The Thirteenth Prince fell into despair and tried to pull out the Sacred Emperor’s Sword, but he was stopped by the wrinkled elder.
“Senior Martial Brother Zhuge!” Xuanyuan Wen, who had already entered Xie Yang Palace, exclaimed as he watched the nightmare unfolding outside. He could do nothing to stop it.
Everyone outside the palace was in an abyss of despair. The people that could remain calm in this almost-certain-death situation could be counted with one hand.
“So what if we die?” The white-bearded old man from the Sky Sword Pavilion gave a laugh; he wasn’t scared – he was ready to face death.
Apart from him, Senior Martial Brother Zhuge, Xin Wuheng, Zhao Feng, and some others remained calm in this abyss of despair and started to think of a way to escape.
Chapter 834 - Mark of Destruction
The terrifying aura of the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon suppressed the entire area, and a faint black whirlwind surrounded all the elites present.
In the air, the five-hundred-yard-long Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s scaled body moved in circles in the air above everyone’s heads and gave off a soul-shaking roar. Everyone was dead-silent, and cold sweat appeared on all the geniuses’ foreheads as they revealed looks of despair and fear. Most of the people had fallen to the ground and started shaking. They didn’t even have the ability to fight back in front of the Destruction Serpent Dragon’s aura.
“Zhao Feng…” Nan Gongsheng’s scalp tingled, and he looked at Zhao Feng next to him as he stood in this abyss of despair.
Despite everything though, Zhao Feng didn’t panic; his eyes revealed his calm.
They had both witnessed the appearance of the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon when it broke the seal, so they already knew how terrifying it was.
“So, the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon already sensed some of the people following it earlier, but in its eyes, all the humans that have entered the Divine Illusion Dimension were just ants and could be ignored….”
Zhao Feng first tried to understand everything.
The humans that had entered from the outside world underestimated the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s intelligence and thought that it just created pure destruction wherever it went.
Many of the elites revealed regretful expressions. Just a moment earlier, some people were even mocking the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon for its stupidity.
“Brother Feng, are we going to die?” Zhao Yufei revealed a look of unwillingness and despair as her gaze also landed on Zhao Feng. If she was to die, she would rather die with the one she loved.
“To us, the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon is undefeatable, and it’s faster than all of us as well.”
Zhao Feng remained calm.
Resistance meant death, and trying to run meant death as well. The opponent was unparalleled, and even peak Emperors might not be able to block the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s dragon breath. The Wolf Emperor that died earlier was an example.
However, Zhao Feng soon felt that something was wrong. If the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon had unparalleled battle-power and supreme intelligence, why didn’t it just kill them immediately? All of the humans in front of the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon were just ants to it. A mere sneeze could kill an entire group of people. If it wanted to kill them, they would already be dead.
Then… there’s only one answer. A light flashed through Zhao Feng’s eyes as he let out a breath for now.
At least for the short term, Zhao Feng didn’t need to worry about his safety, and he gave Zhao Yufei and Nan Gongsheng a look that meant “relax.” With Zhao Feng’s look, Zhao Yufei’s and nan Gongsheng’s fear and despair became a bit weaker.
“Lord Black Destruction Serpent Dragon, may I ask… what use are we to you?” Senior Martial Brother Zhuge took a deep breath as he glanced at the tall black-scaled figure above.
A small number of people understood why the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon didn’t kill them immediately and that it only killed those who tried to run. There was only one answer – they were useful to the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon somehow.
“Very good, I need smart people like you.” The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon smiled as praise appeared in its eyes.
Hearing that, everyone below bowed down and said that they were willing to help.
“Humans, as you can see, my body is extremely big, and there is a Yuan Sealing Divine Chain binding me, which makes it difficult for me to enter the Xie Yang God Palace.”
The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s cold gaze scanned over the area.
“You mean…?” Senior Martial Brother Zhuge asked. Zhao Feng and Nan Gongsheng revealed thoughtful expressions.
The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon was just too big. Under normal situations, it would be able to use a secret technique to become smaller or even transform into a human. However, the Yuan Sealing Divine Chain was limiting its abilities.
“I will send you all safely into Xie Yang Palace, but you humans need to help me find the keys to the Yuan Sealing Divine Chain or destroy the central array of Xie Yang Palace.” The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s deep voice resounded across the entire area, and all of the elites present felt as if life had come back to them; they were filled with joy.
As they thought, the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon needed them to do something for them.
“With the help of the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon, we’ll be able to get the treasures within Xie Yang Palace much easier.”
Some of the older elites revealed a joyful look. The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon might know some things about Xie Yang Palace, and the geniuses were now able to get its help.
“You have a time limit of one month. I will be able to enter Xie Yang Palace after a month, and if you haven’t done what I asked… I will kill everyone.” The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s voice was cold, and a bone-chilling killing Intent made everyone’s feet feel cold.
“Lord Black Destruction Serpent Dragon, please don’t worry; we will do our best.”
The elites below all nodded their heads and let out a breath. No matter what, they had won a month’s time to breathe. A month’s time may be enough for some unexpected changes to happen.
“I will leave a Mark of Destruction on all of you.” The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon gave a cunning smile.
Mark of Destruction? Everyone’s heart shook. They could tell that it wasn’t something good.
“Go.” The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon waved its claws and created about two hundred beams of scarlet-black light and sent them toward the elites.
No one present dared to dodge it.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
These scarlet-black beams merged into their bodies.
Whoosh!
One of them merged into Zhao Feng’s body as well.
“Hmm?” Zhao Feng felt a unique aura of Destruction travel throughout his flesh and across his body. It even eroded his soul.
“This is a bloodline marking of the Destruction Dragon Race. Even though it’s just a simplified version, anyone weaker than a Demigod will find it hard to get rid of it, and it can stay in the target’s body for a hundred years….” The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon acted as if it had victory in its grasp.
A hundred years. Everyone’s heart trembled. Didn’t that mean that, even if they managed to escape, the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon would chase after them for a hundred years if they didn’t do what it wanted? Furthermore, the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s sense for this marking was extremely unique since it was a bloodline power.
This aura is extremely unique; it contains a pure and original aura of Destruction that is extremely difficult to get rid of…. Zhao Feng inspected it.
With this mark, even if they were extremely far away, the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon would probably be able to sense them. This meant that, even if someone had the ability to stealthily escape from Xie Yang Palace, the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon would be able to easily sense them and then kill them.
Everyone’s heart was heavy. When the Mark of Destruction fully merged into their bodies, a thin black line appeared on everyone’s body and face.
Amongst them, Zhao Yufei revealed a painful expression. The Spiritual Race bloodline within her body started to clash with the other bloodline.
“Hmm? Spiritual Race bloodline?” The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon revealed a weird expression and waved its claws, sending arcs of scarlet-black lightning into Zhao Yufei’s body. The Mark of Destruction within Zhao Yufei’s body was strengthened by several times, reaching a level where her Spiritual Race bloodline could do nothing to fight back.
“Very good, your potential exceeded my estimates. I hope you can finish the mission quickly.”
The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon gave a cold smile. The stronger and more intelligent these humans were, the faster they could finish the task.
“Start!” The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s tail smashed toward the God’s Forbidden Array around Xie Yang Palace.
Each of the purple-and-blood-colored beams could slay Kings and severely injure Emperors. However, the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon was able to block this power, and it used its dragon claws to rip open a gap dozens of yards long and half a yard wide.
“Go in!” The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s cold voice sounded, and everyone recovered from the shock of witnessing the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s strength firsthand.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Most of the elites present flew into the gap.
The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon could maintain a gap that everyone could enter. Compared to before, this was much less risky. If one missed the timing with the earlier gaps, they could be instantly killed by the God’s Forbidden Array.
The elites of the Great Gan Lord Dynasty soon entered the God’s Forbidden Array and into Xie Yang Palace.
Even after entering Xie Yang Palace, everyone could feel the terrifying aura from the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon. It caused their bodies and bloodlines to feel pressured.
“This is a rough map of the palace.” The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon used its other claw and drew in the air. The outline of Xie Yang Palace appeared above their heads. However, this was just a rough outline from the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s memories, so it was quite simple. Most of the people present were either a half-step King or a King, so they easily remembered it.
“Senior Martial Brother Zhuge, are you okay…?” Within the palace, Xuanyuan Wen let out a breath as he met up with the others from Sky Suspension Palace.
Of the people present, only the people that Xuanyuan Wen and the Ninth Prince led into the palace earlier didn’t have the Mark of Destruction on them, but that didn’t really matter when the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon was still guarding right outside.
After walking some distance:
“Everyone, are we really going to help find the key to the Yuan Sealing Divine Chain for the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon?”
“Even if we complete the task, will the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon let us live?”
The leaders gathered together and started to discuss.
At the same time, mockery appeared in the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s eyes as it floated in the air outside Xie Yang Palace.
Right at this moment:
“The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon can probably still hear us at this distance,” an emotionless voice sounded from the group.
Hearing that, everyone looked toward the speaker, and their gaze landed on a purple-haired youth – Zhao Feng of the Purple-Haired Demonic Duo.
“What!?” the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon, who was still listening outside Xie Yang Palace, exclaimed, but it wasn’t able to see what was happening inside, so it didn’t know who was speaking.
“Therefore, any communication and planning we make will be known, including our Spiritual Sense and Divine Sense,” the emotionless voice sounded once more, and the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s expression changed slightly. The owner of this voice was definitely not simple.
“Looks like I missed someone. There was an expert hiding among those people,” the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon murmured.
Within Xie Yang Palace:
“He’s right.”
Xin Wuheng and Senior Martial Brother Zhuge closed their eyes for a while to sense around and nodded their heads.
Learning that truth, everyone was stunned. Didn’t that mean that the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon would hear any plan they made? If all of their words were heard by the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon, how would they manage to escape?
“Zhao Feng, do you have any way to get rid of this Mark of Destruction?” Nan Gongsheng couldn’t help but ask him in private since he saw Zhao Feng acting so confidently.
The Black Destruction Serpent Dragon sensed that message as well and started to listen carefully.
Chapter 835 - Gold Everywhere
“Zhao Feng, do you have any way to get rid of this Mark of Destruction?”
Nan Gongsheng’s Divine Sense didn’t manage to escape the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s senses. Zhao Feng’s existence had already raised the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s attention. This person definitely wasn’t simple if they were able to see through the sensing abilities of the Mark of Destruction.
“For now, it’s not important whether I can deal with mark.” Zhao Feng shook his head and dodged the question.
Nan Gongsheng couldn’t help but sigh. Indeed, even if they could resolve the Mark of Destruction, it didn’t mean much at the moment. The Black Serpent Dragon would definitely keep a close eye on Xie Yang Palace. The Black Serpent Dragon was still unrivalled, the Mark of Destruction was just a method to restrict and threaten them a little.
If I use the power of the God Tribulation Lightning, I might be able to get rid of the Mark of Destruction, Zhao Feng thought.
In comparison to the Cursed Words of Death, this simplified Mark of Destruction was much easier to handle. After all, the price required in order to use the Cursed Words of Death was massive.
There was another reason as well; the Black Serpent Dragon was currently very weak. Its strength might not even be one one-hundredth of its peak. Adding on the fact that it still had the Yuan Sealing Divine Chain restricting it, many of its methods were limited.
However, Zhao Feng didn’t want to get rid of the Mark of Destruction so quickly because that would make the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon wary.
Outside Xie Yang Palace:
“Interesting. The talents, bloodlines, and techniques of these people are not normal. Even the Spiritual Race bloodline and a complete Void God Intent have appeared.” The playfulness on the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s face became wider. The strongest of these humans was only comparable to an Emperor; how big of a wave could they possibly make? Even Emperors were just slightly-bigger ants in the eyes of the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon. They were nothing worth mentioning.
On a piece of flat land, the elites all gathered together.
“Only Brother Xuanyuan and I don’t have a Mark of Destruction. Why not let us two decide on what to do?” the Ninth Prince suggested.
Hearing that, the remaining people nodded their heads and didn’t speak. If they spoke, the Mark of Destruction within their bodies would be able to sense it very easily.
Those from Sky Suspension Palace and the Great Gan Imperials felt lucky; their strongest geniuses had entered Xie Yang Palace and weren’t hit by the Mark of Destruction.
The Ninth Prince, Xuanyuan Wen, and company soon came to a conclusion, which was agreed upon by everyone.
“We have two things we need to do.” The Ninth Prince paused.
Two things: find the key to the Yuan Sealing Divine Chain and figure out a way to escape the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon’s control.
“If we find the key to the Yuan Sealing Divine Chain first, we can use it to threaten the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon.” The Ninth Prince smiled faintly as he spoke in a low tone.
Everyone’s eyes lit up, and Zhao Feng nodded his head in agreement.
After the outline of the plan was set, the forces spread out to find the fortune within Xie Yang Palace as well as the key to the Yuan Sealing Divine Chain.
Whoosh!
Zhao Feng and Nan Gongsheng turned into a layer of silver and purple as they sped toward the depths of Xie Yang Palace.
“The best thing to do is increase our strength. This Xie Yang Palace is a mysterious palace of an Ancient God, so the fortune contained within should far exceed the outside world.”
A hint of expectation appeared in Zhao Feng’s eyes.
Most of the buildings within Xie Yang Palace were protected by the God’s Forbidden Array, but they weren’t as threatening as the main portion of the array.
Every brick that was destroyed here would recover with the help of the God’s Forbidden Array, and as an Ancient God’s Palace, the strength of the materials was far stronger than normal. Normal attacks would do nothing to them.
Shua!
At a certain moment in time, a silver and purple light stopped in front of a fruit forest.
“Hmm?”
“What pure Heaven Earth essence. The Heaven Earth essence here far surpasses most other treasures.”
Zhao Feng and Nan Gongsheng were surprised. The surges of Heaven Earth essence came from the nearby fruit forest. Looking over, they saw Spiritual Fruits growing on the trees in the fruit forest, and the Heaven Earth essence radiating from them brought a thick Yuan Qi.
Zhao Feng and Nan Gongsheng couldn’t help but go closer.
“There’s no God’s Forbidden Array guarding it?”
They were surprised. Some of the fruits in the fruit forest were extremely rare in the outside world, and they could either be eaten directly or refined into pills. However, what surprised them most was that this fruit forest wasn’t guarded by the God’s Forbidden Array.
Miao miao!
The little thieving cat suddenly appeared and jumped onto a fruit tree, then started to eat some fruits.
“Snowing Pear… Camel Dragon Green Raisins… Blood Yang….”
Zhao Feng used his powerful memory to identify these fruits.
Whoosh!
Zhao Feng and Nan Gongsheng also started to pick some fruits. The process was extremely straightforward and wasn’t disrupted by anyone.
“Maybe these fruits are aren’t that special in this place,” Zhao Feng concluded while he was picking the fruits.
After identifying them, he realized that these were fruits meant to be eaten on a daily basis, but they contained large sources of Heaven Earth essence due to the unique environment of Xie Yang Palace.
These Spiritual Fruits were extremely useful to those at the Origin Core Realm in helping increase one’s cultivation. They even helped Void God Realms to a certain degree.
“These fruits are almost completely extinct in the outside world.” Nan Gongsheng was excited. If he could take them out, they would be worth a lot, and there was a huge number of them.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Right at this moment, two or three groups closed in on the fruit forest.
“There’s no array guarding this many Spiritual Fruits?”
These people were all stunned.
Ceng! Ceng! Ceng!
These three groups soon started to pick the fruits as well. Since there were at least several thousand Spiritual Fruits, no one fought with each other.
“Purple-Haired Demonic Duo!”
One of the forces came from the Nine Darkness Palace. Jiu Wuji in his black battle robes squinted his eyes as he inspected Zhao Feng and Nan Gongsheng.
However, everyone knew that this duo was troublesome and weird. Although there were only two of them, these three-star forces didn’t want to offend them, or rather, they didn’t dare to.
In just a short while, the Spiritual Fruits were picked clean. What was surprising was that, in the process, none of the three forces fought each other another. The main reason was that there were just too many Spiritual Fruits; each force got at least a thousand.
Everyone was filled with excitement. Although they weren’t peerless Spiritual Fruits, they were still happy that they were able to gather so many without using any effort.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
After picking the fruits, the forces headed toward the depths of Xie Yang Palace.
Zhao Feng and Nan Gongsheng ate the fruits, and they were in front of most of the groups. At this moment, their advantage of being just a duo came into play. The normal members of other forces hadn’t reached the Void God Realm, whereas Zhao Feng’s and Nan Gongsheng’s strength far exceeded most of these geniuses and elites.
The duo stopped after traveling about a dozen miles.
Ding! Ding! Crack!
In a forest ahead, a group was cutting bamboo shoots, and there was a metallic ringing sound. These bamboo shoots were green, and they were about several meters high. The tallest of them was more than a dozen meters and gave off a pure spiritual aura.
“Sky Rhyme Bamboo!” Zhao Feng recognized the bamboo immediately and gave a weird look.
Sky Rhyme Bamboo was a material used to craft Earth-grade weapons and make instruments of the Dao of Entertainment. In the outside world, this bamboo was almost extinct.
“Hahaha, it’s extremely hard to find Sky Rhyme Bamboo at such a level in the outside world. The quality of this bamboo is probably enough to craft high-tier Earth-grade weapons.”
“Cut faster! We’ll be rich after we leave the Divine Illusion Dimension.”
The group was from a three-star power.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A beam of silver and purple flashed through the air and landed amidst the Sky Rhyme Bamboo forest.
“I’d feel bad if we didn’t cut some of this high-quality Sky Rhyme Bamboo and take it back.”
Zhao Feng and Nan Gongsheng started to cut the bamboo as well, but the Sky Rhyme Bamboo was extremely tough; normal weapons couldn’t damage it.
Bam!
A silver-purple spatial blade formed in Nan Gongsheng’s hand as he used his spatial talent to cut a bamboo shoot with every stroke.
Miao miao!
The little thieving cat gripped a shadow-like dagger and easily cut through the bamboo shoots. It was even more relaxed than Nan Gongsheng.
Zhao Feng didn’t have many sharp tools or weapons, so instead, he just flew to the top of a tall bamboo and gazed down.
His expression turned weird at what he saw. With the help of the God’s Spiritual Eye, he saw that all the elites and geniuses that had entered Xie Yang Palace were taking every patch of grass and all the flowers in Xie Yang Palace as if they were possessed.
Everything in Xie Yang Palace was gold.
“Even the most normal brick or flower in Xie Yang Palace is a rare treasure for us outsiders.” Zhao Feng couldn’t help but sigh.
One had to admit that the difference between Gods and mortals was extremely big.
According to his inspections, he saw that the more important structures were guarded by the God’s Forbidden Array. The things that they could take were basically useless and had no value to the owner of the palace. Even the servants didn’t care for these items.
Simply put, the grass and flowers were the same as air and dirt to those who lived in the palace.
On a hill opposite them, another group was crazily digging into the ground.
Next to a lake, several older elites were full of excitement as they jumped into the lake and started to catch fish or gather herbs.
Zhao Feng’s face twitched as his left eye scanned over the palace. These geniuses and elites of the outside world were like hobos that entered a mansion and started stealing everything they could carry.
Zhao Feng was one of these hobos as well. Thinking up to there, even he felt slightly embarrassed.
“Idiotic humans, no matter how much trash you collect, all of you will die if you don’t finish the mission within a month,” a cold voice full of mockery sounded next to their ears.
Everyone that had a Mark of Destruction heard this voice.
The scenery in Xie Yang Palace made the Black Destruction Serpent Dragon feel angry and like laughing at the same time. It really hoped that “iron would turn into steel.” These humans were attracted by all the useless bricks and flowers around Xie Yang Palace and giving it their all to take them.