First Arrival at the Frontline, Ghost Domain Tricks

"Boom!"

Inside a lavish quiet room aboard the Crimson Flame Dragon Boat, Luo Chen abruptly awoke from his seated meditation.

That sound still echoed in his ears—like thunder, yet not thunder; like a drum, yet not a drum. It had not come from the heavens, but seemed to rise from underground.

A thought stirred, and he stepped out of the quiet room.

"Have we reached Heaven Drum Plains?"

Xing Zonghan, familiar with his habits, had long been waiting outside.

Lowering his head, he answered, "We are nearly there. That sound just now was likely caused by another clash between a Golden Core Immortal and a Demon King of the same rank, triggering a slight tremor of the earth."

Luo Chen gave a slight nod.

The Ao Xiao Wolf Court lay at the very center of the Ao Xiao Mountain Range.

The Fourth-Tier Spirit Vein it occupied covered an immense area, spanning a full ten thousand miles.

Within it stood mountains like a forest, while lakes dotted the land like stars across the sky. No one knew how many heavenly materials and earthly treasures grew there.

Beyond that, its most famous feature was that vast, boundless giant plain.

At first glance, the plain appeared utterly ordinary. Yet if one rose high enough and looked down, one would discover that its elevation greatly exceeded the surrounding regions, like an enormous drum protruding from the depths of a mountain range.

If an incomparably powerful expert fought there, the surging mana would even cause the earth's crust to ring hollow.

That rumbling was like thunder, yet not thunder; like a drum, yet not a drum, as if a divine being were beating a drum in the heavens and shaking the three realms.

Thus, the plain had been named Heaven Drum Plains. It was truly