Gate of Fallen Stars
Using the red light from the Strange Fish's eyes, the group could vaguely see a radius of four or five meters around them. They formed a circle back to back, facing the group of Strange Fish.
Yi Yun gripped the Great Cang Bow tightly. At this moment, he was extremely calm. He knew very well that if they fought head-on, they would probably be torn to pieces.
"There are three whirlpools a hundred meters below the pool. Use my arrow as a signal. When I fire one arrow, we all charge together. Take out the heaviest object from your Space Ring to accelerate the descent, and at the same time, circulate your inner energy to its maximum... Perhaps we can still break into the whirlpools..."
There's no way to escape now. Although the whirlpool is full of unknown dangers, it's still better than feeding the fish here.
"Good!"
Qiu Niu and the others readily agreed, each one focused intently, waiting only for Yi Yun's signal arrow.
Yi Yun took a deep breath, and with a flick of his wrist, something appeared in his palm—it was... Beast Luring Grass!
The beast- Beast Luring Grass left behind by Yang Haoran still has more than an hour of usage time left. Yi Yun decided to go all out and forced his own vital energy into the Beast Luring Grass, instantly expelling all the scents from it!
Then, at top speed, Yi Yun stuffed the Beast Luring Grass into the hollowed-out arrowhead of a Chasing Wind Arrows, drew his bow, nocked the arrow, and poured all his vital energy into it.
"Collapse!"
The bowstrings twanged, like thunder exploding in the water, and the Chasing Wind Arrows, carrying the scent of the Beast Luring Grass, shot straight out!
Yi Yun shot the arrow was precisely the direction Yang Haoran had fled in!
The Beast Luring Grass can mimic the aura of Savage Power Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures the wilderness, possessing an extremely strong attraction to wild beasts. After a brief pause, these Strange Fish were immediately drawn to the Beast Luring Grass.
A group of Strange Fish chased after the arrow and swam away like lightning!
"Escape!"
Without Yi Yun needing to say anything more, Chu Xiaoran and the others had already unleashed all their energy and swam towards the depths of the pool!
Behind Yi Yun, however, there were still a few Strange Fish chasing after them because of Yi Yun sudden escape.
"Qiu Niu!"
With a sharp shout from Chu Xiaoran, Qiu Niu took out a large shield from his Space Ring and used it to clear a path as he charged forward. The number of Strange Fish decreased by three-quarters, and they could no longer form a surrounding force.
Chu Xiaoran also drew her Longsword, her sword dancing like clouds. Four or five Strange Fish blocking their path were instantly forced aside by the Sword Qi, and the five of them charged towards the bottom of the pool in one go.
After diving only a few dozen meters, people felt a powerful suction force coming towards them. They didn't even need to swim; they were involuntarily sucked down by the whirlpool!
The current was too fast. The Strange Fish had already retreated under the swirling current; they swung their tails, balancing themselves, and did not chase after them.
Yi Yun, Chu Xiaoran, and the others were like duckweed in a storm, unable to control their bodies. They were involuntarily sucked into the depths of the underground by the high-speed water flow.
"Boom!"
Yi Yun and the others entered an endless tunnel, which was completely dark. Yi Yun, however, could see the surrounding environment through his Purple Crystal vision. The underground tunnel was about ten zhang wide, with smooth stone walls. Being sucked in felt like riding a flying dragon, moving at an extremely fast speed, beyond their control!
This underground tunnel wasn't a straight line; it had a few branches. Because of the rapid current, Yi Yun couldn't control his direction. After passing one branch, Yi Yun was speechless to find that Chu Xiaoran, Qiu Niu, and the others around him had all disappeared, leaving him all alone!
Endless darkness, ever-increasing speed— Yi Yun felt extremely uneasy, stemming from a fear of the unknown. He had no idea what lay in this underground world.
"With such a rapid current, there must be an exit, perhaps leading to an underground river or lake..."
Yi Yun comforted himself with this thought: if this vortex had no way out, he would die in this endless tunnel.
The rapids in the water lasted for about fifteen minutes, and the water gradually became warm instead of cold.
Even a martial artist couldn't endure prolonged suffocation. Yi Yun had already exhausted the breath he had been holding in, and now he was relying on the vital energy in his dantian to sustain his life.
Just then, Yi Yun heard a loud "boom" and felt himself being thrown out by a great force. The light suddenly became bright, and when Yi Yun opened his eyes, he found himself flying in mid-air.
It's out!
Yi Yun took a deep breath and stretched his body in the air, as joyful as a bird returning to the sky.
Yi Yun turned around and saw a huge hole spewing water out, forming a large waterfall!
The sight below the waterfall, however, shocked Yi Yun. Directly below him was a sea of red clouds, and the massive waterfall cascaded into it, resembling a ten-thousand-foot-long ribbon.
This sight is truly a wonder of the world!
"Call--"
Yi Yun plummeted rapidly, plunging into the sea of red clouds. He felt a scorching heat rushing towards him. The Pure Yang Energy here was surging and turbulent, dozens of times more concentrated than in the previous canyon!
Even after cultivating the <Tai'a Sacred Law>, Yi Yun felt that the Pure Yang Energy was too intense, and after inhaling it, his dantian seemed to be burning with flames.
So high!
After Yi Yun rushed through the fiery clouds, he looked down at the ground below. It was at least a thousand meters away; he had fallen from a cliff on a high mountain.
Yi Yun plummeted rapidly, and as he neared the ground, he drew his Yi Yun and fired an arrow that struck the vertical rock face. A rope was attached to the fletching of the arrow.
Using the momentum of the arrow, Yi Yun swung up and landed easily on the ground.
Yi Yun looked up and saw a magnificent and mysterious world.
A persistent, vibrant red glow hung in the sky.
The mountain peaks stretch endlessly, brimming with vitality under the clouds.
Towering, gnarled trees, their crimson hues reaching for the sky.
Further away, there were hundreds of miles of barren land, with flames rising, as if it were a deadly wasteland.
Life and death are clearly separated here.
From time to time, deep, rumbling roars of beasts echoed from afar, shaking the heavens and the earth.
Seeing these sights, Yi Yun's heart skipped a beat. He truly couldn't imagine that this was a world located underground!
Could an underground world be so vast?
"Is this still Falling Star Abyss...?"
The thought flashed through Yi Yun's mind, and just then, another person fell from the sky.
Yi Yun looked up and saw Chu Xiaoran! It seemed that although there were several forks in the vortex, many of them led to the same world.
"Call out!"
As the Sword Qi energy pierced Sword Qi air, Chu Xiaoran used the recoil to land easily. Like Yi Yun, she was filled with shock when she suddenly arrived in this world.
"Here..." Chu Xiaoran frowned. The scene before her eyes corroborated her memories, and slowly, she began to have a vague understanding of this world.
"This is probably... the Gate of Fallen Stars!"
The Gate of Fallen Stars!?
Yi Yun was startled. He naturally knew about the Gate of Fallen Stars. The core of the enormous star that had fallen into the Falling Star Abyss tens of millions of years ago was located inside the Gate of Fallen Stars, where the Pure Yang Fire had surged for millennia and remained burning fiercely.
The Gate of Fallen Stars is the core area of Falling Star Abyss. There is very little information about the Gate of Fallen Stars in Tai'a Divine City because ordinary trial participants would never enter here.
"We've actually entered the Gate of Fallen Stars! Wasn't this Gate of Fallen Stars created by a falling star from outer space? A single meteorite created an entire world?"
Yi Yun found it unbelievable. He had imagined that even if the meteorite was huge, it would only create a larger crater. Even if the Pure Yang Fire in the crater remained burning eternally for millions of years, it would only result in a fiery hell burning with raging flames.
However, it's hard to imagine that these scenes were caused by a meteorite.
Is this vast world underground or above ground?
If I'm on the ground, why can't I see this world when I look down at Falling Star Abyss?
If you're underground, what's with that vast sky and sea of clouds overhead?
Chu Xiaoran said, "It might not be a meteorite... Meteorite is just a public term. I heard my father say before that the star that Falling Star Abyss might be a cave dwelling left behind by an unparalleled expert. Tens of millions of years ago, this cave dwelling fell from the sky, creating Falling Star Abyss and the Gate of Fallen Stars..."
"What!?"
Yi Yun was greatly shocked. A cave dwelling left behind by an unparalleled expert?
A cave dwelling, smashed open, gave rise to the Falling Star Abyss, unleashed the Pure Yang Flame that had burned for tens of millions of years, and created a magnificent and wondrous world?
Just what level of expert is this peerless master?
What level must the cave dwelling left behind by such a powerful figure be? Could it contain an extraordinary inheritance?
"Don't think about it."
Sensing Yi Yun's thoughts, Chu Xiaoran sighed and gently shook her head. "Since ancient times, countless sages of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom have explored the Falling Star Abyss, hoping to find the entrance to this mysterious cave. However, everyone has come up empty-handed, so... the idea that the fallen star is the cave is just speculation. Whether it is or not is still up in the air."
"Even if it really is a cave, with the abilities of two juniors like us, even with extraordinary luck, it's impossible for us to enter it."
...(To be continued~^~)