"Where... am I?"
Accompanied by murmurs, Zhang Lingqi opened his eyes from his unconsciousness.
He shook his head and got up from the ground.
At first glance, all around are abandoned factory buildings.
When he looked up at the sky, he froze.
The sky above is dotted with stars.
But...
This scene was completely different from the night sky he had seen on Blue Star, or even in the Barbaric Realm!
Those stars are too big...
It's Human Heart large!
No, to be precise, it's not that the stars have gotten bigger, it's that they've gotten too close together!
So close it felt as if you could reach out and touch the burning star core!
"This is... Time Rift!"
Zhang Lingqi stood up.
Just then, he suddenly felt something sticky on his right hand.
Looking down, he was disgusted to find his hands covered in blood and bits of flesh!
That is...
Gao Nantong's blood!
Zhang Lingqi suddenly turned his head to look at the spot next to him.
Gao Nantong has been turned into a puddle of [Gao Nantong].
The ground was littered with shattered fragments of the hero; not a single intact bone could be found.
This scene activated Zhang Lingqi's memories from before he fell into a coma.
He remembered!
At that time, they were riding that giant corpse beetle, speeding towards the Dragon Xia Imperial City through the underground waterways.
But just as they were en route, the [Destruction Five Days] arrived!
A portal opened right in front of them as they charged forward!
Because the corpse beetles were moving too fast, they couldn't stop and crashed headfirst into the portal, beetles and all.
Then came a spatial turbulence, and Zhang Lingqi, having collided with something, immediately fainted.
And this Time Rift...
This was the headquarters where all the bosses were entrenched during the Destruction Five Days!
At the same time, it is also a small world that hides countless extraordinary and rare treasures!
Gao Nantong is a weakling who only knows how to play power games.
His physical constitution was clearly not as resilient as Zhang Lingqi's, and he shattered into pieces on the spot.
"Hiss..."
At this moment, Zhang Lingqi suddenly felt a burning sensation in his wrist.
He pulled open his sleeve, his eyes turning sinister.
All that could be seen was the [Half Moon Pass] mark that was originally branded on Gao Nantong's forearm.
It actually transferred to his wrist!
Zhang Lingqi didn't think this was some kind of stroke of good fortune.
This thing is probably some kind of soul mark.
If I take the place of the mark, I will definitely be hunted down all over the world by Gao Nantong's uncle, Gao Qiu!
But he did not panic; calmness and rationality were his greatest weapons.
He looked around and realized there was a loophole.
"Wrong..."
"The portal to the Time Rift only opens when the bosses leave or arrive..."
"Now that we've stumbled into this place by accident, what about the original boss of this door?"
"Crackling~ Splashing~"
Zhang Lingqi looked at the pile of burning Black Flame not far away.
And you can vaguely see a skeleton...
It felt strangely familiar to him...
A spiritual intuition warning!
He immediately activated [Executioner]!
Zhang Lingqi's body transformed into a Void shadow of death on the spot!
"Boom!"
Almost the instant he Intangibility and dodged!
A wave of heat swept in!
Zhang Lingqi, in his Intangibility state, floated in mid-air, looking down at the ground where he had originally stood.
All that could be seen was a layer of flames burning in the air, even distorting the space on the ground!
"The Tribulation Flame? It's the Dragon God?!"
Zhang Lingqi was greatly shocked and was extremely puzzled.
Could it be that the Dragon God has entered as well?
Is he being hunted down because of Guo Shuai?
But the next second, he immediately dismissed this guess in his mind.
"No... this isn't the Tribulation Flame."
"Although the aura is similar, this is merely an imitation; it lacks the time it takes to burn completely."
Who exactly is it?
Zhang Lingqi gripped the black scythe, warily watching the direction from which the attack was coming.
But when the figure emerging from the shadows was clearly seen...
The doubt in his eyes deepened.
A figure wearing a black shirt emerged from the depths of the abandoned factory.
The man raised his right hand, Black Flame burning in his palm, and spoke coldly.
"This is my territory... Men are not welcome here, get out!"
Zhang Lingqi froze in mid-air for a moment.
The guy in front of me, his attire and posture, are practically a one-to-one replica of the Dragon God!
Only...
There's no flesh under this guy's clothes; his whole body is made of woven straw!
"I remember now..."
Zhang Lingqi suddenly realized, "It's that [Watcher Scarecrow] from the trial who imitated the one who needs no further explanation!"
"I never expected to stumble upon it in this Time Rift."
His mind raced.
Just then, out of the corner of my eye, I suddenly caught sight of a plaque hanging high above the gate of the abandoned factory.
[Dragon God's Wings].
There was even a line of smaller text next to it.
[The God's Exclusive Harem]
"..."
Zhang Lingqi was completely numb for a moment.
"Is this guy out of his mind?"
"Could he really think he's a Dragon God?"
"What are you standing there for? Get out!"
The Watcher Scarecrow, seeing him hovering in mid-air without moving, assumed he was provoking them.
In an instant, large swaths of Black Flame rose up around the factory!
Adhering to the principle of "it's better to do less than more," Zhang Lingqi decisively put away his sickle.
His immediate priority is to find a way to escape the Time Rift.
The only way to leave is to personally kill a boss to open the passage.
This Pirated Copy Dragon God is ridiculously powerful.
This hard bone is clearly not a good choice; it could easily break your teeth.
"Excuse me."
Without uttering a single wasted word, Zhang Lingqi decisively left the abandoned factory area.
The Watcher Scarecrow stood still, its hands, burning with Black Flame, hanging slightly at its sides.
He watched Zhang Lingqi with a serious expression.
It glanced down at the burning Black Flame on the ground and realized that the hooded man was extremely powerful.
"It's best to avoid trouble if you can avoid it..."
"After all, my goal wasn't to kill."
The Scarecrow was plotting something in its mind.
"I cannot allow such dangerous elements to accidentally harm my precious babies, which I am preparing to offer to the gods!"
After confirming that Zhang Lingqi's aura had disappeared.
The Watcher Scarecrow turned around and walked back into the dimly lit factory.
On the ground Zandaya, the Elf Clan saintess who had just been carried in.
At this moment, Zandaya had woken up. She was bound hand and foot and was writhing and struggling on the ground.
No matter how hard she tried, she found it was no use.
The elven magic within her is being drained away by the straw!
The Watcher Scarecrow walked up to her, stroked its chin, and nodded.
"She's good-looking, and her demeanor matches."
"The only drawback..."
"He's just a bit too old, and his flesh is a little dry."
"Waaaaah!!"
Even though his mouth was stuffed with a rag, Zandaya still protested angrily when he heard the words "too old".
"Who are you calling old! Your whole family is old!"
But the Watcher Scarecrow simply ignored her protests, which were like those of an old tree bark.
It walked to the wall and turned on the power switch for the factory.
The lights illuminated the entire abandoned factory!
When Zandaya finally saw the interior of the factory by the light...
Utterly shocked!
Inside this factory, which spans over a thousand square meters, there were far more than just one woman bound up!
This place holds dozens of women of all kinds!
There was a cool, aloof older woman wearing black stockings.
There is a petite little girl with pigtails.
There is a sweet and energetic girl with a lovely smile.
There were stylishly dressed, Yellow Hair girls.
There was a tomboy with short hair.
A married woman who still retains her charm.
There was even a shut-in girl with thick-rimmed glasses!
As for body size, this Scarecrow meticulously categorized them into giant, large, medium, and small cups.
They were tied to different areas!
In short, it has everything!
Just as Zandaya was staring in disbelief...
Her gaze suddenly fell on the corner.
There was even someone tied up hand and foot...
A burly, bearded man wearing white socks!
"Damn it! You grabbed the wrong person!"
Following Zandaya's gaze, the Watcher Scarecrow also spotted the fat bear mixed in with them.
With a casual wave of his hand.
"Boom!"
A ball of Black Flame rose directly from beneath the feet of the fat bear in white socks.
Fat Bear was taken away by a painless cremation procedure and turned into a pile of ashes on the spot.
"Aaaaaah!"
This ruthless killing scene immediately terrified most of the women in the factory, causing them to scream and cower in fear.
Only a few women stared at the Scarecrow with sharp eyes.
"Quiet down, all of you!"
The Watcher Scarecrow, with its hands behind its back, began pacing back and forth in front of the crowd, giving instructions.
Stop giving me those stupid looks!
"You are all wings that I personally selected to offer as a sacrifice to the divine being!"
"To become that lord's woman is a blessing you've accumulated over a hundred lifetimes!"
You should feel extremely honored!
It pointed to the pile of ashes that hadn't yet dispersed, its tone chilling.
"Anyone who dares to disobey, or who offends the gods..."
That's what will happen to you!
Zandaya lay on the ground, watching this scene, cold sweat pouring down her back.
Because among the captured women, she even saw several of her missing Elf Clan brethren!
It was indeed that devil who did it!
What chilled Zandaya most was its motive.
They're actually going to offer them as wings to the gods!
"The wings of gods... are they like those used to slaughter cows, sheep, and pigs...?"
"Are you going to tear us to pieces and piece us together to make a pair of sacrificial wings?!"
Zandaya thought the Scarecrow was a cult leader.
She is a holy maiden of high rank; she cannot be sacrificed here like this!
She has to find a way to escape!
At that moment, the Watcher Scarecrow, having finished his lecture, grabbed Zandaya and threw her into the pile of women in the large, mature women's section.
Then, the Scarecrow walked out of the factory alone and stood under the night sky.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
Within seconds, thousands of Scarecrow puppets appeared on the open ground outside the factory!
"We've now collected all the different human species."
The Watcher Scarecrow stroked its chin, silently thinking to itself.
"But we're still missing the 'non-human girl' category!"
"That lord reigns supreme; I must leave him with an impression of being thorough and capable!"
"And within this Time Rift..."
"Aren't those hidden female bosses the perfect source material for non-human girl characters?!"
The Watcher Scarecrow points in all directions.
"Go! Conduct a thorough search!"
"Capture every single good-looking female boss in this area alive! They must all be captured!!!"
Hehehe!
Thousands of Scarecrow puppets laughed and rushed out of the factory area, disappearing into the vast night.
And this happened shortly after the group of puppets left.
Two figures, one tall and one short, emerged from a hidden patch of grass on the outskirts of the factory.
It was the goblin hero who had followed them, and Gexi wearing sunglasses!
The clamor that Time Rift can never reach that desolate burial ground.
Lamenting Imperial Mausoleum.
Inside the black coffin, Ying Liyi sat leaning against the coffin wall.
Gone was the previous oppressive aura, and that morning grumpiness that commanded the submission of all things was gone.
At that moment, she was just a girl who was extremely weak.
She looked up at the unusual phenomenon of the sun and moon appearing together in the sky.
I want to reach out and grab a handful of stars.
But...
In the dim light, she saw that her hand was turning pale.
Not only was her body decaying, but even the memories in her mind were gradually fading away.
"I... I don't have time..."
Ying Liyi smiled bitterly.
"This day... has finally come."
"Waiting in this dark and sunless place for a thousand years..."
"It's really hard to get used to leaving now..."
The last thing that flashed through her mind was not the hegemony of conquering all under heaven, nor the glory of all nations paying tribute.
It was a man's back view.
"But..."
"I miss you."
The last glimmer of light in his pupils was gradually fading.
But in the last moment of his life!
She didn't know where the strength came from, but it seemed to appear out of nowhere.
He forced himself to stand up from the black coffin!
She straightened her spine, raised her head, faced the starry sky, and roared out her last words.
"I am the chosen one..."
"Also... the only one!!!"
"Boom!"
The moment the words fell!
A beam of red light shot into the sky from Ying Liyi's body!
With unstoppable force, it shattered the dome of the Lamenting Imperial Mausoleum and broke through the layers of clouds!
As the red light disappeared.
Ying Liyi's body fell backward.
"Bang."
She lay back down in the coffin, clasped her hands over her abdomen, and closed her eyes.
The Ancestor Dragon Emperor, in this Lamenting Imperial Mausoleum, has entered into eternal slumber.
"Clatter."
"Clatter."
"Clatter."
Ying Jiuchuan arrived in front of the black coffin.
He stopped and looked down.
Ying Liyi has peacefully closed her eyes.
Her breathing had stopped, her chest was no longer rising and falling, and the Emperor dragon aura around her had dissipated.
She's gone.
His time has come; dust to dust, ashes to ashes.
However, Ying Jiuchuan stood before the coffin, but there was no sign of sadness on his face.
Because he knew very well that she had not truly left; she had merely shed this decaying body that had been dormant for thousands of years.
They went to another place to complete a grand plan that had been laid out a thousand years ago.
Ying Jiuchuan turned around.
Before him, the golden remnants of souls had been lined up and waiting for a long time.
Ying Jiuchuan took a deep breath, clasped his hands together, and bowed to the heroic souls.
"Dear ancestors of the Dragon Clan...!"
"Whether the outcome of this Destruction Five Days is good or bad..."
"Today, let us use our last ounce of strength to fight this cursed war that has lasted for over a thousand years..."
Let's put a period to this!
The golden spirits remained silent, only nodding in unison in response.
Then, Ying Jiuchuan turned his gaze to the old man standing at the front of the line, who was waving a feather fan.
"Second Grandfather... I'm entrusting the rest to you."
"Among us, only your lineage is able to Suppression and control this for the time being..."
"My father's body."
Upon hearing this, the old man with the feather fan stopped waving it.
Instead, he threw the feather fan on the ground.
Then, the old man formed a hand seal.
"Boom!"
Deep within the underground palace, the ground cracked open, and an ancient black wooden coffin rose up.
The old man stepped forward and laboriously pushed open the coffin lid.
The moment the coffin was opened.
A surge of black, deathly energy erupted from the coffin!
Inside the coffin lay a body that had long since decayed and shriveled...
Or perhaps, this was the former patriarch of the Dragon Clan.
[Ying Zheng's ] corpse!
However, Ying Zheng at this time no longer possessed the majestic aura of a ruler who reigned supreme during his lifetime.
His corpse had become grotesque, emanating Black Qi!
A crystal is set between the eyebrows!
On his chest were seven [Seven-Star Dragon-Slaying Nail], each a foot long!
And in the right hand of this strange corpse, a bronze box was being tightly gripped!
Don't worry, Jiuchuan.
The old man with the feather fan, [Ying Shanhe], spoke.
"I Ying Shanhe and do what I must do..."
He turned his head, looked at his comrades in golden robes who were about to disappear, and smiled.
"You... sleep peacefully."
"A thousand years, everyone is tired."
"I will take this thing..."
"I'll personally deliver it to Xiao Jiang and the others!"
"Take care of yourself!!!"
All the golden spirits clasped their hands in a salute!
Immediately, they transformed into a sky full of dazzling golden light.
Like flies drawn to a flame, they rush in without hesitation!
It rushed towards the corpse of the Dragon Clan chief, which was emanating Black Qi, and merged entirely into Ying Zheng's body!
With the infusion of this heroic spirit's power, the originally withered and decaying corpse began to regain its vitality!
And Ying Shanhe was the last one!
But he did not merge into the body's limbs and bones like the others.
Instead, it transformed into a beam of light and landed inside the crystal between Ying Zheng's eyebrows!
Using his own remnant soul as a lock, he seized control of this peerless ferocious corpse!
Inside the underground palace, deathly silence returned.
I don't know how much time has passed...
"Bang!"
A loud bang!
The ancient black wooden coffin was blown to pieces!
Amidst the smoke and dust, a figure three meters tall stood up!
[Ying Zheng]'s tightly closed eyes, at this moment...
Open your eyes!
At the same time, a portal suddenly opened behind him!
At this moment, the most terrifying hidden BOSS of the Destruction Five Days!
As the deepest Nightmare and eeriness of the Dragon Xia Imperial City!
The Dragon Clan Chieftain has returned to the world!