"My lord!" After Shang Que Shen emerged with four azure-armored guards, Chen Daolin and the other twelve commanders all bowed respectfully.
Shang Que Shen said coldly, "Chen Daolin, Cang Wan, and Agudo, the three of you will follow me to the Ancient Burning Hall. The rest of you will remain here. Someone else will come to make arrangements for you later."
"Yes." The twelve commanders responded in unison. The black-haired, black-eyed youth Chen Daolin, the white-browed, long-bearded elder Cang Wan, and the bald, burly Agudo stepped forward together. Under the envious gazes of the others, they followed Shang Que Shen into the sky and flew beyond the city.
Before long, the surging, roaring Black River appeared in the distance. This spectacular river, of unknown length yet thousands of kilometers wide, rushed onward without end. It was said that its source lay in the Endless Abyssal Sea at the heart of the Ancient Burning Continent.
Shang Que Shen and the four azure-armored guards did not slow down, plunging headfirst into the bottomless black river. Chen Daolin and the others did not dare hesitate. With splash after splash, they followed them in. The instant they entered the ink-black waters, their vision became extremely blurred. They could only raise shields with their origin energy, while Shang Que Shen and the other powerful Domain Lords ahead used the power of their domains to push aside the dark water and dive rapidly into the depths.
There were also some aquatic beast-like creatures within the Black River, but they seemed to sense from afar that Shang Que Shen's group was not to be provoked, and avoided them from a great distance.
Soon, Chen Daolin saw a black mountain floating ahead, rising and sinking beneath the endless Black River. Rows of sprawling palaces covered the mountain, their