Hair That Severed Everything, Chen Changsheng Trapped in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground

Having dealt with the troublesome Bronze Armor, Emperor Zuo swung his sword once more, using supreme sword qi to tear open the Array Patterns of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground.

"Whoosh!"

The peerless Array Patterns, once unmatched in slaughter, instantly became as fragile as tofu before the Zhenwu Sword.

Seeing this battle, Chen Changsheng, who was hiding in a corner of the war chariot, could not help but feel a surge of joy.

But before Chen Changsheng could rejoice for long, another cold snort came from within the black mountain range.

"Hmph!"

As the snort rang out, a long, slender strand of hair drifted over on the wind.

"Clang!"

A crisp sound of breaking rang out. Xuanwu Kingdom's inherited treasure, the Divine Weapon capable of severing peerless Array Patterns—

was effortlessly split in two by a single strand of hair.

The Zhenwu Sword, Emperor Zuo's body, Xuanwu Kingdom's million-strong army—everything was cut in half.

It was as though the strand of hair drifting from the black mountain range was the true Divine Weapon.

Though half his body had been severed, Emperor Zuo still controlled his upper body and roared madly.

"Buzz!"

A massive Bronze Ancient Hall appeared above Emperor Zuo.

The moment he brought out the Bronze Ancient Hall he had obtained from the Boundless Secret Realm, a faint, indistinct response also came from within the black mountain range.

The formation within the Bronze Ancient Hall shone with dazzling light under Emperor Zuo's full-force activation.

Just as the teleportation formation was about to activate, another object flew out from the black mountain range.

More precisely, it was merely a single golden character.

"Bang!"

The golden character smashed heavily into the Bronze Ancient Hall. The Bronze Ancient Hall shook violently, reducing all the flesh and blood on Emperor Zuo's body to nothingness.

From then on, Emperor Zuo had completely fallen. As the formation activated, the Bronze Ancient Hall too vanished into the air.

"Drip."

Blood flowed down Zuo Xinghe's face and dripped from his chin.

The scattered Bronze Armor gathered once more. Its hollow face glanced at Zuo Xinghe, then it mounted its horse and returned to the black mountain range.

They were dead. Everyone was dead.

The plan that had exhausted the entire strength of Xuanwu Kingdom had ended in failure just like that.

Zuo Xinghe had survived not because he was strong enough, but because the taboo beings within the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground wanted to leave one survivor alive.

They wanted Zuo Xinghe to return alive and tell the world through his own mouth that the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground could not be violated.

Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground.

"Boom!"

The Bronze Ancient Hall crashed heavily onto the ground. Not far away stood another similar Bronze Ancient Hall.

The two Bronze Ancient Halls sat carelessly amid the black mountain range, while Emperor Zuo's bones lay scattered across the ground like trash.

With Emperor Zuo's death and the Bronze Ancient Hall's fall into the black mountain range, the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground returned to silence.

Time flowed slowly. Heaven, earth, and all things changed, but the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground alone remained unchanged through the ages.

Yet three months later, the silent Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground stirred.

A faint scraping of stone slabs sounded as a stone coffin, half-buried in the earth, began to move.

A slit opened in the coffin lid, and a pair of eyes appeared within it, warily surveying the surroundings.

That was right. The owner of those eyes was Chen Changsheng.

When that strand of hair had appeared, Chen Changsheng had realized something was wrong.

Faced with such an indescribably terrifying horror, Chen Changsheng made a very "true-to-his-heart" choice.

He hid inside the stone coffin left behind by the Hundred Defeats Immortal, then swallowed a specially prepared pill and put himself into a state of suspended death.

Only after repeatedly confirming that there was no danger outside did Chen Changsheng cautiously emerge from the stone coffin.

"Good heavens!"

"Is this the terror of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground?"

"This world really is far too dangerous."

Although three months had passed, the scene from three months ago still left Chen Changsheng trembling with lingering fear.

After voicing his feelings, Chen Changsheng began to curiously examine his surroundings.

Chen Changsheng did not know whether feigning death could fool the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground, but he knew that he was still alive.

Since he was alive, that proved the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground would not kill him for the time being.

There were many possible reasons why he had survived. Perhaps the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground had spared him out of consideration for the Hundred Defeats Immortal.

Or perhaps the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground considered him too weak and could not be bothered to kill him.

With Chen Changsheng's current cultivation, those great horrors probably regarded him as less than air.

Such a weak existence, even if he had luckily entered the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground, would not live for long anyway. So they could not be bothered to make a move.

After observing for a full shichen, Chen Changsheng still had not discovered any danger in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground.

Unable to detect any danger, Chen Changsheng grew even more uneasy.

Because within the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground, the absence of danger was the greatest danger of all.

Thinking of this, Chen Changsheng rummaged around his body and finally pulled a loose thread from a corner of his clothes.

"Phew~"

Chen Changsheng blew gently, and the weightless thread left his palm and drifted into the distance.

"Whoosh!"

That ordinary thread vanished, and a streak of golden light flashed across the ground.

Though it lasted only an instant, Chen Changsheng saw it clearly.

Chen Changsheng: "..."

"Isn't this just the end of the line?"

At the sight of that golden light, Chen Changsheng anxiously paced in circles.

Chen Changsheng had witnessed the peerless Array Patterns outside the black mountain range. He absolutely did not have the ability to break through them.

And the ones outside had merely been silver Array Patterns, while the ones within the black mountain range were Golden Arrays.

Though Chen Changsheng was not sure just how powerful these supreme Array Patterns were, he dared say with certainty that the Golden Arrays were far more formidable than the silver ones.

Having discovered that he was trapped by supreme Array Patterns, Chen Changsheng refused to give up and explored the other directions.

Yet the result was that Golden Arrays surrounded him on all sides.

Chen Changsheng had remained unharmed not because he was lucky enough to happen upon a gap in the Array Patterns.

Rather, it was because the Golden Arrays beneath his feet had been pinned down by the Bronze Ancient Hall.

Otherwise, the instant Chen Changsheng left the stone coffin, he would already have been reduced to nothingness.

"System, what should I do in this situation? Am I going to be trapped here forever?"

Left with no other choice, Chen Changsheng began seeking a solution from the system.

"Why does the host believe he will be trapped here forever?"

"Isn't that obvious? These Array Patterns are too powerful!"

"Then why does the host not try comprehending these Array Patterns? Studying formations has always been your hobby."

"But this formation is too complicated. With my realm, even another thousand years would not be enough for me to comprehend it!"

"What about ten thousand years?"

"Does time still hold any meaning for the host?"

At those words, Chen Changsheng froze.

That was right!

Time held no meaning for him. If one thousand years were not enough to comprehend it, then he could take ten thousand years!

With his current cultivation, he might not be particularly formidable, but living without food was no problem at all.

He had always been searching for a quiet place free from worldly strife.

Was there anywhere in this world quieter and more removed from worldly strife than the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground?

As long as those great horrors within the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground did not come looking for trouble with a "little bug" like him—

then he would be living far too comfortably.

Thinking this, Chen Changsheng beamed and said,

"Thank you for the reminder, mighty System. After spending so long with other people, I almost forgot my own circumstances."

With that, Chen Changsheng happily walked toward the Bronze Ancient Hall nearby.

Zuo Xinghe had copied for him all the books in Xuanwu Pavilion. Chen Changsheng had long wanted to find the time to read through so many books carefully.

As for comprehending the Golden Arrays...

He could wait a few decades first. The Array Patterns would be there—they were not going anywhere.