Treading into the Ancient Battlefield of Jialing Pass, Seeking Traces of Gods

Several days later, the official road came to a complete end.

What appeared before everyone was a huge, broken wall and ruins stretching between two mountains.

This is the site of the Jialing Pass.

Ten thousand years ago, the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, and the Spirit Hall gathered a million-strong army before this formidable pass, sparking a decisive battle that would reshape the continent's landscape.

Today, the world has changed dramatically. The once towering and imposing city walls have mostly collapsed, with broken gray-black boulders scattered everywhere, their surfaces covered with thick moss and weeds.

The mountain wind howled as it passed through the dilapidated city gate.

Because it is located at the border between the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Dou Ling Empire, this place has become an unmanaged wasteland with few people around it all year round.

However, in front of several huge collapsed stone piles, some rough traces can still be seen, and there are even a few weathered stone altars with the ashes of incense and candles that were burned long ago.

Clearly, in the past, descendants would occasionally come here to pay tribute to their ancestors who died in battle on this land.

Di Lingxi jumped onto a two-meter-high broken wall, looked down at the rubble at her feet, and her face was full of disappointment.

"Huabin, is this the Jialing Pass you were talking about?"

"There were only rotten rocks and withered weeds; you couldn't even see a live rabbit."

Where is my whole roasted lamb?

Dai Huabin stepped forward and pulled her down from the crumbling wall.

"What's the rush? Once we cross this canyon, there's a border post station a few dozen miles ahead."

"This is an ancient battlefield; let's stop and rest for a bit."

Ice Empress, with their hands behind their backs, kicked a piece of broken tile away from their feet.

"I told you, the old human strongholds are nothing to see."

"No matter how fierce the battle was ten thousand years ago, it's just a pile of rubble now."

"Huabin, you didn't get lost, did you? Are you just making up an excuse to bring us here for some fresh air?"

Snow Empress walked to the base of a remaining beacon tower and brushed away the withered leaves on the stone platform.

"The residual energy here is indeed very mixed; there's a lot of ancient malevolent energy accumulating deep within the earth's veins."

Bi Ji stood to the side, surveying the desolate landscape around her, and spoke softly.

"The great war back then resulted in countless deaths and injuries, and caused immense suffering to the people."

"The resentment settles in the soil, affecting the growth of plants; no wonder this area is barren."

Zhu Lu took out a water pouch and a clean soft cloth from her Storage Soul Tool and handed them to Dai Huabin.

"Take a break. You've been walking through the mountains for days; you need to rest."

Dai Huabin took the water pouch, drank a mouthful, and then pulled Zhu Lu to sit down on a sheltered stone slab.

Zhu Lu leaned against his shoulder, quietly organizing the supplies map she carried with her.

Dai Huabin closed his eyes, his mind sinking into the Eye of Life deep within his sea of consciousness.

Those warm, azure eyes radiated a soft glow, within which the illusory image of Electrolux's consciousness quietly appeared.

Dai Huabin called out in his heart:

"Elder Yi, we have now arrived at the site of the divine war ten thousand years ago."

According to records, two deities had their divine positions shattered before this pass.

"I came here to see if any traces of God remain."

Within his mind, Electrolux's aged yet gentle voice resounded.

"The fall of a god-level powerhouse often causes violent tremors in the laws of heaven and earth."

"Even after ten thousand years, as long as fragments of the rules sink into the earth's veins when the divine essence shatters, it is impossible to completely erase them."

"Since you're here, why don't you take a stroll around these ruins? I'll also keep an eye out for any subtle fluctuations in the surroundings."

Dai Huabin replied, "Alright, thank you for your trouble Elder Yi."

He regained his composure, opened his eyes, and stood up.

Zhu Lu stood up and looked up at him.

"Want to go for a walk?"

Dai Huabin grasped Zhu Lu's soft, boneless hand and led her deeper into the dilapidated pass.

"Let's wander around and see if we can find anything interesting."

Upon seeing this, Di Lingxi immediately jumped down from the pile of stones and quickly followed.

"I'll go too, let's see if I can find any treasures from ten thousand years ago."

Ice Empress pursed her lips, but despite her disdain, she didn't lag behind at all, pulling Snow Empress along behind her.

Bi Ji walked at the back with a smile, radiating a gentle aura that melted away the biting cold winds blowing from all around.

Passing through the collapsed main city gate, one enters a vast, desolate valley.

The ground was pitted and uneven, riddled with huge depressions and cracks.

Those ravines, several meters deep, remain barren to this day, the soil displaying an eerie dark brown hue.

Di Lingxi bent down and pulled a rusty iron sword fragment from the ground, then tried to break it.

With a crack, the iron sword shattered into iron shards.

"What a mess, it's all rotten to the bone."

Di Lingxi threw the iron slag on the ground and patted the red rust off her hands.

Ice Empress chimed in, "Ordinary iron weapons will rot completely if buried in the ground for a hundred years. It's good if even a piece of iron bar remains."

"You think you can find some kind of divine artifact?"

Di Lingxi gave a soft snort and turned to hug Dai Huabin's arm.

"Huabin, I don't care, you have to make me two roasted lamb legs when we get back to make up for it."

Dai Huabin looked down at Di Lingxi hanging on his arm and found it somewhat amusing.

"Okay, plenty."

Zhu Lu walked on the other side of Dai Huabin, her steps light as she avoided the loose stones underfoot, her eyes scanning the surrounding terrain warily.

Although this place has been abandoned for a long time, as an agility-type Soul Master, she has long since developed the habit of being vigilant about her environment at all times.

The pile of broken, jumbled rocks stood in the mountain wind.

Dai Huabin walked a long way on the gravel, his boots covered with a lot of dark brown, dry, hard mud.

Apart from a few broken pieces of rusty iron and half-weathered stone pillars, the entire canyon wilderness was empty, devoid of any extra objects.

He stopped and turned back towards the camp.

In the Eye of Life, Electrolux's voice slowly emanated.

"There are indeed faint remnants of divine laws here, but they have long since dissipated due to the passage of time. No other special artifacts or fragments of divine positions have been detected."

Dai Huabin responded in his heart.

"It's alright. I was just passing by anyway. If I find something good, great; if not, that's normal too."

The Battle of the Two Gods was a huge event back then. If there were any readily available fragments of divine essence or supreme treasures left behind, countless powerful figures who passed by over the past ten thousand years would have searched for them. How could he possibly have gotten lucky so easily?

Once I calmed down, my steps became much lighter.

Before returning to the sheltered rocky cliff camp, Di Lingxi was already squatting on a rock, tapping her knees, her long golden hair blowing wildly in the wind.

"Huabin, you've been wandering around for ages, did you catch any wild goats?"

Dai Huabin took out a whole, processed century-old Rock Antelope from his Storage Soul Tool and placed it directly on the iron frame.

Next, he took out two whole hind legs of a hundred-year-old Azure-Scaled Ox and neatly arranged them on the stone platform.