Mu Chen smiled. "You've never cultivated the Heavenly Palace lineage's divine arts and scriptures."
He immediately activated the Four Gods Constellation Scripture. An ancient, mysterious pattern shaped like the Heavenly Palace appeared on his forehead, identical to Xiao Qingyun's, though extremely faint.
A tiny serpent of spiritual energy flowed into the Stone Battle Seal, illuminating a vast stretch of mountains and rivers.
The terrifying ocean of Battle Will that sealed heaven and earth swiftly parted beneath its light, opening a narrow passage between the two sides, just wide enough for one person to pass through.
Zhan Tai Liuli stared in astonishment, her rosy lips parting slightly. "This..."
"Let's go."
Mu Chen waved his hand, and the two of them darted inside.
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It was a dark-red world, oppressive to the extreme. It was riddled with holes, with savage ravines and craters everywhere—the remnants of a great battle.
Upon an ancient stone throne, a mysterious figure sat motionless.
"I am the Heavenly Array Emperor. You have made it through the Four Spirits Battle—"
Perhaps sensing that living beings from the outside had entered, the mysterious figure, steeped in the breath of endless ages, raised his sunken face. His voice was hoarse and low.
"Personal Guard Army, awaken!"
Before his words had even faded, the human youth who had entered first hurled an ancient Battle Seal covered in mysterious patterns. It shot downward, blazing with light.
The darkness beneath the stone throne was illuminated.
An ancient army numbering roughly ten thousand stood motionless upon the earth.
They were as still as stone statues, radiating a murderous aura that made one's heart shudder.
"Roar!"
The instant the Stone Battle Seal was cast down, the entire ancient Stone Army seemed to come to life. They opened their eyes as one and let out a