Upon entering the Beast Spirit Barrier, they found a vast plain within, filled with crimson sand. Its color was so vivid that it seemed to have been soaked in blood, occasionally mixed with patches of lime-like pallor.
Looking into the distance, they could see a massive stone altar at the center of the plain, emanating a faint yet imposing pressure that permeated the entire expanse.
Staring at the ancient stone altar, which spanned a hundred zhang, Xiao Wujiu narrowed his eyes. This pressure was indeed the lingering might left behind after a Dou Sheng's death. Moreover, as someone who was not a Magical Beast, he felt a considerable rejection from it, making the pressure upon him even stronger. Zi Yan, in contrast, was utterly unaffected.
Seeing Zi Yan's contemplative expression, he guessed that she had figured out what was going on. He immediately grabbed her, and with a flash, arrived atop the giant stone altar.
What appeared before them was a golden-purple stone platform at the altar's center. Upon it was a hollow about half a foot wide, where a small sapling grew vigorously. Though only as thick as a thumb, it coiled and twisted like a giant dragon.
At the top of the sapling hung a palm-sized golden-purple fruit. Its golden half twisted and wound like an Ancient Void Dragon shrunk countless times over, while its purple half resembled an Ancient Demon Phoenix spreading its wings to dance. It was extraordinarily wondrous.
"This fruit... is the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit?"
Zi Yan cried out in shock, her gaze fixed upon the miraculous fruit. Then she suddenly remembered something and turned to look down over the vast plain. Only then did she realize that the pale patches amid the crimson earth outlined two incomparably massive corpses: an Ancient Void Dragon