At the bottom of the Heavenly Pool.
The rumble of explosions drifted faintly through hundreds of meters of water and rock, sending ripples across the surface.
Yue Xiaofei remained calm and did not even lift his head.
He knew the Reverse Scale Squad's strength well.
Even a true National Authority Level powerhouse could not hope to breach Ugly Ox's defenses in a short time.
With Wild Chicken's overwhelming firepower and Han Duoduo's bizarre high-tech weapons added to the mix, the Berserkers above would gain no advantage.
His gaze remained fixed on the enormous black iron gate before him.
The gate towered into the clouds, its seams so tightly sealed that not even a strand of hair could fit through.
The Black Tortoise Divine Beast carved into its surface had hollow eyes and held an enormous iron ring, over two meters in diameter, in its mouth.
"This gate can't be pushed open with brute force."
Li Jiahao stepped forward and touched the bone-chilling black iron surface, his brow creasing slightly.
Ning Hongye rested a hand on her Mo Dao, her eyes shifting slightly beneath the red silk.
"The entire gate is connected to the whole Changbai Mountain Range. Pushing this gate means pushing all of Changbai Mountain."
"Unless a god descends to earth, even someone ranked among the top ten Divine Sequences could only stare at it helplessly."
"There's blood on the gate."
She said softly, "Yue Feng opened it with his own blood."
At her words, some of Yue Xiaofei's suspicions were finally confirmed.
His elder brother had forcibly opened the Heavenly Palace's gate back then using the Yue Family's bloodline.
Then... I can do it too.
Not only could he do it, but what flowed through his veins was the fully awakened bloodline of Divine Sequence 003 [Black Emperor],