As the first rays of dawn pierced the sky and descended upon the silent earth, the darkness of night was instantly banished. The world awoke from the night, and countless creatures revived. Meanwhile, those figures hiding in the shadows quietly vanished.
The Xilin City, silent all night, awoke the moment the sun shone down. Figures eagerly rushed out from all parts of the city, soaring into the sky, their eyes burning with desire as they looked south beyond the city walls, towards the Xilin Mountain Range.
In four different directions within the city, members of the Four Great Clans also left their respective residences one after another, flying into the sky. Their gazes, like those of the people around them, were all directed towards the southern horizon.
Only then did Xiao Yan, who had slept for five whole days, groggily wake up from his bed.
"Hmm..."
His eyes, which had been in a deep sleep, slowly opened. Instantly, the blinding sunlight shone into them, and the fatigue from five days of deep sleep vanished like the receding tide. Xiao Yan's slightly confused eyes returned to calm in an instant, like a deep spring, dark and profound.
Upon waking, Xiao Yan's body trembled slightly before he smoothly got up. At the same time, his immense Spiritual Strength rapidly swept out, observing the various movements within Xilin City.
"Oh, it seems it's time to open the Ancient Ruins!"
Xiao Yan murmured to himself, surprised that he had slept for five days.
However, after waking up, Xiao Yan's mental state was at its peak. In addition, Xiao Yan's strength had only recently increased, so it could be said that at this moment, Xiao Yan's abilities in almost every aspect were at their peak. Under these conditions, Xiao Yan was even confident that he could easily face a Dou Di powerhouse who had just broken through!
"Phew... Soul-Congealing Fruit, here I come!"
He murmured something again, Xiao Yan his body flashed, and in the next moment, he had already disappeared from the room.
Outside, in the void, Xiao Yan, whose form had been revealed, was completely concealed by a jet-black robe. The blinding sunlight relentlessly shone down, yet when it shone on Xiao Yan's wide black robe, it was as if he had been plunged into the endless void, his dazzling light instantly swallowed up. This scene caused the expressions of some Half-Emperor experts who happened to be passing by Xiao Yan Xiao Yan shift slightly, and they all cast surprised glances at him.
Xiao Yan simply ignored this and, with his black robe as cover, Xiao Yan entered the crowd. At that moment, the four leading Four Great Clans were also preparing to set off.
"Haha, let's go. Today is the day we can see these Ancient Ruins for ourselves."
Huo Ba of the Huo Clan laughed heartily, glanced at the group of the Huo Clan members behind him, and then, without any hesitation, leaped into the air and swiftly flew towards the direction of the Xilin Mountain Range.
After the Huo Clan members had flown a distance, the Zhuo Clan members followed suit without hesitation. Led by Zhuo Bentang, a group of more than ten people set off and flew towards the Xilin Mountain Range from a distance away from the Huo Clan.
Afterwards, Bai Ying, the head of the Bai Clan, glared fiercely at the Sun Clan, his eyes filled with anger. Then he turned his head, said hatefully, "Let's go," and led the Bai Clan members behind him to follow closely behind.
Among the Sun Clan family members, Sun Shuo and Sun Hanxi glanced over each of the Bai Clan members. Seeing that Bai Zhan was not among them, they smiled coldly, raised their heads, waved to the Sun Clan behind them, and then set off.
As the Four Great Clans set off, the others in Xilin City also flew away at the same time. Instantly, beams of Dou Qi qi shot into the sky, and a huge flow of people surged across the sky, heading towards the Xilin Mountain Range.
Such a massive flow of people, from a distance, looked like a huge army sweeping across the sky. Wherever they passed, the mountains and forests below seemed to be covered by a dark cloud. The magical beasts that were originally living peacefully in the mountains and forests were also frightened by this awe-inspiring momentum and scattered in all directions.
As thousands of Half-Emperor set off for the Xilin Mountain Range, the massive mountain range was thrown into complete panic. Figures darted and fled between the mountains. They were not real humans, but Half-Emperor level magical beasts who had transformed into human form after reaching the level of Half-Emperor.
However, even so, these normally murderous Half-Emperor level magical beasts couldn't help but feel a sense of fear when they saw the massive crowd of powerful figures in the sky, which resembled a dark cloud. What's more, among this group, besides Half-Emperor, there were also super strong individuals at the Dou Di level!
Along the way, Xiao Yan followed the massive crowd, while the members of the Four Great Clans led the way at a distance, causing the magical beasts in the mountains below to scatter before they even arrived.
As he flew, Xiao Yan looked down at the familiar mountain range and couldn't help but purse his lips in exasperation. He had spent several months here and was extremely familiar with the terrain. But to his surprise, the so-called Ancient Ruins were actually deep within the Xilin Mountain Range.
After flying around without any restraint for two hours, the vast army of people finally arrived at their destination: the entrance to the Ancient Ruins.
However, when Xiao Yan saw this familiar scene in the mountains below, his dark pupils, hidden beneath his black robe, suddenly contracted, and a sense of astonishment rose in his heart. He never expected that the entrance to this Ancient Ruins would be here.
Their gazes fell downwards, and what appeared before them was a vast, boundless lake. The lake was so large that its edge could not be seen at a glance. Most strangely, the entire lake was now a blood-red color, which looked quite terrifying.
The air was filled with a nauseating stench of blood. When the people above first saw the blood-red lake below, everyone's eyes showed surprise. They could hardly believe that this scarlet lake was stained with blood.
At this moment, Xiao Yan, standing in the crowd, was even more shocked than before. This was because this blood-red lake was the lair of the One-Horned Whale Serpent!