Qin Yu and Chi Ninghua tore through the sky at breakneck speed until the expanse of land ahead finally came into view, at which point their speed almost simultaneously slowed down. This was no longer an ordinary mountain range; it was a dead zone, seemingly forgotten by the entire world. For tens of thousands of miles ahead, the entire landscape was shrouded in a layer of gray-black mist. The sky appeared to have been forcibly ripped apart by some force, with vast, dark cracks running across the heavens, and from the depths of these cracks dripping dark red "heavenly blood."
The blood didn't explode when it hit the ground; instead, it slowly writhed like a living thing before finally merging into the soil and disappearing. The entire area was surrounded by huge, broken stone tablets, each thousands of feet tall, covered with ancient, distorted patterns. Some tablets had even been torn in half by something, with only the broken edges constantly oozing grayish-white air.
Even more terrifying were the enormous black chains floating in mid-air. Each chain was as thick as a mountain, extending from the depths of the void and traversing the entire forbidden zone. The surface of the chains was covered with dark red runes that had long been rusted, and whenever a gale blew by, the chains would emit a low, Fate Soul clanging sound.
The entire area was devoid of life. There was no wind, no birds or beasts. Even the laws of nature seemed to be completely dormant here. From afar, the edge of that forbidden zone resembled a slowly opening abyss maw, waiting to devour all intruders.
Just as Qin Yu and Chi Ninghua approached the edge, their expressions changed simultaneously. Boom! An indescribable ancient pressure suddenly swept in from the depths of the forbidden zone. Chi Ninghua felt as if her Fate Soul was suddenly grabbed by something, and a large tearing roar came from the depths of her sea of consciousness. The Fate Soul origin that was already damaged in her body was violently vibrating, and even the Divine Sword of Silent Void began to hum.
Qin Yu's brows furrowed sharply as well. He felt as if his Fate Soul was being watched by some "more ancient being," and the causality, origin, and divine consciousness within him all began to stir, even causing a brief period of chaos in the power within his sea of consciousness. Chi Ninghua instantly raised her hand. Boom! A gray-white sword imprint suddenly unfolded beneath her feet. "Divine Sword of Silent Void - Guardian Form - Dustless Silent Domain."
The next instant, a gray-white domain quickly enveloped Qin Yu and her simultaneously. The moment the domain appeared, most of the restless primordial energy around them was immediately isolated. Countless gray-white sword patterns slowly emerged in the center of the domain. Each sword pattern was like a frozen trace of Annihilation light. They kept circling and rotating, forcibly shredding all the external energy that approached.
Beyond the gray-white domain, space continued to twist and fold wildly, with turbulent currents surging endlessly. Inside the domain, however, the agitation gradually subsided, returning to a state of calm and tranquility. Chi Ninghua's brows furrowed with deep vigilance. The Dustless Silent Domain was never an offensive divine power. It used the Silent Void Sword to block the erosion of the Fate Soul, subtly concealing her existence from the pulse of heaven and earth and the fluctuations of the Great Dao, temporarily fading and peeling away, thus avoiding the locking and probing of that unknown and strange power deep within the forbidden zone.
She composed herself, took a deep breath, and said in a low, solemn voice, "It seems this place is of unfathomable importance, far from an ordinary, dangerous place." She then turned to Qin Yu, her expression serious, "Young Master Qin, stay close to me and do not stray from my side."
Qin Yu nodded solemnly, his gaze fixed on the churning, dark gray mist deep within the forbidden zone. His expression was calm. "Yes, senior, we will immediately venture deeper." With that, the two moved simultaneously, stepping into the boundary of the forbidden zone.
Meanwhile, the earth-shattering beast tide behind them finally caught up to the outer perimeter. Boom! Tens of thousands of Primordial Chaos Origin Beast Huang and Origin Divine Huang stopped almost simultaneously. The originally frenzied and violent beast tide became noticeably restless as it approached this area. Many Origin Divine Huang roared incessantly, and some Primordial Chaos Origin Beast Huang even began to instinctively retreat.
They seemed to be terrified as the five Primordial Beast Dao Divine Venerable quickly arrived, stepping through the air. The black-winged man had just landed when he coldly shouted, "Why did you stop? Keep chasing!" But as soon as he finished speaking, he himself suddenly frowned. Because he also sensed something was wrong. The entire outer perimeter of the forbidden area was eerily quiet, a quietness that even made the Fate Soul within him begin to feel a chill.
The woman with snake-like eyes slowly scanned her surroundings and whispered, "Something's strange about this place." Another white-haired youth suddenly looked up at the black chains floating in the sky, his expression gradually turning serious. "No... Third Sister, there seems to be some kind of ancient, primordial restriction here."
The woman with the peacock-like, illusory eyes chuckled coldly, "Don't be afraid, stay close to me." With that, she flicked her right hand, and—whoosh!—a gigantic ancient umbrella suddenly appeared between heaven and earth. The umbrella was entirely dark blue, its ribs crafted from some kind of silvery-white beast bone, each joint engraved with densely packed pupil-like patterns. The umbrella's surface appeared to be stitched together from countless thin, cicada-wing-like emerald feathers. As the umbrella slowly unfurled...
The entire sky was reflected with countless mirror images, and a huge dark green eye was embedded in the center of the umbrella's top. The eye slowly rotated, as if watching over all things in heaven and earth.
Most strangely, the space beneath the umbrella was clearly separated from the outside world. The restless aura of the forbidden zone was distorted and dispersed by countless mirrors once it approached the ancient umbrella. The woman with the peacock-like eyes smiled coldly, "The Ten Thousand Mirrors Misfortune-Averting Umbrella is enough to block the restrictions here." Boom--!!! In the next instant, she directly stepped into the forbidden zone with the umbrella, while the other four Primordial Beast Dao Divine Venerable led the dense beast tide behind them to continue their pursuit. The entire outer perimeter of the forbidden zone trembled once again.
Qin Yu and Chi Ninghua ventured deeper into the gray-black forbidden zone. The surrounding world was no longer like a normal world. The sky seemed to have been repeatedly crushed and pieced back together by some immense force, with broken spatial layers everywhere. Grayish-white mist seeped continuously from the ground, and the ancient chains floating in mid-air occasionally collided, causing a deep rumble throughout the world.
Something seemed to be slowly turning over in the deepest depths. Just then, Qin Yu's expression suddenly darkened, and he slowly spoke, "Senior, they've followed us in too." Chi Ninghua immediately closed her eyes, her divine sense rapidly spreading backward. After only a few breaths, a cold glint appeared in her eyes. "Hmm, they've used a defensive treasure. That umbrella is indeed somewhat strange; it can actually block most of the enchanting restrictions here."
Qin Yu's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't stop. "Since they're so determined to die, let them keep following." The two figures continued flying deeper into the forbidden zone.
The deeper one goes, the stronger the sense of oppression becomes. The air even begins to be filled with an ancient aura that is Ultimate decayed. Large mountain ranges are completely broken, and countless huge black stone pillars pierce the sky from the ground. And between those stone pillars, there are countless sealed corpses.
Qin Yu and Chi Ninghua stopped simultaneously. The scene before them caused even Chi Ninghua to change color slightly. It was a graveyard burying ancient beings, with numerous corpses impaled on massive stone pillars by thick, gray-black chains, some with three heads and six arms, their bones still bearing traces of dried golden divine blood; others were covered in jet-black scales, with half-rotted spears embedded in their chests.
Some of the corpses were tens of thousands of feet tall, their heads having been forcibly cut in half, yet their mutilated bodies still exuded a chilling primal pressure. Most terrifyingly, although these corpses had been dead for countless years, their eyes remained open.
Within those empty eye sockets, a strange, dark red light constantly swirled. The entire world was eerily quiet, as if a great battle from countless years ago had been frozen here forever.
The instant Qin Yu and Chi Ninghua stepped into the area of corpses, Boom! The entire earth trembled violently. The black chains floating in mid-air simultaneously clanged together, large swathes of gray-white mist churned wildly in the sky, and countless ancient stone pillars suddenly glowed with scarlet patterns. Chi Ninghua's expression changed drastically, "Not good! The restriction has been triggered!"
The next instant... crack—the first corpse suddenly moved. It was a three-headed ancient corpse nailed to a stone pillar. The chain in the center of its chest suddenly shattered inch by inch. The next instant, its three already rotten heads slowly turned simultaneously. A dark red light suddenly shone from their eye sockets. Then... boom! boom! boom! The entire area of corpses erupted in chaos.
Countless chains snapped violently, and countless corpses began to break free from the stone pillars. Those ancient, primordial corpses, dormant for countless eons, awakened in this instant. The sky was completely covered by a vast expanse of dark red corpse energy, the earth continued to collapse, and enormous corpses slowly crawled out of the abyss; some were covered in grayish-white bone spurs, others dragged behind them with tattered wings.
Some had even lost their heads, yet the primal pressure emanating from them remained terrifyingly suffocating. The entire forbidden zone seemed to awaken from its slumber, with countless corpses simultaneously emitting low roars. The sounds were not like the roars of beasts, but rather like the lingering resentment of beings who had perished countless years ago. Boom--!!! In the next instant, the first wave of corpses had already pounced wildly.
Without any hesitation, Chi Ninghua drew the Divine Sword of Silent Void instantly, its gray-white light sweeping across the heavens and earth. "Divine Sword of Silent Void - First Divine Power - All Sounds Fall Silent!" Buzz--!!! Large gray-white ripples spread wildly, and the bodies of dozens of ancient corpses at the forefront suddenly froze. The rampant primordial corpse energy within them was forcibly stopped. The next moment, those corpses began to crack from the inside out, and countless gray-white cracks spread rapidly before exploding into a sky full of bone dust.
At the same time, Qin Yu also took a step forward, his eyes suddenly turning icy cold. "Three Forms of Fate Construction - Existence Erasure" Boom--!!! A large area of space in front of him suddenly collapsed into a black void. Countless gray-white life patterns spun wildly within the void. As soon as the several ten-thousand-foot-tall corpses that rushed in approached, their entire bodies began to become transparent. Their bones, corpse energy, and origins seemed to be forcibly erased from the "existence" level, and they completely disappeared in just a few breaths.
However, the number of those ancient corpses was simply too great. Deafening roars echoed continuously from the depths of the forbidden zone, and one after another, even larger corpses were awakening. The sky was stained dark red by the corpse energy. A large number of corpses brandished broken weapons and charged wildly. Chi Ninghua and Qin Yu transformed into streaks of light and charged into the center of the corpse horde.
Boom!!! Grayish-white Sword Qi swept across the heavens and earth, severing large numbers of corpses in half. Qin Yu's Silent Origin Stainless Sword instantly appeared in his hand. "Causeless Disillusionment Sword!" A pitch-black sword mark suddenly tore through the sky, and hundreds of corpses in front of him collapsed at the same time. Their cause and effect, origin, and trajectory of existence were all shattered layer by layer under the sword mark.
The entire area of corpses instantly descended into a frenzied battle. The sky continuously shattered, and gray-white sword light clashed wildly with the corpse energy. A large number of ancient corpses were forcefully smashed to pieces by the two. But deeper inside, those even older and larger things seemed to be slowly opening their eyes.