Long Chen used his bone saberâs hilt to strike the ground and managed to pound a small hole into the bone. After that, some kind of white powder appeared.
âNo matter how powerful the lifeform, they canât stop the encroachment of time. The strongest law of this world is time,â Long Chen sighed.
Through this test, he confirmed that this truly was a giant bone. But so much time had passed that it had eroded. It didnât possess any energy any longer.
Originally, he had been planning on bringing it into the primal chaos space. If that legendary corpse still had energy in it, then perhaps that energy would be enough to make the Wood Foundation Divine Trees start bearing fruit.
If Jiang Yuhe and the others were to learn about what he had been thinking, they would definitely die of fright. Long Chenâs guts truly were extraordinary.
Long Chen was a bit disappointed that this bone had no energy left within it. So, that idea withered.
He could tell that this bone was thousands of miles long, but he didnât know what part of the body this giant bone was from.
Long Chen then led them up the mountain, and they saw a straight mountain range. After a long time of climbing, with Long Chen memorizing the path, they suddenly came to a stop.
âDonât go any further,â said Long Chen.
âWhat is it?â asked Bai Shishi.
âThis should be the sole of the creature. Itâs a bit similar to a human foot. But there are four toes and a knot in the arch of the foot. I havenât seen any lifeform like this in the academyâs texts. Letâs go back. I want to trace an outline of what this body is.â
They went back and walked on a different path. This mountainous land that they were climbing was the form of some giant skeleton. In this dark world, with devil qi hanging in the air, they were all weary. Their fatigue gradually built up.
Long Chen in particular was using up more energy than the others because he was spreading his divine sense in this suppressive world. He also needed to rest.
After consuming medicinal pills and resting a bit, they continued walking. They didnât know how much time had passed as they couldnât sense the flow of time here. They could only follow Long Chen and pray that they didnât encounter some terrifying monster.
Long Chen brought them back and forth. They took breaks to recover before continuing time and time again. After a while, Long Chen took out a sheet and began to map their path.
Very quickly, the form of a monster appeared on the map. It was some two-winged lifeform. Its arms reached past its knees, and it had over thirty ribs. Two of them were very short. Staring at this map, Long Chen was silent.
âBoss, why doesnât this monster have a head?â asked Bai Xiaole curiously.
âWe still havenât gotten to the head. My guess is that the head is where the devil dragonâs nest is. Weâre going there last,â said Long Chen.
âThe devil dragonâs nest? Then letâs not go! Thatâs way too dangerous,â said Jiang Yuhe. âJunior brother, that devil dragon is absolutely terrifying. Why donât we just leave? Once we advance to the Spirit tier, weâll help you. It wonât take too long. At most, in a hundred years, weâll have advanced. A hundred years of seclusion passes in a flash. Thereâs no need to keep risking this.â
She and everyone else from the Vile Dragon Domain were afraid. However, they could only continue forward since they couldnât leave.
âThatâs right. I feel like we should come up with a plan first. After considering things carefully, weâll have a higher chance of success,â said Zhao Qinglong.
âYou want to reclaim the seventh branch academy, but look at the current state. I donât mean to give you a blow, but perhaps even if the entire High Firmament Academyâs full power came here, it wouldnât change anything. You should hurry and report the situation back to your academy so that your seniors can come. Perhaps theyâll know the origin of this corpse,â advised the mercenary leader.
âThatâs true. Itâs not that weâre afraid of death. After all, weâve lived for so many years and weâve experienced countless things. But you are different. A great future awaits you. Itâs not worth it to take this risk.â Even the Blood Drinking Allianceâs leader joined in.
However, Long Chen ignored all of them and continued to stare at the map. No one knew what he was thinking.
âLong Chen, I also feel like getting this far is enough. They are being reasonable. If the head really is where the devil dragonâs nest is, we shouldnât go there. We have gained a great deal of valuable information, but all that might get thrown away if we go there,â said Bai Shishi.
The academy had no information on this area, and they had managed to gain a great deal of information for the academy. The academy definitely wouldnât blame them for leaving now. In fact, they would probably encourage Long Chen and the others to leave now.
At this time, Long Chen put away the paper and smiled. âThere is a saying, when you listen to othersâ advice, you can have a full stomach. SoâŠâ
Hearing that, everyone was delighted.
âSo weâre going to keep going.â Long Chenâs sudden turn almost made people faint.
âLong Chen, now isnât the time to joke!â raged Bai Shishi.
âI really am not joking. If I donât take a look at the devil dragonâs nest, I wonât be able to rest in peace. Furthermore, I feel like the ruins of the academy should be near there. How can you be willing to not take a look? Letâs go. It wasnât as if I said that I wanted to slaughter a dragon,â said Long Chen.
People felt a bit better after hearing him say that, but not by much. Bai Xiaole suddenly said, âWhat if you find a dragon egg?â
âThen it must be grabbed,â said Long Chen directly.
Jiang Yuhe and the othersâ hair instantly stood on end. It was unknown how many times they had sworn in their hearts never to cooperate with Long Chen again if they ever got out of here alive. This fellow was crazy.
In the dark, they continued following Long Chen. They were practically holding their breaths, afraid that the slightest disturbance would draw out some terrifying existence.
The space ahead of them gradually grew brighter. When they stood at the top of a tall mountain, they were vaguely able to see some things scattered about.
âBoss-â
âShh!â
Long Chen waved his hand, demanding silence. He had long since noticed that this place was the ruins of the seventh branch academy. He could see the wreckage of some human buildings and such.
They continued onward and finally saw the monsterâs giant head. Its shape was a bit similar to a human head, but it had two spots for horns on its head. However, those horns were gone. It was unknown if they had been broken or if they had simply crumbled from the passing of time.
There were two huge holes where its eyes should be. Long Chen and the others were stealthily creeping over to one of those holes when a dragon roar rang out. A black dragon then flew out of one of those holes.