Immortal God of War

Chapter 1233: Chapter 1168: Heart of the Demon Dragon Mountains

Meanwhile, as Qin Feiyang was frantically boosting his cultivation, deep in the Demon Dragon Mountains.

A group of people stood in front of a giant stele.

Leading them was Ren Duxing!

Dong Qing, Zhang Jin, and the four Sacred Beasts stood respectfully on either side.

The three men and four beasts stared at the stele ahead, their expressions exceptionally grave.

The stele towered hundreds of meters high, its body pure white like jade. From a distance, it resembled a giant sword piercing the sky!

Several bold lines were carved on the stele!

—The heart of the Demon Dragon Mountains, intruders, die!

Each character seemed cast in blood, exuding a horrifying Evil Qi!

Behind the stele lay a boundless mountain range.

But within the mountains, there was no vegetation, no fierce beasts, not even a single insect, only piled-up White Bones, a scene of utter silence!

Zhang Jin withdrew his gaze, looked respectfully at Ren Duxing, and asked: "Master, where did Dong Qing get that battle sword back then?"

"Right here!"

Ren Duxing pointed at the stele and then soared into the air, standing at the top of the stele.

Zhang Jin, Dong Qing, and the four Sacred Beasts exchanged a look and flew skyward, landing beside Ren Duxing.

Immediately!

They saw a crack in the central position of the stele’s peak.

Ren Duxing said, "That battle sword was once embedded in that crack."

Dong Qing asked suspiciously, "Who left it there?"

"I don’t know."

Ren Duxing shook his head.

Zhang Jin asked, "Then why are we here this time?"

Ren Duxing replied, "After my escape, I visited this place; deep within this heartland, there is a giant peak, and atop the mountain floats a mass of black mist. The aura emanating from that mist even made me fearful."

"What?"

Zhang Jin and the four Sacred Beasts turned pale.

"Of course."

"If I were in my prime, that black mist shouldn’t pose a threat."

Ren Duxing continued.

Zhang Jin asked, "Did you see what was inside that black mist?"

"No."

"Couldn’t get close."

Ren Duxing shook his head.

"Isn’t the battle sword effective?"

Dong Qing waved, making the crimson battle sword appear.

Ren Duxing said, "I tried, but the sword’s power only allowed me to reach the foot of the mountain, not the peak."

Dong Qing said, "Do you mean there’s likely some treasure at the peak?"

"Not a treasure."

"It’s a creature!"

Ren Duxing’s eyes flashed brightly.

"A creature?"

Zhang Jin and the others looked at each other.

"Yes!"

"Inside the heartland, there exists a mysterious force capable of draining the life force of living beings."

"And this force comes from that mass of black mist."

Ren Duxing explained.

"Draining the life force of living beings!"

Zhang Jin and the four Sacred Beasts were horrified.

Sacred Monkey asked suspiciously, "Master, if the battle sword can’t take us to the peak, why are we here now?"

"Just because it couldn’t before doesn’t mean it can’t now."

"Because now, I have another Divine Artifact."

Ren Duxing said.

Sacred Monkey asked, "Are you referring to the Demon Crystal, Master?"

"That’s right!"

"With two Divine Artifacts in hand, I refuse to believe we can’t reach the peak!"

Ren Duxing’s eyes turned cold; he waved his hand and led the two men and four beasts into the heartland.

Upon entering, Zhang Jin, Dong Qing, and the four Sacred Beasts immediately sensed a mysterious force enveloping them.

The life force within their bodies began to dissipate!

Ren Duxing shouted, "The battle sword, to me!"

Dong Qing waved her hand to erase the Blood Covenant from the crimson battle sword, then handed it to Ren Duxing.

Ren Duxing grabbed the battle sword, sliced his finger, and claimed it with his blood.

Immediately.

A thread of Divine Sense shot from his top of the head and merged into the sword!

Clang!

The battle sword suddenly awakened, radiating dazzling divine light, and divine might rolled in all directions!

Sacred Monkey’s expression changed, hurriedly saying, "Master, you can’t use your Divine Sense to awaken the Divine Artifact!"

Sacred Eagle echoed urgently, "Yes, you only have one thread of Divine Sense. If it’s exhausted, it could lead to total obliteration!"

"Don’t worry."

"Thanks to years of recovery, my thread of Divine Sense has long matured, and now it’s about to condense into a Divine Soul."

"A brief awakening of the Divine Artifact poses no problem."

Ren Duxing explained.

"It’s almost condensing into a Divine Soul!"

The four Sacred Beasts exchanged glances, full of joy.

Ren Duxing glanced at the mountain peak, a gleam flashing in his eyes.

Twang!!!

The battle sword leaped from his hand, hovering above his head, humming and trembling, Sword Qi billowing, forming a barrier over ten meters wide, protecting the three men and four beasts within.

At the moment the barrier appeared, they immediately sensed the mysterious force draining their life force vanish.

The heartland of the Demon Dragon Mountains was vast.

The group flew for an hour before seeing a giant peak!

The peak towered thousands of meters high, situated at the center of a plain ahead, entirely dark red like a blood-stained demon sword, exuding a pungent bloody aroma!

At the foot of the giant peak, White Bones lay thick, akin to an Asura Hell!

"I can’t believe such a terrifying place exists in just Crane Province."

Gazing at the sea of bones, Zhang Jin and Dong Qing swallowed hard, eyes filled with trepidation.

Ren Duxing warned, "Never underestimate any place; there are even more dangerous areas in the Great Qin Empire."

"Where?"

The duo was puzzled.

"The Sea of Reincarnation!"

"Even I dare not tread that sea lightly!"

Ren Duxing said.

The two inhaled sharply upon hearing this.

Bear in mind.

The Master, in life, was a genuine War God, yet even he wouldn’t dare tread lightly—the so-called Sea of Reincarnation, how terrifying must it be?

Most critically, they had never heard of this Sea of Reincarnation before.

Ren Duxing said, "The Sea of Reincarnation is located at the Northernmost Land of the Imperial Capital, boundless. Given the chance in the future, I’ll take you to see it."

With that said.

Ren Duxing waved his hand, guiding the two people and four beasts to land on the ground, stepping over countless white bones, heading towards the giant peak.

Zhang Jin said, "Why not just fly up?"

"Within half a mile around the giant peak, flying is impossible. We have to walk over. Look there."

Ren Duxing pointed to a spot at the foot of the mountain.

The two people and four beasts followed his gaze, spotting an ancient stone staircase, like a giant serpent, winding and twisting, climbing up the giant peak, reaching the summit.

"Flying is impossible?"

Zhang Jin raised his eyebrows, attempting to fly, but a terrifying gravity suddenly pressed down.

His heart panicked, quickly returning to the ground.

Ren Duxing gave him a look but said nothing more.

Hundreds of breaths passed.

The group finally reached the foot of the mountain.

Crack!

An ear-piercing sound suddenly rang out.

Zhang Jin, the two and the four Sacred Beasts hurriedly looked towards the source of the sound, their faces changing instantly.

The barrier that protected them had cracked, a terrifying mysterious force swarmed in through the gap.

They immediately felt the life force within their bodies frantically draining away like flowing water!

Instantly.

Zhang Jin and Dong Qing panicked.

The four Sacred Beasts, although once Pseudo God level beings, were now filled with fear.

Ren Duxing’s expression was extremely solemn!

Decisively.

He took out the Demon Crystal, infusing a thread of Divine Sense into it.

Boom!

The Demon Crystal immediately emitted a dark light, hovering in the air, floating beside the scarlet war sword, demonic might rolling.

Immediately following.

Threads of black air flowed out from the Demon Crystal, surging towards the crack.

Even with two Divine Artifacts in hand, Ren Duxing dared not be careless.

Because he did not know if these two Divine Artifacts could resist the erosion of the mysterious force?

He anxiously watched the crack.

As the black air continued to flow in, the crack slowly began to shrink.

However.

Though the crack was being repaired, he still dared not let his guard down!

Because in this place, anything could happen.

Time passed breath by breath.

A dozen breaths later.

The crack was finally repaired, the surging mysterious force blocked outside.

Only at this moment did Ren Duxing secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Dong Qing, Zhang Jin, and the four Sacred Beasts were drenched in cold sweat.

As the crack was being repaired, they nearly collapsed, showing just how tense they were.

Moreover.

In those short dozen breaths, their life force within was largely plundered by the mysterious force, leaving them looking very old.

"That was close!"

"If that crack couldn’t be repaired, we might have all perished here."

"What on earth is that thing?"

Zhang Jin looked towards the summit, his face full of lingering fear.

"Let’s go!"

Ren Duxing took a deep breath, waved his hand, and took the lead to step onto the stone staircase, walking upwards.

Zhang Jin, Dong Qing, the four Sacred Beasts hurriedly followed.

At this time, being away from the protection of the barrier would be a dead end.

...

Elsewhere.

The State Preceptor stood on the summit of a giant peak, gazing around, his mind restless, his eyes as dark as possible.

This place was already not far from the deepest part of the Demon Dragon Mountain Range!

Suddenly!

He waved his hand, a burst of Pseudo God power surged into the sky, then exploded like fireworks.

Whoosh!

Soon.

A black-clad man broke through the air, landing before the State Preceptor.

"How is it?"

The State Preceptor asked.

The black-clad man shook his head and said, "No discoveries."

Whoosh!

Before he could finish speaking, another black-clad man, from another direction, swept over, landing on the summit.

The State Preceptor patiently asked, "Any clues?"

"I am useless."

The black-clad man said with his head down.

Though he didn’t answer directly, it already explained everything.

Whoosh!!!

Immediately.

Other Law Enforcers also arrived in succession to regroup.

The answer was all the same, nothing.

"Where on earth did that little bastard run off to?"

The State Preceptor fumed.

A black-clad old man said, "Could he have already left the Demon Dragon Mountain Range via a portal?"

"Left?"

The State Preceptor raised his eyebrows.

This possibility could not be ruled out either.

After pondering for a moment, he waved his large hand, commanding, "Keep searching deeper!"

The black-clad old man said, "Master, searching aimlessly like this might be a waste of time!"

The State Preceptor looked at the black-clad old man, expressionless, saying, "Haven’t you noticed that this mountain range is rather peculiar?"

"Peculiar?"

The black-clad old man frowned.

The State Preceptor said solemnly, "In just Crane Province, so many War Saint and War Emperor level fierce beasts exist, isn’t there something suspicious here?"

"Indeed!"

"The fierce beasts here are too absurdly powerful."

Prompted by the State Preceptor, the Law Enforcers finally realized.

"The deepest part of this Demon Dragon Mountain Range should be hiding some secret, and Qin Feiyang entering the range is likely for this purpose."

"So, no matter where he is hiding now, as long as we get there first, he won’t escape."

"Unless he really has left."

The State Preceptor said.

Everyone nodded.

Whoosh!!!

Immediately.

A group of people streaked through the sky, like meteors, rushing powerfully towards the depths.