Chapter 0448: Inside the Desolate Domain

Chapter 0448: Inside the Desolate Domain

Several powerful Celestial Lions suddenly pounced into the crowd. Many Martial Kings fought valiantly, letting others escape swiftly.

A series of deafening booms shattered the silence of the darkness, causing many nearby mountains and forests to collapse and crack.

A fierce battle erupted, with multiple Martial Kings engaging in combat with several Netherworld Celestial Lions.

Fragments of many large vehicles were blown everywhere by the fierce winds generated from the battle.

Only Grandma Du and Mu Fengxiao managed to escape quickly, thus avoiding the chaos.

Several Netherworld Celestial Lions charged in, either using the Celestial Lion's Dragon Claw, roaring the Heavenly Lion's Roaring Sky Sound, or unleashing bursts of Celestial Lion's Thunder Force.

Even the Xuan Martial realm warriors struggled to withstand it—let alone the Martial Kings, who found themselves hard-pressed.

More than ten Xuan Martial realm warriors who were slow to escape were unfortunate and torn apart by the lion claws, and a dozen Spirit Martial realm practitioners also fell.

Only the powerful Martial Kings were unharmed, but even dozens of Martial Kings struggled to face those terrifying Netherworld Celestial Lions.

They could only stall for time, allowing others to flee swiftly, to avoid heavy casualties.

"Grandma Du, stick with Chief Mu; he should know a safe place!" Qin Yun said.

"He’s really fast—I must say, the Strange Patterns Hall folks are impressive!" Old Lady Du laughed. "If we’d been any slower, we might have been in trouble."

Hearing the series of explosions from outside, Zi Qingcheng and the others were also shaken.

Mu Fengxiao's speed was fast, and Old Lady Du struggled to keep up.

The people behind couldn’t help cursing, as Mu Fengxiao from the Strange Patterns Hall and Old Lady Du from the Moon Mystic Valley both knew the Sky Lions were coming.

But they didn’t warn them!

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to warn them, but Qin Yun and Mu Fengxiao spotted the Sky Lions too late to warn anyone.

You must know, these powerful Sky Lions are lightning-fast.

When Qin Yun sensed the Sky Lions' aura, they were already miles away, and in the next moment, they attacked.

When they entered, many people thought their team was strong—with dozens of Martial Kings and over a hundred Xuan Martial realm warriors—but they were routed by just a handful of Sky Lions.

Many quietly blamed the Martial Kings, as Sky Lions and dragons are natural enemies.

If those Martial Kings hadn't severely injured the dragon, the dragon could have restrained the Sky Lions, and they wouldn’t have been in such a mess.

At this moment, even the Martial Kings quietly regretted attacking the dragon. They exerted great effort to besiege the dragon, not only failing but also being besieged by the Sky Lions.

Those Sky Lions only fought for a while before hastily retreating.

The Martial Kings breathed a sigh of relief and then chased after Mu Fengxiao and the others.

This was just as Qin Yun had guessed—the Netherworld Celestial Lions were indeed summoned, so after appearing for a while, they returned to rest.

"Finally safe!" Old Lady Du looked at the starry sky outside the window. "Those Netherworld Celestial Lions were indeed summoned! I wonder when they will appear again!"

Zi Qingcheng said with some concern, "I wonder if there are any Netherworld Celestial Lions in the Desolate Domain of the Immortal Tomb!"

"If the Immortal Tomb's Wasteland is truly dangerous, we must immediately distance ourselves!" Qin Yun said.

Old Lady Du and the others nodded, since survival was their top priority.

As dawn broke, cheers erupted from outside.

Qin Yun and his companions quickly stepped out of the carriage, hovering high in the sky, and saw below an ancient bridge—a broken bridge!

The bridge wasn't very large, covered in thick vines. If it hadn't been cleared by someone, it would have been hard to notice the bridge's presence.

Qin Yun recognized this type of bridge; he had previously entered the Ancient Garden through a similar broken bridge.

"Let’s join forces to open the passage to the Wasteland!" shouted a Martial King from the Qiwen Hall. "Once inside, we won't have to worry about the Sky Lions' siege!"

Soon, the bridge was crowded with people.

The Martial Kings stood at the forefront, while those of the Xuan Martial Realm stood further back.

Others merely watched from outside the bridge.

"One, two, three, begin!" shouted the Martial King from the Qiwen Hall. The Martial Kings and Xuan Martial Realm warriors simultaneously released their energy, channeling it into the bridge.

Soon, a light curtain formed at the broken section of the bridge.

The passage was open!

"Channel more energy to keep the Wasteland's gate open for a while longer!" the Martial King from the Qiwen Hall instructed.

The younger generation buzzed with excitement, as they were about to enter the legendary massive Immortal Tomb.

Qin Yun wasn’t sure whether this Immortal Tomb had any connection to Xie Qirou; he would have to enter to find out.

"Stay cautious when we enter! The Wasteland, closed for many years, surely hides many dangers!" Zi Qingcheng whispered.

Qin Yun nodded, "We absolutely shouldn’t charge ahead!"

At that moment, someone shouted, "The passage is open, who will go in first?"

No one knew what dangers awaited inside. If they encountered danger upon entering, they might not make it back out.

"You’re Martial Kings—your strength is unmatched, so you should go in first!" someone shouted.

"We are indeed Martial Kings, but if there's danger inside and we lose one, not even ten Xuan Martial Realm warriors could make up for it!" a Martial King retorted coldly.

Who would go in first? It became a crucial question!

The Martial King from the Qiwen Hall said, "Let me test it with a puppet!"

He took out a puppet and threw it into the light curtain.

After the puppet entered, the Martial King frowned, "I’ve lost connection with it! This method won’t work!"

"Does anyone here have a beast companion? Send it in to take a look! At most, you'll only lose the beast companion!" Mu Feng suggested.

No one was willing to do this, as beast companions were also very precious.

The crowd went silent, no one was willing to risk their beast companion.

Suddenly, a long-bearded elder in a mocking tone said, "How about this, let the sect with the least contribution go in first to check! I think the Moon Mystic Valley has contributed the least, and Zi Qingcheng even brought along her cousin, who isn’t affiliated with any sect."

"This cousin wants to reap the benefits without putting in any effort, which is totally unfair to us!"

Qin Yun spotted the elder and felt a surge of anger. This elder was none other than Master Wang Tian, who was still alive!

Many Martial Kings here had been duped by this cousin during the big jar guessing game, and now hearing this proposal, they all agreed.

"Foolish cousin, if you want us to venture into the Immortal Tomb Wilderness, you better step up and contribute. Go in first!" Master Wang Tian sneered.

He had also been swindled out of over a hundred million purple crystal coins and harbored deep resentment towards this cousin.

Zi Qingcheng interjected quickly, "Then we’ll just stay out, alright? Cousin, don’t listen to him, let’s go back!"

Master Wang Tian sneered, "No! Your Moon Xuan Valley had no clue where the Immortal Tomb Wilderness was. Now that you've followed us and know the location, you've taken advantage of us! You should know, we've put a lot of effort into exploring this place!"

Many Martial Kings chimed in, pushing the foolish cousin to go in.

"Fine, I’ll go!" Qin Yun said through gritted teeth.

"Cousin, don’t go! Let me go instead!" Zi Qingcheng quickly pulled him back.

Shui Tianzi said, "Qingcheng, step aside—I’ll go in! I’m way faster than you. If there’s trouble inside, I can get out quick!"

Qin Yun said, "Both of you, even though you’re women, you’re braver than those so-called Bloodline Martial Kings. They’re just a bunch of cowards—can’t even measure up to women!"

With that, he dashed forward at breakneck speed toward the light curtain at the broken bridge.

Qin Yun moved like lightning. Before Zi Qingcheng and Shui Tianzi could react, Qin Yun had already entered the light curtain.

Old Lady Du saw them about to charge forward and quickly stepped in, muttering, "Stay back! This kid’s got the luck of a fool—he’ll be fine!"

Shui Tianzi and Zi Qingcheng were on edge. Even knowing the danger inside, they tried to rush in but were held back by Old Lady Du.

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Once inside, Qin Yun found himself still on the bridge—the other end of the broken bridge!

Now he realized the bridge was intact, but part of it extended into the wilderness.

"If I’d entered the ancient garden properly last time, I’d have ended up on the other side of the bridge too!" Qin Yun thought to himself.

He treaded carefully on the bridge, taking in the sights of the Immortal Tomb Wilderness, which left him utterly stunned.

The place was vast, stretching endlessly. He had previously thought it was just a small space.

Nine Suns hung in the sky, and time flowed just like outside.

Beyond the bridge lay a sprawling ancient forest.

The towering trees in the ancient forest were dark, their leaves almost black, as if dipped in ink.

Eerie winds occasionally swept through the blackened forest, sending chills down his spine.

"Ghost beasts!" Qin Yun released his spiritual energy and immediately felt a chill all over his body.

Because, in that ancient forest, there were ghost beasts everywhere!

The ghost beasts seemed to sense him too!

"Crap!" Qin Yun activated the power of the Dragon Boots and bolted forward. In just a few moments, he reached the bridge's light barrier and exited the Immortal Tomb Wilderness.

Zi Qingcheng and Shui Tianzi had been anxiously watching the broken bridge. When they suddenly saw Qin Yun emerge, they both let out a long sigh of relief.

Seeing that the "idiot" made it back safely, the crowd broke into cheers, believing that the inside must be safe.

"What’s it like in there?" Master Wang Tian quickly asked.

When it came to ancient tombs, this guy was a pro and considered an authority in the field.

Qin Yun replied, "After I entered, I saw a vast forest, and within the forest, there were tons of ghost beasts!"

Upon hearing this, everyone’s smiles instantly dropped!

A large number of ghost beasts inside was certainly not good news!

"Is this true? If there were so many ghost beasts, how did you manage to escape?" Master Wang Tian asked skeptically.

Qin Yun had tricked many people before, so everyone was naturally suspicious.

"If you don’t trust me, why’d you send me in? If I wanted to trick you, I would’ve said it was completely safe inside!" Qin Yun snorted in dissatisfaction.