hotmtlnovel Chapter 172 The clones gather, the main body arrives!
Chapter 172 The clones gather, the main body arrives!
Chapter 172 The clones gather, the main body arrives!
Canaan College is now ablaze with red.
The magma surged and spewed forth in an endless stream from the ground, turning the surrounding area into a fiery red sea.
From within this magma emerged countless fiery red lizards, slaughtering anyone they encountered!
Within the magma below, an ancient storage ring contained a wisp of Fallen Heart Flame seedling, which kept darting about, fleeing into the distance.
"That's terrifying! That's terrifying!"
"Is the Dou Qi Continent really this terrifying now...?"
The Heavenly Fire Venerable's soul, wrapped in the storage ring and containing that wisp of fallen Heart Flame seedling, evaded the fiery red lizardmen and kept fleeing.
He had been inside the Qi Refining Tower for many years, but when he saw the light of day again, he was greeted by a sky full of Dou Huang and Dou Zun!
There are even quite a few Dou Sheng level experts.
He was just a pitiful soul; what skills did he have to fight these powerful figures head-on?
Even more terrifying, through the lava, he saw many people from the Soul Palace. These people were the most terrifying thing for a soul!
Fortunately, he originally had a fire-attribute physique, so even without a physical body, he was perfectly at ease in this magma.
As the previous owner of the Fallen Heart Flame, this budding Fallen Heart Flame is very close to him.
Only with one person, one fire, and one ring was it possible to travel through this lava world without being encountered by anyone else.
Above the sky, Lin Dong and Chen Ping'an were using the ability to collect the wandering souls in the sky.
Suddenly, Lin Dong looked down at the magma world below, but found nothing, and couldn't help but look away.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Ping'an glanced at Lin Dong, somewhat curious.
Lin shook his head. "You're mistaken. Let's go find Long Aotian and the others first, and have him bring Ziyan out!"
"I think the ancient Tuoshe Emperor's cave is about to emerge."
Chen Ping'an nodded, and the two sped off into the distance.
Below, in the magma, Venerable Heavenly Fire, carrying the Fallen Heart Flame Seedling, frantically fled into the distance.
Lin Dong and Chen Ping'an blasted the lizardman away and continued charging forward.
The number of living souls within these individuals now exceeds one million.
Greed has caused countless people to lose their lives in this world of lava.
Soon, Lin Dong and Chen Ping'an arrived at a mountain peak a thousand miles away, where Long Aotian, Zi Yan, Su Qian, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xu Qi'an were all.
Su Qian looked at the lava world before her, filled with desolation.
Zi Yan sat down beside him, patted his back, and comforted him, "It's already very good. At least the students in the academy have all left thanks to the prior arrangements."
"To be alive is to have hope!"
Su Qian smiled bitterly, patted Zi Yan's head, and then looked at Chen Ping'an and the others, saying, "Thank you all. If it weren't for you, little Zi Yan and I would probably be dead here."
Long Aotian said, "Elder, there's no need to be so polite. I consider Ziyan my own sister."
"My brothers stepped in to help me."
Su Qian nodded, her gaze sweeping over Chen Ping'an and the others, but some doubts arose in her heart.
"Isn't Long Aotian a dragon...? How come his brothers look so much like him, yet they're all human...?"
Just as he was wondering, Lin Dong, Xu Qi'an and the others looked up at the same time, looking at the magma world in the distance.
He followed the gaze of the crowd and looked toward the distant lava sea.
Suddenly, a huge whirlpool appeared in the original lava sea, and this whirlpool stirred up a giant wave of lava hundreds of feet high, completely swallowing the surrounding mountains.
Some powerful Battle Kings who didn't have time to fully develop were directly swallowed up by the surging lava.
"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!"
As the vortex expanded, massive pillars of magma, thousands of feet long, suddenly erupted from the surface of the magma sea, covering the sky.
Many people in the sky were affected; the terrifying heat, combined with the powerful impact, caused numerous casualties among those still fighting in the sky.
Seeing the lava gushing towards them, everyone retreated and flew to a mountaintop a few miles away.
Seeing this, Su Qian was shocked and murmured, "Could there really be an ancient emperor's cave beneath this magma world?"
"Is it this ancient emperor's cave that destroyed Canaan Academy...?"
Long Aotian and the others did not reply to Su Qian's words, and continued to look at the gushing lava in the distance.
Now that things have come to this, they have collected all the living souls that Ye Ming's true form needed. The emergence of this ancient emperor's cave is something they cannot afford to miss.
"Whoosh!!"
A massive wave of lava, thousands of feet high, suddenly surged up and then crashed down. As it splashed lava everywhere, the rapidly spinning vortex of lava gradually slowed down.
As the speed of the magma vortex slowed down, huge magma swelled up on the surface of the magma sea, and the crimson magma spread rapidly.
As the lava spread out, an ancient stone gate, standing tall between heaven and earth, slowly floated up from the lava under the fervent gazes of the onlookers.
Above the stone gate, the lava receded rapidly, and an ancient, wild aura instantly filled the world.
Under this aura, all things were silent, and even someone as powerful as Hun Shengtian, an eight-star Dou Sheng, felt a sense of fear from the bottom of his heart.
It was an aura that transcended this world!
Countless gazes from across the world converged on this ancient stone gate. Finally, all those gazes fixed on the four ancient characters above the gate!
"Ancient Emperor's Cave!"
Hun Shengtian's eyes flashed with astonishing light at this moment. Even with his composure, he was filled with excitement when he saw the characters that the four Soul Clan had pursued for thousands of years.
At this moment, the deaths of Hun Yuantian, Hun Yao, and Hun Feng had long been forgotten by him.
He raised his right hand, and a wisp of ethereal flame slowly emerged.
"Lord Void, please inform the clan leader that the ancient emperor's cave dwelling in the magma world beneath Canaan Academy has appeared!"
"I understand!"
A sinister voice emanated from within the flames; upon closer listening, one could detect a slight tremor in the voice.
Hun Shengtian gazed at the ancient stone gate standing silently atop the magma in the sky, raised his hand, and roared, "All members of the Soul Clan, guard the Ancient Emperor's Cave!"
In an instant, countless gazes descended from the sky.
Among the eight ancient clans, apart from the Spirit Clan which had already been wiped out and the Xiao family who were still entangled in the Mad Lion's Fury in Wutan City, the Flame Clan, Medicine Clan, Thunder Clan, Ancient Clan, and Stone Clan all sent messages to their elders to report the news of the appearance of the Ancient Emperor's Cave.
The same applies to ancient clans like the Ancient Dragon Clan within the Warcraft race.
If, in the beginning, news of the existence of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave had prompted these powerful families to send spies to investigate...
Now that the ancient emperor's cave has appeared, it has already prompted the surviving elders of these ancient families to take action!
After learning of this news, the Soul Clan Chief Soul Emperor, the Ancient Clan Chief Gu Yuan, the Medicine Clan Chief Yao Dan... all of them, without prior agreement, carried fragments of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, tore through the void, and brought their clan's foundation to this place!
On the distant mountaintop, Chen Ping'an and the others looked at the stone gate standing between heaven and earth, and a look of amazement appeared on their faces.
Su Qian couldn't help but murmur in a daze, "There really is an ancient emperor's cave!"
"Heaven is truly doomed to Canaan Academy!"
Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of the people standing nearby were somewhat strange.
Long Aotian silently walked to Zi Yan's side, looking at the stone gate in the distance.
Xu Qi'an suddenly snapped his fingers, pausing the time of Little Fairy Doctor, Zi Yan, and Su Qian.
Everyone looked at him upon hearing this, their eyes filled with confusion.
Xu Qi'an flicked his scholar's fan, looked at Lin Dong, and asked, "Back then, you and I stayed in Wutan City and even got our hands on the Burning Technique. Did you take the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade from the Xiao family?"
Chen Ping'an and the others all looked at Lin Dong again.
Given the current situation, everyone understands that among the eight ancient races, the Spirit Race has been wiped out, and the ancient Emperor Jade has probably fallen into the hands of the Soul Race.
Now that the leaders of the six clans are all rushing here, if Lin Shou has the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade from the Xiao family, then he should be able to gather the key to open the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's cave.
Lin Dong sighed and spread his hands, saying, "There's no need for me to get involved in this kind of thing. The moment Ye Ming found out that he was in Wutan City, he had already sent Shen Cui into the Xiao family and obtained the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade from Xiao Zhan."
The other clones nodded silently; this kind of thing was very much in line with Ye Ming's true self's habits.
Chen Ping'an stroked his chin. "So, the missing key is in Ye Ming's hands."
"Then let's wait for him to come, seize the keys of these ancient clans, and we can monopolize the contents of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's cave."
The other clones didn't find anything wrong with what they heard.
Although they all have their own personalities, Ye Ming himself has the greatest influence on them!
"No need! Kill the alien race first, stack up the buff!"
"Leave one person here to keep watch, let these ancient clans fight it out first!"
A familiar voice came from behind, and everyone turned to look.
Behind them, space suddenly tore open, and Ye Ming, dressed in blue, ripped open a large hole in the spatial rift with his hands and slowly walked out.
"I've seen the real person x5!"
When Xu Qi'an and the others saw Ye Ming walk out from behind them, they all bowed and paid their respects.
Ye Ming nodded casually, turned his gaze to the stone gate standing against the horizon in the distance, and said indifferently:
"Give me your living soul. Long Aotian will stay here with Zi Yan to observe the situation."
"Xu Qi'an, Chen Ping'an, Ye Gucheng, Lin Dong, let's thoroughly sweep away those alien races around us first."
"It will take some time for those ancient families to arrive."
Upon hearing this, everyone handed over the living souls they had collected to Ye Ming.
Seeing this, Ye Ming attached the link to the Fox Fairy Blessed Land to Long Aotian, then directly opened the Fox Fairy Blessed Land and entered it.
Although Wang Lin's clone can nurture the Immortal Gu, he still needs to personally refine the Immortal Gu.
After seeing the gate to the Fox Fairy Paradise close, Xu Qi'an snapped his fingers again, lifting the time freeze for the three of them.
He said a few words to Little Fairy Doctor, then clasped his hands in a fist salute to the crowd, "I'll go and deal with those two in the northeast."
Xu Qi'an grabbed Little Fairy Doctor and flew directly into the distance.
Lin Dong, Ye Gucheng, and Chen Ping'an nodded and quickly flew away into the distance.
Su Qian and Zi Yan watched the group leave, their eyes filled with confusion.
"Aren't they pursuing the opportunities in the ancient emperor's cave?" Su Qian asked in confusion.
Holding Zi Yan's small hand, Long Aotian said to Su Qian, "Elder, even Dou Zun are finding it difficult to participate in this region now."
"That's a matter for those powerful families!"
Su Qian seemed to realize something. "Shall we go too?"
Long Aotian shook his head and looked at Zi Yan, saying, "I sense that beneath this magma lies an ancient dragon bloodline, which seems to be related to Zi Yan."
"Elder, you should go first! Ziyan and I will stay here and observe!"
Upon hearing this, Su Qian's face was full of hesitation.
Zi Yan glanced at Long Aotian, then turned her head and said resolutely, "Grandpa, you go first! We'll be fine here!"
Su Qian paused slightly, nodded, and said to Long Aotian, "Remember to take good care of Xiao Ziyan!"
"Don't worry, no one here can hurt her, not even those powerful families."
Upon hearing this, Su Qian patted Xiao Ziyan's head and then stepped into the air to leave.
After Su Qian left, Zi Yan took out a pill from her brocade pouch and popped it into her mouth, asking with some confusion, "Brother Black Dragon, I didn't sense any bloodline!"
"Did you lie to Grandpa when you left?"
Long Aotian smiled, looked at the people surrounding the ancient emperor's stone gate in the distance, and said softly, "You'll find out soon enough."
Behind the ancient stone gate, all the Soul Clan members present gathered and waited.
Beside the stone gate, the other major ancient families also occupied a spot.
Just then, everyone looked down at the lava world below.
Suddenly, towering waves erupted from the magma world below, followed by a deafening roar that resounded throughout the land.
The moment that roar, seemingly from ancient times, was uttered, the leaders of the ancient families, including Hun Shengtian, all changed their expressions drastically. The aura that surged forth was no weaker than theirs!
"Hahaha, I, the Emperor, have finally seen the light of day again!"
A towering mass of magma shot into the sky, and a fierce aura that changed the very fabric of the world surged forth from the magma sea.
The crimson magma seemed poised to devour the heavens and earth. As far as the eye could see, the entire world was filled with towering waves of lava, and the terrifying heat had turned this place into a furnace.
The ancient families surrounding the stone gate retreated as the towering lava surged forth.
All eyes were fixed in horror on the lava beneath. Even they could sense an extremely terrifying creature lurking within the sea of lava.
"Boom!"
The magma waterfall shot into the sky and crashed down into the magma sea, turning into giant waves that surged outwards and completely submerged the distant mountain peaks.
As the giant wave receded, a colossal object suddenly rose from the lava sea, its massive body covered in purple-gold scales protruding from the lava.
Although it was only a small section of its body, its size was still extremely large. The mysterious creature's head, which exuded a hint of ferocity and pressure, emerged from the magma and looked at the numerous people and horses in the sky. A look of surprise appeared in its giant eyes.
"After all these years, someone has finally broken this seal on the magma!"
His gaze swept over the most powerful cultivators from Hunshengtian and the ancient families, before suddenly landing on two figures, one large and one small, standing atop a distant mountain peak.
Upon closer inspection, the enormous head was trembling slightly at that moment.
"daughter……"
(End of this chapter)