Chapter 1322 – Golden Dragon Valley
The rest of the Martial Monarchs proceeded onto the bridges they had chosen.
When the period it took an incense stick to burn came to an end, those who were still hesitating and could not make their decision clenched their teeth and simply picked one of the bridges.
The purple illusionary figure was the only one left on the spacious dojo.
"It was an exception to open up the place at this time. Master Dragon God did mention that the person he's waiting for was coming… I'm not sure if he's referring to those two…"
The purple illusionary figure murmured before his figure vanished into thin air.
Meanwhile, on the eighteenth Dragon-scaled Bridge…
After Qin Nan and Sima Kong followed the path of the bridge, they continued to fly forward at a shocking pace. There were almost no traps or forbidding auras in the way. Even the few were easily overcome with the left eye of the Divine God of Battle.
"Tsk tsk, forty Inverse Dragon Scales.
"Huh, this little corner has fifty Inverse Dragon Scales?
"Holy crap, there are eighty of them here?"
As the two continued to move forward, Sima Kong's astonished voice rang out quite frequently.
The reason being that they had found lots of the Inverse Dragon Scales on the bridge.
"This eighteenth Dragon-scaled Bridge has the highest number of Inverse Dragon Scales and the least traps. It will lead us deepest into the place, but it's also the longest bridge among all of them. Its length is at least seven to eight times the other bridges.
"Once we've collected enough Inverse Dragon Scales, we should stop focusing on them and quicken our pace."
Qin Nan murmured and made up his mind.
Time gradually passed.
The Martial Monarchs faced the powerful traps and forbidding auras on the Dragon-scaled Bridges they had chosen as they continued forward.
On the second day, a group of Martial Monarchs finally crossed the Dragon-scaled Bridge and arrived at an unfamiliar place.
"Is that…"
When Xuesha, Taoyan, Leiyuan, and forty-seven other Martial Monarchs flew out from the bridges, they were astonished by the sight before them.
In front of them was a boundless valley with ground the color of blood, as if the place contained shocking murderous intent, resulting in an intimidating sight to the crowd.
In addition to that, in the sky above them floated an enormous, blue dragon more than a few thousand zhang long with three claws. The crowd could feel themselves suffocating due to its tremendous presence.
Behind the blue dragon, where the middle part of the blood-colored valley was, three other enormous, red dragons over three thousand zhang long with four claws were floating in the sky. Their presence was scarier than the three-clawed blue dragon.
The very end of the blood-colored valley was even more terrifying. Five enormous, golden dragons over six thousand zhang long with five claws almost shrouded the entire sky. They were suppressing the blood-colored valley like five magical mountains.
Even when gazing from afar, the outline of the five five-clawed golden dragons was enough to make the crowd tremble, as fear rose within their hearts.
"Look, there's a path at the end."
A Martial Monarch who was an eye-technique expert exclaimed all of a sudden.
Xuesha, Taoyan, Leiyuan, and the others were startled. They immediately executed their moves to boost their range of vision and gazed into the distance.
As the person had suggested, there was a purple-golden path right at the end of the blood-colored valley.
"I remember now.
"This place is called the Golden Dragon Valley, it's separated by the Three-clawed Blue Dragon Lower Section, the Four-clawed Red Dragon Middle Section, and the Five-clawed Golden Dragon Upper Section. Those who make it past the upper section can enter the deeper region of the Dragon Soul Ancient Palace through the Purple-Golden Battle Dragon Path."
An aged Martial Monarch spoke as a thought crossed his mind.
"The deeper region of the Dragon Soul Ancient Palace?"
The eyes of Xuesha, Taoyan, Leiyuan, and the rest of the Martial Monarchs glistened. It seemed like they had chosen the right Dragon-scaled Bridge, which led them to the middle of the Dragon Soul Ancient Palace.
"However, based on the information left by a senior, going from the Three-clawed Blue Dragon Lower Section to the Four-clawed Red Dragon Middle Section, or to the Five-clawed Golden Dragon Upper Section is harder than reaching the sky, as each section is filled with countless death traps!
"The last time the Dragon Soul Ancient Palace was accessible, at least twenty Martial Monarchs—including two peak Martial Monarchs—died in the Five-clawed Golden Dragon Upper Section!"
The aged Martial Monarch said in a deep voice.
"What? Even two peak Martial Monarchs died in the Five-clawed Golden Dragon Upper Section?"
Xuesha, Taoyan, Leiyuan, and the others were shocked by the words. They glanced at the valley with a trace of intimidation.
The valley was absolutely terrifying.
"On that note, the Inverse Dragon Scales we've collected are able to protect us from the traps and every time we overcome a trap, we are granted a significant amount of the Battle Dragon Qi, which will give us great benefits…
"Fellow cultivators, I'll be going first."
The aged Martial Monarch took a deep breath and unleashed a strong monarch aura. One hundred and eight Inverse Dragon Scales began circling around his figure as he headed for the Three-clawed Blue Dragon Lower Section.
As he mentioned, the moment he landed on the ground, a terrifying trap was triggered, trapping him within it.
Although the aged Martial Monarch's cultivation was at the seventh-layer Martial Monarch Realm, he was like a boat on an enraged ocean, which could be toppled anytime.
The aura of the trap alone was overwhelming.
"Let's go."
Xuesha, Taoyan, and Leiyuan exchanged glances with one another and made up their minds. Over three hundred Inverse Dragon Scale began to circle their figures as they stepped forward.
The rest of the Martial Monarchs communicated with their Divine Sense and after coming to some good terms, they teamed up once again and moved forward with the Inverse Dragon Scales.
At that instant, countless traps in the Three-clawed Blue Dragon Lower Section were activated, like peerless demons opening their murderous mouths to devour the figures.
A series of deafening explosions took place.
Time gradually passed, three hours were gone fairly quickly…
Within this period, Xuesha, Taoyan, Leiyuan, and the rest continued to press forward in the Three-clawed Blue Dragon Lower Section.
Although the Three-clawed Blue Dragon Lower Section did not cover a huge distance and they could have easily flown across it with their cultivation of the Martial Monarch Realm, it was difficult for them to even move one step forward, like they were stuck in mud.
At that instant, an unexpected change took place, as the rift was torn apart in the Four-clawed Red Dragon Middle Section ahead following an explosion.
"Is that…"
Xuesha, Taoyan, Leiyuan, and the others were startled and raised their heads looking forward.
They could only see Sheng Tianjing, Zhuang Cidao, Old Man Kongwu, the Frost Queen, Martial Monarch Cangsong, the Boundless Sea of Agony, the World's Imperious Ruler, and the others stepping out from the rift and landing on the ground.
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
