AWB Chapter 313 The Black Stone Wall
Chapter 313 The Black Stone Wall
Chapter 313 The Black Stone Wall
"Just as we suspected!" Li Xiaoyi looked at the numerous fragments of the dimensional gate scattered around him, then turned his gaze to the massive black palace in front of him.
The black building before him was very different from the True Blood Palace that Shen Xu had sensed through the Blood Intent last time. First of all, he had never imagined that the real True Blood Palace would be so magnificent and spectacular, like a towering black mountain that pierced the clouds, standing mysteriously in the boundless blood-red mist.
Just by looking at it from afar, he could already feel the intense pressure from the True Blood Palace. He couldn't imagine how huge the blood beast he had seen before, which had put the True Blood Palace into its body, must have been!
The main body of the palace was hidden in the blood mist, making it impossible to see its full appearance, while the top of the palace broke through the layers of blood mist and disappeared into the distance.
He could only vaguely see the black outer wall appearing and disappearing in the blood mist, seemingly real yet illusory, giving him a dreamlike and nightmare-like feeling. The blood mist, as if alive, slowly flowed around the palace, sometimes condensing into strange shapes, and sometimes dispersing like a light veil.
Moreover, there were no blood energy chains in the True Blood Palace before him. It seems that Li Xiaoyi's guess was correct. The giant beast and True Blood Palace that he sensed through the meaning of blood were most likely not real entities, but rather a manifestation of some powerful will.
"Does Sister Yunyao know what this True Blood Palace is?" Shen Xu couldn't help but ask.
"Sister Yunyao said that most of her memories are buried in her dormant spirit, and with her current memories, she has no impression of the building in front of her."
"Buried memories? So, Xiao Yi, you were lying to me when you said Yun Yao knew everything?" Shen Xu frowned.
"Sister Yunyao does know everything, but I didn't say that the current Sister Yunyao knows everything about Yunyao Qingyun Hairpin. Moreover, Sister Yunyao will regain all her spirituality sooner or later, so I'm not lying to you, I'm just bringing that day forward a little."
"Xiao Yi, please don't play these word games next time, okay?" Shen Xu said helplessly, looking at Li Xiao Yi who remained expressionless.
"I learned it from you." A smile appeared on Li Xiaoyi's face.
"We'd better be careful. I reckon the True Blood Palace is the most dangerous place." After saying that, Shen Xu led He Yu forward.
As they drew closer, strangely, the surrounding blood mist became increasingly thinner, barely maintaining its shape. Moreover, the blood demons and blood beasts vanished without a trace, never to reappear and cause them any more trouble.
This unusual situation immediately put the two of them on high alert; the unknown was the greatest danger.
However, the three of them did not encounter anything unusual until they reached the vicinity of the black palace. But the absence of anything unusual was the biggest anomaly. Shen Xu did not believe that the demon race would allow them to enter the True Blood Palace so easily to cause damage.
The part of the black palace that appeared before them had no entrance, only an endless expanse of black stone walls.
"It seems we need to find the door first. Which way should we go now?" Shen Xu asked the white crane on his shoulder.
As a result, the white crane flapped its wings and pointed to the stone wall in front of them.
"You mean go straight?" Shen Xu asked, somewhat puzzled.
But the White Crane didn't offer any explanation. Instead, it transformed into a white streak of light and flew straight towards the black stone wall ahead. Seeing this, Shen Xu could only lead the others to follow the White Crane forward.
As the saying goes, "looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death," the black stone wall didn't seem far away, but it was very difficult to walk on. A large number of fragments of the boundary gate lay in front of them, like small mountains, and their surfaces were extremely smooth. If they didn't want to take a detour, they had to find a suitable place to climb, which caused them to waste a lot of time.
Fortunately, there were no strange creatures blocking their way in such a large area, otherwise he would have been in despair.
"Xiao Yi, just how big is the boundary gate?" Shen Xu asked breathlessly after carrying He Yu over a fragment of the boundary gate.
"Depending on the type of world that connects, there are different types of boundary gates. Some are as large as stars, while others are as small as mountains. Regardless of the type, the establishment of a boundary gate is a very resource-intensive matter. It is possible that even if the Seven Luminaries Sect and the Four Directions Sword Alliance combined, they might not be able to gather enough resources."
However, Sister Yunyao said that these mountain-like building fragments are not all fragments of the boundary gate. There are also fragments of other buildings, and they are not in the style of the True Origin Continent. They should have been brought here from the void when the True Blood Palace landed in the Blood Central Realm.
If we look carefully, we might find something interesting.
"Is the mountain range small?" Shen Xu was filled with deep doubt.
"Let's forget about looking for things! Where are we supposed to find them in such a big place? Besides, I have a feeling there's some kind of inexplicable danger here, and the Spirit Crane isn't here either. It's better if we don't stay here for long."
After an unknown amount of time, they trudged on with great difficulty and finally arrived at the foot of the black stone wall.
When Shen Xu stopped and looked around, his entire field of vision was instantly filled with the enormous black stone wall before him. It was like an extremely thick and endless black curtain, pouring down from the high sky, forcefully cutting the vast land in two, boundless and stretching as far as the eye could see.
A suffocating sense of oppression swept over us like a tidal wave; only those who had truly approached the True Blood Palace could truly feel its oppressive power.
Shen Xu took a deep breath, slowly reached out, and gently touched the black stone wall. Instantly, a cold sensation spread rapidly from his fingertips throughout his body, causing him to tremble.
That icy feeling was different from Li Xiaoyi's chill; it wasn't a real chill, but rather an instinctive reaction when facing death.
Although he did not deliberately activate the blood essence within his body, with just this light touch, he could still clearly feel the blood essence of countless powerful demonic beasts gathering together behind the stone wall, flowing like a surging river of blood, and the silent roars of those demonic beasts transmitted directly to the depths of his soul through their bloodlines, all mixed together and entering his mind.
It was a sound that shook the very soul, as if every syllable carried endless pressure and power, reaching the depths of one's heart, making it impossible to resist this instinctive fear.
The moment Shen Xu sensed that sound, he quickly withdrew his hands. Having learned from his previous experience facing that blood beast, Shen Xu was very wary of anything that could affect the soul. His soul could no longer withstand any further damage.
"What's wrong?" Li Xiaoyi asked with concern.
"It's alright, just don't touch the stone wall," Shen Xu instructed solemnly.