Chapter 787: Entering where the Eternal Heroes Slumber (III) (1/2)

The corridor was longer than Long Haochen had expected it to be. The deeper he travelled, the more obvious the coldness became, to the point where he needed to activate his spiritual energy to protect himself.

A warm aura expanded from his chest. Warmth, coupled with the aura of life, filled his entire body. It only circulated through his body once and Long Haochen could no longer sense the coldness anymore.

He could not help but smile. This was Ye Xiaolei’s power. Ever since Ye Xiaolei had fused with him and become his intelligent spiritual stove, she had been sleeping. However, Long Haochen could clearly sense the changes to his body after fusing with Ye Xiaolei. When he sensed that a brand new heart had grown under the power of the Heart of Eternity, he suddenly realised that the original Heart of Eternity had not truly revived him.

Perhaps, the Heart of Eternity could continually sustain his life, but without a heart, he was not a real human? From a certain perspective, he was no different from being an undead, just a special undead with the Light God Domain.

However, after his heart had regrown, Long Haochen could clearly sense that Ye Xiaolei’s power had fused perfectly with the Heart of Eternity. Not only did he possess a new heart now, it was much more powerful than before as well. However, what he found strange was that his heart had evolved, but the boost to his spiritual energy from his Heart of Eternity had vanished. His internal spiritual energy was around five hundred to six hundred thousand, but that did not include the ninety thousand that came from the Heart of Eternity.

The coldness did not affect him, so Long Haochen sped up his pace. Indeed, he never treated the Eternal Heroes as a threat in the first place, not only because of his trust in them, but due to his self-confidence as well. With his current cultivation, the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation and Haoyue, he had complete confidence in himself even when he faced against the Demon God Emperor.

After walking for almost three hundred meters, he finally arrived at the end of the corridor. An arched gate appeared before Long Haochen.

The gate had two panels, with many people sculpted on them. At a closer glance, it seemed like the battle between the humans and demons back then, while two simple words were written on the gate. They were ‘Eternal Heroes’.

Many of the markings on the stone gate had already become mottled, which showed its age. Despite the quality of the material, the passage of time still left behind a clear trace.

In order to protect the alliance, these Eternal Heroes had slumbered here for six thousand years! Even if they spent most of their time asleep, there would always be times when they awoke. They had to endure the darkness and loneliness here. Compared to them, were his contributions of any significance?

When he thought up to there, Long Haochen could not help but bow deeply towards the words written on the stone door. At the same time, he secretly made up his mind that no matter how difficult it was, he had to rectify the existence of these sixty-three Eternal Heroes.

Upon standing up straight once more, he slowly lodged the sacred mountain insignia into the only depression in the stone gate.

It fit perfectly. He could not help but admire the craftsmanship of the person who made all of this.

Ding!

A long, crisp sound rang out, just like someone had struck a bottle made out of magic crystal. The pleasant sound echoed through the corridor as a strange feeling cleared Long Haochen’s head.

Afterwards, the gate began to shine with a deep, green light. Only the sacred mountain insignia remained colden. The gate slowly slid apart to the two sides.

The stone gate was probably a meter thick. It had already existed there for several thousand years, but it opened with such ease. Without a doubt, not only was the gate crafted with great skill, there were magic arrays engraved within as well.

An aura at least ten times colder than before surged forth, immediately colliding into Long Haochen’s body. Surprisingly, the air inside was not foul at all. It was just extremely cold. The coldness even froze Long Haochen’s breath.

Before him was a pitch-black cavern. No matter how great Long Haochen’s cultivation was, it was impossible for him to see anything in a completely pitch-black place without any source of light. However, he did not light up flame this time. Instead, he bowed politely and said, “The Divine Knight of Glory and Leadership, Long Haochen, of the Knight Temple pays respects to the predecessor.”

He did not take a single step into the pitch-black cave. His voice was filled with respect from the bottom of his heart.

His voice echoed in the cavern and corridor. Perhaps due to being too closely spaced, his voice echoed for quite some time.

Long Haochen continued to bow. He showed no intention of changing his posture, maintaining it steadily and quietly. These seniors who had laid down their lives for the alliance and then endured six thousand years of loneliness were definitely worthy enough for him to do that.

“I’vm very curious why a young man’s come, but your two gestures of respect has given me a great impression of you.”

A rather strange voice appeared from the cavern. The voice seemed rather stiff. It would halt slightly every two or three words, which was why it seemed strange.