Chapter 1616 (2/2)

“That’s a nail from the Gates of h.e.l.l, something that separates the Yin and Yang planes. It’s unknown how many resentful souls and death curses are contained within it. Your guts really are big to stab yourself with it while you’re bored. Was it stimulating?” laughed Evilmoon.

Long Chen’s heart was thumping. That really had been terrifying. He had almost died.

“f.u.c.k, it really was stimulating, stimulating enough to die.” Long Chen had to admit that nothing had ever been as stimulating as this.

His finger quickly regrew as he circulated his life energy. He reached out to grab the nail that had fallen, but then he suddenly stopped, afraid to touch it as if it might bite him.

“As long as you don’t touch the tip, you’ll be fine. There’s a mystical curse on it, but as long as it doesn’t have contact with blood, it won’t activate,” said Evilmoon.

Long Chen nodded and carefully made a wooden case, placing the nail inside it to avoid injuring himself accidentally. Experiencing something that stimulating once was enough.

Looking over his gains, Long Chen smiled. “The ancients really were wise. They were the ancestors of n.o.ble character and integrity. And I, Long Chen, am not at all inferior to them.”

“What are you talking about?” asked Evilmoon.

“The ancients said that they would voluntarily go to h.e.l.l. As for me, not only have I gone there, if I had another chance, I would go again.” Long Chen patted his chest with a proud expression.

“Tch, they were talking about sacrificing themselves for others, while you’re clearly just after the treasures in Purgatory. Is there the slightest relations.h.i.+p between the two?” said Evilmoon disdainfully.

“The motivation and process aren’t important. The important thing is, I’d be willing to go back to h.e.l.l,” said Long Chen. He looked over his treasures from Purgatory with a pleased smile. That expression was one of a pleased petty little person in Evilmoon’s eyes.

The flying boat was speeding along when it suddenly began to shake intensely. Long Chen jumped in shock and immediately put away the nail.

At some unknown time, he had entered a storm region. Everything around him was dusky, and the roar of thunder came with flashes of lightning.

“I’ve reached the Ancient Battlefield.”

Long Chen’s expression became solemn. He had reached the border between the Eastern Xuan Region and the Southern Xuan Region. This was home to one of the seven danger zones: the Ancient Battlefield.

However, the seven danger zones had now become the six danger zones. One of them, the Heaven Devouring Forest, had vanished because of Long Chen.

As for the Ancient Battlefield, it had many names. It was also called the Battlefield of G.o.ds.

In truth, there were many names for many existences on the Martial Heaven Continent. For example, the Heaven Splitting Battle Sect’s original name was the Heaven Splitting Divine Sect.

That was because it was rumored that the Heaven Splitting Battle Sect had been founded by a G.o.d, so it had the word Divine in it. However, the era of G.o.ds and legends had already pa.s.sed, and the Heaven Splitting Battle Sect declined. No one called it the Heaven Splitting Divine Sect any longer, so it became the Heaven Splitting Battle Sect.

This battlefield was the same. It had once been called the Battlefield of G.o.ds, but later, people had felt that calling it the Ancient Battlefield was easier to understand, as G.o.ds were too ephemeral.

“d.a.m.n, this lightning and storm is no natural manifestation. It’s the result of laws clas.h.i.+ng and breaking s.p.a.cetime.”

Long Chen was stunned. He was now finally experiencing the Ancient Battlefield. He found that it was somewhat similar to the Ancient Battlefield in the Spirit World.

However, the clash of laws here was even more intense. Long Chen didn’t even need to try and trace back to the origin to sense these terrifying laws.

Long Chen continued through this region according to the path set on the map. He didn’t dare to deviate even in the slightest. Any deviation could cause him to lose his life here.

He saw countless illusions as he flew by. He saw meteorites pouring down in torrents, stars exploding, giants holding up the sky, a one-winged beast slicing through the starry sky. There were countless lifeforms fighting intensely. The images were all chaotic.

Long Chen focused on controlling the flying boat and did his best not to be affected by the illusions. However, this was very difficult as these illusions were constantly trying to draw his attention. There were several times he almost went off track because of how shocking the scenes were.

“These definitely aren’t illusions.”

Long Chen was sure that these scenes weren’t simple illusions. They were reality; however, those realities came from the past. He sensed anger, despair, fear, and countless emotions within them.

After a day, his flying boat finally pa.s.sed through the Ancient Battlefield. Long Chen was covered in sweat. It felt like he had gone through a day of bitter fighting. He was exhausted.

For others, they could have someone flying the boat while someone else gave directions, allowing them to not be so distracted by what they saw. However, Long Chen couldn’t do that.

After flying out of the Ancient Battlefield, he entered the Southern Xuan Region. He soon saw an ancient transportation formation and flew there. After paying a considerable fee, he was sent directly to the Skywood Divine Palace.

Buzz.

The formation lit up, and the first thing Long Chen saw was a sea of people.