Chapter 298 (2/2)
“Crimson Rock Mountain is really huge.”
The four teams, Xue Ying, Palace Head Chen, and Si Kong Yang, as well as all of the others inside of Battleship D9 closed in. They dared do so only because they knew there were no dangers lurking inside the dark void. The dangers would only begin revealing themselves after they ascended Crimson Rock Mountain.
“It is indeed enormous.” They soon reached the boundary of Crimson Rock Mountain. There, Xue Ying took a look upwards.
Towering!
The mountain was so tall that its peak wasn’t even visible! It was just as large at the sides, as it was simply impossible to see where it ended. The oppressive aura it emitted was such that it left even Xue Ying short of breath. This Crimson Rock Mountain was, in one word, big!
“This should be the true size of Crimson Rock Mountain. To us, it might as well be endless,” Chen Jiu expounded. “Due to its unique properties, it can occupy a space smaller than a particle. A legend of our Deity world spoke of ‘a leaf being a world,’ and that should be what we’re witnessing here.”
“Lord You Lan is going to enter soon,” the Meishan Clan Master said.
Xue Ying looked into the distance.
There was a broad stone pathway atop which a fiery airflow occasionally formed, and red-hot flames flared from time to time. The airflow might not prove deadly to some, but if they were to be swept up by the flames, they would undoubtedly perish! No matter their strength, they would die! Even Xue Ying would most probably die from such a flare even when hiding in the Mirage.
The danger posed by Crimson Rock Mountain was simply beyond the realm of imagination. Xue Ying couldn’t just avoid it by hiding inside the Mirage.
Lord You Lan carefully walked along the stone path, using only ginger movements. With how deep and formidable his combat power was, extending his senses gave him the opportunity to evade the moment any red-hot flame came popping up.
About this stone path…
While it was true that one would die as soon as they came into contact with the red flames, the historical Demigods who came adventuring on the mountain would generally not die on this path, as long as they were careful.
Those who took this chance to enter the mountain would certainly receive enough information, so that they would know not to let their guard down.
Hong long~ The end of the stone path was marked by a huge black door, bordered at its edges by golden decorative motifs. As soon as Lord You Lan reached it, the door boomed open. With one final cold glance back at Xue Ying and a sneer, he entered the inner portion of the Crimson Rock Mountain.
Soon after, the huge door closed shut once more with another boom.
Chen Jiu spoke up, “He’s entered. His mission inside is likely to be quite similar to ours, so he should stay inside for at least three years. Dong Bo Xue Ying, for the duration of these three years, there’s no reason to worry about him. Once inside, you will most likely cross paths with him again.”
“When do we go in?” Xue Ying questioned.
“Gentlemen, what are your plans?” Chen Jiu asked around.
“I am fine with entering anytime,” the Meishan Clan Master answered.
“I need another half month,” Wu Ma Hai replied.
“A month for me,” said the gold-robed youth, Jiang Huang.
Chen Jiu declared, “Alright then. Let’s set the date at one month from now. In one month, we’ll gather here and enter together.”
They didn’t really mind Lord You Lan entering first. In fact, there wasn’t much point to comparing when any individual entered. After all, as long as one was able to brave the risky areas inside the mountain and reach the final destination, they would certainly attain that which they desired!
“Will Lord You Lan suddenly return?” Xue Ying frowned.
Palace Head Chen laughed. “Xue Ying, you can rest easy. For the duration of this one month, Battleship D9 will be stationed here. Our battleship might not necessarily be able to seal the space around the Crimson Rock Mountain, but it can still do so in an area of five thousand kilometers around the dark void surrounding it! The unseen pressure of the laws is very powerful over here, so Lord You Lan would have to spend a very long time to be able to leave here once space is sealed!”
Xue Ying nodded.
On the surface, Lord You Lan’s speed could indeed reach five hundred kilometers per second. But at a depth of fifty thousand kilometers, the oppressive force exerted by the unseen laws would make even flying at fifty kilometers per second an achievement. Traversing a distance of five thousand kilometers at that slow pace would leave Xue Ying with enough time to tear through space and rush over in time.
“Let’s go.”
Soon after having one last look at this towering and endless Crimson Rock Mountain, Xue Ying and the other four teams left.
Only Battleship D9 remained behind as sentry.
Palace Head Chen continued discussing with the other Transcendents. “During more ordinary eras, so few members of our Xia Clan would even be aware of Crimson Rock Mountain that you could count them all on your fingers. This era we live in, however, is rather special. Everyone has heard of it, and they’ve even experienced it for themselves. ”
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Hu.
After exiting a tear in space, Xue Ying looked downward toward the White River Town below.
“Mn?” He received a sudden message from Palace Head Chen containing detailed information regarding Crimson Rock Mountain! He hadn’t found time before to send any of it over to Xue Ying, who had first been busy meeting up with Chen Jiu and his Bloodshed Tavern team, a meeting which was soon followed by the wanton slaughter of the Xia Clan perpetrated by the team from the Dark Abyss.
“Alright. At least this issue has been solved for the moment.”
He walked on the familiar street of White River Town, toward his Restaurant Dongyu situated in the distance. Watching people enter and leave his restaurant, looking at the hawkers shouting out to sell their goods on the streetsides, Xue Ying couldn’t help but reveal a grin.
Up until just previously, he had been stressed out with fear over whether he could handle the threat of Lord You Lan or not, and over how a catastrophe would befall the Xia Clan world if he couldn’t.
“Boss Dong Bo, come and have a taste! This steamed bun is fresh out the oven,” a woman shouted with a smile in an attempt to sell one of her buns. As a resident of many years, she naturally recognized the boss of Restaurant Dongyu.
Xue Ying casually threw over a few copper pieces and then took a bun to eat on the way. It had a truly fragrant aroma.
It was in this manner that Xue Ying enjoyed his walk back toward his Restaurant Dongyu.
Suddenly—
Weng!
The surrounding world turned still. Soon, a terrifying and mystical power descended, a power which Xue Ying was familiar with.
“The Temporal Temple?” Xue Ying had already experienced this sensation once before in the past.