536 Traveling By Smoke! (2/2)
They saw hundreds of deep craters, many which weren't filled with lava. And even those that were weren't filled to the brim. A terrifying aura that struck fear into their hearts oozed from deep inside each of those craters.
They saw signs of spells being cast. The energy signatures of spells could be found in some regions. The danger that oozed from those regions remained intense despite them being protected in the smoke.
Those sights could hardly compare to what they saw next. As they raced in the skies, a giant hand emerged from the Sea of Fire below them. It looked different from the giant hand they had encountered before, having only four fingers. It swept through the air and made a grab for the smoke they were nestled in. The giant hand charged towards the shocked trio, but it missed. It was as if the entire cloud of smoke was just that—a cloud of smoke. It dispersed, then gathered together again, then continued dashing through the sky.
The harmless fright sent their hearts racing as they released a sigh of relief. They watched as they flew across the lands. Gradually, a vast plain appeared before them. On it were countless… skeletons!
”This… this…” Wang Baole's eyes almost popped out. His breathing quickened as he stared stupidly at the plain below them. It was a vast plain, without an end in sight, and innumerable skeletons filled the plains, too many for counting.
There were cultivators from the Vast Expanse Dao Palace as well as members of the Never-Ending Clan. It was clear that a large-scale battle between the two had been conducted here. Death filled the air, and pockets of chaos littered the place. Those with inadequate levels of cultivation might go mad instantly should they even draw near this place.
However, if one could enter this place safely, he would be rewarded with a bountiful gain. He would walk away filthy rich. In fact, the battle credits that one would get from the sheer number of identity tokens found there was unimaginable, not to mention the treasures that rested in countless storage bags on the battlefield…
”My god!” Wang Baole had thought he had come away with quite a bounty. He knew now that what he had found was a mere grain of sand in an ocean. It was pathetic.
The sight made them realize how impossible it would be for them to return if they hadn't found the Immortal Platform!
The green smoke traveled for three days. It crossed vast lands, none of which seemed familiar to them. Then, they came across an extremely unique sea!
It was not a Sea of Fire, but one of blood. The sea of blood rested within a Sea of Fire. Its edges were clearly defined. The flames couldn't cross and mingle. When the green smoke flew past, it began to warp and grow thinner. It sank, gradually. It seemed affected by the sea of blood and was on the verge of disintegration. The three of them began to grow nervous. As they looked down, Zhao Yameng suddenly said, ”There's a corpse in the sea of blood!”
A corpse floated adrift in the sea of blood. It wasn't extremely large, but it was still considerably taller than an ordinary man. It was about twenty feet long and was dressed in lavish attire. It also only had half its skull on it.
If they hadn't had such good eyes, due to the descending mist, they wouldn't have been able to spot it.
Even though the corpse was missing half its skull, and even though it was dead, it continued to exude an overpowering aura which affected the green smoke. He was clearly the cause of the sea of blood, having been able to create such a terrifying phenomenon after his death. This was the most terrifying sight that the three of them had seen while traveling in the green smoke!
His cultivation must at least be at the Eternal Star realm when he was still alive! He might be even more powerful than that! Based on his experiences in the Dark Dream, Wang Baole did a rough estimation. He reeled back with shock—at the corpse's power and at the mark on the corpse's arm. Others might not know what it signified, but Wang Baole had read about such things while he was in the Dark Dream. He had read that extremely powerful cultivators were able to form storage seals and create an alternate space inside their bodies, where they could store their possessions more safely.
This person should be an Elder! That's two hundred thousand battle credits!