Chapter 2 – Ancient Monolith (1/2)
Black and thunderous clouds roiled about, blocking off all sunlight. A darkness that resembled a curtain of death fell down. With a flash, a dense and frightening aura began to fill the air.
Within the turbulent, black, and death-like clouds, a tall and majestic ancient castle was faintly discernible in the horizon. Bloody waves soared from within the ancient castle one after another, emitting a violent and gorgeous red flair from within the black clouds. The Heavens and the Earth were deathly quiet, creating a frightening atmosphere. Not a sound could be heard, not a movement could be seen.
It was obvious that the ancient castle had suffered through the torment of time, and it appeared as if it had ripped through space and time before coming into existence today. The ancient castle resembled a whirlpool of death as it enveloped the surrounding area in an inexhaustible aura of death. The rolling black clouds began to slowly gather around the ancient castle, gradually being sucked up by it.
The black clouds gradually faded away, however, that only caused the sky to appear even more eerie and terrifying. Endless amounts of skeletal remains were scattered around the ancient castle. The boundless white bones were spread out, forming a deathly sea of bones. The awe-inspiring ancient castle was standing tall and upright above the snow-white sea of bones. Words could not begin to describe how frightening and deathly silent it was.
From within the ancient castle, a few human shaped skeletons with grey-colored wings flew out, and the inexhaustible breath of death enveloped the area in a grandiose manner. They were currently overlooking an isolated island below them that was situated within the ocean abyss.
This was an isolated island resting in the heart of the boundless ocean.
The island was flourishing with green foliage, and the cry of wild beasts could be heard. Ninety percent of the region was covered by a primitive forest. The ancient trees reached a height so great that it blocked the sky and prevented sunlight from shining through. Many vicious beasts hid within the forest, ready to prowl on unsuspecting prey. It was truly the scene of an uncivilized era.
Around this time, however, a sliver of an incomparably cold and dense breath of death came, covering the entire area from afar. The originally noisy island that was filled with the cry of beasts gradually became more quiet.
A great and ancient beast hidden within the deepest part of the island was occasionally releasing low and angry roars. Apart from that, the Heavens and the Earth were completely soundless.
Xiao Chen, who had lost his consciousness on the sandy beach of the island, also seemed to be able to feel the bone-chilling coldness. His body involuntarily started to tremble a few times.
After a long time, the eerie breath of death finally began to slowly diminish. The vast ocean of white bones that was sustaining the weight of the ancient castle in the distance gradually faded away from the peak of that boundless ocean.
Only at this time did the Heavens and Earth finally restored its former liveliness. Countless draconic beast roars rang out from the deepest part of the island. The island’s vitality was slowly being restored.
With the intense sun high up in the sky, Xiao Chen finally regained his consciousness, after who knew how much time had passed. The sound of sea waves entered his ears, and he slowly opened his two eyes before noticing that bluish green ocean waves were moving up and down before him. Currently, he was lying on top of a scalding golden and sandy shore.
The blazing sunshine made Xiao Chen feel slightly dizzy. He was suffering from a severe sunburn and his mouth felt dry. His lips were chapped, and as he attempted to sit up with some difficulty, Xiao Chen tried to size up this unfamiliar environment.
The scorching heatwaves carried over waves of fishy and salty smells from the sea. A group of seabirds were currently soaring above the ocean, and occasionally, a huge fish would leap up from the water surface and stir up layers upon layers of big waves.
Within the depths of the island, all kinds of ear-splitting roars from primal beasts could be heard. Xiao Chen felt as if he had returned to an uncivilized era!
A large amount of ripe, light brown coconuts fell from fresh and dark green coconut groves situated at the side of the seacoast. They were piled up under the green leaves and were especially enticing.
Apparently, some salivary fluids were already dripping from Xiao Chen’s dry lips. He expended a great deal of effort before finally standing up and walking forward unsteadily.
Xiao Chen managed to find a temporary shelter to relieve himself from the burning pain of being roasted alive by the sun.
A gentle sea breeze glided past, causing the bluish green leaves to brush against each other gently. Xiao Chen finally began to feel a bit refreshed.