As soon as they entered the Savage Desolate Ancient Grounds, everyone felt a change in the heavens and the earth, as if they'd arrived at the chaotic ancient times. Boundless and vast Savage Qi assaulted their faces, and the majestic aura caused their True Essence to stop circulating, causing the circulation speed of their True Essence to suddenly decrease by half.
The sky here was gray, heavy, and oppressive.
The ground was slightly dark, hard, and solid.
The mountains were steep and dangerous, with sharp edges.
The river was fast flowing and crisscrossing.
If the outside world gave them the feeling of being bright and lively, then the Savage Ruin Ancient Place gave them the feeling of being solid, with a sense of history and danger. "This is the Savage Ruin Ancient Place!
"This is the Ancient Savage Land. It is indeed different from the outside world. It is also different from most of the forbidden areas. If the forbidden areas are like poisonous snakes, then the Ancient Savage Land is like a ferocious beast." It was Ling Tianhao's first time coming to the Ancient Savage Land. He couldn't help but compare the Ancient Savage Land to the forbidden areas.
Yan Fengfeng said, "Although some of the forbidden places are in different places and do not have any contact with the land, they are not as big as the Savage Ruin Ancient Place."
Hai Wuya said, "Actually, there are forbidden places in the Savage Ruin Ancient Place as well. There are a lot of unknown things, and no one has been able to fully understand them until now."
Hai Wuya and Yan Fengfeng had been here twice, so their knowledge of the place was way beyond the other three. So, they were not surprised at all.
"Such a dangerous evil qi! It has combined with the natural environment."
Ye Chen lifted up his right hand, seeming to have sensed something invisible.
"You have also sensed the evil qi?"
Hai Wuya was a bit surprised. Most of the people knew that there was evil qi in the Savage Ruin Ancient Place, but the people who had just entered could not sense its existence at all. The evil qi here was like a slow poison, invading the warriors' bodies without them noticing. By the time they sensed it, they would have already been poisoned by the evil qi.
"I can barely sense it."
Ye Chen faintly nodded. The Void Shattering Finger Art contained the space mentality, so how could the Savage Evil Qi hidden in the void escape his senses? If he could comprehend the Void Shattering Finger Art to sixty percent and comprehend the space profound, he would even be able to distinguish the density of the Savage Evil Qi.
"Impressive! Judging only on perception, there are not many people who are more powerful than you."
Hai Wuya sighed.
Kacha!
The barrier next to them was broken open, and Tai Shichong and the rest flew in.
Ye Chen and the other four looked over.
There were six people in this group, and the leader was indeed one of the top three sword master warriors, Tai Shichong. He was wearing a yellow robe, looking skinny with a sharp look in his eyes. There was a longsword with a sharkskin sheath on his waist. As he walked, the natural qi was affected by his sword qi, turning sharp.
Besides Tai Shichong, there were two other people who had caught Ye Chen's attention. They were a pair of twin brothers, and their appearance and temperament were very similar. One of them was tall and muscular, while the other had wide shoulders and long legs, which made him look even taller. As Ye Chen and the other four looked at them, they looked over as well, revealing a faint smile on their faces.
"Let's go."
Tai Shichong glanced at Yan Fengfeng and did not even look at the others. As he spoke, he led the group and flew out.
Waiting until Tai Shichong and the other five walked away, Ling Tianhao said in annoyance, "What kind of look is that? So arrogant!"
Hai Wuya laughed, "Why should we care about other people's attitude? We are here to explore. If we really run into each other, then we will have to rely on our own power. "
"Hai Wuya is right. Brother Ling, your mentality is still lacking a little bit. You need to train more." Yan Fengfeng said.
Ling Tianhao smiled embarrassedly.
"It is getting late. Let's go!"
Ye Chen suggested.
"Yeah, let's find the area on the map first."
As they spoke, the five flew toward the southeast direction.
…
The Savage Ruin Ancient Place was extremely vast. Under the pressure of that heavy qi, the flying ship could only barely maintain three to four times the speed of sound. It was not impossible to increase its speed, but it would consume more spirit stones, since the faster the speed, the more resistance there would be, and the more power it would require.
"That was a flying lizard, right? It is actually a couple of times more powerful than the ones outside. Under the continuous attacks from the flying ship, it was only slightly wounded. "
Soon, they had been attacked a couple of times by beasts. Among them, the biggest threat was a massive lizard with a pair of bone wings. It was only rank 9, but its battling power was as powerful as a master level Sea of Souls Realm warrior. With one claw attack, it had blown the flying ship dozens of meters away. If it were not for the fact that the defensive layer of the flying ship was extremely powerful, the body of the ship would have been damaged for sure, since the body of the flying ship was not indestructible.
Yan Fengfeng said, "It is not a flying lizard. It is an even more powerful Bone Wing Lizard. Its defense and power are extremely powerful, and it is one of the more difficult ancient beasts to deal with."
Hai Wuya said, "The pair of bone wings of the lizard could be made into bone wing items, which could increase one's speed. Unfortunately, we did not manage to block it."
Wing-type items were priceless in the true spirit continent. Although it could not increase one's attacking power or defense, with it, one's speed would increase to another level. If one were to run into danger, they would be able to escape anytime they wanted.
Ye Chen said, "It would be hard to catch it. This Bone Wing Lizard knows some of the space profound. Once it flapped its bone wings, it would be able to flash for a short distance."
It was not that rare for beasts to know the profound sense, since some of the more talented ones would be able to learn it naturally. As time went on, their achievements in the profound sense would not be any weaker than human beings. But of course, in general, human beings would still have the biggest advantage.
Soon, it was already afternoon.
In the sky, a burning sun hung in the sky, bringing with it a primal heat.
On the deck, the five sat with their legs crossed, chatting about what they had seen and heard.
"Ye Chen, I did not expect you to be this experienced. I have heard about the fog forbidden zone in the Star Regional Lake. I heard that even Sea of Souls Realm warriors would have a hard time getting out. You were only at the Astral Reaching Realm back then, and you were able to leave the forbidden zone in such a short time.
Hearing Ye Chen's story, Hai Wuya sighed.
Ye Chen said, "There was some luck in it."
"Without power, luck would be useless."
"Yeah!" Yan Fengfeng nodded, "Luck is for powerful people. Even if normal people get lucky, they would not be able to use it to its fullest potential."
The ship was still flying. All of a sudden, the sky darkened a bit. Everyone looked up and could not help but frown. They could see a huge black area spreading out from the horizon. One could not even see the end of it, as if the darkness was eating away at the light.
"Such a huge dark cloud!"
Guan Qin was a bit scared.
"I am afraid it is not a dark cloud!"
As they spoke, Ye Chen spread out his soul power, reaching five hundred miles away. Once his soul power made contact with that spreading black area, he said with a low voice, "It is a locust."
"What? Locust? Could it be the Savage Locust? "
Hai Wuya and Yan Fengfeng stood up suddenly, looking very serious. They did not even have the mood to ask how Ye Chen knew that it was a locust.
Soon, that endless black area spread out to hundreds of miles away.
"It is indeed the Savage Locust! There are billions of them!"
In Yan Fengfeng's vision, a black mass of ferocious locusts swarmed over. They were dozens of times bigger than normal locusts, and were the size of a fist. A black qi flow was being emitted from their bodies, and their eyes were red. Their limbs were extremely sharp like blades.
"Then let's back out!"
Guan Qin and Ling Tianhao both stood up.
"We cannot back out directly. We can only try to break through from the left or the right. We have to follow the direction of the locusts. No matter how far we go, it will be useless." Ye Chen said.
"Ye Chen is right! Everyone, get ready! We will try to break through to the left now! Do not let the locusts get close! Otherwise, we will be drowned in them."
Yan Fengfeng's forehead shone as three silver sails rose up from the middle of the ship. As the sails moved, the flying direction of the ship changed drastically, flying toward the left at an extreme speed. Meanwhile, Ye Chen and the other three all stood in front of the railing on the right, in case the locusts would attack them and blow the ship away.
Shoo!
The speed of the ship slowly increased, and it had already reached four times the speed of sound. As for getting off the ship, although the speed would be faster than the ship itself, it would be even more dangerous for a single person to face the endless locusts. There was a possibility of dying at any second.
One hundred miles was too short a distance. Within the time of ten breaths, the locusts had already spread out, covering the entire sky.
"Endless Ocean!"
Hai Wuya was the first to attack. He threw out a palm attack, blowing out a huge amount of locusts, making it impossible for them to reach the ship.
"Flood Godly Fist!"
"Mysterious Sky Hammer!"
Guan Qin and Ling Tianhao did not dare to waste any time as they performed their best martial arts together with Hai Wuya, attacking toward the locusts coming from the right.
However, there were just too many of them, and they kept coming at them without an end in sight. The three tried their best, but still could not stop the advance of the locusts.
"Zhen Yuan Strings!"
It was Ye Chen's last attack, but it was the most effective one. His body shook once as countless blue strings shot out, spreading out in a fan shape with him as the center. Those locusts that came in contact with the strings started to fall down like rain.
With Ye Chen's help, Hai Wuya and the other two felt a lot more relaxed. But, the situation was still not looking good, because it was just a black mass of locusts in front of them and behind them. They would not be able to tell the direction at all. If the ship moved even a little bit, they would be lost in that endless swarm of locusts.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After adjusting the ship, Yan Fengfeng controlled the cannons to attack automatically. Each cannon's power was equivalent to a full power attack from a master level Sea of Souls Realm warrior. Plus, the bullets that were shot out had an explosive effect, which could burn countless locusts to death.
Yan Fengfeng herself was not doing nothing either. Her body was covered in blue flame, and the pattern in between her eyebrows started to burn as well. She took a deep breath and waved her right hand toward the sky. A phoenix made of blue flame spread its wings, and wherever it went, the locusts fell down one after another. The phoenix did not disappear after that; instead, it started to fly in the air, blocking out the attacks of the locusts.
"Hm? There is someone in front of us! "
As he attacked, Ye Chen saw light coming out from the gaps of the locusts. It was flashing continuously, and it was obvious that someone was battling with the locusts.
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