It was the tallest mountain that Lu Chen had ever seen in his life. It was even bigger than Kunlun Mountain. The mountain was still far away on the horizon, but just by looking at its tall figure, there was a terrifying aura pressing down on them. It was not a mountain, but a boundless city wall that blocked the heaven and earth.
The two ends of the mountain range stretched for tens of thousands of miles, and the end could not be seen. The mountain peak was extremely tall and towered into the sky. About a thousand feet above the ground, there was a line of snow, and above that was a vast expanse of white snow. The white clouds were misty, layer upon layer. It seemed that they were only at the middle of the mountain, and the higher mountain peaks were so high that they could not be seen.
Such a magnificent spectacle was really rare in the world. Lu Chen and Atsu looked ahead and held their breath.
But after coming back to his senses, Lu Chen's expression suddenly changed, and an ominous premonition suddenly flashed through his mind.
Unlike the vast wasteland where not even a blade of grass grew, he had heard of this towering and exceptionally majestic mountain in the past.
Legend has it that in the deepest part of the Land of Chaos, there was a huge mountain peak that stretched across the land. It was called the "Great Snow Mountain". It was the home of the ferocious and valiant Barbarian Tribe. There were countless ferocious and peerless demonic beasts in the huge mountain range, and the height of the mountain was unimaginably high, reaching into the clouds. Since ancient times, it had the nickname of "Pillar of Heaven and Earth".
For thousands of years, no one had ever been able to cross this huge mountain. Firstly, the mountain was steep and difficult to climb, and the demonic beasts in the mountain were extremely ferocious. Once one climbed to the top, it was said that there was an extremely cold wind at the top of the mountain that was unheard of in the world. Not to mention flesh and blood, even the ancient beasts, and even the highly skilled Yuanying Zhenren could not withstand it.
As a result, the Great Snow Mountain became a natural moat that separated the north and the south.
The only exception was that after a long period of time, there would be an earth-shattering change on the Great Snow Mountain, and then the beasts would go quiet, the wind and snow would stop, and a road would appear. In the great battle between the humans and the Berserkers in the past, the Berserkers had seized that chance to attack the north en masse. In the end, they had suffered a crushing defeat.
If the huge mountain in front of him was the legendary Great Snow Mountain, didn't that mean that he was no longer in the middle of the Land of Chaos, but in the core of the Land of Chaos? He might even be close to the Southern Wastelands?
Lu Chen's expression turned ugly. If that was really the case, then the situation was much worse than he had expected. Sitting on the back of Atsu, he looked left and right. On one side was the barren wilderness, and on the other side was the seemingly smooth flowing river.
Lu Chen frowned. At the same time, he tried his best to recall all the memories he had of the Dragon River. However, no matter how he thought about it, he found that although the river was full of life, it was shrouded in mist. Most importantly, all the questions about where the river flowed to, the answer was almost the same. It turned into the depths of the Chaotic Lands and disappeared without a trace.
His whereabouts are unknown?
How could such a huge river disappear without a trace?
Why couldn't he just follow the direction of the river? Why couldn't he find it?
This seemingly simple question seemed to hide an unfathomable and terrifying secret.
Atsu stood quietly, occasionally flicking its tail. Lu Chen pondered in silence for a while, then patted its head and said, "Let's go. No matter what, let's go ahead and take a look."
Atsu raised its head and looked at the towering Great Snow Mountain in the distance. It looked at the barren wilderness illuminated by the scorching sun in the sky. Suddenly, it let out a long howl and ran with all its might.
Like a black wind, it blew across the barren wilderness and the riverbank. Countless rocks swept past them and disappeared from sight. This run lasted for a very long time.
The river was frighteningly long. When the sky darkened, Lu Chen estimated that they had run for at least one or two hundred kilometers but the river did not seem to have changed. The scenery in front of them also did not change. It was still a stretch of desolation.
This was the result of Atsu's extraordinary endurance after it had advanced to the Holy Beast rank. If it were any other demon beast, it would have collapsed from exhaustion.
At dusk, Lu Chen and Atsu stopped and prepared to spend the night on this frighteningly large riverbank. The situation in front of him was very strange. Logically speaking, if he was really near the Great Snow Mountain, then there should be even more dangerous demonic beasts hibernating in the Land of Chaos. But after running for such a long time, Lu Chen had not encountered a single demonic beast. It was also very strange.
Although it was a good thing that they did not encounter the threat of demon beasts, there was another problem. There was no food …
This riverbank wasteland was too desolate. Not even a blade of grass grew. Lu Chen and Atsu could not possibly live on rocks. However, Lu Chen and Atsu really ran over to look at some of the big and small rocks on the ground. But this place was really desolate. Other than rocks, there was only wasteland. There was not even a small worm.
Fortunately, heaven never bars one's way. Although the riverbank was desolate, at least there was a big river next to it, right? Lu Chen thought of several methods and used almost all the means available to him. Finally, he caught a few fish from the water of the river.
The fish in this river were also very different from the fish that Lu Chen had seen in the past. They were almost all different species that he had never seen before. Moreover, they were very fierce and aggressive. Lu Chen and Atsu were almost bitten.
But it was also in the process of fishing that Lu Chen unexpectedly discovered that although he could not use his five elemental spiritual energy and various means, the power of the Black Fire seemed to be completely unaffected by the chaotic five elemental spiritual energy in this area. He could use it freely. It was also because of this that he was able to catch those big fish in the end.
However, when Atsu ate the fish, it looked like it was in pain. From time to time, it would look at Lu Chen with some complaints.
Lu Chen stared at the stupid dog and said, "It's good enough that you have something to eat. Isn't the meat a little sour? It's fine!"
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That night, the riverbank was very dark and very cold. Lu Chen almost didn't sleep much. Fortunately, the night passed safely. There were no dangers that only existed at night, and no monsters suddenly crawled out of the river.
After dawn, Lu Chen and Atsu continued to move forward.
However, after running, Lu Chen quickly felt that today's Atsu was obviously faster than yesterday. At the same time, its body was stronger.
Was it the result of eating the fish in the river?
A few days ago, when they were hiding in the mysterious tree hole, Lu Chen basically gave Atsu ordinary meat. There was no essence or spiritual energy to speak of. As for the fish that lived in the river, it should be a kind of monster.
This stupid dog was really picky. If he didn't give it good food, it wouldn't work.
On this day, Ah-Tu's speed was much faster than yesterday. When it was almost noon, the desolate and lifeless scenery that had always been the same finally changed.
The first person to notice something wrong was Lu Chen. He saw that the river that had been flowing smoothly suddenly began to become a little turbulent. At the same time, the river seemed to be faintly narrowing.
As they continued forward, a rumbling sound suddenly came from the originally quiet wilderness. It was like a thunderclap, like a landslide, and also like a torrent crashing against a hard rock. It made one's heart skip a beat.
This time, without waiting for Lu Chen to call, Atsu first slowed down and looked forward.
Lu Chen's face was a little dignified. He jumped down from the back of Atsu and looked into the distance. There seemed to be a vague black slowly wriggling in the distance. All the sounds came from that direction, and the river next to him was also flowing in that direction.
It seemed that he finally found a result?
Lu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the darkness in front of him, and then suddenly patted Atsu's head and whispered, "you stay here, I will go and take a look."
After saying that, he walked forward. When stepping on the uneven stone beach, Lu Chen suddenly found that there were some black marks on the surface of many stones under his feet.
He paused for a moment, squatted down beside a stone with a black mark, and then found that it seemed to be traces of burning.
When he stood up, he soon found that the stone beach he was standing on at the moment was almost full of such stones with black marks, and there were countless of them everywhere, covering an astonishingly large area.
But, on this barren and desolate river beach, how could there be such a huge sea of fire burning?
Things were getting more and more strange, and Lu Chen's pupils also slightly contracted. However, after a moment, he still continued to walk forward. However, after he had taken three to five steps, he suddenly heard a commotion behind him. When he turned around to look, he saw that Ah-Tu had finally caught up to him and walked to his side.
Lu Chen was startled, and then he showed a trace of a smile. He didn't say anything, just patted its back, and then one person and one dog continued to walk forward.
After walking for a while, the darkness in front of him began to gradually become clear, and the river around him flowed more and more rapidly, the sound of the water was intense like thunder. When they continued to walk forward, an unimaginably huge pit, or a huge cave suddenly appeared in front of Lu Chen's eyes.
At this point, the river suddenly made a loud noise, and countless streams of water rushed into the air, then turned into an unimaginably huge waterfall, flew straight down, and fell into the abyss.
Yes, this was a dark abyss, a huge and bottomless abyss.
The darkness condensed under the abyss, but there were countless light spots flickering in the darkness, emitting a silver-white light, shining like stars in the dark sky. Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled incessantly in the darkness, and one could clearly see that the starlight formed a beautiful picture. The darkness was like a tidal wave, floating and sinking in the abyss, forming a strange scene.
When Lu Chen stood at the edge of this abyss, he looked like an insignificant ant, looking at the unimaginable miracle in this world in shock.
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