In the depths of Black Wind Ridge.
Sinister winds blew in all directions and demonic clouds surged. Everyone felt that something was wrong and couldn't proceed any further.
"This place is giving me an ominous feeling. I can't go any further."
Geomaster Qin Ming said as he looked into the depths of Black Wind Ridge, where the sinister wind grew increasingly denser and the strange atmosphere.
Whoosh!
The Golden Crow Empire's Hao Kai rushed over from behind. He looked at Wang Yan and said, "Your Highness, as you expected, no one followed us."
Wang Yan heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that.
Now that he was completely sure that they were safe, he said softly, "Everyone, let's rest for a while. Those who are injured should rest more."
Speaking of injuries, Wang Yan and the Heavenly Book Scholar were the most severely injured.
The only one left was Xiao Chen. The others were fine.
The three of them took out medicinal pills and swallowed them, then sat down cross-legged and closed their eyes to heal.
The others stood guard around them while observing their surroundings.
"Black Wind Ridge? Elder Feng, why is this place called a forbidden area? "
Qin Zhuolin seemed to be very interested in this place's origin, so he asked Senior Feng, who understood this place the most.
Senior Feng said after some thought, "I heard that this place is also an inheritance. In the history of the Yanwu Dynasty, a tyrant was buried here. However, almost none of the people who entered the core returned alive. As more people died, it gradually became a forbidden area. Very few people went to explore it, and it has always been a mystery. "
When Xiao Suo saw that Qin Zhuolin seemed to be interested in this place, he frowned and said, "There seems to be great danger hidden in the deepest part of this place. It is similar to some of the taboos I ran into in the sea. It's mysterious, evil, and frightening. It's best not to casually touch it. "
Qin Zhuolin smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry. I am just somewhat curious about where the depths of Black Wind Ridge lead to. I will not really put myself in danger."
As the group chatted idly, Wu Meng remained silent, guarding Xiao Chen and keeping a wary eye on the surroundings.
After a while, joy appeared on Wu Meng's face. "Xiao Chen, you're awake."
The others immediately stopped chatting and looked over.
Feeling everyone's concern, Xiao Chen smiled and said, "I'm awake. I did not suffer any heavy injuries. I only suffered from the backlash of the Soul Weapon. He just needed to meditate for a while. However, he would not be able to use Heavenly Slayer for the time being. By the way, how much Dragon Essence have you collected? "
"Hehe! I have collected quite a lot." Qin Zhuolin laughed and took out his jade strip.
The resplendent jade strip seemed to contain clear spring water, heavy and translucent. There were four dragon silhouettes swimming around the jade slip, flying up and down.
The moment this jade slip appeared, a series of exclamations immediately rang out. Both Senior Feng and Hao Kai's eyes lit up.
"Your harvest is truly astonishing. Hao Kai and I only managed to gather two dragon images each. However, you managed to gather four dragon images by yourself."
Elder Feng could not help but exclaim. Now that there were two dragon shadows, the difficulty of condensing three dragon shadows had doubled.
Someone like Qin Zhuolin, gathering four dragon images in one jade strip, was truly incredible.
A jade slip with four dragon images was comparable to ten jade slips with one dragon image. This was the difference.
Qin Zhuolin smiled and said, "Fortunately, this is the result of the three of us working together."
Just at this moment, Wang Yan and the Heavenly Book Scholar opened their eyes. Senior Feng said quickly, "His Highness is awake. Everyone, let's transfer the Dragon Essence to the Ninth Prince."
"Four dragon images?"
When Wang Yan saw Qin Zhuolin's jade strip, he felt slightly stunned. Then, he smiled and said, "You really gave me a pleasant surprise. Originally, I already had enough Dragon Essence. Now, my Dragon Essence will rank within the top ten among the princes."
After the others transferred their Dragon Essence to Wang Yan, the Dragon Essence around the Yan Imperial Sword in his hand grew to sixty-three meters.
"Hold on to this. Don't use it for now."
Xiao Chen stepped forward and handed his jade strip to the other party.
However, Wang Yan's jade strip was indeed wrapped in a silk pouch. He could not see how many dragon images it contained.
"This is?"
Wang Yan put away the jade strip, feeling somewhat confused. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen in confusion.
"It's fine. Given the Dragon Essence in your Yan Imperial Sword, you will definitely clear the first round. You should keep this Dragon Essence of mine. It might be useful later. If I guessed right, you should not have any more chances to collect Dragon Essence in the next two rounds. "
Xiao Chen did not say anything more. He only told Wang Yan not to use his Dragon Essence for now.
"Alright. Many thanks."
The others were also curious about how much Dragon Essence Xiao Chen collected. However, since Xiao Chen did not say, no one asked.
"Ninth Prince, what is the content of the second round?"
Qin Zhuolin asked.
There was not much time left in the thirty days. The first round would end soon. The others were curious about Qin Zhuolin's words.
Wang Yan replied after some thought, "After the first round ends, eight altars will appear in the core of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. The altars lead to the Yan Imperial Sword, and their purpose is to allow the princes to refine their Yan Imperial Swords, allowing the princes' Dao to truly merge with the dynasty's Dragon Veins.
"Each altar can be used only once. After the second round, only eight people will be able to compete for the crown prince position."
After some thought, Xiao Chen said, "The refinement process will not be easy, right?"
Wang Yan nodded. "During the refinement process, aside from the princes undergoing a test from heaven, the altars will also suffer attacks from ferocious beasts. Normally, there will be at least nine waves of ferocious beasts. Aside from that, the other princes and guests will interfere. Once they fail, they will be chased off the altar. "
In the second round, there would be no need to preserve strength. There would be no room for compromise.
If two princes had their eyes on the same altar, it would be a battle to the death.
Xiao Chen asked, "Can you tell me in detail what ferocious beasts we will meet?"
Wang Yan pondered for a while before replying, "I can't say for sure. The specifics have to do with the various princes' Great Dao. I cultivate the Massacre Dao. The ferocious beasts we meet might be harder to deal with than the other princes. "
"That is to say, we will meet ferocious beasts with even more murderous intent. If the other princes cultivate the Ice Great Dao, they will run into ice-attributed ferocious beasts? "Xiao Chen confirmed with Wang Yan based on his understanding.
"You could say that."
Hao Kai said after some thought, "Since it is a ferocious beast wave, then we will have to prepare some large-scale killing moves. We have to prepare them in advance. Those who are good at large-scale killing moves will focus on dealing with the ferocious beast wave. The remaining people will have to protect His Highness from the other princes' guests. "
The group discussed how to deal with the ferocious beast wave in the second round, expressing their opinions. However, they were somewhat insufficient.
The Ninth Prince only had seven guests left. His disadvantage in numbers would become apparent in the second round.
"Huh?"
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen frowned slightly as he looked into the depths of Black Wind Ridge.
There, sinister winds and death Qi filled the pitch-black darkness, giving off all sorts of mysteries.
However, Xiao Chen did not know whether it was a misperception or reality, but he vaguely heard a voice calling out to him.
Just as Xiao Chen felt uncertain, that voice appeared in his heart again.
When he tried to grasp it seriously, it disappeared in a flash, and he could no longer find it.
"Strange …"
Feeling suspicious, Xiao Chen looked at the others and asked, "Did you all hear that voice?"
"No!"
"Xiao Chen, don't scare us. This place is strange enough in the first place."
"You can't be thinking of going in, right?"
Everyone was startled. Aside from the sinister winds and evil Qi, they did not hear any other voice.
"I'll go and take a look. Wait for me here. Don't follow me. If you can't wait for me, then leave on your own. "
"Whoosh!"
After speaking, Xiao Chen's figure flashed before anyone could say anything, entering the sinister winds and vanishing from sight.
"This …"
Wang Yan and the others felt somewhat confused by Xiao Chen's decision.
"Let's wait for him. Don't act rashly for now."
Wang Yan appeared somewhat helpless, but he did not overthink it. However, he was somewhat worried about Xiao Chen's safety.
After all, Black Wind Ridge was infamous. They already felt fear when they ventured deeper, not daring to advance any further.
"Strange. It doesn't seem as threatening as the rumors say …"
As Xiao Chen dodged the nearly solid sinister winds, he did not run into much danger as he traveled.
The sinister winds were strangely cold. If one got careless and got caught, one's soul would be damaged.
However, if that was all, Black Wind Ridge would not live up to its reputation as a forbidden land.
At the very least, while the sinister winds were not easy to deal with, they did not pose much trouble for Xiao Chen.
Most importantly, a voice kept appearing intermittently, guiding Xiao Chen in the right direction. As a result, he did not get lost in this forbidden land where the sinister winds blew and Spiritual Sense was limited.
Just at this moment, an incredibly vast pit suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Chen.
The pit was empty, devoid of anything.
However, just the pit alone sent a chill down one's spine. There should be something ominous in the pit.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and prepared to enter the pit.
Just as he was about to enter the pit, the soil in the center of the pit suddenly split open, and a strange face appeared, opening its eyes.
"Chu Chaoyun?"
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