# Chapter 2072: The Ruined Dragon God Hall
The time formation was hidden within the ninth-rank formation. When it was activated, there was absolutely no warning, making it impossible to guard against. As the mysterious and unpredictable power of time was released, it immediately caught the Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall off guard. Before they could understand what was happening, they had already suffered a great loss.
"To dare look down on this Emperor's methods—none of you will escape."
Xiao Hei was quite smug, as if everything was already under his control.
Now that the Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall had been injured by the power of time, Xiao Hei naturally would not let go of this excellent opportunity. He immediately continued to activate the time formation, slashing out with blade after blade of time.
The formation had been set up by Zhang Ruochen and Xiao Hei together, combining the ninth-rank formation, the time formation, and the space formation into one. Xiao Hei had spent one hundred thousand years inside the Cosmic Divine Wood Map and had a very deep understanding of time and space.
Therefore, he could easily control the formation, wielding the power of time and space to their fullest extent.
By leveraging the mysteries of the formation, he even condensed a faint long river of time, suspending it above the Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall.
Although the Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall reacted quickly, they still could not fully block the power of the time formation in time. Once again, part of their lifespan was cut away. The aura of each person became unstable, the Seven Absolute Death Formation began to waver, and the Nether Lotus showed signs of disintegrating.
However, the Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall were not ordinary people after all. They quickly regained their composure and used the Seven Absolute Death Formation to resist the time formation, making it difficult for the power of time to penetrate further.
"Damn it, this ninth-rank formation can actually wield the power of time, even summoning a phantom of the long river of time. This is Zhang Ruochen's doing."
Death Without Regret glared angrily, his heart filled with indignation.
Blood Ripple said in a deep voice, "Such a bizarre time technique, able to directly cut away two hundred years of our lifespan. If Zhang Ruochen is allowed to continue growing, he might become another troublesome existence like Xumi Saint Monk."
As the master of time and space, Xumi Saint Monk's techniques were bizarre and unpredictable. He had once caused the gods of the Hell Realm immense headaches and ultimately led to the failure of the Hell Realm's plan to destroy the Kunlun Realm.
It was only after one hundred thousand years that the Hell Realm finally managed to invade the Kunlun Realm again. Under no circumstances did they want another figure like Xumi Saint Monk to appear.
For a moment, the faces of the Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall turned extremely ugly. They had always swept through everything, crushing any opponent they faced, and had never suffered such a great loss before.
Especially now that they were still in a dangerous situation—if they were not careful, they might end up completely finished here.
"Roar."
The Five-Clawed Silver Dragon let out earth-shaking dragon roars that reached the heavens, shaking the universe.
An extremely icy aura was released from the Five-Clawed Silver Dragon's body, as if it would freeze this entire realm.
"Extreme Yin Heavenly Dragon Qi."
Xuanming Wushang's expression changed slightly.
Every member of the Divine Dragon Clan, when young, would refine a wisp of Nuanling Dragon Fire or a wisp of Extreme Yin Heavenly Dragon Qi. This could both temper the dragon body and dragon soul and serve as an important attack method. Both powers were extremely terrifying, and when cultivated to the extreme, even gods would give way.
The Five-Clawed Silver Dragon before them was formed from the scale skin of a divine Five-Clawed Silver Dragon. The Extreme Yin Heavenly Dragon Qi it contained was naturally terrifying.
Even if Zhang Ruochen and the others could only unleash one percent of its power, it was enough to threaten a Great Saint and freeze them solid.
"We cannot touch the Extreme Yin Heavenly Dragon Qi. Dark Heaven Curtain."
The Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall immediately changed their formation, switching from offense to defense. They instantly released a vast amount of dark power.
As the dark power surged, it quickly evolved into a pitch-black curtain, covering an area of several hundred zhang. From a distance, it looked like a giant black egg, its surface covered with a large number of dark secret patterns that appeared and disappeared.
After condensing the Dark Heaven Curtain, Xuanming Wushang was still not reassured. He spat out a dark-golden pearl that emitted a faint light, combining it with the Nether Lotus beneath him.
This pearl was no ordinary item. It was left behind after a god of the Nether Dragon Clan fell. It was a Nether Dragon Pearl, containing the essence of that divine Nether Dragon's lifelong divine power. It could be considered a powerful ancient divine relic, thousands of times harder than the stars outside the domain.
Under Xuanming Wushang's urging, the Nether Dragon Pearl released powerful dark divine power and curse power. One dark Nether Dragon and curse Nether Dragon after another flew out from the Nether Dragon Pearl, merging into the Dark Heaven Curtain and making it even more stable.
"Bang."
Relying on the Dark Heaven Curtain, the Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall barely managed to withstand the fierce attacks of the ninth-rank formation and the silver dragon, gaining a temporary respite.
"Do you think hiding inside a turtle shell will keep you safe? Break open for this Emperor."
Xiao Hei shouted, activating the space formation hidden within the ninth-rank formation. Using space inscriptions, he mobilized the surrounding space rules, releasing a terrifying space power that condensed into a silver-white peerless sharp edge.
This attack method was precisely the Space Rift Realm Slash that Zhang Ruochen had only recently mastered. However, with the help of the formation, the power it unleashed was even greater, as if it could truly split open a great world.
"Swish."
The Dark Heaven Curtain was indeed very sturdy, but facing the peerless sharp edge condensed from space power, it was instantly cut open, leaving no way to resist.
Moreover, the residual power of the Space Rift Realm Slash continued to strike toward the Nether Lotus.
At the same time, the Five-Clawed Silver Dragon also launched a fierce attack. While releasing Extreme Yin Heavenly Dragon Qi, its entire body bloomed with brilliant divine light, releasing an incomparably vast divine dragon power. It was like a divine dragon emerging from the sea, or a comet streaking through the sky, determined to break through all obstacles.
"Boom."
Facing the mad charge of the Five-Clawed Silver Dragon, the Dark Heaven Curtain was like paper, instantly shattered into pieces.
Even the Nether Lotus, which served as the core of the Seven Absolute Death Formation, exploded with a loud bang.
"Bang."
The Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall were all sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the ninth-rank formation. Blood gushed from their mouths as they coughed up large amounts of blood. Their injuries were extremely severe.
Since they had cultivated the Seven Absolute Death Formation, they had never been forcibly broken through like this before.
"Big Brother, we can't delay any longer."
Yeming Wuyou's eyes showed a look of anxiety.
In the blink of an eye, they had already suffered severe injuries. If this continued, they might really fall into the hands of Zhang Ruochen and the others.
"No one can bully us, the Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall. Zhang Ruochen, Dead Zen Ancestor, and these people—when we meet again, it will be their death day." Xuanming Wushang said coldly.
Then, the Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall no longer hesitated. The seven of them simultaneously formed strange hand seals at an incredible speed. Seven beams of dark divine light shot out from their bodies, converging together to form a complex and profound dark divine pattern. It flickered unsteadily, as if it might annihilate at any moment.
It could be seen that after condensing the dark divine pattern, the faces of the Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall had become somewhat pale, clearly having paid a considerable price for this.
Seeing the dark divine pattern, Zhang Ruochen's eyes narrowed slightly. Then he shouted, "Attack with full force! Don't let them escape."
The Five-Clawed Silver Dragon's entire body once again bloomed with brilliant divine light. The vast divine dragon power surged forth. Opening its dragon mouth wide, it tried to swallow the Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall.
"Buzz."
The dark divine pattern vibrated, erupting with a terrifying power.
"Boom."
The ninth-rank formation controlled by Xiao Hei was instantly torn open with a large gap.
Before the Five-Clawed Silver Dragon's attack could arrive, the dark divine pattern wrapped around the Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall, breaking through all blockades, shattering the universe, and instantly fleeing far away.
"Chase them."
Zhang Ruochen's first reaction was to urge the Five-Clawed Silver Dragon to pursue the Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall.
The Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall were already severely injured and could not have fled too far. This was the best opportunity to eliminate them.
Having come this far, there was naturally no reason to stop now.
"Pfft."
But at that moment, Ao Xinyan suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Immediately after, the originally majestic Five-Clawed Silver Dragon's aura instantly declined. It reverted back into a divine dragon silver armor, appearing on Ao Xinyan's body.
"What happened?"
Seeing this change, everyone showed expressions of surprise.
Zhang Ruochen's gaze condensed. He immediately stepped forward, reaching out to support Ao Xinyan to prevent her from falling to the ground.
At this moment, Ao Xinyan's face was pale, her aura weak and chaotic. Her condition was truly terrible.
With a flip of his hand, Zhang Ruochen took out a healing sacred pill and fed it into Ao Xinyan's mouth. At the same time, he circulated sacred qi to help her refine it.
Ao Xinyan showed an apologetic expression and said, "The power of the divine dragon silver armor is too strong, far beyond what I can currently control. The consecutive attacks just now have pushed my body to its limit, and I can no longer continue to support it. It is all my fault for wasting the excellent opportunity to kill the Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall."
Xiao Hei revealed his form and sighed, "I have to admit, the Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall are indeed capable. Even the ninth-rank formation that this Emperor spent so much effort refining could not hold them back. What a pity—we were just one step away from destroying them this time."
Given the reputation of the Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall in the Hell Realm, if they could be killed, it would certainly deal a significant blow to the morale of the Hell Realm.
Zhang Ruochen used his spiritual power to probe, but found that he could only extend it a few hundred li. The Seven Absolute Death Gods had used their trump card and were moving at incredible speed, already having fled this area.
"No wonder even the divine thoughts of gods cannot probe in here. True Dragon Island suppresses the spiritual power of cultivators too much."
Zhang Ruochen sighed inwardly, knowing that the best opportunity to kill the Seven Absolute Death Gods had already been lost. However, there was not a trace of discouragement on his face. He encouraged, "The Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall have many trump cards. Killing them is no easy task. To have severely wounded them this time is already quite an achievement."
Heavenly Fate Corpse Emperor's eyes flashed with a cold light as he said, "Now that the Seven Absolute Death Gods of the Nether Hall are still on True Dragon Island, we may not be without the opportunity to eliminate them."
Next, the strong experts of all factions would gather at the Dragon God Hall. Once there, a better opportunity might present itself.
Ao Xinyan said seriously, "We cannot delay here. We must reach the Dragon God Hall as quickly as possible."
"Can your body still hold up?" Zhang Ruochen's eyes showed a look of concern.
Ao Xinyan said, "My injuries are not serious. After a period of regulating my breath, I can recover."
Now was a critical time, and Ao Xinyan naturally did not want everyone to waste time here because of her.
Zhang Ruochen and the others flashed onto the shoulder of the Divine War Corpse, sitting down to regulate their breath and meditate. Dead Zen Ancestor then guided the Divine War Corpse toward the Dragon God Hall.
"Bang."
The Divine War Corpse took a step, covering several hundred li in a single stride.
Ao Xinyan sat down cross-legged, setting aside all distracting thoughts and beginning to heal her injuries.
Before reaching the Dragon God Hall, she needed to restore herself to her best condition and not become a burden to this team.
True Dragon Island was extremely vast, covering millions of li in area. The Dragon God Hall was located in the central area of True Dragon Island, and getting there would undoubtedly take a considerable amount of time.
As they advanced, the scene was one of devastation. Many places still retained traces of past battles, with pits thousands of zhang deep visible everywhere.
Many giants of the Hell Realm had once jointly attacked True Dragon Island. The Divine Dragon Clan fought to the death, causing heaven and earth to shatter, the sun and moon to lose their light, and the entire Yin-Yang Sea to be nearly wiped of all life.
In the end, the Divine Dragon Clan was almost completely exterminated. Even the Dragon God Hall could not be protected and was shattered.
If not for some unexpected changes that occurred later, forcing the gods of the Hell Realm to hastily retreat, all the treasures in the Dragon God Hall would have been plundered.
As the sacred land of the Divine Dragon Clan, True Dragon Island was once incredibly prosperous. Now, however, it was barren, with blood-stained earth and rocks everywhere. The ground had almost turned blood-red, showing how tragic that battle had been.
"Such strong dark energy. The closer we get to the center of True Dragon Island, the denser it becomes. I never thought that after so many years, the residual power of the Hell Realm gods would still not have dissipated."
Xiao Hei's eyes showed a look of gravity.
The heaven and earth vitality of True Dragon Island was extremely rich, but because of the residual dark power of the Hell Realm gods, it was completely unabsorbable.
Even top-tier Saint King experts, if they absorbed large amounts of this vitality mixed with dark power, would inevitably face great trouble.
It was likely that in the ruined Dragon God Hall ruins, the residual dark divine power would be even greater, as that was the main battlefield of the past.
After expending considerable effort, Zhang Ruochen and his group finally successfully reached the edge of the Dragon God Hall ruins.
From afar, a majestic and magnificent building came into view for Zhang Ruochen and the others.
This building was platinum-white in color, made from a massive amount of mysterious metal. Its surface was covered with many exquisite and mysterious patterns, as if it could resonate with all paths.
Unfortunately, this building was incomplete. The upper part had long since disappeared, leaving only broken walls and ruins.
But even so, the highest remaining part still reached three thousand li.
"I never thought the Dragon God Hall would have become like this. I wonder if the Jiuli Clan's Jiuli Divine Hall and the Ten Calamities Question Heaven Lord's Divine Hall of Connecting Heaven are still intact, and where they are now." Xiao Hei couldn't help but sigh.
Since the Middle Ages War, the three most famous divine halls of the Kunlun Realm had all disappeared without a trace. No one knew what state they were in.
Ao Xinyan's eyes showed a look of sorrow as she said, "The Dragon God Hall of the past was seven thousand two hundred li tall. Countless billions of living beings in the Kunlun Realm longed to enter it to pay homage and study. That was such prosperity and flourishing. But after a great calamity, the Dragon God Hall was shattered, the Divine Dragon Clan was exterminated, and all the glory became history, forgotten by the world."
With the blood of the divine dragon flowing in her veins, Ao Xinyan's feelings were undoubtedly far deeper than those of others.
It was a pity that she was not born in the Middle Ages. Otherwise, even if it cost her life, she would have protected the Dragon God Hall and ensured the continuation of the Divine Dragon Clan's bloodline.
Speaking of which, their Divine Dragon Half-Human Clan had been fortunate enough to avoid that calamity and survive to this day.
The ruins of the Dragon God Hall were extremely vast, covering tens of thousands of li, with fragments of the Dragon God Hall everywhere.
With such a vast area, even though the Hell Realm, the Ancient Civilization Faction, and the Heavenly Dragon Realm had all sent a considerable number of Saint King armies, they could not complete the exploration in a short time. The core area was not something that could be casually entered.
"The spatial structure here is very complex. There are many spatial fault lines, and destructive forces are everywhere. Everyone must be careful." Zhang Ruochen warned.
At this moment, everyone's expressions became very serious. What they were about to face was not only the threats from the ruins themselves but also the threats from the Hell Realm, the Ancient Civilization Faction, and the Heavenly Dragon Realm. A moment of carelessness could cost them their lives.
Without further delay, Zhang Ruochen and the others quickly entered the ruins. Dead Zen Ancestor had already put away the Divine War Corpse to avoid being too conspicuous. Since they were going to ambush the enemy, they had to be sufficiently low-key and absolutely could not easily expose themselves.
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The update was late. My sincere apologies.
(Chapter End)