Chapter 532: Chaotic Dragon Nest
The Ten Thousand Dragon Nest was the burial ground of the Ruthless One!
The Big Black Dog was frightened by its own words, all its black fur standing on end, making it look like a giant hedgehog—one could say it was utterly horrified.
"Don't speak nonsense." Ye Fan's heart also sank. He always felt it was best not to have too much karmic entanglement with the Ruthless One.
He had taken the Primordial Mother Qi Root from the Ruthless One and nearly captured her Immortal Elixir as well. Now, stepping into her burial ground felt extremely ominous.
"Devouring Heaven Great Emperor, could he truly have lived for four lifetimes?" The Big Black Dog was somewhat unnerved. The presence of four ancient coffins here made it think of many things.
"Damulimuna..." The young prince of the Primeval Royal Clan spoke seriously, his large eyes clear.
The monkey translated beside him, explaining that there were four ancient coffins here, each more terrifying than the last. However, some were empty, containing only world-destroying killing intent within.
"That's right, it's undoubtedly the number one ruthless person in history. The four ancient coffins represent the end of four lifetimes!" The Big Black Dog said solemnly.
The Ruthless One's first life was as the Devouring Heaven Great Emperor. In his old age, he sacrificed his aged imperial body to forge the Devouring Demon Jar, leaving no bones behind.
In the second life, like a chrysalis transforming into a butterfly, he broke out of his old body, shedding a divine fetus and severing the karma of the past.
In the third life, he used a Divine Immortality Pill to extend his life, gaining another lifetime of longevity. The divine fetus regained its youthful vigor but did not give birth to a new divine fetus.
As for the fourth lifetime of longevity, no one knew how he obtained it, but it was in this life that he reached the end of his life's journey, unable to endure forever.
"If what Nangong Zheng said is true, the Ruthless One likely succeeded in the Bronze Immortal Hall, which is why he had a fourth life." Ye Fan frowned.
The Battle Saint Ape communicated with the youth and obtained some more useful information.
The four ancient coffins indeed belonged to one person, as the Primeval Royal Clan had long confirmed. An old king had warned them not to approach, and the youth didn't know why either; he had thought it was the corpse of an ancient emperor.
"Emperor Wu Shi paid his respects and therefore did not choose this place but instead sought out Purple Mountain." The Big Black Dog sighed deeply. "Who would have thought that the number one ruthless person in history, shaking the past and present, would be buried here."
Ye Fan was suspicious and repeatedly pressed for answers. From the Primeval youth, he received definite information: the Ruthless One had long since died completely, his divine thoughts extinguished for over two hundred thousand years.
The adult Primeval kings, who slept here, possessed strength comparable to ancient sages, even Great Accomplishment Saint Bodies. They could not possibly have judged incorrectly.
The Big Black Dog grabbed a handful of dirt and forcefully threw it out, sighing, "Ancient great emperors are all lonely, returning to yellow earth amidst invincibility... Farewell!"
Although it had never seen the Ruthless One, it feared him or her the most. It had plundered their Dao field and searched for the ancient Devouring Demon Jar, but now it could only sigh in remembrance.
They advanced another few li and saw another large piece of Divine Source. Inside was sealed a middle-aged man, his heroic posture upright, with purple hair, like an ancient emperor sleeping in peace.
In a daze, they saw him standing tall, letting out a great roar that caused the ancient land to collapse and the sky to fall, with all races submitting.
"This is my father. Should we awaken him?" the youth asked.
Upon hearing this, even the monkey's face turned green, and it quickly shook its head: "Do not disturb the senior."
Soon after, they finally saw the third ancient coffin. After advancing another few li, they reached the deepest part of the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest.
"It can indeed be compared to the terrain of Purple Mountain!"
After careful observation, Ye Fan let out such an exclamation. Inside the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest, there were nine true dragon-shaped ancient caves, stretching for who knows how many li.
Their tails pointed outward, and the nine dragon heads pointed toward the central area, sharing the same ingenious design as the nine dragons guarding Purple Mountain.
Moreover, the nine majestic true dragon terrains underground were densely packed with ancient caves, all dragon-shaped, earning the name "Ten Thousand Dragons in Hiding."
"The aura of the fourth ancient coffin is coming through!"
The Ten Thousand Dragon Nest was pitted and uneven, with many ancient caves. Dragon Qi flowed like rivers and seas, and they finally reached the central immortal land.
"A true dragon's old nest!" The Big Black Dog exclaimed in shock.
Ahead, ancient trees stretched endlessly, long dead for who knows how many tens of thousands of years. Each branch was so thick that dozens of people couldn't wrap their arms around it.
"Dragon Wood, legend says this is the divine material used by true dragons to build their nests!" The Big Black Dog's eyes went straight.
Many ancient logs were piled together, forming a huge nest. It looked crude but was extremely mysterious.
It was immensely vast, made of endless ancient wood, as tall as a mountain. Tens of thousands of great dragons appeared and disappeared, all formed from the manifestation of Dragon Qi.
"There really is a dragon nest..." Even the Battle Saint Ape was dumbfounded, staring blankly.
Ye Fan was also stunned. The Source Heaven Scroll recorded that the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest might be the nest of a true dragon. This was all deduced by the Origin Heavenly Master, who had never entered it.
Now, he was fortunate enough to witness it all. Inside, there truly was an ancient nest, built entirely of Dragon Wood, which had not decayed to this day.
Tens of thousands of dragon bodies, as vast as great rivers, constantly appeared and disappeared, winding around the dragon nest, incredibly mysterious and magnificent.
The Dragon Wood was pitch black, and the entire nest was the same—ancient and worn, with an awe-inspiring aura spreading.
"Damn, it seems... a dragon really lived here!" The Big Black Dog shouted.
The monkey was also moved, never expecting to see an abandoned dragon nest, like something out of a fantasy.
"Did a dragon, on the same level as immortals, exist here?" Ye Fan was also lost in thought.
"There must be immortal treasures in the dragon nest. Anything it left behind is a gem, even the nest itself is an unparalleled divine object!" The Big Black Dog's greedy habit flared up again.
It used a great divine ability, attempting to take the entire ancient nest. Divine power surged, trying to move the nest built of Dragon Wood.
But its divine power vanished like a clay ox entering the sea, insignificant as a drop of water falling into a desert, disappearing in an instant.
"Quick, help! If we can take this ancient nest, we'll have immense fortune!" The Big Black Dog shouted.
"Modalanielu?" The Primeval Royal Clan youth asked in confusion.
"He's asking what we're doing. The ancient nest cannot be easily touched, or there will be deadly disaster." The monkey translated.
"No way, there's no danger?" The Big Black Dog carefully sensed but found nothing. "Refining this ancient nest will definitely turn it into an invincible divine object, capable of collecting and suppressing anything."
"My father never saw immortal traces. This place shouldn't be a true dragon's nest." The monkey muttered to itself, thinking of many things.
His father was the Battle Saint Emperor, who dominated the ancient times. His clan was renowned for its battle prowess, so one can imagine how terrifying it would be once one became an ancient emperor.
It could be said that the old Battle Saint Emperor's strength could look down on the past and present. In the final years of the ancient times, it was entirely his world!
If this place were an immortal trace, for an old emperor eager to enter the Immortal Domain, he would surely have sensed it. Yet he never mentioned it.
"That's right, this is likely the nest left by an ancient emperor, unknown to others!" After careful thought, the monkey made this judgment.
"Whether it's a true dragon or an ancient emperor, the nest they left behind is an unparalleled divine object, not to mention the immortal treasures it might contain."
The Big Black Dog didn't care about that. Upon seeing this dragon nest, it was completely unable to move on, only wanting to claim it for itself, constantly thinking of ways.
Ye Fan was very cautious. Using his Source Art to probe, he found the place utterly unfathomable. It was a convergence point of ten thousand dragons, mysterious and profound.
"Let this emperor give it a try." The Big Black Dog didn't dare risk its true body. It plucked a shiny black hair from itself, blew on it, and it transformed into a black dog as big as a calf.
"Go, see what's inside the dragon nest!" it commanded.
"Woof!" The transformed dog shot toward the ancient nest like a black bolt of lightning.
The Primeval youth screamed, his face full of fear. He hid behind the others, his body trembling.
"Bad!" Ye Fan sensed great trouble and summoned the Primordial Qi Cauldron, letting down ten thousand strands of silk.
The monkey also took out its peerless fierce weapon, holding it like a great club, ready to swing at any moment.
"Woof!" In front of the ancient nest, the dog let out a miserable cry and instantly turned to ash, its residual shadow sucked into the dragon cave.
At the same time, a chaotic light sword beam shot out, terrifying beyond compare, destroying all things, and rushed over in an instant.
Everyone was horrified. This was pure chaotic sword light. Not to mention them, even a peak Saint Lord would be annihilated in both body and spirit if struck.
"Clang!"
In the Black Emperor's large claw, the ancient emperor token shimmered with purple Qi, fixed in the void, blocking this strike. The chaotic light retreated like water.
"The ancient emperor is so terrifying. Dead for millions of years, yet this ancient token still possesses such immortal might!" Ye Fan marveled.
"This purple iron I dug out from a corner is actually a supreme divine object..." The Big Black Dog hugged the ancient emperor token tightly, drooling, grinning foolishly.
"Blessings from the Immortal Emperor!" The Primeval youth prayed to his heart's god, then earnestly warned the three of them not to act rashly.
They circled the ancient nest and discovered a terrifying fact: as long as they approached within three li, all their divine power would be stripped away, only to recover after leaving.
Although the area was vast, it was blocked by layers of ancient caves and rock walls, leaving no suitable distance for viewing.
Finally, they climbed a steep cliff to peer into the dragon nest's interior, trying to understand what was inside.
"Dragon scales!" The Big Black Dog was shocked. Among the Dragon Wood-built nest, it spotted a gleaming scale, carrying a trace of an ancient great emperor's pressure.
Whether it was a true dragon nest or an ancient emperor's relic, that scale was priceless, definitely usable as a sacred object for refinement.
The Dragon Wood was all pitch black, thousands of pieces piled together to form this giant nest. Endless Dragon Qi surged. When a gust of strong wind blew through, revealing the interior, it shocked the few of them.
"The fourth ancient coffin!"
"Chaos Land!"
In the brief moment when tens of thousands of Dragon Qi revealed a gap, the interior of the true dragon's old nest was faintly visible. A huge coffin floated and sank, with endless chaos surging.
"Is this chaos born from the true dragon nest, which is on the same level as immortals?!"
"Or did someone deliberately use Dragon Wood to cover this natural chaos land?!"
They were all shocked. If the former, it proved immortals existed in the world; if the latter, it showed this place was too mysterious and unfathomable!
At the bottom of the Dragon Wood-built nest, endless chaos surged, as if the world were being created. The ancient coffin floated and sank there, mysterious beyond compare.
"The Ruthless One's fourth life is here. He or she really knew how to choose a place!" The Big Black Dog was deeply shaken.
"The Ten Thousand Dragon Nest contains chaos—such terrain!" Ye Fan pondered, comparing it with the Source Heaven Scroll's deductions.
Suddenly, Ye Fan's heart jolted. The Primordial Mother Qi trembled, rushing out from his body, hovering above his head, letting down ten thousand strands of Mysterious Yellow Qi.
"This is..."
He felt a chill run through him. The Primordial Qi Cauldron kept shaking, resonating with something inside the ancient nest.
"Kacha!"
At the bottom of the true dragon's old nest, the ancient coffin was shrouded in chaos. The coffin lid was slowly opening, with an unbreakable connection to Ye Fan's cauldron!
"Bang dang"
The coffin lid moved slowly, gradually opening...