Soul Emperor Awakening

After a brief introduction, they didn’t have to wait long. Luo Xiao and the others arrived before a great gate, led by the representatives from each Sect. For example, Luo Xiao represented the Pattern Master Association, an Elder represented the Divine Rune Sect, another of Elder Level from the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion stepped forward, and the representative from the Royal Family was much the same. All four of them stepped up to the great gate.

These Elders hadn’t participated in any disputes, especially the Elder from the Divine Rune Sect, who hadn’t gone out of his way to make things difficult for Lin Xuan. Either his relationship with Sun Zhe wasn’t very good, or he didn’t want to get involved in such matters. ’Besides, with Luo Xiao right there, would he dare to make a move?’

Each of them took out a Stone Slab from their own Storage Space and placed them into the corresponding indentations on the great gate. A moment later, the entire gate began to glow. The dense patterns on its surface lit up, and then the gate emitted a rumbling sound as it slowly began to open inward.

Lin Xuan’s eyes narrowed. ’No wonder everyone has three slots. It seems this gate can’t be opened if even a single Stone Slab is missing.’ As it happened, each Sect possessed formidable power, so they were all able to protect their Stone Slabs and prevent them from being stolen.

The gate had barely opened a crack when a surging wave of Dragon Power poured out from within, causing everyone outside to shudder as they felt themselves filled with this tyrannical energy. Because the Dragon Power was so domineering, it required a long period of conversion after being absorbed before it could be assimilated for one’s own use.

So, while it was said that one could make great progress here, it required immense control to convert this Dragon Power into an absorbable form of Energy.

After opening wide enough for two people to enter side-by-side, the gate stopped. The light from the Stone Slabs embedded in it flickered, seemingly consuming their own Energy continuously.

"Everyone may enter now," Luo Xiao said, his face stern. "This gate can only remain open for one week at most, so you must come out within a week. If you’re late, you’ll be sealed inside! If you want to get out then, you’ll have to wait until next year. So, do not forget the time."

Lin Xuan already knew these rules Luo Xiao mentioned from the Sixth Grade Pattern Master’s memories. This wasn’t a restriction they had deliberately decided on; it was simply the only way. The Stone Slabs they had just placed contained a finite amount of Energy, which could only last for one week at most.

The slabs could only be removed after a week, at which point the gate would close. To open the great gate again, the Stone Slabs had to be refilled with Elemental Power, a process that took nearly a year. ’Spending almost a year just to open it for a week... this gate really consumes a lot of Energy.’

Of course, this wasn’t a hard and fast rule. They could open the gate after restoring just a fraction of the power, but if it could only stay open for half a day, what would be the point? Therefore, they always fully charged the slabs with Energy before opening the gate for the Trial Takers.

Generally, they wouldn’t do that, as it would be too much of a waste of time—unless someone was actually sealed inside. If they wanted to get someone out, they would have to negotiate with the other three powers. To waste so much time rescuing one person, compensation would certainly be required.

However, under normal circumstances, everyone chose to come out before the week was up. If you didn’t, you really would have to wait until next year...

A whole year—at their level of Cultivation, they couldn’t survive that long. Unless their Cultivation was very high, or they had food in their Storage Space, it was impossible to go without eating at their current Level.

After some brief preparations, they walked through the gap in the gate in an orderly fashion. When it was his turn, just as he stepped through the entrance, he felt something envelop him. What appeared before his eyes wasn’t a vast expanse of Dragon Bones, but a wide, open space. There was nothing here, just stretches of rock, giving it a desolate look.

Although it was desolate, he could feel a dense Dragon Power filling the entire space. This Dragon Power was tyrannical, but it was slightly better than the situation on the Eighth Layer of the Cyan Cloud Tower. On the Eighth Layer of the Cyan Cloud Tower, the Elemental Power would forcibly pour into your body even if you didn’t want to absorb it. Here, if you didn’t actively absorb the Dragon Power, it wouldn’t affect you, but you also wouldn’t gain any benefits.

Besides that, trying to find a single Dragon Bone here was a total joke.

That’s right. The Bone Dragon Ruins sounded impressive, but in reality, there wasn’t a single Dragon Bone inside. Not even a fragment of one could be found, even if you dug three feet into the ground.

The entire body of a member of the Dragon Race was a treasure. Even just the Dragon Bones were extremely valuable and could be used to forge Weapons, with the bones of older, giant dragons being even more effective.

What’s more, all the people who had entered before him were nowhere to be seen! In this vast space, he was the only one left, making the place feel eerie and sinister.

Because he already had the memories, Lin Xuan wasn’t surprised. ’This must be why Luo Xiao and the others let us enter without worry. So what if I’ve offended Lu Sheng? If we can’t even see each other in the Bone Dragon Ruins, how could we fight?’

"It’s obvious this place is a massive Illusion Array. Not only does it screen out the people around you, but it probably also conceals the true environment," Lin Xuan muttered to himself.

This wasn’t just a wild guess; it was the conclusion everyone had come to. Even Spirit Pill Stage experts, and even Core Formation Stage experts, had the same experience when they entered. They couldn’t see any Dragon Bones. At most, they could see other people, and that was considered the limit of what one could achieve in breaking through the Illusion Array.

Besides, even just seeing another person required a great deal of effort to break through the Illusion Array.

’In any case, I should head deeper and take a look.’ Lin Xuan ventured further in. As he went deeper, the surrounding Dragon Power grew richer, making it feel as if he were truly surrounded by Dragon Bones. Otherwise, the Dragon Power couldn’t possibly be this dense.

As he went deeper, he entered another empty area with nothing special about it. The only slight change was that there were now passages ahead leading in different directions. He didn’t know where they led, but from the Sixth Grade Pattern Master’s memories, he knew the man hadn’t seen many Dragon Bones, only happening to spot a single Dragon Bone Pearl in a remote corner.

Just as he was about to continue deeper, two figures suddenly appeared in front of him. When he got a clear look, his heart sank. The two people who had appeared before him were none other than Lu Sheng and another companion, both of whom were staring at him with cold, sinister gazes.

"Didn’t expect this, did you? That we’d be able to appear right in front of you?" Lu Sheng sneered, his expression savage. His handsome face was slightly twisted as he said, "Did you think you’d be safe just by getting in here? Coming in here was signing your own death warrant!"

"That’s right, coming in here sealed your fate!" The other person suddenly tore off the skin on his face and said in a voice familiar to Lin Xuan, "Lin Yunlong, take a look at who I am!"

When he looked up, a familiar face met his gaze. It was none other than Wan Ning, ranked tenth in the Inner Hall.

"Wan Ning!"

Lin Xuan didn’t even need to look. He had already identified Wan Ning from that familiar voice. He just hadn’t expected Wan Ning to show up here in disguise.

Seeing the vicious looks on their faces, he knew they were here to kill him and leave no trace, especially Wan Ning. ’He probably thinks I’m a threat to his position, so he joined in to surround and eliminate me!’

Faced with two such powerful opponents at once, Lin Xuan felt not a shred of panic. Others might be afraid, but he was not. ’I have the statue, and an Essence Pill Stage First Layer one at that. What do I have to fear?’

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