Douluo Dalu: The Frozen Throne

Chapter 68 Jialing Pass Ruins
After leaving the border of the Star Dou Great Forest, the four of them headed northward. Soon they crossed the border between the two countries and entered the territory of the Tianhun Empire.

After pondering the map for a while, Shu Yan decided to go to the Jialing Pass ruins first. The reason was actually very simple. Judging from the group's route, they would pass by there on the way. The other destination, Longcheng, was still far away in the northeast of the Tianhun Empire. It could even be said that it was not far from the Far North. It was somewhat unreasonable to go to a far place instead of a near one.

After entering the Tianhun Empire, the four were not as blatant as before.

After the split of the Tiandou Empire, the Tianhun Empire inherited most of the land and power of the original Tiandou Empire, while the Douling Empire occupied most of the land along the eastern coast. Since then, wars have often occurred between the two empires. Although they have maintained superficial peace until now, in fact, the relationship is just like that. If it were not for the threat of the Sun and Moon Empire, I am afraid that the border between the two countries would not be peaceful now.

The Jialing Pass ruins mentioned by Qiangu Chaosheng happen to be located in the central area of ​​the Tianling Mountains on the border between the Tianhun and Lingdou countries today.

As the main battlefield of the God War ten thousand years ago, countless lives were lost there, and even the former Rakshasa God was buried there... For a long time after the God War ended, the entire Jialing Pass could be said to be filled with resentment, and the breath of death and decay was solidified on this ominous land...

Later, due to changes in the situation, the original Jialing Pass was abandoned for various reasons. The Emperor Tiandou at that time chose to rebuild a new city behind the old Jialing Pass. Since then, the old Jialing Pass has become a mysterious place in the eyes of the world. Except for the descendants of some sects who would go there regularly to worship their ancestors, almost no one was willing to set foot there, for fear of being contaminated by the ominous aura...

After easily avoiding the detection of an army stationed on the border of the Tianhun Empire, Shu Yan and his three companions arrived at this deserted land that was now almost unrecognizable with almost no effort.

Ten thousand years have passed, and the originally tall and solid walls of the old Jialing Pass have gradually collapsed and crumbled. Countless weeds are swaying in the strong wind coming from outside the pass. The originally bare rocky mountains now have some more vegetation, but there is still no sign of life.

Looking out from the collapsed city wall, there was also no trace of any living creature on the empty plain. Countless withered graves stood on it. The land here was an extremely ominous and deep color, as if constantly reminding the world what had happened here ten thousand years ago.

The four of them stood in the strong wind on an ancient city wall that had not yet collapsed. For some reason, a feeling of sadness emerged silently from the bottom of their hearts. Xue Di looked at the dark clouds that had been above this land for many years, and then said softly:

"Many lives have died here, and even the earth veins and the sky have been affected. One can imagine how terrible and bloody the war that broke out ten thousand years ago was..."

Bingdi pulled the corner of Shu Yan's clothes, and then said with some discomfort:

"Shu Yan, are you sure that old man didn't lie to you? It doesn't look like there is any chance here. Instead, it gives people a bad feeling..."

Xu Jiujiu also nodded in agreement. The feeling this place gave her was somewhat similar to the undead demiplane. Even though she was just standing here, she felt a cold and chilly air drilling into her body, and even her soul power seemed to be under a slight suppression.

Shu Yan frowned, then said:
"There is no need for Elder Qian to lie to me. Let's go down and take a look. Ten thousand years ago, the Rakshasa God died here, but from Elder Qian's words we can tell that her consciousness has not disappeared. There must be something here that we cannot sense..." Xue Di also nodded, and everyone jumped down from the city wall and then fell into the endless dry graves.

Walking deeper along the gaps between the withered graves, the only sounds besides the whistling wind were the sounds of some small soul beasts running by. Engraved on the tilted and broken tombstones were countless names that were too blurred to be recognized. Some of them were soldiers of the Tiandou Empire ten thousand years ago, and some were strong men from the Wuhun Hall. But today, ten thousand years later, they have all become dry bones in the graves, and no one is even willing to come to pay homage to them.

After walking for about twenty minutes, the group found a tomb in the center of all the withered tombs, which was obviously different in size and style from the other withered tombs. Around this tomb, four stone pillars that were tens of meters high stood there. After thousands of years of wind and rain, the surfaces of these stone pillars were covered with dust and various traces, but the mysterious and complex patterns on them were still clear. Shu Yan touched it tentatively and felt it was cold, but soon, the four of them noticed something unusual.

The surrounding space seemed to be interfered with by an invisible force. The sand and stones on the surrounding land were shaken and floated up. The dust and shells on the four stone pillars began to peel off, and a dark purple light with an evil feeling bloomed. The next moment, almost in the blink of an eye, everyone had arrived in another world.

Different from the gloomy and chilly space in the Undead Demiplane, the space the four people came to was filled with an indescribable evil force. Wrapped in this evil energy, even their mental power could not be exerted freely, and their soul power was directly blocked.

From the overall perspective, everyone seemed to be in a hall. The light in the hall was a little dim, and all the pillars and decorations looked a little weird. In the depths of the hall, a beautiful woman in a lavender dress slowly emerged from the darkness. Almost instantly, the hairs on the bodies of Xue Di and Bing Di stood up. Their subconscious told them that the power of this noble and cold woman who was not like an ordinary person was definitely above theirs. Just one glance made them feel a great sense of crisis.

Xu Jiujiu took two steps back and subconsciously cast her eyes towards Shu Yan. At this moment, the sense of security given to her by the two Ice and Snow Emperors combined was not as good as that given to her by Shu Yan alone. She always had an extraordinary trust in Shu Yan, no matter what the time was...

Shu Yan looked at the woman in front of him who was still extremely beautiful even after ten thousand years, and a slight smile appeared on his face. Then he said:
"Senior, how do you think I should address you?"

A faint smile appeared on the beautiful woman's face, and this smile carried an indescribable charm. When the four people came to their senses, the beautiful woman was already sitting on the main seat behind them.

A scrutinizing gaze fell on Shu Yan and the other three. The beautiful woman crossed her fair and slender legs. She supported her chin with one hand and said with a chuckle:

"I have fallen to this point, so you can call me whatever you want. In addition, the reason why I am willing to meet you is because I sense a familiar aura in you. That is the Panlong Stick Spirit Master from that year. Are you his descendant? Or, his disciple?"

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(End of this chapter)