Chapter 1629
Chapter 1629 - Footsteps That Cannot Be Surpassed
On the sand, the footprints were extremely light and extremely shallow, some already couldn’t be seen clearly. However, they were definitely left behind by a human form existence.
Faint white mist rose in spirals, dispersing in the air. There were some that were faintly discernible, some that were mysterious, even Heavenly Eyes unable to completely see through them, only appearing as wisps of faint mist.
That place was extremely peaceful, completely different from Lightning Abyss!
On this side, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, crashing down ferociously unendingly, thunder rumbling incessantly, forming a sea, everything caused by lightning. Crazy waves reached into the heavens, waves overflowing!
Shi Hao and the others already arrived at the edge of the Lightning Abyss. When they turned around, looking that cobblestone path and lightning sea, they trembled inwardly. They were almost hacked to death there.
Being able to come here could definitely be considered good fortune.
“If not for that golden ancient tree protecting us, we would have all died. Even if a supreme being came, they would still be blasted to ashes!” Sanzang said. Even someone as level-headed as him felt lingering fear.
Behind them, the lightning was brilliantly colored, who knew how many times more terrifying than even now. If they were struck by those types of waves, they would undoubtedly die!
Fortunately, they fled over here!
Were they going to leave Lightning Abyss just like that? This made them feel as if what they went through wasn’t that realistic. There was clearly great danger, yet they seemed to have made it through quite easily.
Even though they were already heavily injured, bodies previously blasted through, blood vomited out continuously, comparatively speaking, making it through like this was still too easy!
“Be careful, don’t fall in the darkness before dawn.” Shenming reminded.
When they turned back, those lightning pools were still rising and falling. They were extremely blurry, faintly discernible, but they released an extremely oppressive pressure. Fortunately, they didn’t explode, or else the results would be even more unthinkable.
The cobblestone path was left far behind them. It remained indestructible through the lightning tribulations, imperishable through endless generations, unknown who it was that built this.
Where exactly was this place? When the lightning slightly dispersed, revealing the small path, they carefully examined it, turning around and observing.
Near that small path were some remains that had already been deformed beyond recognition. In the past, they were definitely exceptionally powerful experts, but they died here, not as fortunate as the three of them today.
“Was this cobblestone path refined by someone?” Shenming suspected.
If it was man-made, then that really was shocking. What was the purpose of its existence? This place was able to gather a Lightning Abyss! Yet this path was built right here.
“Was it for the sake of gathering Lightning Tribulation Liquid?” Shi Hao made a shocking guess. However, this really was too horrifying.
What kind of things were lightning pools? How many people could obtain them? Even if all of history was searched, there were only rumors. Only Shi Hao alone in Imperial Pass managed to forcibly seize one.
If someone created Lightning Abyss for the sake of collecting Lightning Tribulation Liquid, then that really would be unimaginable. It would make everyone shiver in fear.
“The lightning pools are things that cannot be controlled. It shouldn’t be for the sake of gathering Lightning Tribulation Liquid, but rather to pass through this Lightning Abyss, head into the desert ahead.” Sanzang came to this conclusion.
Moreover, he further added, “Look, if it wasn’t by following that path, the lightning would be several dozen times worse!”
Shi Hao nodded. When they turned back, they already noticed that the lightning along the path was comparatively weaker. If one didn’t take this path, then it would be even more astonishing.
“Let’s go!”
They went on their way, arriving at the edge of Lightning Abyss. If they continue any further, then they would arrive in the desert.
Sanzang reached out his palm, reaching out. He carefully sensed something. This place was extremely still, lacking traces of activity.
When he tried to take a step out, a strange change took place. Honglong! Yellow mist surged in the desert, it was just too violent. Even though it was mist, it was actually like thunder.
He quickly withdrew his foot. The yellow mist’s fluctuations were extremely intense, killing power astonishing. The war boots he wore were blasted to pieces, even his skin and flesh broken, some blood dripping out.
One had to understand that the bodies of Golden Undead Knights were extremely powerful, yet this yellow mist could actually injure his true body.
“Not any weaker than the lightning tribulation!” Shenming cried out in alarm.
This was a dangerous path with unknown dangers. What did that yellow mist hold?
“Terrifying killing intent!”
Sanzang’s face became overcast, because he felt like he had to risk it all, yet they might not necessarily be able to cross over. Perhaps they might die here.
Hong!
When Shenming experimented, producing a magical artifact, trying to make it fly over, it similarly suffered. Great mist descended from the heavens, yellow mist surging just like before, making this place comparable to facing heavenly tribulation. That artifact shattered!
She had no choice but to back up. Her eyes flickered about, looking towards Shi Hao and saying, “Is that branch in your hands useful?”
The branch that Willow Deity left behind was three feet in length, green and sparkling. Previously, every single leaf was resplendent like a small sun, but now, the radiance was restrained.
However, the edges of the leaves were dyed in a golden border, the results of absorbing the golden ancient tree’s essence.
Shi Hao nodded, reaching out with the willow branch. With a hong noise, yellow mist surged from the ground like wind and thunder, swarming over with terrifying power.
However, this branch shone, actually stopping it. It produced a barrier, an area of sacred earth, making the area around Shi Hao peaceful.
The branch Willow Deity left behind could protect him.
“It was useful after all! Let’s continue!” Shenming cried out in surprise.
The three of them continued, entering the desert. Sure enough, they weren’t obstructed, all of them protected under the barrier of light.
“Why aren’t we able to leave behind any traces in this desert?” Shenming was surprised. The sand looked soft, but when they stepped on it, there were no footsteps left behind.
Hong!
Shenming trampled down, making Shi Hao and Sanzang’s hearts jump. Even though there was the willow branch’s protection, they feared that she might provoke some type of disaster.
However, when the underground yellow mist had just appeared, it was forcibly suppressed by the willow branch’s radiance again.
Only, even after that, Shenming still wasn’t able to leave behind a footprint, not affecting the ground in the slightest!
This was a desert, yet they couldn’t leave behind footsteps. This really was a bit strange!
Even Sanzang and Shi Hao couldn’t hold themselves back, trying for themselves. However, the results were the same.
Who was the one that left those faint footsteps behind? They have to be long life beings at the very least, right?
“Were they left behind by Willow Deity?” Shi Hao said softly.
They continued forward. A thousand zhang out, a stele appeared.
“The most ancient immortal text!” Shenming said.
On the stele were a few words, recording some things.
The main idea was to warn those who came afterwards that it would become more and more dangerous, that that place wasn’t somewhere anyone could try to enter!
“What?”
When they got towards the end of what was written, even Sanzang, who usually remained quiet. couldn’t help but cry out in alarm. Then, he lowered his head, looking towards the faint footsteps.
“Everyone follows this faint trail of footsteps, those of later generations couldn’t leave behind footprints in this desert. They all pursue that flickering path, longing to understand the truth behind everything.” Sanzang interpreted the general meaning.
Shi Hao was shocked. Just how astonishing of a thing was this?
From the endless past until now, no one could leave behind footprints here? They all followed this trail, what were they searching for?
It was definitely a world shocking expert, someone who shocked past and present who left this behind!
Only, they were too ancient, no one knowing about it. They could only follow along that person’s footsteps, wishing to pursue its mysteries!
This path was extremely quiet, not even the lightning behind them audible anymore. One had to understand that they hadn’t even walked that far! Yet it was just that strange.
Along the way, it was extremely peaceful. They almost felt as if they could see endless predecessors follow this path, in the end, all falling before them.
Not long afterwards, a few rocks appeared on the yellow desert. Then, the colors changed, becoming a scarlet-colored desert.
When Shi Hao and the others stepped here, there was bloody mist that directly rose. Honglong! It carried blood radiance and astonishing might, erupting here.
“How frightening! If we didn’t have this willow branch’s protection, we would die here even if our strength was ten times stronger.” Shenming’s expression changed.
Of course, the most terrifying thing was that intense fluctuations swept over from the back. There was lightning radiance that appeared, striking this place!
Honglong!
This place was even more terrifying, the power that erupted world shocking!
“The lightning is directed at the bloody mist, as if it is purifying the inauspicious!” Sanzang said.
Sure enough, whenever bloody mist surged, there would be lightning that hacked over.
“The existence of Lightning Abyss is for the sake of suppressing this bloody mist substance?” They began to think to themselves.
“Where was Willow Deity headed? This path is too terrifying!” Shi Hao said with a sunken voice.
Just like that, they continued a set distance. Lightning and thunder crashed endlessly, this place deafening.
Finally, they left the range of the blood desert, arriving in normal ground made of earth.
There was no lightning radiance here, nor was there any mist. It was extremely quiet.
At the same time, Willow Deity’s branch no longer shone, the light barrier that it supported receding, proving that this place lacked danger.
“What is that?”
Shenming cried out in alarm, a bit shocked.
In the land of earth ahead, in the distance was a dam that rested there. There was a creature that seemed to have crawled over from the other side of the dam, half its body powerlessly hanging on this side.
It already died, unknown just how many tens of thousands of years It had withered away for. However, on the ground, and on the dam, there was still a bit of blood that shone, actually not dried yet.
That blood had immortal energy curling about it, sparkling and brilliant!
When Shi Hao and the others tried to get closer, their bodies were in intense pain, skin spraying out blood, bones even about to break. They felt as if their bodies were going to explode!
That was true immortal blood, even now having power that didn’t dissipate!
Even from far away, when they tried to approach like this, even their bodies were going to break apart. Just how terrifying of a wave of power was this? This was released by immortal blood!
They staggered backwards, blood trickling out from their mouths.
Moreover, the bit of blood that remained possessed great awe, actually making one prostrate in worship, about to bow down and kowtow!
This left them shocked!
Willow Deity’s branch shone, cutting off everything, only then did they release a breath of relief. The pressure just now was too great, making even the space between their brows split apart, about to explode.
The three of them had no choice but to quickly withdraw, continuing until the branch’s radiance receded.
“That corpse has already dried up, only scattering a bit of blood and power. If the corpse had essence blood flowing out, the consequences would be even more terrifying. This type of immortal blood’s power can crush anything!” Sanzang said with a sunken voice.
“There are star remains!” Shenming pointed out.
On the other side of the dam were some star remains, fallen there. They were incomparably massive, extremely terrifying.
However, even though they were large, they would be easily overlooked. One’s eyes would be completely seized by the immortal blood, as that blood possessed a strange power.
“When that creature died, did the stars of the heavens collapse, fall here? Is that why there are star remains?!” Sanzang’s expression was extremely serious.
Then, they no longer continued forward, instead moving horizontally, observing their surroundings.
“The corpse of an undying existence, it has already died endless ages ago, but its flesh is still here. These drops of blood are undying!” Shenming became serious.
It was because not far from the dam, another corpse appeared, suspected to have crawled over from the other side of the dam as well, died countless generations ago. The upper half of the corpse was hanging down on this side of the dam.
This was horrifying. What kind of place was this?
Did Willow Deity head towards the other side of the dam? How was it doing now?
Great waves surged within Shi Hao’s mind. What kind of ancient land was this? It was too shocking.