SFS Chapter 169 is never-ending.
Chapter 169 is never-ending.
"Pfft!"
With a soft sound, the golden rune in the dragon's eye shattered instantly.
The enormous golden dragon phantom suddenly froze, letting out a roar of resentment.
A burst of golden light erupted, and the immense energy that formed the dragon's shadow began to dissipate and disintegrate.
The dragon's massive body crumbled inch by inch, eventually vanishing into nothingness.
Chen Xu staggered to the ground, his face pale.
That attack, though seemingly simple, actually drained most of his spiritual power and mental strength.
At the same time, facing the onslaught of icy energy, Nan Longyue made an even more perilous choice.
Just as the ice crystals were about to engulf her, she used the violent energy flow to dodge like a fish swimming upstream.
Just as the storm's power reached its peak, about to freeze her completely.
She finally caught a glimpse of a crack briefly appearing in the heart of the storm as the Azure Dragon locked onto its target.
Nan Longyue's figure was almost illusory in the ice soul. Under the effect of the "Chiwen Nourishing Spirit Technique", she was able to directly approach the Azure Dragon's reverse scale.
However, at that moment, the seemingly defenseless area suddenly emitted a bright blue light.
An extreme chill, far exceeding anything seen before, suddenly erupted.
"Damn it!" Nan Longyue's pupils shrank suddenly, and a warning screamed in her heart.
The terrifying backlash of the icy energy ignored the protective water membrane on her body and directly invaded her meridians and internal organs.
A sweet taste rose in her throat, and bright red blood spilled from the corner of her lips, instantly turning into ice crystals.
The biting cold eroded every inch of her flesh and soul.
Chen Xu was providing support from the outside, constantly monitoring the battle situation.
He had just defeated the golden dragon phantom, and the residual intense heat from its collapse had not completely dissipated.
At this moment, he forcibly drew upon this energy, compressing and condensing it using the profound methods of the "Mysterious Water Dragon-Opening Technique".
It transformed into a thin stream of dark golden water, which, like an arrow, precisely injected itself into the thick ice layer surrounding Nanlongyue.
The ultimate fire element and the ultimate blue dragon ice essence collided violently.
The thick ice layer that had blocked Nanlongyue's retreat was forcibly torn open with a narrow crack.
Seeing this, Nan Longyue ignored the excruciating pain of her torn meridians.
She activated the "Chiwen Nourishing Spirit Technique" once again, her body transforming into a twisted pale blue afterimage, and bursting out fiercely through the crack.
Then, Nan Longyue was thrown violently into the air, her body covered in thick frost, her breath weakening.
However, with Chen Xu's help, the last illusory image of the Azure Dragon quickly dissipated.
The entire inheritance space trembled violently.
The golden-blue chaotic nebula above their heads spun wildly, while the black crystal ground beneath their feet cracked inch by inch.
Two condensed beams of light, as if they were alive, surged into the space between Chen Xu and Nan Longyue's eyebrows respectively.
However, the information was too obscure and difficult to understand, overwhelming the two of them.
Time ticked by, and just as the two were caught in a storm of inherited information.
The space within the inheritance changed once more, and Chen Xu and Nan Longyue's figures vanished instantly.
……
When Chen Xu opened his eyes again, he found himself in a dimly lit palace.
He sat up abruptly, his eyes scanning his surroundings.
This is a hall that is far more magnificent than the previous side hall.
The dome soared high, and the pillars were carved with intricate dragon motifs. But Nanlongyue was nowhere to be seen.
"woke up?"
A cold voice suddenly rang out in the empty hall.
Chen Xu's pupils contracted sharply, and he turned his head abruptly.
Directly in front of him, about ten feet away in the darkness, a figure appeared silently.
It was the same mysterious monk from before, dressed in a dark blue, star-studded robe with his face covered by a hood.
He seemed to have always been standing there, yet also seemed to have just materialized from nothingness.
Chen Xu took a deep breath, forcing himself to remain calm.
If the other party wanted to kill him, they wouldn't have intervened to save him in the first place.
"Senior..." Chen Xu bowed respectfully.
"May I ask, senior, where are my companions who entered this place with me?"
The hooded monk remained silent, and the air in the hall seemed to grow heavier because of his silence.
After a few breaths, the cold voice rang out again, carrying an unquestionable tone:
"She is undergoing her final trial."
"The final trial?" Chen Xu frowned, his mind filled with doubts.
"May I ask, senior, what kind of trial is it? Where is it conducted? Is it dangerous?"
"The core of the Dragon Palace, proof of bloodline." The mysterious cultivator uttered only these eight words and said no more.
He slightly raised his hood, and his gaze, hidden in the shadows, seemed to fall on Chen Xu.
"As for you..."
Before he could finish speaking, the mysterious cultivator gently waved his wide robe sleeves.
hum...
Deep within the main hall, the once dark and desolate ground suddenly lit up with nine beams of light of different colors.
A beam of light shot into the sky, instantly tearing through the darkness of the palace roof.
Beneath each beam of light stood a massive stone monument.
Chen Xu's gaze was drawn to it, and his heart began to pound uncontrollably.
Even from a distance, he could clearly feel the distinctly different terrifying pressure emanating from each stone tablet.
Nine powerful force attributes collided with each other, forming a force field filled with destructive power.
"The nine sons of the dragon, guarding the monument." The mysterious cultivator's cold voice carried a strange charm, as if he were reciting an ancient decree.
"Your trial is to defeat all the phantoms and become the guardian of the Dragon Palace."
"Break its shadow?" Chen Xu's gaze swept solemnly over the nine stone tablets that exuded a terrifying aura.
Defeating nine phantoms? That's an absurdly difficult task.
Besides... he had absolutely no interest in the position of guardian of the Dragon Palace.
"Why?" Chen Xu asked in a deep voice.
He and Nan Longyue were drawn into this place, received the inheritance, and were forced to face this life-or-death trial.
Behind all of this, there seems to be an invisible hand driving it.
"Senior, what is the purpose of this trial? If I am fortunate enough to pass it, what will I receive?"
"What if we don't participate in the trial?"
The mysterious cultivator glanced coldly at Chen Xu, and his announcement echoed throughout the hall:
"Trial rules: only by breaking the monument can one survive; failure means the demise of one's path."
"The Dao has fallen?!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Xu frowned.
Since the old monster didn't mention any benefits to passing the test, it seems there aren't any.
If that's the case, I might as well just give up on the trial.
In any case, losing one clone is not a big deal for me.
I just wonder if the so-called "bloodline certificate" from Nanlongyue is also incomplete.
Chen Xu's mind raced. Abandoning the trial would mean that the annihilation of this clone would not be a big deal.
However, Nan Longyue's whereabouts are unknown, and she is undergoing the so-called "bloodline test," which may be even more dangerous than that.
To find out the truth about this place and Nan Longyue's safety, he must first pass this trial.
"Since there's no other choice..." Chen Xu's gaze swept over the nine stone tablets emanating terrifying pressure, and a fighting spirit rose in his heart.
"Then let's see what tricks your Dragon Palace Secret Realm holds, and what it can do to me!"
He took a deep breath, and the "Mysterious Water Dragon-Opening Technique" quietly circulated through his meridians...