Lord of Bones

Chapter 697: Thunder Melts the Palace
Time is running out, and countless forces are ready to make a move, attempting to compete for the legendary treasure.

Feng Zhenyue nodded, his eyes firm.

He moved and turned into a stream of light, rushing towards the northeast of the Blazing Thunder Wasteland.

Li Yuan's Thunder Flame Wings suddenly spread out, bringing up gusts of scorching storms, biting closely at Feng Zhenyue's figure.

The two men, one in front and one behind, set out on a journey to find the Thunder-Raging Palace under the baptism of thunder, lightning and fire.

Along the way, you can see the magnificent scenery of the Blazing Wasteland.

The huge thunder rock stood like a giant beast, surrounded by lightning and emitting a deafening roar.

The fiery red lava rivers meandering on the ground, contrasting with the thunder and lightning in the sky, is breathtaking.

.........

After more than a month.

The northeastern corner of the Blazing Wasteland.

The sky was dyed a light violet by the thunderclouds and the fire below, forming a sharp contrast with the roiling lava lake below.

The lava lake is like a wound in the earth, constantly spewing out hot magma, and every drop contains enough power to melt gold and stone.

In the middle of the vast lava lake, giant palaces stand tall.

They are not made of ordinary stones, but seem to be carved from solidified magma, with a dark red luster flowing on the surface, as if they will boil again at any time.

The palace is stacked up layer by layer in an orderly manner, which is both magnificent and mysterious.

Thunder roared above the sky, and from time to time silver lightning flashed like a sharp sword of the gods, tearing through the sky and directly striking into the palace complex.

Li Yuan stepped on the void, with faint fluctuations of energy surrounding him. His clothes fluttered in the wind, and curiosity flashed in his eyes.

He looked at the palace complex from afar, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he turned to look at the man beside him: "Brother Feng, are you really not going in now?"

Feng Zhenyue stood tall, his brows revealing calmness and wisdom. He seemed to be weighing something, nodded slightly, and said:

"Now, the major forces that possess numerous map jade slips have arrived one after another.

"Once you enter the Leirong Palace, conflicts are inevitable.

“Although we have sent messages to several teams of the Chengji Feng clan that have entered the Xuanyin Thunder Region, it is estimated that it will take some time for them to arrive.

“I’ll wait outside.

Li Yuan smiled slightly: "I'm alone, so I'll go in first."

Feng Zhenyue hesitated and said, "Li Yuan, among the major forces that entered the Leirong Palace, there are many that you have offended. Are you sure you want to go in?"

"Now that I'm here, I won't be satisfied if I don't go in and take a look." Li Yuan said with a smile, "When the time comes, if I get into danger, I'll probably have to ask Brother Feng for help."

"Since I promised to help you once, I will never break my promise." Feng Zhenyue nodded, "But, the people you offended are all the most powerful forces in the Wen River Basin.

"Even if I bring along the disciples of the Chengji Feng family, it is unlikely that I can stop them all for you."

Li Yuan said calmly: “As long as Brother Feng can help me within his ability.

“If it’s beyond Brother Feng’s ability, Li will never involve you.

"Brother Feng, I'll go in first."

After saying this, the wings of thunder and flame spread out behind Li Yuan, making his figure look like a descending god of war. They turned into streams of light, crossing the sky and heading straight for the palace complex in the center of the lava lake.

Feng Zhenyue looked at Li Yuan's receding back, a complex expression flashed in his eyes. He shook his head slightly and reminded loudly: "In addition to paying attention to the Yuanzhe of various major forces, there may be Molten Fire Dragons inside."

"Thank you."

As Li Yuan went deeper, the scene in the lava lake became more and more spectacular.

The magma rolled, bubbles constantly emerged from the depths, and made a dull sound when it burst.

.........

A moment later, Li Yuan appeared above the Leirong Palace.

The towering lava walls around it are like a natural fortress, bearing traces of time and fire.

Occasionally, the sound of dripping lava adds a sense of mystery and danger to the palace complex.

He was in no hurry to enter the palace that seemed to be carved from hot lava.

Instead, it chose a relatively remote corner and landed lightly on a stone slab that looked uneven due to years of sedimentation.

In order to prevent any unforeseen situations, Li Yuan carefully engraved teleportation arrays in several hidden corners outside the palace.

Although the environment of the Xuanyin Thunder Domain has a significant suppressive effect on space teleportation, short-distance teleportation should not be a problem.

After doing all this, Li Yuan slowly walked towards a hall that seemed to be deserted.

The door of the palace was half-open. He took a deep breath, stretched out his body, and flew in like a dragon.

As you enter the palace, a suffocating feeling of oppression hits you like the silence before a volcanic eruption.

Even with Li Yuan's cultivation level of half a step into the realm of transformation, he couldn't help but feel an irresistible pressure.

With such a strong pressure, the teleportation arrays that had just been engraved outside were destined to be useless, but he didn't think much about it.

Li Yuan's eyes were as fast as lightning as he carefully checked the surroundings.

To his surprise, every inch of the stone wall and every pillar of the palace seemed to be engraved with complex Yuan patterns.

These ancient Yuan patterns flickered faintly in the dim light. It was these Yuan patterns combined with the special environment here that formed a powerful suppressive force, making it difficult for Yuan practitioners to fly here for a long time.

Because the consumption of energy will be immeasurable.

Although this hall is located in a remote area, there are still some figures moving around in the darkness, looking for something.

Their faces are full of greed and desire, but in the ancient palace, they are more like puppets led by fate.

Based on the layout of the hall and Li Yuan's observations from the outside, he judged that the outer hall might have been looted long ago, and the real treasure should be hidden deeper.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan didn't want to stay here any longer. He flashed and went straight through the center of the hall.

After the magnificent hall, there is a series of long passages.

These passages are like the veins in a maze, winding and twisting, and each passage cleverly connects to one hall after another.

The further you go inside, the wider the space of the hall becomes, as if it is a gradually expanding world.

And there are more and more passages leading into these halls.

No matter which outer hall of the stone hall complex you enter from, it seems that all paths are silently leading to the central hall.

Just like invisible rivers, they will eventually flow into the sea.

In the deep palace, some enviable treasures would occasionally appear.

The fights between the Yuan practitioners in the hall became more and more ordinary, all accompanied by the agitation of Yuan power and the symphony of Yuan treasures. From all indications, it seemed that this was the first time that a Yuan practitioner from outside had entered the Lei Rong Palace.

If a Yuan person had entered the Xuanyin Thunder Realm during the period when the thunder was weakened, these halls would have been ransacked thoroughly and nothing would have been left.

But now, everything here still retains its original mystery.

Li Yuan was extremely alert, fearing that a Yuan person who knew him would appear and interfere with his actions.

Therefore, he rushed all the way despite the huge suppressive force on the Yuan people in the stone hall, not daring to stop for a moment.

In just one hour, he had penetrated more than a thousand feet and had no idea how many halls he had passed through.

He didn't care whether there were any powerful treasures hidden in those halls and didn't stop along the way.

After passing through several towering palaces, Li Yuan thought he had left the outer area of ​​the stone palace complex and was about to step into the inner hall.

However, it was completely different from his previous speculation.

When he passed through a particularly majestic hall, he did not see an even larger hall as he had hoped, but instead a stunning circular passage.

The width of the circular passage is dozens of feet, like a giant dragon circling.

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Looking from the entrance of the hall where he was standing to the two ends of the circular passage, the outer stone doors, each of which was closely connected to the various halls on the periphery.

The number of stone doors on the inner side is four or five times that of the outer side, and they are arranged neatly, as if guarding unspeakable secrets.

Unlike the large hall behind the outer stone gate, there is no sign of a huge space behind the inner stone gate.

On the contrary, from the gaps between the tightly closed stone doors, in addition to the powerful repressive force emanating from the array itself, there was also an extremely oppressive and suffocating atmosphere emanating from it.

Li Yuan had experienced that feeling before when Tang Xuanye went berserk.

"This is the aura of a half-step saint..." Li Yuan was secretly shocked, "Emperor Yin Lei..."

If we talk about who in the Xuanyin Thunder Domain can possess such strength, it is probably only Yin Lei Emperor, the ancestor of the Yin Lei Palace who has disappeared for who knows how many years.

Li Yuan felt that ancient and deep power, like an ancient giant beast, sleeping in the long river of time, but exuding a majesty that could not be ignored.

The powerful residual power made it difficult for his energy to flow.

The pressure was like an invisible mountain, pressing down on him, and he felt like he was going to succumb to it.

He had to activate his spiritual power and life-eating bone to resist this oppressive feeling with all his strength.

"Such a strong aura of Emperor Yin Lei remains here." Li Yuan whispered to himself, "The Feather Flame Fan is very likely hidden inside.

"But I don't know if there are any clues about the Earthly Blade hidden here."

Li Yuan's gaze slowly moved across the ancient and weathered stone gate opposite.

His heart beat faster, fearing that one wrong step would trigger an unpredictable and terrifying mechanism.

Just as he was hesitating, a noisy sound of footsteps and fluctuations of energy came from afar, breaking the silence.

Obviously, many Yuan people have passed through the magnificent hall outside and are approaching here rapidly.

The sound of their conversation and the occasional collision of elemental forces echoed on both sides of the circular passage.

The stone walls on both sides of the circular passage were hot and hard. Li Yuan could only catch the faint changes in light and shadow in the distance, but could not see the figures of those Yuanists.

Under the powerful formation unique to the Leirong Palace, the soul power seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and the detection range was compressed to the limit, almost becoming a decoration.

"I never retreated even in the Rock Wind Thunder Cave, so what can a mere passage do to me?" Li Yuan secretly encouraged himself, his eyes gradually becoming firm.

He took a deep breath, and the energy in his body surged. He chose a seemingly ordinary stone door, pushed it hard, and walked in.

Behind the stone gate is not a magnificent hall, but a narrow and winding passage filled with an ancient and hot atmosphere.

Li Yuan quickly took out a few pieces of Moonstone. Under the stimulation of Yuanli, they emitted a soft and clear light, like the bright moon in the dark night, dispelling the darkness in the passage.

However, as they continued to move forward, the passage seemed to become extremely long, and every step seemed to be stepping on endless void.

Doubts began to arise in Li Yuan's heart, and he realized that he might have stepped into a carefully arranged illusion array.

The suppression of Yuanli here was beyond imagination. Even with his level of cultivation, he could hardly detect any abnormality until this moment.

Just as he was about to turn around and explore a way to retreat, a sudden buzzing sound exploded in his mind, like thousands of bees flapping their wings at the same time, making him dizzy.

Then, the scene before my eyes suddenly changed, as if the space itself was distorting.

When he regained his composure, Li Yuan found himself in a large enclosed space.

Broken walls and ruins can be seen everywhere, and huge stones are scattered on the ground, proving the past glory and vicissitudes.

Small pools of lava were scattered all around, leaping with blazing flames, illuminating the space and covering everything in a fiery red light.

Li Yuan frowned and speculated secretly: "Could it be that I was in an illusion array just now and accidentally triggered a secret teleportation array somewhere, so I was thrown into an unknown place?"

He tried hard to recall the long time he spent traveling through the illusion. The exhaustion and confusion surged over him like a tide, and he couldn't help rubbing his temples.

The scorching heat in the air and the lingering sound of thunder and lightning suggest that this place may be inextricably linked to the Leirong Palace.

Li Yuan speculated that he was most likely in the underground space beneath the Leirong Palace.

The surrounding stone walls are pitted and eroded by time and heat.

Occasionally, a few low thunders came from deeper inside, shaking the space slightly, adding a bit of thrilling feeling.

Li Yuan took a deep breath and without hesitation, he chose a direction that seemed to be more open. He tapped his toes lightly and moved as swiftly as a cheetah among the intricate and huge rocks.

Every step was accompanied by a slight echo, which was particularly clear in the silent underground world.

About half an hour later, the sound of fierce fighting suddenly broke the silence, like thunder in the dark night, which cheered Li Yuan up.

Li Yuan followed the sound and passed through a narrow crack. He saw two figures fighting fiercely in an empty underground cave, with light shining everywhere.

"Bam—"

With a loud bang and accompanied by flying gravel, a figure was knocked down from mid-air by a powerful force and hit heavily on a huge broken stone pillar not far away, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Then, a wild and ruthless laugh sounded: "Miss Su, stop struggling and hand over your things obediently."

The pretty face of the woman who fell into the rocks looked a little embarrassed. Her delicate features were tense with anger, and her eyes were like burning flames, filled with indomitable spirit and rage.

“How dare you!

"I am a disciple of Lingyun Sect.

"If I were in trouble today, Lingyun Sect would not let you go!"

Although her voice trembled slightly with anger, it was still firm and powerful, echoing in the cave.

"Lingyun Sect...haha, this is ridiculous." The wild laughter sounded again, full of disdain and ridicule, "Since we dare to take action, why would we care about these?
“In this world where the strong are respected, strength is the only thing that matters.

"Once we get what we want and flee far away, what can Lingyun Sect do to us?"

(End of this chapter)