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The beast's body was half buried under the rubble. It had been dead for an unknown period of time, and its blood and qi were still seeping out.

Lin Feng did not rush to get closer.

A martial saint-level beast that could die here couldn't be that simple.

There are still three kilometers ahead to the point where the vital energy converges, and this corpse just happens to be lying across the middle of the road. It doesn't seem like a coincidence at all.

We need to first confirm whether there are any remaining formations.

He stopped the earth dragon behind him and used his mental energy to scan around the corpse.

The moment the telekinetic energy touched the corpse's abdomen, it was repelled by a lingering aura of blood.

Lin Feng frowned.

It is not a living thing.

There is something inside.

He went over and flipped through it.

The outer scales of the corpse had collapsed and crumbled at the slightest touch, but the flesh inside was still warm.

A stench of decay mixed with the smell of blood rushed up, and the earth dragon let out a low growl from behind.

Lin Feng ignored it.

He used the tip of his gun to pry open the abdominal cavity, and several pieces of bone rolled out, with something embedded inside.

Black bone fragments.

It's about the size of a palm, with irregular edges and incomplete array patterns engraved on its surface.

Lin Feng stared at those lines for two seconds.

He had seen this before.

He took out the half-finished map he had found in the altar ruins from his storage ring and brought it close to the bone fragment.

The patterns match.

The dragon-shaped pattern on the fragment extends from the upper left corner to the lower right corner, then breaks in the middle.

The array patterns on the bone fragments connect right at the break and extend towards the lower left corner.

After being pieced together, the pattern became more complete.

Eight small circles have appeared next to the three characters "Zhenlongtai".

Each circle contains a simplified diagram of an altar, arranged in the eight trigrams.

Eight altars of blood and bone.

External blood supply.

Lin Feng has already destroyed one.

He pressed his fingertip on one of the circles, where there was a crack that matched the broken edge of the array pattern he had left when he shattered the altar.

The markings indicate that the destroyed altar was located in the Kun position.

With the Kun position destroyed, a corner of the Qi and blood circulation of the entire formation was broken.

That's why the core area rioted.

Those strange beasts aren't crazy.

The control of the formation has been broken; it can no longer suppress the situation.

Lin Feng put away the bone fragments and the remaining map.

This is not good news.

An altar was destroyed, the strange beasts outside went out of control, and the things inside were also awakened.

In other words, continuing forward is not simply about finding treasures, but about delving into the core of the formation.

But since we've come this far, there's no point in retreating.

Lin Feng lifted his foot and continued walking forward.

The sixth kilometer.

The earth dragon's condition is starting to deteriorate.

Its steps became unsteady.

It pawed at the ground with its four paws, shook its head incessantly, and made low whimpering noises from its throat.

A black light flashed in the dragon's eyes.

very short.

It disappeared in a flash.

But Lin Feng saw it.

He patted the dragon's horns.

"Stay calm."

The earth dragon grunted and remained quiet for the time being.

Lin Feng did not urge it immediately.

The Netherworld Earth Dragon is a fourth-stage Martial Saint. It could even withstand the poisonous fog of a half-step Martial Saint before, but now it has become unstable after only six kilometers. The problem is not with it.

It's that thing in front pressing down on it.

Less than thirty seconds later, the black light reappeared.

This time it will take even longer.

The earth dragon's two eyes turned black at the same time, and its entire body froze.

Lin Feng's Eyes of Ten Thousand Beasts detected the reason.

Deep ahead, a sense of oppressive energy is pushing this way.

That aura carried the superior intimidation of someone with dragon blood.

The earth dragon isn't out of control; its bloodline is being suppressed.

Lin Feng quickly went through it in his mind.

We can't let the earth dragon go to waste here.

We're still two kilometers from the core. If we really encounter something, the earth dragon will be the best meat shield and also our escape route.

If it lies down now, it will have to rely on itself to walk from here on out.

He channeled his spiritual power into the Eye of Ten Thousand Beasts, and the golden vertical pupil operated at full power, suppressing the surging rage within the earth dragon's consciousness.

The earth dragon kept growling from its throat, its claws digging into the rock, sending pebbles flying everywhere.

Lin Feng pressed down on the dragon horn with one hand and gripped the crimson gold spear tightly with the other.

Don't break it.

Hang in there a little longer.

Ten seconds later, the earth dragon regained its mobility.

However, the speed was noticeably slower, and the force of the four claws gripping the ground was reduced by half.

Lin Feng could tell that it wasn't that it didn't want to leave, but that every step it took was being suppressed by its bloodline.

If we go any further, we'll probably lose control.

Preparations need to be made in advance.

If the earth dragon can't withstand the attack, then you'll have to go in and explore on your own.

However, that would double the risk if they encountered something at the Martial Saint level or higher.

Two kilometers ahead.

The blood mist suddenly thinned.

They haven't broken up.

It was completely drained.

All the red air currents are converging on the same point.

Lin Feng rode on the dragon's back, his Eye of Ten Thousand Beasts piercing through the last layer of mist.

He saw it.

A black stone platform.

It is over ten meters tall and covered with dragon-shaped patterns on all sides, exactly the same as the one depicted in the fragment.

The patterns on the surface of the stone platform were flowing, and dark red light was converging towards the center in concentric circles.

The ground below the stage cracked.

Inside the crack, a black vein was pulsating.

The frequency of the jumps is very slow.

Once, twice.

The thickness of the veins is about the same as that of an earthworm's leg.

Its surface is covered with jet-black scales, beneath which a dark red liquid flows.

Live.

Lin Feng stared at the vein, only one judgment popping into his mind.

That's not a formation component.

It is a section of a real, still-pulsating dragon's body.

Zhenlongtai.

The array pattern used to suppress it is not dragon-shaped.

It is the remains of a true dragon.

Or at least, it's something with a bloodline level high enough to crush an earth dragon.

Beneath his feet, the Netherworld Earth Dragon knelt down.

The dragon, over a hundred meters long, lay prone on the ground, its four claws gripping the rock strata tightly, its head pressed against the ground, emitting a very low mournful cry.

Lin Feng was jolted and steadied himself by bracing himself on the dragon's horn with one hand.

He looked down at the state of the Netherworld Earth Dragon.

It's not fear.

It is submission.

They submit to the bloodline of those in power, an instinct ingrained in their very bones.

This is troublesome.

Lin Feng had originally planned to let the earth dragon hold the line first, but now it seems that once they get to the bottom of the stone platform, it would be good enough if it didn't turn around and kneel down to block the way.

We can't rely on it.

Only on your own.

A second tremor came from beneath the stone platform.

The pulse of that section of the black dragon's body quickened.

boom! boom! boom!

With each strike, the entire ground trembled.

Gravel rolled down from the edge of the crack, falling without a sound.

Lin Feng jumped off the dragon's back.

He held the crimson gold spear in his hand, the tip pointing forward.

He did not act immediately.

The Dragon Suppression Platform is still in operation, and only one of the eight altars has been destroyed, indicating that the formation has not completely collapsed.

If we rashly break the stone platform now, we might release what's inside.

But not fighting is not an option either.

It has woken up.

Lin Feng stared at the black stone platform for three seconds.

Within the Eyes of Ten Thousand Beasts, the stone platform is not an inanimate object.

Beneath the array patterns were densely packed lines of qi and blood, all penetrating deep into the cracks.

The lines converged from all directions and were swallowed by the dragon's body.

It is devouring the formation.

Or rather, the formation has been feeding it.

Lin Feng's fingers tightened on the gun barrel.

Eight blood and bone altars were placed around the perimeter to offer blood sacrifices, while the Dragon Suppression Platform pressed down on the dragon's body at the center.

But now that the Kun position is destroyed, a corner of the cycle is broken, the suppression is weakened, and this thing has started to devour the Qi and blood.

He might have stumbled into the ruins.

It means that a corner of the seal has been lifted.

In the crack at the bottom of the stone platform, in the depths of darkness, an eye opened.

Vertical pupils.

It was ten times larger than the eyes of an earthworm.

The pupils were dark gold, with a swirling crimson tinge inside.

That eye was fixed on Lin Feng.

Lin Feng also stared at it.

There was a stone platform and a crack between each person's eyes, and no sound was heard.

But Lin Feng could sense that the Eye of Ten Thousand Beasts was being pushed back.

It wasn't that their mental power was crushed.

The other person was also looking at him.

There was no murderous intent or rage in his eyes.

There is only one way to examine it.

It was as if they were checking to see if he had anything on him.

Lin Feng felt tense.

Can it sense the eyes of all beasts?

wrong.

Perhaps it wasn't the Eye of Ten Thousand Beasts, but rather the fragments of the map and bone pieces he had just taken out.

The array patterns of Zhenlongtai were originally a single entity; after the fragments were pieced together, its aura must have dissipated for a moment.

This thing's intuition is too accurate.

A whooshing sound came from behind.

Extremely fast.

A golden wave of air sliced ​​through the edge of the blood mist, and the wind pressure blew away all the rubble on the ground.

Lin Feng did not turn around.

At this moment, only Duan Hongyuan could rush into the core area and break through the blood mist with such momentum.

But he didn't relax.

The arrival of Emperor Wu does not guarantee safety.

If there were a real dragon beneath the stone platform, even Duan Hongyuan might not be able to suppress it.

Duan Hongyuan landed thirty meters behind Lin Feng.

Emperor Wu unleashed his full aura, his body protected by golden qi, his robes fluttering in the wind.

He saw the stone platform.

I saw the pulsating dragon body below the stage.

I saw the vertical pupil that had just opened deep within the crack.

Duan Hongyuan paused.

"This thing is not a strange beast."

Lin Feng did not loosen his grip on the gun.

He wanted to ask what that was.

But before he could finish speaking, a pulse could be heard coming from the crack.

Closer than before.

The next moment, a second eye opened in the crack.