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Seeing this, Zi Yan waved her hand and stepped inside, followed closely by Ye Chen and the others.
The moment Ye Chen and the others stepped into the Beast Spirit Shield, the scenery before them suddenly changed. The original jungle disappeared, replaced by an equally ancient wasteland.
A tremendous pressure descended upon everyone at the same time; even Cai Die was affected, except for Zi Yan.
"As expected of a former top-tier behemoth, even though it has been fallen for countless years, its aura is still terrifying!"
After saying this softly, Ye Chen's gaze fell on the center of the wasteland...
There stood an ancient stone altar, hundreds of feet tall, and the oppressive aura that Ye Chen and the others felt came from there.
Zi Yan rushed up to the altar in a hurry, and Ye Chen and the others followed.
Upon ascending the altar, Zi Yan suddenly froze, her purple eyes fixed intently on the center of the altar.
A sapling sprouted from within the stone platform at the center of the altar...
The sapling was no thicker than a thumb, yet it coiled and twisted like a giant dragon, and at the very top of this small sapling hung a fruit!
"What... what kind of fruit is this?" Butterfly couldn't help but ask. At this moment, she sensed that the fruit in front of her was giving her a tremendous pressure and an inexplicable attraction.
Although it wasn't the Ancient Dragon of the Void or the Heavenly Phoenix, Cai Die's Eight-Colored Devouring Python bloodline clearly reacted strongly to the fruit, which left Cai Die feeling somewhat at a loss.
Seeing this, Ye Chen was somewhat surprised and quickly went over to gently hold the other person's soft, delicate hand.
"Are you okay?"
Feeling the warmth from her hand, Butterfly immediately snapped back to reality. Looking at the worried expression on the young man's face, she couldn't help but reveal a captivating smile...
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
Seeing this, Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and then his gaze fell on the fruit again.
The fruit was about the size of a palm, and its entire body was golden and purple...
If you look closely, you can see that the golden half, winding and twisting, is actually a primordial dragon shrunk countless times, while the purple half is a celestial phoenix spreading its wings and dancing.
Chapter 383 The Battle Ended Quickly
When they discovered that the so-called plains and hills were actually the remains of an ancient dragon and an ancient phoenix, Xiao Yan and the others were both shocked and felt it was only natural.
After all, they already knew the reason for the formation of the beast spirit shield from Zi Yan.
"No wonder the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit was born here. It turns out that an ancient Void Dragon and an ancient Heavenly Phoenix once perished here..." Xiao Yan murmured.
"The Ancient Celestial Phoenix and the Primordial Void Dragon are both supreme beings in the world of magical beasts, but they are irreconcilable enemies. Presumably, these two giant beasts must have perished here after a great battle, both severely wounded," Ye Chen said softly.
Looking at Zi Yan, Ye Chen continued, "This Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit is of great significance to both the Dragon Clan and the Heavenly Phoenix Clan. So, to prevent any accidents, Zi Yan, quickly put this Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit away."
"it is good!"
Upon hearing this, Zi Yan immediately came to her senses and hurriedly prepared to collect the fruit.
But at that moment, her expression suddenly changed, and she exclaimed urgently, "Oh no! Someone else has opened the Beast Spirit Barrier and come in. It's probably the Heavenly Phoenix Clan..."
This is obvious without even thinking about it.
Only those with the bloodlines of the Ancient Void Dragon and the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix can open that Beast Spirit Shield. Apart from Zi Yan, the only ones who entered the ancient ruins this time were those Heavenly Demon Phoenixes.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately became alert.
If it were the Heavenly Phoenix, it certainly wouldn't let them take the fruit away so easily.
Ye Chen glanced at Cai Die silently and gave her a meaningful look...
Cai Die raised an eyebrow, understanding Ye Chen's meaning, and simply nodded slightly to indicate that she understood.
In that short time, the intruding Heavenly Phoenix Clan had arrived at the wasteland and seen the altar in the middle, and Ye Chen and the others on it.
"That's... the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit?!" The white-haired man, who had exchanged glances with Ye Chen and the others earlier, immediately spotted the purple-gold fruit in the center of the altar and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Upon seeing this scene, the numerous Heavenly Demon Phoenix experts following the white-haired man immediately displayed an extremely frenzied and fanatical expression.
"We can't let those guys get the fruit! Elder Huangxuan, quickly kill them!" The real situation wasn't like the original novel where there was a lot of talk. The white-haired man, who held the highest position, directly issued a kill order to Ye Chen and the others!
"Yes, today, none of them will escape!"
The black-robed elder, known as Huang Xuan, nodded slightly, his gaze fixed on the top of the altar, his eyes burning with fervor. He murmured, "The Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, hehe, truly heaven is determined to bring prosperity to my clan! To encounter such a legendary treasure here..."
The terrifying aura unique to a five-star Dou Zun suddenly erupted. Huang Xuan's black robe surged, and he delivered a simple yet powerful punch carrying the might of heaven and earth, heading straight for Ye Chen and the others.
Zi Yan, Xiao Yan, and the others all changed their expressions and immediately adopted a counterattack stance.
However, Ye Chen waved his hand to stop them, then nodded to Cai Die...
The next moment, the wind whipped up the clouds, and thunder roared from the sky!
A dazzling rainbow streak shot into the thunderclouds in the sky, and the overwhelming power of the heavens directly suppressed Huang Xuan's fist, causing it to freeze in place.
"This this……"
The white-haired man's face turned even paler than his hair.
The powerful members of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan and its affiliated races around him were all weak and sore, and they couldn't even muster the will to resist.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! This aura, could it be a ninth-order demon?"
"Beast?" Huang Xuan's attack had been completely neutralized by the pressure of heaven and earth. At this moment, he could only stare blankly at the rolling thunderclouds in the sky and mutter to himself.
A massive, eight-colored serpent tail, nearly a thousand feet long, shot out from the thunderclouds and slammed down towards Huang Xuan and the others below.
Before the attack even arrived, the howling wind had already immobilized everyone below, as if a mountain was pressing down on each of them...
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way quickly!"
Huang Xuan unleashed all his fighting spirit, desperately trying to escape beyond the attack range.
Of course, he didn't forget to warn his companions to take cover before doing so.
Unfortunately, the remaining few were only eighth-tier early-stage magical beasts, whose strength was at most comparable to a human second or three-star Dou Zun. Faced with such a terrifying attack, they had no chance to dodge at all.
And so, with Huang Xuan's eyes wide with rage, more than a dozen powerful figures, including the white-haired man, were all slammed heavily into the ground by the giant snake tail.
Rumble…
The enormous snake tail slowly rose, and Xiao Yan and the others, who were already stunned, looked towards the bottom of the giant pit, only to find that there was nothing left except some blood.
Clearly, that single strike from the snake's tail had wiped out the entire opposing team, except for Huang Xuan, a five-star Dou Zun...
puff!
Seeing this terrifying scene, and having been hit by the strong wind carried by the snake's tail, Huang Xuan couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, staining the black robe on his chest red.
However, at this moment, he had no intention of avenging his kin, and he didn't even know where he had thrown the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit.
At this moment, Huang Xuan only had one thing on his mind: run!
Upon seeing the beast spirit shield cracked due to the terrifying attack, Huang Xuan had no other thoughts and immediately used his fastest speed to rush over.
I must say, they truly live up to their reputation as the Heavenly Phoenix Clan.
The speed that Huang Xuan unleashed at this moment was something even Ye Chen, who had used the wings of the demonic phoenix, had to admit was inferior to.
Unfortunately, no matter how fast he was, it was all in vain against the colorful butterfly.
A streak of colorful light caught up with Huang Xuan in an instant, and with a gentle turn, it wrapped her and her wings together into a rice dumpling...
At this moment, Cai Die appeared beside him, then slowly carried Huang Quan to the altar and threw him at Ye Chen's feet.
"Hehe, you've worked hard." Ye Chen said to Cai Die with a smile.
However, compared to them, Xiao Yan, Iron Sword Venerable, and even the little girl Zi Yan were all staring at the colorful butterfly in disbelief...
"Big brother, what exactly is Sister Cai Die's strength?" Zi Yan asked, stammering slightly.
Although she had always felt that this older sister was very powerful and gave her a dangerous feeling, the terrifying power that the other party had just displayed was probably not much weaker than those old guys on Dragon Island, right?
"Oh, you mean Cai Die? She should be at the peak of the eight-star Dou Zun now, and she should be about to break through to the nine-star..." Ye Chen replied casually.
But other people hear this in a completely different way.
"An eight-star peak Dou Zun, and it looks like a very powerful snake-type magical beast. How can Brother Ye have so many terrifying magical beast experts around him..." Xiao Yan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
As for Zi Yan, she pouted and said with some disbelief, "I don't believe it. I felt that Sister Cai Die's strength just now was no weaker than those old guys on Dragon Island..."
Chapter 384 The Real Big Gain
Ye Chen has actually been having some headaches about Cai Die's strength these past two years.
After all, she has maintained her current level for more than three years, but she just can't break through...
The reason given by Cai Die was that she had been forced to break through too many realms after absorbing the Serpent's Spine Bone, so she probably couldn't improve her realm until she fully adapted to and integrated these surging powers.
Ye Chen understood this point, but he didn't expect the adaptation and integration process to take so long.
"Zi Yan, I imagine this ancient dragon clan elder doesn't want his remains left outside. Let's collect them and bring them back to Dragon Island in a bit..." Ye Chen looked at Zi Yan, gently stroking her purple hair, and said in a deep voice.
Zi Yan nodded solemnly and said, "After the dragons fall, they all return to the Dragon Tomb. I will bring this senior back to Dragon Island and bury him in the Dragon Tomb!"
As for the remaining remains of the Heavenly Phoenix, Zi Yan definitely wouldn't want them, so Ye Chen would have to take them...
Rumble!
A tremendous roar resounded, and then, before everyone's eyes, the remains of the two colossal beasts began to slowly lift off the ground and rise into the sky.
"Roar!"
"Wow!"
The roar of a dragon and the cry of a phoenix rang out simultaneously, and then Ye Chen and the others saw two golden and purple streams of light fly out from the two large corpses, forming a golden dragon and a purple phoenix that were locked in a stalemate in the sky.
Although it is unknown how many years have passed since their fall, it is clear that the remnants of the two colossal beasts have not completely dissipated.
However, from a direct perspective, the Ancient Dragon of the Void still holds the upper hand, and the remnant soul of the Heavenly Phoenix is being suppressed by it...
"Chirp chirp~~" Zi Yan transformed into a small dragon, flew into the sky, and let out a series of tender dragon chirps.
Upon hearing the call from its own kind, the enormous golden dragon in the sky paused slightly, then swam to Zi Yan's side, its huge dragon eyes revealing a hint of human-like gentleness...
Ye Chen's eyes widened suddenly, somewhat incredulous.
This ancient dragon's remnant soul still retains a sliver of self-awareness...
Zi Yan didn't care about any of that and directly expressed her intention to take the other party back to the Dragon Tomb. After a moment of stunned silence, the remnant soul of the golden dragon actually took the initiative to enter Zi Yan's body. The huge dragon body, which was originally like a mountain range, also shrank rapidly and was then stored in Zi Yan's storage ring.
After doing all this, Zi Yan happily returned to Ye Chen's side.
However, Ye Chen's attention was focused on the purple phoenix spirit in the sky at this moment...
He wasn't of the same race as the other party, so he couldn't use tricks like Zi Yan to collect the corpses and remnant souls. Everything depended on strength!
Fortunately, the ancient phoenix had been dead for too long, and its remnant soul's strength was almost nonexistent. Ye Chen's soul had already advanced to the Heavenly Realm, so suppressing the remnant soul was not impossible.
Moreover, back in the Soul Domain, Ye Chen had no shortage of experience fighting against soul entities, so he only spent half an hour, and then used the power of the Starry Sky Dragon deep within his soul to suppress the remnant soul of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, and then put the other party's remains into the Star Emblem Ring.
"The remains of a ninth-tier ancient phoenix, hehe, this is even more precious than the remains of a Dou Sheng and the Heaven-rank Dou Technique in the ruins!"
Thinking about this made Ye Chen feel very happy...
Without the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, even the two giant beasts...
With the corpses and remnants of souls gone, the very foundation upon which this space existed also vanished. Thus, after Ye Chen and the others quickly left, the place collapsed along with the crumbling beast spirit shield.
This also caused the original ancient jungle space to suddenly double in size, creating a huge wasteland in the center of the jungle.
Such a commotion naturally attracted the attention of many people, who all began to rush towards the wasteland.
Of course, it wasn't just these outsiders who noticed this change; some powerful magical beasts that originally lived deep in the forest also did...
Therefore, a bloody massacre was inevitable!
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After leaving the ancient forest, Ye Chen and the others returned to the main hall.
Now that they were here, Ye Chen naturally wouldn't leave without checking out the center, so he continued to lead everyone deeper into the main hall.
Xiao Yan was also very curious about whether there were any Heaven-Rank Battle Techniques inside these ruins.
Following their senses, Ye Chen and the others arrived at the Pill Hall in the ruins. However, the hall had been violently destroyed, and many of the pills had lost their effectiveness due to the passage of time, so they gained nothing from it.
Just as Ye Chen and his group were about to leave, they spotted the beast being chased and took the small, white, beast-shaped pill into their possession.