Translator: Silavin
Within the Fallen God Abyss, no one knew exactly what lay hidden. From the current situation, it was certain that something had been sealed within this abyss.
*Clang!*
Suddenly, the iron chains on the ground jerked violently, snapping taut as tremendous reverberating sounds echoed from within that darkness.
Immediately, those mystical patterns upon the chains blazed to life in unison. Then, the iron chains once again fell slack upon the ground.
This scene had repeated countless times before Qin Yichen’s eyes, to the extent that he was no longer startled as he had been the first time. He had even grown accustomed to it.
During this brief period, he had fully experienced the Jade Pendant’s formidable power.
Neither the violent winds from within the abyss nor the shadows within the dark canopy above could harm him.
Throughout this journey, he had witnessed far too many skeletal remains.
The deeper one ventured, naturally the bones belonged to increasingly powerful experts who had perished here.
Over these past two days of travel, no more skeletal remains had appeared in the surrounding area. This indicated that no one had been able to reach this region.
The surrounding violent winds were terrifyingly fierce. Even with the Jade Pendant’s protection, Qin Yichen still felt waves of bone-chilling, forest-cold intent, as though even his Soul might freeze solid.
One could imagine that without the protective charm’s protection, these violent winds alone would scatter not just one’s physical form, but likely one’s very Soul as well.
[No wonder no one has been able to penetrate into this place.] Qin Yichen felt deeply fortunate in his heart.
During these days, although his injuries recovered extremely slowly, he could at least manage to walk under his own power again.
However, his Yuan Energy remained suppressed within his Dantian, unusable. He could only advance step by step forward.
After an indeterminate time had passed, suddenly a patch of light appeared in his field of vision. Though the luminance was quite dim, within this pitch darkness it remained exceptionally conspicuous.
This caused Qin Yichen to unconsciously quicken his pace somewhat.
Before long, he froze in place, his pupils dilating sharply.
Before his eyes appeared an island the size of a small mountain!
Those rays of light were precisely what emanated from that island.
Within this darkness, the island’s luminescence appeared extremely brilliant.
Beneath these rays of light, Qin Yichen could see chains wrapped around the island’s perimeter, extending outward in all directions beyond sight.
What most captured Qin Yichen’s attention, however, was what lay beneath this island.
*Thud!*
Suddenly, the island shook once. Great billows of black mist immediately seeped out from beneath the island. Then, the patterns upon the iron chains blazed to life, the island became stable as Mount Tai, no longer swaying, and below it, the black mist ceased spreading.
[Could it be that the black mist is from down there?] Qin Yichen’s heart filled with horror.
This black mist was extraordinarily terrifying. Moreover, within the black mist, some kind of bizarre monsters had actually spawned, sufficient to demonstrate the black mist’s extraordinary nature.
Qin Yichen even suspected that the so-called curse originated precisely from this black mist!
At this moment, Qin Yichen could also see that above in the canopy, the black mist surged like tides, continuously impacting that island, as though attempting to destroy and submerge it.
Those scenes filled Qin Yichen with trembling fear.
Should the island be destroyed, one could imagine what kind of terrifying events would occur!
[What exactly is sealed beneath?] Qin Yichen could not bear to imagine further.
Should whatever lay beneath that island break free, not only the Heavenly Dragon Imperial Dynasty, but likely the entire continent would face a great catastrophe!
Qin Yichen forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart and approached the island step by step.
Clearly, this island should be precisely the celestial island recorded in the ancient texts.
The island was enormous, suspended there as though floating. Upon it grew a single tree, its leaves reaching toward Heaven, covering the entire island.
Presumably, that was the legendary Amplifying Bodhi Fruit Tree!
Seeing this tree, Qin Yichen could not help feeling somewhat excited.
As long as he could pluck the Amplifying Bodhi Fruit, he would have the power to reconstruct Feng Qianxue’s Martial Soul!
With this thought, he could not help but quicken his pace once more.
The closer he drew, the clearer he could see the island’s features.
The island sat upon the ground. Beneath it, tree roots of varying sizes extended downward, penetrating deep into the earth, seemingly making the island appear even more stable.
Perhaps because the distance had shortened, the island before his eyes no longer seemed like an island to Qin Yichen. On the contrary, this appeared more like a single tree!
Its trunk rose straight up, thrusting toward Heaven, its leaves reaching to cover the sky and sun.
The trunk was covered with patterns very similar to those on the chains, making this tree appear even more mysterious and awe-inspiring.
*Bang!*
Perhaps sensing the approach of a living being, the area beneath the island became somewhat restless, suddenly shaking once more. Billows of black mist erupted forth. Qin Yichen, caught unprepared, was directly sent flying by the tremendous force of the black mist.
*Pfft!* Qin Yichen, already carrying injuries, directly spat blood. His ribs, which had healed somewhat, broke several more.
This sudden severe trauma brought Qin Yichen back to clarity from his excitement and shock.
Although the Jade Pendant blocked the black mist’s erosion, the force of the suddenly erupting black mist was simply not something his current self could withstand.
Moreover, he could feel that the cold energy within his meridians had increased by several degrees, suppressing his Yuan Energy even more tightly, leaving it completely immobilised within his Dantian!
With this black mist present, Qin Yichen simply could not approach the island.
Currently, he was merely several thousand metres from the island. In normal times, he could reach the island with just a few leaps, but now, he could barely advance a centimetre.
Climb the iron chains?
He had already fallen from them once before.
It seemed there were no other methods.
[I still have to try again!] Qin Yichen refused to give up, walking toward the nearest chain. However, when his hands made contact with its surface, immediately a forest-cold erosion invaded, nearly freezing his very consciousness solid, frightening Qin Yichen into quickly releasing his grip.
These chains, corroded by the black mist year after year, though not corrupted, had nonetheless absorbed some of the black mist’s properties.
Contact with the chains was nearly indistinguishable from contact with the black mist itself.
[How then…] Gazing at that island which could practically be considered within arm’s reach, a trace of despair surfaced in Qin Yichen’s eyes.
He was still too weak!
If this were his peak period from before, perhaps with this Jade Pendant ‘s presence, he could ascend the island. But his current self was too weak!
[Yuan Energy! If only I could use my Yuan Energy! If I can just circulate it for an instant, just one instant, I would be able to directly leap onto the island!]
He contemplated every possibility.
But after entering the Fallen God Abyss region, whether Yuan Energy or Spiritual Energy, all were suppressed and unusable.
[I refuse to believe you can suppress me completely!] Qin Yichen gritted his teeth, deciding to risk it once.
True Dragon Martial Soul!
The True Dragon Martial Soul’s power was unquestionable.
However, now because his meridians were blocked, his Spiritual Energy could not penetrate into his Dantian to make contact with the Heaven Earth Spirit Pearl within, so he could not activate his True Dragon Martial Soul.