Translator: Silavin
At this moment, at the end of the golden river, a towering figure stood there. His upper body was bare, exposed to the air, with arcs of lightning dancing across his skin. Those terrifying muscle lines seemed to be telling everyone just how much horrifying power lay contained beneath them.
This figure was none other than Li Yuanba. After ascending, he had not rushed to chase after Gu Feitian and the others, but had instead waited for Qin Yichen. This wait lasted three days.
During this time, he had lost count of how many times Qin Yichen had stopped, but fortunately, he had persisted until the very end!
At this moment, Li Yuanba’s expression was somewhat solemn, because in the golden river before him, Qin Yichen’s body could no longer be recognized in its original form.
His entire body presented a dark red colour, because his body’s surface was already covered by a thick layer of scabs from all the blood. This layer of scabs covered every inch of skin on his body. From this, one could see just how much pain Qin Yichen had endured for such thick blood scabs to congeal on his body’s surface!
“You’ve already walked to the very last step. Don’t you dare die now!” Li Yuanba’s hands gripping the giant hammers had turned somewhat white from the pressure, because from within those blood scabs, he could not sense the slightest fluctuation. There was not even a trace of breathing!
After waiting for quite some time, there was still no movement from within the blood scab, which inevitably caused anxious expressions to surge across Li Yuanba’s face.
*Crack!*
Just as Li Yuanba could not resist stepping forward, the thunder sounds within the golden river seemed to quiet down. In this tranquil space between Heaven and Earth, what appeared to be a slight shattering sound quietly rang out.
Li Yuanba’s foot paused mid-step, and then his gaze locked tightly onto that humanoid blood scab. In the next instant, his pupils suddenly contracted, because within his line of sight, a fine crack suddenly appeared on the sealed blood scab’s surface. Then, this crack spread rapidly like a spider’s web.
*Crack! Crack!*
The shattering sounds became increasingly dense. Even several unwilling Martial Emperors below heard them. Immediately, numerous gazes focused on that figure made of blood scabs.
There, pieces of blood scab slowly fell away, dropping into the golden river, instantly turning to ash.
As the blood scabs fell away layer by layer, fair skin emerged. On this skin’s surface, a faint luminescence flowed from within. Finally, these blood scabs all fell, and Qin Yichen’s figure once again appeared in everyone’s field of vision.
At this moment, Qin Yichen stood imposingly, making no movement whatsoever. Yet a suppressive aura subtly emanated from his body. There even seemed to be faint sounds of thunder emanating from the muscles throughout his body.
In the next instant, Qin Yichen’s tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.
*Boom!*
The instant his eyes opened, everyone clearly heard what sounded like a thunderclap resonating forth. Within his pitch-black pupils, there seemed to be a golden lightning flash that appeared and vanished.
“I knew it!” Sensing this aura, a trace of excitement ignited in Li Yuanba’s eyes. If the timing were not inappropriate, he probably would have already pounced forward to have a thoroughly satisfying bout with Qin Yichen.
“He… actually managed to walk out of the Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate alive?!” Watching Qin Yichen slowly emerge, the several Martial Emperors gazing up from below all gulped hard, their voices somewhat hoarse as they murmured in disbelief.
They had originally thought that even if Qin Yichen made it up there, it would merely be through sheer willpower alone. Yet no one had anticipated that Qin Yichen had not only ascended, but was completely unharmed!
Moreover, across that distant space, gazing at that figure flickering with faint luminescence, they felt an immense pressure!
After walking out of the golden river, Qin Yichen’s gaze swept around, discovering that aside from Li Yuanba, the others had long since vanished without trace.
Subsequently, his line of sight fell upon the great hall ahead.
This hall was incomparably magnificent. Standing before it, Qin Yichen and his companion were like ants. They were utterly insignificant. Around the great hall stood four massive pillars, each several thousand metres high, like pillars holding up the sky itself.
From these four colossal Heaven-supporting pillars, chains connected downward into the Towering Mountain below. When he saw these chains, Qin Yichen’s pupils suddenly contracted!
[Those black chains of unknown material… where have I seen them before?]
[!!!!]
In fact, regarding these chains, deep within his memories, indelible marks had already been carved!
Immediately, these chains and those in the Fallen God Abyss, as well as those beneath that legendary Celestial Island, were almost identical!
“Demon Subduing Great Saint… could there be some Demonic Beast sealed here as well?”
Qin Yichen’s expression condensed, and his gaze couldn’t help but look down at the Towering Mountain beneath his feet. Those chains were precisely embedded into this mountain peak!
Under close observation, Qin Yichen’s body suddenly trembled, because he discovered that around this entire Towering Mountain peak, there seemed to be a layer of black energy faintly swirling about!
This black energy was almost invisible to the naked eye, but it truly clung to the surface of the entire mountain peak!
Under this scrutiny, Qin Yichen seemed to hear roars filled with vicious, malevolent energy. An extremely fierce and evil aura emerged from somewhere unknown, instantly invading Qin Yichen’s mind.
*Siii…* The instant he was invaded, Qin Yichen’s entire body stiffened. Simultaneously, his pair of pitch-black pupils suddenly turned crimson red.
*Roar!* Just at this moment, that small creature on Qin Yichen’s shoulder seemed to sense some discomfort. Its body twisted slightly, and a dreamlike low roar issued from its throat.
As if because of this low roar, that vicious aura invading Qin Yichen’s mind was like winter snow meeting the scorching Sun. It suddenly receded. In no more than a single breath, it had completely vanished!
*Huff… huff…* At this moment, Qin Yichen suddenly regained consciousness. He was shocked to discover that his body was covered in cold sweat.
“If this entire Towering Mountain is sealing some Demonic Beast, then…”
Qin Yichen hurriedly withdrew his gaze, but thinking about this, he couldn’t help but shudder throughout his entire body!
“Qin Yichen, what’s wrong?” Seeing Qin Yichen’s abnormal state, Li Yuanba couldn’t help but ask.
“Nothing. Let’s go.” Qin Yichen shook his head, his gaze turning toward that magnificent ancient hall. Then, his stride moved forward decisively.
Seeing this, Li Yuanba could only shake his head with disinterest, merely assuming that Qin Yichen had just emerged from the Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate and was still not accustomed to it.