About the distance from the battlefield is about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, and deep within the swamp, divine light blossoms, flickering on and off.
Sometimes mist would rise, and at the very moment the mist rose, the vegetation on the surrounding mountains would noticeably brighten, creating a very strange scene.
A squad of Dragonblood warriors was the first to notice this place. After observing for a long time, they were certain this place was definitely extraordinary—there might be treasures hidden deep within.
However, this swamp seemed to have its own world; flying was impossible, nor could one stand in midair. Once you fell into the swamp, you would be swallowed.
They caught a twelfth-tier ferocious beast and threw it in, but the beast fell into the swamp, died without even struggling, and was slowly swallowed by the swamp. Everything seemed so bizarre.
Water and earth experts tried to control the water and earth inside, but the water and earth here had no connection at all and were simply uncontrollable.
They tried countless methods, but found that whatever they threw in, they would be swallowed by the swamp, as if nothing could float above the swamp.
Just as they felt the place was too strange and hesitated about whether to call someone over to help figure it out, mist suddenly rose again from the swamp. Within the mist, divine light swirled, and a faint immortal mansion could be seen.
Within the immortal mansion, shadows flickered, making it impossible to see what kind of creatures they were. When the mansion appeared, the mist began to spread outward.
As the mist approached the crowd, they clearly felt their body open with their 108,000 pores, feeling completely relaxed. Some exclaimed that this was like immortal mist, capable of invisibly extending a person's lifespan.
There are many things that increase vitality, but increasing lifespan is simply an unbelievable existence.
It should be understood that a person's lifespan is often related to their realm, but no matter what realm one reaches, there is always a limit. Once you reach the limit and cannot break through, you will eventually die.
Normal people cannot sense their own lifespan; only those whose qi and blood are declining can sense their limit.
However, among this group, some had special cultivation techniques and could confirm that the mist could indeed extend lifespan. As a result, everyone nearby frantically inhaled the immortal mist.
Immortal mist billowed, radiating multicolored radiance and soaring into the clouds, attracting a large crowd—none other than the powerful members of the Sea Demon clan.
The Dragonblood warriors were startled when they saw them and hurriedly hid. They only had fifty thousand men, and the enemy was too numerous, plus a man from the Hexagonal Sea Serpent clan. They had no choice but to abandon the immortal mist and quietly retreat.
After confirming there was definitely a supreme treasure here, they found a hidden spot nearby and sent a distress signal, hoping that once there were enough people, they would return to compete with the sea demon clan for the treasure.
Later, the immortal mist disappeared, and the strong members of the Sea Demon clan were also trying to find ways to enter the swamp. They accidentally discovered traces of someone lingering, so they conducted a large-scale search and found them.
At first, the men from the Hexagonal Sea Serpent clan only wanted them to get lost, but later, encouraged by his trusted aides, Long Chen arrived just in time to kill them.
It can be said that the Sea Demon Clan suffered such heavy losses because of this swamp. Long Chen came to the edge of the swamp and reached out to touch the water there.
"Boss, be careful, this water is poisonous." Everyone couldn't help but shout.
Long Chen signaled that it was fine. His fingers gently touched the black water, and immediately his fingers were stained black, then the black rapidly spread upward.
Everyone's hearts leapt into their throats, because they had tested it before—not on their own, but on Warcraft.
They were horrified to find that the beast's claws would immediately corrode upon contact with the black water. Without waiting for the poison to spread, they cut off the beast's claws, but the beast's entire body quickly turned pitch black, eventually turning into a puddle of black water. It looked terrifying, but they didn't understand why.
Now, seeing Long Chen personally touch the black water, everyone grew nervous. Long Chen's fingers were jet black, but when it tried to invade his palm, it seemed powerless and slowly retreated. Eventually, Long Chen's fingers returned to their original color.
"This black water has its own laws. It's not a poison, but an aging ability.
Not only does it erode the body, it also erodes the soul. Severing the body is useless; the soul will age and still die. Long Chen said.
Long Chen had just personally tested the black water and concluded that many places in the Star Domain Divine Realm are extremely strange, and with the knowledge currently available on the Tianwu Continent, it's hard to explain these phenomena.
"If that's the case, doesn't that mean we can't obtain the treasures from the swamp?" Everyone couldn't help but feel disappointed.
Long Chen took out a divine artifact and placed half of it into the swamp. Soon, the runes on the artifact began to dim before disappearing, cracks covered the artifact, and finally it exploded.
Everyone was shocked; even divine artifacts couldn't resist such laws, let alone flesh and blood.
"Brother Long Chen, let me try. I shouldn't be afraid of this kind of law." Ling'er volunteered enthusiastically.
Long Chen shook his head: "You might be able to resist this kind of erosion, but water and fire are incompatible. If you consume too much, you might not be able to hold out until the middle of the swamp. Even if you do, if you encounter something and want to retreat, we won't have the strength to retreat." Long
Chen had sensed that mist; there was a powerful life force within, so there must be living beings present. But whether these beings were fierce or benevolent, no one knew.
"Whoosh."
Long Chen took out a copper plaque and carefully placed it on the water's surface. Long Chen felt a surge of joy—this copper plaque from the Gate of Hell was not afraid of the corrosive black water.
Long Chen enlarged the bronze medal, which floated steadily over the swamp. Long Chen jumped onto the bronze medal, which remained very steady, and everyone was overjoyed.
"You all stay here and guard tightly to prevent any sneak attacks. I'll go in and take a look." Long Chen said to everyone.
After speaking, Long Chen activated the copper token and slowly approached the center of the swamp. The swamp was filled with sludge, exuding a decaying stench. Just smelling it made one feel dizzy and dizzy, as if countless years of decayed corpses were hidden in the mud.
And even if you don't breathe and close your pores, that decaying scent still seeps into your body, making it extremely uncomfortable.
"The spiritual energy consumption is actually this terrifying."
Long Chen activated the bronze token to move forward. It should have been a very easy task, but his spiritual energy was rapidly depleting. At this rate, his spiritual energy wouldn't last half an hour.
This mysterious swamp was vast, yet Long Chen moved very slowly. After only a few hundred li, he stopped to rest.
His spiritual energy had to be maintained above seventy percent; otherwise, facing a powerful enemy would be too dangerous.
Long Chen walked and stopped as he went, finally approaching the core area of the swamp. He looked back at the shore and found that the Dragonblood Warriors were no longer in sight.
"Even though it's only a few thousand li away, we can't see them. There's something strange about this swamp."
Long Chen became even more cautious, slowly activating the copper token and gradually sinking deeper into the mist. As the Dragon Blood warriors had said, it was indeed within the fog that strange laws resided. Taking a breath made one feel relaxed and energized.
Entering the mist, Long Chen struggled to maintain his direction, because within the fog, his vision was less than a hundred zhang, his spiritual sense was also restricted, making it easy to lose his way and sometimes end up spinning in place.
Long Chen kept his path straight ahead, but suddenly sensed something was wrong and hurriedly stopped, because he noticed a slight fluctuation coming from beneath the swamp, as if something was happening.
Long Chen lay motionless there, his entire aura suppressed. After a long while, the fluctuations faded, and only then did he carefully continue forward.
After traveling for more than an hour, they encountered no strange phenomena, and as Long Chen ventured deeper, the fog here grew thicker and denser.
Suddenly, the copper token trembled slightly. Long Chen was startled, then chuckled silently. It turned out the token had touched solid ground—there was actually an island in this swamp.
Long Chen put away the bronze token, stepped onto the ground, and walked forward slowly. The mist ahead grew lighter, until a world filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers finally appeared.
On the island, ancient trees towered overhead, giant vines stretched like dragons, and green leaves shaded the sky. Yet the forest did not feel gloomy, because within the forest were exotic herbs blooming with light, illuminating the entire forest with breathtaking colors.
In the forest, there were unknown little beasts running back and forth, playing and playing. When they saw Long Chen, they weren't afraid, but stared at him with wide-eyed curiosity.
"A hidden paradise hidden in the treacherous swamp is truly unexpected." Seeing the forest, Long Chen couldn't help but smile. It seemed he had struck it rich this time, because with just a brief glance, he spotted a few rare medicinal herbs.
These rare medicines are absolutely treasure-level treasures on the Tianwu Continent, and this is at the edge of the forest—who knows how many treasures lie deep within.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a strong gust of wind swept through. Long Chen moved his large hand, and a wooden spike appeared on his fingertip.
The wooden spike was only about three inches long, pitch black all over, with white patterns on it, and dew beads clinging to it.
The wooden spikes were seamlessly integrated, looking like thorns on a thorn. Long Chen looked up and saw a figure suddenly rise and fall several times and disappear into the forest.
"Someone?"
Startled, Long Chen stepped forward and rushed into the forest. As soon as he entered, the once sharp and peaceful forest instantly turned dark and gloomy, and a sinister aura swept in.
"Huff, huff, ..."
The giant vine patterns on the trees shot toward Long Chen like a strange hurry, while at the same time, fine needles as fine as cow hair shot toward Long Chen on the leaves.
Long Chen was shocked and hurriedly retreated, but as he did, he realized the scene behind him had vanished, replaced by countless wooden spikes shooting out from the darkness.
"So it's a tree demon!"
Long Chen snorted coldly, holding the Dragonbone Evil Moon in his hand. He slashed outward, sending wood chips flying everywhere. The trees that attacked Long Chen were instantly reduced to dust.
"Boom boom boom..."
Long Chen had just slain the tree demons when suddenly the ground exploded, and massive tentacles shot skyward, shooting toward Long Chen.
"Stop!"
Suddenly, a cold shout rang out, and those tentacles froze in the void for a moment.