"What's wrong?" Xia Chen asked.
"Haven't you noticed that there are far fewer people here than we imagined?" Guo Ran said.
Just as Guo Ran said, three days had passed. Logically, the entire Three Thousand Worlds had been alarmed. Even super experts had the ability to cross half of the Three Thousand Worlds to arrive, but people like Yin Changsheng and Jiuyou Luocha had not appeared.
What puzzled Guo Ran most was that Long Aotian hadn't come either, so something was already suspicious. Logically, such a commotion should have been sensed by every corner of the Three Thousand Worlds.
"There's nothing strange about it. In the Three Thousand Worlds, there are many treasure lands where specific inheritors go there.
Each of them had their own exclusive improvement spots, and even if they sensed any movement here, they ignored it.
Those who come here either don't have their own exclusive land, or have abandoned their original treasure land because the commotion here is too great.
Since they had come here, it was as if they had lost their original treasure land. Many had lost their chance and had lost their advantage. Even if they went back, they might not get much of it.
Besides, after running back and forth a few times, once the chaotic energy stops erupting, their trip to the Three Thousand Worlds will be for nothing. Xia Chen looked at the group of powerful figures, staring at them intently, wanting to come over but not daring to.
Some people knew how to assess the situation and began charging toward the other dragon corpses. Although the core area had already been occupied, the edges could still be squeezed in.
Although the chaotic energy in the edge zone was less than one-tenth of that in the core zone, they had no choice. If they returned to their original place, they would probably have nowhere to settle long ago.
"I see."
Guo Ran nodded after hearing Xia Chen's analysis, thinking Xia Chen made sense. After all, in the Three Thousand Worlds, there is more than one treasure land.
Previously, Mo Nian had made a fortune with them, looting a fortune in an underground tomb. At the same time, the chaotic energy there was extremely abundant. The three of them had planned to absorb chaotic energy right there where they got their fortune.
But seeing the strange phenomenon caused by Long Chen, and feeling Long Chen's call, the three of them abandoned their original treasure land and came here.
If it were someone else, they would never rashly abandon their treasured land, since no one knows what other places are like. Besides, sometimes what suits you is what matters most.
Because some treasure lands possess different energies, when these lands erupt, many experts will sense them, each with their own goals.
"No, that's not right." Suddenly,
Guo Ran's expression changed: "If that's the case, what if these guys condense the Heavenly Dao King Crown in advance and attack us?" Xia
Chen said, "You're absolutely right. We need to make preparations in advance. You stay here, I'll set up the formation to protect the boss." As
Xia Chen spoke, he took out formation disks and embedded them in the void. These disks surrounded Long Chen, totaling one hundred and eight disks, floating like stars around the dragon scales.
Around each formation disk, there were 108 talismans embedded inside. The talismans glowed, forming a great array that enveloped Long Chen.
At this moment, Long Chen had changed again. The divine light around him grew denser, and the golden radiance wrapped around him layer by layer like silkworm silk. Soon, only the golden threads could be seen, and Long Chen's expression was no longer visible.
Each strand of silk carried boundless power and radiated a sacred power that made one's heart tremble, as if a single silkworm thread could sever heaven and earth.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran didn't know what Long Chen was going through, but they knew Long Chen absolutely couldn't be alarmed at this moment, or they wouldn't dare imagine the consequences.
One day, two days, three days... Ten days passed, and the golden threads on Long Chen grew more and more, gradually binding him into a golden cocoon.
As the golden cocoon formed, the aura of the golden dragon scale began to slowly decline. Its power was being frantically poured into the cocoon. Clearly, Long Chen had entered a critical moment.
Not far from Long Chen, an ancient and magnificent palace pierced through the sky, piercing through the cosmos, standing above myriad paths, radiating divine solemnity.
It wasn't a real palace, but a strange phenomenon from Mo Nian. He didn't occupy the dragon corpse, but instead absorbed the terrifying chaotic energy beside Long Chen.
The dragon scale where Long Chen was located was the Eye of Chaos in the Three Thousand Worlds, and also the strongest place for chaotic energy to erupt. Long Chen couldn't possibly absorb it all alone. Mo Nian borrowed light from Long Chen, and after absorbing it, at least half of it still overflowed.
Mo Nian didn't mind, and was even more frugal, absorbing all the remaining chaotic energy Long Chen had absorbed into the massive palace.
Mo Nian's vision was originally very vague, but as he frantically absorbed the chaotic energy of heaven and earth, the vision gradually became clear. The patterns on the roof, doorposts, and brick walls became increasingly distinct.
As the palace became clearer, the plaque above the main gate drew extra attention. The three large gold-lacquered characters 'Wuliang Palace' on it seemed to contain endless mysteries, as if energy was flowing within, evolving on its own.
Mo Nian sat cross-legged under a pine tree in front of the main hall. Strangely, in a normal palace, trees are rarely planted in front of the gate; usually, divine beast statues guard both sides.
Even when planting trees, there is one on each side, but the tree in front of the Wuliang Palace gate is planted right in front of the main entrance, blocking the main gate. This is a very unfavorable approach to aesthetics and feng shui, making people feel very awkward.
This pine tree was the Boundless Pine Mo Nian mentioned—a towering pine tree stretching thousands of miles, but except for being a bit large, everything else was ordinary.
However, on this pine tree, strange rays of light hung down, enveloping Mo Nian. The glow was extremely strange, even somewhat sinister. When it shone on Mo Nian, his already somewhat lecherous face became even more lewd. The sacred radiance of Wuliang Palace could not conceal his sleaziness, and the scene was equally awkward.
But as the palace scenes became increasingly real, the void at the palace's edges began to slowly collapse, as if the palace was about to emerge from an illusory world, with the momentum to shatter all the heavens and all paths—truly astonishing.
Looking again at Gu Yang, Li Qi, and Song Mingyuan, their blood energy surged skyward, their bodies swollen, their vital energy seeming ready to burst.
Countless cracks appeared on their skin, with pale red liquid slowly oozing out. Below the wounds, golden blood could be seen flowing—the true dragon's essence blood was expelling their original essence blood. This was a complete blood replacement, and they had reached the most critical moment, about to complete the blood replacement.
Once the blood exchange is complete, they will begin condensing the Heavenly Dao King Crown. However, their time is obviously much longer than Guo Ran and Xia Chen's, proving that their physical potential is far superior to the two.
"Rumble..."
Suddenly, a thunderous explosion erupted in the distance. A group of beings tore through the void and charged forward. Upon seeing their leader, Xia Chen and Guo Ran's faces immediately tensed and they took on a fighting stance: "
This time, I'm afraid we'll have to give it our all."