Chapter 1056 - 1064, 1065: Ancient Ruins, First Encounter

Before the Spirit Race dominated the Celestial Star Realm, their wars with the Demon Race were more than just one battle.

This ancient ruin near the Heaven-Suppressing Pass is merely one of those battlefields. As evident from the Divine Beast skeletons found within, both sides involved were formidable beings capable of shattering the void. After their fall, the scattered Spiritual Power and spilled Essence Blood formed a Realm of its own here.

Hundreds of thousands of years have passed, the mountains and rivers have changed, and time has flown by. The lush vegetation has hidden this ancient battlefield, which became its own Realm, until later discovered that a Barrier was placed in these mountains.

Today, the top experts from major factions who set this Barrier have opened a gap in it and imposed restrictions at the opening to forbid the entrance of experts from the Fourth Realm or higher.

The moment the gap opened, cultivators who had long rushed from all sides showcased their Divine Powers, resembling a galloping army of thousands, akin to a million troops charging forward, rumbling as they surged towards the glowing giant gate.

"Get lost!"

To seize the opportunity, a fight broke out before anyone could enter. It was a Demon Beast following the traditional cultivation system of the Demon Race. It displayed Divine Power, enlarging its body to dozens of meters as if a dark cloud loomed, blocking out the sun, accompanied by an Evil Qi resembling a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

With a flap of its wings, it whipped up a powerful gale, shredding hundreds of the first to rush towards the giant gate into countless blood chunks, forming a massive blood mist in the sky.

Its figure rapidly shrunk as it passed through the blood mist, being the first to enter the ancient ruins.

The prohibition didn't stop it, indicating its Realm is below the Fourth Realm.

Seeing this, those charging towards the giant gate briefly halted, followed by an uproar.

Some experts roared, vowing to kill the opponent.

Among the hundreds shredded by the gale was his descendant.

"It seems to be from the Celestial Roc Race, rumored to be a descendant of the Golden-winged Roc, one of the Ten Fierce Beasts."

"So powerful, among those dead, many were late-stage Third Realm prodigies, yet they were slain instantly by a single strike from the Celestial Roc."

"..."

Everyone was shocked, especially those intending to enter the ancient ruins, all deeply horrified.

Some sighed, seeing today's heroes like carp crossing the river.

"This Celestial Roc, being a descendant of the Ten Fierce Beasts, is indeed so brazen, even before entering, it killed so many geniuses from top factions in front of everyone." Lin Yifu clicked his tongue, isn't this a public display of animosity.

"Princess!" Lin Feng waved to Dongfang Nishang and the three others nearby.

Dongfang Nishang brought Fang Ye and Wang Han over to gather with them.

"Alright, since everyone is here, let's go in quickly and don't separate after entering, be cautious." Lin Yitian advised.

This Celestial Roc dares such slaughter outside, it will only be more rampant inside, and there are countless similar ones, utmost caution is needed.

Feng Nian and Feng Hong also advised their clan members.

"Preserving your life is paramount, nothing else matters." Huang Yi gazed at Chen Mo with her beautiful eyes, advising.

Chen Mo nodded.

"Alright, let's move." Feng Ning's gaze swept over.

Chen Mo followed behind Feng Ning with the Lin Family, Thirteenth Princess, and others, entering the ancient ruins.

After entering through the gap, they reached another hidden space within the mountains, which is the ancient ruins.

This is an ancient battlefield, the sky is dark red, the ground is overgrown with weeds, the surface covered in web-like cracks, a constant seepage of desolation and ancient aura from the ground.

The soil absorbed too much energy, making the surface gleam with a sickly luster.

The place where Chen Mo and the others appeared was a vast plain, looking around, the outlines of large mountains could be seen.

"Look, there's treasure!"

Lin Xiuxiu pointed to a mound northwest where a reddish-brown, rusted long spear was stuck, glorious rays flowing on it.

As soon as Lin Xiuxiu spoke, Lin Feng rushed ahead as a streak of light, reaching the mound, eagerly attempting to pull the long spear from the ground.

But the moment he touched the long spear, it turned to powder instantly with the flickering glory.

Lin Feng was stunned.

"Seems it's just an ordinary Magical Treasure, without the owner's Spiritual Power nurturing it, unless it's a Pure Essence Treasure, even Celestial-level Treasures would degrade into Mortal Soldiers over so many years." Dongfang Nishang, experienced and knowledgeable, immediately understood.

Pure Essence Treasures, above Human, Earth, and Celestial-level Treasures, are powerful treasures with self-awareness and strong Artifact Spirits, only found in the top factions of the Celestial Star Realm.

Lin Feng felt regret, saying, "Before the battle, it was definitely an Earth-level or above treasure."

"The Spirit Race excels at refining treasures, and they love to use Divine Beast spines to forge treasures, each one is a notable Divine Weapon. Since this battlefield is where the Spirit Race and Demon Race clashed, perhaps some Divine Weapons are left behind, if we're lucky, we might find one." Fang Ye laughed.

"Indeed, so many Divine Beasts have fallen, surely many Spirits have died too, they must have treasures on them." Lin Feng's eyes gleamed eagerly.

"Finding the Divine Beast's skeleton is crucial, we can't let others beat us to it."

Dongfang Nishang took out a map, drawn by those who first discovered the ancient ruins. After obtaining it, the Great Xuan Dynasty copied many versions and distributed them among many Princes and Princesses.

However, these ancient ruins are so vast that those who discovered them initially only explored a small part. After returning, they used it as a topic to brag endlessly, and as more people learned, when they wanted to re-enter, it was already sealed.