Chapter 2049 - 2041: Where the Ancient Heavenly Court Lies

A few minutes later, Huang Xiaolong and his companion arrived at a sea area.

This sea area was entirely ink-blue, with a hint of black within the blue, blue enough to please one’s heart, blue enough to offer hope in despair.

In the middle of a desert, there was actually such a sea area!

Both Huang Xiaolong and the King of Darkness were surprised. Huang Xiaolong gazed far into the sea, which was boundless and unfathomable, its surface calm and wave-less, starkly contrasting with the surrounding chaotic dust storms.

The sea seemed to possess an invisible force, preventing the raging dust from entering the sea’s surface.

"This sea area is peculiar." The King of Darkness cautioned, then concentrated his dark energy in his eyes and shot two dark dragons towards the sea.

However, as soon as the dark dragons entered the sea, countless chaotic thunders suddenly fell from above, instantly engulfing the dragons.

Even though the dark dragons were formidable, under the assault of the chaotic thunders, their dark aura gradually faded and eventually vanished.

Huang Xiaolong and his companion were taken aback.

"Such a strong prohibition power!" The King of Darkness’s face turned serious.

Huang Xiaolong silently sighed with relief, fortunate he hadn’t rashly flown in earlier, otherwise, even with the King of Darkness’s protection, he might have ended up in a sorry state.

The attack power of that prohibition was definitely not weaker than the Ten Thousand Worlds Dominator’s power.

Could the Ancient Heavenly Court be within this sea area?

Is it buried at the bottom of the sea? Might the suppression from the sea’s prohibition be why the Jade Moon Divine Conch previously struggled to sense the Ancient Heavenly Court’s power?

"What now?" The King of Darkness asked.

"Wait." Huang Xiaolong thought for a moment and replied, "Wait for the next leakage of Ancient Heavenly Court power; if we confirm it’s in this sea area, we’ll find a way."

The King of Darkness nodded, agreeing with the plan.

However, if the Ancient Heavenly Court truly lies within this sea area, can they break through the prohibition here? The King of Darkness remained uncertain.

A casual test just now was enough to showcase the strong prohibition power; he feared that even if he and the Green Bull Ancestor joined forces, they might still struggle to break it.

If the sea only had a few prohibitions, they could break them easily, but what if it spanned thousands or even tens of thousands?

An hour later, the Jade Moon Divine Conch pulsated with light; this time, Huang Xiaolong clearly sensed the Ancient Heavenly Court’s power emanating from the sea before him.

Right at the bottom of the sea! Somewhere!

Upon hearing Huang Xiaolong confirm the Ancient Heavenly Court’s presence beneath the sea, the King of Darkness’s brows furrowed.

"Let’s circle around first." Huang Xiaolong contemplated while gazing at the vast ink-blue sea.

The King of Darkness nodded, understanding Huang Xiaolong’s intent.

Huang Xiaolong intended to probe the prohibitions at other parts of the sea.

Thus, Huang Xiaolong and the King of Darkness flew along the sea’s edge, probing the prohibition situations as they went.

But to Huang Xiaolong’s frustration, the prohibitions were equally strong everywhere.

The sea was vast; after one lap, returning to their initial position took them a whole day.

"Could the Little Girl have run into trouble?" Upon returning, Huang Xiaolong looked toward the direction where the Golden Horned Little Bull and Skull Monster had fought earlier.

It’s been over a day, yet neither of them had gotten in touch with the Golden Horned Little Bull, nor had any responses been received.

However, as Huang Xiaolong’s voice just fell, a figure broke through the air—it was the Golden Horned Little Bull.

The Golden Horned Little Bull appeared somewhat disheveled.

"Damn it, I’m utterly exhausted." As soon as he reached Huang Xiaolong and his companion, the Golden Horned Little Bull exhaled heavily.

"What about that Skull Monster?" The King of Darkness inquired.

"Rest assured, with me taking action." The Golden Horned Little Bull declared arrogantly, "I kicked it back underground." With that said, he glanced at the sea before them, "How is it? Could the Ancient Heavenly Court be within this sea?"

Huang Xiaolong nodded, "At the bottom of the sea."

"Though, it’s quite troublesome." The King of Darkness shook his head, "The prohibitions here are the strongest I’ve seen in my life; you’ll find out once you test it yourself."

The Golden Horned Little Bull, dubious, reached toward the sea with his legs, and instantly, countless chaotic divine thunders rained down, startling him.

"The other areas are the same?" The Golden Horned Little Bull asked in surprise.

"We’ve circled around, all the same." Huang Xiaolong replied, "Therefore, we have no other option but to slowly break these prohibitions piece by piece; otherwise, we can’t enter at all."

The Golden Horned Little Bull looked at the King of Darkness.

The King of Darkness nodded, "Xiao Long is right; there’s no other way, if the two of us join forces, to break these prohibitions would likely take four to five years."

Four to five years!

Huang Xiaolong frowned, took a deep breath, "Since that’s the case, no time to lose, let’s get to it; I’ll protect you."

The Golden Horned Little Bull and the King of Darkness also knew time was tight, nodded in agreement, and then took to the sky simultaneously, unleashing countless dark lights and purple thunder.

Huang Xiaolong withdrew, hovering nearby, summoned the Beast Taming Demon Stele, surrounded by innumerable top-level Divine Beast souls, while the Dark Lotus surfaced.

Subsequently, Huang Xiaolong summoned the Eternal City to stabilize the surroundings.

Over the years, through constant refinement by Huang Xiaolong, the Eternal City’s power had considerably increased, once summoned, billions cultivated, demonic qi permeated, and demons retreated.

Days passed by relentlessly.

Despite the sea’s strong prohibitions, under the joint efforts of the Golden Horned Little Bull and the King of Darkness, they gradually broke them; however, even as the two were Ten Thousand Worlds Dominator, breaking each prohibition was exceedingly demanding, consuming enormous divine power.

Each day, Huang Xiaolong retrieved two bottles of Angel Soul Jade Divine Pills, giving one bottle to each, to restore their divine power expenditure; only top-grade divine pills like Angel Soul Jade Divine Pills could replenish their daily consumed divine power, unlike ordinary top-grade Primordial Elixirs.

Of course, under all the heavens, probably only Huang Xiaolong had enough wealth to take out two bottles of Angel Soul Jade Divine Pills daily.

While the Angel Soul Jade Divine Pills were prized, when compared to the Ancient Heavenly Court treasure, they were insignificant; to obtain the Ancient Heavenly Court treasure, Huang Xiaolong would spare even ten bottles a day.

Furthermore, within the Ancient Heavenly Court lies the Ancient Heavenly Court Treasure, whose divine pills rival those of Angel Soul Jade Divine Pills.

Time swiftly passed by in a year.

Over this year, though the occasional demon beast appeared, they were not strong, possessing only Dominator First Order strength, and Huang Xiaolong managed them using the Light Divine Staff, Eternal City, and various treasures.

Under Huang Xiaolong’s protection, the Golden Horned Little Bull and the King of Darkness had safely broken half of the sea’s prohibitions.