Chapter 925

As the dust settled, Han Li was able to see the Black-Scaled Elephant puppet that was originally buried under the rubble of the mountain pass. It was currently raising its head and pointing its trunk at the sky.

A ray of white light was slowly descending from the elephant's trunk, and the power of the stars that it emitted lasted for a long time.

Han Li couldn't help but sigh. The combat strength of this Black-scaled Elephant, which had been modified and refined into a puppet, was far beyond his imagination.

It seemed that although the people of Puppet City were no match for Xuan City in terms of physical cultivation, their attainments in the art of puppetry were quite profound. That was why they could survive for so many years in the harsh environment of the Accumulated Scale Realm, and even stand on equal footing with Xuan City.

This scene fell into the eyes of the people of Xuan City, and they all had different expressions.

Ge, Chen Yang, and the other City Lords naturally didn't show anything on their faces, but the rest of the people were in an uproar. Some people looked shocked, while others cursed, thinking that the Puppet City was doing this on purpose.

Before the people of Xuan City could recover from their shock, there was a "ka" sound. The roof of the stone hall on the back of the Black-scaled Elephant suddenly opened, and a huge explosion sounded in the air.

"Whoosh!"

A ray of black light shone, and a spear as thick as an adult's arm suddenly burst out. In a flash, it caught up to the Two-headed Scaled Falcon that had already flown far away, and directly pierced its abdomen.

"Awooo …"

The Two-headed Scaled Falcon let out a long cry, and its body fell heavily to the ground. Then, it flapped its wings again and flew into the distance.

However, it had only flown a few thousand feet when white light suddenly burst out from its body, and it actually directly exploded in the air.

It was obvious that the spear that had pierced its body was embedded with the star bone of the Exploding Scale Beast.

The aftermath of this small interlude quickly passed, and the troops of Puppet City once again set off. The people of Xuan City also rode on the scaled beasts and chased after them.

…

Half a year later.

On a desolate black stone desert, a gale swept by, and the howling of the wind shook the heavens.

The sky was filled with sand, and the sun was blocked out. It was obviously noon, but the world was as dark as night.

On the ground, rumbling sounds rang out incessantly. Countless large boulders were blown about by the strong winds, causing them to collide with each other.

On the flat land, the two teams were thousands of feet apart. All the scaled beasts gathered together, with their heads facing inward and their tails facing outward. They formed two large circles to resist the sandstorms and flying stones that were raging between heaven and earth.

One of the stone roofs on the back of one of the scaled beasts began to rumble and shake violently. A large piece of the roof was sent flying into the air by a gust of wind and was sent flying into the air like a kite.

Then, a tall figure stamped his feet on the ground, and his body suddenly flew straight up from the open roof, fiercely rushing into the dust.

The Profound Aperture on his legs suddenly lit up, and he stepped on the air, chasing after the stone slab along with the wind.

But after a dozen breaths, the figure held the black stone slab with both hands, and the tips of his feet stepped on the air and the flying stones, returning the huge roof slab to its original position.

After the roof was closed again, the man stood in the room and slowly pulled down the clothes covering his face, revealing an ordinary face. It was Han Li.

He glanced at the room with a bitter smile, and saw that in less than a dozen breaths of time, a thick layer of dust had accumulated under the feet of the room, and the stone table in the middle of the room had also been smashed into two halves by a flying stone.

"This black sandstorm has lasted for more than two months, and I don't know when it will end …" Han Li sighed, raised his hand and waved his sleeves, sweeping off the sand on the stone bed, and sat cross-legged on it.

Although at the beginning, when they were attacked by the scaled beasts, the two teams sometimes competed with each other, and neither side was willing to bow down in front of the other. But as they went deeper, the environment became more and more harsh, so the two sides had to temporarily put aside their differences and cooperate.

…

Time passed, and the journey was long. In the blink of an eye, another few years had passed.

On a vast and boundless plain, a loud and clear horn sounded, and the Puppet City team that had been walking in front suddenly stopped.

Following closely behind, the Xuan City team that was only a few hundred feet away already had a tacit understanding, and also stopped.

In the stone hall on the back of a Black-Scaled Elephant, Han Li and the other two were sitting around a stone table.

"They stopped again …" Gu Qianxun heard the horn sound, and frowned.

"Looks like we've been attacked again. These years, the deeper we go, the stronger the spatial pressure between the heavens and the earth. The various scaled beasts we've met have also become stronger and stronger. Our speed has also become slower and slower." Xuanyuan Xing sighed and said.

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"I originally wanted to cultivate in seclusion, but now, not only are we interrupted every few days, we also have to go out and deal with the attacks of the scaled beasts.

Luckily, we can get a beast core from killing a scaled beast, so it's not a loss. "Han Li said with a bitter smile.

"Let's go and see what it is this time." Gu Qianxun stood up and said.

After saying that, the three of them stood up and walked out of the stone hall.

When they arrived on the back of the Black-Scaled Elephant, Han Li and the others realized that the situation was a little different from what they had expected.

The terrain in front of them was completely clear, and it was calm and peaceful. There were no signs of the scaled beasts attacking.

Han Li jumped onto the roof of the stone hall, and squinted his eyes as he looked into the distance.

On the ground a hundred miles away, there was a clear distortion in the space, and a chaotic spatial crack was wreaking havoc there like a storm, clearly cutting the void apart.

Below the region that was filled with spatial cracks, there was a rift valley that stretched as far as the eye could see. It continued to extend in two directions, and it was impossible to see the end of it.

The abyss was pitch-black, and there seemed to be wisps of black mist rising up. Every once in a while, a huge black vortex could be seen, stirring the mist and spinning non-stop, like the eyes of a devil staring into the abyss.

"What is that?" Gu Qianxun and Xuanxun also came to Han Li's side and murmured.

"I'm not sure what it is, but the spatial energy contained within it is extremely violent. Even though it's so far away, we can still feel traces of tearing force. I hope that the 'Great Ruins' we are looking for isn't there." Han Li shook his head and said.

As the three of them were in shock, they saw Chen Yang and Daoist Xie flying over and landing in front of them.

"City Lord." Xuanyuan Xing cupped his fists and greeted.

Han Li and Gu Qianxun also bowed.

"No need for formalities. You should have seen the Black Fog Abyss, right? The Great Ruins we are looking for is right on the other side." Chen Yang smiled and waved his hand.

Xuanyuan Xing and Gu Qianxun looked at Han Li at the same time. What they were afraid of had really come true.

"What do you think now? Is there any way to cross that chasm?" Han Li asked.

"We don't know yet. City Lord E Ke has already gone to meet with Sha Xin. We'll probably know the result after their discussion." Chen Yang shook his head and said.

"This Black Abyss is so dangerous. I really don't know how we can cross it." Xuanyuan Xing said worriedly.

"I've heard from City Lord E that the Blackwater Storm is at its weakest in the past million years. Even a hundred years ago, the area covered by the Blackwater Storm was hundreds of miles wide. We can't even get close to the area under our feet," Chen Yang said with a sigh.

"If that's the case, why don't we wait? Perhaps in another hundred years, the storm in the Black Abyss will no longer be a problem." Gu Qianxun hesitated and said.

"Xuan Ming City and Xuan Ming City have been monitoring this place for many years. Both sides are afraid that the other side will enter the Great Ruins first. You should know that one step slower is one step slower.

Originally, City Lord E Ke organized the Five Cities Martial Competition to select talents for the Great Ruins. I didn't expect the Puppet City to take the initiative and ask for cooperation. This caused City Lord E Ke's plan to be brought forward. "Chen Yang thought for a while and said.

"Now it seems that the Puppet City's request for cooperation is mostly because they have no other choice. I'm afraid that they won't be able to cross the Black Abyss by themselves." Gu Qianxun muttered.

"I don't think that's the case. They don't dare to explore on their own because they are afraid that the city is empty and the Xuan City will attack them." Han Li lightly shook his head and said.

"Brother Li hasn't been in my Xuan City for a long time, but you are quite familiar with the situation here." Chen Yang smiled and said.

Right at this moment, a figure suddenly flew out from the Puppet City's team and descended from the sky. The figure had a medium build and an ordinary appearance, but his aura was incomparably powerful. It was Ge.

When he was about to land, he spread his hands and pressed them in the void. His falling speed was instantly slowed, and he landed on the head of the Cow-Headed Scaled Beast as light as a feather.

"Everyone from Xuan City, listen up. Follow the Black Abyss and continue eastward. Pay attention to the changes in the spatial cracks along the way. Don't stray into them."

A voice that wasn't very loud sounded out, but it was accompanied by a shocking power that penetrated into everyone's heart.

"Let's go." Chen Yang said and left with Daoist Xie.

Afterward, the two teams set off one after another and slowly headed eastward.

The Black Abyss extended eastward. The path along the way was not the same. Some places were wider, and the spatial cracks above them were wider.

Along the way, they could occasionally see some scaled beasts that strayed into the range of the spatial cracks. They would immediately be sucked into the spatial cracks and torn to pieces, dying miserable deaths.

There were also some scaled beasts that were adept at flying. When they passed through the sky above the Black Abyss while being chased by their natural enemies, they would be pulled down by the powerful suction force of the vortex in the abyss and be devoured.

Han Li had personally seen a Four-winged Scaled Eagle flying out from the clouds and flapping its four wings in an attempt to cross the Black Abyss.