Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

"The sealing energy of the Dragon Prison Cave may seem to have dissipated, but that's just on the surface. We still don't know if any of it lingers."

"If we rush into the Dragon Prison Cave and come into contact with any energy that hasn't fully vanished, it could lead to an unforeseen catastrophe!"

Hearing the warnings from their elders, many of the younger disciples visiting the Dragon Prison Cave for the first time stopped in their tracks, their faces filled with dread.

The Dragon Prison Cave was rumored to be the incredible burial site of an ancient True Dragon.

'Wouldn't even a shred of that residual energy be enough to obliterate them?'

Realization dawned on Ye Chen.

He gazed at the Dragon Prison Cave. The radiant glow had faded, leaving only a pitch-black entrance leading to who knew where.

But then, a glint appeared in Ye Chen's eyes. He seemed to have noticed something.

In his perception, the Dragon Prison Cave was enshrouded by countless, densely interwoven lines of light!

The lines were finer than strands of human hair. At a rough glance, there were tens of thousands of them, if not more.

Ye Chen's heart trembled. He immediately knew what it was.

'This is the terrifying array covering the Dragon Prison Cave!'

No wonder even cultivators at the Divinity Transformation Realm couldn't force their way inside.

The array's complexity was simply unimaginable. Even after lying dormant underground with the Dragon Prison Cave for tens of thousands of years, it was still running smoothly, supplied by the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

Ye Chen could clearly feel a heart-stopping aura emanating from the array.

'Even the slightest leak of its power would probably be enough to crush a Divinity Transformation Realm cultivator, wouldn't it?'

But Ye Chen had inherited the Demon God Creation Skill. While he couldn't claim to have perfectly grasped every detail of its teachings on arrays, his understanding had reached an extremely profound level.

This was a level of understanding far beyond what the experts from the major factions in the eastern part of the dynasty could possibly comprehend.

Therefore, not only did Ye Chen recognize the great array's basic form at a glance, but after a moment of study, he even found a flaw in it!!!

After all, it had been weathered by the endless river of time.

No matter how profound or subtle, no array could withstand the erosion of time. A gap had finally appeared in the great array!

In other words, regardless of whether the seal's energy had fully dissipated, Ye Chen could now easily enter the Dragon Prison Cave through this gap in the array!

Furthermore, Ye Chen was stunned to discover what appeared to be a passage of dazzling, gilded text recorded at the array's core.

However, it seemed half of this text was scattered across the various foundations of the great array.

To read the full text, he would probably have to collect the scattered portions.

'I don't know what treasures are inside the Dragon Prison Cave.'

'But I'm certain that this terrifying array surrounding the Dragon Prison Cave must hide a world-shaking legacy!'

From that gilded text, Ye Chen felt an indescribable weight.

A single glance felt as if the heavens, earth, and a river of stars were crashing down upon him, making it nearly impossible to breathe!

Upon this realization, Ye Chen's heart began to race uncontrollably!

'No one would ever guess that the Dragon Prison Cave's real treasure isn't inside the cave at all.'

'It's on the outside—in this terrifying array that has operated silently for ages!'

Of course, that wasn't to say there were no treasures inside the Dragon Prison Cave.

Fairy Luoxia had managed to obtain the True Dragon Treasure Skill inside, so the legacies within the Dragon Prison Cave were surely not to be underestimated.

But the Dragon Prison Cave had opened many times, and even a supreme legacy like the True Dragon Treasure Skill had already been claimed.

'How many undiscovered treasures could possibly be left inside?'

'The truly precious items were likely long gone.'

Only this array... from beginning to end, no one had ever uncovered its secrets.

It was only with Ye Chen's current mastery of arrays that he could glimpse the secrets hidden within it.

Ye Chen's heart hammered in his chest.

He stared at the array, trying to get a clearer look into its secrets.

But just then, a rough voice suddenly rang out from the crowd, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

"The Dragon Prison Cave will only be open for a limited time—three days at the shortest, five at the longest."

"When time is up, the cave will forcibly increase the concentration of Spiritual Qi inside, applying constant pressure until every outsider is expelled. Then, it will fall silent once more."

"Since we're so short on time, let's not just wait around. We should just find someone to scout ahead."

"Once we're sure the energy has dissipated, the rest of us can go in."

A burly, bearded man bellowed.

"We have no objection to that."

"But who should be the one to scout?"

"You have to understand, the power of the Dragon Prison Cave's seal is terrifying. Any living thing that touches it will be vaporized, and that includes cultivators in the Divinity Transformation Realm."

"No one can guarantee the seal's power is completely gone. Whoever goes to scout now would just be cannon fodder, wouldn't they?"

Someone answered after a moment of deliberation.

Hearing this, the crowd nodded in agreement, their expressions turning grim.

Everyone knew time was short; they had to enter the Dragon Prison Cave quickly.

The problem was, how would they choose the scout?

No one was willing to be cannon fodder. If they died, it would only be to the benefit of others.

Amidst the silence, an indifferent voice suddenly spoke up.

"Choose cannon fodder? What's so hard about that?"

"Just grab someone from the weakest faction and have them scout the way. Simple as that."

The crowd, startled, turned toward the source of the voice.

The voice had come from the very front of the crowd.

There, a young man stood at the head of the crowd, clad in black heavy armor with a greatsword on his back, his eyes fixed on the Dragon Prison Cave in the distance.

Even the major powers, like the Saintly Temple and Feihong Academy, stood half a step behind him!

The Buddha's Son from the Saintly Temple glanced at him but dared not speak, a flicker of apprehension in his eyes.

"That... That man is..."

The crowd's eyes went wide as they finally recognized the young man's identity.

"The Undying Demon Lord?!!"

A series of sharp, indrawn breaths echoed through the crowd!

'The Undying Demon Lord?' Ye Chen's brow furrowed. He could feel an intense aura of danger radiating from the young man in heavy armor!

"The Penglai Sect, from the number one province in the eastern part of the dynasty, Dongxuan Province!"

"And this Undying Demon Lord is the most outstanding member of the Penglai Sect's current generation. Rumor has it he's the reincarnation of a Great Power and has awakened an undying body! He's only a single step away from the so-called Divinity Transformation Realm!"

Venerable Ming Lei explained from the side, his expression utterly grave.