Divine Wilderness Dragon Emperor

WHOOSH!

With a soft "ya," Yiyi transformed into a snowball-like streak of light and flew forward.

Ling Fei and Shangguan Wan’Er immediately followed.

Yiyi flew ahead and came to the foot of a mountain.

Then, its eyes flashed as it pointed to a mountain cliff.

Ya! Yiya!

Yiyi chittered, gesturing with both paws.

"You’re saying the exit is here?" Ling Fei asked.

But when he extended his Heart Spirit Sensing, he didn’t discover anything there.

"Ya!" With a flick of its small paw, Yiyi sent out a Light Pattern. The cliff face immediately rippled, a clear sign that a Restriction had been triggered.

Looking closely, the ripples were like the surface of a lake, seemingly separating one space from another.

"This..." Seeing this, Ling Fei’s face filled with surprise.

"Ya!" Yiyi chirped softly, pointing at the ripples. It then flew back to Ling Fei with a silly grin, saying no more.

"Alright, Wan’Er, let’s go take a look!" Ling Fei knew Yiyi was telling him he could enter, but the final decision was his to make.

"Okay, let’s go see." Shangguan Wan’Er was also very curious about this world of Arrays and wanted to know what secrets it held.

With a little beast as full of Divine Techniques as Yiyi around, she wasn’t so worried.

And so, Ling Fei led Shangguan Wan’Er and Yiyi toward the rippling Restriction on the cliff face ahead.

The next moment, he appeared in another space.

This space was similar to the last one.

But when Ling Fei sensed his surroundings, he found that this place emanated an aura of metal.

"Another space?" Ling Fei was startled. In the end, under Yiyi’s guidance, he found another exit.

This repeated itself as Ling Fei passed through five Array Spaces: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

These spaces were mystical, like folded dimensions, one leading to the next.

Finally, in the last space—a Sea of Fire—he saw a woman at the very end.

She was a woman with a graceful figure and cascading blue hair. She stood on the shore of the Sea of Fire, gazing into the Void ahead.

The Void before her rippled faintly.

This was clearly a Forbidden Pattern leading to another space.

But at this moment, the blue-haired woman’s eyes held a hint of hesitation. She seemed to be debating whether or not to enter.

WHOOSH!

From the Sea of Fire, Ling Fei, Shangguan Wan’Er, and Yiyi stepped onto the shore.

"Senior Sister Lian Shuang!" Ling Fei looked astonished when he saw Lian Shuang standing there.

The blue-haired woman before them was none other than Lian Shuang.

"Senior Sister Lian Shuang actually made it through all those Array worlds and got here." Shangguan Wan’Er was even more shocked.

Her curiosity intensified as she looked at Lian Shuang.

After all, she and Ling Fei had only been able to get this far because Yiyi could find these spatial Restrictions.

’But how did Lian Shuang manage to get here?’

When Ling Fei and Shangguan Wan’Er appeared, Lian Shuang sensed them and turned around.

"Junior Brother Ling!" Her eyes showed a trace of surprise upon seeing the two of them.

But after noticing the intimate way Shangguan Wan’Er and Ling Fei were standing together, an imperceptible sadness flickered in her eyes.

Within it, one could faintly see a bit of envy and helplessness.

"Senior Sister Lian Shuang!" Ling Fei walked over and greeted her.

Shangguan Wan’Er also greeted her with a smile and a slight bow.

"Hehe, I never thought I’d run into Junior Brother Ling and Junior Sister Wan’er here." Lian Shuang smiled, but her heart felt a little melancholic.

"Senior Sister, why aren’t you moving forward?" Ling Fei asked, a little puzzled.

Based on his experience, he was certain that the Forbidden Pattern ahead was the way forward.

Passing through this Forbidden Pattern should lead to the final destination.

Lian Shuang didn’t answer. She first extended her senses toward Ling Fei, and her heart stirred when she detected the fluctuations in his aura.

"Your aura...!" Lian Shuang asked, sounding surprised.

She could clearly feel that Ling Fei’s aura had grown stronger.

It was even stronger than hers, which shocked her immensely.

’Even if Ling Fei has stepped into the Nascent Soul Realm, it shouldn’t be enough to give me this sense of inexplicable alarm!’

’After all, I’ve also entered the Nascent Soul Realm!’

"Just a small breakthrough," Ling Fei said with a smile.

’A small breakthrough?’ Hearing this, Lian Shuang understood. This junior brother must have reached the Nascent Soul Stage. But after sensing more carefully, something still felt off. The aura from Ling Fei’s Dantian didn’t seem quite sufficient. His strength seemed to stem from his presence, from an intangible Soul Suppression.

’Could it be a breakthrough in his soul?’ Lian Shuang’s eyes flashed as she seemed to realize something.

"That’s right." Ling Fei nodded but didn’t elaborate.

He knew Lian Shuang must be aware of the path of the soul; otherwise, she wouldn’t have had that expression. So he didn’t hide it. At their level, anyone could detect a thing or two with careful sensing.

"For you to have a breakthrough at this time... could it be fate?" Lian Shuang’s eyes gleamed as she murmured to herself, glancing at the rippling Forbidden Pattern ahead.

’Perhaps... it’s worth a try.’

At that moment, a light flashed in her eyes as if she had made a firm decision.

"Junior Brother Ling, do you plan to go inside and investigate?" Lian Shuang turned back and looked at Ling Fei.

"Since we’ve come this far, of course we should take a look. Is there something wrong?" Ling Fei asked, a bit puzzled.

Lian Shuang’s expression was strange; she clearly had something on her mind.

"Xu Zitao has already gone inside," Lian Shuang said. "His foundation is profound, and he has now reached the Nascent Soul Realm. If he decides to kill you, you’ll be in a lot of trouble."

"Profound foundation?" Ling Fei’s eyes narrowed. "Even if his foundation is profound, he’s still just in the Nascent Soul Realm. What’s there to fear? If he wants a fight, I’ll give him everything I’ve got. It’ll be a good chance to see what he’s really made of." Ling Fei even felt a sense of anticipation.

He also wanted to test his strength against this Xu Zitao.

Ever since Xu Zitao first appeared, Ling Fei had felt the man was shrouded in mystery.

In fact, Ling Fei wanted to find out what his true origins were.

Otherwise, it would leave Ling Fei with a persistent sense of uncertainty.

"Since you’re not afraid, let’s go in together!" Seeing Ling Fei’s fearlessness, Lian Shuang didn’t say any more.

She knew this young man wasn’t reckless. Since he was still willing to face Xu Zitao despite knowing he’d reached the Nascent Soul Realm, he must have some confidence in his own foundation. In that case, the outcome would depend on who had the stronger trump card. And that was a gamble Lian Shuang was willing to take.

"Alright!" Ling Fei nodded.

With that, the three of them flew toward the rippling curtain of light ahead.

They passed through the light screen and appeared on a mountaintop.

But upon arriving, the scene that unfolded before them made Ling Fei and Shangguan Wan’Er’s expressions turn utterly grim.

In the sky before them, black energy roiled like a roaring Demon Dragon, and an inexplicable pressure bore down, making them extremely uncomfortable.

Ya!

On Ling Fei’s shoulder, Yiyi also let out a soft cry. The little guy furrowed its brow, clearly disliking the aura up ahead.