Chapter 1030

Boom—rumble!

At the moment the two connected and rose, a thunderclap-like sound suddenly came from the space above the lake.

Immediately after, that region of space in the sky, under the gaze of many eyes, slowly tore open.

Soon after, a black spatial gate leading to unknown depths appeared out of thin air amidst the gazes of many onlookers.

"This is the spatial gate to the ancient realm; it is now open, guests, please enter!"

Gazing at the enormous spatial gate, the gray‑clothed old man from earlier curled his lips slightly, then looked around with a smiling gaze.

Just as his words fell, many figures flickered into motion around him.

Those people swept past and quickly appeared before the spatial gate.

Some people who had come here for the first time, after curiously sizing up the spatial gate, strode straight into it.

After all, if the ancient clan wanted to kill them, they had countless ways; there was no need to resort to such petty tricks.

Therefore, they were not worried about what the ancient clan might do to them.

And once someone took the lead, the crowd behind followed, stirring up a commotion as large numbers began to rush toward the spatial gate one after another.

However, faced with such a massive influx of people, the black spatial gate was like a bottomless pit; no matter how much you stuffed into it, it showed not the slightest ripple.

"Senior, let's go."

Watching the crowd continually surge into the gate, Lin Feng said to the ancient dragon clan expert beside him.

"Good."

Hearing that, the other gave a slight nod and said indifferently.

Seeing this, Lin Feng immediately darted forward, flying at extreme speed toward that spatial gate.

After passing the many ancient clan Dou Zuns, his figure vanished from everyone's sight.

As for that ancient dragon clan expert, he followed unhurriedly behind the former, quite at ease.

On the boundless blue horizon, clouds drifted; occasional breezes swept across the plain below, rolling out a green wave that stretched to the horizon, forming a breathtaking vista.

"Hiss!"

However, this beautiful scene did not last long; the space above the sky suddenly transmitted a violent disturbance.

A huge surge of wind and waves sprang up out of nowhere, scattering the surrounding clouds and pressing down the grass clumps over a person tall, blowing them awry and making them hideously ugly.

At the same time, a huge black spatial gate strangely appeared out of thin air high in the sky.

Not long after this spatial gate appeared, figures emerged one after another, quickly appearing and finally standing in mid‑air above this strange land.

"This is the ancient realm; the heavenly and earthly energy is extremely rich, at least several times stronger than where our sect is located!"

"No wonder only a Dou Saint expert could have opened this small world; such divine ability is truly inconceivable."

As figures kept appearing, the exclamations of those first‑time visitors gradually spread.

Amidst the crowd's astonishment, Lin Feng also walked out of the spatial gate and arrived in this strange land.

Feeling the extremely rich energy of this heaven and earth, a look of astonishment flitted across his face.

"Such strong heavenly and earthly energy—if one cultivates here, progress would likely be twice as fast as outside; even my trip to the Tian Shan Blood Altar paled in comparison. The younger generation of these ancient races may have lost freedom, but they have gained benefits others cannot imagine. Indeed, one must give to receive."

After Lin Feng took a breath, he immediately exclaimed with a face full of astonishment.

"Such a space opened up is almost a world of its own. Although its area is not as vast as the Dou Qi Continent, precisely because of that the heavenly and earthly energy becomes concentrated. Cultivating here, you humans can indeed achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Gazing at the world before him, the ancient dragon clan expert also nodded in agreement.

However, this small world is not suitable for them, the Void Ancient Dragons.

After all, for them only the void is the perfect place for cultivation.

And the deeper one goes into the void, the better the cultivation effect!

Therefore, after the Old Dragon Emperor disappeared, they began to suspect he had gone to the deepest void to attempt a breakthrough to Dou Emperor.

Thereafter, over thousands of years, they would continuously dispatch strong members of the clan to the deep void to search for him.

"Boom!"

Just as Lin Feng was sighing, a strange muffled thunder suddenly sounded from the distant horizon.

When he quickly looked up, he saw a vast expanse of heavy, oppressive dark clouds rolling toward this side, covering sky and earth.

At the same time, when Lin Feng noticed that rapidly approaching layer of dark clouds, some sharp‑eyed experts around also spotted it and immediately looked up.

However, as the distance kept closing, everyone realized that the dark cloud mass was actually formed by ten warships flying in the sky.

Those warships, with dark clouds swirling around them, looked from afar as if the ships were commanding the clouds, bringing thunder with them.

Such a spectacle could be called majestic and magnificent!

"Eh, I didn't expect the ancient clan to still have this."

Seeing the dark clouds continuing to press forward, the ancient dragon clan expert narrowed his eyes slightly, his face showing a bit of surprise.

And Lin Feng, upon seeing this, stroked his chin thoughtfully.

He vaguely remembered something about it, but since these warships aren't any important artifact,

he also forgot its name.

"Such warships are heirlooms passed down from ancient times by the ancient clan, called void‑shuttling vessels; they can come and go freely within space. Speaking of speed, even some Nine‑turn Dou Zun Peak cultivators cannot catch up to them—unfortunately, the craftsmanship for making them has been lost, making them exceedingly rare nowadays."

While Lin Feng was thoughtfully gazing at those warships, a light, spirited laugh suddenly came from behind him.

Lin Feng turned his head and saw behind him a woman whose face was half‑covered by a silk scarf, revealing only a smooth forehead and a pair of dark‑red beautiful eyes, standing there smiling.

And on the woman's full forehead, a lifelike flame mark was slowly burning.

This person was precisely the red‑haired woman Lin Feng had seen that day in the tavern's upper floor.

At the same time, the scorching sensation emanating from her body let him know she was also a possessor of strange fire.

Not far behind the woman, three men who likewise bore flame markings stood silently, eyes closed, like three wooden statues.

"Thank you for the information."

Lin Feng guessed the other's identity in his heart, and at the same time he smiled slightly and clasped his fists.

Hehe, you're polite; even if the young lady doesn't say it, Lin Feng, the senior beside him, also knows.

Upon hearing that, the red-haired woman placed her hands before her, gave a slight salute, then smiled charmingly and said, "I am Huo Zhi of the Flame Clan."

Hehe, my name is Huo Zhi; since Miss Huo Zhi already knows it, I won't waste more words.

After Huo Zhi finished speaking, Lin Feng immediately smiled lightly.

And as the former's words fell, Huo Zhi lightly nodded and said, "The Pill Assembly Champion, who just a few days ago defeated the Ancient Clan's genius Gu Qingyang, Lin Feng's great name is known to all the guests invited by the Ancient Clan."

Upon hearing that, Lin Feng wryly smiled and shook his head, saying, "If I could, I wouldn't want this, but I have no choice."

Boom—

However, just as the former finished speaking, without waiting for Huo Zhi's reply, distant dark clouds arrived, carrying thunder across the sky, and finally hovered slowly above this firmament.

At the same time, an aged voice slowly came from the warship.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we will escort you on the rest of the journey; please board the ship."

And as that aged voice spread slowly, the winding dark clouds above the firmament suddenly split open a gap tens of meters wide.

Everyone looked over and saw that the gap led straight up to the warship.

Upon seeing this passage, some people hesitated a moment, then rushed forward and leapt into the huge warship.

Seeing this, Lin Feng immediately said to Huo Zhi and the Ancient Dragon Clan expert beside him, "Now that the Ancient Clan's warship has arrived, let's go aboard first and talk later."

Upon hearing that, the few people lightly nodded and then swiftly leapt toward the passage.

Seeing this, the three Flame Clan men who had been standing silently opened their eyes and quickly followed.

Only after boarding the warship did Lin Feng discover how enormous it was, to an astonishing degree.

Standing inside, they appeared exceptionally tiny, like ants.

"This so-called void shuttle is truly huge—much larger than the million-ton cargo ships of my previous life, over ten times bigger!"

After looking around, Lin Feng's heart suddenly filled with awe.

As for these void shuttles, at least they stretch over ten li in length, and their width is likely seven or eight li.

Such size is truly astonishing.

Of course, it might also be because he, after transmigrating to the Battle Qi Continent, has never seen the ocean or seagoing vessels.

So far, he also doesn't know how large the seagoing vessels of the Battle Qi Continent are.

"Hmm, if I can survive the upcoming great battle, when I have time I'll take my wife and kids to travel around, sightseeing, and see the places I've never been."

Speaking of the sea, Lin Feng immediately noted this in his mind.

"However, speaking of places I haven't been, I suddenly recalled that when I was still a Battle Emperor, I had once wanted to go look at the volcano beneath the Heavenly Mountain Blood Altar. But earlier, I had been bothered by various worries and forgot about it. Now that the Ancient Clan's coming-of-age ceremony is over, I can go take a look. Perhaps I might find something astonishing down there."

Thinking of this, Lin Feng immediately made up his mind.

After the Ancient Clan's trip ends, he will raise his soul realm, absorb the Nine Nether Golden Ancestor Fire, and then go explore beneath the Heavenly Mountain Blood Altar.

After all, back when he advanced to Battle Ancestor in that Blood Altar, he felt the temperature below was extremely high and the Fire Poison was extremely strong, so he dared not go down rashly.

Moreover, considering that volcano is tens of thousands of meters high, even an ordinary Battle Venerable cultivator would probably find it hard to penetrate to its base.

"Such a strange place is most likely to give birth to some heavenly treasures—the more I think about it, the more excited I get!"

Just thinking about such a place, Lin Feng immediately felt an unbearable itch in his heart.

"Master Lin Feng, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing him constantly dazed, a faint strange fire flickered in Huo Zhi's beautiful eyes, and she asked puzzledly.

"Cough cough."

The former's words instantly pulled Lin Feng back from his reverie.