Chapter 282

Ancient temples flowed beneath Fang Yu.

Two full days passed in flight; following the map's directions, Fang Yu traversed many regions and arrived at the Land of Savage Temples.

Here, he summoned various treasures obtained from the Shrouding Heaven Realm's Lei Yinsi; though the Shrouding Heaven Realm's Lei Yansi might not withstand the Eternal Life Realm's curse, using such treasures was still necessary.

This place had become utterly desolate, littered with abandoned ancient cities and ruined temples; gazing upon these cities and temples, one could imagine the terrifying might of this ancient Savage Empire, yet the being who built such a vast empire vanished overnight into the dust of history.

Fang Yu knew that these temple-cities held many treasures and riches, but he did not descend to loot them, for all who had come here over countless ages to plunder had met misfortune.

Fang Yu needed only to successfully cultivate the Great Five Elements Art; as for those riches, he did not need them yet.

He flew another three days, drawing ever closer to the temple marked on the map as holding the Five Elements Spirit Root.

Suddenly, a magnificent temple rose before him, radiating myriad auspicious signs; around the temple stood countless towering statues, as if guarding it—clearly bearing the aura of a sovereign.

This temple was the one recorded on the map as leading to the Five Elements Realm.

After arriving outside, Fang Yu transformed into a streak of light and shot through the temple's entrance, arriving within its grand hall.

Inside the grand hall stood five doors of different colors.

The black door represented water. The red door represented fire. The blue door represented wood. The yellow door represented earth. The white-gold door represented metal.

Though these five portals seemed deep within the hall, Fang Yu felt a sense of proximity yet immeasurable distance—as if space here was folded.

"This time, I must truly push through."

Fang Yu surged forward without hesitation; instantly, the world spun wildly, endless stars flickered, and before him appeared a desolation resembling the Heavenly Demon Battlefield.

He knew he had entered the Five Elements Realm, yet this Five Elements Realm clearly was not within the Yellow Great World, but on a distant star beyond.

Fang Yu immediately entered the Five Prison King Cauldron—the supreme treasure artifact he had acquired from his last cave encounter—and wore the Dongxuan Xuan Ling Armor on his person; with a slight rotation, countless array runes emerged from the armor, wrapping tightly around his body and securing him completely.

But everyone knew that in the Five Elements Realm, there was no absolute safety.

As Fang Yu activated the Five Prison King Cauldron and advanced, he soon saw a mountain peak, one face as if carved by a blade—smooth and flat—with a row of characters larger than a man, dripping fresh blood.

"Five Elements Realm: Imprisoning Ancient Demons. Danger! Danger! Danger! Danger! Danger! Danger! Danger!"

Seven "danger" characters in a row, each more piercing than the last, as if issuing a warning: leave immediately or suffer misfortune.

Seeing these seven "danger" characters, anyone would feel that ahead lay extreme peril—only retreat offered safety; otherwise, it was suicide.

"Hmm?"

As Fang Yu stared at the seven "danger" characters, he suddenly sensed a powerful demonic aura rushing toward him—the familiar aura of a Heavenly Demon.

He had slain countless Heavenly Demons, even forcing several Heavenly Demon Kings from the Blood Mire to self-destruct; now, seeing these Heavenly Demons, he found them all familiar.

His Five Prison King Cauldron already housed over a hundred thousand Heavenly Demons, but since he had come, he might as well take in more.

The Five Prison King Cauldron was a supreme treasure artifact forged by the Five Prison Great Heavenly Demon King, capable of holding eight million Heavenly Demons; the great array it once formed could rival a low-grade Dao artifact. Since the Heavenly Demons had come to die, he might as well accept them.

"Human! Die!"

As Fang Yu spotted the demonic aura in the distance, a Heavenly Demon King clad in bone armor, emerging from the aura, first wore an expression of disbelief, then burst into joy and charged straight at him.

Simultaneously, countless Heavenly Demons behind him followed in pursuit.

"Absorb!"

Seeing the horde of Heavenly Demons charging, Fang Yu paid no mind; he directly activated the Five Prison King Cauldron with magic power. Instantly, a demonic deity appeared within it, opened its monstrous mouth, and unleashed terrifying devouring force—ten thousand Heavenly Demons were instantly swallowed, then fell into the cauldron's internal array.

"Ahh! Such immense power! Heavenly Demon Body Disintegration, Eternal Bliss!"

The Heavenly Demon King, seeing the demonic deity's terrifying power, instantly realized he was no match; fear flashed across his face, then transformed into ecstatic frenzy—he swelled a thousandfold, activating the Heavenly Demon Body Disintegration Art.

Boom!

Tens of thousands of Heavenly Demons behind him were instantly obliterated.

The scene before him instantly became empty.

"If I meet this many Heavenly Demon Kings, I might as well have never come."

Fang Yu's expression grew solemn.

At that moment, he sensed a thick, earthy stench.

The ground beneath Fang Yu suddenly exploded—a yellowish serpent's head, as large as a dragon, surged upward, jaws wide open, hungrily devouring Fang Yu within the Five Prison King Cauldron.

"Not bad. Not bad."

Fang Yu watched the sudden yellowish serpent head, as large as a water jar, wrapped in dust, lunging at him—he immediately sensed this serpent was equivalent to a 2nd Stage of Divine Abilities True Qi Realm expert, a earth-elemental beast: the Teng Snake, formed from condensed earth essence.

Fang Yu reached out and crushed the Teng Snake outright; all its essence was absorbed by the Yellow Emperor Earth Sovereign Dao, slightly strengthening the power of this supreme technique.

"Next, I hope it's a Five Elements beast—not another Heavenly Demon King…"