Chapter 677: All Bones

The contracted goddess also came into this primordial relic.

However, she wasn't with him; the two were separated.

Xiao Feng replied, "I'm here. Where are you now? What's nearby? Let's act together."

In the primordial relic, it's unknown whether there is danger; he himself has countless lives and isn't afraid, but He Er Na only has one life—if danger arises, it would be troublesome.

"I'm now by a river, surrounded by forest, no one in sight, no roads—it seems quite barren," He Er Na replied.

She then added, "Wind Control Technique won't work; I can't fly, only walk. Master, where are you? I'll come find you!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Feng tried to use the Wind Control Technique.

The system then prompted: 【This map cannot use flight or floating skills or flying mounts!】

He furrowed his brows: "I can't fly either; I'm near a huge palace building complex, surrounded by many bones—probably far from you."

Although they can stay in contact, they are far apart, not in the same place.

Originally the master-servant contract could sense each other's direction, but here it seems sealed as well—completely unaware of He Er Na's location.

"Bones? Then you should be careful, master. I'll look around first; if I find the palace buildings, I'll come find you," He Er Na replied.

Xiao Feng thought, then reminded: "Be careful; this is a primordial relic with great opportunity. But danger may also exist—if you encounter a powerful creature, hide if you can, don't act rashly!"

"I know; I still want to accompany the master for a few more years," He Er Na said lightly, seeming unconcerned.

Xiao Feng knew she wanted him to relax, but he inevitably felt a bit worried.

Fortunately, no danger has been encountered so far, and based on earlier speculation, the benefits here likely outweigh the drawbacks—we can be more optimistic.

"I'll go check the palace; let's stay in touch." Xiao Feng said, stepping toward the main gate of the palace complex.

Here flying is prohibited, even flying mounts aren't allowed—clearly one must travel on foot.

Xiao Feng advanced while observing the bones on the ground.

These bones wear some armor, robes, etc., allowing a rough guess of their former professions.

Their hair colors vary—black, yellow, red, brown, etc., with a large portion being grayish-white.

Judging by appearance, most are divine-level beings from the Elemental God Realm who died after arriving here.

In the bone pile, there is no sign of weapons interspersed; their bones are relatively complete

Complete, with no missing arms or legs; many bodies lean on each other, appearing not to have died in battle but from some other circumstance.

"They probably didn't die of old age, did they……"

Xiao Feng looked at the large portion of white-haired bones on the ground and wondered.

Gods have long lifespans, usually not aging; they can live several thousand years, even tens of thousands.

If one becomes a major god, they can live tens of thousands of years, like a historical chronicle.

But they are not immortal; when their lifespan ends, they too will wither and die.

Xiao Feng has seen a few white-haired gods.

The silver hair of the female war god Mystery doesn't count; it's due to her bloodline inheritance, innate, belonging to a more attractive type.

True white hair belongs to aged Upper Gods like Overblaze King and Blood Armor King.

Their lives have reached the last one or two hundred years; vitality is exhausted, they cannot maintain a youthful handsome appearance, age rapidly, announcing the imminent end of their lifespan!

And many of the bones here are like that!

So Xiao Feng speculated that these bones might have been slowly tortured to death here!

Be aware that the exit of this place has been sealed by an altar for countless years.

If this place has no other exit, it's understandable that these gods died of old age here.

"Hiss! Wait! Then how do I get out?"

Thinking of this, Xiao Feng suddenly startled, realizing a troublesome problem.

These gods have all died of old age here, and the seal on what might be the "only exit" was also undone by him, soon disappearing.

Then how will he and He Er Na get out?

What if they get trapped and die here!

Although having a peerless goddess beside him wouldn't be too lonely.

But if they can't get out all the time, it's also quite aggravating!

With a bull-like attribute having nowhere to vent, countless external matters left undone, just being locked up like this, he's bound to die of a headache!

"Hopefully it's not like that……"

Xiao Feng could only silently pray.

He arrived at the base of a gate several tens of meters high.

This place is the entrance of the entire palace complex, like a city gate.

The gate is ajar, a slit opened on the side, barely enough for one person to enter.

This gate hasn't been moved for a long time; the vermilion lacquer on its surface is severely peeling and discolored, with a thick layer of dust, looking ancient and dilapidated.

Despite this, Xiao Feng still didn't relax his vigilance, both hands holding

weapons, he cautiously walked in.

Upon entering the gate, two rows of bones came into view.

They were two lines of guards, their armor sparse, already corroded by time beyond recognition.

From the distribution of the bones, it can be seen that they were still holding their posts before death.

This is a dead city, with no living person left.

After entering the gate, passing through a hundred-meter-long door tunnel, before him lay a vast plaza.

The plaza spans several kilometers in length and width, paved with Han white jade, with multiple passages nearby leading to different places.

At the far end of the plaza stands a hall, ascending three hundred sixty steps, towering and solemn, fully displaying imperial majesty.

No doubt, that is the front main hall of this palace, similar to the place where the emperor holds court assemblies.

However, this splendid main hall is now also in ruins; even the left-corner of the palace has collapsed, and the glazed tiles on the roof have many gaps, broken in many places.

Dozens of corpses were scattered on the square; Xiao Feng examined them closely — they all had black or white hair, lacking the special hair colors like red or blond that only Westerners have.

Probably they are the "locals" of this palace.

Where would the inheritance of the Primordial Era be?

Xiao Feng pondered.

There was no danger around, so he directly sped across the square, heading straight for the central main hall.

The three hundred and sixty steps were quite tiring to run; having temporarily lost his flight ability, he could only climb up honestly with his two legs.

After climbing the steps, Xiao Feng saw the scene inside the main hall.

The hall's doors were open; the interior space was much larger than the Storm God Kingdom's council hall — at least four or five times bigger!

There are people inside, and not just one!

Of course, they are dead.

In the center of the hall, several rows of skeletons are neatly arranged on the ground, as if they were holding a council assembly before death, and nobody has moved their positions.

Yet, in front of several rows of skeletons, there are several corpses that are not mere skeletal forms!

Those corpses are lifelike, appearing just like living people.

From afar, Xiao Feng thought they were living people; upon entering the hall and looking, he realized they had been dead for who knows how many years.

This reminded him of the corpse of the War God Asasata.

The corpse of the main god seems to be like this, undecaying and indestructible.

However, the ages this place has existed are even longer; perhaps the main god would also rot.

Those corpses... might be stronger than the main god!

(End of chapter)