Chapter 178: Array Broken, Source of the Ancestral Vein

Seeing that Tian Yuan did not speak, none of the Dragon Clan present dared to make a sound.

Yinglong, who had retreated, glanced at the Fierce Beast Hou in the air with a slight palpitation and stood quietly beside Zhulong.

The faint light flickering in the air had already faded, and that space was also blocked by the tall body of the Fierce Beast Hou; he simply could not leave this place.

Now, the fate of the Dragon Clan rested entirely on this stone man who had suddenly appeared.

Like many of the Dragon Clan present, Yinglong was also filled with doubts in his heart.

They had heard of the Fierce Beast Hou before, but that a mere stone man could cultivate to such a realm was truly unbelievable.

The air began to grow heavy; all the Dragon Clan dared not even breathe loudly, their gazes shifting constantly between the Fierce Beast Hou and Tian Yuan.

After a long while, Zhulong finally could not help but speak: "I am Zhulong of the Dragon Clan, greetings, fellow Daoist!"

The atmosphere in the scene was truly too oppressive; he was somewhat worried that his clansmen would not be able to endure it and would offend this stone man who had suddenly jumped out.

Unfortunately, the stone man above still did not reply; only the Fierce Beast Hou lowered his head slightly, his gaze sweeping over.

That piercing gaze made Zhulong feel a sense of desolation in his heart.

During the Dragon-Han Calamity, he, Zhulong, was such a powerful existence, his cultivation level second only to Zulong.

He had fought Yuanfeng and battled Shiqilin, his name renowned far and wide, yet now he was being looked down upon like this.

Facing the pressure faintly emanating from the air, he dared not harbor any dissatisfaction at all.

If he were to anger the other party, it might well result in the entire Dragon Clan being buried in the mouth of the Fierce Beast Hou.

Entangled by Karma, the Dragon Clan was no longer the Dragon Clan of the past, and he was no longer the famous Zhulong of the Dragon Clan of old.

There were Dragon Clan members around who were indignant, but likewise, no one dared to make a sound.

"Wait here, do not act recklessly!" Tian Yuan ignored the Dragon Clan in the air, gave a brief instruction to the Fierce Beast Hou, and then leaped to escape into the void below.

This was the Ancestral Vein of the Northern Land, and there were also numerous remains of Fierce Beasts here.

With a light snort from his nose, the Fierce Beast Hou lay bored in the air.

Having witnessed the series of changes in the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space, the Fierce Beast Hou dared not overstep his bounds in the slightest toward his master, Tian Yuan.

The Fierce Beast Hou looked indifferent, but the many Dragon Clan members present felt their hearts shrink slightly.

The one before them was a Fierce Beast, and crucially, his cultivation was so powerful; if he were to act recklessly, they would be the ones to suffer.

Zhulong was panicked in his heart, but before he could speak, the stone man's figure had already vanished from the air.

At once, the Dragon Clan members straightened their bodies, nervously watching the Fierce Beast Hou in the air whose eyes were half-closed, fearing that the other party might suddenly strike.

Below the stone pillars standing in the void, a thick will was shrouded; inside was the location of the Ancestral Vein of the Northern Land.

A profound will overflowed from Tian Yuan's body, beginning to ripple slowly toward the surroundings.

In an instant, an Array appeared in the void before him, and one could vaguely see stone pillars standing upon it.

Just by taking a look, a strange expression flashed in Tian Yuan's eyes.

Using the Northern Ancestral Vein as the eye of the array, the many Dragon Clan members had directly locked the Earth Vein of the North.

And because of the power of their Primordial Spirit, Zhulong and the other Dragon Clan members had already merged with the waters.

The person who set up this Array was truly remarkable; the Dragon Clan suppressed the Northern Water, but they also sealed themselves here.

It was the Dragon Clan themselves who had trapped the Dragon Clan here.

Unfortunately, they could not communicate their will, so even Zhulong did not understand the reason behind it.

Tian Yuan did not know if this was Hongjun's doing, but he did not care much.

Will surged from his outstretched hands, rapidly rippling toward the Array in front of him, and immediately, those stone pillars began to flicker with bright light.

At the first moment, Zhulong and the other Dragon Clan members above discovered the changes in the stone pillars.

"Ancestor! These stone pillars?"

"Someone is destroying the Array we are guarding!" Exclamations rang out, and the faces of all the Dragon Clan were filled with panic.

Although it was pitch black here and they had to suffer the agony of the Primordial Spirit at all times, they were all willing to do so for the sake of the entire clan.

Guarding the Northern Water to reduce the Karma on the Dragon Clan was for the benefit of the entire clan.

If the Array were destroyed and the waves beneath the great marsh swept across the Northern Land, how could the Dragon Clan wash away their sins? At this moment, even Zhulong shouted in panic: "Fellow Daoist! Do not break the Array! This is the duty of our Dragon Clan!"

He was not afraid of death, but he was keeping his remnant body to reduce the Karma on the Dragon Clan.

Once the Array collapsed, the Dragon Clan would likely be implicated, and the Karma shrouding them would become even more terrifying.

Alas, limited by the iron chains, they could only shout helplessly, and Tian Yuan did not respond at all.

The Fierce Beast Hou, lying in the air, glanced at the void below and likewise ignored the clamoring Dragon Clan.

Yinglong, waiting in the scene, felt uneasy; he looked at Zhulong beside him and was about to fly down. Little did he know that a powerful aura from above covered him, and he was unable to move at all.

Feeling such vast power, Yinglong felt a sense of bitterness in his heart.

Their Dragon Clan was, after all, the former hegemon of the Primordial World; they had only been guarding this place for a period of time, yet so many powerful beings had emerged in the Primordial World.

This terrifying power was even more exaggerated than that of Zulong in the past.

"Break!"

Yinglong, who was shocked and angry in his heart, suddenly heard a light shout from below, and a dense sound of 'Crack!' rang in his ears.

It's over!

Amidst the successive sounds, the many stone pillars were covered with dense cracks.

The iron chains that locked them also shook slightly, turning into flickering Dao Patterns, and were also covered in cracks.

Following the 'Bang, bang, bang' explosions, the Dao Patterns shattered, and the many stone pillars standing in the air also exploded on the spot.

The chains that had bound them for countless years were broken, but the Dragon Clan who had escaped their predicament felt no joy; their eyes were dim, and their expressions became blank.

For the sake of the entire clan, their mission was to suppress the Northern Water, but now it had been directly destroyed by someone.

The Dragon Clan had committed too many killings and were entangled by Karma; besides suppressing the Northern Water, what other way was there to atone for their sins? The figures slumped in the air had hollow looks in their eyes.

Just at this moment, 'Clatter, clatter' sounds vibrated from below, and Zhulong recovered from this sudden change.

Although the Array was broken, they were still here, so they still needed to fulfill this mission.

"Quick! We shall use our flesh and blood to suppress this Northern Water!"

After speaking, Zhulong let out a dragon roar toward the sky, ignored the Fierce Beast Hou in the air, and dove downward.

The many members of the Dragon Clan all around also disregarded their lives, wanting to suppress the water with their physical bodies.

"Ignorant!"

A cold shout exploded in the void, causing Zhulong and the others to tremble all over, standing in the air in terror.

A powerful aura surged up from below, accompanied by an extremely familiar fluctuation.

It was an aura very similar to the chains that bound them; no wonder the other party had broken this Array so easily and even lifted their seals.

This stone man actually possessed such means; what exactly was his origin?

They had been guarding this place for no short time, but it made no sense that they had never heard a shred of information about him before.

Before the many Dragon Clan members, suspicious in their hearts, could think carefully, they all stared downward in shock.

A figure that was not particularly tall was lifted by layers of water waves and surged upward.

The tide radiated a mysterious aura, tightly circling the stone man's body, full of spirituality.

And beneath the water column, they saw a Golden Source one meter in size.

(End of this chapter)