Chapter 223: Entering Suppressing Dragon Valley!

Ye Wuque opened his eyes, a flash of the light of Causality vanishing in an instant from his gaze.

Holding the key in his hand, as if grasping a guiding lantern, he led the group toward a direction in the Void that appeared utterly empty.

As they drew near, the Space there began to ripple like water, faintly revealing an invisible barrier that distorted the light.

Ye Wuque gently tapped the key in his hand against that invisible barrier.

"Bzzt—!"

The instant the key touched the barrier, a soft yet dazzling radiance erupted!

A clear passage constructed from countless Causality runes, with the key as its starting point, slowly extended into the interior of the barrier!

Success!

They had successfully established a link to Suppressing Dragon Valley!

However, the instant the passage stabilized, a clear stream of information flowed along the Causality passage into the mind of Ye Wuque, who held the key.

The content of the information made Ye Wuque frown slightly.

"One key can support at most four living beings passing through this Causality passage to enter Suppressing Dragon Valley. One more, and the passage will become unstable, or even collapse."

Four spots!

But their current team, not counting the two subdued Ancient Overlord Tigers, had eight people!

Ye Wuque, War Prince, Little Hero, Dou Tianshu, Blazing Sun Golden Ape, Heaven-Rending Purple Ape, and two Nine Heavens Black Apes.

How should this be divided?

Suppressing Dragon Valley was a heaven-defying opportunity that even the Emperor Fiend valued—who wouldn't want to enter?

The atmosphere turned silent and subtle for a moment.

Ye Wuque frankly told everyone the content of the information.

Unexpectedly, the four Heavenly Prides from other branches of the ape race—Blazing Sun Golden Ape, Heaven-Rending Purple Ape, and the two Nine Heavens Black Apes—spoke up first after a brief silence.

Blazing Sun Golden Ape's voice was low and heavy yet firm: "Imperial Son, Brother Ye, Brother War, Brother Tianshu—the four of you go in!"

Heaven-Rending Purple Ape also nodded and said: "That's right! In terms of strength, the four of you are the strongest among us! Suppressing Dragon Valley is surely fraught with danger inside. If you go in, your chances of obtaining opportunities are greater, and it's safer too!"

One Nine Heavens Black Ape scratched his head and said honestly but sincerely: "If not for you, Brother Ye, I might have been done for in the Purple Sun Great Domain! This key was also kept safe thanks to you and Brother War! You go in, and I'm convinced! Besides, I know myself well enough—if there's some powerful restriction inside, this brain of mine might not be able to figure it out, and I'd just drag everyone down!"

The other Nine Heavens Black Ape also chimed in with a muffled voice: "Right! You go! We'll guard out here! If those motley birds or stinkbugs dare to cause trouble, we'll block them for you!"

Their attitudes were surprisingly unanimous, without any dissatisfaction or complaint, and were instead full of trust and support for the four of them—Ye Wuque and the others.

They were very clear about how great Ye Wuque and War Prince's contributions to the team had been along the way, and their strength was unquestionably top-tier.

Having the four of them enter Suppressing Dragon Valley was the most reasonable choice, and the most beneficial one for the entire team.

Hearing this, Little Hero and Dou Tianshu both revealed moved expressions in their eyes.

This was their ape race!

United, forthright, knowing how to be grateful, and understanding reason!

Ye Wuque and War Prince exchanged a glance, a warm current surging in their hearts as well.

They hadn't expected these four ape brothers to be so deeply principled.

Ye Wuque looked solemnly at the four ape Heavenly Prides and said in a deep voice: "The loyalty of you four brothers, I and Brother War engrave in our hearts! If we gain anything this time, we will certainly not forget you brothers!"

War Prince also nodded gravely: "This favor, I, War, accept!"

Hearing the promises of Ye Wuque and War Prince, the four ape Heavenly Prides all grinned, appearing very happy.

They didn't care about any promises, but this feeling of being acknowledged and respected made them feel that their decision was incomparably correct.

"Alright, alright, enough being sentimental! Hurry up and go in! Opportunities wait for no one!"

Little Hero laughed heartily, breaking the somewhat emotional atmosphere.

The decision was made, and they hesitated no more.

Ye Wuque, Little Hero Dou Tianxiong, Dou Tianshu, and War Prince stood before that Causality passage.

Ye Wuque looked one last time at the four ape Heavenly Prides staying behind and the two Ancient Overlord Tigers crouched on the ground, and instructed: "Conceal your auras here and stay vigilant. If you encounter powerful enemies, do not fight head-on—preserving yourselves is the priority."

"Rest assured, Brother Ye!" the four ape Heavenly Prides answered in unison.

Huxiao Zhou and Huxiao Yu also let out low growls, indicating they understood.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Wuque took the lead and stepped into the mysterious passage constructed from Causality runes.

Little Hero, Dou Tianshu, and War Prince followed closely behind.

The instant the four figures completely entered the passage, the keys in their hands dissolved into scattered streams of light, thoroughly merging into the passage.

An indescribable, great and ancient, towering and vast power of Time and Space instantly enveloped them!

In an instant, they seemed to have departed from the present world, entering a bizarre passage of grotesque wonder that could not be described in words.

All around were twisted, swirling blocks of color and flowing fragments of Time, with scenes of the past, present, and future blurrily interweaving and flashing past!

They could not sense their own existence, could not feel the passage of Time—only that boundless, inexhaustible Great Power of Time and Space bore them onward, traveling toward an unknown secret realm filled with infinite possibilities and danger—Suppressing Dragon Valley!