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Chapter 1444 - Chapter 1444 Chapter 1446 The Crab General

Chapter 1444: Chapter 1446: The Crab General Chapter 1444: Chapter 1446: The Crab General After passing through the light gate, Song Jian and Xing Ling staggered forward a couple of steps, as if someone had pushed them from behind. Once they steadied themselves, they realized they had actually entered the depths of the sea, with dark waters over their heads, where schools of fish emitting their own light swam ceaselessly, like stars.

“Is this the Dragon Palace?” Xing Ling said. As she spoke, a few bubbles floated up from her mouth, startling her.

It was then that the two of them noticed that they were in a vast expanse of gently undulating water, which was of such purity and lightness that it was easy to overlook its presence without paying attention.

“No, this isn’t water…” Song Jian was alarmed. “This is liquid spirit energy. My god, could it be that the entire Dragon Palace is filled with liquid spirit energy!”

Song Jian looked around and could vaguely see that the area was extremely vast, with mountains, deep-sea trenches, tall plants, and in the distance, clusters of underwater palaces shimmering with a faint light. That must be the exact location of the Dragon Palace.

“All of this is liquid spirit energy. Cultivating here, the speed would be at least ten times that of the outside world. In at most three months, I’m confident I could advance to level one hundred and twenty…” Song Jian exclaimed with delight.

Normallly, cultivation would also enhance combat experience, but only a little, even less than what one would gain from hunting monsters. However, some diligent players would hunt monsters by day and practice their cultivation techniques at night. Over time, they would attain significantly higher levels than those who didn’t cultivate at night.

Cultivation required the consumption of spirit energy. The richer the spirit energy in a location, the more combat experience one would gain from cultivation. Here, the spirit energy was so dense that it had liquified. Cultivating in this place would be nearly as effective as using Purple Crystal, and the speed at which one gained combat experience would be incredibly fast!

“We can’t even use this liquid energy…” Xing Ling glanced at Song Jian and said curiously.

Her words were like a bucket of cold water, abruptly waking Song Jian from his excitement.

“Yes, the essence of this secret realm is that it captures a segment of audio-visual, everything seen and heard is real, but it all happened a million years ago…” Song Jian sighed and said.

“That must be the location of the Dragon Palace Treasure. Let’s hurry over. The entry into the Dragon Palace Treasure is random, some people might have entered and already reached inside the Dragon Palace!” Xing Ling pointed towards the series of palaces rolling in the distance and said.

“Right, let’s hurry, and not let anyone get there before us!” Song Jian said.

When they were about to use the Sword Flight Art, they discovered that this area was forbidden for flying. There was a no-fly zone overhead, which prevented not only Sword Flight but also Song Jian’s Wings of Heaven, and even leaping into the air wasn’t possible.

“We can only walk there step by step!” Xin Ling said helplessly: “I hope not many people have entered the Dragon Palace, and that there will be something left for us! However, that Ao Tian is from the Dragon Clan, and he should have a way to enter the Dragon Palace directly from the portal…”

The two ran towards the Dragon Palace, passing towering coral trees and pearls as big as human heads that served as street lamps, and all kinds of sea treasures piled up like mountains. On Earth, these would be worth billions, even hundreds of billions, but here, to Song Jian and Xin Ling, they were worthless. They did not spare them a glance and ran straight toward the distant Dragon Palace.

“Be careful!” Song Jian suddenly grabbed Xin Ling and whispered.

Whoosh~

A fish spear, gleaming with a metallic luster, plunged into the ground in front of the two. Had they not noticed and kept running forward, the spear would have been poised to stab Xin Ling right on target.

“Who goes there!” Xin Ling shouted angrily. With a flick of her wrist, a sword the size of a finger began to grow, instantly transforming into a three-foot-long green blade that she grasped in her hand.

At that moment, a creature with a stocky figure featuring a crab’s head, a scorpion’s shell on its back, a huge scorpion’s claw for its left hand, and an arm covered in blue-brown carapace on the right leaped out. Pointing at the two, it roared furiously, “You puny humans dare to trespass into the Dragon Palace Treasure’s sacred grounds? You are truly courting death! Leave at once, or face immediate demise right here!”

“General Crab? Early Legendary Realm, gosh, is every monster here at the Legendary Realm’s strength? This Dragon Palace Treasure truly is dangerous!” Song Jian’s eyes twinkled as he scanned the monster’s attributes.

“Though there are many foes beyond the Legendary Realm in this secret domain, not every minor creature is of the Legendary Realm. Typically, you find second or third-tier combat power monsters here…” Xin Ling shook her head and whispered, “This is the Dragon Palace Treasure, the guardians of the treasure are like dungeon elites, naturally stronger than those on the outside world. Moreover, with the spiritual energy here condensed into liquid, the monsters’ strengths are naturally far superior!”

“Do you have the ability to defeat a creature of the Legendary Realm now?” Song Jian asked. They hadn’t seen each other since completing their last sect mission, and he wasn’t sure how much Xin Ling’s strength had increased. Although she also had third-tier combat power, he wondered whether she had the capability to fight on par with something from the Legendary Realm.

“Though I can’t defeat it, I should be able to protect myself,” Xin Ling said quietly.

Song Jian nodded, noting that it seemed she had been continuously cultivating in their sect and had not fallen far behind. To be third-tier combat against the Legendary, most players couldn’t manage that.

“How about you keep it company…” Song Jian said with a smile.

Before he could finish speaking, a sudden explosion erupted from the distant Dragon Palace. The explosive sound shook heaven and earth, and visible shockwaves spread outward in all directions. Many treasures resembling coral trees were pulverized into dust by the shockwave. Even where Song Jian stood, the ground shook violently, cracking open with fissures several meters in length.

“Could it be, a battle between Legendary Realm powerhouses?” Song Jian uttered in astonishment. Such terrifying might could only be displayed by beings of the Legendary Realm.

“The Dragon Clan has perished, and this is no longer their territory. How dare a mere four-clawed dragon act so recklessly, take my Thunderstrike!” Above the Dragon Palace, the phantom of a giant over thirty feet tall materialized, wielding a mace topped with wolf’s teeth. Lightning crackled around the mace, covering an area of several dozen meters.

“A peak Legendary Realm being, heh, looks like Ao Tian has met his match. Usually, a creature at the early stage of the Legendary Realm doesn’t stand a chance against one at the peak of the same realm. Are there records of how he escaped from being hunted by peak Legendary Realm powerhouses in the history books?” Song Jian looked up at the Dragon Palace, felt the aura emanating from it, and couldn’t help but laugh.

“How could such a thing be recorded in books, as if this is a fiction…” Xin Ling rolled her eyes and continued, “Anyway, Ao Tian will be fine, this is the Dragon Palace after all, his home field. No matter how powerful the peak of the Legendary Realm is… Still, we should head over quickly and have a look. Who knows, we might pick up some benefits on the way…”

“Grrr, I’m so angry! You two humans dare to mock me, General Crab, watch out!” The General Crab on the other side saw the two chatting and laughing, ignoring him completely, which drove him into a rage. Even his shell began to redden as he brandished his left scorpion claw, charging at them.

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