The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 581

Chapter 581: Chapter 577 Dragon Abyss Chapter 581: Chapter 577 Dragon Abyss Shen Luo calmed his mind, sweeping his gaze around. He discovered that this cliff-side platform was not small, with an area of about twenty to thirty acres, and numerous buildings were constructed on it.

Surprisingly, this place did not have a hint of seawater – it was as if they had arrived on land. The rocks on the ground were the kind of dark stones that could not be probed by divine sense, and beneath the precipice lay a gloomy, dark abyss. The light was very dim, only allowing sight for a dozen or so feet ahead.

Within the abyss, there was no seawater, just raging black winds swirling and howling. These winds filled the entire abyss, creating huge vortexes of wind, some several miles in size, while others were only a few dozen feet in diameter. As they collided and swallowed each other, they let out loud, whining sounds, as if they could sweep up everything in their path.

Shen Luo stared at the black winds rampaging in the abyss with a secret shock in his heart.

Although he was now a powerful True Immortal, he felt extremely insignificant in front of these abyssal winds.

Moreover, these black winds were strange; they only rolled within the abyss and showed no signs of spreading outside.

With a thought, he extended his divine sense towards the black wind in the abyss. As soon as his divine sense extended into the abyss, it was immediately torn apart by a sharp, incomparable force, causing a slight pain in his mind.

“Is this the Dragon Abyss? It feels like we're underground,” Shen Luo asked Ao Hong.

“Correct, we are actually deep underneath the Ancestral Dragon Wall,” Ao Hong replied.

“I see. What are these black storms? They are unbelievably powerful, easily tearing apart divine senses,” Shen Luo nodded in understanding, pointing to the black wind within the abyss.

“The Dragon Abyss is connected to the Nine Netherworld. These black winds are the Black Nightmare Whirlwinds blown out from the Underworld, extremely toxic and capable of melting flesh and bone. Even True Immortals who are swept up by it would be completely destroyed in an instant. I suspect that even if an Immortal in the Taiyi Realm came here, they might not be able to escape unscathed,” Ao Hong responded.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo took a sharp breath.

“Because of this natural danger, my East Sea Dragon Clan suppressed the demons in here. However, these winds only rage within the abyss and will not spread outside, so Brother Shen need not worry,” Ao Hong continued.

“Why is that? Is there a prohibition on these rock walls? But I don't see any traces of prohibitions here,” Shen Luo asked curiously.

“It's sort of. Brother Shen will understand when we go down.” Ao Hong smiled mysteriously, leaving Shen Luo in suspense.

Shen Luo briefly showed a change in expression but said no more.

Just then, a team of Dragon Palace soldiers flew over from a palace in the distance. The leader, a general with a carp head, was about to question them, but upon seeing Ao Hong and Ao Zhong, his attitude instantly became deferential.

“Greetings to Your Second Highness and Ninth Highness! What brings you two here?” The Carp General gave them a bow and asked.

“We are here on our Father Emperor's orders to inspect the situation of the detained demons in the Dragon Abyss. Has there been any unusual activity down there?” Ao Zhong asked.

“In response to Your Highnesses, we check each level of the prison cells every day and there have been no abnormalities,” the Carp General hastily replied.

Ao Zhong nodded with satisfaction and glanced at Ao Hong with a hint of mockery.

“No abnormalities? Are you sure you have checked thoroughly?” Ao Hong's face darkened as he asked.

“Your Ninth Highness, we have never been negligent. Indeed, there is no unusual activity in the cells below,” the Carp General replied somewhat fearfully.

“Brother Ao, there's no need to worry. If the Deep Sea Behemoth has any intentions of hiding his escape, these stationed soldiers, with their limited cultivation levels, might not be able to detect it. We'll know once we go down and check,” Shen Luo transmitted his thoughts.

Ao Hong glanced at Shen Luo and nodded.

“It seems Ninth Brother doesn't place much trust in General Carp's words. In that case, let us personally go down and check on the situation with the demons.” Ao Zhong said with a smile, descending down a set of stone steps near the platform.

Ao Hong and the rest followed. General Carp originally intended to send someone to accompany them, but was refused by Ao Hong.

The stone steps were only four to five feet wide. The endless Black Nightmare Whirlwind roared just outside, seemingly ready to engulf them at any moment.

However, every time the Black Nightmare Whirlwind surged toward the stone steps, it was repelled when it was about a foot away from the steps, as if an invisible barrier was surrounding them.

After walking down for a while, they quickly reached the end of the stone steps and a larger platform appeared before them.

This platform was much larger than the one above. There were numerous caves carved into the mountain wall next to it, with hundreds of them densely packed.

The entrances of the caves were barricaded with fences. The bars were filled with various runes, emanating powerful mana fluctuations, obviously powerful prohibitions.

But at this moment, Shen Luo was not paying attention to these prohibitions. Instead, he looked out from the platform and saw a golden pillar as thick as several feet protruding from the depths of the abyss, standing erect within.

The golden pillar was covered in star-like patterns and inscriptions of dragons and phoenixes. It exuded a steady and immovable aura like a mountain and seemed as if no force could shake it.

The Black Nightmare Whirlwind within the abyss was completely repelled by the breath emanating from the golden pillar, and couldn't approach it at all.

“Is it this golden pillar that repelled the Black Nightmare Whirlwind? What a remarkable treasure, what kind of treasure is this?” Shen Luo asked, looking at the golden pillar.

“This object is known as the SeSuppressing Iron Rod. It is a treasure forged from naturally formed Nine-Turn Steel and Spirit Solar Iron, and Nine Heavens Gold Essence. It has the supreme divine power to stabilize flame and suppress all evil. It is the foremost treasure of our Dragon Palace.” Ao Hong said proudly.

“Hmph! The foremost treasure? It is nothing more than a replica.” Ao Zhong said with a somewhat gloomy expression.

“A replica?” Shen Luo was taken aback.

“It is said that thousands of years ago, there was a Seanchoring Divine Treasure in our East Sea Dragon Palace, a true Nine Heavens divine object passed down by the ancient King Yu. It was also placed near the Dragon Abyss, and not only did it suppress all the Black Nightmare Whirlwind, its power also radiated throughout the East Sea. However, unfortunately, a few thousand years ago, a Great Sage from the Demon Race came to the Dragon Palace and took away the Divine Treasure. My Father King had no choice but to make this replica, the SeSuppressing Iron Rod, and placed it here.” Ao Hong continued.

“The Great Sage of the Demon Race? Could you be referring to the legendary Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong?” Shen Luo was curious, but seeing Ao Zhong's expression made it clear that this was a matter of disgrace to the East Sea, so he did not ask.

“Let's discuss this later. First, investigate the status of the demons.” Ao Zhong seemed reluctant to hear more talk about the Sea Suppressing Iron Rod and interrupted the conversation.

“Shall we go directly to the eighth floor then?” Ao Hong asked.

“Since we are here, let us inspect all of the imprisoned demons in Dragon Abyss to avoid giving others more excuses.” With a cold laugh, Ao Zhong turned and walked toward the prison caves.

Watching his second brother's figure, Ao Hong sighed.

According to his original plan, they should have gone directly to the prison holding the Deep Sea Behemoth to investigate the situation as quickly as possible, to avoid unnecessary complications over time.

However, since Ao Zhong said so, as his younger brother, he naturally couldn't deny his elder brother's words.