novelhk Chapter 1516 The Secret Realm of the Underground Palace
Chapter 1516 The Secret Realm of the Underground Palace
I don't know how much time passed.
Ye Ge slowly opened her eyes.
He lay on a soft patch of grass, his face feeling the cool night breeze.
Not far away, Gao Shenxue, Xia Xiyao, Long Ying, Nangong Qiuyue, Bai Xueling and others also collapsed to the ground, seemingly all unconscious.
The world before my eyes is like a forgotten secret realm.
The night sky hung low, with no stars or moon in sight, only a faint blue light spreading from the horizon, shrouding everything in a hazy twilight.
All around was a lush, ancient forest, with trees towering into the clouds, their branches and leaves intertwined like canopies, and vines hanging down like curtains. Faint dust floated in the air, and with each breath, one could feel the rich, almost tangible, spiritual energy, fresh, moist, and carrying the scent of growing plants.
This scene bears a striking resemblance to the world where the Star Goddess Xuanji was imprisoned.
If you didn't know better, you'd think you'd been transported to some unknown world.
However, by sensing the spiritual energy contained in the surrounding air, Ye Ge discovered that the environment was clearly filled with the wood-attribute spiritual energy of the Azure Dragon, so this world was obviously still the secret world in the Azure Dragon's underground palace.
'It seems that Sima Qing's ability just now sucked everyone into the Azure Dragon Palace.'
Night Song thought to herself.
He tried to move his body, but suddenly he sank.
My limbs felt like they were filled with lead, and even getting up from the grass was extremely difficult. My body felt like it had gone through a marathon that lasted for days without stopping; every muscle was sore and weak, and even moving a finger required a great deal of effort.
Even worse, he could clearly feel his consciousness steadily slipping away.
'What happened?'
'Although the spiritual energy in this secret realm is quite abundant, something is constantly draining the energy from my body???'
"Eye of Extreme Yin—Open!"
Night Song's eyes revealed patterns of interwoven deep blue and pitch black, instantly penetrating the surface of reality.
He could clearly see that the spiritual energy flowing in the air was like countless fine, silky green threads of light, silently seeping into the bodies of everyone around him, including himself.
Like roots drawing nutrients, it continuously drains the extraordinary energy from their bodies!
The power within Xue'er and Yao Yao was also being continuously drained. This seemingly spiritually abundant, peaceful, and tranquil little world was actually slowly absorbing the extraordinary energy from everyone!
If this continues, I'm afraid that in less than twenty minutes, all of their strength will be completely drained!
Ye Ge felt her consciousness gradually fading and her eyelids getting heavier, clearly an effect of the spiritual energy extraction.
If it weren't for the power of the Heavenly Dao protecting him, he probably wouldn't have woken up at all; he might have simply died in his sleep...
"Hey, Azure Dragon Elder, White Tiger Senior, Vermilion Bird Senior, can you hear me?" Night Song said through mental communication.
Soon, that aged, steady voice slowly came through: 'Yes, I'm here.'
Ye Ge breathed a slight sigh of relief.
'Old Deng, this place should be a secret realm inside the Azure Dragon Palace, right?'
'Yes.'
'Then why does this place keep draining our power?'
"I estimate that the underground palace's defense mechanism has been triggered," Qinglong said. "The underground palace detected an intruder and automatically activated the 'Purifying Spirit Array,' initiating a mode to eliminate the intruder, much like the terracotta warriors awakening in the imperial mausoleum of the human capital."
Ye Ge asked curiously, "Isn't the Azure Dragon Palace only activated when forcibly opened to activate its defensive mechanisms and attack enemies? But Sima Qing opened the palace gate head-on with genuine Azure Dragon Holy Power and Extreme Yin Power, so how could the mechanisms have been triggered?"
Qinglong paused for a moment: 'Well, I'm not quite sure about that either.'
Night Song: '...You created this underground palace yourself, don't you know that?'
"This underground palace was built jointly by me and the God of Extreme Yin, Youying, not by me alone. Perhaps it was some kind of restriction left by Youying that activated itself under specific conditions," the Azure Dragon Elder replied.
"..." Night Song asked helplessly, "So what do we do now?"
Azure Dragon Elder: 'What's draining your spiritual energy is actually these 'Spirit-Draining Ancient Trees' within the secret realm. Using the sacred power of wood as a conduit, all who breathe this air and come into contact with anything here will gradually have their spiritual energy drained until they wither and die, turning into dried corpses.'
Night Song: '...Goodness, this sounds even more terrifying than the terracotta army at the Human Royal Tomb.'
The Azure Dragon Elder said, "However, you possess the power of the Heavenly Dao, so you should be able to resist this force. Simply circulate the power of the Heavenly Dao throughout your body, ultimately guiding it to the meridian node corresponding to the 'Horn' constellation among the Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon."
"Alright, I understand." Ye Ge said no more and immediately began to secretly mobilize the power of the Heavenly Dao within his body.
However, at this very moment...
"Shh, shh, shh..."
A series of unhurried footsteps came from the depths of the forest mist.
The night was dark, making it difficult to discern the faces of those who approached.
Ye Ge's ears twitched slightly. She immediately closed her eyes, slowed her breathing, and pretended to still be unconscious, only opening her eyelids a crack to observe secretly...