King of Creation
Chapter 380 - 376 Black Dragon Secret Palace

Chapter 380: Chapter 376 Black Dragon Secret Palace

"Please bless our Black Dragon Domain with everlasting martial prosperity, Dragon Spirit!"

As Qing Yii’s voice settled, an initiator from the tens of thousands of martial artists below was unknown, but the prayer was raised in unison.

Amid the roaring voices of the crowd that resembled mountain cries and tsunami waves, all the martial artists on the Black Dragon Platform turned their gaze to the rosy clouds dragon spirit in the sky, silently chanting their prayers.

The sixty-seven people on the Black Dragon Platform were all beneficiaries of the Black Dragon Ancient Land this time; it could be said that not a single one lacked sincerity.

Hisss!

A pale purple light, as thick as a child’s arm, suddenly flew out from one of the martial artists on the Black Dragon Platform, shooting towards the rosy clouds dragon spirit in the sky.

Following that, pale purple lights, one after another, flew out from the martial artists on the Black Dragon Platform and soared toward the rosy clouds dragon spirit in the sky.

The powers of the Black Dragon Domain had actually studied this pale purple light long ago.

It should be a feedback.

This was also the true purpose of the final prayer and sending-off ceremony.

The dragon spirit distributed so much golden rosy light and even bestowed destiny’s favor; the consumption must also be great. It received feedback through the prayer ceremony, otherwise, the Black Dragon Ancient Land wouldn’t have existed for over a thousand years.

However, the size of the feeding back Zi Qi was rather irregular. It was said to be related to the fate and destiny of the praying person; those born with strong destinies emitted larger Zi Qi.

Of course, this was just an inference made by the great powers of the Black Dragon Domain. As for the details, nobody was clear.

"It’s over, this session of Black Dragon Ancient Land has ended..."

Watching this scene, Qing Yii sighed with a complex look and prepared to leave.

The Phantom Divine Sect’s performance this time was barely satisfactory.

According to the original expectations of the Phantom Divine Sect, at least three people should break into the top ten of the Black Dragon Ranking; at least Wen Zimo was not supposed to fall out of the top ten, and among the top three, there was supposed to be a place for the Phantom Divine Sect.

But in the end, there was none even in the top five.

"We can only wait for the next one..."

At the same time, the other eleven Temporary Stewards in the sky had also scattered, preparing to find their own martial artists and then leave together. The opening of this Black Dragon Ancient Land had come to an end.

Even if they didn’t leave, after 15 minutes, a strange energy fluctuation would erupt within the Black Dragon Ancient Land, propelling out all the people present.

"Senior brother Qing Yii..."

Suddenly, the Thousand Illusion Eagle King called out to Ye Zhen, who was about to leave. Qing Yii, startled, followed the Thousand Illusion Eagle King’s gaze, and was immediately taken aback. The Thousand Illusion Eagle King, with a fierce gleam in his eyes, was staring at Ye Zhen.

"Eagle King, this is unlikely to be successful, right? He has just won the first place on the Black Dragon Ranking, blessed with the destiny bestowed by the dragon spirit, and is at the peak of his fortune. To make a move now, I fear it will be of no avail!" Qing Yii immediately understood the Thousand Illusion Eagle King’s intention.

"Not necessarily! Forty years ago, the one who ranked first on the Black Dragon Ranking from Gu’an Kingdom, wasn’t he killed? There is destiny, but in this world, there are countless acts against the heavens!" said the Thousand Illusion Eagle King.

"The chances of success are too slim, and although our strength is superior, Ye Zhen and Caiyi are not to be underestimated!"

"Senior brother Qing Yii, the enemy of an enemy is a friend. Look..."

Qing Yii followed where the Thousand Illusion Eagle King was pointing and saw Xie Lü from the Sword Origin Sect of the Sword Origin Empire and Kong Shan smiling subtly at them, their eyes filled with killing intent!

"They..."

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Qing Yii’s gaze toward Xie Lü and Kong Shan jolted with disbelief surging in his eyes.

"How... how could this be?"

"What..."

The Thousand Illusion Eagle King, greatly surprised, turned his head to look, his eyes also widening in shock, "How long has it been since this last happened?"

Above the Black Dragon Platform, a column of Zi Qi, as thick as a bucket, suddenly rose above Ye Zhen’s head, rushing towards the rosy clouds dragon spirit in the sky.

The thickness of the bucket-sized Zi Qi was not unusual, but the Zi Qi from Ye Zhen was an unending stream that was a hundred meters long.

The moment the purple color entered the rosy clouds dragon spirit, the dragon spirit in the sky suddenly moved. Lowering its head, it blasted a breath of purple dragon breath straight at Ye Zhen.

In actuality, the purple dragon breath was sprayed behind Ye Zhen on the Black Dragon Platform,

As the purple dragon breath touched the ground, it didn’t disperse or gather, but vaguely seemed to be condensing into a gate of light, much like the vortex light gates of the Great Sects leading to the Secret Realms. This one was only in its initial form.

Almost at the same time, a brilliant light flashed above Caiyi’s head, and a large amount of Zi Qi surged into the sky, resembling a cloud as it collided with the rosy clouds dragon.

Almost immediately upon entering, the rosy clouds dragon expelled another large breath of purple dragon breath, and the vaguely forming vortex light gate suddenly stabilized.

Next, Huaa Wushuang, Mo Xinsui, Yem Yuan, Bu Changtian, Bai Xin, and others have a burst of Zi Qi emerge from atop their heads in succession, merging into the body of the rosy clouds dragon, causing the dragon to continuously exhale dragon breath, and stabilizing the Zi Qi gate, though the vortex was still slowly forming.

"The Black Dragon Secret Palace! The Gate of the Secret Palace, after so many years, the Gate of the Secret Palace has reappeared in the mortal world?"

"Don’t leave, the Black Dragon Secret Palace has opened, the legendary Black Dragon Secret Palace has opened," some knowledgeable Soul Sea Realm powers shouted, overwhelmed with excitement.

"The Black Dragon Secret Palace was able to open again; could it be that among the ranked martial artists of this session’s Black Dragon Ranking, there really is one with an extraordinary destiny?"

The murmur from Qing Yii made the Thousand Illusion Eagle King’s face drastically change.

Because just now, it was Ye Zhen who contributed the most purple Qi; although Ye Zhen alone could not have activated the Gate of the Black Dragon Secret Palace, these findings were enough to let the Thousand Illusion Eagle King’s thoughts run wild.

"That’s right, it must be this way..."

"How is it, Elder Brother Qing Yii?" Thousand Illusion Eagle King asked anxiously.

"The martial artists listed on this year’s Black Dragon Ranking, especially the top ten, what do you feel about them?" Qing Yii asked.

"Feel? They are very strong. Even Huaa Wushuang can only rank third...." At this point, the voice of Thousand Illusion Eagle King abruptly halted.

"Are you saying that when a generation of outstanding heroes emerges, it’s the time when the Black Dragon Secret Palace opens?"

"I can’t be certain, but it should be! In the past six hundred years, the Black Dragon Secret Palace has only opened twice. The first time was five hundred and seventy years ago when Flower King Huaa Mantian made a meteoric rise, and the second time was three hundred and forty years ago when Dragon King Jie Tianhe participated.

"Those two times, according to ancient records, were both eras of exceptional talent, especially the one three hundred and forty years ago; even the later world-famous Dragon King Jie Tianhe was only ranked third on the Black Dragon Ranking," Qing Yii said.

Hearing this from Qing Yii, most of the resentment in Thousand Illusion Eagle King’s heart dissipated. If the Black Dragon Secret Palace was really opening because of Ye Zhen, then Thousand Illusion Eagle King would have felt like spitting blood.

As the Gate of the Secret Palace appeared, other Soul Sea Realm powerhouses who were about to leave were stunned as well.

Take Xie Lvu, for example, counting the ones he participated in, the ones he presided over this time, the ones he brought disciples to, and even the ones he came to as a spectator marshal artist, he had come to the Black Dragon Ancient Land at least ten times.

And this final ritual of praying and sending off the dragon spirit, he had witnessed ten times as well, which was always the sign marking the end of the Black Dragon Ancient Land; when had there ever been such a phenomenon?

The Black Dragon Secret Palace, he had never entered it, not even seen it, and his eyes instantly reddened.

The martial artists on the Black Dragon Platform were also extremely surprised; none of them had expected a Secret Realm Gate to appear.

But they were all very happy.

"According to ancient records, it takes half an hour for the Gate of the Black Dragon Secret Palace to fully form, so please wait patiently!"

"It is said that the Black Dragon Secret Palace is a martial arts holy land. Every martial artist who enters will have different encounters, and their martial arts will improve to varying degrees, possibly even undergoing a complete transformation. This is a blessing bestowed to the martial artists of the Black Dragon Domain by the dragon spirit, and you must cherish and value it!"

As the Phantom Divine Sect is the dominant force of the entire Black Dragon Domain, Qing Yii naturally took it upon himself to maintain order once again.

However, at this time, Qing Yii’s voice had little effect.

Many martial artists, including some Soul Sea Realm powerhouses, began to slowly move towards the forming Gate of the Black Dragon Secret Palace, clearly intending to rush in as soon as it solidified.

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to ancient records, only those listed on the Black Dragon Ranking are qualified to enter the Black Dragon Secret Palace, others...." Qing Yii sighed softly, the Secret Palace, an ancient establishment of a thousand years, how he longed to enter it, yet he had no opportunity.

However, none of the martial artists below heeded Qing Yii’s words, and some discontented murmurs mixed in among them.

"Who are you to say we can’t enter? How do we know you’re not deceiving us?"

"The Black Dragon Secret Palace has been seldom seen for hundreds of years; how would we know without trying?"

A crowd gradually formed at the entrance to the Black Dragon Secret Palace, and the gathered martial artists all awaited the moment that the Gate of the Secret Palace would open.

Of course, these were only a portion of the people; most martial artists were more rational, especially those with lower cultivation levels.

For example, Human Bear Cha Hai, who had been eliminated in the group scoring contest.

At this time, he was looking at his empty left arm with frustration.

According to the Sect Elders, the golden rosy clouds light bestowed by the dragon spirit at the finalization of the Black Dragon Ranking had the power of reviving the dead and healing white bones, and no matter how severe the injury, it could be restored.

If one’s ranking was high enough, his left arm could even regenerate.

But his cultivation was too low.

What made Human Bear Cha Hai even more frustrated was that Ye Zhen, who used to have a lower cultivation than him, was now proudly atop the Black Dragon Ranking and could even enter the Black Dragon Secret Palace, which only opened once every few hundred years.

However, the most frustrated person had to be Chu Jun from the Lishui Sect of Black Water Kingdom. With a fierce-looking face due to having only one eye, he was now livid with rage.

Who would have thought he wouldn’t even get past the third round of preliminary selections?

Nevermind his own failure, but others like Ye Zhen and such—who would have thought their rankings to be so low, as martial artists from Black Water Kingdom generally ranked at the bottom.

But to his surprise, Ye Zhen was actually number one on the Black Dragon Ranking!

Number one!

And now the Black Dragon Secret Palace had opened as well.

In that moment, Chu Jun even felt abandoned by the heavens.

Of course, while some cried, others laughed!

Like the Second Elder Jis Che and Seventh Elder Zhongli Jing of Qiyun Sect, their grins stretched ear to ear.

No matter how they looked at it, their Qiyun Sect was a beneficiary of the opening of the Black Dragon Secret Palace; even if they couldn’t enter, they were still overjoyed.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

As the vortex inside the purple Light Gate became clearer, the numerous gathered martial artists grew tense, each clad in Spiritual Gang and ready for action!

"It’s about to open!"

"The Gate of the Secret Palace is ready!"

No one knew who yelled out, but in the next moment, thousands of martial artists gathered there, including dozens of Soul Sea Realm Martial Artists, all acted.

The first one, startlingly, was Xie Lvu from Qingluo Sect!

Ye Zhen’s meteoric rise made Xie Lvu feel a significant threat, so he wanted to try his luck!

As an aside, this Chapter should be Chapter 376, the Chapter number was marked wrong. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)