The Dragon Palace opened?
The two sides, locked in fierce battle, both stopped and looked toward the Dragon Palace, now radiating with a brilliant light.
Before the Dragon Palace.
Shan Ye's brawny figure was bathed in seven-colored light. With an excited expression, he took a step and entered the Dragon Palace.
Lu Fei shouted, "Brother Jiang, hurry and get into the Dragon Palace! Leave this to us!"
Shan Hu had already fallen.
As long as Shan Ye himself didn't make a move, no one left in the Mountain Wild Group was a match for Lu Fei.
Jiang Chen nodded and charged toward the Dragon Palace. No one dared to stand in his way, watching helplessly as he entered.
「Inside the Dragon Palace.」
Jiang Chen quickly spotted Shan ye.
Shan Ye frowned, a vicious glint flashing in his eyes as he looked at Jiang Chen. "I didn't expect you to be a Body Refining expert. You even killed Shan Hu. But you shouldn't have tried to claim this Dragon Palace. No one can steal what I've set my sights on. Kid, go to hell!"
WHOOSH!
Shan Ye charged at Jiang Chen.
The full force of his cultivation at the Seventh Stage of the Human Emperor Realm erupted.
His weapons were a pair of battle maces shaped like dragon bones, their entire lengths glowing with a faint golden light.
With a rapid flurry of his hands, the battle maces transformed into what looked like two golden dragons, whipping toward Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen snorted, clenching his hands into fists and throwing a volley of punches.
BOOM! BOOM!
Immense forces clashed and vied for dominance, making space itself tremble. The pair of battle maces pulsed with golden light, and Shan Ye's hands trembled slightly. He stared at Jiang Chen in astonishment. "What a powerful physical body! Your body is actually comparable to a Saint Tier Advanced Profound Weapon? No wonder you killed Shan Hu so easily. A pity you ran into me. In the end, you're still going to die!"
SWOOSH!
A sea serpent, pulsing with an eerie blue light, appeared behind him.
It was his Celestial Tier Martial Soul, the Abyssal Sea Serpent Emperor!
"Snake Flame Wave!"
Shan Ye let out a low roar. The Abyssal Sea Serpent Emperor took on a ferocious appearance and opened its maw, spewing forth a viscous, blue mist.
It was a potent poison!
The viscous poison mist drifted toward Jiang Chen, threatening to envelop him.
Wherever the mist passed, the crystal floor of the Dragon Palace gave off a foul stench. Amidst a constant SIZZLING sound, the floor corroded away, melting into pools of black liquid.
Jiang Chen's pupils constricted slightly. 'What a potent poison mist!'
"Hmph, my Snake Flame Wave can even corrode Saint-tier Profound Weapons. You're dead for sure!" Shan Ye sneered.
"Are you sure about that?"
The corner of Jiang Chen's mouth lifted.
Golden rays of light bloomed around his body. The Divine Demon Tyrant Body tempered the strength of the physical body itself; even without being powered by True Essence, it could unleash terrifying force.
BOOM!
Jiang Chen took a step forward, and a gale erupted from his body, actually blowing the viscous poison mist away.
Appearing before Shan Ye in an instant, he threw a punch through the air.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The shadowy light of his fist collided with the battle maces, unleashing terrifying waves of energy. The longer Shan Ye fought, the more shocked he became. 'How is this possible? This guy's physical body is just too strong! This won't do. If I let this drag on, more and more experts will make their way into the Dragon Palace...'
Shan Ye swung his battle maces, forcing Jiang Chen back.
He retreated, saying quickly, "Friend, your physical body may be strong, but you won't be able to kill me."
"And you can't defeat me," Jiang Chen said proudly.
"..."
Shan Ye gave a wry smile. He had to admit that he was also unable to break through Jiang Chen's physical defenses. He said at once, "You're right. Neither of us can defeat the other. This Dragon Palace is enormous. How about we each search for treasure and rely on our own luck? Neither of us will interfere with the other. What do you say?"
Jiang Chen was silent for a moment.
He had no life-or-death grudge against Shan Ye. Besides, his own injuries hadn't fully healed, so he truly couldn't defeat the man.
Jiang Chen nodded. "Alright. I'll take the right side!"
"Then I'll go left!"
Shan Ye nodded. With a flash, his figure disappeared to the left.
'I hope I can find enough True Dragon Spirit here.' Jiang Chen took a deep breath and headed toward the cluster of palaces on the right side of the Dragon Palace.
If one were to ask which race was the most obsessed with treasure, the answer would undoubtedly be the Dragon Race!
It was no exaggeration to say...
Among beings of the same realm, dragons were absolutely the wealthiest!
As Jiang Chen made his way through, he had already found three Saint-tier Profound Weapons, thirty-six Fourth-grade Spiritual Medicines, five Fifth-grade Holy Medicines, and numerous Spirit Crystals, among other things.
However, he didn't find any True Dragon Spirit.
After searching through the palaces on the right, Jiang Chen shook his head in resignation. 'There's no True Dragon Spirit? Looks like my only choice is to check the main hall.'
In the very center of the Dragon Palace, there was an exceptionally magnificent palace.
This was the main hall of the Dragon Palace.
When the master of this Dragon Palace was still alive, he resided here.
Not long after Jiang Chen arrived, he spotted Shan Ye.
The two of them exchanged a glance but said nothing.
They walked towards the main hall at the same time.
ROAR!
As the two of them stepped into the vicinity of the main hall, a dragon's roar suddenly echoed through the Dragon Palace. A moment later, an enormous draconic shadow rushed out from the main hall. It soared high into the air before plummeting back down, landing between the two men and the main hall's gate, where it transformed into a draconic staircase!
"The Rising Dragon Dao?"
Shan Ye gasped, his eyes instantly turning bloodshot and his breathing growing ragged.
Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow. "What is the Rising Dragon Dao?"
Shan Ye snorted, clearly having no intention of explaining. But upon seeing Jiang Chen's icy gaze, he couldn't help but give a wry smile and say, "Legend has it that every True Dragon at or above the Emperor Realm builds a Rising Dragon Dao within their Dragon Palace leading to the main hall. The Rising Dragon Dao is suffused with Dragon Aura. Only those who can withstand the Dragon Aura and climb it can enter the main hall."
"Dragon Aura, huh?"
Jiang Chen nodded to himself.
The True Dragon Race are the favored children of the heavens.
Human Martial Artists must cultivate to the Emperor Realm to possess Emperor's Might, while the True Dragon Race is born with Dragon Aura.
'Good thing the master of this Dragon Palace has already perished. The Dragon Aura must be much weaker than it once was. Otherwise, I wouldn't even have the courage to try.' Shan Ye breathed an inward sigh of relief. He glanced at Jiang Chen from the corner of his eye, a cold glint appearing in his gaze. 'How dare you compete with me for the treasures of the Dragon Palace? Just you wait. Once I get the treasures from the main hall and my strength soars, you'll be the first one I kill!'
At this thought.
Shan Ye took a step forward, stepping onto the Rising Dragon Dao.
His speed was quite fast.
Jiang Chen glanced at Shan Ye's back, golden light bloomed around his body, and he also stepped onto the Rising Dragon Dao.
He immediately felt a supreme, crushing force bearing down on him—a pressure that originated from deep within his being.
A pressure on his very soul!
This was the Dragon Aura, and it had much the same effect as an Emperor's Might.
'So this Dragon Aura isn't all that much after all!' Jiang Chen thought, relieved.
His Divine Thought was at the High Tier Spirit Emperor level and was already close to producing Emperor's Might, so resisting this Dragon Aura was rather easy.
He soon overtook Shan Ye. It took him the time of two incense sticks to climb the more than nine hundred steps of the Rising Dragon Dao and arrive at the top, standing before the main hall of the Dragon Palace.
When Jiang Chen stepped into the main hall, he was stunned.
The main hall was in ruins, as if it had suffered catastrophic damage.
There were no treasures here whatsoever!
The only thing inside the main hall was a stone platform in the very center. Atop this platform sat a golden orb the size of a human head, radiating a brilliant light.
Just then, Shan Ye also arrived in the main hall. When he saw the golden orb, he jolted, and a look of crazed excitement filled his eyes. "A Dragon Pearl?"