Wang Hao seemed to have sensed someone hiding behind the door long ago. Just as the spear was thrust out, he pointed a finger and unleashed a wave of sword energy.
"Tai Jing Jian Bo" (a type of vein).
Wherever the sword wave flew, it immediately froze into ice.
The assassin who had been hiding behind the gate of life and ambushing Wang Hao was immediately sealed inside the ice, still maintaining his spear-wielding posture.
However, his body had already been completely shattered by the sword energy.
Wang Hao simply flicked his finger, and the huge block of ice shattered instantly.
The assassin, frozen in the ice, was also reduced to pieces.
Stepping into the Dragon Palace, one truly feels its immense size, a hundred times larger than any human palace. Each hall resembles a towering mountain, radiating a dazzling array of colors.
Wang Hao sped forward, but the road ahead suddenly disappeared, revealing a chilling black mist.
That is the only way to enter the heart of the Dragon Palace.
Without hesitation, Wang Hao rushed in. As soon as he entered the black mist, a huge suction force came from beneath his feet, as if he had stepped into a quagmire, constantly pulling him downwards.
"The Dragon Palace is indeed fraught with danger, and we cannot afford to be careless in the slightest."
Wang Hao took a deep breath, channeled his inner energy to the soles of his feet, slapped his palms on the surface of the mud, and immediately leaped up, flying out of the mud pit.
Having escaped the mud, Wang Hao glanced back.
What kind of mud pit is that?
It was clearly a pool of blood.
On the surface of the blood pool, bubbles rose, and pieces of white bone floated on the surface, like human and beast meat simmering inside.
Fortunately, Wang Hao's cultivation was profound; if it had been any other Earth Realm martial artist or Foundation Establishment cultivator, they would have certainly died.
Caiyi was much luckier than Wang Hao, and easily avoided the blood pool and caught up with Wang Hao.
"Caiyi, how did you get here?"
Wang Hao looked at the parrot on his shoulder and a smile appeared on his face.
Caiyi walked up to Wang Hao, blinking its eyes incessantly, and stretched out its claws, staring at Wang Hao expectantly.
"If you want something to eat, you can, but you have to do me a favor first."
Wang Hao took out a jade box containing spiritual flesh from his spatial ring, held it in his hand, and deliberately did not hand it over.
Caiyi's eyes lit up when she saw the jade box, and she nodded vigorously, as if to say, "I'll agree to anything!"
Wang Hao handed the jade box to Caiyi and said, "You stay here and remind the people who come later that there is a blood pool here, so that they don't fall into it too."
Caiyi nodded as she opened the jade box, picked up the spirit meat, and began to eat.
Having just experienced the danger, Wang Hao became even more cautious, releasing his spacetime domain as he continued forward.
Just as they passed through the black mist, a graceful purple figure, carrying a Fish Gut Sword, emerged from a pile of colorful corals. She had been deliberately waiting for Wang Hao there.
"Wang Hao."
The purple figure wore a mask that covered its head and face, revealing only a pair of cold eyes.
Even so, Wang Hao recognized her instantly and said, "Xia Xiaoyi? I was just wondering why you didn't come with us."
Xia Xiaoyi pulled down her face mask, revealing a beautiful face, and said in a deep voice, "I'm here to remind you that Yin Yi has gone to the Central Dragon Palace. You must not go there. As long as you don't confront him, no one in the Dragon Palace can threaten you."
Before entering the underwater Dragon Palace, Wang Hao had already learned that the Dragon Palace was said to have nine dragon halls and seventy-two caves.
Of the nine dragon palaces, the "Divine Dragon Palace" is the most prestigious, as it was once the sleeping palace of the Fire Serpent.
If the dragon relic is indeed in the Dragon Palace, then it is very likely that it is placed in the Divine Dragon Hall.
Wang Hao said, "I must obtain the Dragon Relic, so I must go to the Divine Dragon Palace. I hope you will not stop me."
"Wang Hao, wait a moment."
Seeing that Wang Hao was rushing to the Divine Dragon Palace, Xia Xiaoyi immediately reached out a hand and grabbed Wang Hao's arm.
Wang Hao turned around and glanced at her.
Xia Xiaoyi was slightly embarrassed and immediately withdrew her hand, putting it behind her back, and said, "Have you forgotten the dragon horn we got in the Crimson Flame Secret Realm? It might have an important use. We don't necessarily have to go to the Dragon Palace."
Wang Hao took out the dragon horn, held it in his palm, and said thoughtfully, "Since the Fire Serpent has refined its dragon horn into a key, it must be sealing something extremely valuable. What could be more valuable than a dragon relic?"
Xia Xiaoyi nodded and said, "That's right, I think so too. So even if Yin Yi went to the Dragon Palace, he couldn't have obtained the Dragon Relic without the dragon horn. In that case, why should we confront him head-on?"
"Moreover, the Dragon Relic may not even be in the Divine Dragon Palace."
Just then, a faint glow appeared on the surface of the dragon horn, flickered, and tiny specks of light flew out.
Wang Hao and Xia Xiaoyi almost simultaneously let out a soft "hmm".
What happened?
"Could it be... that the dragon horn sensed something?" Xia Xiaoyi's beautiful eyes were fixed on that dragon horn, her pupils widening.
A moment later, the surface of the dragon horn flickered again, and the light became even brighter.
Wang Hao said thoughtfully, "If we follow the direction the dragon horn senses, we might find something. However, we still need to wait for my friends."
A moment later, Yan Bing, Li Bo, Yan Qin, Qing Ran, Shi Mengqi, and Cai Yi caught up through the black mist. They were all deeply moved to see Wang Hao still waiting for them.
They all knew that Wang Hao had a dragon horn that could unlock an important treasure within the Dragon Palace.
They originally thought that Wang Hao left first because he wanted to keep the treasure for himself.
Only now did they realize that Wang Hao had really only gone to clear the way and help them out of danger, and had not abandoned them.
Shi Mengqi was delighted to see Xia Xiaoyi standing to the side and went to her side. After all, the two had not seen each other for a long time and missed each other very much.
"Alright, let's talk about this after we get out. Let's go treasure hunting first; we can't have come all this way for nothing."
Wang Hao called out, pinched the dragon horn, and followed its guidance, quickly heading towards the northwest corner of the Dragon Palace.
There are many killing formations set up in the Dragon Palace.
If one is not careful, one will stumble into the killing formation and die.
Wang Hao had some knowledge of formations, so when he encountered a killing formation, he would immediately detour around it.
About half an hour later, the group of seven arrived at the foot of an underwater hill.
The light emanating from the dragon horn in Wang Hao's hand grew stronger and stronger, even beginning to tremble slightly. Holding the horn to his ear, one could even hear a deep dragon roar emanating from it.
"This should be the place."
Wang Hao stopped and looked at the underwater hill.
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