Dragon Hidden in the Sky

Chapter 748 The Horror of the Magma

Upon seeing the strange parchment, Yuexi's face showed a hint of surprise as she asked, "What is this thing?"

"I obtained it by accident. It seems to have intelligence and can communicate, but it's very strange!" Ye Qing said.

Looking at the parchment in front of him, Ye Qing frowned and said, "Don't talk to me like that. Tell me about the Four Spirits Secret Realm, or I'll tie you to a Four Spirit Stone and throw you into lava. You'll never leave the Four Spirits Secret Realm for the rest of your life!"

The parchment trembled slightly, and then the writing on it gradually disappeared.

Then a line of text slowly appeared.

"Stop resisting, it'll just make us die faster. We'll all be finished, we'll all be finished!"

Upon seeing this, Ye Qing cursed and said, "I told you to tell me about the Four Spirits Secret Realm, so give me the details now..."

Before he could finish speaking, the parchment closed itself automatically, as if it didn't care.

Seeing this, Ye Qing was furious. He took out a fist-sized Four Spirit Stone, wrapped the parchment around it, and was about to throw it into the flowing lava below.

But throughout the entire process, the parchment did not resist at all.

Seeing this, Ye Qing unfolded the parchment again and found that it still contained the same few words.

Threats didn't work after all?

He hesitated for a moment, then put the parchment and backpack into his spatial ring.

"A spatial ring?" Yuexi glanced at the spatial ring on Ye Qing's hand and was taken aback.

"I found it!" Ye Qing said.

At this point, both of them might be in mortal danger, so he couldn't be bothered to hide things like spatial rings anymore.

"Alright, we know nothing now, what do we do next!" Ye Qing looked at the endless lava around him and the scorched earth all around.

Yuexi smiled and said, "The outer space is obviously distorted. From the outside, there are four completely different mountains. The mountain we are on now should be the Vermilion Bird Mountain Range, which corresponds to the Vermilion Bird among the Four Spirits. There may be the corpse of the Vermilion Bird on it. But with our strength, I'm afraid we can't get close."

"Since we're already here, let's take it one step at a time. We don't know what's inside, but we should still go in and take a look. The fact that three or four items flew out of here proves that there must be some good stuff here," Yuexi said.

"Actually, Ye Qing, have you ever considered one possibility?" Yue Xi asked.

"What's possible?" Ye Qing asked.

"This ancient star, it sounds like it was destroyed overnight, but after its destruction, it will open once every thirty-five years!" Yuexi said, "And these secret realms also left behind keys, which can open the secret realms and release powerful cultivation techniques and other things!"

"So?" Ye Qing asked.

"Don't you feel that this is like the hope left behind after the destruction of the entire ancient star civilization? Whether it's the rule of activating it once every thirty-five years, or some of the rules within it, it all seems like... choosing a successor!" Yuexi said with a slight smile.

"Is this your guess? Or... your Moon Clan's guess?" Ye Qing asked.

“It’s just speculation from many people!” Yuexi said. “Actually, everyone knows that there are several secret realms within this ancient star that are extremely dangerous, but many people are still willing to risk their lives to enter them. I think a big reason for this is that they all want to become the heirs of the ancient star!”

"What does that have to do with me? I don't have such grand ambitions. I never wanted to become an heir. I just want to survive, return to my hometown, and protect it!" Ye Qing said.

“If we survive!” Yuexi said with a smile, “I’ll help you protect your homeland, how about that? Within the Milky Way, the Moon Clan’s word still carries some weight!”

"Forget it!" Ye Qing said, "I'm afraid of letting a wolf into the house!"

“That’s true. In this universe, the deeper we hide, the better, before we become powerful!” Yuexi said. “Let’s go. We’re already here, so let’s try our luck and find as many opportunities as possible before looking for a way out.”

"Why did you have to do this!" Ye Qing said. "With such strong talent and the powerful Moon Clan behind you... Why not just enjoy a life of luxury outside? Why do you have to come to this kind of place to take risks!"

Although Ye Qing was talking, he still followed behind Yue Xi, and they slowly walked along the surrounding rocks.

“Ye Qing, your understanding of this universe is not deep. The Moon Clan is indeed powerful within the Milky Way, but… every race has a sense of crisis!” Yue Xi said, “We suspect that the current patriarch of the Snow Clan emerged from a secret realm. He may have obtained the inheritance of that realm. If he breaks through to the Domain Lord level, the entire Milky Way will be reshuffled! At the same time… it may also bring about the annihilation of the Milky Way!”

"We must take our own destiny into our own hands!" Yuexi said. "Therefore... I must become strong, strong enough to rival the geniuses of those advanced civilizations in the universe, strong enough to be noticed by even more powerful people who will seek protection for my Yue Clan!"

"Or perhaps, let my Moon Clan become the race that rules the Milky Way!" Yue Xi said, "Sigh, you wouldn't understand even if I told you all this. Now I see you, you're just a guy who recently entered the universe from a low-level civilization!"

"Haw!"

Just then, Jiji suddenly chirped, tugged at Ye Qing's clothes, and quickly pointed ahead.

Ye Qing's eyelids twitched slightly, and he quickly looked in the direction Jiji was pointing.

"Not good!" Beside her, Yuexi's expression also darkened slightly as the two looked at the lava in front of them.

At this moment, the magma not far from them seemed to be boiling.

Bubbles began to rise from the magma, and as these bubbles emerged, Ye Qing and Yue Xi both sensed something was amiss.

"Go!" Ye Qing roared.

He dared not linger here!

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

Just then, two enormous arms wrapped in magma emerged from the magma and slammed onto the dark reef beside them.

"Lava behemoth!" Yuexi screamed, "Run!"

As she spoke, Ye Qing had already shot off like an arrow, running ahead of her into the distance.