BTTH : Emperor Yang

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The black sun slowly dimmed, and Wei Yang’s figure emerged. As the domain faded, the spring water and the chilling yin aura once again surged in, swallowing everything.

”These strange serpents may not be strong individually, but their attacks are extremely sharp. Those icy water arrows are condensed entirely from yin energy, and their power isn’t ordinary. If you get hit carelessly, even a Half-Saint expert would suffer,” Wei Yang said as he flickered back.

”This Nine Serene Spring truly isn’t a simple place,” Xiao Yan nodded.

”Let’s go.”

The two of them moved and swiftly dove downward, continuing toward the bottom of the Yellow Springs. After traveling for a short while, they scanned the depths and discovered a faint glimmer of light far below.

Their spirits immediately lifted, and they hurriedly sped up again.

Although the earlier use of Black Sun Cataclysm had wiped out those strange serpents, it had also consumed a considerable amount of Wei Yang’s Dou Qi. What was previously fairly abundant was now becoming noticeably strained.

After some time, they finally reached the source of that faint radiance.

Swish!

They stopped.

”This place... is this the bottom of the Nine Serene Spring?”

What spread out before them was a vast, desolate field of sand and stone. Countless shattered rocks covered the ground, each emitting a faint glow. Because of this, the place appeared unusually bright despite being so deep below.

”From the Beast Region all the way to Nine Serene Ground Abyss, we spent half a day before entering the Underground Serene Snake Network. Then we dove deeper into the network, went down for another ten minutes, reached the Nine Serene Spring... and only after descending through it did we finally reach the bottom,” Wei Yang sighed.

”At this point, we’re probably deep within the bowels of the earth.”

”Mm. The bottom of the Nine Serene Spring should connect to an even deeper extreme-yin earth vein, which formed this unique environment. If we tried going any deeper, we’d probably be frozen into ice statues,” Xiao Yan scanned the bottom of the Serene Spring and nodded.

The two of them then slowed down, beginning their search for the so-called Spring Blood Crystal. However, to their surprise, after scanning through every visible area, they didn’t find a single piece.

”There’s nothing here at all. Could it be that the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Clan already took everything?” Xiao Yan’s expression darkened.

They had gone through all this trouble to reach this place—could they really end up empty-handed?

Wei Yang remained silent, continuing to observe carefully. After all, someone unfortunate was still supposed to be trapped here.

”Ah... save... save me...”

Suddenly, a faint, barely audible moan traveled through the water and reached their ears.

”Hm?”

Wei Yang’s eyebrows lifted slightly. Finally.

”Who’s there?!” Xiao Yan’s expression changed instantly. His Dou Qi erupted, and he scanned the surroundings vigilantly.

There was someone else here? But why didn’t they sense anyone before this?

However, just as Xiao Yan focused fully, the voice vanished completely—like it had been nothing more than an illusion.

”Senior brother, you heard that too, right?” Xiao Yan asked quietly, glancing around. Even he couldn’t help feeling a chill at such a bizarre moment in this eerie place.

”I heard it,” Wei Yang nodded.

He lowered his head and descended, his feet landing on the rocky ground. After a brief moment of stillness, he suddenly reached toward the ground and clawed downward.

Splash~

With a single grab from Wei Yang, the sandy ground was instantly torn open. As the sand and gravel surged aside, a massive iron chain—nearly a hundred zhang long—was suddenly exposed.

”What is this?!” Xiao Yan’s pupils constricted the moment he saw the gigantic chain buried underground.

Wei Yang narrowed his eyes slightly and grabbed at the air. The chain trembled, then slowly rose as it was pulled free by his power. As that chain was dragged out, the surrounding ground suddenly began to tremble.

One after another, three more enormous chains rose from beneath the sand. When the four massive chains were fully pulled out, it became clear that they were all anchored into the colossal mountains around them.

Wei Yang tried pulling harder, but found the chains wouldn’t budge in the slightest.

”Senior Brother, look over there!” Xiao Yan’s attention wasn’t on where the chains were locked. Instead, his gaze was fixed firmly on the center point where all four chains converged.

There lay a large mass of pitch-black sludge.

Oh?

Wei Yang glanced at it, then casually waved his hand. The sludge exploded apart. As the filth scattered, the thing it had covered was revealed—a person.

A person wrapped tightly in chains, his entire body shriveled like a skeleton.

”This man is extremely weak, but judging from the faint aura leaking from him, he’s definitely a Dou Sheng. Two-star? Three-star? How could someone this strong be chained down here?” Xiao Yan murmured in shock as he stared at the skeletal figure.

”He’s a Two-Star Dou Sheng,” Wei Yang said with a light nod.

”Save me... Save me... Save me, and I will have the entire Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Clan honor you as their master!”

Just as Wei Yang and Xiao Yan were observing the dried-up figure, the man’s sunken eyes suddenly snapped open.

His gaze was wild and frenzied as he stared at them. His hoarse roar echoed through the depths of the Serene Springs. It sounded like a wraith howling, and together with his ghastly appearance, it was enough to make anyone’s skin crawl.

Wei Yang and Xiao Yan remained silent, simply watching the skeletal figure struggle helplessly under the chains with curious eyes. After a long moment, Wei Yang slowly released the chain in his hand and spoke calmly: ”Who are you? Why are you imprisoned here?”

Clatter~

With the chain released, it naturally fell back down, dragging the skeletal figure along with it and slamming him against the ground.

Huff... Huff...

The skeletal figure’s earlier struggle and screaming seemed to have drained the last of his strength. After a while, he finally managed to sit up cross-legged with difficulty, his chest heaving violently as he gasped for breath.

Wei Yang and Xiao Yan could sense it clearly—the four chains continually emitted an extreme, bone-chilling cold energy that endlessly drained the man’s Dou Qi. This kept him in a state of absolute weakness, unable to recover at all.

Yet it also didn’t allow him to die, keeping him barely alive in a perpetual cycle of tormenting consumption.

”The one who did this is truly vicious. Killing someone is straightforward. Even grinding them to dust is still death. But to torture someone like this... What kind of hatred drives someone to make another live a fate worse than death?” Xiao Yan sighed softly.

He hadn’t expected to find something like this at the bottom of the Nine Serene Spring.

”Save me... I am the patriarch of the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Clan, Yao Ming.”

The skeletal figure finally spoke after panting for a long time. His voice was unbelievably hoarse, like sand scraping against glass, grating and harsh on the ears. It sounded like he hadn’t spoken in hundreds or even thousands of years. Even his pronunciation was distorted.

”Save me... Save me and let me out... As long as you get me out of here, whatever you want, I will give it to you.”

The man who called himself Yao Ming stared at Wei Yang and Xiao Yan with a gaze that bordered on desperate pleading.

His eyes drifted between the two of them before settling firmly on Wei Yang. He could sense clearly that, between the two young Dou Shengs, Wei Yang was undoubtedly the stronger one.

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