Checking in for 100,000 Years

Chapter 231: Chapter 231: Source of Illusion, Mysterious Black Sphere

What? The Taixu Ancient Dragon?

At Ye Yun’s words, both the Bloody Overlord Demonic Dragon and the Big Black Horse beside him were stunned. Especially the Bloody Overlord Demonic Dragon; its eyes widened, and its breathing grew hurried.

Hidden within this illusory energy, there’s actually a Taixu Ancient Dragon?

Although born in the Ancient Era, the Bloody Overlord Demonic Dragon had never seen the Taixu Ancient Dragon, one of the Ten Super Divine Dragons.

The Taixu Ancient Dragon was exceptionally mysterious among the Ten Super Divine Dragons. Aside from the Ancestor Dragon, very few, even among the Ten Super Divine Dragons themselves, had ever seen its true face.

It was born in illusion and cultivated in illusion. From the very moment of its birth, it rarely manifested its true body in the world. Even on the rare occasions it revealed its Dragon Body, those whose cultivation base was below the Divine King Realm could not see it clearly.

Such a mysterious Super Divine Dragon was a legendary existence among all Dragon Clan. Being a lesser dragon, the Bloody Overlord Demonic Dragon had never had the chance to see it and had only heard vague, unsubstantiated rumors.

Despite its extreme mystery, this did not diminish the Taixu Ancient Dragon’s renowned status, its power causing tremors throughout the entire Dragon Clan. The Ten Super Divine Dragons had all reached the Divine King Realm; they were unfathomable, and their combat power was unimaginable.

It was said that in Ancient Times, when the Ancestor Dragon was not present, the Dragon Hidden Continent was the domain of the Ten Super Divine Dragons.

...

The Big Black Horse stood like a stone sculpture, barely able to conceal the shock in its heart. As a half-dragon, it had naturally heard of the Taixu Ancient Dragon. But it had never expected to find a Taixu Ancient Dragon in the Secret Realm of this small world.

Could it be that the Taixu Ancient Dragon hadn’t truly fallen in Ancient Times but had been hiding in this small Secret Realm all along? This thought suddenly surfaced in the Big Black Horse’s mind.

Its eyes widened, staring fixedly into the distance, but it still couldn’t find any trace of the Taixu Ancient Dragon in the illusory space.

”Second Bro, can you see anything?” the Big Black Horse quietly sent a voice transmission.

”I can’t see anything either...” the Bloody Overlord Demonic Dragon replied in dismay.

Just as these two demon beasts were desperately searching for the Taixu Ancient Dragon, the swimming Taixu Ancient Dragon, within the tide-like illusory energy, suddenly stopped. It had never expected this white-robed youth before it to see it at a glance, a realization that shocked it immensely.

At this moment, the Taixu Ancient Dragon roared, ”Human, why can you see me? Who exactly are you?”

Ye Yun said nothing. His gaze was constantly scanning the Taixu Ancient Dragon.

After a few seconds, he suddenly smiled, ”You’re not quite as the legends describe. A Taixu Ancient Dragon of the Divine Monarch Realm... where exactly did you come from?”

”What? You can also see my cultivation base?”

The Taixu Ancient Dragon was shocked again, its huge dragon eyes almost bulging out of their sockets. The strangeness and mystery of this man were beyond its expectations.

As a Taixu Ancient Dragon, it possessed unimaginable illusory Divine Skills. If it deliberately hid its cultivation base, not even other Super Divine Dragons could perceive it. Aside from the Ancestor Dragon, extremely few within the Dragon Clan could perceive its true cultivation base.

Ye Yun stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze cold, ”Reveal your origin, you incomplete Taixu Ancient Dragon...”

He had already discerned that the Taixu Ancient Dragon before him was vastly different from the true Super Divine Dragon of legend—the Taixu Ancient Dragon of Ancient Times. Although this Taixu Ancient Dragon before him also possessed illusory Divine Skills, it felt incomplete to Ye Yun. This feeling naturally stemmed from a certain memory within the Ancestral Dragon Bloodline deep inside him.

”Impudent! You lowly human, daring to insult me so! You are courting death!”

With that, the Taixu Ancient Dragon roared in fury and abruptly thrust its illusory claw towards Ye Yun.

”You overestimate yourself!” A hint of mockery flashed in Ye Yun’s eyes.

WHOOSH!

He suddenly lashed out with one hand. In mid-air, his palm collided with the Taixu Ancient Dragon’s claw. His palm was solid, but the dragon’s claw was illusory. Nevertheless, their collision produced a deafening roar.

An immense wave of power surged forth, sending the Taixu Ancient Dragon flying from Ye Yun’s slap.

The Master is fighting the Taixu Ancient Dragon?

The Big Black Horse and the Bloody Overlord Demonic Dragon exchanged glances. Standing on the sidelines, they could see nothing, as if they were blind. But the earth-shattering sound they had just heard had truly startled them both.

With the tremendous noise, the illusory energy grew even more unstable, becoming increasingly dream-like.

This human is so strong!

Sent flying by the slap, the Taixu Ancient Dragon was terrified. It didn’t dare to linger, turning and fleeing into the depths.

Ye Yun merely smiled lightly. He fixed his gaze on a point deep within. Tiny, star-like runes flashed in his eyes, continuously appearing, vanishing, and transforming. After observing for a moment, he chuckled, ”Let’s go deeper and see. It seems there’s an unexpected surprise in store!”

”Surprises?”

The Bloody Overlord Demonic Dragon and the Big Black Horse were taken aback but quickly followed Ye Yun, flying deeper.

Ye Yun was not in a hurry. He moved slowly through the river-like illusory energy, as if strolling through the currents of time itself. Everything was dream-like, neither truly real nor entirely false.

At this moment, the Big Black Horse and the Bloody Overlord Demonic Dragon were left speechless. Under the influence of the illusory power, the surrounding scenery was completely distorted, twisted beyond the norms of the known world. It sent shivers down their spines and made their hearts pound. If not for their Master’s presence, they would never have dared to enter such a terrifying place, not even if it cost them their lives.

「An hour later.」

Ye Yun suddenly stopped, looking around with keen interest.

”Master, what exactly is here?” the Bloody Overlord Demonic Dragon asked curiously.

”This is the source,” Ye Yun simply smiled, ”the origin of all the illusory energy in this Secret Realm...”

The Bloody Overlord Demonic Dragon looked dejected and murmured, ”Our cultivation base is too low; we can’t see a thing...”

”Do you want to see?” Ye Yun asked with a smile.

”We want to see, Master!” the Bloody Overlord Demonic Dragon and the Big Black Horse answered in unison.

”Very well,” Ye Yun said, ”I’ll let you broaden your horizons and see what kind of world this truly is...”

As he spoke, two purple runes drifted from Ye Yun’s mesmerizing eyes. With a gentle tap of his finger, he infused them with divine energy. The runes then floated into the eyes of the Bloody Overlord Demonic Dragon and the Big Black Horse respectively.

In an instant, the world before the two demon beasts underwent a heaven-and-earth-shattering transformation.

Before them, ten thousand feet away, lay a colossal black sphere. The black sphere was ancient and time-worn, covered in runes. It existed in a warped state between illusion and reality, ceaselessly releasing waves of illusory energy like ripples in water.

”What is this?” The Bloody Overlord Demonic Dragon’s eyes widened as it blurted out in shock. This black sphere gave it a sensation that was both familiar and alien.

”The Taixu Ancient Dragon? I see the Taixu Ancient Dragon!” Suddenly, the Big Black Horse also exclaimed, its voice filled with excitement.

It stared intently at the center of the black sphere, where a semi-illusory Divine Dragon lay coiled deep within. Its enormous dragon eyes stared out from within, emitting sharp glints of menacing light.

Ye Yun regarded the Taixu Ancient Dragon within the black sphere with composure and stated faintly, ”Hiding in there is useless. Before me, you have no right to refuse.”

As his words fell.

RUMBLE!

A series of tremendous rumbles suddenly echoed, as if some colossal behemoth was about to burst forth from the ground.