Chapter 550 - 549: The 5 Dragon Palaces

Chapter 550: Chapter 549: The 5 Dragon Palaces

In the water, the three youths had conflicted expressions.

One by one, they took out Spirit Medicines from their personal storage spaces, each one emitting a faint Spiritual Light.

There were over a hundred stalks in total. Most of them were Xuan-grade Spirit Medicines, and there were even two that were exceptionally precious Earth-grade Spirit Medicines.

The three of them trembled, their hearts aching at the loss, yet they didn’t dare to utter a single word.

The man before them was far more powerful than they could have imagined.

They knew if they tried to be clever, the man might just take their lives.

Although they all had prominent backgrounds and someone would surely avenge them, they weren’t ready to die just yet.

"Over a hundred stalks... You’re all pretty well-off. Looks like you’ve collected quite a bit in ’protection fees’!"

With a faint smile, Qin Feng’s gaze swept over the three. Sensing they had no intention of retaliating, he decided against killing them.

Still, Qin Feng couldn’t help but feel a bit amazed.

’This Sea Soul Realm is truly abundant in resources.’

His eyes shining, Qin Feng suddenly looked at the three and asked,

"By the way, where are you all from? And how did you get in here?"

The three exchanged a glance before the horse-faced youth replied, "We’re from the Taiping Lake Dragon Palace. All of us."

"Taiping Lake?" Qin Feng racked his brain but came up with nothing. ’The Taiping Lake Dragon Palace is probably an Alien Race power from another State Territory!’

As his mind raced, Qin Feng grew impatient. He had been about to let them go, but he suddenly asked another question.

"What are you doing in here? Surely you didn’t come just to gather Spirit Medicines?"

Hearing this, the three were startled and looked at him in surprise. The horse-faced youth at the head of the group spoke cautiously, "Your Excellency, isn’t the reason to enter the Sea Soul Realm to awaken our Ancestors?"

The three exchanged another glance, secretly puzzled. The secret of the Sea Soul Realm was widely known; basically all the major clans had heard the legends.

’Could this person be from some unknown minor clan?’

’But that can’t be right. How could a declining minor clan produce such a powerful expert?’

"Awaken the Ancestors?" Qin Feng’s eyes flickered sharply.

Recalling the fragmented memories from Yu Hua’s mind, Qin Feng murmured, "Could this be the legendary resting place where the Heroic Spirits of every race slumber!"

"That’s right. Legend says that during the Ancient Era, this was the Divine Kingdom of a Sea God. After the Ancient Sea God fell, it became a burial ground for the Ancient Sea Clan. Rumor has it that at the end of the Ancient Era, after the third War of the Gods and Demons concluded, some of the more severely injured experts from the Ancient Sea Clan chose to enter a deep slumber here. They are sleeping in the very center of the Sea Soul Realm!"

The third War of the Gods and Demons.

Qin Feng was no stranger to the third War of the Gods and Demons. It was the battle that marked the end of the Three Ancient Emperors’ reign.

The Three Ancient Emperors—Su Huang, Xi Huang, and Yu Huang—were the three sovereigns of the ancient Human Race who rose to prominence during the second War of the Gods and Demons.

Before the third War of the Gods and Demons, they were the hegemons of the Spirit Sea Continent.

The Three Emperors, through their combined might, had once ended the chaotic era of the Sea Race’s dominion over the Spirit Sea Continent. They led numerous Major Sects to expel the Dragon Race and drive the various Sea Race clans into the Endless Sea.

The third War of the Gods and Demons...

It was initiated by the Dragon Race and the numerous Sea Race clans who, unwilling to relinquish their interests in the Spirit Sea Continent, brazenly launched the conflict.

After this war, the three great Emperors—Xi Huang, Su Huang, and Yu Huang—vanished completely.

The two Dragon Ancestors from the Dragon Palace also vanished without a trace.

It was because of this that the Dragon Palace of the Endless Sea splintered, creating the current political landscape where the Five Seas—the East, West, North, and South Seas, plus the central Endless Sea—are governed separately.

Of course, on the Spirit Sea Continent, it was also due to the disappearance of the Three Ancient Emperors that the Seventy-two Sects were able to rise and become hegemons, reigning supreme over the various kingdoms within the State Territories.

’Doesn’t this mean those old monsters who survived the third War of the Gods and Demons aren’t actually dead? They’re just waiting for their descendants to awaken them!’

Qin Feng gulped.

An expert who had survived from the Ancient Times, through the Middle Ages, all the way to the present would be, at minimum, no weaker than he was at his peak in his previous life.

If those Ancient Era experts with only light injuries were still alive, they would undoubtedly be existences closest to the Demon God Venerable Position.

Qin Feng’s heart began to pound.

’If all these old monsters emerge...’

’The Demon God Venerable Positions are limited!’

’And most importantly, I, Qin Feng, haven’t reached my full power yet.’

’I can’t let those old monsters emerge. At the very least, I can’t let these people awaken those old relics right now!’

Qin Feng knew he couldn’t stop such ancient beings from emerging.

However, based on his knowledge of the Golden Era from his past life, these ancient beings would only be awakened when the Golden Era reached its zenith.

’Looks like I have to hurry up and break through to the Martial Arts Giant Realm!’

’It’s not just the Ancient Celestial Prides who are about to emerge now; these old monsters who sealed themselves to survive since the Ancient Era are also on the verge of returning!’

His heart grew heavy.

No longer in the mood for treasure hunting, Qin Feng waved his hand, dismissing the three youths.

A flash of black light flickered, and Qin Feng’s figure shot off toward the center of the Sea Soul Realm.

Seeing Qin Feng leave, the three of them breathed a collective sigh of relief.

"Big Brother, what do we do now? To think there’s a monster of that caliber in the Sea Soul Realm... Are we really going to the center of the realm to awaken our Ancestor?"

The shorter Sea Race youth looked hesitant.

The horse-faced youth stared at Qin Feng’s departing figure, his expression shifting unpredictably. After a moment, he said, "We’re not going. The Sea Soul Continent, located in the center of the Sea Soul Realm, is home to the Sea God’s Tombyard. Never mind the numerous Fierce Beasts guarding it, there are also many terrifying Ancient Prohibitions and traps. With such a powerful expert now heading that way, if we get any closer, we’ll just be used as cannon fodder. Forget obtaining Treasures or awakening our Ancestor; we’d be lucky to escape with our lives!"

The other Sea Race youth hesitated. "But I heard the Sea God’s Tombyard is filled with treasures. The entire fortunes of some fallen Sea Race ancestors are in there, and there are even incredibly rare True Artifacts. If we could just get one, our strength might take another leap forward!"

A fervent glint flickered in his eyes.

The horse-faced youth sneered. "You’d have to make it there alive first. That place is probably already swarming with experts. Many from the Sea Realm Pride Ranking have shown up this time!"

The other two youths exchanged a look and gasped.

...

Leaving aside the three who were now preparing to resume their ’business’ of robbery...

After leaving, Qin Feng raced toward the Sea Soul Continent at the center of the Sea Soul Realm like a bolt of lightning.

He didn’t need a guide to find his way in the Sea Soul Realm. By following the imperceptible flow of Water Spiritual Qi, Qin Feng could roughly determine the right direction.

Along the way, Qin Feng would still stop to collect any Spirit Medicines he happened to spot, but he spent most of his time simply rushing forward.

About four hours later, just as he was approaching the waters near the Sea Soul Continent, a sudden, intense fluctuation of Water Spiritual Qi up ahead caught Qin Feng’s attention.

The vast Water Spiritual Qi was churning violently, and Qin Feng’s powerful Divine Thought clearly sensed people engaged in a fierce battle.

After a moment’s thought, Qin Feng activated a Secret Technique, and his body gradually vanished into the seawater. Simultaneously, his immense Divine Thought merged with the water, using the Water Spiritual Qi as his eyes to rapidly probe toward the source of the disturbance.

From several miles away, Qin Feng spotted three figures.

Two of them were locked in a fierce battle.

They both appeared to be from the Dragon Race.

Savage scales scraped and clashed, and the faint roars of dragons could be heard with every exchange of blows.

The third person, however, was merely watching the fight from the side.

As his Water Spiritual Qi-infused senses swept over, and he got a clear look at the beautiful spectator’s face, a strange expression came over Qin Feng. He thought to himself,

’It’s her!’

This woman was none other than the girl from the Sea Demon Clan with whom he’d shared a night!