Chapter 253: The Tomb of Emperor Tuoshe, The Colossal Ancient Dragon Emperor
Wu Tian gazed ahead. In his soul perception, he had already reached the bottom of the magma sea.
Yet, what lay before his eyes was still an endless expanse of molten lava.
What one sees is not always real.
Especially in a place as mysterious as this on the Dou Qi Continent, one must never fully trust their eyes.
A flicker of anticipation flashed through Wu Tian's gaze as he maneuvered through the magma, his body wreathed in four different Heavenly Flames.
He raised his hand, allowing the four colored flames to dance across his palm, then gently reached forward to touch the magma before him.
"Buzz "
The moment his hand made contact, the lava rippled as if his fingers had pierced through a different layer of space.
It was a surreal sight, as though his hand had passed into another dimension.
"Just as I expected… This is a separate space!"
To create a space at the very bottom of the magma world not even a Peak Dou Sheng could achieve such a feat.
Only a legendary Dou Di could.
And who else could it be, but the Emperor Tuoshe himself?
Wu Tian's eyes burned with excitement.
Then, without hesitation, he stepped forward and vanished into the unknown.
The moment his body crossed the threshold, the constant bubbling of magma in his ears abruptly ceased.
All sound vanished.
And what greeted him
Was a dark, silent void.
This place had been untouched for countless eons.
The atmosphere was thick with ancient energy, emanating an overwhelming sense of time itself.
Wu Tian swept his gaze across the void.
Nothing.
No structures. No signs of life.
Just an empty space eerily silent, yet filled with an unfathomable presence.
His brows furrowed.
Where was Emperor Tuoshe's tomb?
There were no palaces, no ruins nothing one would expect from a tomb of the last Dou Di.
And yet…
This eerie stillness was the most terrifying part of all.
The most dangerous places often appeared the most unremarkable.
Wu Tian pressed forward.
Since he was already here, there was no point in hesitating.
This place might be deadly to others…
But to him, it was safe beyond compare.
He moved through the vast darkness, flying through the empty void for several minutes
Until suddenly, he halted midair.
His eyes locked onto something in the distance
A floating light.
Faint, but undeniably there.
A beacon of mystery in this endless abyss.
Without hesitation, Wu Tian rushed toward it.
As the distance shrank, he could see it more clearly
And his heart pounded at the sight.
A massive stone gate, stretching tens of thousands of feet into the air.
It stood silent and immovable in the vast darkness, as if it had existed since the beginning of time itself.
From its surface emanated an ancient, primordial aura one that spread across the void like the breath of a sleeping god.
A grand plaza stretched before the gate, seemingly empty, yet exuding an invisible pressure as if countless titanic beings had once stood here.
Wu Tian stopped at a distance, staring at the monumental sight before him.
For a moment, he was speechless.
Even with his knowledge of this place, to witness it with his own eyes was… beyond words.
Even his system had mocked this place as "useless garbage", but Wu Tian couldn't help but marvel at its sheer grandeur.
He stood before the magnificent stone gate, feeling as though his own Dou Zong level power was nothing more than a speck of dust.
A deep reverence surfaced in his heart
But he quickly shook it off.
Emperor Tuoshe… truly lived up to his name.
Just the gate to his tomb was enough to make even someone like Wu Tian feel insignificant.
His eyes drifted upward
And he saw the ancient characters carved upon the gate:
"Tomb of the Ancient Emperor".
Simple. Unadorned.
And yet
Those four words alone radiated a divine authority, as if declaring dominion over all of Dou Qi Continent.
Wu Tian's lips curled into a smile.
At the center of the gate, an intricate indentation could be seen.
The keyhole.
This was where the Emperor Tuoshe Jade would fit
The key to unlocking the tomb itself.
Wu Tian clasped his hands behind his back and looked into the darkness ahead.
Then, in a calm and deliberate tone, he spoke
"Dragon Emperor… You don't need to hide anymore."
His voice echoed through the empty void.
"I came here to find you."
As his words fell, his Heavenly Flames erupted, illuminating the abyss.
And then
An icy chill rose beneath his feet.
Wu Tian's eyes narrowed.
He was being watched.
From the void beneath him…
A presence beyond imagination stirred.
And then
It appeared.
A colossal creature, so massive that its very existence defied comprehension.
Its form was hidden in the darkness, but two piercing crimson eyes gleamed beneath Wu Tian.
A being so immense that even standing motionless, its presence alone made the void tremble.
Wu Tian followed the outline of its body
But no matter how far he looked, he could not see the end of it.
This creature's scales shimmered with a deep purple gold hue, glistening like molten metal.
Its body radiated an ancient power, as timeless as the Emperor's Gate itself.
Even with all his preparation, Wu Tian still found himself in awe.
The Ancient Void Dragon Emperor.
A being so powerful, so beyond the limits of this world, that even the mere sight of its true form could shake one's soul.
The dragon's titanic eyes locked onto Wu Tian.
And for the first time in countless millennia, the immovable being trembled just slightly.
Its double pupiled gaze bore into Wu Tian, its eyes alone dwarfing him by hundreds of times over.
Then
A voice boomed through the void, causing the entire space to quake.
"Trespasser… Who are you?"
"How do you know of this emperor's existence?"
The moment the voice fell
A blinding light burst forth.
And then
The colossal dragon's form began to shift.
In mere seconds
The titanic body shrank rapidly, compressing down…
Until finally
A man stood in its place.
A middle aged figure, adorned with flowing purple gold hair.
He gazed at Wu Tian, his deep pupils flickering with boundless wisdom and power.
The Dragon Emperor had taken human form.
And the void shuddered in response.
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