Shen Hanyu slowly advanced deeper into these mountain ranges. His vast mental power swept over the surroundings, but apart from the raging wind and snow, there seemed to be no signs of life.
Tian Meng comforted him:
"Hanyu, don't be anxious. This place is quite large. As long as we have enough time, we'll find it sooner or later."
Shen Hanyu gave a faint smile. His figure swiftly flew at low altitude. Somewhat helplessly, he said:
"Do I look like one of those impatient people? I'm not short on time. If I want, I could even stay in this goddamn place for a whole year without leaving. Anyway, there's nothing here that can threaten me."
Tian Meng didn't speak. As the number one shut-in of the Extreme North, it had never truly entered this area before. Back then, it had just broken through to 900,000 years, and its mental power surged once more. It had casually released its mental power, and as a result, it discovered a group of ice dragons in these mountains...
...
After continuing deeper for about two and a half hours.
Tian Meng suddenly exclaimed in surprise, and almost at the same moment, Shen Hanyu also sensed something wrong. His figure instantly vanished from the empty sky, arriving on a rocky slope in the center of a snow mountain.
The clouds in the sky seemed to be pulled by something, slowly being drawn in, as if something was about to arrive.
The next moment, the cloud layer was abruptly torn open. A massive ice-blue figure spread its enormous wings and slowly descended.
This was an ice dragon, around eighteen meters in body length. With its wings fully spread, it nearly blotted out the sky. Its magnificent body was covered in ice crystals like diamonds. Beneath its huge and sharp dragon claws, it clutched a massive soul beast that was still dripping fresh blood.
Shen Hanyu slightly narrowed his eyes. If he hadn't seen wrong, that was at least a 30,000-year Icefield Elephant, and that ice dragon's cultivation was at least over 60,000 years, with an extremely pure bloodline to boot.
This was the first ice dragon Shen Hanyu had encountered since entering these mountains, and its strength had actually reached over 60,000 years. This made Shen Hanyu curious about what kind of terrifying existences lay in the depths of these mountains.
After the ice dragon flew far away, Shen Hanyu resumed his journey.
Surprisingly, the deeper he went into the mountains, the calmer the wind and snow became. It was no longer the terrifying force that seemed intent on tearing flesh apart, but instead gentle and mild, making one doubt whether this was truly the depths of the Extreme North.
Tian Meng suddenly realized and explained:
"Those outer mountains are actually more like a barrier, a barrier protecting this place from contact with the outside world. No wonder the climate there is so bizarre. In here, it's like a paradise. Bro guesses that, aside from the Snow Empress's core domain, this is the most comfortable and hidden area in the entire Extreme North."
The mountains here were no longer as steep and dangerous as the periphery. The continuous accumulated snow made these majestic mountains appear even more sacred. Even the sky here was no longer covered by unchanging thick clouds. Shen Hanyu felt that if the weather cleared up, he might even feel a trace of sunlight.
"Hanyu, quick, look!"
Tian Meng suddenly exclaimed, as if he had seen some wondrous sight.
Shen Hanyu looked in the direction Tian Meng indicated and couldn't help but be stunned.
On the peaks of several slightly shorter mountains in the distance, there were traces of dragon claws everywhere. The extremely hard snow mountain rock had been forcibly torn apart, eventually forming a somewhat uneven plateau.
And in the center of that plateau lay a massive skeleton.
The skeleton was nearly a hundred meters long. Even though its flesh had long decayed into ashes, one could still discern the terrifying deterrence it possessed in life.
The snow-white bones were covered in ice-blue crystals, and at its abdomen, there was even a blue bead emitting a faint blue light, radiating a gentle glow around it.
"This is... divine power!"
Shen Hanyu was somewhat surprised. There was actually the remains of a god-level true dragon here, and judging by its perfectly preserved state, its owner might have even left some divine consciousness within it.
Tian Meng was also drawn to this icy energy aura and sighed:
"Bro was wondering why the heaven and earth origin force here is so abundant. It turns out there's the corpse of a god-level true dragon here. And looking at the state of that dragon corpse, it probably didn't suffer heavy injuries when it fell, preserving most of its origin power. That's why it can continuously transform this land..."
Shen Hanyu didn't speak. At this moment, his right arm was emitting the same gentle glow, resonating with the dragon core in that dragon corpse from afar. The divine power in his right arm bone was also slowly flowing, seemingly pulled by it.
"Kid, come closer..."
A voice so faint it was almost imperceptible appeared in Shen Hanyu's mind. Shen Hanyu's body slightly stiffened, then he slowly flew toward the dragon corpse.
At the same time, Tian Meng had pretty much finished expressing her emotions. She spoke to Shen Hanyu somewhat stiffly.
"Hanyu, bro senses that many powerful existences are rushing over here..."
Shen Hanyu ignored Tian Meng and slowly landed on that uneven plateau, walking gradually toward the dragon corpse.
Roar——
A furious dragon roar rang in his ears; it was precisely that previous 60,000-year ice dragon.
Even though it felt the terrifying pressure from Shen Hanyu's body, the ice dragon showed no fear or hesitation. Its eyes were blood-red and filled with terrifying killing intent; it charged straight at Shen Hanyu.
A faint light once again shone on Shen Hanyu's right arm. A phantom massive figure appeared behind him. The originally majestic dragon eyes were filled with incomparable complexity, causing the 60,000-year ice dragon to freeze in place.
The jubilation and excitement from its bloodline reminded it. Some fragmented memory pieces appeared in its mind, accompanied by a sorrow so deep it was terrifying.
Roar——
A mournful cry filled with endless pain came from the 60,000-year ice dragon's mouth. Its enormous body swayed unsteadily as if about to fall. The noble dragon head symbolizing the uninjured pride of the dragon clan slowly lowered, finally pressing against the icy ground.
Countless dragon roars echoed around. Massive figures had unknowingly appeared in the surroundings, from ferocious beast level down to hundred-year and ten-year ones. Almost none were absent, yet without exception, all respectfully performed the great courtesy unique to the dragon clan.
Shen Hanyu remained silent. He hadn't expected the Ice Dragon King to awaken due to the traction of the divine power in that god-level dragon corpse, nor had he anticipated this scene.
Giant dragons kneeling in worship, Shen Hanyu felt the respect and adoration from them that went deep into their marrow. Even if they didn't understand why, the inherited bloodline told them without exception that this illusory and even somewhat incomplete figure before them was the supreme king of their clan in the past and present!
Even after countless years had passed, they would still go mad for it and offer their highest reverence. This was the memory and pride engraved in the bones of the dragon clan. Every Dragon King was a glorious bearer, and also a faith they would remember even if annihilated...
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