Su Chen's horizons had truly been broadened by the appearance of the little black dragon. Meanwhile, the little black dragon that was being stared at by Su Chen wore an innocent expression.
He secretly sent a telepathic message to Su Chen, "This old man's human form was molded by the empress. Although this form damages this old man's dignity, I dare not disobey the empress's orders."
"I see!"
Su Chen chuckled internally. It appeared that he had discovered the Heavenspan Great Empress' smile.
The most powerful woman in the Primordial Chaos Universe was obsessed with little boys!
Right at this moment, the Heavenspan Great Empress suddenly stopped in her tracks and turned around to glance at Su Chen and the little black dragon.
Even though the Heavenspan Great Empress didn't say anything, Su Chen and the little black dragon both felt as if their hearts had been pierced. Their hearts thumped as cold sweat began to pour down their backs.
"Calm down. We've already arrived at the Eight Desolate Mountains. We could encounter danger at any moment."
The two of them nodded vigorously.
They continued onward.
After walking for several hundred meters, they arrived at a barren hill.
On top of the hill stood a stone tablet covered in cracks.
"Great Desolate."
Su Chen read out the three words on the stone tablet. "What does that mean?"
"The Eight Desolate Mountains all have their own names. We're currently at the starting point of one of the Eight Desolate Mountains, the Great Desolate Mountains. These eight mountain ranges all have different starting points and converge at one point. That's the core of the Eight Desolate Mountains, and that's our destination."
Su Chen swallowed. It appeared that they still had a long way to go.
"The Great Desolate Mountains is one of the more peaceful mountain ranges in the Eight Desolate Mountains. As long as we follow the mountain ridge, we won't encounter too much danger. However, if we encounter a cliff midway, we'll definitely encounter a calamity."
"What kind of calamity?"
"The kind that will kill you." The Heavenspan Great Empress looked at Su Chen with a hint of a smile.
Su Chen: "…"
I'm starting to panic a little.
He had no choice but to brace himself and continue walking.
Just like what the empress had said, the three of them had been walking on the mountain ridge without any disturbances along the way. After walking for a full four hours, they didn't encounter any accidents. During this period, Su Chen saw some shadows moving at the foot of the mountain. However, he didn't dare to go near them and quickly dispersed.
However, the good times did not last long. The road was cut off.
To be more precise, the mountain ridge ahead had collapsed, forming two cliffs with a distance of 180 meters in between. Theoretically speaking, such an obstacle was not a hindrance for any Immortal Cultivator.
However, the Sky-reaching Empress's expression immediately turned serious.
Su Chen swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He used his wondrous divination to deduce the future.
Bad omen!
It was an ominous sign!
If one were to forcefully cross this cliff, a great misfortune would befall them.
"Empress … This … Do we still need to proceed?" Su Chen asked.
The Sky-reaching Empress pondered for a moment before replying, "Let's retreat. Spend more time and choose another entrance."
It was obvious that the empress was a cautious person. This made Su Chen feel slightly relieved.
He was most afraid that the empress would be stubborn. If she insisted on going forward, should Su Chen follow or not?
If they turned back now, they would only waste half a day. It wasn't too late.
"That … I don't think we can afford to go back," the little black dragon suddenly said in a childish tone.
Su Chen had a bad premonition. He suddenly turned around and was surprised to find that less than a hundred meters behind them, there was also a cliff formed by the collapse.
The road ahead had been cut off.
What made Su Chen's hair stand on end was that when they were walking over, everything was fine. However, in the blink of an eye, another landslide had appeared behind them. Moreover, the landslide had appeared so suddenly that there was no sound at all. It was impossible to guard against it.
"It seems that something wants to keep us here."
The Sky-reaching Empress smiled.
Su Chen blushed with shame. "Empress, if you can still smile, it means that the problem isn't that serious."
The Sky-reaching Empress said, "It's not that serious for me. After all, the me you see is only a clone of mine. Even if this clone dies, it won't affect me too much."
Su Chen almost couldn't breathe after hearing this.
S-S-Doppelganger?
I'm in f * cking despair!
Big Sister, you're far too cautious. You only sent a clone to such a dangerous place. And here I was saying that I could ride on the coattails of a Great Emperor. Great, now it's just a crippled Great Emperor. In the end, I'm the only one who's going to take on everything …
"Scared?" The Sky-reaching Empress smiled even more radiantly.
Su Chen wanted to cry. "We're already here, and we can't leave. What else can I say?"
"There's no need to worry. At the very least, I can't see any signs of death on your body."
At this moment, the little black dragon suddenly began to walk toward the edge of the cliff. Su Chen was just about to remind him to be careful when a black hand covered in fine scales reached out from the bottom of the cliff. It grabbed the little black dragon's ankle and dragged him down the cliff.
Su Chen had no time to think when he saw this. His divine inscriptions surged forth, forming a long rope that suspended the little black dragon in midair.
"F * ck!"
Su Chen unleashed all his strength. He thought that he would be able to hold the little black dragon with his strength, but a moment later, Su Chen felt a terrifying force being transmitted through his divine inscriptions. His body was instantly dragged down the cliff as well.
Thump, thump, thump …
Su Chen's body constantly slammed against the steel-like walls of the cliff. Because he was falling too quickly, Su Chen had no way of stabilizing himself. In his haste, he could only do his utmost to activate the Heavenly Dazzling Sacred Light. The dazzling and sacred light instantly illuminated the bottom of the cliff.
As if affected by the Sacred Light, the black hand rapidly withdrew. Only then did Su Chen and the little black dragon regain the ability to move. The two of them quickly stabilized themselves and clung to the cliff.
The little black dragon panted. "Many thanks. I was too careless just now and dragged you down. I'm very sorry."
Su Chen shook his head. "Now's not the time to talk about these things. Be on your guard. I can see that the space here is extremely strange. Logically speaking, we shouldn't have fallen too far, but look up."
The little black dragon raised his head and saw a cliff with no peak. He couldn't see the end of it, and he didn't know how many tens of thousands of kilometers it was. This was clearly abnormal.
Looking down, it was the same. It was unknown how many tens of thousands of kilometers it was impossible to see the bottom.
This was definitely an extremely profound spatial illusion. Even a Saint King expert like the Dao Annihilation Demonic Dragon could not see through it. Although Su Chen was a Divine Talisman Master, this illusion was clearly not created by divine inscriptions. Based on his guess, it should be some profound spatial domain or even an illusion created by the Laws of Space.
"What do we do now?" the little black dragon asked.
"You're a Saint King, and I'm only a Divine King. Shouldn't you be the one making the decision?" Su Chen said.
The little black dragon was taken aback. He awkwardly said, "I've always only followed the orders of the Empress. I've never made my own decisions."
Su Chen blushed with shame. This tool could be considered an extreme.
He stared up and down for a while. He could not help but frown. "It's a dead end above. Let's descend."