Facing the charge of the giant rhinoceros, the young cultivators cried out in alarm and hurriedly flew up into the air with their qi.
The rhinoceros’s horn crashed onto the stone road, producing a deafening roar.
But the stone road remained firm, with not a trace of being broken through.
“Boom!”
The giant rhinoceros took a few steps back and then, in mid-air, charged forward again.
But where it struck was not the cultivators in mid-air, but still the path paved with stone that led to the heavens.
This scene was quite strange.
“These two rhinoceroses, seem to be just phantoms?”
Because Fang Yu stood far away, his vision was broader.
After staring at the movement trajectories of the two rhinoceroses for nearly ten seconds, Fang Yu determined that these two rhinoceroses were phantoms, repeatedly performing the same actions.
First it retreated, backing up to the air alongside the road, then raised its thick hind legs and charged forward, slamming its horn against the cobblestone street with a deafening roar.
Every single action is exactly the same.
Their goal was not those monks at all, but this stone path.
Even if it was just an illusion, why would these two rhinos attack a stationary, inanimate object?
Fang Yu frowned slightly, pondering.
And at this moment, those cultivators flying in the air also noticed that the targets of these two giant rhinoceroses were not them.
They let out a sigh of relief, didn’t think too much, and flew rapidly towards the front.
“Boom… Boom… Boom!”
Two rhinoceroses are still maintaining the same pace, crashing on the stone road.
“Don’t look at me, I don’t know what’s going on either.” Fang Yu replied without looking back.
After saying that, Fang Yu ran forward.
……
Soon, Fangyu arrived at the path where the two rhinoceroses were.
He stood right between the two rhinoceroses as they charged.
The red lotus behind stopped, widening her beautiful eyes and staring at Fang Yu.
Two rhinoceroses took a few steps back, then thrust their horns forward and charged towards Fang Yu’s location!
Fang Yu stood there, motionless.
“Bang!”
The next second, the two rhinoceroses’ horns slammed into Fang Yu at the same time, producing a dull thud!
These two rhinoceroses are actually real, not imaginary!
Their horns, truly and firmly, rammed into Fang Yu’s body!
If someone else had done this, the blow would have been enough to pierce through their intestines and kill them.
Fang Yu took a few steps back and retreated to Honglian’s side.
“It’s actually a physical object…” Fang Yu lowered his head to glance at the hole in his shirt, poked out by the unicorn horn. His brow furrowed slightly.
The two rhinoceroses in front of me are attacking the same spot with the same speed and movements.
“Is this a materialized phantom?” Fang Yu narrowed his eyes, thinking to himself.
“You… are you alright?” Honglian looked at Fang Yu and asked.
Fang Yu came to his senses, shook his head, and said, “It’s nothing.”
“…The little dog on your shoulder…what is it?” Honglian shifted her gaze to the Void Devourer on Fang Yu’s shoulder and asked curiously.
“This is a poor stray dog I found. Now it’s my pet,” Fangyu said.
“A pet?” Honglian widened her eyes, staring at the Void Devourer. She felt that this little black dog was a bit off.
But she couldn’t quite put her finger on what was wrong.
“Woof!”
The Void Devourer seemed to be sizing up Crimson Lotus, letting out a soft bark and wagging its tail.
“Stop looking around, let’s move forward,” Fang Yu said. “We’re walking too slowly, if there’s anything good ahead, it won’t be our turn anyway.”
“I didn’t come here expecting to find anything good,” Honglian said. “I just came on a hunch…”
Fang Yu recalled that before, Hong Lian also sensed a kind of guidance, which led to the incident where she opened Lingxu.
Within the Spirit Ruins, Fang Yu obtained the power of the Phoenix, instantly breaking through to the 10,000th layer of the Qi Condensation Stage.
This time, Honglian felt the call again.
Could there be a divine beast-level inheritance inside?
Although one already possesses two divine beast origins, the desires of humans are endless.
Fang Yu only thought of this possibility, and he was excited.
Thus, he summoned the wisp of profound energy and transformed it into an imperial war chariot.
Fang Yu sat in the tank and looked at the red lotus outside, saying: “If you want to hitch a ride, just come up, no charge.”
Honglian stared at the golden tank in front of her, momentarily stunned.
Hearing Fang Yu’s words, she turned her head and glanced at the road that seemed to stretch endlessly. Then, she walked towards the tank and got in.
“Gone.”
“This tank… is your magic weapon?” Crimson Lotus sat on the tank, stunned by the luxurious decorations and comfortable feeling inside.
In today’s era, vehicular artifacts are rare.
Such as Fang Yu’s this imperial war chariot like…even more unprecedented.
“This was a gift from my friend,” Fang Yu said, “It’s specifically designed for exploring ruins like these. It works really well.”
“…Oh.” Crimson Lotus nodded lightly, without saying anything more.
Under Fang Yu’s control, the Emperor War Car sped incredibly fast, easily catching up to a large group of young cultivators ahead.
This group of talented cultivators from various prestigious clans were exerting all their strength, releasing their true qi, and charging forward with all their might.
Since there were no restrictions inside this ruin, nor the usual oppressive feeling found in other ruins… a large group of cultivators flying forward along the road began to compete in endurance, much like runners in a marathon.
Whoever has deep cultivation and can maintain an extremely fast speed will be able to run in the front.
Every cultivator gritted their teeth and charged forward desperately, unwilling to be outdone by anyone.
They know very well that there’s only one path inside this ruin, and whoever is faster has the advantage.
“Whoosh!”
Just as this group of cultivators exerted all their strength to charge forward, above them, a golden glow flashed across the sky.
Hearing a sonic boom, they looked up, but could only see a golden afterimage remaining in the air.
What is this…?
All the cultivators widened their eyes, watching the golden light that instantly pulled out to an extreme distance, their expressions filled with shock.
……
Fang Yu drove the tank, getting faster and faster.
During the high-speed flight, Fang Yu discovered…that every certain distance along the Sky Road, gigantic creatures would appear on both sides, like the rhinoceros he had seen before, as well as extinct warhorses, and even ape-men, constantly attacking the road.
These scenes made Fang Yu increasingly confused.
What does this even mean?
Why are the phantoms of these beings always attacking this heavenly road?
Do they want to destroy the Heavenly Path? Why?
This is an ancient relic site… Everything here should be from some force that existed back then.
At the first ancient ruin, a demon coffin was left behind, along with the reversed Gyroscope Mountain.
…and this time… left behind such a path to the heavens, and the phantoms of various ancient creatures constantly attacking the path to the heavens…
“The last time I faced Tuo Luoshan, I needed to think backward to find the Yuan Miehua… So this time, just walking forward along the Tongtian Road will give me an inheritance? It definitely can’t be that simple.”
“These constantly attacking phantoms of the Heavenly Path must have a reason for their existence.”
Since they don’t attack those walking the Heavenly Path and cannot inflict any substantial damage on it, then… their existence is merely a hint to those who come after from those who once dwelled here.
As the Emperor’s tank surged forward, Fang Yu fell into thought.
At this point, the road to heaven has already begun to spiral upwards.
“Turns out both sides of this road are the same…” Honglian stuck her head out and muttered to herself.
“What?”
Fang Yu came back to his senses and also looked down.
Indeed, as the road spirals forward, you can see the back of the Sky Road, which is also paved with stones.
Even the sides are completely identical.
To the naked eye……the entire road doesn’t appear flat, but rather like a long stick.
Every stretch of the road still sees phantoms of ancient creatures appearing, attacking this long, ribbon-like path.
Fifteen thousand years ago, at that point in time… I seem to have read about it in a book?
Fang Yu touched his chin, carefully recalling.
Ahead, four monks in white gold robes are flying rapidly forward.
These four individuals are the four prodigies sent by the Wang family this time.