Chapter 853 - Visiting the Dragon Scale City

“It seems to be…”

Looking at the left front, Zhang Han suddenly became serious and reached out with his right hand.

Whiz!

A martial artist in armor was caught in the air.

Just as Dong Chen had said, their skin was kind of dark. The colors of their pupils and eyeballs were exactly the opposite of normal people. Their pupils were white, and the rest of their eyes were black.

Zhang Han looked him up and down, and his pupils contracted.

“Dark Warriors!

Gosh, the Dark Shadow Clan actually exists here, doesn’t it?”

In an instant, Zhang Han felt a chill down his spine.

The Dark Shadow Clan was a highly prosperous tribe in the Cultivation World. That specifically referred to the members of the Dark Shadow Clan who lived on the Saint Warrior Planet.

They were like the chosen ones on the Saint Warrior Planet. Their cultivation speed was staggeringly fast, and they had all kinds of magical skills. All the members of that clan practiced martial arts, and their moves were usually difficult to deal with.

The Dark Shadow Clan had fostered many first-class combatants. So far, Zhang Han had already met two cultivators at the tribulation phase from the Dark Shadow Clan.

He had also battled with them each at a time. Of the two battles, he lost one and drew one.

“Now it’s getting interesting.”

Zhang Han slightly narrowed his eyes.

It really took him by surprise.

The Dark Shadow Clan had been living in the Ancient Mine, unable to go up to the surface of the ground as if they were being suppressed by some old enchantment. But what about the secular world? The Spiritual Qi there was draining. Though worldlet still had plenty, the resources were scarce. But as there were plenty of resources in the Ancient Mine, despite the lack of Spiritual Qi there, the martial artists in the secular world now had to frequently go down to the Ancient Mine to fight for resources and opportunities.

“Why do I sense that he did it on purpose?”

“Yue Wuwei?”

Zhang Han frowned and felt that there were some big secrets about the Saint Warrior Planet.

However, as a large clan in the universe, the strength of the Dark Shadow Clan was indeed way more impressive than what Zhan Han had seen.

“It seems that only a small part of the Dark Shadow Clan’s population is here.”

Zhang Han had made some speculations regarding their strength. He guessed that that City Lord was half step away from the Elixir Realm or much stronger than those who were at the Heaven Peak Stage.

There was only one possibility—they had been suppressed by a certain enchantment.

Otherwise, the cultivator-friendly environment on the Saint Warrior Planet would have allowed them to quickly cultivate to the Yuan Ying Stage.

“Looks like the scouts of Dragon Scale City who are at the Grand Master Middle-stage.”

Dong Chen shook his head and said, “Just kill them. Between us and the Dark Warriors, there has been no peace since ancient times. Over the years, countless martial artists from the worldlet and the secular world have died here.”

He meant to tell the three guys entering the ancient mine for the first time that this was a cold-blooded world.

“Not only do we have to guard against them, but we also have to look out for the warriors of the worldlet. Because this world is the same as the one we live in. Maybe there are people from the Wind Snow School in the Hidden Dragon Land.”

“Ahla…”

The Dark Warrior in front of Zhang Han was a little flustered at first, but then he calmed down. As if he was not afraid of death, he put on a faint sneer and mumbled something.

“Huh?”

Dong Chen furrowed his brows. When he was about to make a move, something happened that made his countenance suddenly alter.

“Landu…”

“Hiss!”

Mu Xue, Chen Changqing, and Dong Chen were all dumbstruck as they looked at Zhang Han, who started speaking next to them.

“He actually knows the language of the Dark Warriors, doesn’t he?”

“Are you kidding me?”

But it was his first time going into the Ancient Mine!

Dong Chen swallowed and found it absurd.

“Lou… Manman…”

Under the gaze of the other three people, Zhang Han communicated with the other party for a while and then clenched his right hand.

Crack!

The Dark Warrior was instantly burned by a ball of flame, who then turned into wisps of light and zoomed into Zhang Han’s palm.

“You, you actually know the language of the Dark Warriors?”

Dong Chen was immersed in shock for a long while before he asked, “Where did you learn it?”

“Over so many years, haven’t you studied their language yet?” Zhang Han looked at Dong Chen, as though he was the one being weird here.

On Earth, there were more than 5,000 languages, all of which had been thoroughly studied. They had fought against the Dark Shadow Clan for so many years. But why hadn’t they considered learning their language all this time?

“Er…” Dong Chen smiled awkwardly and said, “Who says we haven’t? Many people know some basic words, and Third Elder also understands some. It’s just that he spoke so fast and didn’t break for once, so I didn’t quite get him. However, how could you know their language on your first trip to the Ancient Mine?”

“Humph, you don’t understand how powerful my master is.” Mu Xue snorted.

“My master is the Devil King.”

“There are very few people who can communicate with them so smoothly. Han, do you really speak their language?” Dong Chen suddenly became a little suspicious. “What did you just say to each other?”

Zhang Han shook his head helplessly.

“I asked him about the strength of the lord of the Dragon Scale City. He said he was a True God. Then, I asked him how many treasures there were in Dragon Scale City. He said there were a lot, but we wouldn’t be able to get in at all. I also asked him what he was going to do. He answered that he was going to Lingxi City for a meeting, and he wanted to have a quick death if we had to kill him. So…”

So, Zhang Han cut the crap and wasted no time taking his life.

“Han,” Dong Chen suddenly said sternly, “though some people can speak the language of Dark Warriors, they wouldn’t find it so easy to learn their knowledge, for those people have kept it well to themselves. Besides, though we have been fighting with each other, we don’t need to exchange messages very much. Thus, over the years, few people have bothered to study their language. But since you speak it, why don’t you teach the Heavenly Knights Sect that language? Heavenly Knights Sect was founded by your grandfather. As his grandson, you also gotta make some contributions, right?”

“You’ve made such a good point that I can’t refute it.”

Zhang Han didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He then remarked, “About giving lessons, I think I’ll pass. I don’t have time to go to the Heavenly Knights Sect. But when I go back to Xiangjiang, I’ll write everything about that language in a jade slip, and you can take it and learn the language yourselves. In fact, their language is quite easy to learn.”

“That’s settled then.” Dong Chen smiled.

There was something odd about the way he looked at Zhang Han.

It was as if he was looking at a precious treasure.

Zhang Han felt that this old guy might want to gain more benefits from him.

“Let’s get going, go to the Dragon Scale City and check that place out,” Zhang Han said.

Therefore, the group continued to travel forward again. When they were crossing a big river, they saw a lot of fish in the river. Perhaps out of fear of Dong Chen’s aura at the Heaven Peak Stage, they didn’t dare to move a bit.

Along the way, there were also some forests and peaks. The environment was picturesque, but the Spiritual Qi was thin.

Dong Chen also told them that in the Ancient Mine, one’s recovery of strength was slow, so they had no choice but to rely on elixirs. When they used up almost all of their energy, they would have to go back to recover it.

“The city in front of us is our destination. It’s tall and majestic. If we got too close to it, we would get caught. The lord of the Dragon Scale City is a tough man. He came here 300 years ago to preside over the city. Before that, the city was called Hongshan City. The City Lord seemed to have gone to the depths of the Ancient Mine. I suspect that it’s a high-end place for Dark Warriors,” Dong Chen said slowly.

“Oh my, what a huge city!” Chen Changqing cried in shock.

In the distance ahead, the city wall that was hundreds of meters high could be seen. At a glance, one would feel that the area of the city was more than thousands of square kilometers. It seemed like a metropolis in the secular world.

“The Dragon Scale City is approximately three thousand square kilometers in size. Its population is not as large as that of ordinary cities in the secular world. Even so, the number of martial artists there far exceeds that in our world. As for what’s inside, we don’t know. As to whether the citizens are all martial artists, or just a part of them are martial artists, or how many martial artists there are, we have no idea. Because no one has ever managed to get in. In the territory of the city, there is no way to fly as we use to do. Someone tried to fly on the edge, but Si Nan, the lord of the Dragon Scale City, threw him a punch and killed him. Anyway, only Dark Warriors can enter Dragon Scale City. There is a very high-level restriction formation at the gate.”

Dong Chen sighed softly.

In fact, they also wanted to enter the city to have a look, but the restriction formation was like an insurmountable mountain barring their way.

“Doesn’t that mean that the Dragon Scale City is invincible in battles? Have any of their cities been destroyed before?” Chen Changqing asked curiously.

“Yes.”

Dong Chen nodded and said, “In the past hundreds of years, two of their cities have been destroyed. Everyone knows that there are a lot of resources in the cities of Dark Warriors, such as the most precious treasures of heaven and earth, which have surpassed the divine-level. This kind of treasure has been given another title—the sixth-level treasures. It is said that the cultivation terms in the Kunlun Immortal World are different from that of ours. Those were passed down from the older generations of martial artists. Unfortunately, when the Golden Age came, they all went to a certain place and disappeared. It is said that they went to the Kunlun Immortal World, but who knows the exact answer? In the city, in addition to those sixth-level treasures, the most precious thing is the Holy Spirit Water. It was produced by the core crystal of the crystal mine and many sixth-level treasures. The water can not only be helpful in cultivation but also have a miracle-working power. One drop of the Holy Spirit Water is comparable to a top-level elixir. It is very effective. Sadly, the Holy Spirit Water is exclusive to every City Lord, and it must be stored in the special instruments made by them. Otherwise, it would dissipate.”

“There is a load of other wonderful treasures in the Ancient Mine, like the corpse of the Beast King. Dark Warriors and the Beast King can’t be brought out when they are alive. The body of the Beast King can be utilized in many ways. It can be forged into weapons. Its flesh, once eaten, can improve one’s strength. It is said that there is a core inside the body. Unfortunately, the weakest Beast King is at the Heaven Peak Stage. So, the Heavenly Knights Sect has never obtained one.”

At this point, Dong Chen sighed softly, “There are too many treasures in the Ancient Mine, and the low-level beasts are also useful. However, we can’t slaughter them at will. Otherwise, the many Beast Kings would join hands to fight us, which would cause too much turbulence. The last time that happened was 60 years ago. The beast kings in the western mountain range started a commotion and swept across the Black Dragon Land. Even the people in the three big cities of the Dark Warriors did not dare to come out during the fight. In that commotion, many warriors died. It was simply a massacre. Facing the endless beasts, there was simply no way to resist.”

“The Lingxi City, White Lotus City, and Dragon Scale City are roughly the same in size. The three cities have formed a triangle, which looks like a tripod in the Hidden Dragon Land. At present, the relatively safe area is the southern area 50 kilometers away from the Dragon Scale City.”

“Look at those people, they are all going to the south area to fight with the martial artists on our side. There are not many treasures in that area, but the good thing is, fierce beasts keep coming to that place, and sometimes, they appear with some treasures they carry around. In addition, there are some small crystal mines scattered in the Hidden Dragon Land, as well as some natural treasures. There is a fairly good chance that we can get good treasures in the safe area. However, our destination is not that place but the western mountain range. Deep in it, there are many treasures, but there are also a lot of fierce beasts. Therefore, you should watch out on this trip. You don’t have to gain a big haul this time. All we want is to keep you safe. After all, it is your first time coming down here.”

Dong Chen was worried about Zhang Han and the other two. He reckoned that since it was their first time, they might as well just observe and put the treasure hunt on the back-burner.

Just as Dong Chen decided to leave, what Zhang Han said next made his face change dramatically.

“You can go and have a look at the western mountain range. Uncle Dong is right. It’s the first time for you and Mu Xue to come down here. You should just watch the fun.”

“Then what about you?”

“I’m going into the Dragon Scale City to take a look.”

Zhang Han looked up at the Dragon Scale City, a smile spreading on his face.

“What did you say?”

Dong Chen’s voice turned edgy.

“Is this guy out of his mind?”