Heroes' Prison

Chapter 881 - 833: 2 God Sealers

Huang Yi activated the new skill of Thunder Guard Bracers—Lightning Conductor, enveloping both himself and Little Dragon in a layer of lightning. Their movement speed instantly surged tenfold. In the air, they became a streak of electric light, flashing across the sky, while the earth rapidly retreated beneath their feet! The phoenix feathers on Little Dragon’s body were blown back in unison by the roaring wind!

After a while of rapid flight, Huang Yi finally flew out of the central part of the colossal battlefield. Countless lives had been sacrificed within the battlefield, and throughout the history of The Second World, battles with casualties on this scale were extraordinarily rare.

Outside the battlefield lay a vast prairie where corpses were relatively sparse. The prairie bore a distinct sunken trail; tall grass had been stomped flat, carving out a pathway, as if numerous people had passed through here.

Following this path would undoubtedly lead to the participants of the battle.

Huang Yi urged Little Dragon forward and sped along the path with great haste.

Across mountains and rivers, over desolate plains, and through winding valleys, they journeyed onward. Throughout the journey, Huang Yi could feel the world brimming with a primordial and ancient atmosphere, untouched by human cultivation. Grass on the ground had grown as tall as trees, and immense creatures, heretofore unknown to him, rampaged across the earth below. He could barely identify a few, such as mammoths and saber-toothed tigers, each possessing Holy Domain rank strength, yet they were considered weak beings, hunted and chased by others.

This place bore no signs of civilization. Nature here was perilously brutal, the creatures savage and primitive, their time of existence unknown.

"Roar!" Suddenly, from a majestic mountain ahead of them, an earth-shattering roar erupted, causing Huang Yi’s eardrums to throb painfully.

Huang Yi and Little Dragon came to an abrupt halt, instinctively turning their heads to look.

On the towering mountain, they saw an ultra-large ape, more than dozens of meters high, raising its head and howling madly at a fire dragon in midair. Each strand of fur on its body resembled steel needles, and its limbs, bulging with muscle, exuded overwhelming energy strong enough to crush mountains. The giant ape beat its massive arms against its chest, emitting resonating "thud-thud" sounds, seemingly showcasing its own strength!

The fire dragon hovered in the sky, flames blazing on its wings. Its red-scaled dragon head radiated an imposing aura, cautiously observing the massive ape below. As its wings flapped, long tails of flame dragged behind, and the fierce wind bent distant trees and grass to their breaking points.

In an instant, the dragon suddenly swooped down with overwhelming force toward the enormous ape, and the two collided in battle.

Chaos engulfed the heavens and earth as the two titanic creatures clashed ferociously. Their movements severed countless towering trees, while boulders flew wildly. The shockwaves of their battle spread in all directions, obliterating everything in their path.

The air grew intensely hot in all directions, and many trees turned to ash under the fire dragon’s flames. Loose dirt was blasted skyward, enveloping the area in a haze of dust, making everything hard to discern.

Huang Yi, left with no choice, used his Heart Eye ability to keep observing the fight.

This massive ape, whose species was unknown, could directly confront the fire dragon—a member of the Dragon Clan—and fight fiercely without falling into disadvantage.

"Boom rumble rumble!" Suddenly, the colossal mountain began to quake violently, as if struck by an earthquake. Endless rocks and trees rolled down its slopes.

The fire dragon and ape, locked in heated combat, paused momentarily as their bodies shuddered, seeming to sense something. They immediately abandoned their brawl.

The ape bolted down the mountain in a frenzy, its fleeing movements fraught with terror.

The fire dragon flapped its wings repeatedly, generating gusts of fierce wind, as though trying to accelerate its escape.

Soon, giant cracks appeared across the mountain’s surface. From the fissures below, massive black scales began to wriggle, resembling sheets of steel. Whatever creature lay beneath exerted an oppressiveness that was almost tangible.

"Boom!" The mountain suddenly split apart entirely, revealing the being hidden beneath.

The mountain was not a mountain at all—it was the body of an immense creature. The rocks and trees were merely growing atop its form. Now, its outer shell of stone had fallen away, revealing thick, colossal scales. Its sharp mouth and elongated form resembled an unimaginably magnified pangolin.

A heavy Heavenly Domain aura surged forth from the creature’s body, marking it as the uncontested overlord of the area.

Huang Yi had only encountered colossal creatures of this magnitude twice before: once with the fully-formed Ancient Giants and the other with Deep Sea Demon Flesh. But those encounters had been purely accidental; this time, he had randomly stumbled upon one in the wild.

The giant pangolin shook its body, shedding the remaining bits of rock from its shell. Its enormous eyes flashed with Divine Light, locking onto the fleeing fire dragon and giant ape.

"Swoosh!" The massive pangolin opened its abyssal maw and shot out two long tongues, which streaked like lightning toward the fleeing creatures. Each tongue wrapped around the giant ape and the fire dragon, yanking them back and swallowing them whole.

Everything occurred within mere seconds—the two seemingly invincible colossi became prey in an instant, devoured by the mountain-sized pangolin.

"This is the Swallowing Pangolin, a species that only existed in the Eternal Ancient Era! Its favorite food is the Dragon Clan!" Huang Yi instantly recognized the creature upon noticing its two tongues, and he simultaneously deduced the era he was currently in.

The history of The Second World was divided into different eras: Eternal Ancient, Primordial, Remote Ancient, Ancient, Recent Ancients, and the current City Governance Era.

The Eternal Ancient Era was the most primitive and formidable of all. During this time, nature’s spiritual energy and the Force of the World were unimaginably abundant. Four God Sealers had been born during this period, and demigods were commonplace. Celestial Realm experts were everywhere, and Holy Domain strength was considered the baseline. On the side of magical beasts, countless ancient anomalies thrived, massive in size and unrivaled in power, with some even preying on the Dragon Clan. Compared to later eras, the Dragon Clan’s status was far less exalted, and they lived lives of constant peril.

Huang Yi knew that, given his current level of strength, attempting to complete the hero trial in such an environment was almost impossible—even surviving was uncertain.

"Could the hero trial not be about strength?" A sudden thought struck Huang Yi.

During his Second Transformation, his job change challenge had followed a similar course. That Second Transformation challenge was a virtual secret realm mimicking an episode from Bloodhoof the Ascendant’s childhood, and back then, what he had to accomplish had little to do with his strength.

Perhaps this hero trial wasn’t about relying on strength either; it might require something entirely different. But this was merely his speculation.

Huang Yi and Little Dragon continued zipping forward at lightning speed under the Lightning Conductor’s effect.

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After flying for some time, the horizon began to change.

At the edge of his vision, he could see a colossal city wall, thousands of meters high, stretching all the way to the clouds. The wall was constructed entirely from massive black stones, devoid of decorative architecture, focusing entirely on defense. It resembled more of a black fortress.

Even a creature like the Sky-Swallowing Beast could be blocked by such a fortress. This city seemed almost invincible, its construction methods unfathomable.

Outside the city, waves of human armies surged forth, riding ferocious war beasts and encircling the city entirely.

The skies above were dotted densely with black specks—dragons of all kinds: green dragons, red dragons, poison dragons, silver dragons, elf dragons—it was a veritable exhibition of the Dragon Clan.

It was clear that the dragons and humans outside the city were united, forming the dominant side. Together, they besieged those trapped within the city walls.

Linked with the earlier battlefield, it wasn’t difficult to infer that the forces within the city had previously suffered defeat, retreating back to this stronghold. Meanwhile, the victorious human armies and dragons pursued them and surrounded the citadel.

Huang Yi rode Little Dragon closer, observing the city below from mid-air.

Inside, the city appeared hollow and desolate. The buildings had an ancient and primitive aesthetic—stone houses haphazardly erected without structure. The streets were eerie and devoid of people. The rare passersby he spotted bore Dragon Clan traits, resembling dragon-human hybrids. Their faces were filled with terror, as if doomsday were imminent.

Huang Yi had already decided to aid the weaker side. From the current circumstances, it seemed clear that he needed to assist those within the city and resist those outside.

The difficulty of such a task would be immense. Just the densely packed Dragon Clan in the skies alone posed a challenge far beyond what he could handle. But only such insurmountable odds could match the difficulty of a hero trial.

"Hmm? Kinsman?" Suddenly, a thunderous voice boomed from among the hundreds of dragons outside the city.

At once, golden light flashed amidst the crowd, and someone transformed into the form of a Golden Holy Dragon, flying toward Huang Yi and Little Dragon.

Though Huang Yi and Little Dragon were cloaked in lightning, their electric outline was still visible.

Judging by its aura, this Golden Holy Dragon possessed Celestial Realm strength with significant potential for growth. Golden Holy Dragons often reached demigod levels of power.

Huang Yi’s heart tightened as he kept a vigilant eye on the Golden Holy Dragon. According to his original plan, he would be opposing those outside the city walls, making this Golden Holy Dragon his foe.

The throngs of human troops below, like tides, simultaneously raised their heads, gazing at Huang Yi and Little Dragon hovering in the sky.

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