novelraw Chapter 150 : First Entry into the Prison Abyss
Chapter 150 : First Entry into the Prison Abyss
150: First Entry into the Prison Abyss
The deep pit was enormous. The Lingdu Source Martial Academy students followed the man in black and a squad of escorting soldiers, walking across a devastated ground filled with the stench of blood and overlapping craters from explosions.
"Here, why don't we see the corpses of the Demon Spirits and the alien tribes?" Yuwen Wenhong, walking in front of Yuyin and the others, asked.
"The corpses of Demon Spirits are precious materials. Even a small piece of bone or shredded fur would be carefully collected after the battle to make equipment for entering the Prison Abyss." Teacher Chen Siguo, walking beside his group, explained. "Sigh... However, once those Demon Spirits and alien tribes enter this world, they become extremely unstable if killed. They usually cause a Spirit Explosion, which not only injures our surrounding warriors but also completely obliterates their corpses, as if they evaporated. It's extremely difficult to collect their bodies on this side of Earth. Those alien tribes are cunning. When heavily wounded, they often flee back through the Two Realms Gate. Knowing they are doomed, they will destroy their equipment and treasures, leaving us nothing after the Spirit Explosion."
"Only in the Prison Abyss, after killing them, is everything very stable, allowing for the effective collection of Demon Spirit corpses and the seizure of equipment from the humanoid alien tribes." Chen Siguo said.
"So that's how it is..." Yuyin realized. This so-called Spirit Explosion was likely caused by the differences between the two worlds. With such a difference, those intelligent alien tribes could probably easily trigger a Spirit Explosion on their own. Yuyin had previously wondered why, if waves of Demon Spirits and alien tribes were eliminated, a large amount of equipment and materials could be seized. It seemed now that this was not the case.
"They leave us nothing when they die. These alien tribes have an extremely resolute will to fight." Yuyin thought to herself.
The group walked at the bottom of the deep pit for about a quarter of an hour, finally reaching the foot of the Two Realms Gate.
Standing at its base, one felt even more the grandeur of the Two Realms Gate.
The two ancient stone pillars on either side were like pillars holding up the sky.
"Fellow students, please stop here. Everyone, divide into two queues according to the team assignments we made earlier." Jiang Xue announced to everyone in front of the Two Realms Gate.
In reality, the fourth-year graduates and the Source Martial Practitioner squad were not here, so only the Middle and Rear Teams were divided at this location.
"Yuyin, be very careful." Before they separated, Lianyue took Yuyin's hand. Hua Yuanjing stepped forward, and the three of them joined hands.
"Senior Sister Lianyue, Senior Sister Jing, you also be very careful. If anything happens, look out for each other." Yuyin nodded seriously, then separated from them and took her place at the edge of her team.
"Everyone, please wait here for a moment." After speaking, Jiang Xue turned to Chen Siguo and said, "Teacher Chen, be careful."
Chen Siguo's expression was solemn. He turned around and walked first toward the middle of the two giant pillars of the Two Realms Gate.
Yuyin watched from the side, confused. The other side of the Two Realms Gate was clearly empty, also a deep pit. Further back, one could see much lower defensive structures, and beyond that, rolling hills. How exactly did one enter the Prison Abyss?
But just then, it was as if Chen Siguo had broken through an invisible membrane. A circle of faint light flashed around his body, and he disappeared as if walking into the air.
The surroundings were empty, leaving only a ripple in space.
A moment later, Chen Siguo walked back out of the air.
"Teacher Jiang, everything is normal over there. Our Front Team is waiting on the other side." Chen Siguo nodded.
Both Jiang Xue and the man in black breathed a sigh of relief.
"Fellow students, the Middle Team will go first, followed by the Rear Team. Everyone, follow me and pass through the Two Realms Gate." Jiang Xue's chest rose and fell deeply as she shouted to everyone.
With that, she walked first toward the Two Realms Gate.
"Everyone, follow me." she said, turning back. Then, she took a step and entered the air.
Yuyin watched from behind, also finding it quite mystical.
She watched as the Source Martial Practitioner students of the Middle Team, row by row, walked into the air, leaving behind distortions in space.
It was Yuyin's turn. She watched with wide eyes as the person in front of her stepped into the air. She took a deep breath, her heart racing, and with her long, beautiful legs, she walked forward decisively and steadily.
Whoosh.
The world spun. Yuyin felt as if she had been thrown into the high sky, surrounded by dazzling, mesmerizing halos of light.
When she came to her senses, her feet were firmly on the ground. A wave of incomparably fresh air washed over her, as if her entire being had been baptized.
Yuyin's vision gradually returned.
"Ah..."
She couldn't help but cry out softly.
Before her eyes was a boundless, soul-refreshing world.
The mountain peaks that seemed to touch the sky were dark like ink up close, and like shadows in the distance. The immense, towering mountains had a heart-trembling indigo color in their shaded depths. The giant boulders revealed in the mountain forests looked as if carved by supernatural craftsmanship.
Between the soul-stirring mountains, layers of thin clouds and mist drifted. The waterfalls on the mountains vanished into the clouds below, and it was unclear whether the clouds turned into water or the water into clouds.
White mist also filled the air over the rivers at the foot of the mountains, hiding the bases of many giant peaks.
The sound of gurgling water from the high mountains and flowing streams made Yuyin feel relaxed and happy. In the distant, vast sky, flocks of large birds flew between the distant mountains.
But compared to the shocking, picturesque world that seemed like an ancient god's heavy ink painting, what made Yuyin feel even more comfortable and delighted was the Primordial Energy here. It was so abundant.
"This is the Prison Abyss?"
Yuyin couldn't help but take a few steps forward. At this moment, she and the other students, who were equally amazed, were on a hillside with one relatively gentle slope and the other a cliff face.
This was so different from the Prison Abyss Yuyin had imagined.
However, if a bird were to fly past from a distance, it would see this white-robed fairy standing in the poetic, misty landscape of mountains and waters, and it would feel that she was in perfect harmony.
"This place is truly beautiful." Liu Xing, her light green dress fluttering, couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
The other students were also stunned by this fantastic scenery.
But there were those who lacked such refined taste. Jiang Da walked to the edge of the cliff and said, "Fuck, what kind of shitty place is this? I want to take a piss in the river."
"Fellow students, please immediately reform your ranks and gather on this hillside." Jiang Xue stood at the cliff's edge, facing everyone and shouting, "You must all remember, if you encounter any dangerous situation, run directly into the Two Realms Gate behind you. You will return to Earth, to a safe place. Remember! Did you hear me?"
The air here was so fresh that Jiang Xue's voice echoed like wind chimes among the mountains and waters.
"We heard you." the students replied.
Yuyin looked back at the Two Realms Gate and found that the gate on this side was much smaller than the one on Earth, about fifty or sixty meters high and thirty meters wide. Its shape was almost identical. Yuyin felt that even the distribution of moss and the cracks seemed to be the same. But the Two Realms Gate on this side was a solid entity.
"Quickly, everyone, reform your ranks." Jiang Xue urged, looking around with some tension. After all, this was her first time leading a team. "Don't be deceived by the appearance of this world. This place is far more dangerous than the fiery hell you can imagine."
"Teacher Jiang Xue is right. I must be cautious." Yuyin reminded herself and joined the others to form ranks.
The fourth-year graduates and Source Martial Practitioners were already on guard in the vicinity. They had come over earlier today to ensure the safety of the other side of the Two Realms Gate. At this moment, they gathered and formed ranks in the front.
Besides these people, there were two elders, one in green clothes and one in white, sitting on a nearby cliff, temporarily guarding this Two Realms Gate.