Chapter 289 Ancient Ruins No. 29, the Palace Buried in Ice and Snow
Walking in the snow for a long time, Ning Rongrong gradually adapted to the climate here.
Even as an auxiliary soul master, she would no longer be uncomfortable with the cold when faced with an ordinary storm.
After resting at the hot spring for half an hour, the ground suddenly shook violently.
Everyone was immediately alert and kept moving closer together.
"The soul beasts who appear here are all very old, and when facing human soul masters, the soul beasts will unite as one. Let's evacuate quickly to avoid encountering them." Tian Qihua said eagerly.
He is just a low-level titled Douluo, and he is not strong enough to deal with an older spirit beast.
Right now, the best policy is to avoid encountering it.
Ning Tianchen said: "Our goal is very small. We put on a snow-white cloak and restrain our aura so that the spirit beasts will not notice our existence."
Everyone followed suit.
Under the white snow and sunshine, the people wearing snow-white cloaks blended into the environment and were difficult to distinguish.
The spirit beast seemed to be soaking in the hot spring. After everyone left the hot spring area, there was no movement behind them.
In the next few days, everyone speeded up their march.
Some low-life soul beasts encountered on the road were killed by them, and they continued to harvest food.
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"According to the records on the route map, the location of Ancient Ruins No. 29 is ahead." Ning Tianchen stood on a hilltop and compared it with the terrain map in his hand.
The mural does not clearly indicate whether the ruins are above ground or underground. It also did not explain how to find and open the ruins.
In the eyes of everyone, there is a vast expanse of white in the distance, a flat ice field.
Tian Guozhen analyzed: "In the past so many years, if the ruins were built on land. But with the continuous accumulation of ice and snow, the ruins are likely to be buried underground."
There is no scale on the route map, so no one knows how extensive the ancient ruins are. According to the route map, the scope of the ancient ruins is the endless ice and snow plain in front of us.
"We can't be separated. When we get here, the number of high-end soul beasts will only increase. Once something happens, we won't be able to provide immediate support." Tian Chao analyzed.
But if we don’t search separately, how can we find a ruin in such a large ice field?
Moreover, the ruins are buried underground, which greatly increases the difficulty of finding them.
"Look for it first, everyone, please stay hidden. I have a hunch that there are powerful spirit beasts nearby."
With that said, Ning Tianchen and Ning Rongrong took the lead in sliding down the hillside. .
Tian Guozhen and the others had no choice but to take out their skis and paddle down the mountain.
The current ice field is only covered with a thin layer of white snow. When you sweep away the white snow, you can clearly see that there is a thick piece of solid ice under the ground.
"This place should have been a lake a long time ago." Ning Tianchen analyzed: "If there was a palace, it would never be built in a lake. Let's look further. If there is no ice under the ground, Look carefully.”
The solid ice is light yellow, and you can smell sulfur when you cut into some ice residue. Many years ago, this place was probably also a hot spring. But as geological activity ceased, the hot spring water gradually condensed into ice.
Next, they searched the ice field for ten days, but still found nothing.
Everyone sat together and couldn't help but sigh: "Let's look again. If it doesn't work, we have to withdraw."
After all, the ruins are recorded on the murals. Whether it is true or false is still unknown. Or, in the past tens of thousands of years, it is not ruled out that someone has explored it before them, or the ruins cannot withstand the destruction of ice and snow and have long been buried under the ice and snow.
Tian Guocheng stood up and said, "You guys have a rest first, I'll go and make myself convenient."
As he said that, he walked towards the big rock behind him.
Just as he unbuttoned his belt, he clearly felt that the ground he was on began to sink.
Before he could react, the entire ground collapsed completely, and Tian Guocheng was wrapped in ice and snow, falling into the abyss below.
The noise of the snow collapse was huge, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Guocheng!"
Ning Tianchen stepped on the Seven Kills Sword and went with Tian Qihua to see what happened.
I saw a huge pit collapse under the ground.
Looking towards the deep pit, as the ice and snow slowly slid down, the figure of a golden palace gradually appeared in front of everyone.
“This may be the ancient ruins we are looking for.” Ning Tianchen was overjoyed.
No matter whether there is danger or not, they will go down to rescue Tian Guocheng.
Ning Tianchen picked up Ning Rongrong, while Tian Qihua used his soul power to hold up Tian Guozhen and Tian Chao.
Going down to the bottom of the pit, everyone saw Tian Guocheng buried in the ice and snow for the first time.
When he fell, he was not injured due to the buffer of ice and snow.
Tian Qihua coughed lightly and said, "Guocheng, put on your pants."
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Everyone looked at the towering palace in front of them and couldn't help but take a breath.
“How many people and how many years of construction would it take to complete such a large palace?”
You know, doing heavy work in the ice and snow consumes people's physical strength very quickly. This palace is fifty meters high and will take at least ten years to build. Moreover, after the ice sheet collapsed, only the tip of the iceberg of the palace was exposed, and no one knew how big the palace was.
Ning Tianchen became more and more suspicious that this was a temple.
If you want to build a palace so deep in the Arctic ice field, how long will the logistical supplies be and how much will it cost?
So, first of all, we can rule out the possibility of construction. It would make sense if it was built by a certain god with divine power.
"The entrance to the hall is right in front. Do you want to go in?" Tian Chao asked.
Of course everyone wants to go in, but who knows if there are any mechanisms inside or whether the door can be opened.
Seeing the ancient ruins right in front of you, just taking a glance and leaving, how can you be worthy of the hardships along the way?
Tian Qihua took the initiative and said: "Let's do this. I'll open the door first and you guys stay away. If there is a mechanism inside, with my strength, I won't be shot on the spot."
There was no better way, so everyone acquiesced to his proposal.
When Tian Qihua stepped forward, everyone hid far away, fearing that they would be hit hard by the hidden weapons among them.
Walking to the door, Tian Qihua took several deep breaths in succession.
This stone gate is twenty meters high.
The moment Tian Qihua's palm came into contact with the stone door, the entire palace flashed with white light. Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of a mechanism being triggered, and the stone door that had been covered in dust for a long time was slowly opened.
Tian Qihua didn't dare to hesitate and immediately flew into the air to avoid the hidden weapon hidden behind the door.
However, when the door was opened, no hidden weapon was fired from inside. Looking towards it, the originally dim hall suddenly lit up with bursts of light.
"Go in?"
Everyone hesitated for a moment.
Tian Guozhen didn't stop at all and rushed into it first.
Seeing that he was not in any danger, everyone followed closely.
Entering it, there are two statues in the center of the hall. One is a golden female statue with a graceful figure, and the other is a male statue wearing a ranger costume.
"Do you think this man looks very similar to the man on the mural?" Ning Rongrong pointed at the male statue and said.
There is no detailed depiction of the man's face in the mural, but in terms of body shape, this stone statue has some similarities with the protagonist in the mural of Ruin No. 18.
Except for the statues, the hall looks quite empty and has no other decorations.
In the distance, there is a stone pillar and a stone platform half a person high.
“This is Ancient Ruins No. 29? It’s so unreasonable that there are no treasures hidden in such a large palace.” Tian Guocheng complained.
Ning Tianchen pointed at the male statue, "This stone statue completely proves that the protagonist in the mural of the No. 18 ancient ruins did not die due to exhaustion of life span. Instead, he was reborn in Nirvana after getting some kind of opportunity."
"Look around, maybe there are murals left. If there are treasures hidden, there must be explanations in the murals. In addition, it is best not to move things here to avoid uncontrollable accidents."< br>
Seeing that what he said was reasonable, everyone immediately took action.
Ning Tianchen continued to stand in front of the two stone statues. He felt a special power fluctuation on the stone statues. This was not soul power, nor any kind of power on the mainland, but it made the Shura Demonic Sword in his body feel excited.
From this point of view, this power is very likely to be divine power, and this stone statue can only be a divine statue.
However, the divine power on the male statues is particularly strong, while on the other hand, the female statues only have some remaining divine power.
Ning Tianchen made a judgment in his mind.
The woman on the statue is most likely the previous owner of a certain god, and this man, the protagonist in Ruin No. 18, is the current owner of the god.
After a pause, he pushed aside the bangs on his forehead with his right hand, and pointed his fingers on the Shura mark between his eyebrows. After waiting for a while, he still didn't get any information about the divine test.
Suddenly, he felt a little hesitant.
This is obviously a place of gods, why is there no response to the seal of God Shura?
Is it possible that God Shura wants to imitate the original time and space and let him inherit two divine positions?
It is good to have two gods in one, but this unknown god does not have any believers on the mainland. It is enough to prove that this is not a god achieved by the power of faith.
Unlike Poseidon, the upper limit of this divine position has been fixed. Even if you inherit this divine position, there will be no improvement in the future.
Not knowing why, he looked at the base of the stone statue.
Suddenly, he discovered that there was a gap the size of a fist under the right leg of the statue. Among them, there are rolls of sheepskin that have turned yellow.
Placing the parchment in such a conspicuous position clearly shows that it is intended to be discovered, and there is a high probability that no trap will be left behind.
Thinking of this, Ning Tianchen took out the parchment without any worries.
Seeing that nothing happened, he called everyone to come back.
Under the witness of everyone, he opened the parchment.
What is recorded in it is not text, but a picture.
After glancing at the scrolls, Ning Tianchen arranged them in order.
In the first painting, a white-haired old man followed a blond girl to the palace.
The girl's body is translucent, like some kind of elf.
"This painting should be connected to the eighth mural in Ruin No. 18. The figure of this woman is similar to the previous mural, but she is wearing a gilt dress. This is not a snow girl." Tian Guozhen said.
The snow girl’s dress is mainly blue, not gold. Judging from the figure alone, there is not much difference between the figure of the snow girl and this woman, so it is not surprising that he would admit his mistake.
Ning Tianchen pointed to the female statue beside him, "That should be her."
Seeing this, he already understood what was going on.
This girl is the incarnation of the divine power left by the previous god in the temple. After feeling the man's talent, she personally guided him to this inheritance place.
But people who didn't know much about the gods were confused.
Taking away the first painting, in the second painting, the white-haired old man stands in front of the stone pillar, as if completing some kind of ritual. Immediately afterwards, a strong golden light emitted from the stone pillar. Bathing in it, the white hair on the old man's head is slowly decreasing.
“It feels like it’s not a rejuvenation, but that the parchment scroll has been stored for too many years, causing the paint in the painting to fall off, making it look like black hair.” Tian Guocheng analyzed.
Opening the third painting confirmed his suspicion.
The old man still has white hair, but his body is no longer stooped, and he seems to be much younger. There is an endless staircase in front of him, and the staircase emits a dazzling golden light.
"It looks very similar to the angel god. Could it be a god of light?" Ning Tianchen guessed in his mind.
In the next picture, the men are taking risks in different places, or going through tests.
In the last painting, a door opened in the sky, and the figure of the girl appeared looming, while the man's body was emitting bursts of golden light.
At this point, the man successfully inherited the throne of God.
Ning Tianchen thought.
Even if he is a god, then this senior must have already gone to the God Realm and will not return to Douluo Continent.
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God Realm, the palace where the God of Light lives.
After Ning Tianchen and others entered the hall, the God of Light who was far away in the God Realm noticed them.
The palace contains his divine power, which is enough to detect the situation of Ning Tianchen and others.
"I didn't expect that nearly 50,000 years have passed on Douluo Continent. Soul master is really a long-lost profession."
Muttered softly in his mouth, and cast his eyes in the direction of Douluo Continent.
Everyone in Ning Tianchen’s group has a high level of innate soul power. Even though Tian Qihua was only a low-level titled Douluo, decades ago, he was also a proud being.
Of course, there are differences between geniuses.
In Guangshen's heart, Ning Tianchen's talent is in line with his expectations for his successor.
Fifty thousand years have passed in the Douluo Continent, and fifty thousand days have passed in the God Realm, which is equivalent to one hundred and thirty-six years.
After such a long time, he was tired of staying in the God Realm. By spreading the divine status, he could go to the more distant stars and continue to explore the unknown world.
Then, in his sight, Ning Tianchen and others looked at the scroll he left behind.
"It is really fate. This little guy should have discovered the mural I left at the previous ruins. He is not arrogant or impetuous, which is good."
In the eighteenth ruins, He intentionally left no treasure behind. If anyone destroys the wall or any facilities in the secret room, they will be killed by the collapsing mountain.
The fact that Ning Tianchen and others can successfully come out is enough to prove that they are not greedy for money.
The biggest treasure in the palace is the Divine Examination itself. After all, there is no more tempting treasure than breaking through level 100.
Putting away his thoughts, he stared at Ning Tianchen. Then, he stood up suddenly.
"This is the mark of God Shura. Is he the descendant of Shura?"
After carefully examining the fluctuations of divine power on Ning Tianchen, he immediately understood.
Ning Tianchen's Shura Divine Test has not been activated, which proves that he still has a chance.
After thinking about it, he moved to God Shura's mansion.
After all, God Shura casts a wide net to find his successor. The Shura mark on Ning Tianchen’s forehead means that he has completed the first test of God Shura. There is still some distance to go before the divine test.
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In the palace of God Shura.
Seeing the arrival of the God of Light, God Shura, who was sitting on the high seat, said with a smile: "The God of Light is such a rare visitor." The god bowed slightly to show respect.
Immediately afterwards, he got straight to the point: "Douluo Continent, that junior named Ning Tianchen. He has your Shura mark on him, but he is in my inheritance hall. Since you didn't give him If you want to take the divine test, how about taking off your mark and letting him accept my test?"
Of course God Shura knew about Ning Tianchen's situation, and he smiled and said: "God of Light, you? His calculations are good. However, he is my chosen successor, and the divine test has not yet started, just because I have not thought about it well."
As he said this, he turned his eyes to Douluo Continent.
After a moment, he smiled and said: "The other people around him are also good, enough to pass the first-level god assessment. Don't worry, I won't compete with you for others."
Guang Shen felt helpless.
Among the others, Tian Guozhen and the other four are all ice attribute soul masters, which are completely incompatible with the light attribute.
The God of Light is a god who brings warmth and hope to people. If Tian Guozhen and the others obtain his divine status, their own ice attribute soul power will be completely useless, and even reaching the stage of integrating divine power, they will almost certainly fail.
God Shura smiled and said: "Isn't there another person? The Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda Martial Spirit has nine colors of light. Your divine position is barely suitable for her."
Guang Shen thought for a moment and then agreed.
How could he not see the relationship between Ning Rongrong and Ning Tianchen.
If Ning Rongrong inherits the position of God of Light, he will be on an equal footing with God Shura in the future.
"Haha." Lang laughed, and the God of Light left the Shura God's mansion with satisfaction.
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In the temple of the God of Light.
Ning Tianchen and others learned about the situation of this temple through the paintings in the sheepskin scroll.
You need to leave a drop of your own blood on the stone platform first, and the stone pillar will emit a corresponding light. After that, you can get certain assessments. After completing the assessment, you will receive some special rewards.
This method of obtaining the divine test is very similar to Poseidon Island. The stone pillar in the middle is similar to the sacred pillar on Poseidon Island.
However, there are no divine servants or guides in this temple, so they can only rely on themselves to explore everything.
"Should we try to start the assessment?" Tian Guozhen asked uncertainly.
The scroll does not record whether the assessment is dangerous, and after so many years, it is still unknown whether the stone pillar can still be used
Ning Tianchen said: "What is certain is that, The assessment must be risky. The protagonist in the picture has been in danger many times, which is enough to prove how dangerous the assessment is."
"Damn, the timid will be starved to death, and the brave will be starved to death. I'll try it first and see what kind of assessment I can get." Tian Guocheng stepped forward first and cut a wound on his arm with a knife. Blood dripped down his arm and onto the stone platform.
(End of this chapter)