Chapter 1307: Dark Stone Dragon

The images relayed back by his divine sense caused Zhou Yuan to involuntarily widen his eyes. Through his divine sense, he saw a vast, dark space. Looking down, he noticed a massive, seemingly endless light barrier at the center of this space.

Outside this barrier, countless Saint Race experts hovered, seemingly forming a grand formation. They channeled terrifying power, continuously assailing the light barrier.

As a result of the Saint Race's actions, ripples spread across the surface of the mysterious light barrier.

As the ripples surged, the scene within the light barrier became faintly discernible.

And it was through this momentary glimpse that Zhou Yuan saw what lay within...

It appeared to be an unimaginably colossal stone dragon, mottled and bearing the imprints of time's erosion. It exuded an incredibly primordial, ancient aura, as if it had existed since the dawn of creation, instilling a sense of awe.

So immense was the stone dragon that even a single one of its scales, if placed elsewhere, would likely span a region of thousands of miles. This alone demonstrated the true vastness and majesty of its entire body.

It was, in effect, a continent-sized stone dragon.

This unimaginably vast stone dragon, its end out of sight, coiled in the depths of the dark space, enveloped by the mysterious light barrier. On its body, Zhou Yuan faintly perceived shimmering points of light. Within these points, figures appeared to be seated cross-legged, yet he sensed no trace of life from them, making the scene even more bizarre.

This fleeting image stirred up a storm in Zhou Yuan's heart. He was not unfamiliar with the aura emanating from the stone dragon in the depths of that space; it was unmistakably the manifestation of a residual Ancestral Dragon soul, identical to the one within Ancestral Soul Mountain in Dragon Spirit Grotto-Heaven.

However, the residual Ancestral Dragon soul here was evidently far more immense, having even condensed into the form of a stone dragon, far surpassing the one in Ancestral Soul Mountain.

For the Saint Race to be hidden here and mobilizing such vast forces, were they trying to break open that light barrier and seize the stone dragon?

Zhou Yuan felt he had inadvertently stumbled upon something extraordinary.

"Hm?!"

But just as Zhou Yuan's mind reeled, a cold snort suddenly echoed through the dark space, resonating throughout the starry void.

A gaze imbued with tremendous power abruptly shot forth, directly locking onto the four Saint Race Law Domain experts who had just entered the space. Immediately following, an enraged roar, like thunder from the nine heavens, exploded: "Insignificant ants dare to pry into the secrets of my Saint Race?!"

As the furious roar reverberated, Zhou Yuan's divine soul trembled. He almost instantly and without hesitation destroyed this divine soul imprint to prevent a Saint from apprehending it and tracing his main body's location.

On the misty island in the chaotic void.

Zhou Yuan's eyes snapped open, a look of horror on his face. He didn't even have time for the slightest explanation. With a flick of his sleeve, his Genesis Qi swept up Su Youwei and the other two, who were looking at him in bewilderment, and he exclaimed, "We've stirred up trouble! Run!"

Although he had destroyed the divine soul imprint in time, it was clear he had already been detected by a Saint Race Saint. If they didn't flee now, their lives would surely be forfeit.

He pushed his speed to the limit, tearing through the chaotic void as he fled desperately.

However, he had clearly underestimated the methods of a Saint.

The very moment Zhou Yuan led his companions in a desperate escape, the chaotic void vibrated violently. The next moment, the chaos was torn apart, and a cold, gigantic eye appeared, instantly locking onto Zhou Yuan and his fleeing group.

"Despicable ants, since you've come, do you still think you can leave?"

As the words fell, the chaotic void churned, and a chaotic storm gathered, instantly transforming into a colossal hand of chaos. Its vastness eclipsed the sky as it slammed down directly towards Zhou Yuan.

Seeing this, Zhou Yuan's scalp tingled with horror. This Saint was truly overbearing, able to casually manipulate and control the chaotic storms within the chaotic void. One must realize that such storms were deadly even for Law Domain experts, and now, under the command of a Saint, their power was even more terrifying. Even a slight touch would result in instant obliteration.

Wu Yao and Su Youwei's beautiful faces also turned pale at the sight.

Zhao Mushen couldn't help but curse aloud, "What on earth did you do?! How did you manage to attract a Saint Race Saint to pursue us?!"

At this moment, he was utterly frustrated. They had been navigating this chaotic void for two years without ever encountering a Saint Race Saint. But now, after just one outing with Zhou Yuan, they were first subjected to a relentless barrage from Saint Race Law Domain experts, then they attracted a Saint to personally hunt them down. This series of intense events caused him, who was always arrogant and aloof, to nearly lose his composure.

However, Zhou Yuan had no time to heed his outburst. He was desperately channeling his Genesis Qi, fleeing for his life.

But no matter how he unleashed his speed, the colossal storm hand was rapidly descending. It seemed to disregard all spatial barriers, making escape impossible.

Zhou Yuan's expression was solemn; his mind raced, desperately searching for a way to escape.

At this moment, Tun Tun appeared above Zhou Yuan's head, its body arched. It let out a low growl at the descending storm hand, a fierce glint in its beastly eyes. It was clearly intending to rush out and resist at this critical juncture, hoping to buy Zhou Yuan a sliver of an escape opportunity.

"Tun Tun, don't act rashly!"

Zhou Yuan hurriedly warned. Although Tun Tun had now advanced to the eighth rank, it was still far too weak to contend with a Saint.

Tun Tun let out a low growl, black light flickering and leaping between its sharp teeth.

In that instant, the colossal storm hand descended.

Tun Tun could no longer hold back. It leaped forward, suddenly swelling and transforming into its majestic combat form.

But just as it was about to clash with the colossal storm hand, the void above suddenly twisted. Amidst a brilliant flash of light, an incomparably massive Sacred Lotus slowly bloomed. The Sacred Lotus met the colossal storm hand head-on. The two formidable powers collided, but instead of causing an earth-shattering commotion, they silently annihilated each other.

"Heh heh, a dignified Saint hunting down a mere Nascent Infant junior... does a Saint Race Saint truly not know what shame is?"

As the two formidable powers annihilated, an aged laugh, familiar to Zhou Yuan, echoed through the void. Immediately, amidst the void's undulations, Cang Yuan's figure materialized.

In the chaotic void, the Saint Race Saint's cold, gigantic eye fixed on Cang Yuan. Then, with a bone-chilling intent, it swept a glance over Zhou Yuan. Ultimately, the Saint Race Saint exchanged no further words with Cang Yuan. Amidst the trembling of the chaos, the colossal eye gradually faded away.

Though unwilling, the Saint Race Saint knew that since the Saints of the All-Heavens had arrived in time, he would be temporarily helpless here.

Furthermore, with the secret realm potentially exposed, he had to immediately send word to his clan. A major conflict was likely to ensue.

When Zhou Yuan and the others saw the Saint retreat, they immediately let out sighs of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

Cang Yuan approached Zhou Yuan and his group, saying with a touch of helplessness, "You little rascal, you certainly know how to stir up trouble! How did you manage to attract a Saint Race Saint? Had I not secretly placed a mark on you when you left All-Heavens City, I truly might not have arrived in time."

Zhou Yuan offered a sheepish grin, then his expression turned solemn. Without much explanation, he merely allowed a flash of divine soul light from his glabella to transmit a stream of divine soul power, containing the scene he had previously glimpsed, directly to Cang Yuan.

Cang Yuan accepted it, a hint of confusion in his eyes. But when he saw the dark space and the stone dragon in the transmitted scene, his usually serene and unruffled expression abruptly changed.