Chapter 0697: The Abyss of Silver Sand

The River of Dark Yellow appears in different places each time—perhaps on the Kale Continent, the Saint El Continent, or the Torre Continent, or even beyond the three continents!
When the three of Huang Long left the Saint El Continent and reached the easternmost part of the Kale Continent, Huang Long witnessed a scene he would never forget.
From afar, a River of Dark Yellow could be seen emerging from some unknown spot in the land. Its light yellow waters flowed endlessly toward the sky, spanning hundreds of thousands of miles wide.
The sky above the river had long become chaotic.
The sound of the rushing river was deafening.
Near the River of Dark Yellow, several people were already standing there.
All of them were familiar faces—Leo, Hibere, Opot, and Kayle, who had merged with the God King Monlei’s essence to become a god king himself!
No one else was there.
This time, neither the elders from Fengjin Mountain, Leipeng Mountain, nor Tianlong Mountain had come.
The arrival of the three of Huang Long caught Leo and the others’ attention.
Kayle turned his head and stared at Huang Long as he flew over. A cold glint appeared in his eyes, and a sneer curled his lips. Yet, he did not attack.
Apart from Kayle, Leo, Hibere, and Opot also looked displeased upon seeing Huang Long. Especially Hibere—his hatred toward Huang Long, the one who had destroyed mountains, had reached its peak.
As the three of Huang Long landed, four intense killing intents radiated from Kayle and his companions. Storms arose around them, and sand and dust filled the air.
But when they reached Huang Long’s side, the swirling dust stopped.
“Hehe, Huang Long. It’s been a long time. I didn’t expect you to be so hard to kill—still alive after all this time!” A shrill voice rang out. It was Kayle. He smiled at Huang Long, but his smile gave off a chilling feeling.
Huang Long stared at Kayle. Kayle, now merged with the God King Monlei’s essence, had undergone a dramatic change in aura. Once indecisive and reserved, he now exuded overwhelming dominance. Golden lights flickered around him, and his terrifying pressure made people feel intimidated with every flash of the divine king seal on his forehead.
“Your life is quite tough too,” Huang Long said slowly.
A cold glint flashed in Kayle’s eyes as he sneered, “I hope your life remains as tough this time! Once we’re in the River of Dark Yellow, I’ll catch you like a fish in a jar!”
Now, let’s see how Huang Long escapes!
Huang Long sneered back, “I hope so too!”
Kayle laughed heartily, “I’ll take your words as good luck, Huang Long. When I marry Vitia, you must definitely be alive to celebrate!”
“Sure!” Huang Long replied firmly.

Hebrew was about to speak when a sound of breaking wind filled the air. Everyone looked over, and it was Yi Dehai and his wife Mu Li from Twin Ape Mountain.

After arriving, they took in the situation and were momentarily stunned, but quickly regained their composure. They smiled and greeted Huang Long and Livia, then turned to Huoyang and said, “Brother Huang Long, may I ask who this friend is?”

Huang Long glanced at the Divine King Huoyang.

The Divine King Huoyang replied indifferently, “Huoyang!”

Since the Divine King Huoyang’s true form was the Chaos Huoyang Stone, his title came from that very name.

“Oh, it’s Brother Huoyang!” Yi Dehai said with a smile.

Huang Long sneered inwardly, secretly watching Yi Dehai and Mu Li acting in front of him.

On the surface, Yi Dehai and Mu Li seemed no different in their attitude toward Huang Long than before, but Huang Long, using his Mind-Reading ability, could see through their true intentions clearly.

The Divine King Huoyang glanced at Yi Dehai and Mu Li, realizing they were the Divine Kings of Twin Ape Mountain, and nodded indifferently.

In fact, the Divine King Huoyang now regretted agreeing to cooperate with Huang Long and help him enter the seventh layer of the Mysterious Yellow River. Initially, he had agreed because he thought it was a sure-win deal—he could obtain the top-tier Hongmeng spiritual treasure, the Tianyu Tree, with little effort. But now, things were uncertain!

He hadn’t expected Huang Long to be an enemy of Leo, Hebrew, Opot, Keller, and others as well. The outcome of this journey to the Mysterious Yellow River was unpredictable.

Yi Dehai and Mu Li, unfazed by the Divine King Huoyang’s indifference, stepped aside.

The atmosphere once again fell into tense silence.

“Let’s go!” After a while, Huang Long broke the silence and flew down toward the Mysterious Yellow River, with Livia and Huoyang following closely behind.

Keller, Leo, Opot, and the others watched as Huang Long, Livia, and Huoyang flew into the river without intervening, until their figures disappeared beneath the waters.

“Who is this Huoyang? What’s his background? Why do we have another Divine King in our Hongmeng world?!” Keller asked.

There were only so many Divine Kings. As far as he knew, none of them matched this Huoyang.

“Actually, to become a Divine King, one doesn’t necessarily need a Divine King aura!” Opot spoke up at that moment.

Keller was surprised upon hearing this.

One could break through to become a Divine King without a Divine King aura?!

Leo nodded. “That’s right. In fact, there were never any Divine Kings in the world. We weren’t strong Divine Kings either; we just broke through step by step based on our innate abilities!”

Hebrew also nodded and said, “It’s just that for many generations now, no one has broken through to become a Divine King, so the gods in the Chaos Divine Realm mistakenly believed that the only way to achieve that status is by merging with a Divine King’s essence.”
“Hmph, does this Yellow Dragon think that having another powerful Divine King who has achieved a breakthrough makes him safe? This time, I’ll make sure he never returns!” Kayel said in a deep voice after a while.
“Let’s go too!”
Soon after, Kayel and the others flew into the River of Xuanyang.
After they disappeared, silence reigned once again, with only the sound of the river’s waves remaining.
It wasn’t long before the River of Xuanyang, which had been flowing toward the sky, gradually became blurred, and the sound of its waves faded until it was no longer audible. The River of Xuanyang completely vanished from between heaven and earth.
After its disappearance, the original land of the Kale Continent returned to its original state, as if nothing had happened—as if the River of Xuanyang had never existed, and as if the Yellow Dragon, Kayel, and the others had never arrived.
After flying into the River of Xuanyang, the Yellow Dragon felt his body suddenly sink. All he saw was a sea of pale yellow water. He expanded his divine senses but found that they were restricted, allowing him to reach only a few tens of thousands of miles far.
After sinking further for a while, he felt his body lighten, and then he landed on a mountain peak. Standing there, he looked around and saw an endless plain beneath the mountain.
After the Yellow Dragon landed, Livia and Huoyang followed suit.
“Is this the inner world of the River of Xuanyang?” the Yellow Dragon asked.
Livia nodded and said, “That’s right. There’s an entrance to the first layer, the Silver Sand Abyss, right here!” Having been through the River of Xuanyang before, Livia knew quite a bit about it.
The River of Xuanyang consisted of seven layers and seven abysses. The first layer was the Silver Sand Abyss, also known as Silver Sand Abyss.
“Let’s go then!” the Yellow Dragon said. The sooner they reached the seventh layer, the sooner they could obtain that ultimate treasure of Hongmeng!
Livia and Huoyang nodded, and the three of them flew away from the mountain peak. After flying hundreds of millions of miles, they stopped above a plain.
Below the plain, a small sea spanning several tens of thousands of miles appeared before them. The surface of the sea was calm, but it appeared silver in color, like a huge silver-white divine stone.
“Is this the entrance to the first layer, the Silver Sand Abyss?” the Yellow Dragon asked.
Livia nodded and said, “The Silver Sand Abyss is extremely poisonous. Although it doesn’t cause much harm to the bodies of Divine King-level warriors, you still need to be careful.” Though she knew the Yellow Dragon was not comparable to ordinary supreme divine warriors, she still warned him.

Huang Long nodded, auspicious clouds appearing above his head, before diving downward into the Silver Sea. As soon as he landed, he felt as though his entire body had sunk into mud. He immediately activated the power of the immortal spirit within him to protect the surrounding space. This Silver Sand Abyss was composed of innate silver sand, a kind of natural poison whose toxicity could penetrate any object through the air. Moreover, even a single drop of this silver sand was extremely heavy. Even the strongest gods could barely resist its poison, let alone break through the silver sand and cross the abyss.

The deeper one went into this Silver Sand Abyss, the heavier it became. Even ordinary supreme gods would need great effort to fully pass through it. According to Livia, the abyss was tens of thousands of miles deep. Don’t underestimate these tens of thousands of miles—under normal circumstances, it would only take a fraction of a second for Huang Long and the others, but now, nearly an hour had passed yet they hadn’t even reached halfway down.

Around Huang Long and his two companions, the silver sand kept pressing down on them, trying to overwhelm them. At the same time, faint strands of silver energy emerged from the sand, resembling invisible venomous snakes trying to penetrate their defenses and invade their divine bodies. Although these silver energies were poisonous, they had little effect on the bodies of divine kings. Additionally, since Livia had the body of an innate silver fox, she simply used her cultivation techniques to absorb these silver energies into her body and incorporate them into her training.

As for the Fire Yang Divine King’s true form, which was made of Chaos Fire Yang Stone, its fire energy could burn anything in the world, and these silver energies were no exception. The moment they approached the Fire Yang Divine King’s body, they were burned to ashes and disappeared instantly.

Huang Long, on the other hand, allowed these silver energies to pass through the bright light emitted by the auspicious clouds. With his Yuan Dragon body, his defenses extended beyond mere attacks. Though poisonous, the silver sand and energies couldn’t harm his Yuan Dragon body.

“Hey, this is a Silver Sand Sea Pearl!” As they continued descending, Livia suddenly exclaimed. She reached out with her delicate hand and grabbed a streak of silver light in the distance. Soon, a thumb-sized silver pearl fell into her hand.

These Silver Sand Sea Pearls were formed over trillions of years from the innate silver sand energy of the Silver Sand Abyss. Each one was incredibly precious. Although not as valuable as the Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures, they were still treasures in their own right.

Several days later, Huang Long and his companions finally crossed the tens of thousands of miles of the Silver Sand Abyss and entered the first layer. Upon entering, a continent appeared before them. This continent was no different from those in the realms of the gods—with continuous mountains, lush forests, green plains, and even various magical beasts roaming about. The only thing missing were humans.