Chapter 0717: Leaving the River of Xuanyang and Huang

The phoenix beast spread its wings, and a red-green flame surged upward, instantly lighting up the skies for hundreds of millions of miles before rushing toward the Yellow Dragon’s vital spirit.

This red-green flame was no ordinary divine fire—it was the phoenix beast’s innate flame. When emitted, it was as viscous as molten rock, capable of inflicting severe injuries even on the bodies of powerful divine kings.

Seeing this, the Yellow Dragon’s vital spirit radiated intense light, with streams of heavenly fire swirling around it. At the same time, it threw punches with both hands.

As the phoenix beast attacked, the other three divine beasts also flew toward the bronze cauldron.

The Yellow Dragon itself opened its mouth and spat out a mouthful of its vital essence into the Chaos Bell. After absorbing this essence, the bell glowed brightly, and the ancient scenes on its surface began to transform. Waves of primordial energy emanated from it, while the Hongmeng Xuanyang energy on its surface surged out like a tidal wave.

“Go!” the Yellow Dragon commanded in a fierce tone.

Instantly, the Chaos Bell transformed into a mass of Xuanyang and Huang light, charging at the three divine beasts. Faced with this attack containing the Yellow Dragon’s vital essence, the three beasts were forced to stop.

As they tried to block the Chaos Bell’s attack, suddenly, a deafening crash shook the earth. The three beasts saw that the bronze cauldron and the Yellow Dragon itself had landed on the ground—the shock was caused by the cauldron hitting the ground.

When the cauldron struck the ground, time seemed to stand still around it. The four divine beasts’ eyes filled with terror before death.

“No!”

Amid their desperate roars, the runes on the altar flickered once before disappearing, and the bodies of the four beasts gradually vanished as well.

Only then did the Yellow Dragon sigh in relief, collapsing to the ground and gasping for breath.

It was finally over!

With the protective formation gone and the four divine beasts destroyed, what now?! The Yellow Dragon glanced at the bronze cauldron, which stood there like a small mountain in the distance.

At last, it had obtained this cauldron! The ultimate treasure of Hongmeng was finally in its hands!

A while later, the Yellow Dragon sat upright, swallowed a pill, and began practicing the “Water and Fire Dual Dragon Technique” to heal itself. The injuries it suffered from encountering the Cambrian Sacred Beast in the Cambrian Abyss had not fully healed, and now, after being attacked by the four beasts on the altar, its wounds had worsened. If not stabilized promptly, it might hinder its efforts to slay its second enemy in the future.

As the Yellow Dragon sat there healing, time passed slowly. Huoyang, who was waiting outside the pagoda, grew increasingly anxious.

“Nothing bad will happen, right?!” Huoyang frowned. Although inside the pagoda, the Yellow Dragon was fighting fiercely against the four divine beasts, causing the sky and earth to change color, nothing seemed to happen outside the pagoda at all, so Huoyang had no idea what was going on inside.

By now, three days had passed since the Yellow Dragon entered the pagoda.

Huoyang flew back and forth restlessly outside the pagoda.

Inside the pagoda, the Yellow Dragon sat cross-legged on the ground. As it breathed in and out, golden clouds surged around its body. The innate immortal talisman on its forehead had appeared, glowing with a dark golden light. Eventually, a sphere of golden radiance formed around it, emitting waves of pressure.

Just then, a sudden flash of light appeared on the altar. Gradually, the light converged toward the center of the altar, forming a figure. This person wore a light yellow robe. The talisman on his forehead was neither the Supreme Divine Talisman nor the Divine King Talisman, but rather a deep red mark that resembled both a square and a circle. Standing there, it seemed as though he was the sky and the earth, with all of existence under his control.

However, this person was not a physical being but a shadow formed from light.

Since the Yellow Dragon was meditating and had closed off its six senses, it was unaware of the appearance of this light-formed figure.

“What pure dragon veins!”

“Strange—when did the Sky Dragon clan produce a descendant with such pure dragon veins?!”

After appearing, the figure stared at the Yellow Dragon sitting there, murmuring to itself with slight surprise. His astonishment grew even more when he saw the chaotic bell on the Yellow Dragon’s head.

After murmuring to himself for a while longer, the light began to fade, and the figure disappeared from the altar as if it had never existed.

Five days later, the Yellow Dragon woke up from its meditation. It opened its eyes and took a deep breath. Pure spiritual energy flowed through its meridians. With the help of the World Tree, its injuries had stabilized, though it would still take some time to fully recover.

But at this moment, the Yellow Dragon knew it was not the time to continue secluding to heal. The most important thing now was to exit the pagoda first.

The Yellow Dragon stood up and went over to the bronze giant cauldron. The cauldron stood quietly there, supported by eight legs, with a faint aura of primordial chaos emanating from it. The 1,500 primordial divine beasts on its surface appeared lifelike, as if about to leap out of the cauldron.

The Yellow Dragon’s eyes sparkled as it channeled the power of immortality within it. It pushed against the air in front of the bronze cauldron and shouted, “Rise!” At that moment, the cauldron slowly lifted into the air, while the Yellow Dragon gently pressed down with its hands.

Huang Long was slightly startled and then realized just how heavy this bronze giant cauldron was. With his current strength, the force he had used earlier could easily lift even a continuous mountain range, yet he could barely lift this bronze giant cauldron!
“That’s not right; it wasn’t this heavy before!” Huang Long grew puzzled. The bronze giant cauldron definitely wasn’t this heavy when he took it from the altar. Could it have become so heavy by being separated from the altar’s formation?!
As he guessed, Huang Long poured more magical power into it, and after a while, he finally managed to lift the bronze giant cauldron completely.
Finally, Huang Long summoned the Immortals Pavilion. It took a great deal of effort to fully activate the Immortals Pavilion’s formation before he could put the bronze giant cauldron inside. Fortunately, the Immortals Pavilion, as a top-tier immortal artifact, had a vast space; otherwise, it would have been difficult to store such a heavy object.
After putting the bronze giant cauldron inside the Immortals Pavilion, the pavilion transformed into streams of light and entered Huang Long’s forehead. Huang Long then flew to the altar and circled it once. The altar gave him a strange feeling, but he couldn’t figure out exactly why.
After a while, finding nothing, Huang Long stopped above the altar. A glint appeared in his eyes as his hands emitted light as he reached out into the void of the altar.
Huang Long planned to take the altar away just like the bronze giant cauldron and study it later. However, when he reached out, the runes on the altar flashed brightly, repelling him back.
Huang Long flew away and stared at the massive altar in shock. After several attempts, he had to give up the idea of taking the altar away like the bronze giant cauldron. Although the altar wasn’t guarded by the four divine beasts, its runes formed their own formation and were connected to the space of the pagoda, making it difficult for Huang Long to take it. With no other choice, he flew outside the pagoda.
Outside the pagoda, Huoyang, unable to bear the silence for five days, was about to fly inside to take a look when suddenly a flash of light appeared, and a figure shot out from the circular rune entrance of the pagoda.
“Huang Long!” Huoyang recognized the figure and felt relieved. He flew toward Huang Long.
It was Huang Long, who had taken the bronze giant cauldron.
Huang Long flew to meet Huoyang.
“You haven’t come out for five days. I thought…” Huoyang said with a smile, then changed his tone and added, “Now that you’re out, I’m relieved!”
Huang Long smiled and replied, “I got injured inside and needed a few days to recover, that’s why I was delayed!”

Hearing that Huang Long had been injured inside, Huo Yang couldn’t help but ask about what had happened. Huang Long didn’t hide anything and recounted his battle with the four great divine beasts to seize that bronze giant cauldron. However, upon hearing that the Hongmeng Precious Treasure was a bronze giant cauldron, Huo Yang’s expression turned puzzled. “Eight legs, semi-circular shape? 1,500 Hongmeng divine beasts!” Huo Yang murmured to himself. In his memory, none of the Hongmeng Precious Treasures seemed to be semi-circular cauldrons. Just then, the world suddenly trembled as the pagoda emitted waves of immense power, seemingly intent on destroying everything around it. Huang Long and Huo Yang stepped back, their faces changing. Huang Long quickly activated the Chaos Bell to protect the surrounding area and simultaneously released the Xuanhuang River Map from the Five Prison Divine Cauldron, activating its teleportation array. Since the Hongmeng Precious Treasure had been found, it was time to leave the Xuanhuang River. A beam of light emanated from the Xuanhuang River Map, enveloping Huang Long and Huo Yang. After a flash of light, the two disappeared from the deepest layer of the Xuanhuang River. Shortly after they vanished, the destructive force from the pagoda caused the surrounding space to collapse bit by bit. When Huang Long and Huo Yang reappeared, they were on the Kale Continent of the Chaos Divine Realm—the very place where the Xuanhuang River had once been. But the river was long gone. Their divine senses searched thoroughly, yet they could no longer find any trace of it. Huang Long stood there for a long time before sighing and turning to Huo Yang, saying, “I need to return to Silver Fox Mountain. What about you, Brother Huo Yang?” Since Huo Yang’s Divine King had helped him cross the Cambrian Abyss, their original promise had been fulfilled. Huo Yang pondered for a while before saying, “Since there’s nothing else to do, I’ll go with you to Silver Fox Mountain!” Initially, he planned to let the Xuanhuang River assist Huang Long in crossing the Cambrian Abyss, fulfill his promise, and then part ways without further involvement. But now, his plans had changed. Although Huang Long was currently just a Supreme God, what about in the future? He still needed to rely on Huang Long’s strength to accomplish one more task, so he wanted to get closer to him now. Huang Long gave Huo Yang a meaningful look and nodded, saying, “Good, let’s go together!” He had no objection to having another Divine King as a “friend.” Thus, Huang Long and Huo Yang flew together toward Silver Fox Mountain. While they were on their way, in the north of the Kale Continent, Tianlong Mountain was brightly lit and filled with joy. People came and went, creating a lively atmosphere.

One month later, it will be the day when the Divine King of Tianlong Mountain, Aopuote, marries off his daughter, to the newly appointed Divine King, Kailer!