CHAPTER 1555: CHAPTER 1554: MOUNTAIN BELLY

Su Yang followed behind the two individuals, and after stepping out of the grand hall, the two did not choose to fly or anything of the sort, but instead proceeded on foot along the path, as if they were very reverent.

Su Yang didn’t understand what these two meant, so he just followed behind them. After walking for about half an hour, they reached the mountain top.

At the mountain top stood a temple, and Su Yang originally thought they were going to bypass it. However, they walked straight into the temple.

Su Yang stepped inside and discovered that the statue in the temple was actually of a Five-Clawed Dragon King. Soaring among the clouds and mist, suspended in the air, it looked incredibly miraculous, leaving people in awe.

Long Yi and Wu Zheng bowed and paid their respects to the statue several times before getting up and leading Su Yang forward again.

Su Yang assumed the two would bypass the statue to head toward the mountain’s backside. However, they stopped directly beneath the statue.

Su Yang couldn’t help but be taken aback. What did these two mean?

"Alliance Leader Su, come over here!" Wu Zheng beckoned to Su Yang, signaling him to walk to the statue’s base.

Su Yang, looking bewildered, walked over: "Weren’t we going to the back of the mountain?"

"We are going to the back of the mountain," Wu Zheng said with a faint smile, "but not the surface—it’s inside the mountain’s core."

Wu Zheng then lightly tapped his foot on the ground a few times. Su Yang could see that Wu Zheng was very particular about where he stomped, seemingly activating some mechanism.

Soon after, the stone slab beneath them began to descend.

Su Yang swayed slightly, his expression also stunned, as the three of them descended on the slab. It felt just like riding an elevator.

After descending for a period of darkness, roughly over a hundred meters, the surroundings suddenly opened up wide.

Su Yang widened his eyes, looking around, realizing they were in a giant cavern.

It seemed like the entire mountain had been hollowed out, and they were now in its core.

Hundreds of luminous pearls emitting gentle light in the ceiling made the entire cave bright and clearly visible.

All around the cave were carvings, primarily depicting dragons, and other statues of dragon descendants. There were likely hundreds, even thousands, in total. Each bore dragon features, most likely dragon offspring.

Su Yang even saw the legendary Chao Feng, the founder of the Great Might Dragon Gate, carved into the stone walls.

"The dragon gave birth to nine sons," Wu Zheng explained nearby, "In reality, there are many dragon descendants. The so-called nine dragon sons refer to the nine most representative ones, but it is not limited to these nine."

Suddenly enlightened, Su Yang marveled at the statues around him. Indeed, the Azure Dragon did have flirtatious tendencies!

Su Yang also noticed that the stone slab beneath them was unsupported, bearing them slowly downward.

The slab was about three meters long, two meters wide, and half a foot thick. The three stood on it as though riding a magical carpet, descending to the cavern’s floor.

The cavern’s bottom was vast, as the hollowed-out mountain provided a wide area.

At the center was a lake roughly the size of several football fields. A stream flowed through it.

In the middle of the lake was a giant rock, flat on top, seemingly able to accommodate three to five people.

On the rock sat a stone platform, surrounded by glows obscuring what lay within. Yet, Su Yang sensed that something extraordinary resided there.

"The Dragon Egg is on the stone platform in the center!" Wu Zheng stated, "Let’s go take a look."

"Alright!" Su Yang nodded, preparing to fly over but was held back by Wu Zheng.

"Alliance Leader Su, you can’t use magic here!" Wu Zheng quickly advised.

"Oh?" Su Yang was surprised; they had already reached the lake’s edge.

"Splash!"

A loud noise erupted as a creature suddenly surged from the lake, lunging at Su Yang.

Su Yang never anticipated an attack from the lake, and before he could react, Wu Zheng had already moved, striking the creature back into the water.

Meanwhile, similar creatures emerged from the lake.

Su Yang could see clearly that these creatures resembled crocodiles but exhibited subtle dragon features—very peculiar.

The creatures eyed them menacingly, seemingly ready to pounce and tear them apart at any moment.

Wu Zheng sighed, whispering, "These are the Guardian Beasts, belonging to the dragon lineage, but their dragon blood is very thin, possessing more feral traits than divine ones. They’re only ordinary beasts but quite strong; ten of them together can tear apart a weaker Terrestrial Immortal!"

"Really?" Su Yang’s eyes widened, noting that the beast Wu Zheng struck had surfaced again, seemingly unharmed.

Now, many heads appeared on the lake’s surface, all Guardian Beasts, numbering so many they seemed endless, overwhelming anyone.

Observing the situation, Su Yang had no doubt that even powerful Terrestrial Immortals trapped among these Guardian Beasts would likely not survive!

"How do you usually get across?" Su Yang asked.

Wu Zheng was about to speak when Su Yang’s pocket twitched. He looked down to see Little Turtle scrambling out, poking its head around, spotting the Guardian Beasts, and immediately flying out of the pocket.

Little Turtle seemed intrigued by the Guardian Beasts, flying excitedly around them.

Long Yi and Wu Zheng’s faces changed, preparing to act when an unexpected situation occurred.

The Guardian Beasts lay prostrate on the ground before Little Turtle, as if worshiping it, none daring to meet its gaze.

The two were stunned. Were these the fierce Guardian Beasts? What was happening now, worshiping Little Turtle so reverently?

Su Yang was also taken aback; he hadn’t anticipated this scenario. However, considering Little Turtle’s identity, he felt relieved as it bore the pure Azure Dragon lineage!

The Guardian Beasts carried only the faintest dragon blood, so confronted with Little Turtle’s pure Azure Dragon lineage, how could they not fear or worship it?