Dragon Blood Saint Emperor

Just as Ye Wushuang’s and Dii Qingxue’s figures vanished into the ripple, it gradually contracted toward the center. Not long after, it disappeared completely.

At the same time, the world before them blurred. It felt as if they were traveling through time and space, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived in an immense space.

Countless strange sights abruptly unfolded before them.

They now stood before a training ground.

This training ground was more like an ancient dueling arena. Inside stood thousands of Spiritual Spring Realm Barbarian God War Puppets, arranged in neat and orderly ranks.

They surrounded a high platform in the center of the training ground, arranged in concentric circles from the Spiritual Spring First Layer to the Spiritual Spring Ninth Layer.

Above the high platform floated tens of thousands of Top-Grade Spirit Stones. They shone with a brilliant Spiritual Light, and the Spiritual Qi they emanated was immense.

The training ground was in the center. To its north, south, east, and west were four massive plazas, each large enough to hold hundreds of thousands of people.

Surrounding these great plazas were numerous grand halls.

WHOOSH!

The Dragon Cat’s figure zipped out of the Chaos Space.

The moment it appeared, its boisterous laughter echoed. "Hahaha, we’ve struck it rich! We’re rich! This is a heavenly treasure!"

The Dragon Cat zipped toward the high platform in the center of the training ground.

Above the platform, a Top-Grade Spirit Stone transformed into a beam of Spiritual Light and shot into the head of a Barbarian God War Puppet standing near the platform’s edge.

RUMBLE!

The Barbarian God War Puppet seemed to awaken, striding onto the battle platform.

Seeing this, Ye Wushuang and Dii Qingxue exchanged a glance. The whole thing felt mystical, as if the high platform could automatically sense intruders.

RUMBLE!

The Barbarian God War Puppet stepped onto the battle platform and immediately launched an attack on the Dragon Cat.

WHOOSH!

The Dragon Cat zipped away.

Unable to find its target, the Barbarian God War Puppet retreated to its original position.

As if by some trigger, the Top-Grade Spirit Crystal also flew back to its original spot.

"Kid, did you see that? What did you figure out?"

The Dragon Cat returned to Ye Wushuang’s shoulder and asked smugly, its voice brimming with an excitement that surpassed even what it had felt for the Destiny Golden Lotus.

Ye Wushuang remained silent and gestured for Dii Qingxue to go.

Dii Qingxue stepped onto the high platform.

Instantly, a Top-Grade Spirit Stone from overhead transformed into a beam of Spiritual Light and shot into the head of a Spiritual Spring Fifth Layer War Puppet.

RUMBLE!

That War Puppet also stepped onto the battle platform and began to fight Dii Qingxue.

Dii Qingxue sent the War Puppet flying with a single palm strike.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Two more Top-Grade Spirit Stones from overhead shot into the heads of two more Spiritual Spring Fifth Layer War Puppets. Including the previous one, a total of three puppets now took to the platform and attacked Dii Qingxue.

Dii Qingxue dealt with them in the same way, knocking all three War Puppets off the platform. Next, six of them appeared.

Dii Qingxue retreated from the high platform.

The six War Puppets also left the platform and returned to their original positions.

"That platform is incredible. It must be able to sense a Cultivator’s Cultivation level and select the appropriate War Puppets for a duel. This must be some kind of special training ground."

Ye Wushuang said.

"Gahahaha, and what else?" the Dragon Cat cackled, its sly eyes darting about. Its tail was curled high in the air, as if daring him to guess again.

"There’s more?"

Ye Wushuang glanced around, noticing that everything was extraordinary.

Besides the grand halls, there were many strange contraptions. On top of all that, he could see the world outside from here.

Seeing this, Ye Wushuang grew puzzled and turned to the Dragon Cat. ’Does this rascal actually know something?’

"Lord Cat hasn’t eaten in years. How about you give Lord Cat a couple of Ancient Medicine Kings first? Once Lord Cat is full, I’ll have the energy to explain things to you."

The Dragon Cat glanced away, its old habit of taking advantage of a situation clearly unchanged.

Ye Wushuang’s expression darkened. ’This little glutton just swallowed half the Dragon Blood in the Dragon Blood Pool a short while ago, and now it’s claiming it hasn’t eaten in years?’

"I don’t have any Ancient Medicine Kings. If you don’t want to talk, fine."

’Two Ancient Medicine Kings? If I had them, I would have already used them to heal myself. The Tai Chi Power can mend my injuries, but it’s far too slow. At this rate, a full recovery will take at least a month.’

Ye Wushuang couldn’t afford to wait a month.

He had already decided that after leaving the Barbarian God Battle Platform, he would find a way to obtain a Holy Medicine to heal his master’s Dao injury, and he also had to search for his father, Ye Xuan.

After that, he needed to increase his strength to face the world-ending calamity.

"Damn it all! Kid, don’t you regret this! Lord Cat is telling you, this place is..."

Before the Dragon Cat could finish, Dii Qingxue took out a Pseudo Ancient Medicine King Level Spirit Fruit and handed it to the creature. She had long been aware of its existence.

The moment it saw the Pseudo Ancient Medicine King, the Dragon Cat grinned from ear to ear and began to munch on it. CRUNCH, CRUNCH!

"You can talk now, right?"

Ye Wushuang was speechless. ’This thing’s tastes are getting more and more expensive. It used to be happy with Treasure Medicines, but now it’s demanding Ancient Medicine Kings. Who could possibly afford to keep a cat like this?’

"What’s the rush?" the Dragon Cat said after taking a bite of the Spirit Fruit. "Look at that platform and those War Puppets. This is a place for training soldiers. They undergo special training based on their strength and Cultivation."

"And those massive plazas are for garrisoning and assembling troops!"

The Dragon Cat explained, gesturing toward the four great plazas.

After finishing its explanation, it pointed to the countless halls in all directions. "See those halls? They’re all filled with treasures! Spirit Medicines, Elixirs, Warriors, Combat Skills, Inscriptions, and more!"

"These are all things the soldiers would need. For example, they could borrow Combat Skills. To get consumables like Elixirs, they could challenge the War Puppets on the central platform."

"There’s no other way to obtain the treasures in those halls. They’re built from the same material used to forge Holy Weapons, making them incredibly durable. Not even a Nirvana Realm expert could break them open."

"Furthermore, all the rewards from the competition outside came from these halls."

The Dragon Cat was clearly very familiar with this place, revealing one secret after another to Ye Wushuang in a single breath.

Ye Wushuang and Dii Qingxue grew even more curious. They were truly shocked by how extraordinary this place was.

"So, what is this place?"

Ye Wushuang asked.

"Hehe, kid, we’ve hit the damn jackpot! No, wait—*you’ve* hit the damn jackpot." The Dragon Cat grew ecstatic at Ye Wushuang’s question.

Ye Wushuang felt the urge to kick the little creature. Its way of talking was just asking for a beating. ’What does it mean, "hit the damn jackpot"? The proper term is "good fortune."’

"This place is related to training soldiers... It must have something to do with war!"

Dii Qingxue added, frowning.

"Exactly! The entire Barbarian God Battle Platform is for training soldiers. This is a heaven-defying artifact for conquering the starry skies!"

The Dragon Cat said, turning to Ye Wushuang to reveal, "It also has another name... a War Fortress!"

"A War Fortress!"

Hearing this, Ye Wushuang was utterly astounded and couldn’t stop himself from crying out in shock.

Few things could shock him to this extent.

But with the memories of the Ten Thousand Spirits Soul King, he knew all too well what a terrifying existence a War Fortress was.