380: Donghuang Divine Mountain, Snow Glaze

Eternal Continent, Eastern Wasteland Domain!

The Eastern Wasteland Divine Mountain, an ancient mountain range stretching for hundreds of millions of miles, lay like a sleeping Dragon, coiled in the center of the Eastern Wasteland Domain.

Its existence seemed to have stood there since the dawn of time, exuding an endless aura of age and mystery.

This mountain range was not only a symbol of the Eastern Wasteland Domain but also the location of the entire Eternal Continent's fourth Forbidden Zone—the Eastern Wilderness Forbidden Zone.

For countless years, legends about the Eastern Wasteland Divine Mountain never ceased.

There were once Cultivators at the Emperor Realm who ventured into it, attempting to uncover its secrets; however, they vanished without a trace, like stones sinking into the sea. Over time, the Eastern Wasteland Divine Mountain became a forbidden land in the hearts of countless Cultivators, both yearned for and feared.

The Eastern Wasteland Divine Mountain was perpetually shrouded by a special Restriction, as if isolated from the outside world. That Restriction was like an invisible barrier, enveloping the entire mountain range in mist.

If beings below the Emperor Realm approached, they would be automatically guided away by the mist, as if an invisible force were protecting this mysterious land.

However, for powerful Cultivators above the Emperor Realm, this layer of mist was virtually nonexistent; yet, only a handful truly dared to step inside.

"Is this the Eastern Wasteland Divine Mountain?"

Xu Duoduo's figure appeared outside the Eastern Wasteland Divine Mountain, his gaze fixed on the mist-shrouded landscape ahead.

He stepped into the mist, which surged like a tide but did not impede his progress. A moment later, he passed through the mist, but just then, a surge of chaotic energy struck.

Just as Xu Duoduo was about to defend himself, the scene before him caused him to pause slightly.

"This… it's been completely transformed into an independent world!"

At this moment, Xu Duoduo stood in a kingdom of ice and snow; as far as his eyes could see, it was a vast expanse of white.

Cold winds howled, and snowflakes danced, as if the entire world were covered in ice and snow. Distant peaks rose into the clouds, and ice crystals shimmered with brilliant light in the sun, like divine mountains carved from ice and jade.

"Such dense Chaos energy!"

Xu Duoduo felt the surrounding Qi, a hint of surprise in his heart, because the Chaos energy in this ice and snow world was no weaker than that of the Profound River Heaven Realm!

However, in terms of the completeness and profundity of the Dao, it was far inferior to the Profound River Heaven Realm, and precisely because of this, it would be very difficult for a Dao Lord to be born in this realm!

He looked up at the sky, where countless Dao patterns faintly flowed across the firmament, seemingly maintaining the operation of this world. Although these Dao patterns were not as profound and mysterious as those in the Ancient Land of Dao, they also contained endless power.

"The person who created this world is definitely not an ordinary person; at least, ordinary Immortals cannot do it!"

Xu Duoduo mused silently.

However, this was normal!

The legend of the Eastern Wasteland Divine Mountain originated in the Pioneering Era. From then on, many powerful clans, in order to avoid conflict, migrated into the Eastern Wasteland Divine Mountain.

Later, during the Post-Desolate, Ancient Desolate, and Archaic Eras, more powerful clans successively migrated in, making this place a unique Forbidden Zone.

It is rumored that the strongest Hundred Clans of the Eastern Wasteland back then all possessed Immortal existences. The world before his eyes was clearly the handiwork of those Immortal beings.

Of course, the Darkness Upheaval also affected the Eastern Wasteland Divine Mountain, and many Immortals of the Hundred Clans of the Eastern Wasteland perished back then.

This was also why, after the Darkness Upheaval, when the Ancient Land of Dao was established, the strongest Hundred Clans of the Eastern Wasteland joined the Ancient Alliance and were not forcibly taken to the Ancient Land of Dao!

Although intelligence from elsewhere suggested that the Hundred Clans of the Eastern Wasteland no longer had Immortals, who knew if there were old monsters hidden in the shadows?

However, he had the life-saving items Xu Qing gave him, so he had few qualms in his heart.

"Swoosh—"

Just as Xu Duoduo was intently observing his surroundings, a sharp whooshing sound suddenly broke the silence of the ice and snow world.

A snow-white Flying Sword light streaked through the Void Realm, carrying bone-chilling coldness, and shot directly towards Xu Duoduo.

Xu Duoduo frowned slightly, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

He did not panic, but merely raised his hand and waved, a thick palm of primal energy condensed in his palm, casually swatting the Flying Sword away.

The Flying Sword tumbled a few times in the air, finally embedding itself into a distant ice wall, emitting a clear "clang" sound.

Then, his gaze turned towards a certain divine mountain.

"Boom—"

Immediately after, that divine mountain suddenly shattered, and a beautiful figure tumbled out from it, staggering a few steps before barely steadying herself.

It was a woman dressed in a snow-colored robe, with an exquisite face and skin like snow, her eyes carrying a hint of cold allure and arrogance. However, at this moment, her face was filled with shock and discomfiture.

"You..."

The woman was about to question him but suddenly felt her breath catch. A large hand had clamped around her snow-white neck like an iron pincer.

Her body was restrained by an invisible force, making even struggling seem futile.

Xu Duoduo's gaze was icy, like ten-thousand-year-old ice, as he stared directly at the woman before him: "Why did you ambush this Venerable?"

This woman before him, though only at the peerless Emperor Realm, was no older than three hundred years, making her a peerless Prodigy, likely backed by a major power.

He did not wish to cause unnecessary trouble for his Clan Chief for no reason; otherwise, if this woman had attacked indiscriminately, she would have found a path to death.

As for the woman's beauty, he did not value it; in his eyes, she was merely a pink skeleton!

Xue Liuli's face instantly turned pale, a hint of terror flashing in her eyes. She felt the suffocating pressure emanating from Xu Duoduo, as if even the surrounding air had solidified at that moment.

She was merely at the Emperor Realm; such cultivation seemed so insignificant before this man.

"I... I..."

Xue Liuli opened her mouth, but her voice became intermittent due to her constricted neck.

Xu Duoduo snorted coldly, tightening his grip slightly, a hint of impatience in his tone: "Not speaking? Then die!"

"Cough, cough, cough... Wait! I'll speak..."

Xue Liuli felt the threat of death and quickly struggled to speak, her voice tinged with a plea.

Upon hearing this, Xu Duoduo loosened his grip slightly but did not fully release her.

He looked coldly at Xue Liuli, his tone indifferent: "Speak."

Xue Liuli rubbed her neck, looking at Xu Duoduo with lingering fear, then explained in a low voice: "The ground beneath your feet is my Cultivation ground. You, a stranger, intruded into someone else's secluded Cultivation place without permission. My attack... was reasonable. Moreover, I didn't intend to kill you with that sword..."

At this point, the woman's tone carried a hint of grievance, and tears welled up in her eyes.

As a proud daughter of the Eastern Wasteland Realm, when had she ever suffered such humiliation? However, facing this unfathomable man, she dared not show the slightest disrespect.

Upon hearing this, Xu Duoduo frowned slightly and scanned his surroundings, only then realizing that the ground beneath his feet was indeed somewhat different.

Within the ice and snow divine mountain he had destroyed, faint traces of a Dao-Grade grand array were visible, clearly indicating that someone had arranged a Cultivation ground here.

He snorted coldly, released his hand, his tone still icy: "Even so, you shouldn't have attacked rashly. If this Venerable were not in a good mood, you would already be a corpse."

"But this million-li radius of Snowfall Mountain is all my territory; everyone in this Profound Ice Divine Domain knows that, yet you..."

"Hmm?"

Seeing Xue Liuli still speaking, Xu Duoduo's face instantly darkened, scaring her into immediately shutting her mouth.

Seeing this, Xu Duoduo threw a storage ring at Xue Liuli and then fled into the distance.

"What kind of person! He treated me..."

Xue Liuli gloomily took the storage ring. What did he take her for? Just as she was about to speak, she saw Xu Duoduo rushing towards her again, and she immediately closed her mouth.