While Chen Ziyan was thinking about this, the battle in the lake below took another new turn.
The white-bearded old fish successfully suppressed the striped dragon at the bottom of the lake with the help of richer experience. The hard fish head and strong fish tail kept falling on the striped dragon.
Although there are still no obvious external injuries, it is like a heavy hammer falling on the body. The internal injuries are more serious. The blood foam continuously overflowing from the mouth of the striped dragon is the best proof.
Seeing this change, Chen Ziyan immediately overturned his previous views and knew that the balance of victory and defeat had begun to tilt.
If the striped dragon cannot respond, it will most likely be eaten alive by the white-bearded old fish.
But just when this idea came up, Chen Ziyan suddenly caught a figure out of the corner of his eye. When he looked over, he realized that at some point, there was another striped dragon in the lake.
Moreover, the size of this striped dragon is larger. Although it is still not as good as the old fish with white beard, it is much larger than the previous striped dragon.
More importantly, looking at this striped dragon's silent appearance, you know that it is also an experienced master.
The white-bearded old fish, who was pursuing the victory, was completely unprepared for this. It was not until the striped dragon suddenly pounced from the side and bit the fish's gills that it reacted, but it was too late.
The newly arrived striped dragon is not only larger in size, but also more powerful. It bites the gills of the old white-bearded fish and drags it towards a cave below. It seems that it also intends to use the terrain to create an advantage.
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At this time, the striped dragon also recovered and hurried up to help suppress the old white-bearded fish.
Looking at the two striped dragons that restrained the white-bearded old fish, Wang Kaixuan couldn't help but think of what the blue-robed Tibetan said just now, and said with emotion:
"There really are two of them!"
"Not necessarily, I think there may be a family of striped dragons here." Hu Bayi said after comparing the sizes of the two striped dragons.
He felt that this obvious difference in body size was probably not the difference between male and female. The more likely explanation was that the striped dragon in front was not yet mature.
"It's okay for the family. What I'm most afraid of is that if there is a nest here, it will be troublesome." Black Glasses followed.
He was hesitant about the words of the blue-robed Tibetan, not because he didn't believe what he said, but because he felt that nothing should be too absolute.
You can tell by looking at the other person's appearance that he has never been to this place, so how many spotted dragons there are here is unknown. It is not impossible to copy the experience of other places, but it is best not to rigidly believe it.
Those experiences in the past taught him that it is best to always remain skeptical.
It may not be useful, but it can save lives at critical moments!
"Old Hei, you must have opened your mouth before!" Chen Ziyan said speechlessly.
Because just after Black Glasses finished saying this, he saw tens of thousands of white-bearded fish surging into the lake in the distance, and at the front were several fish that were as good as the old white-bearded fish just below.
Fish White Bearded Fish.
These white-bearded fish rushed over aggressively, apparently wanting to rescue the old white-bearded fish that was in trouble.
But before the school of white-bearded fish could reach here, seven or eight striped dragons suddenly appeared on their only path. The size of these striped dragons was similar to the one that appeared later, directly crossing the white-bearded fish.
In front of the crowd.
The appearance of this scene not only confirmed Hu Bayi's guess, but also proved that with black glasses, there really is a nest of striped dragons here.
"Do you think there will be bigger guys in this water?" Wang Kaixuan suddenly asked.
He had heard a saying that the size of the pond would support the size of the fish. The area of this wind-eroded lake is not small. If it exists for a long enough time, there may not be bigger whitebeard fish.
As for the striped dragon, he doesn't think there will be a bigger one. After all, this thing is already very fierce at its current size. If it were bigger, it would become a monster.
"Who can say for sure?" Chen Ziyan said.
Even if he knows the direction of the plot, he dare not say at this moment whether there is a larger creature here.
"Let's go, let's take advantage of this opportunity to leave here first." Chen Ziyan said after looking at the fight in the wind-eroded lake again.
Although he is very greedy for the bodies of the white-bearded old fish and the striped dragon, he will never take the initiative to provoke them. Evil Luohai City is their main goal.
In order to get a better view, Chen Ziyan did not blindly leave the giant rock, but climbed up again, wanting to stand on a high place to see the specific situation around him.
When he climbed to the highest point of the giant rock, the first thing he saw was the wind-eroded lake like a mirror, and then the woods scattered around the wind-eroded lake like a barrier.
But behind the woods, there is another completely different scene.
Behind the green barrier is a depression with a lower level. This depression has no plants and almost no grass. Apart from the dense weathered caves, there is only an ancient city of wind-eroded rocks that looks like a honeycomb sunken there.
This wind-eroded rock ancient city has more than a dozen floors and has a very weird shape. At the highest point of the ancient city is an eyeball mark made of huge rocks.
"This should be the place." Chen Ziyan looked at it carefully and whispered to himself.
Although there are some discrepancies with the murals of King Xian, the general outline is correct. This is undoubtedly the legendary Eluohai City.
It's just that he is a little unsure now. Is this the legendary lost Evil Luohai City in front of him, or the shadow Evil Luohai City shaped by the remaining consciousness of the first-generation ghost mother?
Chen Ziyan has not forgotten that after they exited the nine-story demon tower, they saw the outline of an ancient city full of lights.
While Chen Ziyan was thinking, others also climbed up one after another.
When they saw Chen Ziyan standing there in a daze, they knew they must have seen something. In order to satisfy their curiosity, they also climbed to the top of the giant rock.
"This...this is the place we are looking for!" The moment Shirley Yang saw the ancient city in the distance, she could no longer take her eyes away.
Especially the eyeball logo at the top, as if telling her that she was looking in the wrong place.
Others were also amazed. After all, for such a city, the visual effects alone are enough to surprise people, let alone anything else.
Chen Ziyan was the first to recover. After he estimated their distance from the ancient city, he said, "If we set off now, we should be able to get there before nightfall."
Although looking from here, the ancient city was not far away from them, he knew what it meant to run to death at Wangshan Mountain. In fact, the giant rock was not close to the ancient city at all.
I looked back at the wind-eroded lake behind me and found that just at this moment, the situation in the lake changed again.
The fish formation they had seen appeared again, directly covering the area below them. It was no longer possible to see the specific situation inside. However, judging from the fish carcasses and blood stains that continued to surface, the battle in the lake did not occur.
The pause became even more intense due to the addition of support from both sides.
But they can't care about this now. The most important thing right now is to get to the ancient city first.
After a brief discussion, a few people decided to set off immediately, trying to reach the ancient city before nightfall as Chen Ziyan said.
Everyone immediately started to go down, and then headed towards the mountain forest not far away.
After entering the forest, they encountered familiar creatures not long after walking. They didn't know what was going on here, but there were actually many shrimp balls living there.
Fortunately, the shrimp balls were not aggressive and had no impact on their trip.
Just like this, hurriedly and slowly, the group finally arrived at the edge of the depression when the sky was dark.
The moment they walked out of the forest, everyone froze on the spot, except Chen Ziyan, who had been prepared.
Under the dim night, the originally lifeless ancient city in the center of the depression was suddenly lit up with lights.
The lights of the ancient city are flickering, but it is eerily quiet. This strange phenomenon makes people look at it and feel fearful.
The countless dots of lights are clear and hazy, as if the residents still living inside have lit candles and are preparing to welcome the coming of night.
Wang Kaixuan couldn't help but shuddered: "Isn't this a ghost town?"
This city that embodies both life and death at the same time made him think of a 'ghost town' for the first time.
"It is said that the ancient city of Pompeii in the Roman era was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. According to subsequent archaeological excavations, it is inferred that the residents of the city were not prepared at all when the volcano erupted, so they all retained the normal life they had during their lifetime. The posture of Pompeii was destroyed when the volcano erupted.
A moment was frozen forever. Is this the same situation for the ancient city in front of us?"
Shirley Yang thought for a while, found a similar example, and wanted to use it to explain.
She thought maybe the lights in the ancient city were always on, but she couldn't see it because it was dawn.
"Master Chen, should we go in tonight, or should we wait until dawn?" Black Glasses is more pragmatic. He doesn't want to speculate about what these lights are about, but directly asks if he is going to the city.
After Chen Ziyan thought for a while, he said: "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs. Since we are already here, there is no need to wait another night."
After thinking about it, he felt that this should still be Shadow Evil Luohai City in front of him, and it made no difference whether he went in early or late.
But after he finished speaking, he did not forget to add: "By the way, there is an evil atmosphere in and around the city, so everyone should be careful."
Chen Ziyan has not forgotten what the blue-robed Tibetan said. The place they are going to now is in every sense the home of the first-generation ghost mother. They might encounter something. No matter how careful you are at this time, you cannot be too careful.<
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After finishing speaking, Chen Ziyan glanced at the blue-robed Tibetan, wanting to see what his attitude was.
He knows his own team, and he knows that others will have no objections, and the only one who will raise objections is this one.
However, he is not tired of this, because Tibetans in blue robes will not let anything go, and as long as they open their mouths, they will make suggestions that are beneficial to the trip.
When the blue-robed Tibetan saw Chen Ziyan looking at him, he understood what he meant, but he just nodded lightly.
In fact, he really doesn't have anything to say, because Evil Luohai City is too far away from now, and even in the eyes of Kangbalo people, it is full of mystery.
Seeing this, Chen Ziyan took the lead into the depression, and the group headed towards the ancient city in the distance.
The process went extremely smoothly, and there was no danger except being careful about the caves everywhere.
When they arrived in front of the ancient city, they discovered that a large part of this honeycomb-like ancient city was deep underground, with only a part exposed, which resulted in the barrel-like white city wall becoming a decoration.
But even so, the sheer size of the city wall made it difficult for them to enter.
Being on the streets of the ancient city, Chen Ziyan immediately discovered that there were wisps of strange mist floating in the ancient city.
This mist looks very light and won't affect the line of sight much, but it will give people a hazy feeling.
The houses in the city are also very strange in style, like caves on a honeycomb, but the streets are connected in all directions and are extremely regular.
But they all know that the longer the road is like this, the easier it is for strangers to get lost, because you will find that wherever you go, everything looks the same, and you will soon be unable to tell where you are.
This made everyone dare not act rashly, and they slowly explored the city together. After searching a few rooms, the sense of surprise in everyone's hearts became more and more intense, and they even felt terrified.
Because although there are not even a single person in this city, at least one of the ten households has their lights on.
This kind of lamp is not a special lamp that can last forever. It is just an ancient fuel made of grease that needs to be refilled frequently.
What's even stranger is that in the houses they entered, all the lights seemed to have just been lit, and the houses and other buildings, as well as the utensils and animal skins inside, all looked like new.
They even saw a half-polished skull wine glass in a house.
This ancient city is really like Shirley Yang said, time is completely frozen in a certain moment.
After walking around for a while, Chen Ziyan stopped and said: "The terrain here is too complicated. The safest way now is to find a high place to see the specific structure clearly. It is best to find iconic buildings."
He felt that he could not continue like this and continued wandering around the city. It was just a waste of energy and it was difficult to have a beneficial effect.
"Altar!" said the blue-robed Tibetan.
"Altar?" Chen Ziyan looked at him, his eyes full of questions.
The blue-robed Tibetan nodded: "Yes, the altar. The most important building of the Evil Luohai people is the altar. This is the place where their rituals to gain power are held."
He told Chen Ziyan that the Evil Luohai people were unable to leave any bloodline due to the unexpected death of the first-generation ghost mother. Therefore, if future generations want to obtain the power of the first-generation ghost mother, they must hold a unique sacrifice.
So if there is any place in this ancient city that is most important, it is undoubtedly the altar where sacrificial ceremonies are held.
"It makes sense." The blue-robed Tibetan's words reminded Chen Ziyan. He nodded, and then said: "Then find this altar first."
While speaking, Chen Ziyan subconsciously looked at his feet.
If there were other buildings, he really didn’t know where they were, but this altar would only be in the deepest part of the ancient city!