689 - Need to break through the road of chaos

Chapter 689, Need to break through the road of chaos

Finally from the giant stone gate of thousands of meters, a figure crept out in a neither fast nor slow speed, as though strolling around the garden, curiously observing the surrounding situation. 

It was the Old Fish.

“Wow... this place... is the legendary Ruins Domain...” Silly dog impatiently jumped off Ye Qingyu's shoulder and dashed wild across the black rocky square while making a big fuss, “Woof thinks this black rock is a bit strange. I wonder if it tastes good, but this place is a bit shabby, there's nothing here!” 

Old Fish brushed his beard, and couldn’t help nodding his head, looking a little stirred. 

In addition to them, after crossing the domain gate, Ye Qingyu and the others were similarly very curious about the world. 

Behind them, there were thousands of members of the Heaven Wasteland diplomatic corps, composed of military generals and officials. 

“Haha...I have been waiting for you.” The chubby elder immediately had a wide smile across his face when he saw the crowd appear, like the owner of a house warmly welcoming visitors.

“You are...”

“Who?”

“Who are you?” 

“Watch out.”

Several voices rang in unison.

Before there was time to take a closer look at the Ruins Domain, the Heaven Wasteland diplomatic envoys were all left astounded. Previously, when they passed through the domain gate they were unable to sense the slightest fluctuations of yuan qi and aura. 

If the chubby old man had not spoken, no one would have been able to perceive his presence.

Ye Qingyu was just as shocked. 

Even with his current strength, he was not aware of the old man's existence, despite him standing clearly near him. There was only one possibility, the chubby old man's strength was far above that of him. 

In his heart, he could not help but increase his vigilance. 

The rest of the crowd also warily stared at the chubby old man. 

“Don't be nervous, haha, look at me, I'm too happy that I forgot to introduce myself, I am [Yan Wushuang], this is my brother [Shuang Wuyan], we are the envoy elders of the Domain Alliance. We especially came to take you to the Chaos Sky City.” The chubby Elder Yan Wushuang pointed to the skinny elder, smiling foolishly.

Looking along the direction his fingers pointed to, it was only then the crowd noticed that on the other side of the stone door stood another old man, who seemed frozen, and so thin that he seemed to be only skin and bones. 

Yan Wushuang? 

Shuang Wuyan? 

Brothers? 

The crowd simultaneously studied the chubby old man and the thin old man from head to toe, and then turned to the chubby old man to reveal an expression of ‘are you sure you are not teasing us?’.  

The chubby old man seemed accustomed to this. Paying no attention to the astonishment and suspicion in their eyes, he wiped the sweat on his forehead, and smiled, “Haha... us twin brothers major in ice and fire, the two extreme yuan forces, and our physical bodies are also extreme opposites, one fat and one thin. We received the order of the Domain Alliance to especially come pick you up...” 

As he was speaking, the chubby old man Yan Wushuang handed the order seal for Ye Qingyu to see. 

Ye Qingyu took the seal and found that it was blazing hot, like a steady stream of dark underground fire was emitting from the seal. 

And what was engraved on the seal was indeed the symbol of the Domain Alliance that he had seen before in Heaven Wasteland Domain. 

Once again he studied the two elders beside the stone gate. 

One fat and one thin. 

One cold and one hot.

One as enthusiastic as fire, one as frosty cold as ice.

The extremely bizarre duo only had one similarity which was that their strengths were both extremely unfathomable, that even Ye Qingyu could not see through their true strength.

It seemed that their strength was well above his. 

Ye Qingyu speculated, and dared not to be careless in the slightest. Returning the seal to old man Yan Wushuang, he asked in a cautious tone, “Elder Yan, excuse me for my lack of manners... it seems like only two elders came to collect us? Or do we have to wait a little longer?”

“Hahaha... I know what you mean, but the people in the Ruins Domain are really only two of us. Come, we'll talk as we go.” The chubby old man Yan Wushuang's attitude was extremely friendly, smiling all along while showing the way across the black rocky square. “This is the welcoming square of the chaos ruins. According to the rules of the Domain Alliance, only us two come to collect the diplomatic corps of the domain being assessed, but we are only responsible for your safety, and as for the difficult problems you encounter along the way, it is up to you to deal with them.” 

The others followed. 

Only Old Fish was lagging behind the crowd, looking at the chubby and thin elders with a ruminative look on his face. 

“Huh? What's going on... why does it feel so familiar!” Silly dog was constantly sniffing a rock next to the black stone door and persistently scratching something, and when he saw that everyone had gone, lifted his leg and left a few drops of urine on the rock layer, “First, I need to make a mark...”

The people who were marching ahead heard the movement, looked back, and then one after another covered their faces when they saw the silly dog, and walked ahead at a faster pace. 

The two envoy elders also stumbled, looking at the dog not knowing what to say.

Under the guidance of the envoy elders, the crowd made it across the other side of the welcoming square.

Along the way, the chubby old man Yan Wushuang was extremely enthusiastic, introducing the [Ruins of Chaos] in detail to Ye Qingyu and the others. 

The storm of chaos, which protected the Ruins Domain, was generated from the power of chaos of a former martial arts emperor, and the Ruins Domain was the only channel used to reach the Domain Alliance.

The so-called Ruins Domain did not refer to a domain formed by nature, which was different from Heaven Wasteland Domain, Clear River Domain and Qian Yuan Domain. 

The [Ruins of Chaos] Domain was a tremendous world created in the chaotic void by the top experts and martial emperors in the great world, known as the Chaos Ruins, and was now the location of the Domain Alliance. 

The Domain Alliance headquarters was located in a huge city called Chaos Sky City. 

Since ancient times, the diplomatic corps of the domain being assessed needed to go to Chaos Sky City to participate in the final rating assessment.

In the crowd. 

Wen Wan, listening carefully to Yan Wushuang's introduction, could not help trembling slightly.

He walked alongside the thin old man Shuang Wuyan, and the wisps of frost and chill spreading out was exceedingly strange. Despite resisting with all his strength, he still felt the chill penetrating through the skin and the seven apertures of the head and deep into the bones. It was as though he was thrown into a thousand-year-old ice lake. 

The thin old man Shuang Wuyan seemed as though he did not notice an abnormality from Wen Wan. Not only did he not speak, he did not glance at anyone in the Heaven Wasteland diplomatic corps. He walked ahead, expressionless, as if he was not in the same space as the other people. 

On the other hand, the chubby old man Yan Wushuang led the way and amiably explained some matters of the domain assessment that Ye Qingyu and other people need to pay attention to. They really were two extremes.  

“You mean that we are going to Chaos Sky City now?” Yu Xiaoxing captured the main point of chubby old man Yan Wushuang’s words and issued a question. 

“No, no, no, not that fast...” Yan Wushuang waved his hand at once. “From here to the Chaos Sky City, there is only one road, called the road of chaos. This road goes through nineteen cities, and each city has a different test. Only when you pass through these nineteen cities within the allowed allocated time limit can you be said to have really reached the Chaos Sky City.” 

“Allocated time limit?” Ye Qingyu eyes flashed.  

“Yes, one month, it can be less, but not more.” Chubby old Yan Wushuang stretched out one of his fat fingers, waving it in front of the crowd, and still smiling as always. 

In one months time, walk through nineteen cities, face all kinds of tests, and break through the path of chaos. Only then will they arrive at Chaos Sky City. 

Everybody of the Heaven Wasteland diplomatic corps immediately understood the meaning of Yan Wushuang's words.  

“If it is... more than one month, or if one failed during one of the tests?” Left Minister Qu Hanshan’s eyes flashed a grave expression.  

“Expulsion.” The thin old man, who had not said a single word from the start, boomed in a resounding voice, like a thousand-year-old ice had all of a sudden burst out of his mouth. 

What?! 

Expulsion?! 

To where? 

What about the domain assessment?! 

The crowd was aghast and looked at the two envoy elders in disbelief.  

“Haha... it is true... if you do not pass the test in the set time limit, then that means the strength of the domain to be assessed does not meet the rating requirements, you will be expelled to your domain. As such, your domain has failed the assessment.” The chubby old man scratched his tall flame-like hair, then as though suddenly remembered something, said in an enthusiastic tone to encourage the crowd, “However, I have faith in you, do not be discouraged!”

As he was speaking, he furtively cast a glance at Ye Qingyu who was nearest to him.  

Ever since the Heaven Wasteland Domain’s diplomatic envoys stepped into the chaos ruins, he and his twin brother Shuang Wuyan had already sensed that among them, the one most powerful, talented, and the one with the best power of understanding was Ye Qingyu.

Coupled with some of the previous rumours about Ye Qingyu in Clear River Domain and Heaven Wasteland Domain, he quite admired the genius youngster. 

No wonder the two envoy elders mentioned that they were only responsible for safety issues.

They would not interfere with how to deal with the tests of the various cities along the way, no matter whether they were successful or not. They would only act if there was life-threatening danger. 

After learning the news, the atmosphere turned a little strange and quiet. 

All the people of Heaven Wasteland Domain had a ruminative expression across their faces. 

The chubby old man Yan Wushuang wanted to speak several times, but he swallowed his words in the end.

But the skinny old man Shuang Wuyan, in the cold and silent atmosphere, his frosty aura made Wen Wan shudder uncontrollably. As if what he breathed through the nose had turned to white frost, and there was even a thin layer of frost formed on his clothes. 

Wen Wan cast a glance at Left Minister Qu Hanshan and Luo Yi, who were closest to him, gently sighed, and dismissed the idea of changing positions. He continued to bear the frost of Shuang Wuyan to the end. 

Ten minutes later. 

The crowd came to the other end of plaza, where a four-hundred-meter-high wooden door appeared in front of everyone——