Krune's group and the other cultivators and demon beasts kept moving forward after the vines room event. In the end, the number of passages that they had to chose kept increasing. Fortunately, Rarol's instinct wasn't just for show.
By now, the paths already surpassed more than 10 choices. But Krune and the others also noticed one thing. Behind them, there where other tunnels that connected to the paths rooms. It seemed like those who selected paths without any reward or traps would end over in the same place at some point.
Another thing that they noticed is that it was not possible to go back. Even though the passages were there, once you entered the room with the paths to chose, something like a formation would stop you from going back in any of the passages.
Lastly, they noticed one thing thanks to Rarol's instinct. There is always only one safe passage. There would be some times where there would be rewards, but those rewards were always followed by dangers. As for the trap path, they were always at least one-third of the choices.
Of course, it is not because you entered the wrong path that you would die. Although there had been deaths, a few cultivators and demon beasts were still able to pass through it and arrive in the same place as Krune's group again. It's just that sometimes they would be severely injured, so they would have to stop for some time.
Fortunately, the rewards were good as well. The danger in the rooms was proportionally equal to the rewards. There had been even a few good materials, treasures, and weapons. Krune's group was also found quite a few Jade Slips with Soul Techniques, which they passed all to Heavin to take a look.
Krune's group left another space and were proceeding forward. But when they arrived at what was supposed to be the next paths room, they noticed that there was only one route to chose.
Rarol looked at everyone and laughed.
"Haha! Well, it seems like we are in for quite some fun this time. I don't know what is there, but it makes my hair stand just looking at this passage."
Krune and Joiu's group understood that this is probably one of the paths that they definitely wouldn't choose if there was another choice. Maybe even worse.
Xankruan then commented about something.
"So far, we didn't find another of those crystals. If the passage for the next Bubble Realm also requires one, then I can understand why there is only one path. Most likely, this is a trial to see if we can get another crystal or not. Of course, I might be wrong since this is just a conjecture based on past events."
Dilo shook his head and said.
Krune and the others agreed with Dilo. That was most likely the case.
"Alright, nothing will change if we wait here. Let's keep moving forward."
The other cultivators and demon beast aren't idiots either. So they understood that there was a big change of things going bad in the next cave space. Because of that, everyone proceeded in high alert.
When Krune and the others arrived at the next location, they ended in front of what seems to be the biggest space inside the caves so far. The highest point in the ceiling was probably at least 5km high. The entire area looked like a big dome, or even an arena if you wish to think like that.
At the center, they could see the corpse of a Dragon. On each of its legs, they could see a chain attached. The chains then extended all the way to the walls on 4 sides.
There was one extra chain on its neck, and this one was attached to the top of the ceiling.
Krune and the others knew that staying at the entrance wouldn't change anything, so they slowly approached the corpse in the center. Finally, the Dragon Corpse entered Krune's Divine Sense. One must remember that Krune's Divine Sense can't spread more than 1km at the moment.
Soon, the Dragon also entered the Divine Senses of everyone. Still, it doesn't matter how they looked at the Dragon, it couldn't be more dead.
"Could it be that the initial idea was for this realm to have been opened earlier and then battle the Dragon while it was alive?"
No one paid attention to who said that, but they had to admit that he made sense.
Everyone kept approaching the Dragon and finally got close enough to touch it. Krune also touched and sent a stream of Spiritual Energy inside to check its conditions. Sure enough, it was dead both to his Divine Sense and Spiritual Energy.
Krune then looked at Rarol and saw him nodding his head. Surprisingly, he wasn't even laughing as he always does.
"That bad?"
Rarol nodded.
"I can't help but feel like running away at this very moment."
His older brother, Tinnian, also said the same.
"Although my brother's talent for the Krakat Cougar Instinct is higher than anyone else in our territory, it doesn't mean that the others also don't have the same ability. Compared to a normal demon beast, my instinct is definitely several times better. At the moment, I also can tell you this much. Something is definitely not right."
Krune and his group kept looking around the corpse when suddenly, they heard something. Surprisingly, it was the same sound when someone uses a teleport formation of a runestone. Krune looked around and saw that a few cultivators and demon beasts appeared out of nowhere. But he recognized them; they were a few of the ones who selected different paths in before.
"What is happening?"
"How come I ended here?"
"I was sit healing from my injuries and then, puff! I was already here."
Krune and the others noticed that there wasn't anything wrong with them. It was just that everyone who still hasn't reached this room was immediately teleported here. After that, a formation underground activated, and the room was sealed.
It was then that everyone felt the Spiritual Energy in the room to get agitated. Krune didn't know what was happening, so he decided to check the Dragon Corpse once more. Still, this time he paid extra attention to what was happening. It was then that his eyes opened wide!
Krune immediately put the Parrot Puppet into his Spatial Ring and didn't even tell Heavin that he was taking control. Heavin was taken aback for a second but understood that things probably went wrong, as combined before, he didn't try to stop and immediately feel asleep a second after.
Everyone noticed Krune transforming right there and then, taking the form of a rainbow-colored thing.
"Is that a wisp?"
Everyone was taken aback to find out that Krune was, in fact, a wisp, but they didn't have time to think about it. That's because Krune sent a Divine Sense message to every single Cultivator and Demon beast in the room.
"Everyone, attack the Dragon's corpse now! It is about to be revived, and its cultivation is definitely above the Void Breaking Realm! If we don't finish it or at least do enough damage before the process is completed, we are all dead!"
When the words 'above the Void Breaking Realm' came out, everyone's hearts froze! The highest cultivation at the moment was only the 5th Stage of the Soul Forging Realm. That was the limit that the Mohie Clan Dimensional Realm accepted. But that was only the limit for those who wish to enter this place, it has nothing to do with those who are already inside. For example, a Dragon that is above to be revived!
No one knew if Krune was talking the truth or not, but they definitely wouldn't risk having to fight something above the Void Breaking Realm either.
Everyone immediately started to release their strongest skills one after another. Krune, Feifei, and the others also didn't hold anything back either. Several Domains appeared and overlapped each other. Because they all considered only the Dragon Corpse as an enemy, the Domains didn't intervene against each other either.
Krune brought his Hexagonal Shields out and once against controlled them to assume the shape of a cannon. That was Krune's strongest single-target attack!
While Krune charged it with Purple Tribulation Lightning and Flame, everyone suddenly heard a Dragons Cry!
Roarrr!
That wasn't an angry cry, but a painful one. Even though it's a body of a Dragon at least in the Divine Path Realm, the fact is that it had been dead for too long. Not to mention that before the revival process is over, it can't control all that Spiritual Energy to defend itself.
A few seconds later, Krune charged his Cannon made with his Shields to the limit. The fact is that he could have released even more Purple Tribulation Lighting and Flame. Unfortunately, his Shields were still at the peak of the Silver Stars Level. Any more than that and they wouldn't be able to hold all that energy.
"Tribulation Cannon!"
Boom!
The shockwave of Krune's attack sent quite a few weaker Cultivators and Demon Beats flying! Even the ones who were in the 5th Stage of the Soul Forging Realm looked at him fearfully! That attack would definitely have pulverized them.
The Dragon once again let out painful Dragon Cry after that attack.
Everyone soon returned their attention to the Dragon laid on the ground... or at least, it was lying on the ground before.
That dried corpse was now gone. Now, they could see a little of an azure color on it. The reason that is was just a little is because it was fully covered in injuries from where Dragon Blood flowed out. But one injure in particular caught everyone's attention. Close to its chest, there was an enormous and deep wound to the point where its heart could be seen.
The way everyone looked at the Dragon, it was a miracle that it was standing at all!
Krune looked at its eyes and could see the madness that they looked at him.
But one thing called Krune's attention more than anything else.