After Yang Yan finished speaking, he and Jing Hong didn't linger and quickly headed toward the gap in the Primordial Mountain Range.

A distance of a thousand miles was not far for the two of them.

In no time at all, they appeared above the mouth of the abyss.

Without saying a word, the two of them began to descend straight down into the abyss.

Although Yang Yan had been to the Primordial Mountain Range, he had never entered the Ghostly Abyss, the foremost forbidden area of the Hidden World.

As they descended, looking at the smooth walls on both sides, as if polished, he couldn't help but marvel:

"The Flame Emperor and Yellow Emperor's abilities are truly like the work of gods."

Jing Hong had a similar state, with a look of astonishment in his eyes.

To open a ravine in a mountain range stretching thousands of miles might not require too much strength.

As long as you have enough time and the spirit of moving mountains, you can eventually achieve it.

But if you want to achieve this with just a single blow, looking at the entire Hidden World, he admitted that no one could do it now.

Including Yang Yan.

Moreover, this is without considering the depth of the Ghostly Abyss.

Even though they had never been here, the dangers of the Ghostly Abyss were famous in the Hidden World.

Yang Yan and Jing Hong had heard about it.

Once they descended to a certain height, they carefully drew their weapons, their spiritual senses maximized to the fullest extent.

However, after descending for the time of a stick of incense, there was nothing abnormal except for the howling wind around them.

This couldn't help but make them puzzled.

The two of them couldn't help but wonder in their hearts if all the legends about the Ghostly Abyss were just made up by bored people.

It was indeed possible.

After all, such absolute forbidden areas often give rise to strange and bizarre legends.

Just as they were puzzled and confused, the surrounding air suddenly turned icy cold.

Faintly, it carried a dense evil qi, almost tangible.

Whoosh—

The surrounding wind suddenly grew fiercer.

Great swathes of Yin Evil Qi engulfed them overwhelmingly.

"Your Majesty!"

In the sudden crisis, Jing Hong, regardless of his own safety, flashed directly in front of Yang Yan, just in time to collide head-on with the storm howling toward him.

"No need to panic, it's just a bit of yin wind."

Yang Yan, however, didn't seem too concerned, smiling as he comforted.

To him, the power of these winds surrounding him was too small.

At least at this level, they posed no threat.

"Your Majesty, there's a change below!"

Jing Hong split the evil wind with a single sword, but at this moment, there was another sudden change beneath his feet!

"Roar!"

A white sound wave shot upward through the layers of air at a speed beyond the naked eye.

Even the space trembled slightly under this force.

Yang Yan lightly tapped his foot, his face finally changing.

He intended to avoid this sound wave, but found it was too late.

Yang Yan and Jing Hong were instantly enveloped by the white sound wave. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Their ears went deaf almost immediately, even their brains were violently impacted.

"A dragon?"

Yang Yan, feeling discomfort but still forcing his eyes open to look below.

When he saw a clumsy creature with dragon horns spiraling below him, he called out, unsure.

It was a Western Giant Dragon with two enormous leathery wings.

Entirely black, its four sharp claws reflected cold gleams under the light.

"How dare you!"

While Yang Yan was still hovering mid-air, Jing Hong couldn't restrain himself anymore.

With a swish, he turned into a swift lightning bolt plunging downward.

Clang!

Yang Yan saw clearly from his angle, Jing Hong's full-force sword strike was extremely tricky but was blocked by the scales on the western evil dragon!

"So fast, that really surprises me!"

Startled by his failed strike, Jing Hong retreated backward using the recoil.

At this time, a man's voice followed, filled with mockery in its tone.

"Where is this faceless man from? Lost your head along with your face?"

Yang Yan's gaze locked tightly on the dragon's head, shouting sternly.

There, a man dressed in a black windbreaker with a golden mask suddenly appeared atop the dragon's head.

Yang Yan was sure, this wasn't some instant teleportation trick, but that this man had been sitting on the dragon all along.

Somehow, Yang Yan and Jing Hong hadn't noticed it at first.

An opponent like this absolutely demanded caution!

Both Yang Yan and Jing Hong instinctively became vigilant.

However, Yang Yan's blunt rebuke did not anger his opponent, the golden-masked man instead laughed heartily:

"Moonlight Emperor? I've heard of your methods long before, and today meeting you, it's indeed under a true reputation, quite impressive!"

"Can't deny that your strength is praiseworthy, worthy of being a dragon among men."

"But forgive my bluntness, today you truly have bad luck, this will be your final resting place!"

Before he finished speaking, the gigantic black dragon, as if sensing its master's mind, flapped its huge wings forcefully.

Whoosh!

An even stronger storm instantly formed, rushing toward Yang Yan and the others.

Yang Yan's expression turned cold, his slender fingers seemed to grasp something.

Soon starlight burst forth, the starry night, appearing out of thin air, trembled violently in Yang Yan's hands, emitting a blinding radiance.

"Azure Vault Technique – Shattering Heaven!"

With Yang Yan's furious roar, a gigantic, terrifying blue sword aura descended, exhibiting heaven-defying might, as if tearing the space apart.

"What?"

The golden-masked man who calmly sat on the dragon a moment ago suddenly stood up in shock.

Facing Yang Yan's sword aura, a fear rapidly spread in his heart.

He knew, this was definitely a strike that threatened his life and soul!

Without any hesitation, the giant dragon with its massive body moved away with unexpectedly agile speed.

In a flash, though in an extremely awkward state, he narrowly dodged Yang Yan's strike using absolute speed and quick reflexes.

"Alien, die!"

At this moment, Jing Hong seemed completely infuriated by the opponent.

After all, his full-force strike couldn't even break the dragon's defenses, blatantly humiliating him!

"Jing Hong!"

At the critical moment, Yang Yan forcefully halted his subsequent actions.

"Your Majesty!"

Jing Hong instantly stopped his movement at Yang Yan's command.

Then he sheathed his sword, respectfully appearing behind Yang Yan.