"If there are no objections, then that is that."
With those words, the Totem Dragon Clan's Clan Chief turned and walked deeper into the Martial Arts Hall.
Chu Feng and the others followed, passing through layer after layer of heavily guarded doors before they entered a grand hall.
This grand hall was impossibly vast, yet it was filled with the power of an array, and all that array power converged upon a single object.
That object was an iron door. The door was not particularly tall, nor was it refined in appearance—it looked worn and rusty, even dilapidated.
But right in the center of the iron door, four large characters were inscribed: Divine Forbidden Battlefield.
Below and to the right of those four large characters, several lines of smaller text were written.
*Within the Divine Forbidden Battlefield lie Forbidden Divine Martial Skills, but only those of exceptional talent may obtain them. Those over a hundred years of age may not enter. The battlefield is fraught with unfathomable dangers—those who lack courage, enter at your own peril. Those whose strength is insufficient, enter at your own peril.*
The Totem Dragon Clan's Clan Chief produced a token. It was just as rusty and worn as the iron door of the Divine Forbidden Battlefield.
He held the token aloft, formed a series of hand seals, and the token transformed into a stream of energy that merged into the iron door of the Divine Forbidden Battlefield.
Hummm—
The next moment, the center portion of the Divine Forbidden Battlefield's iron door began to glow with array power. The array power swirled and quickly formed into a barrier gate.
"Go in. But remember—if you can obtain Forbidden Divine Martial Skills, that is best. If you cannot, do not force it."
"You all are the foundation of our Totem Dragon Clan. I want every single one of you to return safely."
The Clan Chief addressed the young generation.
After that, Chu Feng and the others passed through the barrier gate one by one.
The moment they crossed through the barrier gate, the scene that appeared before their eyes immediately made many of them feel ill.
It was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood—a literal mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
Bright crimson blood water submerged everyone up to their legs. Those who were shorter even had the blood reaching their waists.
Floating upon this sea of blood were countless corpses, and even the mountain-like objects in the distance were heaps of accumulated bodies.
The thick, nauseating stench of blood was powerful enough to pierce through a cultivator's defenses and assault their senses with full, unfiltered impact.
And that was not even the worst of it. The most terrifying aspect was the invisible, crushing pressure pervading this place, which bore down on everyone with devastating effect.
At the same time, this place contained a peculiar force that stripped all of them of their ability to fly through the air. There was simply no way to escape this sea of blood.
The feeling was like standing at the gates of hell.
"What kind of godforsaken place is this? How did the Divine Forbidden Battlefield become like this?"
As expected, very few among the Totem Dragon Clan's young generation had ever experienced anything like this. Many of them began to show visible signs of fear on their faces.
Some of the young women already had reddened eyes, and even the young men were deathly pale.
Among the ten thousand-plus prodigies of the Totem Dragon Clan, fewer than ten could maintain their composure.
"What is there to panic about? It is nothing but an illusion. Move forward—the real entrance is up ahead."
At that moment, Long Chengyu spoke up.
He did possess natural leadership qualities and carried a certain authority within the Totem Dragon Clan.
So when he spoke, he actually managed to stabilize the situation. Seeing him stride forward, everyone else—whether they were still frightened or not—steeled themselves and followed.
After walking for some time, a strange ripple suddenly emanated from beneath their feet. Immediately after, the sea of blood ahead surged with crimson light that shot up to the sky.
No one dared to continue forward rashly, and they all stopped in their tracks.
Before them, the sea of blood churned violently, and five great doors rose up from within it.
Upon seeing those five doors, the group actually felt a measure of relief. Although the Divine Forbidden Battlefield before them was different from what they had expected, at least these five doors confirmed that the place matched what the Clan Chief had described. Were these five doors not prepared specifically for their five teams?
Without any prompt, the five doors opened in sequence from left to right.
But once each door opened, what appeared on the other side was a dark, deep corridor.
"Follow the assignments the Clan Chief made."
With that, Long Chengyu led his team toward the first door.
Long Muxi led her team toward the second door, and Long Yuhong headed for the third.
Long Fengfeng led her group toward the fourth door.
And this Long Fengfeng was the very woman Chu Feng had seen earlier standing at the front of the young generation. Just as Chu Feng had guessed, she was indeed the granddaughter of a Supreme Elder.
Moreover, Chu Feng had already learned that her younger brother was named Long Chenglu, and he was in the same team as her.
But Chu Feng had no time to worry about anyone else right now. He led his team toward the fifth door.
However, they had not been walking for long before Long Zhizhi called out in a loud voice.
"Hey, Chu Feng—what kind of spell did you cast on the Clan Chief to make him so fond of you?"
Hearing this, Chu Feng stopped and turned around. "Why ask me? The Clan Chief was just standing right here. Why didn't you ask him? Don't tell me you were too scared?"