Ding Ning walked and walked. He didn't know how long he walked in this dark place.

Along the way there is the same deserted land without any sign of life. The feeling of loneliness makes people want to go crazy.

Even though he was strong-willed and intelligent, walking in this lifeless place still made him feel irritated, and the feeling of loneliness was infinitely amplified.

Fortunately, he still had a spiritual pet, and he released the red-haired dog as a companion, which was a kind of spiritual comfort, and his irritable mood improved.

After riding the red furry horse for an unknown amount of time, the landscape gradually changed. Instead of a flat plain, mountains and valleys appeared.

Although he was still lifeless, he finally saw a different scenery. Ding Ning cheered up a little and headed straight into the mountainous area.

The mountains are so big that you can't see the end at a glance, but they are all bare, there are not even streams, and they are still devoid of any life.

As Ding Ning walked among the dead mountains, an indescribable sense of depression made him feel extremely depressed.

Suddenly, an indistinct building appeared on the top of a mountain in front of him. He immediately became energetic and urged the red-haired dog to head straight for the mountain.

When they reached the top of the mountain, Ding Ning discovered that it was not a building, but a large building covering an extremely large area.

The original and rough architectural style and the walls carved with various symbols and images reminded Ding Ning of the ancient buildings outside the ancestral mausoleum for the first time.

But compared to the ancient buildings, the buildings here appear older and extremely dilapidated. The roofs and stone beams of most of the palaces have collapsed. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are ruins.

The ground and buildings were covered with a thick layer of dust, and no one had been there for who knows how long.

Ding Ning tried to find out the identity of the person who built this palace complex, but unfortunately, because it was so long ago, the only dozens of animal skin books decayed into dust under the erosion of time, and no clues could be found at all.

Ding Ning searched all the ruins without giving up, but not surprisingly, he was still disappointed.

However, he also judged from the various ancient carvings found in the palace complex that this palace complex had a history of at least tens of thousands of years.

After leaving the palace complex, Ding Ning quickly discovered the second, third, fourth... and ninth ruins of the palace complex on many mountain tops.

Unfortunately, like the first palace group, these eight palace groups did not leave any useful clues for him. The only conclusion he could draw was that the people living in these nine palace groups left at about the same time.

He also brought almost all the things in the palace complex with him.

It should be a collective relocation. After Ding Ning made his judgment, he felt puzzled. What terrible dangers did the people living here encounter that made them willing to give up their business and leave at the same time?

Thinking of this, a flash of light suddenly flashed in Ding Ning's mind. Could it be the source of water?

The more Ding Ning thought about it, the more likely it became that no matter whether you are a demon or a human, you cannot avoid drinking water. Even if you are a strong person in the divine realm, you do not need to eat, but you cannot live without water.

And he clearly remembered that there were dry rivers in the mountains, which meant that there must have been water here before, but it has dried up long ago.

In addition, he had not seen even a drop of water along the way, so he immediately confirmed this judgment.

What is the reason why this place suddenly loses its water source, forcing the creatures in the building complex to leave?

Ding Ning frowned and couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried, could it be that there was a drought demon here?

But he quickly rejected this idea. Although the drought demon's infestation would cause drought, it would not cause such a large area to lose all vitality.

With his mind full of questions, Ding Ning continued to move forward. After walking for about a day or so, he passed through the mountains and ridges. No buildings were found anymore. It seems that among this mountain range, only those nine mountains have been inhabited.

Already.

After leaving this extremely vast mountain range, there was a dead forest in front of us. The towering ancient trees that should have been lush and leafy were all withered at this moment. The red-haired dog just stamped his feet a little harder, and a nearby tree

An ancient tree rustled into dust.

This further confirmed Ding Ning's guess. This was an extremely serious drought. Even large tracts of forest could not survive. This shows how serious the water shortage is.

Continuing forward, through the forest, there is another vast plain. However, compared with the land when he first came in, the ground here has a large area of ​​dry cracks. The cracks are intertwined in the endless wilderness, like a ferocious blood basin.

Big mouth.

Ding Ning secretly increased his vigilance and asked the red-haired animal to continue walking along the flat land in case any monster appeared.

But the facts proved that he was overthinking. In this waterless land, not even an insect or ant could survive, and monsters would not live here either.

Carefully walking through the arid plains, Ding Ning discovered that the drought became more serious as he went further, and the cracked cracks on the ground had begun to show signs of desertification.

Isn't there a big desert ahead? Ding Ning murmured with a wry smile, suddenly wondering if he was going in the wrong direction, maybe he should go in another direction.

However, he had already walked so far, and now he was unwilling to turn around. In addition, he also wanted to know what caused the drought here, so he chose to continue moving forward.

As he expected, the desertification on the ground became more and more serious even before he stepped out of the plain. As he walked, the ground was covered with yellow gravel.

Even for a red-haired dog, walking in this thick gravel is extremely difficult.

Ding Ning simply put away his red fur, spread his wings and accelerated to fly forward.

Possessing Kunpeng's extreme speed, he was shocked to realize that he seemed to have overlooked something until he flew into the air and realized that his speed was far slower than usual.

Wind, not only is there no water here, there is also no wind.

After carefully recalling it, it seemed that he had never noticed the existence of wind since he entered this world.

It's just that his attention was previously focused on the lack of water, and he has been ignoring this point.

If Kunpeng hadn't reached the limit of speed with the help of the wind element, he might not have been able to remember this.

No, it seems that not only is there no wind and water, there also seems to be no metal and fire, only earth and wood.

As for whether thunder, fog and other elements were present, he wasn't sure. Anyway, he didn't feel it.

However, he felt that there should be no such thing. After all, elements such as wind, thunder, clouds, rain, and ice all evolved from the interaction of the five elements.

A serious lack of water in the five elements will inevitably lead to disorder and a series of adverse consequences.

Is it an imbalance of the five elements? Or is it caused by humans?

Ding Ning showed a thoughtful look and continued flying forward.

He didn't know how long he flew, and even he felt a little tired when he finally crossed the vast desert.

Ding Ning was stunned as he looked at the majestic glaciers standing at the end of the desert.

The five elements are short of water? How come there are glaciers? Is this glacier the culprit?

Also, there seems to be something wrong with this glacier. Even if his field of vision is limited, he can't see such a big glacier until he is right in front of it, right?

It was as if the glacier didn't exist before, and it appeared out of thin air when we arrived. It seemed extremely abrupt.

Ding Ning's curiosity aroused and he flapped his wings and flew towards the glacier.

"Bang!"

A soft sound made him dizzy. A layer of ripples appeared between the glacier and the desert. It took him half a day to return to normal.

"Super large barrier?" Ding Ning rubbed his forehead and screamed as he suddenly understood.

Barrier is a very special formation. Strictly speaking, this thing cannot be simply classified within the category of formation. It has a somewhat unclear relationship with sealing techniques and talismans. It can be regarded as three types.

A special combination of Tao.

Precisely because of its specialness, Ding Ning was so shocked.

Even a prodigy like him who is proficient in the three realms has only been able to set up small barriers so far.

You must know that the barrier requires an extremely deep understanding of the laws of space. The larger the barrier, the more difficult it is to arrange.

Ding Ning suspected that even Jiutian Xuannv's current spatial attainments might not be able to lay out a large barrier, let alone a super large barrier.

You must know that this thing is equivalent to sealing an entire space, which can be trapped, prevented or isolated. The difficulty is not ordinary.

Even a peak divine formation master like Jiutian Xuannv could not arrange a barrier of this level. However, a super large barrier appeared in this strange place. How could he not be surprised by this?

Who is it? Who can set up a barrier of this level? Is it the Hades Emperor?

Ding Ning's heart suddenly trembled. He remembered that Jiutian Xuannu had said that among the three realms, there was only one person with better formation skills than him, and that was Emperor Hades.

Could it be that Emperor Hades has been here a long time ago? He also set up this super barrier?

No, it's impossible. If he could set up such a barrier, the Yin-Yang Realm passage might not be able to trap him. Why would he bother to use himself to open the Yin-Yang passage?

In fact, he doesn't even understand now. It seems that the passage in the Yin and Yang Realm is not difficult to break. It can be broken open with just one slash of the fangs. Why did Emperor Hades have to take so much pains to lay out the plan and have to let him open the passage?

He never felt that there was anything special about him. To say special, the only thing he had was the bloodline of the Three Lords. But not having the bloodline of the Three Lords seemed to have nothing to do with opening the passage to the Yin and Yang world, right?

Ding Ning's head was in a state of confusion. He couldn't figure out what was going on, so he simply didn't think too much about it.

He carefully looked at the barrier in front of him, wondering what the meaning of arranging this barrier was.

"Is it just to unbalance the five elements of this land?"

Ding Ning said to himself with confusion in his eyes.

"Yes, it is true."

The sudden sound from behind frightened Ding Ning so much that he jumped forward in horror, forgetting that there was a barrier in front of him, and was bounced back.

He turned his head and looked at the smiling Emperor Hades as if facing a formidable enemy. The corners of his eyes twitched violently, and he swallowed dryly: "You...when did you come?"

"I've been here for a while. I was here when you hit the barrier for the first time."

Emperor Hades looked at Ding Ning with a half-smile and said.

Ding Ning was horrified. Although his divine and spiritual consciousness were suppressed here, the Emperor of Hades was able to appear behind him silently without him noticing. This made him once again deeply realize the difference between himself and the emperor-level powerhouse.

The gap between them is like a chasm.

"Don't be so nervous. If I really want to do something bad to you, do I think you would have room to resist?"

Emperor Hades looked at his nervous look and said with a smile.

However, Ding Ning did not feel any relaxation because of his words. His eyes were rolling, thinking about how to escape.

Although he was trying his best to absorb King Sophora's life energy during the previous war between the Three Emperors, he was well aware of Emperor Hades' ambitions, and he didn't think Emperor Hades would have any good intentions towards him.

"Want to escape? In front of me, you have no chance. Besides, I said I won't do anything bad to you, so I definitely won't."
Chapter completed!