Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World Chapter 1702 - 864: Golden-winged Roc Clan

He took a deep, slow breath, forcibly operated the Cultivation Technique, suppressed the turbulent Qi Blood and the shaking spirit, striving to calm the surging emotions.

After several breaths, he gradually adapted to the light that filled the entire space and slowly opened his eyes.

At this moment, he finally saw the full view of this sacred hall.

The hall was square-shaped, with both length and width exceeding a thousand feet, extremely grand and magnificent. The surrounding walls were not purely dark but made of a certain dark golden material, engraved with countless bas-reliefs and totems filled with ancient charm, interspersed with many strange texts similar to those on the bronze tablet, recording a secretive history and secrets.

The ground beneath his feet, neither gold nor jade, felt warm and hard, carved with countless complex patterns that dazzled the eyes. These patterns flowed like rivers merging into the sea, eventually extending and converging into the deepest part of the hall.

Gu Sheng’s gaze followed the direction where the countless patterns on the ground converged.

He saw at the end of the hall, at the convergence point of the patterns, a gigantic... object towering a thousand feet high!

The object was entirely dark golden, shaped like a proud and standing, ready-to-fly gigantic divine bird, with wings slightly spread, head held high, as if gazing at the heavens. Even though it had been silent for ages, it still exuded a terrifying aura that looked down upon the world with disdain!

Gu Sheng first found the form of this gigantic object somewhat familiar, then immediately recognized that it was almost identical in demeanor and aura to the mini Golden-winged Roc statue he had seen outside, which served as the key to the Secret Realm entrance!

But immediately after, his pupils abruptly shrank, realizing something was wrong!

This was not a statue!

The dark golden "body" was faintly covered by a layer of seemingly metallic but biologically textured "feathers." Though it had lost the luster of life, he could still sense the vast Qi Blood Power and energy once contained within, as boundless as the sea! The grand and fierce aura stemming from the Life Origin unique to the Golden-winged Roc was unquestionably genuine!

This... this was a real, well-preserved, towering thousand-feet tall...

Golden-winged Roc relic!

Just as Gu Sheng recognized that the gigantic object was truly a Golden-winged Roc relic, his heart was shocked —

Crack... crack crack...

A series of slight yet dense sounds, akin to ice cracking, suddenly came from that enormous dark golden body!

Gu Sheng concentrated and looked over, only to see countless fine web-like cracks appearing out of thin air on the surface of the relic, which was previously as perfect as a metal sculpture! These cracks spread rapidly, expanding in the blink of an eye to cover the entire "statue!"

Next, large chunks of the "shell" like a petrified exterior began to peel off and fall from the relic, transforming mid-air into dots of pure energy light points and dissipating.

With the shedding of these shells, the relic’s original form started to manifest — no longer a dull golden, but a dark gold sheen flowing across a blood-and-flesh body covered with real feathers! Although there was still no sign of life, the immense Qi Blood Power and terrifying aura erupted like a dormant volcano suddenly awakening after ages!

"Screech—!!"

A sound piercing gold and stone, echoing the universe, as if a clear and melodious cry from ancient primitive chaos, suddenly emitted from the mouth of the Golden-winged Roc that restored its blood-and-flesh body! The sound waves, like substantial shock waves, swept across the entire thousand-foot sacred hall!

Boom!!!

Accompanied by this cry, the massive wings that had long drooped suddenly flapped and opened wide! Just the terrifying air currents brought by the wing flapping were like a level twelve hurricane that blew Gu Sheng, standing hundreds of feet away, backward several hundred feet, his feet plowing two deep marks into the ground!

True Qi within Gu Sheng ran swiftly, the Glazed Golden Body subtly appearing, barely stabilizing his figure.

Raising his head to look at the seemingly revived colossal figure, his eyes were shocked but not panicked, swiftly analyzing.

"Not a true revival... no soul fluctuations, no sign of Life Origin resurgence.

This is more like... after the soul has long perished, the flesh was perfectly sealed and preserved by some extremely powerful Secret Technique. Currently leading this flesh is not a complete consciousness, but rather a... residual spirit! A residual spirit preset and sealed with the flesh!"

His gaze met the slowly lowering, giant bird eyes like two small golden suns.

From the depths of the cold, emotionless pupils, Gu Sheng captured an extremely faint yet incredibly resilient spiritual wave.

"This residual spirit was sealed simultaneously with the flesh.

Its function is to briefly ’activate’ the flesh at a specific moment when the seal is broken, fulfilling its owner’s last wish set before falling... truly a brilliant and resolute Soul Secret Technique! To ensure inheritance or a mission, it’s willing to scatter a bit of true spirit, transformed into this almost instinctive remaining obsession..."

Just as Gu Sheng’s thoughts raced, the Golden-winged Roc’s enormous head slightly turned, and the cold golden pupils locked onto him completely, a grand, majestic, yet emotionless voice thunderously resonated throughout the entire sacred hall.

"Later comer... art thou the fated one... awaited by Lord of Destiny?"

Gu Sheng took a deep breath, suppressed the waves within his heart, met the tremendous pressure, and responded loudly, with a determined tone.

"Indeed!"

Receiving a definite answer, dazzling light suddenly burst from the vast Golden-winged Roc’s body! Within the light, its form began to rapidly shrink and transform!