“Not good!” Dongbo Xueying felt his true divine heart tremble violently. For a moment, his vision darkened, his ears roared, his heartbeat accelerated, and the blood in his veins surged chaotically. His consciousness could no longer perceive his surroundings clearly. “A mere fluctuation of intent can directly assault my true divine heart? This… this…”
Despite his extraordinary willpower, an instinctive fear arose within him.
It was like an ant facing the crushing weight of a human foot—an overwhelming terror! As a Three Heavens Realm God, even the oppressive gaze of an ordinary Great Paragon shouldn’t have been enough to shake his true divine heart to the point of losing awareness of his surroundings. Yet now, the murderous gazes of these hundred ice sculptures had achieved exactly that.
Under their stares, his ears roared, his heart raced, his blood churned chaotically, his vision blurred, and his true divine heart trembled.
“How is this possible?” Jing Qiu, a Four Heavens Realm God, also felt her true divine heart teetering on the brink. Her vision blurred, and even her Realm Divine Power became difficult to control smoothly. “This place is terrifying. Even against a Great Paragon, I wouldn’t be completely powerless.”
“Not good, we must flee, flee now!” Palace Master Chen’s experience mirrored Jing Qiu’s—his control over his internal power was faltering.
“Roar~~~~”
Emperor You Lan, however, let out a low, savage growl. Having cultivated for countless years and mastered numerous secret arts, his true divine heart had long been tempered to an extraordinary level. Despite the terrifying assault of the intent fluctuations, he could still maintain his combat strength. With a furious roar, a unique ripple of power surged outward, disrupting the enemy’s intent fluctuations and lessening their impact.
Dongbo Xueying, Jing Qiu, and Palace Master Chen finally regained some clarity, their vision clearing.
Meanwhile, the hundred ice sculptures shed their frozen exteriors, revealing their true forms—warriors clad in blood-red armor. Some had human heads, others beastly or metallic ones, all staring at the four intruders with murderous intent, as if watching insignificant clowns.
“Such weaklings dare to step into the Bloodfire Gate?” one of the blood-armored warriors sneered under his breath.
“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”
Suddenly, four of the warriors took flight—two positioning themselves behind, while the other two blocked the path ahead.
“This is bad. Your guidance has led us into quite the mess, Your Highness Dongbo,” Emperor You Lan transmitted bitterly.
“How can they be this strong?” Dongbo Xueying couldn’t believe it.
From what he knew, ordinary regions of the Heartlake Island Ruins were survivable for Great Paragons. The deeper one ventured, the greater the danger, until even figures like the Bloodblade Divine Emperor and the Island Master of Time and Space were forced to halt.
Yet they hadn’t even reached the depths where the Snow Eagle King had hidden his true divine artifact! This level of danger made no sense.
“Fight,” Palace Master Chen transmitted, a hint of madness flashing in his eyes.
“Fight,” Jing Qiu echoed, a massive sword hovering beside her, subtly splitting into multiple forms.
“Kill!” The four blood-armored warriors moved. Among them, a lithe female warrior suddenly sprouted a vertical eye on her forehead, from which a crimson beam shot directly at Jing Qiu—the only woman in their group.
Jing Qiu shuddered with instinctive dread.
The gap in power was undeniable. In an instant, she realized this was the most terrifying foe she had encountered since entering the Heartlake Island Ruins.
“Swish!” The massive sword before her split into nine slender blades, forming a dazzling star chart that shimmered with countless celestial bodies. The crimson beam struck the star chart, freezing it solid—even the nine swords were immobilized mid-air.
“This… this…” Jing Qiu was stunned. In their first exchange, her blood-forged divine weapon had been completely locked down. A sense of helplessness surged within her. Had she been too arrogant in coming here? Had she made a grave mistake?
“Boom!”
Another warrior, wielding a blade, lunged forward. His slender frame bore eyes with double pupils, and in a single step, he closed the distance to Palace Master Chen. His blade swung, conjuring countless afterimages—so many that even a Four Heavens Realm God like Palace Master Chen couldn’t discern the real one.
“Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!”
Palace Master Chen summoned a massive wooden ruler, weaving a defensive formation, but his body was instantly sliced into countless fragments.
Every single afterimage had been real—each strike devastating.
“Hmph.” The crimson-eyed woman shifted her focus, her vertical eye’s beam now freezing Palace Master Chen’s shattered body mid-reassembly. With a series of cracks, every fragment crumbled into nothingness.
Palace Master Chen was annihilated on the spot—the first casualty of their group.
Dongbo Xueying, Jing Qiu, and Emperor You Lan had no time to mourn. They were all under siege.
“Hahaha!” A booming laugh echoed as a colossal golden fist smashed toward Emperor You Lan. Simultaneously, a burly warrior lashed out with a furry black palm, targeting Dongbo Xueying.
“Prison!”
Dongbo Xueying’s radiant white Taihao Power finally surged outward, binding the four warriors. Though his power was swift, the crimson beam and the blade-wielding warrior had been faster. Yet now, his Taihao Power permeated the battlefield, ensnaring their enemies.
One of his three supreme techniques—Prison!
Having refined his understanding, the technique had evolved. No longer mere chains, it was now a gentle yet omnipresent restraint, countless strands of Taihao Power working in unison to hinder the enemy.
Against Four Heavens Realm Gods, this would have been formidable. Against these blood-armored warriors? It was barely an inconvenience.
“Roar~~~~~!” Emperor You Lan unleashed a deafening bellow.
Black ripples erupted from his maw, spreading in a fan-shaped wave toward the four warriors. Where they passed, miniature black holes crackled into existence. The warriors had no chance to dodge—each was struck head-on.
For a moment, all four warriors stiffened.
The burly, black-furred warrior clutched his head in agony, while the other three visibly slowed, their gazes locking onto Emperor You Lan.
Even the hundred spectating warriors turned their attention to him.
“Run! I’m no match for them!” Emperor You Lan roared urgently through mental transmission. Grabbing Dongbo Xueying and Jing Qiu, he blasted forward in a desperate escape attempt.
“Escape?” The tallest blood-armored warrior smirked coldly. The golden fist, momentarily halted by the roar, resumed its crushing advance. As it swung, it expanded monstrously, nearly sealing off their path entirely. Divine runes swirled across its surface, radiating terrifying might.
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