Chapter 306: Divine Realm Beings

The four teams were all on the first massive meteorite of the long meteor bridge.

“Only your True Dao can cultivate eight arms. Truly admirable,” remarked Master Meishan, who himself had mastered two True Dao, including the ‘Me-Only True Dao.’ He fully understood how difficult it was to form eight arms.

“If any of us has the greatest chance of passing through the Heaven-Connecting Vine, it would probably be you, Master Meishan,” said Chen Jiu.

“Heaven-Connecting Vine? Relying only on my divine armor?”

Master Meishan turned his gaze toward the distant end of the meteor bridge, where the colossal Heaven-Connecting Vine stretched across the entire starry sky. “The Heaven-Connecting Vine is an extremely terrifying plant even in the Divine Realm. Many great World God-level beings are likely no match for it! Yet here at Hongshi Mountain, it’s merely a trial for apprentices. This path is just too difficult.”

Wu Ma Hai, Sword Sovereign, Dongbo Xueying, Chen Jiu, and others all gazed at the towering Heaven-Connecting Vine in the distance.

“In the Divine Realm, to become a disciple of a Divine Realm power, one must either be a legend among legends—a peerless existence who has mastered a First-Rank True Dao in the Transcendent stage! Or one must evolve one’s Divine Heart to First-Rank shortly after becoming a god,” said Wu Ma Hai in a low voice.

“Among us, only Brother Dongbo Xueying likely has that talent,” said Chen Jiu.

A First-Rank True Dao must be mastered during the Transcendent stage—it is the most difficult.

A First-Rank Divine Heart is slightly easier. One can become a god with a Second-Rank Divine Heart and later evolve it into a First-Rank through accumulation.

However, the earlier one masters a First-Rank, the earlier one glimpses the essence of the laws of heaven and earth!

“It’s possible that Brother Dongbo Xueying will go the farthest,” Master Meishan said with a smile.

“Too kind,” Xue Ying Dongbo shook his head, gazing toward the end of the Meteor Bridge. “For me, merely crossing this bridge and successfully purging the Hexed Six-Yuan Curse within me would suffice.”

The Heaven-Connecting Vine…

For someone like Master Meishan, Chen Jiu, or Wu Ma Hai, going there is a gamble with their lives—nine out of ten will die.

In terms of combat prowess, my offensive capabilities might be on par with theirs, but when it comes to survivability, I fall far short. Both Chen Jiu and the Meishan Grandmaster have cultivated the Supreme Solitary True Path—their physical resilience surpasses even that of Lord You Lan! As for me? If I face a devastating strike, I could be severed in a single blow. After all, my power stems from the might of the True Path, channeling the celestial and terrestrial energies—undeniably formidable. My Star True Path defensive techniques are also quite refined, but should they fail to hold… if even the Azure Armor Guardian cannot endure, my fragile mortal form would likely be obliterated in an instant.

Immortal Body?

The laws behind my ‘Starfall Annihilation Strike’ are capable of destroying General Kumo’s body. Unless it’s an attack like the ‘Wushen Sword,’ which is barely controlled and lacks any profound law intricacies—which is obviously impossible. The deeper one goes into Hongshi Mountain, the more terrifying the law intricacies become. Even those stone-carved guardians can easily penetrate the Void Realm, let alone the enemies on the Heaven-Connecting Vine.

“Dongbo Xueying is right. Thinking too much is useless. Now we must first pass the meteor bridge,” Wu Ma Hai said in a low voice. “Last time we were the first to go. This time, let’s switch. How about it?”

“We have no objections,” said the golden-robed young Sword Sovereign and Master Meishan, both turning to Dongbo Xueying and Chen Jiu.

Once the order was reversed…

Then Dongbo Xueying and his group, who had gone last time, would have to go first this time.

“No objections,” Dongbo Xueying and Chen Jiu exchanged a glance and said.

It was a trivial matter anyway.

Because whether it was the information from the Xia Clan or the information gifted by World God-level existences, the dangers within Hongshi Mountain were described in great detail. The dangers of the meteor bridge were also clearly outlined, and whether one went first or last made little difference.

…

Dongbo Xueying, Chen Jiu, Master Fu, and Old Rogue were all discussing their approach.

“There are two main dangers on the meteor bridge,” said Chen Jiu. “One is in the center of the bridge, and the other is at the very end! Once we pass these two dangers, we will have successfully crossed the meteor bridge. At that point, Dongbo Xueying will have the chance to remove the poison.”

Dongbo Xueying smiled faintly. “Let’s hope so.”

“The center of the meteor bridge is occupied by a group of Divine Realm creatures,” said Chen Jiu. “They are the common Flying-Winged Scorpions. In the Divine Realm, divine beings specifically breed certain special creatures, even breeding hundreds of thousands of Divine-Level Flying-Winged Scorpions, swarming in such numbers that even a star wouldn’t last long before being completely devoured.”

Dongbo Xueying secretly marveled at how different the Divine Realm was from the mortal world.

“However, the meteor bridge isn’t that dangerous yet. The Flying-Winged Scorpions at the center of the bridge will dispatch corresponding teams based on the number of intruders. For one intruder, they will send one team. Since our team has four members, we will face four teams of Flying-Winged Scorpions. Each team consists of one Divine-Level Flying-Winged Scorpion and ten ordinary Flying-Winged Scorpions,” said Chen Jiu. “In other words, we will face four Divine-Level Flying-Winged Scorpions and forty ordinary ones. For us, this will be even more dangerous than passing through the floating island.”

Dongbo Xueying, Old Rogue, and Master Fu all nodded.

The meteor bridge…

Compared to the floating island, it was even less suitable for a large group to cross together. For example, if ten people attempted it together, there would be ten Divine-Level Flying-Winged Scorpions and a hundred ordinary ones.

Acting alone would actually be more advantageous!

Relying on speed!

It would be better to fight with ordinary Flying-Winged Scorpions than to face the Divine-Level ones. We must do our best to quickly reach the second half of the meteor bridge. Once there, the Flying-Winged Scorpions will stop chasing us.

The meteor bridge… only needs to be crossed. There’s no need to kill these Flying-Winged Scorpions! Even half-gods who dominate an era still have some hope of passing through.

Within Hongshi Mountain, the deeper one goes, the more stringent the requirements become for individuals.

“That’s the plan. The Flying-Winged Scorpions are known for their speed, moving unpredictably through the air. Everyone must be careful,” said Chen Jiu. Only Chen Jiu could match the speed of the Divine-Level Flying-Winged Scorpions. Dongbo Xueying and the other two couldn’t keep up! Ordinary Flying-Winged Scorpions could reach speeds of 600 miles per second, with extremely rapid directional changes. The Divine-Level ones could even reach speeds of 1,000 miles per second.

“Be cautious, everyone,” Xueying Dongbo exhaled deeply, his face grave. Once he traversed the Meteor Bridge and purged the Voodoo curse within him, survival would be within reach. He was certain that the rewards promised by Crimsonstone Mountain to outsiders would not fail to impress.

“Let’s go!”

Whoosh!

Dongbo Xueying and his three companions instantly shot forward along the meteor bridge at high speed. This time, Dongbo Xueying completely entered the Void Realm, because the Flying-Winged Scorpions were relatively small, making the effects of gravitational fields weaker. The Divine-Level Flying-Winged Scorpions were too powerful—if one pierced him, he would likely die instantly. Naturally, he had to enter the Void Realm.

The other three teams watched from a distance as Dongbo Xueying’s group flew away.

After a while, they also followed, maintaining a distance of nearly ten thousand miles, so they could observe the battle more accurately.

“What do you think? Do you think they can all survive?”

“They survived last time, but this time might not be so easy. Facing Divine-Level Flying-Winged Scorpions, even Dongbo Xueying and Chen Jiu might struggle to take care of themselves.”

…

The meteor bridge stretched for hundreds of millions of miles.

The first half was entirely made of black meteorites, while the second half was made of white meteorites, clearly divided.

Hua!

Dongbo Xueying and his team flew for more than a day before gradually approaching the center of the meteor bridge, where they could already see the white meteorites of the second half.

“Zzzzzzz~~~” Suddenly a low sound rang out—it was the sound of wings flapping. From the crevices of a massive black meteorite, one by one Flying-Winged Scorpions began to fly out. These scorpions, excluding their slender tails, were each about half a meter long, pitch black in color, with translucent wings. Their tails were curved, with a sinister glow at the tips.

Among them were particularly noticeable ones, their bodies faintly glowing purple. They were slightly smaller. According to the intelligence, these were the Divine-Level Flying-Winged Scorpions. The dangers of Hongshi Mountain were not insurmountable—these were only at the level of newly ascended divine beings.

Zzzzzzz~~~

Four purple Flying-Winged Scorpions and a group of ordinary ones hovered in the air. Their bulging eyes radiated cold killing intent as they stared at Dongbo Xueying and his companions.

These creatures… were said to have been bred by powerful beings in the Divine Realm, not naturally born. They were created solely for slaughter! Their bodies were extremely hard, their jaws razor-sharp, and their tail toxins even more terrifying. Their flight speed and maneuverability were also incredibly fast. Moreover, the stronger the Flying-Winged Scorpion, the smaller its body. In the Divine Realm, some top-tier Flying-Winged Scorpions, their entire bodies glowing purple, could swarm in the millions, instantly devouring even peak Divine Realm gods.

The four of them also stopped.

“The other ordinary Flying-Winged Scorpions probably haven’t noticed me, but the Divine-Level ones are watching me,” Dongbo Xueying transmitted his voice.

Before Chen Jiu could respond,

The Flying-Winged Scorpions had already taken action.

“Boom!” A deep, low-pitched sound of wings flapping echoed. The swarm of Flying-Winged Scorpions instantly transformed into streaks of light, like a group of meteors suddenly streaking across the sky, moving at incredible speeds. Especially the four streaks glowing with purple light—they were even faster than the rest.