After a mont of silence, the Dharma Protector began to shout loudly.
"Great Elder, as long as you can fulfill your promise, I will not hesitate to put my life back on track!"
"The Song family has treated well, I will definitely repay my debts of gratitude!"
They were already becoming less and less guarded against those standing beside them.
Yan Xiaobao began to feel anxious and couldn’t help but think that Song Junwan had already bound him... He realized that a trial by fire was dangerous, but he never thought the danger would completely lose control — if the whole team failed, he might die.
Even as he sighed inwardly, he suddenly realized that the entire crowd was staring at him. He raised his head arrogantly and leaned back, saying, "For Junwan, I will go through hell or high water! It is my duty!"
There were strange expressions on the faces of the other Dharma Protectors, and Song bit his teeth. However, he knew he had no choice but to put aside his hatred for Nightcrypt. He coldly snorted and looked away.
Song Junwan apologetically looked at Yan Xiaobao, but without any comfort. Instead, she issued a final warning.
"You need to pay special attention to three people. They are Yang Hongwu, Xiao Qing, and Zhang Yunshan! Among these three, Yang Hongwu and Zhang Yunshan might possess powerful magic items. As for Xiao Qing..." Her expression flickered with fear. "He should have reached the core formation by now, but hasn’t.... In the past, he served as the private chuáng attendant for the Patriarch Infinite!"
Afterward, she continued to provide more detailed information about the three cultivation units.
Yan Xiaobao’s nervousness escalated. As Song Junwan finished speaking, Xue i also explained the situation to her Dharma Protectors, who seed filled with murderous intent and a threatening aura as they looked at Yan Xiaobao and those around him.
Of course, Song Qu took the lead, with Yan Xiaobao happy to join in. Even back in the "Spirit Stream Sect," he participated in such staring contests.
"Hmph! Although he widened his eyes, he still kept recalling the three people Song Junwan had just described, and after finding them in the group, he restored their features in his mind.
He imagined himself encountering them in the Bloody Wilderness, ultimately engaging in a bloody fight over the keys.
There are only 7 people in total who can enter Level 3, the ancient blood path. Whoever these people turn out to be, they will profoundly impact who eventually becos the Blood Master.
At this mont, Xue i took a deep breath and said, "Song Junwan, can we open the door now?"
She waved her right hand in the air, and a bright red light appeared on her palm, flying into the air in the form of a blood-colored command dal.
The command dal imdiately beca the focus of everyone’s attention. Even Yan Xiaobao observed carefully. Both Xue i and Song Junwan possessed such a dal, bypassing Level 1 and ensuring they did not need a key to enter the ancient blood path.
"It feels like every decision about this trial by fire was made behind closed doors, everyone knows..." he sighed, looking at Song Junwan. Song Junwan also extended her right hand and blinked, making a second blood-colored command dal appear in her palm.
Scarlet light emanated from the two command dals, flying into the air above the platform. As the light spread, everything was bathed in deep crimson, and simultaneously, the outline of a giant door appeared. The door opened, and a pulse that could shake the heavens and earth surged forth. Then, two beams of scarlet light shot toward Song Junwan and Xue i, connecting with their command dals and rging into their bodies.
"The second stage has begun. Follow !" Song Junwan flew into the air, followed closely by Song Qu. The other Dharma Protectors flew around Song Junwan, including Yan Xiaobao, as the entire group surged toward the scarlet door.
They managed to outpace Xue i until eleven of them flew into the door, with Xue i and her team rapidly following behind, transforming into beams of light also shooting toward the door.
Soon, no one could be seen on the platform. The blood-colored door slowly faded away, disappearing within a few breaths.
The Bloody Wilderness looked like its na. It was a huge desert, covered entirely in deep red sand grains. Just gazing around, it appeared to be a completely barren wasteland.
Frenzied winds blew, sending sand flying everywhere. It seed like a sinister and destructive place, devoid of life.
Within the swirling sands of the desert, bleached bones occasionally appeared, remnants of those burned by the fire due to their status as Bloodline Lords of the Middle Peak in past trials.
Yan Xiaobao imdiately felt the aura of death perating the entire area. Then he saw a nearby skeleton and pupils contracted.
He was not the only one to have this reaction.
Song Junwan said, "After the incense burns out, the first key will appear." "As soon as a key appears, it will shoot a huge beam of light into the sky, and even if the key is reached, the beam won’t disappear....
"Everyone, split up. When the first beam of light appears, head in that direction.... Rember, fighting is not allowed over the keys. Whoever first gets it must receive the protection of everyone else!
"I intend to use myself as bait for Xue i. Knowing her cunning, she won’t wait for the ’Ancient Blood Path’ to open before trying to kill so of you. She will definitely start here, and may even seek help from her Dharma Protectors to kill !
"Even if she doesn’t intend to do that, I’ll do my best to involve her. If she has had that plan all along... then, I think she will be surprised by the outco of things. For the next 14 hours, it’s up to you, Dharma Protectors!" With that, she flew off on her own.
From a distance away, she shouted in a powerful voice that spread in all directions: "Xue i, dare you co out and fight !?"
Xue i and her team were not far from Yan Xiaobao and his team, having just appeared. When she heard Song Junwan’s voice, her eyes coldly flickered.
"Don’t worry about ," she said to her people. "You go for the keys." With that, she flew in the direction of Song Junwan.
In just a mont, they closed in on each other, eyes filled with murderous intent. Clearly, the Patriarch Infinite and the Song Family Patriarch had reached an agreent. Song Junwan’s cultivation base was higher, but she lacked spectacular treasure. As for Xue i, although her cultivation base was not high, she had many precious magic items and was at the peak of the Earth Lineage Foundation. Thus, they were relatively evenly matched. In the blink of an eye, explosive combat was underway.
As the two began fighting, the rumblings filled the air, reverberating in all directions with booming sounds.
Everyone else watched with serious expressions. In fact, Song Qu was shocked at Song Junwan’s audacity. However, after a mont of hesitation, he chose a direction and began flying. Others quickly followed suit, their admiration for Song Junwan growing.
Yan Xiaobao blinked as he watched Song Junwan, then swiftly dashed off in a direction.
"I never thought Song Junwan would use Xue i as bait to fight.... She must be fully prepared for that. But then again, Xue i must be too. Presumably, achieving complete victory in the second stage won’t be easy. I bet these two just want to feel each other out." He shook his head and moved forward, already deciding that no matter what happened, he would not attempt to fight for the first key.
"Let them fight for the first key, I don’t care. Although whoever ends up with this result will struggle bitterly until the end." Although this trial by fire seed less intense than the ’Fallen Sword World,’ there was a ti limit. Also, the threat of death hovered over everyone’s head. The impending battles were certain to result in bloody carnage.
"Hmph! Whoever touches one of those keys first will encounter so misfortune. No,... wait, bad, terrible luck!" He quickened his pace, pondering the best way to safely hide far away. Sotis he would sigh and gaze around. There it was... suddenly, right in front of him... a blood-colored light appeared.
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