The Sword God of the Universe-Chapter 922: Jing Yan Enters

A Saint Realm Third Stage directly confronting a Half-step Void God requires tremendous courage.

Yi Xiang certainly didn’t want to offend Ouyang Lin, this Half-step Void God, but the current situation was a matter of life and death.

Upon hearing Yi Xiang’s words, a hint of killing intent flashed in Ouyang Lin’s eyes as he coldly glanced at Yi Xiang.

"I don’t have time to argue with you."

"People of the Heavenly Origin Continent, listen up. If you’re unhappy, you can all leave the protection of the Holy Light Tower. Hmph, we’ve expanded the protection range of the Holy Light Tower considerably for your sake. Without you useless lot, it would be much easier for us." Ouyang Lin’s tone was icy.

"Now, either you all leave the protection of the Holy Light Tower, or you send someone to probe the path. Choose one of these two options yourselves!" Ouyang Lin’s gaze swept across the people of the Heavenly Origin Continent.

Many of the Martial Artists from the Heavenly Origin Continent felt angry upon hearing Ouyang Lin’s words.

This Ouyang Lin actually directly insulted them as useless.

But despite their anger, their opponent was a formidable Half-step Void God. The strongest Saint Realm Third Stage among the Heavenly Origin Continent couldn’t come close to matching him.

The other Half-step Void Gods didn’t seem inclined to speak on behalf of the Martial Artists from the Heavenly Origin Continent either.

The situation was awkward, and it seemed like they had no choice but to send someone to probe the path outside the Holy Light Tower’s protective shield. Otherwise, if they were expelled from the Holy Light Tower’s protection, they would likely face complete annihilation.

"Fellow Daoist Yi Xiang, I think Brother Ouyang’s words make sense."

"Think about it, every other continent has Martial Artists at the Half-step Void God Realm. Using the Holy Light Tower to defend against the Destruction Fire’s attacks can only be done by those at the Half-step Void God Level. You all know that maintaining such protection consumes a lot of energy. Martial Artists at the Saint Realm Third Stage from your Heavenly Origin Continent can’t contribute much. You can’t just sit back and rely on others to protect you, can you?" Xiao Qian, a Half-step Void God from the Heavenly Deficiency Continent, said, frowning at Yi Xiang.

"But leaving the protection of the Holy Light Tower is too dangerous. It’s almost certain death!" Yi Xiang said.

"Hehe, let me ask you, why are you here? If you stayed at the Sky Sacred Hall, there wouldn’t be any danger, would there? Since you came here, you naturally hoped to gain great benefits. How can you expect to gain benefits without taking risks? There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world." Xiao Qian smiled.

"Discuss among yourselves and decide who to send to probe the path. Be quick about it. We need to hurry and pass through the Flame Land as soon as possible." Xiao Qian waved his hand.

His words were much more tactful than Ouyang Lin’s, but it was clear they fully supported Ouyang Lin’s stance.

The Martial Artists from the Heavenly Origin Continent had no choice but to send someone to probe the path.

Yi Xiang and the others looked at each other.

"I’ll go first." A Martial Artist from the Heavenly Origin Continent said, and before he finished speaking, he started walking out.

"Brother Lv..." Yi Xiang called out.

"Haha, don’t worry, if I’m lucky enough, I won’t necessarily die." The one called Brother Lv laughed and continued striding forward.

The Half-step Void God controlling the Holy Light Tower opened a small gap to let Brother Lv out, then immediately closed the protective shield again.

"Shoo!" Brother Lv left the protection of the Holy Light Tower and immediately activated a Defense Holy Artifact, flying slowly and cautiously, his Divine Soul extending outward to sense everything around him.

"Hmm?"

"Scary fluctuations..." Brother Lv’s figure flickered slightly, quickly dodging.

At the spot where he had just dodged, a cluster of red flames appeared and then vanished.

Feeling the terrifying aura of Destruction Fire brush past him, Brother Lv broke out in a cold sweat. Destruction Fire appeared with no discernible pattern, or at least, none that they could perceive. Moreover, Destruction Fire was nearly undetectable before it appeared.

The Martial Artists from the Heavenly Origin Continent inside the protective shield saw Brother Lv dodge a cluster of Destruction Fire and breathed a sigh of relief.

It was too perilous.

Just being brushed by the Destruction Fire even slightly would have killed Brother Lv instantly.

"Brother Lv, be careful!" Yi Xiang shouted from outside.

Brother Lv turned and nodded to Yi Xiang and the others, then continued flying forward.

The natives’ group also picked up their pace a bit, keeping up with Brother Lv.

"With someone leading the way, our speed can increase considerably."

"Indeed. Having someone ahead to guide us decreases the chances of encountering Destruction Fire, greatly reducing our energy consumption."

"Yes, if he’s lucky, he might just survive."

Several Half-step Void Gods smiled as they spoke.

"Hiss!"

"Whoosh... whoosh..."

Just as they finished speaking.

A series of Destruction Fire clusters suddenly surrounded Brother Lv, more than a dozen of them. In the blink of an eye, Brother Lv’s body vanished from the spot.

Two soft sounds followed.

Everyone looked down to see some scattered Holy Artifact materials on the ground below.

"Brother Lv..." Yi Xiang’s eyes reddened as he roared.

Brother Lv was dead.

With so many Destruction Fire clusters appearing at once, who could survive that? Even a Half-step Void God might not be able to escape.

Immediately afterward, several Destruction Fire clusters fell onto the Holy Light Tower’s energy shield, causing a series of Magic Patterns to ripple. The Half-step Void God Level Martial Artists hurriedly infused their Primordial Energy to control the Laws.

"Damn it, it seems the frequency of Destruction Fire appearances is increasing."

"We need to move faster. Martial Artists from the Heavenly Origin Continent, continue probing the path." A Half-step Void God urged.

...

Jing Yan and Mr. Zhong stopped moving forward.

"The air is so scorching." Jing Yan frowned, looking ahead.

In that space, the scorching energy seemed to burn everything. The high temperature alone was enough to make one shudder.

"This should be Flame Land. It’s very dangerous. Even an ordinary Half-step Void God would struggle to pass through," Mr. Zhong’s deep voice said. "Fellow Daoist Jing Yan, look, that thing is called Destruction Fire. If it touches you, even a Half-step Void God would die in regret. Ordinary Holy Artifacts would be reduced to nothingness."

Mr. Zhong pointed to a cluster of red flames appearing in the space ahead.

"Is it really that terrifying?" Jing Yan gasped.

"Yes, it’s said that Destruction Fire is formed by the violent condensation of the Fire Law, capable of burning even Divine Thought, with no way to perceive or comprehend its Mysterious aspects," Mr. Zhong nodded.

"Swish!" While speaking, Mr. Zhong took out a blue artifact and activated it with Primordial Energy, causing a blue light curtain to spread out.

"This Holy Artifact of mine is quite effective against Destruction Fire, but it requires consuming a lot of Primordial Energy to maintain. Fellow Daoist Jing Yan, you should also infuse your Primordial Energy. We’ll move together," Mr. Zhong said, looking at Jing Yan.

"Alright." Jing Yan then released his Primordial Energy into Mr. Zhong’s Holy Artifact.

The two of them moved forward quickly.

Since there were only two of them, maintaining the defense wasn’t too demanding, making it relatively easy.