Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Twenty-four people!
There were nine King-Ranked martial artists. A few of the elderly men’s auras were so thick that they could be compared to Heavenly King You, much less Heavenly King Wu and the Wintry Sovereign. Dao Feng was covered in treasures. There were three other King-Ranked young masters whose weapons were obviously Primitive Spiritual Treasures.
On Jiang Yi’s side, however, Qi Qingchen had only become a King-Ranked martial artist a while ago. Although she had been training nonstop recently, her combat ability was still a far cry from Heavenly King You’s. There was no need to even compare the Poison Spirit to the rest.
Qi Qingchen and the Poison Spirit could not kill King-Ranked martial artists; that was for sure. For Jiang Yi, apart from his six-colored burning flames, he could not use any other method to kill them. His baneful aura and Divine Sound Heaven Skill would have very little effect on King-Ranked martial artists.
The six-colored burning flames were very aggressive. Whether they would kill Dao Feng aside or not, he would surely be severely injured if Jiang Yi could envelop him in them. However, would Jiang Yi have a chance to even get near him? He was enduring huge gravitational force now. On their speeds alone, Jiang Yi would be like a snail compared to the King-Ranked martial artists.
The most important thing was his jade-white armor had been broken, and he had no time to refine supreme-grade battle armor. Even the enemies’ long-range attacks could kill Jiang Yi.
At that heated moment, the cogs in Jiang Yi’s brain moved at rapid speed. He calculated the pros and cons of every move, playing out every situation in his head; and he realized that there was only one way to go: he had to climb the stone stages!
Dao Feng and the others were thirty kilometers away from him. If they came towards the stone stages, they would have to endure the huge gravitational force as well. If they wanted to attack him suddenly, they would find that it would be impossible to do so. He was only three kilometers from the stone stages. The gravity here was terrifying. How much more terrifying would it be atop the stone stages?
It was unimaginable!
What’s more… Jiang Yi guessed that the moment they went close to the stone stages, even their essence force would be weakened. The only way the enemies would be able to kill Jiang Yi then is by getting close to him. Jiang Yi had the Merged Flames. If they came close to him, he would burn them alive.
Buzz!
Jiang Yi made up his mind, took out the Chaos Essence Pearl, and sent Qi Qingchen in. Qi Qingchen resisted for a while. However, one look from Jiang Yi caused Qi Qingchen to finally decide to go with Jiang Yi’s wishes.
Swish!
Jiang Yi did not waste a single moment. In a split-second, he let out a beast-like cry from the deepest recesses of his gut. His body was bent over like a shrimp, but he took big strides and charged forward.
Three hundred meters later, the gravity became several times stronger again. Jiang Yi bent over a bit more and gritted his teeth but continued moving forward. At that moment, it was impossible for him to sprint anymore. All he could do was take big steps.
Buzz!
At the same time, Jiang Yi released his Sword Emanations Race beings and made them line up behind him. They formed layers of stone walls to buy a couple of seconds for Jiang Yi and prevent the enemies from charging up at him.
“Keke!”
From afar, he heard the mocking laughs. Dao Feng was taking his time to walk over. He watched as Jiang Yi struggled to move and grinned, “Jiang Yi, stop struggling when you’re in the face of death. Even if you obtain those treasures, you would be helping me get them. Even if you want to jump off a cliff again this time, you would not get the chance to.”
Swish! Swish!
Seven or eight people stepped out of the group of over twenty of them and rushed out in all directions. They surrounded the stone stages. A few of them tried to get a feel for the gravity a couple of kilometers from the stone stages. None of them were surprised. They decided not to get any closer or attempt to snatch the treasures.
They knew…
Now was the time for Young Master Dao Feng to perform. Dao Feng had already made clear that these treasures were his. Who would dare to snatch them from him? They would be showing disrespect to Dao Feng. Since they were already on the third level, they did not need to fear that they would not get the treasures.
Bang!
Jiang Yi was still taking big strides forward. When he got three hundred meters nearer to the stone stages, his legs turned to jelly; and he fell down to his knees on the ground. He was shocked. When he got to that distance, the gravity was about a million times stronger than outside. Without the Power of Heaven and Earth, he could forget about moving.
Buzz!
Jiang Yi activated his heavenly powers and thrust his palm out towards the stone stages. What happened next both shocked and excited him. The huge handprint that he congealed flew a distance in front and then disappeared. It did not even make it to the stone stages.
This meant that the gravitational force around the stone stages was extreme. At this distance from the stone stages, all attacks became significantly weaker. There was no way one would be able to attack the top of the stages from the bottom. If he could climb up the stone stages, they could forget about killing him. He had no choice but to climb up the steps.
The problem was… could he make it up?
Roar!
Whether he would be able to or not remained to be seen. Jiang Yi roared through his teeth and kept moving forward. Although he could force himself to continue moving, he was reduced to crawling. He could handle the gravity better by crawling than by walking.
“Hahaha!”
Dao Feng still had not moved. He watched Jiang Yi mockingly. Many other young masters grinned in contempt as well. All of them thought that they were watching Jiang Yi struggle even in the face of death. Was he really still trying to obtain the treasures even at a time like this? He was already surrounded. Was he thinking of flying away after obtaining the treasures?
“Everyone, watch my back for me. Since Jiang Yi said that we are taking advantage of him by ganging up against him, I will go and fight him one-on-one.”
After some time, Dao Feng decided to get moving. He cupped his hands at the young masters around him. The young masters quickly cheered him on and watched him as he went up to fight Jiang Yi alone.
Many people had their eyes on the two jade boxes atop the stone stages, their gazes burning with passion and green. Treasures on the third level were just this majestic. How could the Demon-Killing Supreme Thearch not have such good things on standby?
Swish!
Dao Feng lifted his long, snow-white, battle sword and dropped the tip onto the ground, dragging it as he walked forward. He sped up into a run, leaving behind sparks caused by his battle sword rubbing against the ground. It was obvious that there were restrictions on the ground. Otherwise, he would be leaving a deep drain in the ground behind him, given how sharp his sword was.
Dao Feng was tall and strong; his shoulders were broad, his legs were long, and his posture was upright. Dressed in his snow-white battle armor, he looked exceptionally heroic and handsome. As he walked, he took huge, confident strides. The aura around his body kept intensifying as he advanced. As they watched him, the three young mistresses became dazzled. The corners of Dao Feng’s mouth twisted up in a slight smile as his eyes glinted. Based on looks alone, he won hands down.
He moved at an average speed and easily entered the area where the gravitational force acted. However, even as the gravity acted on him, he did not pause or slow down. Instead, he continued moving forward. Jiang Yi, on the other hand, looked far more pathetic. At that moment, he was crawling on the ground. However, he was getting close to the stone stages now.
As expected…!
When Jiang Yi’s hands gripped onto the first step up to the stone stages, his entire body sank down further. The gravity here was a million and two hundred thousand times more than that outside. It was much more powerful.
“Go!”
Jiang Yi roared once again, sucking in a deep breath. Both his hands and knees moved at a crazy pace, taking him up the steps. There were only tens of steps, which added up to about three hundred meters in height. If there was no such strong gravitational force here, Jiang Yi would not have to fly to ascend in just one jump. Now, however, every step took the breath out of him. His entire body was shaking uncontrollably.
“Hehe, Jiang Yi, even if you make it up there, do you think you can get the treasures?”
Dao Feng was still taking huge strides towards him. In a couple of seconds, he already made it to six kilometers from the stone stages. He looked up at the two treasures floating three hundred meters atop the stone stages and laughed mirthlessly. “I bet the gravity up there is much more terrifying. If you go up, you will not even be able to move your hands or legs. How would you jump to get those treasures?”
“I want to try.”
Jiang Yi turned around and looked Dao Feng in the eye as he grinned. “Young Master Dao Feng, you are much stronger than me. Let’s compete to see which of us will get the treasures.”
“You will lose for sure.”
The sword that Dao Feng had been dragging on the ground lit up as he said in a cool tone, “Because I am not prepared to let you have those treasures. Die!”
