The blood-red light in front of the old man suddenly turned golden, and the special ability he had released to protect his companions was immediately withdrawn.
He was shocked to find that more than half of the special ability he had released had disappeared in an instant. This feeling of disappearing into thin air was like being swallowed by space itself.
The second explosion naturally came from the golden halo. In the midst of the explosion, the other seven people surrounding them had to use their special abilities to defend themselves, and were all blown away by the explosion.
Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin instantly turned into a flash of lightning, and in a flash, they were out of the circle.
Having more people was not scary, the key was not to be surrounded by them.
The opponent had eight special ability users, and it was obvious that their special abilities were of the same origin.
Once they joined forces, it would not be easy to escape.
But now it was different, Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin had both thunder and lightning special abilities, and electric special abilities were known for their speed, so it would not be easy to surround them again.
Lan Jue was very confident that even if they were to face a pinnacle level nine powerhouse, they would not be at a disadvantage if they joined forces.
"No wonder you dare to come here, you do have some strength."
The old man looked at Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin with a solemn expression, but did not immediately pursue them. The other seven people quickly surrounded him and stood in a row.
A layer of red light appeared on all eight of them, and the red light was crystal clear, giving off a strange feeling.
The old man raised his right hand, and a crystal ball appeared in his palm. Under the reflection of the blood-red light on his body, the crystal ball quickly became the same color.
Suddenly, a beam of blood-red light shot up into the sky, heading straight for the Mirror Lake hanging high in the sky.
Lan Jue's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately let out a low cry.
"Not good." She pulled Zhou Qianlin.
She quickly turned into a bolt of lightning.
Flying towards the edge of this side of the world.
But just as he moved, the world around him had turned into a blood-red sea, and an extremely viscous feeling came from all directions.
A huge pressure descended from the sky. It felt as if the sky had collapsed in an instant, suppressing them.
Lan Jue's eyes glowed brightly. At this moment, he couldn't care less.
This was their territory.
Attacking right from the start meant that the other party didn't want to expose everything here.
The possibility of silencing them was very high.
He had to get out of here. Even if he wanted to come back, he'd have to wait for the Wine Master.
With a Sovereign overseeing things, there was nothing to fear.
Lan Jue tugged at Zhou Qianlin, and Zhou Qianlin very naturally fell into his embrace. She already knew what he wanted to do, and at a time like this, there was naturally no room for hesitation. She raised her head.
Her pretty face blushed slightly.
Lan Jue hesitated for a moment, but still kissed him.
Zhou Qianlin's lips were a little cold.
But there was a hint of sweetness. Before he could savor the taste, however, Zhou Qianlin dissolved into a white halo of light and melted into his body.
This was their second time joining together, and Lan Jue was familiar with the process.
In an instant, the aura on his body suddenly increased exponentially. In that sticky red world, he slowly raised his right hand, and a dazzling golden light burst forth from his body in a frenzy.
The surrounding blood-red light began to fluctuate violently due to the dense electric currents.
Lan Jue's entire body was a sea of gold. The Godking had arrived.
The old man's expression changed, and he muttered to himself. "Protogenia!"
Across from him, Lan Jue's voice was cold. "Open the heavens!"
The majestic voice was like a surging torrent, suddenly exploding in this side of the world. The world in the sky that had already turned wine red shook violently, and a crack seemed to be slowly opening up.
Lan Jue's eyes followed the old man in the distance. He lifted his right hand and made a feinting gesture.
Suddenly, a bolt of golden lightning cut through the air, heading straight for the old man's chest.
The oppressive crimson light shattered in the face of the golden light, and opened a path.
The old man's eyes narrowed, and he lifted the crystal orb in his hand. He gave it a gentle shake, and the crimson light between heaven and earth shuddered violently. The rift opened by Lan Jue's Godking's words closed as well.
Lan Jue's heart skipped a beat, but he wasn't afraid. After joining with Zhou Qianlin, his Discipline had reached ninth level ninth rank. With the addition of his Ascension, he was very close to becoming a Paragon.
"Hmph!"
Lan Jue snorted, and the crimson sky trembled. A blinding golden light exploded from him, and with Lan Jue at the center, bolts of golden lightning transformed into a forest of lightning that grew and expanded outwards!
The destructive power of the golden lightning shattered the crimson world around them. The old man's face paled.
He hadn't expected Lan Jue to be this strong.
He couldn't hold back the golden lightning that was coming for him any longer. He let out a low shout, and a crescent moon rose from behind his head. Crimson light shone down on the golden lightning.
"Boom!" The golden lightning exploded. The old man's body flickered with arcs of electricity as he was sent flying. At the same time, the golden lightning on his body turned into a golden chain that extended horizontally and wrapped around the other seven people.
The forest of lightning dispersed the crimson light around them.
Lan Jue threw his head back and roared. "Open the heavens!"
This time, the sound waves were like the sound of a great bell. It was as if a pair of giant golden hands had appeared in the sky, forcibly tearing open a rift that was even larger than before.
Lan Jue's eyes were stern as he looked at the eight trapped in the lightning. Then he transformed into a beam of golden light and flew towards the rift.
Even he himself did not expect that after reaching level nine, rank nine, using the Godly King's Spiritual Speech would actually be so powerful.
It was like he was back on Taihua, when he'd taken the Reverie Elixir. It was like he could rule the world, and his understanding of protogenia had deepened.
Under pressure, one's potential was stimulated.
Just as Lan Jue thought he was out of danger, he heard a sigh.
The sigh came very suddenly, as though it was right beside his ear. Immediately after, the blood-red light that had dissipated under the effects of the Godking's version of the Forest of Lightning suddenly paused for a moment. Then, it became crystal clear.
A faint fragrance wafted through the air, and everything around them changed.
The sky twisted and warped, and Lan Jue's giant hand vanished like smoke.
Heaven and earth vanished, leaving behind a world of crimson that seemed familiar to Lan Jue.
The faint fragrance was filled with a mystical feeling. It seeped into one's body and made one feel intoxicated.
But what Lan Jue felt wasn't fragrance, but bitterness.
A Paragon's Domain!
Since when did Paragons become so common?
This one's abilities were different from any known Paragon.
Lan Jue couldn't help but think back to what the Clairvoyant had told him, to find more Paragons in this world.
Here, in the world of the descendants of the three Gods of Wine, another Paragon had appeared.
The sigh was ancient, ancient, and had an indescribable sense of antiquity to it.
Lan Jue didn't try to escape. The only way to escape from a Paragon's Domain was to defeat him.
Of course, he wasn't resigned to his fate. No matter what, he had to give it his all. Even if he couldn't escape, he'd done all he could.
"Stop!" the old voice said in a low voice.
A terrible pressure bore down on him from all sides. Lan Jue suddenly felt an invisible whirlpool appear around him.
This feeling was similar to when he and Qianlin had been sucked into Spirit Mirror Lake. It was a terrible, terrible force that pulled at his body. Even with all his might he couldn't resist.
It wasn't a wonderful feeling, and Lan Jue couldn't help but reveal a look of shock on his face.
He didn't only know one Paragon, but he'd personally experienced the power of many of them.
Of all the Paragons he knew, other than his Master, the strongest was the Clairvoyant. He'd never felt the full extent of the Clairvoyant's power. It was as vast and limitless as the universe itself.
As for his Master, the one they called Jueti, the strongest of the ten Paragons, Lan Jue had never felt protogenia from him. He didn't need to use it to torment Lan Jue to the point where he wished he was dead.
In Lan Jue's eyes, the Clairvoyant was an ordinary old man who practiced martial arts every day.
The pressure he felt from this man was different from the Clairvoyant's, but it was more direct. Lan Jue was certain this man's cultivation was higher than the Wine Master's, perhaps even higher than the Keeper's. Very likely he was on the same level as the Clairvoyant.
Even in his Ascension, and with Zhou Qianlin's complete fusion, he still couldn't withstand the pressure.
The vortex was simple and direct. It was without Huali's attack, and yet he couldn't withstand it.
It was like heaven and earth had been turned upside down, yin and yang had been turned upside down. Everything was surreal.
Just by standing there, he could clearly feel the energy in his body depleting at an alarming rate.
But there was nothing he could do.
His strength was very close to that of a Paragon!
But the result was the same. One could only imagine how powerful this unknown Paragon was.
"We mean you no harm." A familiar voice interrupted his thoughts.
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