In the depths of the desert that was filled with scarlet light
At this point, the end of the boundless desert finally appeared. At the end, a massive scarlet light shrouded the area, as if it was a natural barrier that separated the heavens and earth.
That massive scarlet light clearly possessed a terrifying temperature. As the light spread out, even space had distorted, as if it was about to be incinerated.
Compared to this scarlet barrier, the scarlet light that spread out in the desert paled in comparison.
At this moment, there were several silhouettes standing before the scarlet barrier. They looked at the scarlet barrier with unsightly expressions.
"This is the barrier that leads to the second layer?"
In another region, Mo Feng, Han Shan of the Demonic Rhino Clan and Xu Kun of the Sky Elephant Clan had also arrived. They looked at the scarlet barrier before them with grave expressions.
They could naturally sense how tough it was to break through the scarlet barrier. Even they couldn't belittle the high temperature here. If they were careless, they would at least lose a layer of their skin, even if they didn't die.
Behind them, there were still some silhouettes swiftly making their way over. But facing the obstruction of the scarlet barrier, not a single person dared to charge in.
Although the scarlet barrier only had a radius of a thousand feet, it was still extremely terrifying.
If it was usually.
This distance would only be covered in the blink of an eye.
But right now, this thousand feet was like a path of death.
It made one's heart palpitate …
The silence lasted for a long time, before everyone did not intend to wait any longer. Zong Teng was the first to clench his teeth and did not speak any more. A golden lustre blossomed from the surface of his body and a pair of golden wings unfolded from his back, even on the surface of his body.
Even the surface of his body was covered in golden feathers that looked like a scale armour that protected him.
Zong Teng still wasn't assured after activating the defences, so he tossed the golden umbrella in his hand. A golden lustre flickered and formed into a golden barrier that enveloped him.
Only then did Zong Teng feel a little relieved after adding layers of defences.
Thereafter, he no longer hesitated and stepped into the scarlet light.
Sizzle!
Just as he stepped into the scarlet light, Zong Teng's face instantly distorted and white smoke was emitted from his body.
The golden scales on the surface of his body gradually melted at this moment.
The terrifying pain had caused Zong Teng's scalp to explode.
However, Zong Teng was a prodigy of the Tian Peng race after all.
Naturally, he would not retreat so easily. Instead, he activated his full strength to defend.
Then, he began to rush towards the end of the scarlet light.
Behind him was Han Shan.
When Xu Kun and the others saw this, they did not dare to let Zong Teng pass. They immediately executed various means and heavily armed themselves before charging in.
"Ah!"
However, there were clearly people that had underestimated the might of the scarlet light. Not long after they stepped in, they shrieked from being roasted. White smoke rose as if they were about to be ignited. Although their entire bodies weren't incinerated, the Spiritual Energy in their bodies had dimmed. Clearly, they had suffered heavy injuries.
The commotion caused the hearts of Han Shan and the rest to tremble. Immediately, they became even more cautious. Their speed had also started to slow down in an attempt to move through the scarlet light barrier.
Just when Zong Teng and the rest slowly moved through the scarlet light barrier, they suddenly cast a glance at their rear and slightly knitted their brows. Just a moment ago, they seemed to have sensed a peculiar Spiritual Energy fluctuation coming over …
It seems like someone has rushed over again?
…
"Looks like Zong Teng, Han Shan and the rest have reached the end of the first level. As long as they can endure through there, they will be able to enter the second level …"
At this moment, when the experts outside the Body Refining Pagoda saw the lights slowing down, they started to discuss. However, they weren't worried. Zong Teng, Han Shan and the rest were all geniuses of their respective clans, so they had made ample preparations. As long as they were cautious, they would definitely be able to enter the second level.
"Mhm?"
Just when everyone was paying attention to Zong Teng's party, an exclamation suddenly rang out, "Mu Chen's speed has started to increase!"
Everyone was startled before they shifted their gazes. Indeed, they could see that the light that had been moving at a slow speed had started to accelerate at this moment.
"Heh, he's finally moving?
But by the time he catches up, I'm afraid that the rest will have already entered the second level. With such results, he can forget about obtaining any opportunities. "When Liu Qing of the Sky Roc Clan saw this scene, she coldly snorted.
However, when her voice rang out, an uproar instantly erupted from the surroundings. Many experts had a change in their expressions because they saw that the speed of the light dot was unbelievably fast. It was charging towards the end of the first level at an extremely fast speed. Judging from the looks of it, it was as if the trials on the first level could no longer obstruct it.
"What swift speed!"
"It's even faster than Zong Teng's speed!"
"According to this speed, I'm afraid that he will soon catch up to Zong Teng, Han Shan and the rest!"
"How is that possible?
Isn't he afraid of the first level's trial with his speed? "
Exclamations constantly resounded with everyone's faces filled with disbelief. They couldn't imagine that the person that they had practically given up on would be so courageous at this moment …
Amidst the exclamations, Liu Qing's face had also turned ashen as she stared at the swiftly moving light and gnashed her teeth. "What's the use of running so fast? At that time, he still won't be able to pass through the first level's barrier!"
On the other side, Jiu You and Mo Ling felt heavily relieved at this moment. From the looks of it, Mu Chen still had a chance to compete with the rest.
They just didn't know what that fellow was doing when he was crawling like a tortoise.
They really couldn't fathom what he was doing …
Under the gazes of everyone outside the Body Refining Pagoda …
The speck of light that was originally lagging behind finally caught up to the nine specks of light at the very front...
…
Within the massive scarlet barrier, Zong Teng and the rest carefully moved forward with layers of defences enveloping them, isolating them from the terrifying scarlet power.
"Mhm?!"
It was also at this moment that their faces suddenly changed and they abruptly turned their heads, only to see a silhouette flying over in the distant horizon.
In just ten-odd breaths of time, it had already appeared outside the scarlet barrier.
The speed of that silhouette had startled them. Who was so bold to fly against the scarlet barrier at such a speed? Wasn't he afraid of being incinerated into ashes?
"That is …" Many pairs of eyes shot over, before their pupils abruptly shrunk.
That silhouette gradually became clearer.
A youthful silhouette had quietly appeared in their line of sight.
"It's that human brat!"
"It's actually Mu Chen?!"
Zong Teng's pupils contracted and his gaze turned a little dark. At the same time, he felt some disbelief in his heart.
They didn't know how far they had left Mu Chen behind, so how did he catch up in such a short period of time?
Even he couldn't catch up to that speed.
Even he couldn't catch up!
When Mo Feng saw this, he felt relieved in his heart.
This Mu Chen is truly a person that can give people pleasant surprises one after another.
"Hmph.
So what if he makes it? The scarlet light here is several times more overbearing than the outside. That brat is just a human, so he will probably be melted by the scarlet light the moment he steps in. "
However, there were also people that coldly snorted in their hearts. They clearly didn't think that Mu Chen would dare to step into the scarlet barrier. After all, even they had to rely on the defences to slowly move in.
But as they coldly snorted, Mu Chen, who was outside the scarlet barrier, smiled before he calmly stepped into the scarlet light under everyone's widened eyes.
"Courting death!
He didn't even circulate his Spiritual Energy and is trying to step into the scarlet light with his physical body?! "
Seeing his actions, the few silhouettes had their eyes widened as they waited for Mu Chen to court his own death.
Sizzle!
Sizzle! When Mu Chen stepped into the scarlet light, a terrifying temperature instantly eroded over, making him feel suffocated. White smoke rose from the surface of Mu Chen's body and his skin was instantly scorched. Under the scarlet light, a bone-chilling sizzling sound resounded, as if it was about to be ignited.
The terrifying pain had wreaked havoc once again.
Mu Chen's face had also briefly distorted before he pulled the corner of his lips. The scarlet light here was truly more overbearing than the outside.
However, after being roasted by the scarlet light for a period of time, and with the help of the powerful adaptability of the Dragon-Phoenix Physique, his resistance towards the scarlet light had increased by a lot.
Thus, he raised his head and looked at those that were looking at him with pity and ridicule as he gently smiled. Shortly after, the True Dragon Tattoo on his chest started to wander. As it wandered, his entire body seemed to have been revived. As his body trembled, it had started to absorb the scarlet energy that had seeped in.
His physical body seemed to have started to grow stronger once again.
The white smoke that was seeping out from the surface of Mu Chen's body gradually dissipated and Mu Chen's silhouette appeared under everyone's gazes once again...
Zong Teng, Han Shan and the rest abruptly narrowed their eyes.
That's because, at this moment, Mu Chen's body was emitting a golden lustre and his skin was as good as before. Not only did the scarlet light not cause any destruction to him, but it even caused a bizarre dark-golden lustre to be reflected on his skin.
The overbearing scarlet light didn't seem to have caused any harm to Mu Chen!
"How is this possible?!"
Murmurs of disbelief resounded in everyone's hearts.
But at this moment, Mu Chen couldn't be bothered with the shock in their hearts. He slowly clenched his fist and cast a glance at everyone, who were crawling like turtles, before the corner of his lips rose.
"Everyone, looks like I will be making a move first this time."
As he spoke, he abruptly stomped his foot and turned into a streak of golden light. With a rustle, he had charged out and in the blink of an eye, he had already left Zong Teng and the rest far behind him.
Everyone looked at the swiftly disappearing silhouette with a stupefied expression and couldn't recover for a long time.
(To be continued …)