Chapter 644: Restrictions!
"Alright, the few people I just pointed out, and you, come over here."
Seeing the crimson-robed youth agree to his suggestion, a smile appeared on Feng Wuyin’s face. He pointed at Li Yun and the others again and said calmly, "You few, go forward one by one in the order I just called. Remember, I treat everyone equally. As long as you can cross a hundred meters, I can exempt you from being cannon fodder and let you become members of the Ironblood Sect."
"Now, get moving."
Under Feng Wuyin’s shouting, a cultivator as thin as dried firewood walked out with a bitter expression and cautiously stepped through the gate.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Just as he took the first step, countless Sword Lights flickered and crisscrossed, instantly submerging him. In an instant, he was completely torn apart, dying a tragic death.
Seeing this, Feng Wuyin’s eyes flickered. He exchanged glances with Elder Chen Ming and the crimson-robed youth, then could not help nodding.
"Next."
Soon, under his scolding, the next cultivator went up.
Just like the previous two, in only a breath’s time, this cultivator was swallowed by the whistling Sword Light and directly ground into pieces.
"As expected."
Smiles appeared on the faces of Feng Wuyin and the others.
"It is just as we suspected. Although a restriction was placed at the entrance of this underground palace, its energy source has long withered over time. As long as we test it a few more times, these restrictions will disappear on their own."
At first, the power of those countless Sword Lights could easily kill a 1st level Heavenly Core Realm cultivator. But after three activations, that energy could probably only kill a Half-Step Heavenly Core Realm cultivator.
With the strength of Feng Wuyin and the others, they could completely force their way through this Sword Light Array, but Feng Wuyin naturally had no such intention.
"You! You two, go up and face the trial first."
He suddenly pointed at Li Yun and Zhu Ximen, saying calmly, "Hurry up. Do not waste our time."
"According to the order, should we not be at the very end?"
Zhu Ximen’s expression changed slightly.
Just now, he and Li Yun had been the last ones pointed out by Feng Wuyin. Logically, their turn should have come last.
"What last?"
Feng Wuyin said coldly, "Is the order not decided by me? If I tell you to go up now, then you must go up now. Of course, you can choose not to, but the price for that is being slapped to death by me right here."
"You!"
Zhu Ximen’s face turned extremely ugly.
Behind him, although Li Yun’s face remained impassive and showed no abnormality, his heart grew cold.
Obviously, Feng Wuyin was deliberately targeting them, wanting to push them into a pit of fire.
"Fine. We will go up now."
Taking a deep look at Feng Wuyin, Li Yun suppressed the killing intent in his heart.
If he acted now, although he could kill Feng Wuyin, Elder Chen Ming and the crimson-robed youth were definitely not people he could deal with easily.
Even if he subdued Elder Chen Ming and escaped before the crimson-robed youth could attack, the problem was that once he was exposed and fled, Zhu Ximen, Peak Lord Shen Ming, and the others would surely meet a miserable end.
For the sake of Peak Lord Shen Ming and Zhu Ximen, he had to endure.
Under Feng Wuyin’s indifferent gaze, as well as the pitying and gloating looks of the other cultivators, Li Yun and Zhu Ximen stepped into the entrance of the stone gate at the same time.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
In an instant, countless Sword Lights erupted.
Although they were clearly much weaker than before, all those Sword Lights combined were still enough to easily kill a Half-Step Heavenly Core Realm cultivator.
If he were in peak condition, Li Yun naturally would not fear these Sword Lights. With his strength comparable to the 5th level of Heavenly Core Realm, he could easily break all of them. But right now, he could not do that.
Because once he did, he would expose his strength, and his subsequent plans would become impossible to carry out.
In the next moment, endless golden light fell like a torrential downpour, instantly and completely enveloping both Li Yun and Zhu Ximen.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Just as he was submerged by the rain of Sword Light, Li Yun suddenly moved.
His body twisted like a nimble fish, and his feet traced the ground. What looked like chaotic movement was actually following a mysterious rhythm, and none of the countless descending Sword Lights managed to land on him.
In comparison, Zhu Ximen’s movements appeared much stiffer.
After frantically dodging a few beams of Sword Light, one beam shot straight toward his heart.
’It is over.’
Zhu Ximen gave a wry smile in his heart.
Dying under the Sword Light Array was at least better than dying at the hands of someone from the Ironblood Sect.
Bang!
Just then, Li Yun’s figure bumped into him, seemingly by accident, pushing him away just enough to narrowly avoid that beam of Sword Light.
Under the watchful eyes of Feng Wuyin and the others, Li Yun could not help Zhu Ximen too obviously, or Feng Wuyin and his group would easily see through his pretense.
Fortunately, after being activated several times in succession, the power source of the Sword Light Array clearly could not last much longer. After only three breaths, the speed of the Sword Qi slowed significantly, and its intensity also weakened considerably.
Under these circumstances, although Zhu Ximen looked extremely miserable, he managed to safely evade the Sword Light attacks.
After a total of ten breaths, the Sword Light finally stopped. No more beams appeared, and the surrounding killing intent instantly subsided.
"Not bad."
Not far away, Feng Wuyin nodded and smiled. "You two did very well. It seems you are quite suited for scouting. Next, you two will continue."
"What?"
Zhu Ximen’s expression immediately changed. "We just survived a calamity and have not even had time to catch our breath, yet you want us to continue forward? Are you not intentionally trying to send us to our deaths?"