Chapter 2409: How Could It Be Her?
The sudden change shocked Ye Haochuan and the others.
Damn, could it be that Du Tianze is really that powerful, able to tackle beasts two levels higher than himself this quickly?
Ye Haochuan was cursing inwardly amidst his shock.
However, when his peripheral vision caught sight of it, he realized that the molten Giant was still there.
"This idiot!"
Ye Haochuan felt reassured and began to mock Du Tianze without reservation.
Du Tianze’s target was Yin Xirou, who had her hand on the stele.
Yin Xirou, in a panic, was already preparing to unleash her means for final defense.
But just when Du Tianze was about ten meters away from her, he was suddenly blocked by an invisible barrier, like a kite with a broken string, he was flung away.
"Strange, when was there a barrier there?"
Yin Xirou looked on, puzzled by the scene.
Only Ye Haochuan appeared as if he had expected it, saying, "Since this is a test, it’s impossible for there to be such a big loophole. If anyone could proceed without defeating the Demon Beasts, what would be the point of their presence?"
Yin Xirou and Tang Yucheng came to a realization.
Du Tianze, who had been flung out, unfortunately landed on the molten Giant, suffering an instant calamity.
The molten substance burned him instantly, leaving his flesh covered in blood, looking horrible beyond imagination.
However, this first genius still had his own survival methods, wrapping himself in a water curtain to escape, preserving his life.
But trying to continue battling the Demon Beasts two levels higher than himself seemed completely impossible now.
"Who dares to ignore the rules of the South Sect, helping others cheat? I’m unwilling, unwilling!"
Knowing that he was now unrelated to this Divine Level inheritance, Du Tianze lamented towards the sky, unwillingly saying the word "give up."
Only then did Yin Xirou completely relax, continuing the movement she hadn’t completed earlier, placing her fair jade hand on the stele.
Soon, Yin Xirou’s figure disappeared from the original spot.
Ye Haochuan collapsed on the ground without caring for his image, shouting in his mind.
"Why, why is it like this? A Divine Level inheritance is the most advanced in the Four Images Secret Realm, and yet I’m not allowed to obtain it. It seems intentional to prevent me from gaining any advantage!"
The Tai Chi Pattern, his object of complaint, appeared not to hear, with no response at all.
Yet, the more it was like this, the angrier Ye Haochuan became.
Others obtained inheritances and enhanced their powers, but he could only watch, causing growing frustration.
"Damned thing, staying in master Ye’s territory, ruining my opportunities—do you really think master Ye can’t refine you?"
Ye Haochuan filled with fury, suddenly gathered all his Flower Energy and enveloped it toward the Tai Chi Pattern.
Rumble~
Suddenly, the earth started trembling violently, as if it were about to break apart at any moment.
What’s going on? Wasn’t it just some revenge against this disobedient thing, how did it cause such a huge commotion?
Ye Haochuan was greatly shocked, not daring to continue using Flower Energy on the Tai Chi Pattern.
But the shaking did not stop due to Ye Haochuan’s restraint, instead, it grew even more intense.
Screech~
A tremendous screech echoed through the sky, a gigantic and fearsome bird’s silhouette rapidly enlarging in sight.
A Hell Demon Phoenix spiraling within the blood clouds, had descended!
Damn, could it be discovered we were cheating, it’s coming down to deal with us?
Ye Haochuan’s heart jumped to his throat instantly.
This Hell Demon Phoenix was a Holy Beast, of the same rank as a Demigod Expert, even borrowing a hundred times his strength wouldn’t let him contend with it.
Fortunately, he quickly realized he was overthinking it.
The Hell Demon Phoenix, without even a glance at him, directly dived into the molten area ahead.
The molten scene didn’t appear, instead, this Secret Realm’s space shattered like glass, turning into fragments and then dissipating.
Only then did they realize the place they were standing was actually a gigantic tree trunk.
This tree trunk was tens of meters wide, its length seemingly endless.
The main trunk soared into the clouds, from afar it seemed this giant tree was supporting the sky.
Though the tree had already withered, void of leaves, it remained incredibly breathtaking.
It’s unimaginable what a magnificent spectacle it would be if this giant tree were lush with leaves.
"What...what kind of tree is this, how is it so enormous?"
Tang Yucheng was stupefied by the scene in front of him, muttering, "And when did we climb onto this trunk?"
"Perhaps we’ve been on this trunk ever since we entered the perilous area of the tomb forest!"
Ye Haochuan was also shaken, but his brain was still functioning normally.
From start to finish, they might have been in an illusionary realm, despite Ye Haochuan’s Heavenly Eye being open, unable to see through this illusion.
It’s imaginable how powerful this Illusion Technique was.
Rumble~
The giant tree continued to tremble, and the amplitude was even greater than before.
Ye Haochuan quickly opened his Heavenly Eye to look downwards, indeed discovering an enormous black Ghost Shadow, really holding onto the tree’s branches, trying to pull upwards.
This Ghost Shadow stood over a hundred meters tall, in comparison, the molten Giant encountered earlier was merely an ant.
But such an enormous Ghost Shadow, after a few attempts at pulling, merely caused slight trembles in the giant tree, showing no sign of uprooting it.
Screech~
The Hell Demon Phoenix had arrived, fiercely screeching at the intruder, spewing a blood-red Flame.
Previously, Yin Xirou mentioned, unless someone shook the foundation of the Four Images Secret Realm, the Hell Demon Phoenix wouldn’t descend.
Ye Haochuan was curious then about the foundation of the Secret Realm, now seeing it, it seemed this foundation was indeed the giant tree before them.
Such a withered tree was deemed as a Secret Realm’s foundation, it’s unimaginable how formidable this tree is.
The Ghost Shadow screamed as the blood Flame touched it, red eyes ferociously glaring.
It finally abandoned the giant tree, instead, waving its hand, countless blood-colored Skeleton Heads appeared out of thin air, surrounding them with eerie ghostly energy.
Ye Haochuan and Tang Yucheng, on the tree trunk, were over two hundred meters away from the battle below, yet still felt the chilling ghost energy invasion.
Roar~
The blood-colored Skeleton Heads roared almost simultaneously, lunging at the Hell Demon Phoenix from all directions.
The Hell Demon Phoenix was evidently not an easy opponent either, its wings flapping furiously, Wind Blades radiating from its center expanded towards all directions, turning everything into ashes in its path.
This level of battle, Ye Haochuan was experiencing for the first time, the shock in his heart lingered.
"When will I be able to possess such formidable combat power?"
Ye Haochuan felt he saw his goal, he truly wanted to know what kind of fierce person dared to challenge the foundation of the Four Images Secret Realm’s giant tree, unafraid of the Hell Demon Phoenix and the South Sect’s pressure.
"Huh? How could it be her?"
When the blood-red eyes saw the figure within the Ghost Shadow, Ye Haochuan couldn’t help but gasp.