Chapter 2000: Battle Royale
"Swish!"
Without hesitation, Qin Chen dashed forward like a bolt of lightning.
These dragons were far more terrifying than Dragon Souls, Qin Chen would not choose to confront them head-on.
At least, if he were to confront them, it would not be here.
Engaging them in such an open space would make Qin Chen an easy target.
Seeing Qin Chen flee,
the speed of the Flying Dragons in the sky suddenly increased, chasing after Qin Chen like meteors streaking across the sky.
A great escape unfolds!
Qin Chen’s speed was incredibly fast, but the Flying Dragons were even faster.
With a casual flap of their wings, they could cover hundreds of miles in a leap.
They were rapidly closing the distance to Qin Chen.
Qin Chen assessed his surroundings.
It was unlikely he could shake off these dragons just like that.
Especially the Flying Dragons in the sky.
He was looking for a dense forest.
He needed to capitalize on the geographical advantage!
Quickly, Qin Chen found a forest.
The forest was vast.
Stretching beyond sight.
And ancient.
The forest was filled with towering Ancient Trees, who knows how many years they have been growing.
Inside the forest, it was incredibly dense, allowing no breeze, and extremely dark.
This was precisely what Qin Chen wanted!
"Whoosh!"
But just then, a Flying Dragon pursuing above Qin Chen suddenly spewed a blazing fire towards him.
The flames were intensely hot.
Burning the air completely, the entire sky was filled with explosive sounds.
Qin Chen dared not be careless, he summoned the Bloodthirsty Demon Blade and unleashed a Flying Slash towards the sky above at the Flying Dragon.
A blade energy over three hundred meters long met the fire, but it was swallowed by the blazing flames as if by the mouth of a wicked ghost.
"These dragons are stronger than I imagined!"
Qin Chen’s expression changed slightly.
Ordinarily, such a slash would be fatal for any Tribulation Transformation Realm, implying that these dragons were at least at the Tribulation Transformation Realm.
Dragons were inherently domineering, fierce, and now with such powerful strength, it wasn’t good news for Qin Chen.
Though the Sword Energy did not extinguish the Flying Dragon’s fire,
it bought Qin Chen some time.
In a flash, he dived into the dense forest.
Meanwhile, a pair of eyes watching Qin Chen from afar saw him dash into the forest and merely smiled: "A clever fellow."
The terrain within the forest was exceedingly complex.
Even after Qin Chen dashed in, his speed was significantly reduced.
"Snap Crash!"
The sound of trees being crushed came from behind Qin Chen.
A few dragons had already caught up.
They were not any slower than Flying Dragons.
Moreover, due to their massive size, when they entered, they seemed like a destructive storm, destroying these trees.
Of course, these trees couldn’t stop them.
But the impact was undeniable.
In the sky, Flying Dragons kept spitting fire at Qin Chen, not entering the forest but closely following him above.
One mouthful of fire after another made the entire forest blaze.
The fire naturally spreads easily.
Especially in a forest.
Even though the environment was somewhat humid, when the fire is intense enough, it can burn regardless of the moisture.
Certainly, the spread of the fire couldn’t match Qin Chen’s speed.
But the blazing fire behind him rapidly raised the temperature of the entire world.
While fleeing, Qin Chen felt the suffocating heat.
But soon, Qin Chen’s eyes lit up.
He noticed that after the Flying Dragons burned all the trees behind him, the chasing True Dragons and Jiao Dragons faced a tricky situation.
Even though their strength was great, such fierce flames meant they couldn’t just dive into them.
The forest initially slowed them down significantly.
Encountering such fire, when Qin Chen glanced back, he saw that except for the rapidly pursuing Flying Dragons, all other dragons had been shaken off.
This was undoubtedly good news for Qin Chen.
He glanced up; there were twenty-nine Flying Dragons in total, of varying strengths, all spouting flames to burn Qin Chen alive.
"So, let your companions be completely left behind."
Qin Chen’s face showed a hint of a smile, then his movement technique became extremely agile.
Dashing around the forest.
This resulted in the fire expanding its range even further!
The flames, terrifying in their might, seemed as though they could devour everything.
Burning, roaring, ranting.
Intimidating those dragons chasing Qin Chen.
The forest was inherently large, and with such intense fire, they seemed like they were standing on the opposite bank of a river, helplessly watching Qin Chen flee.
"This guy!"
Those observing Qin Chen from the shadows were all shocked by his tactics.
It was truly brilliant.
He was using the enemy!
Qin Chen saw that the fire behind him was already sufficiently terrifying and felt it was enough, immediately ceased shifting agilely, and sped forward.
Although Flying Dragons could pursue over the forest, the advantage of the forest remained.
At this moment, as Qin Chen increased his speed, he immediately shook off the Flying Dragons.
"Once the number of Flying Dragons decreases, I can launch a Desperate Counterattack, counter-slaying these Flying Dragons and thereby survive."
"However, even so, the current situation remains grim, as I still haven’t figured out the identity of the voice from above or its intentions."
There was a strong indication.
The voice should be the master of this Dragon Hall.
At that moment, Qin Chen was like a pawn being moved; wherever others wanted to place him, he had to follow.
But, Qin Chen would resist!
However, not at this moment.
"Little fellow, do you want to save your two companions? They are currently facing the same peril as you."
"If you want to help them escape the danger, you must return the way you came, back to where you first appeared."
"Do you remember the place you were standing, surrounded by those oddly colored plants, and the strangely colored, unappetizing fruit?"
"Those fruits, called ’Dragon Soul Fruits,’ if crushed and applied on oneself, can prevent being consumed by dragons."
"Of course, you can choose not to return."
The voice from the sky sounded again.
Only this time, Qin Chen’s face sank completely.
Return?
After barely escaping those dragons, he was now being asked to go back?
Besides, he was fleeing before, but now returning equals what?
It means directly confronting these dragons!
But if he doesn’t go, Lin Songyun and Shen Mirui could be in danger.
What should he choose?