Chapter 1917 - 1945: The Final Trial
"Splatter~~" Blood spurted out, and in just less than two breaths, more than fifty martial artists were unable to dodge the descending longswords, directly pierced by them, and thoroughly perished.
"Crackle~~" At this moment, the longswords thrown by Ye Feng, Emperor Yun Dao Venerable, Li Yan, Ye Lan, Long Yu, and Jiuyi all broke through the third prohibition barrier, flying upwards.
"Whoosh whoosh~~" The height kept rising, three hundred and ten zhang, three hundred and twenty zhang, and finally three hundred and ninety-nine zhang!
Unexpectedly, the longswords thrown by the remaining fifty-odd martial artists reached the position of three hundred and ninety-nine zhang.
Indeed, when reaching the position of three hundred and ninety-nine zhang, the fourth prohibition barrier appeared.
"Boom boom boom~~~" The longswords thrown by the crowd collided consecutively with the prohibition barrier, causing it to sink inwards, yet no one could break through the fourth barrier.
Emperor Yun Dao Venerable roared angrily: "Break it for me!" However, the strength of the fourth prohibition barrier seemed to be beyond everyone’s expectations. Emperor Yun Dao Venerable almost used all his strength to throw the longsword, but still couldn’t break the barrier. At that moment, the longswords thrown by the martial artists were directly rebounded.
"Whoosh~~~" The instant the longswords were bounced back by the prohibition barrier, a terrifying flame was infused upon the longswords, igniting them with a frightening high temperature.
The high temperature spread continuously, seeming to melt the space barriers, like meteoric flames rapidly falling from the void. The crowd’s eyes showed fear, unable to see the longswords, but they felt the terrifying high temperature of the flames surrounding them.
If they attempted to catch them, it might result in being burned to ashes by the flames.
They clearly felt an extremely terrifying high temperature falling from the void, like a sea of fire suddenly pouring down from the sky, overwhelming them.
The terrifying atmosphere made everyone’s mood tightened, even their breathing became rapid.
"I can’t take it anymore!" At this moment, a martial artist shouted in pain, having no confidence to catch the longsword.
Instantly, he fled the original place, not wanting to die, while Ye Feng and others used their strongest True Essence, forming True Essence barriers, wrapping around their bodies, then reached out their hands to grab.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~" One by one, the longswords kept descending from the void.
Ye Feng and others demonstrated their own means, and Ye Feng directly summoned the Chaos Heavenly Fire, winding it around his palm, grasping the falling flaming longsword. Subsequently, the Chaos Heavenly Fire swallowed the flames entangled on the sword body, effortlessly suppressing the flames on the flaming longsword, allowing Ye Feng to easily catch it.
Emperor Yun Dao Venerable, Long Yu, Jiuyi also used their methods to catch the descending longswords.
In a short time, everyone caught the descending longswords, but only a few people managed to do so.
Some people couldn’t catch the longswords, being directly pierced by the descending longswords.
Or they managed to catch the descending longswords, but couldn’t resist the flames on the longswords, ending up being engulfed by flames, turning completely into ashes, utterly dying.
In no time, only thirteen people remained in the field, marking the end of the second trial.
At this moment, three people’s bodies emitted dense light, then vanished, leaving Song out of the Heavenly Dao Maze. Tianxing said: "The remaining ten of you have the opportunity to obtain the Primordial Spirit, as the top ten performers. Therefore, you can proceed to the third trial!"
They knew the three people teleported were due to throwing the longswords at a lower height, and the ten people were Ye Feng, Long Yu, Jiuyi, Li Yan, and Ye Lan, five from the Green Lotus Sword Sect.
The other five were Emperor Yun Dao Venerable, Canglong Saint Heir, a disciple from the Fierce Blade Sect, and two disciples from the Cangxuan Alliance, all at least reached the realm of Proof of Dao Great Perfection and were at least Dao Venerates.
Meanwhile, outside the Heavenly Dao Maze, martial artists were continuously teleported out of the maze.
At this moment, Xingchenzi looked at a Cangxuan Alliance disciple and asked: "Why were you teleported out, where are Emperor Yun and the others?"
The disciple replied: "Elder, we found the hiding place of the Primordial Spirit. The Heavenly Dao’s emissary wanted us to undergo trials to have a chance at obtaining the Primordial Spirit, but we failed and were therefore teleported out."
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Xingchenzi and others appeared excited. They never expected to have a real chance at obtaining the Primordial Spirit. Whichever force could acquire it might become the dominant power in the Cangxuan Realm, if given enough time to develop, everyone started anticipating.
Then, Xingchenzi looked at the disciple and asked: "What about Feng Ye from the Green Lotus Sword Sect?"
The disciple immediately answered: "Elder! Feng Ye is actually Ye Feng who our Cangxuan Alliance has been hunting! He revealed his true identity in the Heavenly Dao Maze, but due to Primordial Spirit matters, brother Emperor Yun hasn’t killed him!"
"What!" Upon hearing the Cangxuan Alliance disciple, everyone around was shocked. They didn’t expect Feng Ye to truly be Ye Feng. Although it was speculated, knowing this news still stirred significant emotions.
Qinglei and Qingyu’s expressions turned gloomy, while Xingchenzi showed a look of smugness.
"Qinglei Saint Sect, you see, Feng Ye is indeed Ye Feng we’ve been hunting. But since he entered the Heavenly Dao Maze, if he dies during the battle for the Primordial Spirit, it won’t be our fault!"