Shang Shitu took a step forward. Before he had risen even three meters, he was violently suppressed. Several blood-red ribbons locked onto him like shackles, only dissipating after several breaths.
The blood-red chains made no sound. Since they were among the last to enter the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins, they didn't attract much attention behind the throng of beings.
"If we can't tread through the air, then we'll move across the ground. Let's go!"
Hu Yan Zan watched the dissipating blood-red chains, glanced at the crimson nine heavens, and shoved aside the crowd in front of him.
"Who the hell..."
"Bi... Big..."
A being carefully observing the Netherflame felt a surge of immense force shove it aside. It choked back a mouthful of rage, but upon seeing Hu Yan Zan, it immediately knelt, its lips trembling.
This was the terrifying being who had defeated True God Yun Si in just two moves!
"Make way!"
Hu Yan Zan scanned ahead and roared. The entire crowd was drawn by this thunderous shout. Upon seeing Hu Yan Zan, countless beings collapsed in panic and retreated backward, swiftly widening the distance between themselves and Hu Yan Zan.
They feared divine retribution, leaving nothing alive!
"Great Han Imperial Dynasty!!"
The Void God beings from the five major powers, including the Ancient Lion Kingdom and the Blood Yuan Celestial Dynasty, turned their heads. They looked at the supreme divine might behind the parted crowd. Especially Hu Yan Zan, who had defeated True God Yun Si in two moves from the outside, their legs involuntarily trembled.
This was a being who had defeated a True God with sheer strength. Who in the entire Blood Sea Suspended Coffins could withstand the divine might of the Great Han Imperial Dynasty?
Countless beings retreated in a panic, and a straight, wide avenue appeared before Hu Yan Zan and Shang Shitu. However, at the very front, hundreds of beings clad in the uniforms of the Gate of Fortune remained unmoving.
In particular, dozens of peak Void God beings cast their gazes over, staring directly at Hu Yan Zan and Shang Shitu!
They were certainly familiar with True God Yun Si's miserable state. However, in their view, they agreed with Yun Si's assessment: Hu Yan Zan must have used some secret technique to achieve a fluke victory over the True God!
After all, the chasm between them was insurmountable!
Two points further solidified their resolve to stand their ground: Firstly, their side possessed dozens of peak Void God realm beings. With such numbers, they might not lose in a real fight.
Secondly, they were disciples of the Gate of Fortune. Behind them stood an supreme overlord of the domain, a region with an ultimate expert of Heavenly God cultivation. They were by no means comparable to the likes of the Dragon Elephant Ancient Kingdom! The Great Han Imperial Dynasty! Would they dare to lay a hand on them?
A Heavenly God's wrath would surely mark the day the Great Han Imperial Dynasty crumbled!
Under the gaze of all beings, Hu Yan Zan and Shang Shitu walked directly towards the disciples of the Gate of Fortune, making no deviation. The path cleared by the numerous beings was incredibly wide, and their straight advance clearly conveyed their intentions!
At this moment, all beings held their breath. On one side was the supreme overlord that dominated the domain, a colossal sect possessing an ultimate Heavenly God expert; on the other was a burgeoning power, a terrifying Void God being who had defeated True God Yun Si with a casual strike!
This was no place like the outside. Would the beings of the Gate of Fortune truly not yield?
Countless beings nervously swallowed.
Shang Shitu took a step forward, exceeding Hu Yan Zan by a zhang. His expression remained unchanged, even a hint of mockery appearing on his lips as he stared directly at the leader of the Gate of Fortune disciples.
After a few breaths, Shang Shitu stood before the leader of the Gate of Fortune disciples, their eyes meeting, with only a palm's width between them!
Shang Shitu looked at the disciple, his expression shifting. Suddenly, two streams of crimson-gold divine fire blazed forth, and a burst of divine power erupted, directly blasting the disciple a hundred zhang away. It was merely a minor lesson; Shang Shitu had not intended to kill him, still maintaining control! [Note: "Su Dan Xiao Shuo Wang" seems to be a website reference and should be omitted based on rules.]
This scene utterly shocked all beings. A top-tier Void God prodigy from the Gate of Fortune couldn't even withstand a single glance from Shang Shitu, a Void God being!
Were the beings of the Great Han Imperial Dynasty truly invincible amongst their peers, comparable to True Gods?
"Boom!"
At this moment, all the disciples of the Gate of Fortune were scattered far away. They even lowered their heads, afraid to look at Shang Shitu and Hu Yan Zan.
Such terrifying beings, if they wished, could control this Blood Sea Suspended Coffins. Any resources obtained by other beings would require their approval, assuming they were willing.
However, Shang Shitu and Hu Yan Zan had no such leisure. Their goals were clear: first, to obtain the cultivation method of a peak True God, and second, to uncover the true nature of the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins.
"Let's go."
Hu Yan Zan stepped forward and said softly to Shang Shitu, "We have an imperial decree to uphold, no time to linger at the entrance."
"Boom!"
The two of them surged forward, their figures leaving dense afterimages on the ground. Like two ancient beasts, they plunged directly into the ancient jungle!
A crowd of beings watched the disappearing afterimages. But what happened next truly astonished them. In the straight line where Shang Shitu and Hu Yan Zan had charged, the jungle within a radius of several li instantly saw large swathes of Netherflame extinguished!
Countless wails erupted madly within the ancient jungle!
A chaotic rush of Netherflame surged through the ancient jungle, desperately trying to escape the zone of influence that the straight line could exert.
In just a few breaths, the Netherflame that had once covered the ancient jungle was completely gone from the area between the two sides where they had charged. All of it was concentrated on the sides of the ancient jungle.
That area! Had now become a forbidden zone!
"Quick!"
"If we're too late, there'll be nothing left!"
The leader of the Gate of Fortune disciples, who had risen to his feet, looked at the terrifying scene created by Shang Shitu and the two. He shouted with alarm. In just a few breaths, thousands of Netherflame had been extinguished!
There was only so much Netherflame, especially the Netherflame within top-tier unclaimed Void God bodies, which was even more precious. If they waited any longer, there would truly be nothing left!
Countless beings frantically charged towards the ancient jungle. The Gate of Fortune, leading the five major powers of the Ancient Lion Kingdom, blazed the trail. At this moment, the entire ancient jungle became utterly vibrant!
Whether it was the beings from the outside or the sentient primordial spirits observing from the depths of the jungle, they all went mad at this moment, welcoming the peak carnival that this world only saw once every five million years!
Meanwhile, Shang Shitu and Hu Yan Zan had already traversed thousands of li deep into the jungle. Yet, even so, they had not emerged from it.
On their physical bodies, twelve streams of crimson-gold divine fire, including the divine fire seed in their brows, were filled with countless tiny light green spots.