The figure's owner was entwined with resentment and malevolence, their eyes blood-red, a trickle of blood at the corner of their mouth, and their entire body covered in dark purple markings.
Qi Yu looked up and straightened his body.
After a long moment of recognition, he vaguely discerned that the one who had appeared before him should be... Rakshasa Tianzun. Kuaishu Pavilion.
However, for some unknown reason, he had broken through the seal and escaped.
"Heh... heh..." Rakshasa Tianzun let out a low growl, his five fingers clenched into fists, chains forged from solid ice still hanging from his wrists.
Half of the chains had been broken by him, with a segment still attached, dangling in mid-air.
As Rakshasa Tianzun suddenly flung his hand, the chains were sent soaring, smashing towards Qi Yu.
Qi Yu retreated dozens of steps.
The chains on Rakshasa Tianzun's wrists slammed into a nearby ice mountain, triggering an avalanche.
Rakshasa Tianzun seemed unable to speak, only emitting continuous low growls, transforming his fingers into sharp blades as he lunged towards Qi Yu's face.
Qi Yu grabbed his attacking wrist and severed it with a sudden chop, the limb falling to the ground.
To his surprise, the severed wrist seemed to have eyes, suddenly grasping Qi Yu's neck.
The wrist, though detached from the body, possessed extraordinary strength.
Qi Yu was lifted into the air by it, gradually feeling suffocated.
Meanwhile.
To pass through the triple layer of minor hells to reach the next gate of the chilling hell, one had to endure the mountain of knives, acid rain, and a sea of fire.
Yue Zhiyin and his companions were at the forefront.
Sui You and Ming Lou flew in the air.
Qi Nian, Chi Ming, and Qi Yan were protected by An Nuo, Shao Feng, and others, stepping onto the mountain of knives step by step.
For the Phoenix, Winged Tiger, and Dragon tribes, with their wings and tough dragon scales, this hell of knives was not difficult to traverse.
But for Qi Nian, Chi Ming, and Qi Yan, this hell was a true living hell.
The advantages of their respective races were undeniable.
However, no matter how smoothly they navigated the hell of knives, they were all held back when they reached the second layer, the acid rain hell.
The seemingly clear and transparent raindrops fell to the ground, emitting white smoke and eventually burning small pits into the earth.
Some souls who had just survived the hell of knives began to wail and scream as soon as they stepped onto this path.
Their bodies were covered in corrosive marks, leaving behind a trail of scarlet wherever they went.
Yan Hua flipped his palm, and a palm-sized dragon scale suddenly appeared above them.
Chen Xi bit his fingertip and drew a barrier on the dragon scale.
Shao Feng inwardly breathed a sigh of relief, and the group finally passed through safely.
"We're almost there," An Nuo said, looking at the sea of fire, her heart filled with anxiety. "I always thought this hell of fire was like lava, and we could just fly over it. I never expected that this hell of fire was truly made entirely of fire."
It wasn't lava at all; it was a furnace.
Flames occasionally lunged towards them.
One could fly or walk through it, but the damage was essentially the same.
Shao Feng looked at An Nuo. "You... why don't you stay here and wait for us? I know we've come this far, and we should advance together, but appearance is extremely important to a woman. What if something happened to you here?"
"It's okay, there's still a way," An Nuo pushed Shao Feng's hand away. "Although the fire in this hell is too intense, I observed closely just now. There's only one path inside, and it's a straight one. It doesn't seem to be particularly far. As long as we can use our magic to fly through at the fastest speed, we shouldn't get burned."
"Let me go and see first," Sui You transformed into his phoenix form, let out a phoenix cry, and flew into the sea of fire.
To others, the terrifying sea of fire was nothing to a phoenix.
Sui You circled inside for a while and then emerged.
He landed and reverted to his human form. Seeing everyone gather around him, he immediately explained, "The flames inside are still quite significant for ordinary people, but I investigated inside and found that the flames have a pattern to their burning. They extinguish once every roughly a quarter of an hour. At that time, although the temperature is still high, there is basically no fire, and we can rush through then."
Yue Zhiyin's face showed a thoughtful expression.
Sui You looked at Ming Lou, Qi Nian, Chi Ming, and Qi Yan. "This fire is manageable for the Dragon and Phoenix tribes, but it's not very friendly to you. Are you sure you want to go in together? You can wait outside if you don't want to, and we can meet up with you when we come out."
Everyone shook their heads.
Qi Nian's tone was firm. "We came together, so how can we retreat just because there are difficulties? Moreover, the more pressing issue now is the problem with Han Yu Hell. Until this problem is resolved, Qi Yu will not wake up. This is a very serious matter."
Yue Zhiyin and Sui You exchanged glances and nodded.
Then, Sui You suddenly enlarged his original form and, holding them with his bird claws, protected them beneath him, preparing to rush through in one go.
The Four Ancestral Dragons, along with Yue Zhiyin, An Nuo, Shao Feng, and others, reverted to their dragon forms and, seizing the moment when the sea of fire extinguished, charged in together with Sui You.