Primordial Star Scripture-Chapter 704 - 656: The 9th Level

"Hong Ming, Senior Brother, Hong Yi, Senior Brother!"

Seeing Hong Ming and Hong Yi suddenly appear, Mu Ling called out excitedly.

She and her brother, Mu Xiao, were both Lower God Kings, and they faced great pressure to protect Ye Chen from Qin Feng, an Upper God King, who was aggressively bearing down on them.

But Hong Ming and Hong Yi were both Upper God Kings.

Although Hong Ming and Hong Yi individual strength didn’t surpass that of Qin Feng, who was ranked fifth on the God King List, their joint effort could easily defeat Qin Feng!

Besides, they represented the Southern Territory King Mansion.

Qin Feng might disregard Mu Ling and Mu Xiao from Mu King Mansion, but with both Mu King Mansion and the Southern Territory King’s Hong Royal Mansion standing behind Ye Chen, Qin Feng had to rein in his arrogance.

After all, he wouldn’t dare to truly offend both Mu King Mansion and Hong Royal Mansion over killing Ye Chen, for fear that Divine Dragon Mountain would not let him off the hook.

If that were the case, he might not even needed to worry about Mu King Mansion and Hong Royal Mansion settling the score with him; the elders of Divine Dragon Mountain would not let him off easily.

For a moment, Qin Feng could only hold back, his gaze flickering.

He had been publicly humiliated by Ye Chen and had intended to severely punish or even execute Ye Chen, but now he was abruptly stopped, and Qin Feng really didn’t dare to make a move, which left him feeling like he had a stifled breath stuck in his chest, a feeling of frustration that lingered for a long time.

Of course, Qin Feng was even less likely to back down.

Qin Feng knew that Hong Ming and Hong Yi spoke for Ye Chen because of the deep relationship between the old Southern Territory King and the current Southern Territory King, and they were speaking on behalf of Mu Ling and Mu Xiao of Mu King Mansion, not for Ye Chen himself.

It was Mu King Mansion that was truly looking after Ye Chen.

Thinking of this, Qin Feng took a deep breath and coldly looked towards Ye Chen, "Hmph, I didn’t expect that a mere Four Tribulations true god like you could cling to the coattails of Mu King Mansion."

"Alright, this time, for the sake of Mu King Mansion and Hong Royal Mansion, I’ll spare you."

"But, boy, don’t let me see you alone again. Otherwise, I will teach you a good lesson and show you the consequences of not behaving!"

Although Qin Feng refrained from physically confronting Ye Chen under the voices of the four God Kings -- Mu Ling, Mu Xiao, Hong Ming, and Hong Yi -- he still clearly had no intention of letting Ye Chen off the hook.

He still threatened Ye Chen vocally!

Hearing Qin Feng’s words, both Mu Ling and Mu Xiao’s expressions soured.

But Mu Ling and Mu Xiao also knew that Qin Feng was someone who bore grudges and that while they could stop him once, they certainly couldn’t stop his future actions.

Both looked worriedly at Ye Chen.

Mu Ling and Mu Xiao were well aware that Qin Feng was right; it was impossible for Ye Chen to always follow them, and once alone facing Qin Feng, it would be extremely dangerous.

However, Ye Chen just gave them a reassuring glance and then turned back to look at Qin Feng, "Fix me up? Well, I’ll be waiting."

Ye Chen was currently at the Four Tribulations True God realm and, relying on items like the "Star Blue Divine Garment" and the "Ancient Sword Skills", was already not afraid of Qin Feng.

Furthermore, Ye Chen held in his hand the "Fiery Lotus Seed" that could elevate him by one minor realm.

Ye Chen was confident that he could swiftly boost his strength again.

By then, even if facing Qin Feng alone, Ye Chen would have more trump cards, and he was confident that at the very least, he could fend off Qin Feng and was not at all intimidated by Qin Feng’s threats; instead, it spurred Ye Chen to grow even stronger!

The standoff between Ye Chen and Qin Feng caught the special attention of Hong Ming and Hong Yi.

The two could see that this youth, a Four Tribulations True God, was not fearless just because they came to his support; it seemed he genuinely had the courage to clash head-on with Qin Feng.

Naturally, this piqued Hong Ming and Hong Yi’s curiosity about Ye Chen’s background and identity.

Both of them covertly communicated with Mu Ling and Mu Xiao, inquiring about Ye Chen.

When they heard from Mu Ling and Mu Xiao that Ye Chen came from the lower realm, and his combat strength was extraordinary, potentially surpassing even Yang Yun and Yang Yan present at the scene, and that he had obtained an examination slot for the Nine Great Divine Institutes while in the lower realm, and even met the old Southern Territory King who had been cultivating hard in the lower realm,

Hong Ming and Hong Yi were shocked and their eyes widened.

They had not expected the old Southern Territory King, who had disappeared for quite some time, to be hiding and cultivating in the lower realm.

Nor did they expect that the young man they had helped, would be so powerful that he could cultivate in the lower realm to a point where, as a Four Tribulations True God, he could suppress Lower God Kings and withstand Upper God Kings!

"No wonder Junior Sister Mu Ling and Junior Brother Mu Xiao sought to assist this Ye Chen."

"This Ye Chen indeed has exceptional potential; even before his real growth, he is this formidable. His future is completely unpredictable. With his incredible power to cross realms in battle, he will likely make a name for himself in the Divine Kingdom very soon."

"Perhaps the Nine Great Divine Institutes examination will be the opportunity that draws the attention of all the institutes! Once he garners the focus of the Nine Great Divine Institutes, it’s very possible that he will skyrocket to fame, and surpassing Qin Feng and the others might not be impossible!"

Hong Ming and Hong Yi couldn’t help but harbor thoughts of befriending Ye Chen.

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At this moment, Yang Yun, who had been mostly silent, saw that the quarrel between Ye Chen and Qin Feng was bound to fizzle out with the intervention of Mu Ling, Mu Xiao, Hong Ming, and Hong Yi.

Yang Yun finally stepped forward with a smile, playing the mediator, "Alright, everyone is quite familiar with each other, let’s not damage our camaraderie."

"Hong Ming, Hong Yi, why have the two of you suddenly..."

Just as Yang Yun was about to ask why Hong Ming and Hong Yi had suddenly come to the Heaven-reaching Ancient Tree, a loud noise erupted from high up the massive trunk that pierced the sky, interrupting Yang Yun’s words.

"What’s happening?"

Yang Yun quickly looked up towards the top of the Heaven-reaching Ancient Tree.

Not just Yang Yun, but the other onlookers, Yang Yan, Qin Feng, as well as Mu Ling, Mu Xiao, Hong Ming, Hong Yi, and Ye Chen himself, all turned their gaze towards the source of the loud noise above the Heaven-reaching Ancient Tree.

The Heaven-reaching Ancient Tree was towering beyond compare, yet everyone present was powerfully gifted with a wide-ranging Divine Sense. At a glance, they were able to clearly discern the events unfolding above.

Every one of them had their expressions shift dramatically!

They saw, clearly, at the top of the Heaven-reaching Ancient Tree, in a tree hollow, a small crack had appeared out of nowhere.

The loud noise had come precisely from this small crack.

At first, the crack was tiny, nearly invisible, but as the loud noise grew louder, the crack widened and ultimately surged into a colossal vortex a thousand zhang in radius, completely obscuring the seals and restrictions of the tree hollow above.

What surprised everyone even more was that as soon as they noticed the crack and heard the thunderous noise, a strange beam of light shone out from the crack, enveloping their entire bodies.

At first, the light was weak, and even Yang Yun, the strongest among them, could not break free from the bonds of this strange light—let alone the rest, like Yang Yan, Qin Feng, and Ye Chen.

As the crack became larger, the odd light grew brighter, and Ye Chen and the others were entirely restrained.

And when the crack transformed into a gaping void, the peculiar light reached a blinding intensity, eventually, this beam of light swept up all the onlookers and dragged them into the black hole!

What they didn’t know was that while they were swept into the black hole in shock, Divine Lady Long Li, Zhu Qianqian, and Zhu Qingqing, who were already deep inside the tree hollow at the top of the Heaven-reaching Ancient Tree, had been engulfed by another strange black hole that had emerged there.

Before their arrival at the region around the Heaven-reaching Ancient Tree, Long Li, Zhu Qianqian, and Zhu Qingqing had already penetrated deep within to the eighth checkpoint inside the tree hollow.

Eventually, Long Li, together with Zhu Qianqian and Zhu Qingqing, all three being Upper God Kings, combined forces and deployed a special Ancient Sword Skills. They managed to break the eighth checkpoint inside the tree hollow only by working together.

"This eighth checkpoint—I sensed it was a layer of protection very close to the ’Blue Extreme Iceflame’ when I sensed the ’Blue Extreme Iceflame’," Long Li said.

"Because I deduced after my research that breaking through this checkpoint would require coordination with the Ancient Sword Skills practiced by sisters Zhu Qianqian and Zhu Qingqing from Danxia Valley, I invited both sisters to help," explained Long Li.

"I didn’t expect that we would truly manage to break through it!"

"Having broken through this checkpoint that is extremely close to the ’Blue Extreme Iceflame,’ it’s likely that the ’Blue Extreme Iceflame’ will appear in this world very soon!"

"The ’Blue Extreme Iceflame’ is something I desperately need; I must obtain it!" Long Li’s small face showed utmost solemnity. As she watched the eighth checkpoint disappear before her, she expected to see the ’Blue Extreme Iceflame,’ but instead, a void black hole appeared.

Long Li had just enough time to realize that perhaps she hadn’t completely destroyed the checkpoint, and that this void was actually the ’Blue Extreme Iceflame’s’ final barrier, the ninth checkpoint, when the black hole suddenly swallowed her, Zhu Qianqian, and Zhu Qingqing whole.

At the same time, the black hole spread from the highest point of the Heaven-reaching Ancient Tree’s hollow, engulfing outsiders like Ye Chen, Mu Ling, Qin Feng, and Yang Yun, sweeping them all into its depths.

Little could Yang Yun and the others have imagined that their sought-after Divine Lady Long Li was not only really within the Heaven-reaching Ancient Tree but had also solved a deeply-guarded checkpoint of a treasure they knew nothing about, ultimately dragging them into the challenges surrounding the Blue Extreme Iceflame!

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After experiencing a strange void fluctuation, Ye Chen, who had been pulled into the black hole, regained consciousness to find himself standing in a narrow passageway lined with crimson flames that could only accommodate a dozen or so people.

This cramped passageway led downward at an angle, with its depth entirely unknown!

All around the passageway, including its walls, were flames.

These flames, despite Ye Chen’s immense strength, were of such a high temperature that he found difficult to withstand, and he even had to activate his "Star Blue Divine Garment" defense in order to ward off the heat of the flames.

The heat from these flames was far hotter than the ’Fiery Realm’ outside the Nine Suns Ancient Land—countless times hotter!

What shocked Ye Chen further was that when he sent his Divine Sense down the passageway, he could not determine the bottom even after probing for hundreds of li.

Even when he asked Xiaojiu, who was hiding within the Ice Snow Jade Pendant and had immensely powerful Divine Soul Power, along with profound probing abilities, Xiaojiu also was unable to detect the bottom of the passageway.

This passageway seemed like a bottomless inferno!

Furthermore, Xiaojiu relayed to Ye Chen that she could sense the flames getting more terrifying further down. If they continued downward, it might not just be great gods like Ye Chen who would be unable to enter; possibly even God Kings and Divine Venerables, or even the most powerful among the Divine Venerables, the Immortal Divine Venerable, might not be able to reach the depths of this place!

Unless, there was a special method to pass through these dreadful flames!