A tremendous force surged in like a tsunami, sending everyone rolling and flying, feeling as if their souls were being crushed, their minds blank.
"Let's go."
Long Chen's sharp shout sounded to everyone as if it had come from a very distant place, awakening them from their drowsiness.
Only then did everyone realize that the void had shattered, endless rune fragments dancing in the air, and nine great roads appeared before their eyes. At the end of each road was the long bridge.
Long Chen's strike was extraordinarily violent, containing supreme willpower. When it clashed with the laws of the Tongming Path, it was a catastrophic blow.
"Long Chen"
When Meng Qi looked at Long Chen, she cried out in shock. Long Chen's arms had already vanished, shattered by the laws, and his entire body cracked, like a porcelain bottle about to explode.
"Whoosh!"
Mengqi grabbed Long Chen tightly and sprinted forward with him. She knew that Long Chen was on the verge of shattering, unable to withstand any impact.
At this moment, all the runes on the Half-Life Half-Death Bridge had dimmed, and the Dragonblood warriors sprinted forward frantically.
The long bridge is no more than a hundred li long. Normally, they could cross it in a single step, but here, affected by the laws here, they cannot fly and can only run on foot.
"Rumble rumble... The
void behind them surged, and the laws of the nine passages slowly began to recover, making the spatial barrier once again solid.
"Quick!"
Long Chen shouted anxiously. If the spatial passage was restored, the laws of the Half-Life Half-Death Bridge would also be restored. By then, half of the Dragonblood warriors would still die here.
Previously, Long Chen had used his soul power to pass through the passage, witnessing the patterns of the Half-Life Half-Death Bridge, and using the power of the Chaos Pearl to evolve various outcomes.
Long Chen didn't know the Celestial Secret Divine Art or calculation, but he discovered that here, he could use the power of the Chaos Pearl to evolve something like a dream.
In this evolution, Long Chen "died" countless times before finally finding the final path. However, he still failed on that last path.
However, having evolved so many times, Long Chen knew this was the only way out. After all, evolution and reality still had a certain gap, so he had to give it a try.
The Dragonblood warriors roared and charged forward madly. Long Chen's arms slowly grew, and the cracks on his body gradually healed.
After the long bridge, there were no more laws attacking Long Chen; all his power was devoted to restoring the spatial path.
"Not good, boss, the runes here are about to revive." Guo Ran exclaimed.
Previously, Long Chen had already explained the laws of the Half-Life Half-Death Bridge: once its runes revive, the laws descend, and one out of every two will lose their life to the law.
At this moment, the Dragonblood warrior was sprinting desperately, but had only covered half the distance. By the current time, there was simply no time left.
"Twin Dragons Break the Heavens!"
Long Chen shouted sharply. Thunder and Fire Dragons intertwined, crashing into the passage behind. The still-unhealed laws were torn apart once again.
"Attack together!"
Long Chen shouted loudly. Everyone retreated rapidly, attacking the passage behind them with all their might. For a moment, divine light surged and poured forth.
"Rumble... The
Dragonblood warriors attacked with all their might, but they found that compared to Long Chen's assault, their strength was far too weak.
"Is the gap really that big?" The Dragonblood warriors were shocked. Long Chen had said that only a strong will could tear apart the laws here.
They believed their willpower was strong enough, and compared to the powerful beings of the Tianwu Continent, they were all top-tier beings.
But when facing the laws of the underworld, their attacks couldn't cause any real damage. Fortunately, they had many people and could hold out for a while.
"Boom boom... Guo
Ran fired two arrows in quick succession, but found them all useless. With a furious shout, he summoned his armor and slashed down, only to find the blade shadow vanished halfway.
"No way... Guo
Ran's face turned green. Was his will really that weak? At the same time, he finally understood why the laws on the path of the Nether Path ignored him, so weak that even the laws couldn't sense his presence.
After Long Chen's Twin Dragon Heaven-Breaking Strike, the space behind him suffered another heavy blow. However, the others' attacks could only slow the healing of the space, but couldn't tear through the void.
"Quick!"
The crowd shouted. They had already reached the latter half, but the space behind them was beginning to heal. Judging by the time, they were still just a step away.
Once the space fully heals, the law of the Half-Life Half-Death Bridge will be activated. Once that rune is activated, all of Long Chen's previous efforts will be wasted.
"How could this be? My intuition clearly told me this was the only way out. The Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique would never deceive me."
Long Chen's relentless attacks and the final Twin Dragon Heaven-Breaking Technique had exhausted all his strength, leaving him no strength left to tear apart the spatial laws.
But this time, just like his previous calculation, he was still just a little short.
Seeing that there were still several miles to go, they could cross the bridge, but time just ran out.
At the end of the bridge is a huge plaza, where you can see a statue in the middle of the plaza—a monster with wings growing from its back.
The monster spread its arms, and between them was a sphere that swayed in the void like a pendulum.
Its left hand was as white as jade, and its right hand was pitch black as ink, swaying back and forth with the sphere.
Long Chen had observed it before: when the sphere shook toward the white hand, the white runes on the bridge would light up; when it shook toward the black hand, the black runes would light up, alternating between the two.
In fact, this was the law mechanism controlling the entire bridge, but no one could get close to it. Long Chen had tried to destroy it, but thirty-six giant hands reached out from the void, crushing it to dust, killing it in one blow with no chance to resist.
Long Chen tried many times but could not approach the statue. In the end, he could only give up and could only use the Shattering Law to affect its operation.
But at this point, it was still a complete failure, because the statue's eyes were slowly beginning to light, and the sphere started to tremble, signaling that this place would return to its original state.
There were only a few miles of distance. On the Tianwu Continent, it only took half a step to cross, but here, it became a chasm, utterly desperate.
"Buzz"—
At that moment, divine patterns began to emerge at the center of the statue's brow. The sphere started swinging back and forth between its hands, black and white patterns rapidly spreading, heading straight for the Half-Life Half-Death Bridge.
It takes less than a few breaths to reach the bridge and activate the rules of the half-life, half-dead bridge.
"No, the Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique would never lie to me. My intuition is absolutely right. This is the only way out. I must have overlooked something." A flash of light flickered in Long Chen's eyes.
"Boom boom boom... Guo
Ran frantically attacked the distant statue with explosive arrows, but the arrows had barely gone far before being annihilated by the laws.
"Guo Ran!"
Suddenly, Long Chen shouted excitedly.
"Boss, I'm here." Guo Ran was startled and quickly agreed.
"Guo Ran, only you can save everyone. Do as I say, hurry ...,"
Long Chen said, then took out a long chain that had jumped and handed it to Guo Ran. Before Guo Ran could respond, Long Chen kicked him out.
"Whoosh!"
Guo Ran cried out in alarm, shooting out like a cannonball, heading straight for the statue. Long Chen calculated his strength with great precision, and when Guo Ran was exhausted, he landed squarely on the statue's bare hand.
Everyone stared at Guo Ran in shock. They didn't understand why Long Chen said Guo Ran was the only one who could save everyone. They could only watch quietly.
When he saw Guo Ran land safely on the statue's left hand, Long Chen immediately clenched his fist. His guess was correct—the laws there also couldn't sense Guo Ran.
This distance was just the extreme. If it had been any farther, Long Chen's power would have been affected by the laws, making it impossible to send Guo Ran over. Right now, Long Chen was gambling his bet.
He had placed all his bets on his intuition—or rather, on the instincts of the Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique. He had absolute confidence in it, but since it concerned everyone's life and death, he couldn't help but become nervous.
"Retreat!"
Long Chen suddenly shouted, leading everyone to retreat rapidly. The runes on the ground were closing in, and once touched by the rune's light, their fate would be sealed.
Everyone retreated rapidly, the runes flashing continuously, moving much faster than they were retreating. It took only a few breaths before they were caught up.
Guo Ran landed on the large hand, and without a word, shook the chain in his hand, quickly wrapping around the huge sphere. As the sphere approached the white hand, Guo Ran pulled the chain and checked the statue's wrist several times.
"Crack, crack, crack... The sphere had been swinging back and forth, but was caught by the chain and couldn't return to the black hand.
"Success!"
Long Chen shouted excitedly. At this moment, the black-and-white runes were already closing in on their feet, nearly devouring them.
At this moment, because the sphere was stuck, the black runes vanished, leaving only white runes shining on the ground.
"Let's go."
Long Chen shouted as everyone rushed forward. As they crossed the Half-Life Bridge, a loud explosion came from above the statue.
The chains shattered, and the sphere began to spin between the black and white hands again. Everything on the half-life, half-death bridge returned to normal, but Long Chen and the others had already rushed over.
"Waahagaga... See that? All your lives were saved by me. I, Guo Ran, will one day become a savior, hahaha..."
Guo Ran jumped down from the statue, laughing heartily, feeling extremely proud.
"Well done, you really are a savior." Long Chen, unusually, didn't discourage Guo Ran. He patted Guo Ran on the shoulder and gave him great recognition.
People used to joke about Guo Ran, saying his will was weak. Every time he underwent trials or advanced through tribulation, he would cry bitterly. Who would have thought that here, with his weak will, he became the only way out for the Dragonblood Legion, evoking deep emotion.
"Buzz!"
At that moment, endless divine light descended from the void, enveloping the Dragonblood warriors and startling everyone.