Taiyi Fire-Repelling Divine Talisman
"Based on speed measurements from previous battles, the fastest Wardens is that ice-wielding charlatan, but even he won't be able to return to [Starry Sky Forbidden Land] for at least half an hour... A swift victory is crucial."
Everyone looked up at the black flames flowing Jingjing over the [Starry Sky Forbidden Land].
Then, the two commanders and the bald man turned to look at the unremarkable man, whose [Treasure Chest] was the key to the plan.
If we don't draw a sufficiently powerful item, we'll probably have to resort to the backup plan.
The man nodded.
He clasped his hands together and bowed three times, then stepped forward and placed his hands on the lid of the box. Suddenly, the entire box began to shimmer with Seven-Colored, ethereal light.
A few seconds later, a streak of light flew out of the box and landed in his hand.
The light faded, revealing a palm-sized talisman. It was dark gold in color, with a mercury-like luster flowing across its surface. Countless fine and mysterious Runes flickered and floated in the halo as if they were alive.
"[Taiyi Fire-Repelling Divine Talisman]! That's wonderful!" The man was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in delight.
"The effect?" A look of delight began to appear in the commander's eyes.
"The principle behind the talisman treasure in a cultivation world is to temporarily rewrite the energy in a small area, forcibly 'suppressing' the manifestation and Burn of all 'fire' Attribute energy..." The man closed his eyes and began to read aloud the random item effects brought by his Talent.
"What's the price?"
"Energy-intensive! The energy required to power it and maintain this 'fire-free zone' against external flame Corrosion is substantial, requiring continuous energy expenditure from the user."
Silence.
Immediately, a suppressed cheer erupted from the players. Drawing a "fire-repelling" item was incredibly lucky; it was undoubtedly one of the most suitable solutions to their current predicament!
The bald man glanced at the fifty-two Legendary players on the field, then looked at the nearly three hundred high-level players at levels Lv.75-Lv.80 behind him.
"The advantage is on my side! This round is in the bag! How can the opposing World Master fight?" The bald man stepped forward, wanting to take the [Taiyi Fire-Repelling Divine Talisman], but was stopped by the commander.
"Follow orders. Our goal is to conquer [ under the Under the Starry Sky], not to defeat the enemy."
The commander's eyes gleamed, and he quickly ordered the formation to be deployed:
"...[Taiyi Fire-Repelling Divine Talisman] is primarily driven by high-level players, with Legendary players providing protection around them. They take turns using it, advancing alternately to maintain formation."
A player grabbed the [Taiyi Fire-Repelling Divine Talisman] and poured his immense Mana into it. The silver light on the talisman's surface suddenly shone, transforming into a thin, constantly rippling, transparent water film that covered an area with a radius of about thirty meters centered on him.
"Walk!"
The bald man took the lead and stepped into the Black Flames.
A miraculous scene unfolded: the Black Flames, which seemed capable of devouring everything, retreated the instant they touched the water film, as if encountering a natural enemy, leaving behind a brief escape path for the flames.
However, the energy-supplying player's face turned pale at a visible speed, and the veins on his forehead bulged, clearly indicating that the energy required to maintain this water film was far beyond what was imagined.
"Something's not right. Isn't the energy level of this Black Flame a bit too exaggerated?!"
The commander astutely noticed the problem, reached through the water membrane, and plucked a handful of Black Flames.
As you can see, the originally thick, liquid-like Black Flames suddenly clung to the commander's hand the moment he touched it, and then Spread deeper into his body.
The commander quickly withdrew his hand; although the Black Flames were isolated by the water film, his fingers still disappeared on the spot.
"Why don't you use your skills and just touch it with your bare hands?" a Legendary player next to him muttered.
"I used it! This flame can devour energy; it swallowed the shield I had attached to my palm!" The commander's face was grim.
The group quickly withdrew from the Fire Domain, tested its characteristics, and then regrouped, reducing the water membrane's radius to ten meters. The Legendary player surrounded the high-level players in the center, and more than three hundred high-level players took turns providing power.
The regrouped team dared not slack off and charged straight into the Fire Domain. When one player was exhausted, another player immediately took over the [Taiyi Fire-Repelling Divine Talisman].
Like passing the only Tinder in a blizzard, the Yuncang players, relying on the [Taiyi Fire-Repelling Divine Talisman] and the players' relentless energy infusions, painstakingly carved out a winding path forward through the sea of Black Flames.
The Black Flames, like tentacle monsters, kept trying to Corrosion and squeeze the small "fireless zone." The energy required to maintain it increased rapidly. When the team had penetrated more than 2,000 kilometers into the Fire Domain, all the high-level players had temporarily lost their combat power due to overexertion, and the Legendary players began to provide energy.
"The code... if I'd known it would require so much energy, I would have brought the strategic core of the neighboring army with me."
The bald man took the [Taiyi Fire-Repelling Divine Talisman] and led the entire team in a rapid charge, traversing over 400 kilometers in a straight line. Feeling the remaining 30% of his Mana, he consumed a bunch of consumables and handed the [Taiyi Fire-Repelling Divine Talisman] to his teammates.
"Our forces are already at their limit... Wait, there's been a change ahead!" the commander replied, then abruptly stopped.
As they advanced another few hundred kilometers, the player at the forefront sensed that the density and oppressive feeling of the surrounding Black Flames were beginning to weaken. Just when he thought he was about to break through, the scene before him made his pupils shrink.
Following the Black Flames was not the island's interior or core buildings as expected, but rather... a pure, intense, and dazzling incandescent light!
It reminded the commander of a scene he had seen near the Yuncang Star, but it was different. This was a domain composed of highly compressed and purified plasma and Berserk Fire Elements, where even Mana was absent.
The Mana has vanished from the environment! What an absurd statement!
"The environmental Mana has been completely dispelled and transformed... How is that possible?"
The bald man, bewildered, absorbed the Mana in the environment, only to find that he could only draw a little from the area of Black Flames.
"Try to go around it! Go along the edge! Up in the sky or deep inside!" the commander roared.
Originally, the idea of going straight through was to save time, but now that it's too difficult, taking a detour is an option.
The team attempted to move laterally, searching for the boundaries or weak points of this incandescent area.
However, as they moved, the despairing truth gradually became clear: this incandescent area was not a plane or a shell; it extended infinitely upwards, downwards, and in all directions, as if...
"This 'Starry Sky Forbidden Land'... it's not a floating island at all!"
The player's voice was hoarse and filled with disbelief, "It's a fucking hollow energy sphere with a rocky outer shell...! We've already passed through the outer shell! This Incandescent Fire Domain is the inner wall of this sphere!"
The entire [Starry Sky Forbidden Land] is a multi-layered, nested spherical energy barrier composed of Black Flames and incandescent high-temperature zones, enveloping the Astral Remains Core!
There's no way out unless they're willing to traverse an area that might be even hotter, or... run away.
"What the hell? A miniature Fixed Star? This is Legendary?!"