Breakthrough (Fifth Update)

It was obvious that Feng Qing'er wanted to win by speed and minimize the time she was attacked by the Rat Tide Sonic Array.

"Squeak squeak squeak!"

A sharp sound wave followed closely behind. When the sound wave touched Feng Qing'er's body, she only trembled slightly before the speed increased dramatically again.

Afterimages appeared behind Feng Qing'er, only to be shattered by the sound waves. To onlookers, it seemed that even the sound waves could not catch up with Feng Qing'er and could only follow closely behind, shattering the afterimages.

"Laugh!"

At the end of the stone steps, a whooshing sound rang out, and Feng Qing'er leaped gracefully, landing steadily on a blue stone. She looked down at the group of people halfway up the mountain, like an empress.

"Feng Qing'er, you have successfully passed the test."

Jin Shi slowly withdrew his gaze, then locked onto the person who had just uttered those arrogant words. No matter how the person moved, his gaze remained fixed on his every step.

The group of Dou Huang expert looked at each other in bewilderment. Wang Chen's statement naturally fell apart as Feng Qing'er passed the test, but it also proved that even a Peak Dou Emperor could not withstand the test by relying solely on Dou Qi.

During the discussion, Tang Ying stepped out from the crowd, glanced at Feng Qing'er at the end of the stone steps, then turned to Jin Shi, cupped his fists and said, "Tang Ying, disciple of the Myriad Sword Pavilion, greets Senior Jin Shi."

After bowing, Tang Ying patted the azure greatsword on his back, and the sword flew out with a clang, hovering in front of him. The sharp sword aura emanating from it sent a chill down the spines of many present.

Tang Ying lightly touched the ground with his toes, leaped into the air, and then landed lightly on the greatsword.

Unlike Wang Chen, Tang Ying did not let his guard down despite his Peak Dou Emperor cultivation. Instead, he fully activated his Dou Qi, unleashing bursts of sword Qi that clashed with the sound waves, minimizing the impact on himself.

Therefore, after a lot of effort, Tang Ying finally succeeded in reaching the top of the mountain.

Seeing that they could fight back with Dou Technique, the group decided to give it a try, and then all three of them coughed up blood and were defeated.

"Mu Qingluan of the Starfall Pavilion greets Senior Jin Shi." The graceful young woman in green stood up and smiled at the Stone Platform.

"I'm sure you'll pass the test too," Jin Shi said with a smile.

"Then I'll take your kind words, senior!" Mu Qingluan stepped lightly onto the stone steps and began to walk slowly towards the top of the mountain. Her leisurely demeanor seemed to indicate that she was completely unconcerned about the Rat Tide Sonic Array.

Indeed, when the concentrated sound waves surged forth, a clear, bird-like humming sound came from Mu Qingluan's small mouth, causing the sound waves to disperse completely.

In an instant, the entire Rat Tide Sonic Array became chaotic, losing its previous momentum.

Mu Qingluan climbed the steps and leisurely reached the top of the mountain, attracting frequent glances from the crowd, their eyes filled with envy.

Wang Chen's expression immediately turned even uglier. He was the only one among the younger generation of the Four Directions Pavilion who failed to pass, which had utterly disgraced the Yellow Spring Pavilion. He would likely face severe punishment upon returning to the Yellow Spring Pavilion.

The assessment period passed quickly, and thanks to Jin Shi's underhanded tactics, only Feng Qing'er, Tang Ying, and Mu Qingluan were allowed to go to the Heavenly Eye Blood Pool this time.

The three of them all wore expressions of schadenfreude. The struggle between the Four Directions Pavilion had never stopped, and the Yellow Spring Pavilion's defeat in the Heavenly Eye Blood Pool battle naturally pleased them.

Just as the three of them were looking down at Wang Chen, a thunderclap exploded, causing them to look up at the sky.

A huge, Five-Colored Vortex appeared above the crater, and the energy in this area fluctuated violently. Streams of energy, like colorful ribbons, rushed into the vortex, causing it to spin faster and faster.

A powerful light suddenly burst forth, and at that moment, the thick fog throughout the Tian Mu Mountain Range thinned out.

The energy vortex trembled, and then suddenly shot out a multicolored energy column tens of meters thick, aimed directly at the volcano below.

"Boom!"

As the multicolored energy pillars poured into the crater, a shockingly powerful energy slowly rippled within it.

"Now is the best time to enter the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool. If you are still determined to go, then set off!" Jin Shi's figure flew over from afar and finally landed slowly. There was not a single Gold Devouring Rat expert behind him.

"This..." The three looked at each other, but since they had already come this far, how could they give up at the last moment?

So the three of them leaped up and charged toward the Heavenly Eye Blood Pool in the center of the volcano.

"Roar!"

However, before the three could get close enough, a terrifying roar that made even the soul tremble erupted from below the crater. Everyone present, even Jin Shi, a Dou Zong expert, was momentarily stunned.

The vortex that had just dissipated regrouped at this moment, and even seemed to be intensifying. Streams of violent lightning streaked through the vortex and then struck the center of the volcano, at the location of the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool.

"Is this... the birth of a rare and precious treasure? Or the appearance of some ancient Magical Beast?" Tang Ying frowned, extremely puzzled by the strange phenomenon before him.

Feng Qing'er glanced at Jin Shi beside her and noticed that he also looked puzzled. She then turned to Mu Qingluan and asked, "You felt it, didn't you?"

"I sensed it. A Bloodline Power far stronger than yours, and it even carries the Dragon Might," Mu Qingluan said.

Feng Qing'er did not refute it. She also vaguely sensed an aura of extreme disgust, but at the same time, she also felt a hint of closeness, which made her somewhat unsure.

"Boom..."

Just as the group was wondering what to do, a figure with gold and silver hues rushed straight into the vortex, drawing away all the raging lightning.

Behind that figure, thick smoke suddenly exploded from the crater, and a deep red magma column tens of meters wide rose from the sky, directly dispersing the vortex!

"The volcano really did erupt..."

The faces of the group twitched, and they retreated rapidly, fearing that they would be caught in this terrifying force of nature.

"I'm afraid this Heavenly Eye Blood Pool will be destroyed in the future, what a pity," Tang Ying sighed.

"There's something inside that magma pillar!" Feng Qing'er suddenly exclaimed.

"Judging from your aura, you should be around Four Star Dou Zong. You should leave first. If you accidentally die here, I can't afford the consequences," Jin Shi added.

Upon hearing this, the three men also began to have some thoughts of retreating. While they hesitated, the erupting lava slowly fell back down, and some of the solidified lava turned into rock, reforming the crater.

Although the Energy Tide accumulated over the past three years has completely dissipated, the Heavenly Eye Blood Pool has not been destroyed and should be able to reopen in three years.

"The power controlling the magma, could it be the Green Lotus Core Flame? Senior Jin Shi, do you know something about it?"

Before Jin Shi could even breathe a sigh of relief, Feng Qing'er's questioning voice reached his ears.