The area outside the Giant Hall is now filled with a dense crowd, and judging by the momentum, there seems to be a continuous stream of people gathering. However, even so, no one dares to easily step into the area within a hundred meters of the Giant Hall.
This stalemate lasted for about ten minutes when the earth suddenly trembled slightly. The Giant Hall, which had been silent until now, suddenly roared loudly. Then everyone saw a Crimson Stone Gate, as heavy as ten thousand pounds, slowly rise up, revealing a dark passage behind it.
"The gates have opened!"
Upon seeing this scene, many people's eyes immediately turned red. Some who couldn't hold back immediately used their abilities and appeared outside the passage in a few flashes. Then, amidst laughter, they rushed in without regard for anything else.
Seeing someone take the lead, the crowd outside the hall immediately stirred. Then, figures quickly flashed and rushed into the passage, as if they were afraid that if they were late, the treasures in the Ruins would be beaten to them.
After many people rushed into the passage, the pitch-black passage suddenly turned crimson red. The hard floor slowly cracked open, and then everyone saw scalding red magma erupting from it. At the same time, the walls of the spacious passage also suddenly spewed out Blue Fire Pillars. Anyone who came into contact with these Blue Fire Pillars was burned to ashes almost without even uttering a scream.
The sudden turn of events, almost instantly, caused all the figures in the passage to vanish. Those about to rush in, seeing this, hurriedly stopped in horror. Although they managed to stop in time, they were directly rammed into by the figures rushing in after them. Immediately, piercing screams rang out, and chaos erupted once again outside the hall...
The chaos lasted for a while before finally calming down. As the crowd looked at each other, the greed in their eyes faded somewhat under the threat of death.
"Hmph, you think a mere Fire Path can stop us?"
As everyone calmed down, the major powers finally began to take action. Although this Fire Path was dangerous, it was not a fatal threat to them, even though it was somewhat troublesome.
Shortly after he finished speaking, a surge of powerful Dou Qi erupted, swirling around him and transforming into streaks of light that swept towards the Fire Path.
This time, the pillars of fire that shot onto them did not immediately incinerate them. Instead, they hissed and clung to the powerful Dou Qi. The Dou Qi resisted the flames, and these powerful individuals hurriedly rushed towards the end of the Fire Path. Of course, among them, there were also some unfortunate people who were swallowed by the flames because their Dou Qi was insufficient.
"What can a mere Fire Path do to me?"
Huo Xuan possesses eight different kinds of Strange Fire within his body, and this kind of Fire Path can absolutely not stop him. With a thought, the colorful Strange Fire swept out from his body, enveloping his body in one swirling motion, and then plunged into the extremely hot Fire Path.
Upon entering the Fire Path, the surrounding temperature increased significantly by dozens of times. The hard, reddish rocks around were scorched red-hot, and molten lava below continuously spewed out like a spring. The molten lava contained scorching fragments that now possessed considerable destructive power. If one were to be careless and have their Dou Qi pierced, they would likely be torn apart in an instant.
However, Fire Path is quite troublesome for others is no challenge for Huo Xuan at all. With the protection of the Strange Fire, the Fire Path is child's play and cannot cause any harm to Huo Xuan.
At this moment, there were also many other powerful figures rushing forward in the Fire Path. Their powerful Dou Qi covered their bodies without leaving any gaps, but the blue flames in the Fire Path seemed to have a strange effect of melting Dou Qi.
The Dou Qi and the flames were locked in a stalemate. The rate at which the Dou Qi was consumed far exceeded many people's expectations. Although they were able to persevere and break in, they were clearly not as relaxed as Huo Xuan.
As the others charged forward through the flames and lava, they were all astonished to see Huo Xuan walking leisurely through the Fire Path.
Huo Xuan caused quite a commotion, and many quick-witted people rushed forward to try and get close to Huo Xuan, hoping that Huo Xuan could protect them.
They promised Huo Xuan that they would cooperate with Huo Xuan if he could lead them through the Fire Path. The Ancient Ruins were fraught with danger, and more people meant more strength. However, Huo Xuan refused them without hesitation, as bringing along a bunch of useless teammates would be of no use to him.
Later, some brainless groups came to threaten Huo Xuan, trying to force him to lead them out of the Huo Xuan Fire Path. Huo Xuan's method of dealing with them was very simple: he sent them to be reincarnated. After these bloody lessons, no one dared to Huo Xuan again.
With the help of the Strange Fire, Huo Xuan moved forward at a very fast speed. Time passed by, but he still could not see the end of the Fire Path. Looking into the depths of the Fire Path, it was still a crimson red, with no sign of the end.
"Hmm, something's not right!"
Huo Xuan frowned, finally remembering the hidden secret of this Fire Path.
The Fire Path is just a trap. The path in front of you is not the real way to enter the Ruins. If you keep following the Fire Path, you will eventually exhaust your Dou Qi.
"I almost fell for this trick..."
Huo Xuan's gaze suddenly shifted downwards, pausing on the crimson, viscous magma below the Fire Path. He had remembered that the real entrance was beneath the magma!
Looking down at the crimson, viscous lava, Huo Xuan jumped in without hesitation.
Submerged into the magma, Huo Xuan quickly descended. Although the magma was scorching hot, the temperature was nothing to Huo Xuan. Therefore, after sinking for about a minute, his feet slipped and he slid a short distance before finally landing on the cold floor again.
As his feet touched the floor, Huo Xuan looked up. Dozens of feet above them, crimson lava, like giant pythons, twisted and contorted in a ring-like pattern. He could vaguely make out the occasional figure flitting across the Fire Path. This lava was the Fire Path he had traversed earlier. Such a long Fire Path —if he had truly followed it, the consequences...
Shifting his gaze from the Fire Path, Huo Xuan scanned his surroundings and discovered that he was currently in a rather spacious stone passage. The passage extended into the distance, and he could vaguely see a plaza with figures seemingly present.
"The entrance is indeed here!"
Seeing this, Huo Xuan smiled slightly, his figure transforming into a blurry silhouette as he sped towards the distant plaza...
The passage wasn't very long; it only took a few minutes for Huo Xuan to walk through it and arrive at a plaza. Because of the flies that bothered him on the way, Huo Xuan wasn't the first one to arrive here.
At this moment, many people had already arrived at the square. Most of these people were among the first to rush in, including the Demon Beast Clan, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, the Ice River Valley, and other forces.
Huo Xuan's sudden appearance attracted the attention of everyone in the square. He ignored these gazes and stopped at the end of the square as soon as he stepped into it.
There stood an extremely heavy stone door, and before it stood ten bodies as straight as spears, unchanged for millennia. Their skin was a brilliant silver, their eyes were empty, and their faces were expressionless, like ancient corpses.
"Could this thing be Earth Demon Puppet?"