Among them, those with the lowest cultivation reacted the most intensely.
The three remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators had faces as white as paper.
It was only after stepping out of the grand teleportation array and seeing their surroundings clearly that everyone understood why.
The area around this teleportation point was covered in frost, and the chill was no less intense than on the Western Continent battlefield.
Yet this was not the main reason everyone felt unwell.
What truly affected the cultivators' bodies was the dense Killing Intent in the air, so thick it had almost solidified!
"We didn't notice it at the edge of the Central Continent battlefield before, but now I realize the Killing Intent around us is nearly ten times denser!"
Killing Intent could ignore the body's defenses and directly corrode a cultivator's meridians, bones, and blood. It could even mingle with spiritual energy and affect cultivation, causing cultivators to suffer Qi Deviation.
When its concentration was still low, everyone had been able to endure it.
But faced with Killing Intent ten times as dense, those with lower cultivation had no ability to resist at all.
Tan Yueqing said worriedly, "I'm afraid that the closer we get to the Central Continent's main battlefield, the denser the Killing Intent around us will become."
Senior Sister Yuan Xi made an immediate decision. "Foundation Establishment cultivators should not proceed any farther. Cultivators experiencing discomfort should also act within their limits. Do not jeopardize your cultivation prospects for the sake of a single trial."
Quite a few people obediently chose to stay behind.
Others refused to accept it. With opportunity lying right before their eyes, they were unwilling to give up just like that.
Lin Qi did not try to stop them. She merely respected their decisions.
Before long, forty-five people had