Ye Xiwen moved with astonishing speed, slipping through the opening in an instant. Many people even thought he had simply flickered through it.
The moment he crossed over, Ye Xiwen raced toward the center of the hall without pausing. Behind him, the Fire Corpses continued to roar, but although they kept howling, they did not pursue him. The map had already noted that these Fire Corpses would only guard the entrance to the hall and would not chase after intruders. As long as one could rush through, there was a chance to obtain the Fire Spirit Essence within the Fire Spirit Pool.
By the time Ye Xiwen arrived, a chaotic battle had already broken out in the center of the hall. There was an enormous fire pool nearly a kilometer wide there. Countless flames churned and boiled at its center—scarlet, white, blue, flames of every color tangled together and surged wildly.
The heat wave crashing into his face confirmed to Ye Xiwen that he had not taken a wrong turn. This truly was the Fire Spirit Pool.
The people who had arrived earlier were already fighting in a tangled mass. The strongest among the nearly twenty-person group were naturally E'Ying, the Crimson Lightning Fairy, Yao Qian, and Qi Dong, charging back and forth through the crowd.
According to the map, Fire Spirit Essence should have existed near the Fire Spirit Pool. Yet Ye Xiwen swept his gaze around and did not see a single piece. Clearly, the people who had arrived before him had already snatched them all away.
Ye Xiwen had still been one step too late. Looking around, he saw only two or three pieces that had yet to be taken, but they were still being fought over. Several people were competing for each of those pieces.
Whoosh!