The moment Fang Chen saw the cluster of blue flowers, his eyes went round. He knew it was the Nether Flower.
"Gurgle..."
The water in the black pool suddenly boiled violently. Great surges of black water spilled over the edge and spread across the floor.
Sizzle!
Everything the black water touched corroded in an instant. At the same time, the pressure inside the Great Hall kept growing stronger.
Rumble!
The entire Glazed Hall shook violently, and the red Barrier collapsed.
Ye Kong lay on the ground. He strained to lift his head and called to Fang Chen, "Pick up the Nether Flower! Go!"
Fang Chen snatched up the Nether Flower, held it between his teeth, and rushed toward Ye Kong.
"What are you doing? Go! Leave me!"
Ye Kong roared at Fang Chen. He had already seen what Fang Chen could do. For a novice at only the Fifth Layer of Qi Refining, escaping the Glazed Hall with the Nether Flower would be impressive enough. Under this crushing pressure, there was no way Fang Chen could carry him out too.
But Fang Chen ignored Ye Kong. Gritting his teeth against the terrifying spatial pressure, he reached Ye Kong, hoisted him onto his back, and charged toward the Great Hall's entrance.
"Bzzzz..."
The pressure around them kept mounting. Fang Chen felt as though a mountain had been dropped onto his back. Even when he pushed the True Qi in his body to its limit, he could not overcome it.
The doors were still nearly a hundred zhang away.
"Put me down! Otherwise we'll both die here!"
Ye Kong roared at Fang Chen.
Fang Chen gripped the Floating Immortal Sword and hacked hard at the floor.
Clang!
The Floating Immortal Sword struck sparks from the floor. A vast surge of Spiritual Power