Could it be...
Looking at Qin Hao Five Thousand Meters ahead, Du Lei had a strange thought. Once you reach a certain depth in the Heavenly Ruins, does the pressure from the Origin Laws and the Great Dao's resonance actually lessen?
Is that why Qin Hao can keep going?
It seemed unlikely, but Du Lei wanted to try. What if it was true? Otherwise, how could Qin Hao have gotten a full Five Thousand Meters ahead of him?
"Let's go."
Du Lei stepped forward again.
A moment later.
One Hundred Meters farther on, Du Lei stopped dead. His face was pale, fear flickered in his eyes, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
"Damn it..."
"What terrifying pressure!"
"I can't bear it. Retreat!"
Du Lei felt that if he went any farther—not even One Hundred Meters, just ten—the raging Origin Laws and the Great Dao's resonance would crush him to pieces.
Gripped by utter terror, Du Lei retreated without hesitation.
And not merely One Hundred Meters.
Only after retreating a full three hundred meters did that terror slowly fade.
Even then, his face remained pale, and fear still gripped him.
"That was close..."
"If I'd kept going... If I'd reacted even a little slower, the consequences would've been irreversible."
"The Storm Sovereign won't rescue anyone who charges ahead recklessly. Besides, he won't enter the Heavenly Ruins."
Du Lei was shaken.
He had come within a hair's breadth of dying in the Heavenly Ruins.
Only after a long while did Du Lei calm himself. He looked into the distance again and saw that Qin Hao was still moving forward, though now at a very slow pace.
Moreover...
Meteorites were shifting between them, and Du Lei could no longer make out Qin Hao's figure clearly.
"That Qin Hao..."
Du Lei gritted his teeth. "Just