Duanmu Jie was both startled and delighted.
Only moments earlier, he had been pondering how to strengthen himself enough to withstand the pressure. After turning it over in his mind, he had concluded that treasures were his best option.
Ideally, a Rule-Type Divine Artifact!
With just one Rule-Type Divine Artifact... Duanmu Jie could draw on his own Rule Chaos Origin to unleash greater strength, and resisting the Flame River's pressure would be no problem.
But Duanmu Jie also knew that he possessed no Rule-Type Divine Artifact. Although treasures occasionally appeared in the Flame River, the chances of a Rule-Type High-Grade Divine Artifact appearing were far too low. High-Grade Divine Artifacts were already exceedingly precious.
Most of the treasures the many Half-Step True Gods had fought and killed over earlier were merely Low-Grade or Mid-Grade Divine Artifacts, though some Mid-Grade Divine Artifacts rivaled High-Grade Divine Artifacts in value and power.
But High-Grade Divine Artifacts were still far too scarce!
For precisely that reason, knowing he had no way to improve his resistance to the pressure, Duanmu Jie could only change his target.
Hunting!
It was not just Qin Hao and Yun Chang. Duanmu Jie had also set his sights on Luan Bing and Yan Zijun.
The Flame River was fraught with danger.
If he fell into it, even Duanmu Jie would likely face grim odds of survival.
So... Duanmu Jie intended to strike when they were off guard!
He did not need to kill Qin Hao, Yun Chang, and the others outright. Knocking them into the Flame River would suffice.
He had never imagined it.
A Rule-Type High-Grade Divine Artifact had actually appeared.
It was a thick Long Staff about five feet long, glowing with fiery light and radiating terrifying fluctuations of Laws. The dreadful pressure emanating from it...
Duanmu Jie