As they comprehended, the two also slowly advanced. Yun Chang stayed directly behind Qin Hao; otherwise, when that crushing pressure bore down...
Never mind comprehending the Flame Chaos Origin—the immense pressure would likely overwhelm Yun Chang on the spot. At best, he would be severely injured; at worst, he would fall into the Flame River, his body dead and his Dao extinguished.
"Huff, huff..."
"The pressure has increased at least tenfold. The farther forward I go, the stronger it gets..."
At the very front, Yan Zijun also advanced while bearing immense pressure. But unlike Qin Hao's relative ease, every step left Yan Zijun drenched in sweat, looking as though he might plunge into the Flame River at any moment.
Still, Yan Zijun certainly possessed a wealth of treasures.
Handful after handful of pills appeared in his hands, and he swallowed them directly, boosting his divine strength and tribulation power to resist the pressure.
"With pressure this powerful, I can't possibly reach the Palace anytime soon. But... fortunately, it isn't targeting me alone. Everyone else is facing it too."
Yan Zijun swallowed over a dozen pills and caught his breath, instinctively turning to look behind him. Yet at that glance, his pupils abruptly contracted.
Qin Hao and Yun Chang were slowly advancing. Their movements were very slow... they could only take one step every few breaths, but they barely paused at all!
They approached with steady steps.
Originally, Qin Hao and Yun Chang had been roughly a thousand meters behind Yan Zijun. Now, they were only nine hundred meters behind him.
And...
That distance was shrinking as time passed.
"Impossible!!!"
Yan Zijun nearly jumped.
Although Qin Hao and Yun Chang were behind him, downstream where the pressure was weaker than at his current position, they were still facing extremely powerful pressure.