After attaching the Meteor Talisman, He Pingsheng hesitated no longer.
He stepped forward and reached the edge of the tide.
Wait!
One breath!
Two breaths!
Three breaths!
After ten breaths, the perfect moment arrived.
He Pingsheng leaped straight into the sea of fire, and golden light flashed beneath his feet.
The shoes added onefold speed.
The talisman added twofold speed.
Threefold?
That was right-threefold additional speed...
He Pingsheng was overjoyed.
He had thought the speed boosts from the shoes and the talisman would not stack, but they had combined without the slightest trouble.
A threefold increase meant four times his original speed.
That speed was already blisteringly fast.
Boom...
He had no time to think further before he shot toward the fire dragon like an arrow loosed from a bow.
At the same time, magic power surged out of He Pingsheng, instantly activating all eleven layers of restrictions on the Poison-Repelling Five Elements Treasure Pearl.
The energy of the five elements retreated.
Go...
Ten zhang!
Eight zhang!
Seven zhang!
Six zhang!
Five zhang!
This time, He Pingsheng finally reached the five-zhang mark before the tide's suction arrived.
But the instant he reached it, the tide's suction seized him. Behind him, it was as though thousands of troops and horses were driving him forward.
Immense pressure bore down on him, while the fire dragon ahead drew ever closer.
Four zhang!
Three and a half zhang!
Three zhang!
He finally reached the three-zhang mark.
Rumble...
Before He Pingsheng could advance another step, the Tide Power abruptly reversed, blasting him outward with tremendous force.
Bang...
His body was hurled away.
Once again, He Pingsheng emerged from the sea of fire in a sorry state.
It still had not worked.
His rhythm and timing were not perfect either.
This time, however, although the fierce