Chen Yulin spoke ill of the Eight Great Imperial Clans, which was overheard by Miao Jingkong and Lin Xiao, making the situation extremely awkward.
The two sides stared at each other for about ten seconds. Seeing that the other side was determined to keep going, Chen Yulin's anger surged instantly, and a murderous glint flashed in his eyes.
In normal circumstances, the outcome of a major battle between the two sides might be unpredictable.
At this moment, Miao Jingkong and Lin Xiao were already seriously injured from the stone beast's attack. Even if they used their trump cards to fight to the death, they could at most severely injure Liuyun Lan and Chen Yulin with a death wish.
Miao Jingkong and Lin Xiao, who were also well aware of this, naturally wouldn't want things to escalate to that point.
After all, if someone were killed within the Heavenly Estate, no one would know, and their death would be in vain.
Besides, we're already inside the Heavenly Estate, with the treasure right in front of us. To lose our lives now for a petty argument would be utterly insane.
Thinking of this, Miao Jingkong immediately dropped his cold expression and put on a smiling face.
"Within this Heavenly Estate, who knows what dangers lie ahead? We should help each other."
Miao Jingkong's words were also a reminder to Lin Heng and the other two that even if they could kill them, they would have to pay the price with serious injuries. And no one knew how many dangers lay ahead. If they were to explore Heavenly Estate with serious injuries, they might not even be able to leave alive.
After the matter was laid out in the open, both sides calmed down considerably.
After some deliberation, Chen Yulin suppressed the murderous intent in his heart, looked at Peach Garden Road ahead, and smiled at Miao Jingkong and the other person, saying, "What you said is true. We should coexist peacefully. To show that I shouldn't have said that earlier, you two go first this time."
Miao Jingkong and Lin Xiao looked at Chen Yulin suspiciously, then looked towards Peach Garden Road again.
At first glance, there seems to be no danger.
But in this Heavenly Estate, nothing is ever truly clear-cut.
Just like the guardian stone beast outside the Heavenly Estate, who would have thought that it could easily severely injure a powerful expert at the Nine-Turn Samsara Realm?
Miao Jingkong and his companion surveyed Peach Garden Road for a moment, and soon they also noticed the stone tablet on the side. After walking over and taking a look, they understood why Lin Heng and the other two were still lingering there.
At the same time, the two realized that Chen Yulin simply wanted to use them as a testing ground.
Miao Jingkong and Lin Xiao exchanged a glance and quickly communicated their opinions with their eyes.
The two naturally resisted Chen Yulin's suggestion, but the current situation left them no room to refuse.
After a brief exchange of glances, Miao Jingkong turned to Chen Yulin, nodded, and said, "Since it's Brother Chen's kind offer, then I'll accept it."
After saying that, Miao Jingkong strode forward and took his first step toward Peach Garden Road.
'call!'
Just as Miao Jingkong stepped onto Peach Garden Road, the space in front of him began to distort slightly.
After a strange spatial fluctuation, a burly, robust man appeared in everyone's sight.
Lin Heng carefully examined the burly man. He was 1.89 meters tall, and his explosive muscle lines gave off an absolute sense of power. His two small mustaches looked rather amusing, but his fierce eyes were enough to send chills down one's spine if one looked into them.
The giant was not Human Race, but rather had the head of a beast and the body of a human. He wore a suit of flame armor, with a fire snake coiled around his neck and its head resting on top of his head. Beneath his feet was a miniature fire dragon about ten meters long.
"I am Zhu Rong, the guardian of Peach Garden Road. If you wish to pass through Peach Garden Road, you will have to break through my defenses."
The mighty Zhu Rong coldly explained the rules of this level.
However, none of the people present were not at the Ninth-Turn Samsara Soul Realm, yet even so, they could not sense any fluctuations in the other party's aura.
That proves one thing: the opponent is stronger than Lin Heng and his group, and by a significant margin.
Facing the unfathomable Miao Jingkong Zhu Rong, Miao Jingkong bowed and said, "Senior's strength is profound and unfathomable; how could this junior dare to contend with him?"
Zhu Rong waved her hand. "Don't worry, I won't bully you kids. I'll suppress my strength to be at your level, and I won't use any weapons. You can do whatever you want."
"There are only two conditions for passing: either you leave Peach Garden Road alive, or you manage to injure me, even if it's just a small wound."
Under these conditions, Miao Jingkong finally breathed a sigh of relief.
We're at the same level, and the opponent can't use weapons, so what's there to be afraid of?
"Senior, please forgive me."
Miao Jingkong shouted loudly, and with a grab of his large hand, he summoned a golden halberd, which he then swung down at Zhu Rong.
Miao Jingkong's attack was completely sudden, and his movements were incredibly swift. Almost as soon as he finished speaking, his halberd had already struck Zhu Rong's head.
A smile appeared on Miao Jingkong's face. He didn't expect this attack to cause much damage to Zhu Rong; as long as he could injure the opponent, he would consider himself to have successfully passed the test.
'Bang!'
Miao Jingkong's halberd struck Zhu Rong's head with perfect accuracy.
No, to be precise, it struck the fire serpent's head. The crisp sound of the strike was so piercing, but the fire serpent's closed eyes never opened.
Instead, the force of the recoil caused Miao Jingkong's hand holding the halberd to tremble, almost causing him to drop the weapon.
"How is this possible?"
Seeing that his all-out attack had failed to even budge his opponent, Miao Jingkong almost doubted whether he was seeing things. But the sharp pain from his tiger's mouth made him realize that this was not a dream, but reality.
The scene unfolding before their eyes Miao Jingkong speechless, but also Lin Heng and the others behind him.
Even a full-force attack from the Nine-Turn Samsara Realm couldn't harm their opponent; how could they possibly fight?
Seeing the astonished looks on Lin Heng's and the others' faces, Zhu Rong smiled calmly, "I'm not wearing any armor, and my cultivation is only suppressed to the Nine-Turn Samsara Realm, but my body is so tough that there's nothing I can do about it."
Lin Heng curled his lip. "Is this what you call just thick-skinned and tough?"
Even my High-Grade Chaos Spirit Treasure Armor doesn't offer as much defense as your skin.
While Zhu Rong was looking at Lin Heng and the others and talking, Miao Jingkong, knowing that he could not harm Zhu Rong, simply flashed past Zhu Rong and rushed forward at high speed.
Miao Jingkong was extremely fast, but Zhu Rong's reaction and speed were clearly even faster, and she caught up with Miao Jingkong in the blink of an eye.
What followed was a horrific scene: Zhu Rong relentlessly pounded Miao Jingkong's body with fists formed from flames, while the latter could only endure the damage and continue charging forward.
A faint aroma of barbecue wafted from Peach Garden Road.
What was only a few thousand meters away felt like an endless road to Miao Jingkong at that moment.
Having only endured half the journey, his entire body was already covered in wounds, charred from the flames, and his flight speed had slowed considerably, forcing him to passively endure even more attacks from Zhu Rong...