"It was the two of them."
After the two mysterious powerful figures who had ambushed him died, the mist swirling around their faces dissipated, finally revealing their true identities. Upon seeing them, [ Snow Mountain Hermit ] was filled with rage. He had met these two a few times, and they could even be considered friends. They had always wanted to obtain a treasure from the collector on his person. After failing to obtain it, he never expected that they would resort to such despicable means. It seemed that they had been planning this all along, deliberately following him to the Divine Demon Space to make their move. It was truly heartbreaking.
"Master, are you alright?" With the danger over, only three disciples remained from the Great Snow Mountain group: Fairenton, Murdoch, and Doni. They rushed over, their faces filled with concern.
"It's alright." [ The Snow Mountain Hermit ] waved his hand.
Looking at the dead Nine-Star Class level disciples lying on the ground, [ Snow Mountain Hermit ] felt a pang of sadness amidst his anger at his friend's betrayal. He had originally intended to bring these promising disciples from the Great Snow Mountain to the God and Demon Palace to try their luck. If they could find suitable magical arrays to hone their skills, they might be able to break through their bottlenecks and advance to the Moon Class. Who knew that this would end up like this...
[ The Snow Mountain Hermit ] shook his head, dispelling the sorrow in his heart. Then, as if remembering something, his expression turned solemn. He stared at Fairenton for a while and said, "I never imagined that person would care so much about you, willing to hide such an imperial holy weapon as [ Sand of Earth's Wrath ] within your body. With this treasure protecting you, I'm afraid that in this space, as long as you don't accidentally enter the God-Demon Killing Array, no one will be able to harm you."
"This disciple only discovered the existence of the [ Sand of Earth's Wrath ] just now; I did not intentionally conceal it from Master. Please forgive me, Master," Fairenton quickly explained, fearing that his master might harbor resentment.
"Hmph, sophistry! Since you have such a sacred weapon, why didn't you use it to deal with those two guys sooner? Why wait until your fellow disciples were all killed before showing it off? At such a young age, you are truly extremely vicious." Doni, a sinister young man who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up and accused Fairenton with a dark and gloomy face and a hint of jealousy in the depths of his eyes.
"Shut up and step back." Before Fairenton say anything, [ Snow Mountain Hermit ]'s face turned cold, and he angrily rebuked Doni. The latter was stunned, never having seen his master speak to him so harshly. He subconsciously took a few steps back, feeling unwilling.
The Snow Mountain Hermit observed all this without saying anything more. He turned to Fairenton, nodded, and said in a gentle tone, "It's alright. The Sand of Earth's Wrath are a treasure of your Ajax Empire. As the eldest son of the emperor, it's only right that you possess this treasure. I'm quite surprised that someone values you so much, and I'm happy for you."
A teacher's kindness is as high as a mountain.
Fairenton could feel his master's deep concern for him, and he was extremely grateful, bowing repeatedly.
"Alright, let's move on. We've wasted a lot of time and we're going to be late." At this point, almost a day had passed since the [ Gate of Divine Gates ] opened. The [ Snow Mountain Hermit ] looked at the layered buildings in the distance, his words seemingly implying something. A resolute look appeared on his face, as if he had made an extremely difficult decision. He then led his three surviving disciples deeper into the palace complex.
Doni's eyes darted around a few times. He quietly collected the storage rings from the two dead powerhouses on the ground and put them on his own body. He didn't even leave out the corpses of some dead disciples of the Great Snow Mountain. He looted them cleanly before quickly catching up with the others.
Less than half a minute after the group disappeared into the distance, another unexpected event occurred.
Suddenly, a deafening explosion came from afar, as if the entire [ God and Demon Palace ] was about to be destroyed. A powerful aura, like that of a deity descending upon the world, spread rapidly like nuclear radiation. Even dozens of miles away, the group of [ Snow Mountain Hermit ] could feel the strength and Resist of this aura. Their expressions changed drastically, and they were filled with indescribable shock.
The aura unleashed by [ Sand of Earth's Wrath ] when it killed two powerful figures in one fell swoop was already extremely strong, but it was still far inferior to the aftershocks of the power spreading from afar.
"Is another unparalleled expert displaying their power?"
Fairenton three of them couldn't help but think the same thing, their expressions blank and their spirits low. Faced with this power, they couldn't help but feel their own insignificance.
The Snow Mountain Hermit also changed his expression in an instant, with a hint of worry in his brows.
After a pause, [ the Snow Mountain Hermit ] said in a deep voice, "Let's go." With that, he strode forward.
The group hurried along and quickly disappeared into the distant cluster of buildings.
Not long after everyone disappeared, a transparent ripple, like a flower, bloomed in the void. Then, two figures slowly emerged from the ripple and appeared at the battlefield, which was littered with corpses and blood.
"Your Majesty, this aura... that person has finally arrived."
"Hmm, that guy's still as unbridled and arrogant as ever, always so annoying." The man addressed as His Majesty was short and stocky, wearing a gold crown adorned with yellow jewels. His imposing presence and broad back gave the impression of someone in control of the world. He calmly said, "This is getting more and more interesting. I wonder who will be the final winner in this game. Perhaps after the Gate of Gods and Demons closes, we'll both perish here."
"No one can rival His Majesty; the ultimate victor will undoubtedly be the Ajax Empire."
The short, crowned figure laughed heartily, "No one is a winner forever, and no one is a constant protagonist... Let's go see our old friends."
After saying that, a flash of orange light appeared, and the two disappeared from the spot.
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the second day after the [ Gate of Gods and Demons ] opened.
Sun Fei was the luckiest among all the powerful individuals who entered the [ Gate of Gods and Demons ]. The closer he got to the core area of the God and Demon Palace, the more the mysterious map that Abramovich, the head of the Soros Chamber of Commerce in Twin Flag City, had given to Sun Fei as worthless revealed its wonders. In just one day, Sun Fei had already entered the thirty-first difficulty area—a dangerous zone that, according to legend, only Great Sun-Rank Venerable could freely enter.
Along the way, Sun Fei did not trigger any traps, magic arrays, or illusion arrays.
During this period, Sun Fei took some time to enter the world of Diablo, killing monsters and leveling up. His [ Barbarian character] completed two more quests, leveling up to level 34, and his strength increased dramatically again, equivalent to the Half Moon Class Lower Tier Fourth Stage in the real world. Originally, he was supposed to undergo another trial of heaven and earth, but in the isolated and mysterious space of the God and Demon Palace, the trial of heaven and earth did not come. This also means that Sun Fei has the power of Half Moon Class expert, but his understanding of the rules of heaven and earth is still at the New Moon Class.
The pressure from heaven and earth in the level 31 difficulty zone was simply terrifying.
With Sun Fei's current strength, his speed of progress had slowed to the minimum. Although he couldn't be described as staggering, he was in a very sorry state. He couldn't run and could only move forward slowly step by step, which was extremely difficult. He was like an old man who had been over sixty years old. He had to be careful with every step he took. His whole body was shining with dazzling pure silver flames. Only by operating his strength to the peak level could he Resist the increasing pressure of heaven and earth.
It took Sun Fei another full day to finally enter the 33rd level difficulty area.
At this point, Sun Fei's strength was no longer sufficient to advance. He was suppressed by the omnipresent pressure, and if he forced himself forward, his body would crack and blood would bead up, showing signs of collapse at any moment. He had no choice but to stay in a secluded spot in the level 33 difficulty area and enter the world of the God of Destruction to improve his strength by killing monsters and leveling up once again.
After re-entering the Diablo World, Sun Fei arrived at the city of Lut Gholein, the second act's main map. He received the fourth and fifth quests for this map from the NPC King Drognan, and then immediately began killing monsters and leveling up.
Entering the underground prison through a hidden passage in the palace, Sun Fei slayed demons and monsters along the way. On the third level of the underground prison, he found the Teleport to the [ Arcane Sanctuary ].
The Teleport consisted of two pillars, shaped like the arms of Giant, stretched out in a crisscross pattern. They were cast from an unknown dark gray metal, with smooth, perfect lines. The pillars were engraved with Yang-style seal script patterns, interlocking like chains wrapped around the gray pillars. The pillars formed two semi-circles, one large and one small. The lower semi-circle was about three meters high, forming a giant gate shape with the ground, while the upper semi-circle was only half a meter in size. Floating within the upper semi-circle was a gear-shaped disc with a diameter of thirty centimeters, motionless. At the center of the disc was a slightly open, enormous eye-like protrusion, which was unsettling.
The Teleport is silent, emitting no power fluctuations, and is not currently capable of Teleport.
Following the method from his memories of computer games from his previous life, Sun Fei walked to the Teleport, placed his five fingers on the pillar of the dark gray Teleport, and a faint magical power Teleport in.
Magical power flowed along the chain-like runes on the pillars, until all the chain runes on both pillars of the Teleport gate began to flicker with pale blue flames. Then, a smooth blue light curtain appeared in the three-meter-high gate-shaped semicircle below, as beautiful and enchanting as a tranquil cosmic stargate.
Of all the monster-slaying and leveling-up experiences, what impressed Sun Fei the most was this Teleport.
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