Master Wei had grown even more cautious by now and began flying slowly onward.
At the same time, his divine sense continued spreading outward. Soon, he reached nine hundred and ten zhang, but no demon beasts or cultivators appeared there.
Then came nine hundred and twenty zhang, still without any attacks...
At nine hundred and thirty zhang, a terrifying fluctuation suddenly arose. A savage rhinoceros wreathed in fire appeared directly ahead of Master Wei.
"It isn't those four Spirit Transformation cultivators making a move. A demon beast still appears every thirty zhang.
"If I count the great demon guarding the final checkpoint, that makes exactly four demon beasts. As long as they don't all appear together, though, I still have a chance of passing!"
At that moment, Master Wei confirmed what he would face in the final stretch.
With that thought, he instantly accelerated, turning into a blur as he charged through the last few dozen zhang.
Outside, everyone was surprised to see Master Wei suddenly pick up speed amid the sea of fire. He was throwing caution to the winds and unleashing all his strength.
Yet after unleashing his power, he did not fight the demon beast that had appeared. Instead, he did everything he could to shake off its pursuit and charge toward the thousand-zhang mark.
"Is he trying to reach the final great demon as quickly as possible for a decisive battle?"
That thought immediately surfaced in many people's minds.
But how could shaking off a demon beast in the sea of fire be so easy? Master Wei had to pay a steep price as well. Any attacks from his pursuer that he could not neutralize, he could only endure head-on.
Moreover, as he flew swiftly upward through one stretch of fiery sea after another, several late-stage