NOVEL NEXT Chapter 838: Heavenly Gate
The black robe and black hair rose with the wind, the body dissolving under the holy light of the Heavenly Gate, the will dissipating.
Yet instinctively, he still struggled to lift his head and gaze at the towering Heavenly Gate. The corners of his bleeding lips slowly curled into a manic arc, as he suddenly stepped back, his fist carrying the earth-shattering fury of the mortal world.
"Give it to me—!"
An arm entwined with Dragon Flame, invincible!
"Break!!!"
The Dragon Roar shook the heavens, knocking on the Heavenly Gate!!
"Buzz——!!!!!!!!!" The towering Heavenly Gate, reaching into the clouds, trembled slightly, then instantly transformed into a violent vibration. As the surrounding mist and thunder rapidly spun in reverse, the colors of heaven and earth changed, and the double doors blasted open with a roar!
The crust of ten thousand miles of the Nine Domains surged, the sky cracked with countless fractures, and Xia Feng was instantly sucked into the golden light flowing from behind the Heavenly Gate.
The sudden sense of weightlessness struck, but Xia Feng's nerves remained tense, and he quickly scanned the surroundings.
"Did I... successfully enter?"
Around him was a vast expanse of white, without any natural objects or signs of life.
Only the strange currents subtly flowing in the air emitted a faint blue glow, completely undetectable to the naked eye.
Xia Feng's body, situated in the midst of it, could easily sense the presence of this 'qi'.
And as he subconsciously operated his Spiritual Pressure and Spiritual Particle, these currents began to flow into his body, visibly healing the injuries to his flesh and soul.
But now was not the time to focus on these matters. Xia Feng sensed the direction of the 'Red King Exposure Card', not far away, and after flying rapidly for a few minutes, successfully arrived.
[You have obtained the Special Card: Red King Exposure. Use it?]
Daring not to delay, Xia Feng moved with a thought.
[Use successful—you have opened this round's exposure stage and gained a reward of 20 Ember Stone]
[Current Ember Stone: (+20) 320]
There's an Ember Stone reward for opening the exposure stage? Xia Feng was surprised, but without time to think more, he contacted Huang Zhaoyue again through a clone.
[A player has successfully used the 'Red King Exposure Card'. Now announcing to all players the region where the Red King is located—Blood Thunder Sky Sea!]
[Exposure time remaining: 30 minutes]
Blood Thunder Sky Sea · Divine Sun Canyon, the seven Holy Realm members engrossed in their studies had no choice but to frown again, their thoughts interrupted.
Wasn't this round's exposure card in the Heavenly Realm? It was found already?
Yophiel ascended to the Heavenly Realm? How was this done? Various questions troubled everyone's minds.
According to the rules, to go to the Heavenly Realm, one can only use a [Level 3 · Heavenly Gate Card] to open the gate; otherwise, no one can enter.
As for where to find a Heavenly Gate Card, only a few people, like Jin Shiyin of Jinyang Tian, know that it can be obtained from an 'Advanced Airdrop Treasure Box'.
The condition to open an advanced airdrop is that a second person must possess 300 Ember Stone.
But with all seven here attempting to seize the Jinyang Divine Domain, how could a second person gather 300 Ember Stone in a short time?
Because of this, upon learning that this round's Red King Exposure Card was in the Heavenly Realm, everyone understood that without obtaining a Heavenly Gate Card, the third round would be stuck in the Ember Stone exploration phase, never entering settlement.
But now, without any 'Advanced Airdrop' prompt appearing, no one could have gotten a Heavenly Gate Card, yet the Red King Exposure Card has been used?
It's very strange.
And as everyone was puzzled, Xia Feng's deep, resonant thought reached Huang Zhaoyue again: "How long?"
Simplistic and concise, but she easily understood his intent, lightly raising her eyes to glance at the state of sporadic flames surrounding Jinyang Tian from a distance.
The thought returned: "Estimate, 21~22 minutes."
Xia Feng's brows furrowed into a river; damn, the time is insufficient, and far from enough!
It takes 30 minutes to enter the settlement phase, and even if Miss Mu is summoned, it still requires comprehension time.
Far greater than 21 minutes.
Jinyang Tian... must delay this guy's comprehension speed!
"What exactly do you want to do?"
"Don't ask too much, you'll understand soon." Xia Feng quickly made a decision, speaking deeply, "Deal. Huang Zhaoyue, as long as you now exert full strength to obstruct Jinyang Tian, my physical body and soul will both be yours!"
"....."
Huang Zhaoyue was stunned for a moment, fox-gray beautiful eyes squinting: "Are you sure?"
"I have no time for your nonsense, three seconds, make a decision!"
"....."
According to the prior agreement, helping Xia Feng obtain the Authority Fragment would allow her to consume 20% Dragon Spirit Blood, and after leaving the Sumeru Realm and helping him accomplish one thing, she could gain another 30%, totaling 50%.
But for some reason, this guy seemed very anxious at the moment, although his tone was quite stable, the unease and urgency in his words were impossible to hide.
Nonetheless, no matter what, this was indeed a win-win deal for her. Consuming an additional 50% would greatly boost her confidence in completing her plan!
"Giving all Dragon Spirit Blood to me, you will die."
"Whether I die is my business; you don't have to care."
Seeing Xia Feng so resolute, Huang Zhaoyue naturally complied, she simply stopped her comprehension, rising slowly amid the bewildered gazes of others.
"?"
Everyone was a bit baffled; wait, could it be that comprehension was already achieved?
Jinyang Tian also opened his eyes suddenly, staring intently at the black-and-white woman, what's going on? Why did she suddenly stand up at this moment?
Huang Zhaoyue ignored the strange looks from everyone, calmly thinking: "Obstruct Jinyang Tian to what extent?"
"Ensure he cannot complete comprehension before the settlement stage, and you succeed. After the Sumeru Battle, my body, soul, and life can all be yours."
The reward was generous; Huang Zhaoyue had no reason to refuse, her fox-gray eyes shrinking to a needle, cold and eerie aura rising abruptly.
The speed at which Huang Zhaoyue launched her attack was so fast that before anyone could react, a humanoid shadow interwoven with pure black lines appeared behind the eagle-helmeted man, about to slap eerie energy into his forehead.
Unfortunately, the shadow's palm only dispersed an afterimage, with Jinyang Tian appearing in the distant clouds, the Platinum Eagle Helmet covering his forehead, icy eagle eyes cold: "Your Imperial Highness, what is your intention!"
Huang Zhaoyue, who was never fond of words, was even less inclined to waste any now, quickly constructing a Spiritual Particle Structure with seals, ending with a vertical-palm Buddhist salutation.
The onlookers' faces suddenly changed as they turned to flee, but it was too late.
[Dragon Mirror Cyan Pool!]
With the black-and-white female image as the center, the space beneath transformed into an endless lake surface, and everyone's sense of space inverted and rotated, the surroundings unchanged but the color palette entirely turned into a black, white, and gray ink painting style.
As for the Spirit Paper and light pillars of the Jinyang Divine Domain, they disappeared entirely.
"Heh~ what's this, has Her Imperial Highness now fallen to using such underhanded tactics?" Jin Shiyin lazily dusted his pants leg, rising from the lake surface, a laugh hiding mockery.
Prior to the gathering of the seven here, it was agreed that whoever comprehended first would claim the Jinyang Divine Domain, and no forceful seizing allowed.
Of course, everyone was well aware that at some point, someone would break the pact and initiate a brawl.
But never did they expect the first provocateur would be Her Imperial Highness, who always kept her word.