Blue Card Starry Sky

Chapter 71 The Realm of Destruction
"We can take it down with fire," Qin Lei said. Fire can burn away the poison gas, thus breaking the monster's attack.

"Alright, watch my Fire Phoenix Flame." After saying that, Lan Tian gathered all his fire attribute energy and released the Fire Phoenix Flame with all his might. The raging flames instantly melted the ice wall and burned away the poison gas along with it. A blue flame spread throughout the tunnel.

The power of the Fire Phoenix burned everything in its path. Seeing that the poison gas had no effect, the Demon Scorpion Spider was about to launch another attack when the fire of the Fire Phoenix in the blue sky burned directly beside it. Feeling the pressure, it quickly counterattacked, forming a powerful defensive shield.

With a deafening boom, the two collided, their forces evenly matched, neutralizing each other's attacks. Seeing this, the Scorpion Spider launched another attack, this time gathering all its strength and unleashing its strongest earth-attribute skill—Overturning Rivers and Seas—against the seven people in front of it. The ground was struck by an attack as powerful as a tidal wave.

"Sit together and activate your defensive shields to the maximum level!" Qin Lei quickly and loudly told everyone, urging them to unite as one and prevent it from harming them.

Everyone worked together and persevered. The attack from the Scorpion Spider was indeed powerful. In an instant, the entire underground tunnel was filled with flying sand and stones, and the darkness was so intense that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. Everyone condensed a set of defensive skills and held on desperately to prevent it from breaking through.

After a while, the entire defensive shield was about to be breached. Lantian used all his lightning power to attack outwards, forcing the scorpion spider to a distance and preventing it from getting close to everyone. If it ran over and attacked at close range while everyone was defending, everyone would be unable to withstand the attack and would be injured.

"You guys hold the line, I'll go out and take care of it." After saying that, Lan Tian flashed out of the defensive shield and faced the Demon Scorpion Spider one-on-one. As soon as he drew his Divine Sword of Light, it illuminated the surroundings. Lan Tian saw its location clearly and rushed over at top speed.

With a single strike of "Bright Slash," a flurry of sword light and shadows pierced through the heart like a thousand swords.

With a "crack," the Demonic Scorpion Spider was cleaved in two by the Sword of Light. Its skeleton collapsed to the ground, lifeless, blood splattered everywhere. Lan Tian absorbed and devoured its energy and bloodline power, adding a hallucinogenic attribute to his own body.

Before anyone could fully react, Lan Tian had already absorbed the Sword of Light into his body and vanished. The smoke, fog, and dust in the tunnel dissipated, revealing the cleaved corpse of the Demonic Scorpion Spider. Everyone noticed that Lan Tian's eyes had turned slightly red, as if he were possessed.

Looking at the corpse of the scorpion spider on the ground, no one said anything. It was not appropriate to say anything. They continued forward, because only by moving forward could they get out of this place.

Not long after, more and more wild beasts and monsters appeared ahead, of varying ranks, and their numbers kept increasing. Just as everyone had killed off one batch, another batch would appear, and their ranks were getting higher and higher, making them increasingly difficult to deal with!

At this moment, everyone was bloodthirsty, their eyes were red, and they were all filled with murderous intent. The more they killed, the more excited they became. They felt uncomfortable when there were no monsters to kill. They were completely immersed in the killing!
Having fought their way through the carnage, everyone seemed to have lost their minds, completely immersed in the killing spree and unable to extricate themselves. The monsters ahead were increasing in number, and they were simply sweeping through them, leaving no one alive.

The blue sky stretched endlessly, a relentless slaughter with no end in sight. The more they killed, the more the demons multiplied, an endless cycle of carnage. They were completely lost here, lost in the carnage. Lan Tian kept thinking, they'd been here so long, yet they hadn't seen the three demons. It seemed they were just ahead, about to catch up, but they just couldn't see them.

What kind of secret realm is this? The killing continues endlessly. This is a killing space. But how can we get out?
"Uncle Lei, are you all alright?" Lan Tian asked everyone, looking at their murderous eyes, wondering what was wrong with them!
"It's alright, I'm having a blast killing them all, I'm going to wipe them all out," Qin Lei replied without hesitation.

Qin Lei has always been very composed, is he really this unrestrained now? Lan Tian thought to himself, this can't go on, but he still kept his composure and clear-headedness in front of everyone, and he was not affected.

Killing isn't the way out of this place; continuing like this will only trap everyone inside. He figured the three demons were definitely being affected in the same way, endlessly killing and unable to break free of the cycle. He had to come up with a solution. What would happen if they were attacked and killed by demonic beasts here? Would they return to the hall, be reborn here in an endless loop, or truly die?

Lan Tian weighed the pros and cons. To escape, he had to take a risk; otherwise, he would be trapped in an endless loop, never to leave, and would eventually die of exhaustion. This secret realm must hold some mystery. Lan Tian understood it to be a space of destruction, and only by dying alongside the monsters here could he escape. If killed by a monster, he would be reborn here, and only by dying alongside it could he return to the main hall and leave this secret realm.

Lan Tian gathered everyone together and shared his thoughts, wondering how they, now blinded by rage, would understand, or whether they would risk their lives to try it. Without hesitation, Lan Tian decided to give it a shot.

"If I die in battle and don't regenerate, and my body disappears without a trace, then I must have left this place and passed the test, so everyone can start preparing sooner." Lan Tian said loudly to everyone. Qin Lei was worried. This was not normal. What if he really died? Besides, the young master was supposed to be protected by him. If anyone was going to try, it should be him!
Lan Tian did not allow Uncle Lei to try. The temple abbot had said that he would be the master of Sky City and would not die here so easily. He had to try it himself, and no one else was allowed to.

Lan Tian stopped the discussion and decided to try it himself, making sure everyone saw it clearly and remembered it. Wave after wave of monsters attacked again. Without saying a word, Lan Tian stepped into the monster horde, channeling all his energy into a super energy ball that continuously strengthened, accompanied by lightning.

"Stay away from me, so you don't get caught in the crossfire," Lan Tian shouted to everyone.

"Boom, boom!" A blinding light erupted, and immense power swept across the surroundings. The blue sky and the monster vanished in an instant, and the huge explosion still echoed in the tunnel.

"Young Master, Brother Lan, Little Brother..." Those who remained witnessed Lan Tian disappear along with the exploding monster, their hearts filled with grief and indignation. They could do nothing but watch Lan Tian vanish in the blinding light. The aftershocks lingered, the echoes reverberated, but the man was gone. The energy fluctuations ahead had not yet subsided, and the outcome remained unknown. Would Lan Tian's sacrifice prove his words true? Everyone eagerly awaited the answer!
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(End of this chapter)