Near the entrance to the old tunnel, the flow of people was like a floodgate opening. Granny Meng, Fengling, and Fengjue were like pillars in the middle of the stream, shouting themselves hoarse as they directed, urged, and helped each other along.

The rescued children cried out, the women and children screamed, and the other strong miners spontaneously covered the rear, fighting the scattered guards with weapons they had seized, stones, and even their bare hands. The scene was chaotic, but the instinct for survival drove the crowd to rush desperately toward the narrow crevice leading out of hell.

Lin Feng hid behind a pile of abandoned smelting furnaces on the southwest side of the altar, his eyes scanning the entire chaotic battlefield, especially the shed of the "Holy Abode".

But the "Holy Lord" has not yet appeared. The four bronze-masked guards at the entrance of the shed remain standing, seemingly oblivious to the chaos around them.

However, around the altar, the "Crimson Abyss" cultists, under the leader's rebukes, had begun to regroup, attempting to regain their footing. Once they stabilized and organized an effective counterattack, both the escaped mine slaves and Chen Heng, who was feigning an attack, would be in danger.

Can't wait any longer.

Lin Feng gestured to two demolition experts lurking in the shadows on the other side. The two understood, and one of them, taking advantage of the chaos and thick smoke, silently approached the detonation point that had been set up earlier, leading to the "Crimson Flame Crystal" warehouse.

"Snap!"

He rubbed the tinderbox to a bright flame and brought the faint flame close to the fuse.

"laugh--"

The oil-soaked hemp rope was instantly ignited, and the orange-red flames split into several strands along the pre-set path, spreading rapidly into the warehouse! This specially made fuse burned extremely quickly and was almost smokeless, making it very difficult to detect in the dim and chaotic environment.

The person who started the fire quickly retreated to their hiding place and nodded to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng took a deep breath and gripped the Broken Mountain Blade tightly.

The explosion will signal the final assault and provide the perfect opportunity to draw the last attention of "Holy Lord" and "Red Abyss." He must, at the moment the explosion occurs and the chaos reaches its peak, rush straight to "Holy Residence" at top speed!

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

"Boom—!!!"

A deafening roar, like an earthquake, erupted without warning from the location of the "Crimson Flame Crystal" warehouse! A series of terrifying explosions, so close together they were indistinguishable in sequence, followed by a burst of crimson light. The crimson light, like a volcanic eruption, instantly tore through the thick fog and darkness, illuminating half of the "Flame Valley" in a blood-red glow! The scorching heatwave, mixed with rubble, metal fragments, and burning "Crimson Flame Crystal" powder, swept in all directions like a destructive storm!

The terrifying shockwave cracked the nearby rock walls, sending debris raining down. A dozen or so "Crimson Abyss" cultists and "Blood Wolf Guards" near the warehouse vanished into the expanding fireball before they could even scream. Those further away were thrown back by the blast, their bones broken and tendons snapped.

At the epicenter of the explosion, a mushroom cloud filled with black smoke and crimson flames rose and lingered for a long time. The entire "Flame Valley" seemed to tremble, and many places collapsed.

Chaos escalated instantly into utter disaster and panic!

"Divine punishment! It's divine punishment!"

"The Holy Flame Pool is enraged!"

"Run!"

The surviving "Red Abyss" cultists and guards were terrified, crying and screaming for their parents. They no longer cared about orders or duties, only wishing they had two more legs, and scattered in all directions.

Even the leaders on the altar were terrified by the earth-shattering explosion, turning pale and retreating repeatedly.

It's now!

In the instant before the flash of the explosion had completely faded, the shockwave was still raging, and everyone's attention was drawn to the scene of destruction, Lin Feng moved!

He sprang from his hiding place like a cheetah! His entire body transformed into a black lightning bolt that swept across the ground, his target the "Holy Abode" shack! The Broken Mountain Blade had already been silently drawn from its sheath.

The four bronze-masked guards reacted with astonishing speed! The moment the explosion rang out and Lin Feng leaped up, they moved almost simultaneously! Two of them drew their swords and charged at Lin Feng! The other two quickly retreated and stood in front of the shed doorway. One of them held a peculiar round shield that seemed to be woven from some kind of black metal, while the other held a pair of short forks that glowed with a blue light, clearly coated with deadly poison.

"Clang! Clang!"

The Broken Mountain Blade clashed violently with the two longswords! Amidst the ear-piercing clang of metal, the two masked guards shuddered violently. Deep nicks were slashed into their longswords, their tiger's mouths split open, and they staggered backward, their eyes filled with horror.

Lin Feng's momentum only slowed slightly, and his footwork changed strangely as he swept between the two men. He then used his Broken Mountain Blade to slash horizontally, aiming straight for the lower body of the guard holding the shield!

The shield-wielding guard roared and pressed down on his black shield in an attempt to block. However, the sharpness of the Broken Mountain Blade far exceeded his expectations!

"Sizzle!"

A scraping sound rang out, and the seemingly sturdy black shield was cleaved open by the blade, leaving a deep gash! Sparks flew! The shield-wielding guard's arm went numb, and he retreated in horror. Another guard, wielding a fork, seized the opportunity to pounce from the side, his short fork viciously stabbing towards Lin Feng's ribs!

Lin Feng turned to the side, twisted his waist, and spun the Broken Mountain Blade, the back of the blade striking the short fork precisely and deflecting it. At the same time, his left palm, like a knife, slashed hard at the side of the neck of the guard holding the fork!

"Snap!"

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and the guard with the fork groaned as he collapsed to the ground.

In the blink of an eye, of the four elite guards, one was dead and three were wounded! Lin Feng had broken through the obstruction and arrived at the door of the shed!

Without hesitation, he kicked the simple wooden door hard!

"Bang!"

The wooden door shattered with a crash! The scene inside the shed came into view:

The shed was more spacious than I had imagined, but the furnishings were extremely simple, consisting of only a wooden couch, a stone table, and a few wooden boxes. At this moment, a person was sitting cross-legged on the wooden couch.

In his hand, he was playing with a strange crystal the size of an egg, entirely crimson, crystal clear, and seemingly with flames flowing within it—it was by no means an ordinary "Crimson Flame Crystal" raw stone, but rather a condensation of some kind of essence.

"The subterranean fire attack failed." The gray-robed man spoke, his voice flat and unchanging, revealing neither joy nor anger. "You've managed to break through his obstruction and find this place; you do have some skill. However, this ends here."

He moved slowly and deliberately, gently placing the crimson crystal in his hand onto the stone table. Then, he looked at Lin Feng, and a faint, almost imperceptible glint seemed to flash in his deep, well-like eyes.

"I am 'Xuan Yan', and I am honored to be the Holy Lord of 'Chi Yuan'."

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