Humans, starting with chat groups, rampage across the heavens.

At the same time the temple collapsed, the ground beneath Lu Chen and the others began to rumble.

In just a moment, the entire starry sky and moon were obscured by the violent sandstorm. However, although the sandstorm covered almost the entire ancient star Yinghuo, it left only the area between Lu Chen and the Five-Colored Altar untouched.

The three students who had been stunned earlier now all looked terrified, and then their bodies fell straight down.

Those who were nearby could see that each of the three had a bloody hole about the size of a thumb on the back of their head, with brain matter mixed with blood gushing out.

This scene terrified everyone instantly.

No one dared to hesitate any longer and ran desperately toward the five-colored altar.

In this way, apart from those three, everyone else safely ran back to the area of ​​the Five-Colored Altar.

The five students who remained there saw Lu Chen and the others running back, and the fear on their faces lessened considerably.

Although they didn't know what was happening, the sandstorm that blotted out the sky was frightening enough.

Lu Chen glanced at the group of classmates around him, who were panting heavily, and said loudly:

"The light barrier around this altar can temporarily block the attack of demons. Those who did not get the magic weapon should stay in the bronze coffin."

"Those with magical artifacts, spread out at the edge of the light barrier and do your utmost to kill the demons!"

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, a female classmate named Wang Yan, who was standing next to Liu Yunzhi, immediately retorted:

"Since this light barrier can block demons, why don't we just hide inside? Why take the risk?"

After Wang Yan spoke, several timid classmates also chimed in.

"If you don't want to stay on Mars forever, then do as I say!"

Lu Chen's voice was slightly cold as he spoke in a deep voice:

"The reason why the bronze coffin fell here is obviously because it did not have enough energy to travel. Only by killing enough demons can we recharge this five-colored altar and allow the bronze coffin to set sail again."

After hearing Lu Chen's explanation, everyone present immediately shut their mouths.

The conditions on Mars are so harsh that naturally no one wants to stay here.

Although no one knew where the bronze coffin would take them, it was better than staying here and starving to death.

Following Lu Chen's instructions, everyone then formed a semi-circle and stood guard at the edge of the light screen.

Lu Chen also lent the half of the wooden fish he found to Zhang Ziling, with whom he had a fairly good relationship during their school days, thus adding another fighting force.

"Lu Chen, do you know what this demon is?"

After organizing everyone, Lin Jia, who had completely regarded Lu Chen as her backbone, asked a question.

"I have read about this in some ancient books. Legend has it that many ferocious demons were suppressed under the Great Thunder Temple, and the first level of the temple imprisoned the Crocodile Ancestor."

Lu Chen spoke slowly.

"I have also read the relevant records."

After Lu Chen spoke, Ye Fan and Zhou Yi also spoke up.

Just then, everyone suddenly felt the light screen in front of them tremble for a moment, and then they saw a creature about the thickness of a finger and ten centimeters long, covered in black scales and resembling a crocodile, crash straight into the light screen around the altar.

Pang Bo, who was closest to the creature, immediately swung the plaque in his hand and smashed it heavily onto the little crocodile.

With a piercing scream, the little crocodile lay motionless on the ground.

However, before everyone could rejoice, they saw countless tiny crocodiles swarming towards them.

Under the onslaught of these small divine crocodiles, the light barrier surrounding the altar began to tremble precariously.

Lu Chen immediately raised his hand and summoned the alms bowl in his hand, from which a beam of golden light shone.

Wherever the golden light passed, the little crocodiles died instantly.

Ye Fan then waved the Buddha lamp in his hand, and a flame shot into the sky, burning many of the small divine crocodiles to death.

Pang Bo swung the plaque in his hand with great force, sending countless small crocodiles flying.

The other students also unleashed their respective magical artifacts, and for a moment, Buddhist chants filled the air, and Buddhist light shone brightly. Not a single little divine crocodile was able to break through the light barrier.

Just when everyone thought they were able to kill all the little crocodiles, a terrifying roar suddenly came from the direction of the Great Thunderclap Temple in the distance.

After that roar, a large group of small crocodiles suddenly appeared in the distance and rushed towards them.

At the same time, a terrifying tremor came from the ruins of the Great Thunderclap Temple. A pair of blood-red eyes, as big as lanterns, rose several feet higher, clearly indicating that something was trying to break free from the underground palace and was impacting the surface.

Seeing this horrific scene, many students felt a sense of despair.

"I...we're not going to die here, are we?"

One of the female students said, her voice trembling with tears.

"Give it a push, the energy accumulated at this altar is almost enough."

Seeing that everyone had lost their spirits, Ye Fan quickly spoke up to comfort them.

At this moment, a large amount of blood from the little divine crocodiles flowed into the five-colored altar beneath Lu Chen and the others, and the entire altar began to shimmer with five-colored light.

The light swirled and rose into the sky, slowly coalescing into the shape of runes.

Seeing this situation, a glimmer of hope suddenly arose in everyone's almost despairing hearts.

Soon, the herd of divine crocodiles from afar arrived in front of them.

Just as these little divine crocodiles rushed close to the light screen, Lu Chen swiftly took out the bronze Buddha statue from his storage ring, waved it forward, and then quickly put it back into the storage ring. No one noticed the whole process.

All everyone saw was a dazzling divine light suddenly emanating from where Lu Chen was. The light spread out like a ripple, and wherever it passed, the little divine crocodiles fell to the ground without moving, like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

Then the five-colored altar beneath everyone's feet began to shake, and the five-colored light in the sky condensed into ancient runes, shining like stars.

The Tai Chi Bagua diagram reappeared, a sign that the ancient path to the stars was about to be opened.

While everyone's attention was drawn to the altar, Lu Chen took the opportunity to collect many of the small crocodile corpses.

These little divine crocodiles contain a trace of the Crocodile Ancestor's essence blood within their bodies. This is the essence blood of a Great Sage. Even if it is only a thin trace, it is definitely a top-tier cultivation resource for the early stages of cultivation.

Since the Five-Colored Altar has already accumulated enough energy, leaving these little divine crocodile corpses here would be a waste, so why not take them?

Unfortunately, the storage ring given by Xiao Yan had too little space. Even after Lu Chen filled the ring, there were still a large number of divine crocodile corpses left on the ground.

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