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The altar was ablaze with blood.

suddenly!

"Boom!"

A muffled explosion could be faintly heard from the outer edge of the Poison Abyss.

Immediately following were the furious roars of the strange beasts and the sharp whistling of weapons cutting through the air.

Yan Wusheng's face suddenly darkened.

"How is that possible?"

To ensure the altar's opening would not be disturbed, he laid bait around the Poison Abyss several days in advance, luring three ferocious beasts at the peak of the fifth rank to guard the passage.

Those were his carefully selected guard dogs; any intruder would be relentlessly pursued and killed.

According to his calculations, even if those geniuses outside react quickly, it would still take another two or three days.

Three days later, the altar was opened, and the outcome was decided.

But now the enemy has actually reached the outer perimeter?!

Yan Wusheng's eyes gradually darkened.

"What's the next step?"

Dan Yan looked at him.

Yan Wusheng stared at the blood-red runes flowing on the altar and slowly exhaled.

The altar has reached a critical point, and the blood of humans and beasts is mingling. As the presiding priest of the altar, he must not leave for even a moment.

"Single Nightmare, Liu Guanyi."

"Go out and kill all those troublesome bugs."

"Yes."

Dan Yan clasped his hands in a fist salute, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.

Perfect timing, I have so much pent-up anger and nowhere to vent it.

Liu Guanyi responded with a "Yes," but his lowered eyelids concealed the fleeting change in his expression.

The guy who managed to get to the outer perimeter so quickly...

The image of that fist burning with golden flames involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

River breeze.

It's probably that kid Jiang Feng!

He knows his own limitations.

If he were to run into Jiang Feng, he might not even be able to escape.

He dared not disobey Yan Wusheng's orders either.

Liu Guanyi chose to follow behind Shan Yan, but his pace was subtly half a step slower.

If anything seems amiss, run away immediately.

As for whether Dan Yan lives or dies?

Ha, what's it to him!

……

The outer passage of the Poisonous Abyss of Burial Souls.

"arrive."

Jiang Feng and his group spent an entire day forcibly traversing most of the Blackwater Swamp before finally reaching the edge of the Poison Abyss.

However, at this very moment...

"Croak!!!"

A loud croaking sound, like the beating of a gong, made everyone's eardrums ache!

The thick fog exploded, and a colossal creature descended from the sky, crashing down in front of everyone with a "boom," splashing mud, water, and toxic slurry everywhere!

It was a giant frog, as big as a small mountain!

Its entire body was a rotten bluish-black color. What was most horrifying was that its back was covered with hundreds of translucent pustules, and in each pustule floated a distorted human face!

The faces of those people were either crying or laughing, their mouths opening and closing silently, as if they were telling a story.

Even Jiang Feng felt a chill run down his spine!

"【Hundred-Faced Rotten Toad】, Tier 5, Eight Stars!"

Li Changsheng narrowed his eyes. "Be careful, those human-face bubbles are all highly poisonous pus sacs. Popping one will release a large amount of poisonous mist!"

"hiss!"

In an instant, the second strange beast arrived.

It was a silvery-white water snake that silently emerged from the muddy water. Its body was only as thick as an arm, but it was more than ten meters long.

Its speed was so fast that it was difficult to catch with the naked eye; one moment it was still far away, and the next it was already in front of everyone.

"[Silver Scale Water Serpent], Tier 5, 8 Stars!"

"Speed-type, skilled in Water Blade, don't get entangled with it!"

Before he could finish speaking...

Suddenly, it got dark.

A huge shadow loomed overhead, a howling wind swept through, and the thick miasma was forcefully pushed aside by a pair of fleshy wings that blotted out the sky.

The group looked up and saw a giant black dragon slowly descending from the heights.

It was a black dragon over thirty feet long, its entire body covered in dark, sunless scales. It had two horns on its head, four claws on its belly, and a pair of vertical pupils that were a dark yellow like molten gold. It looked down at the people below as if they were ants.

"A dragon...a dragon?!"

Xiao Xingye's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.

"Just a fake dragon!"

Jiang Feng gazed at the black dragon, slowly moving his wrists, his knuckles cracking.

"【Eclipse Sky Black Dragon】, Fifth Order, Nine Stars!"

"There is a trace of dragon blood in his body, but it doesn't even come close to being from a real dragon."

"It's mine."

Jiang Feng took a step forward and said in a calm tone.

"Give the Rotten Toad to Changsheng and Lingyu, and the Water Snake to Lin Xing and Xingye."

The series of orders were crisp, efficient, and left no room for doubt.

"As for that long worm..."

Jiang Feng raised his head, his gaze meeting those dark yellow vertical pupils across the distance, and grinned.

"It's been a long time since I've fought a flying monster."

"kill!!"

Six people and three beasts suddenly attacked!

……

"Croak!!!"

The Hundred-Faced Rotten Toad was the first to attack. With a powerful kick from its two thick hind legs in the mud, its mountain-like body shot up like a cannonball, heading straight for Li Changsheng and Ling Yu.

At the same time, a dozen or so human faces behind it burst simultaneously, and the foul-smelling venom turned into a torrential downpour of poisonous liquid, covering everything!

"Well done!"

Li Changsheng shifted his feet, his figure moving like a willow catkin in the wind, weaving through the gaps in the poisonous rain.

The cyan longsword was drawn from its sheath, its light flashing like snowflakes.

Each sword strike landed at the base of the ruptured pustule, and with a flick of his wrist, the entire pustule was sent flying far away into the deserted fog.

"Ling Yu! It's about to land!"

"Um."

Ling Yu had already firmly planted his feet in a horse stance, gripping his sword with both hands.

The moment the rotten toad crashed down, his heavy sword met it like a black city wall.

"Thump!!!"

A deafening roar that was both dull and incredibly loud!

The mud beneath Ling Yu's feet exploded, shoving him down half an inch, but the heavy sword steadily withstood the downward attack from the rotten toad.

In an instant, the rotten toad's long tongue shot out like lightning, aiming straight for Ling Yu's face.

"You still have me as your opponent!"

A sword light flashed from the side, and Li Changsheng's green sword swiftly slashed at the side of the long snake.

the other side.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The Silver Scale Water Serpent transformed into a silver thread, frantically circling around Lin Xing and Xiao Xingye. Crescent-shaped transparent water blades shot out from its body, so fast that even the afterimages overlapped.

"Hoshino, don't use your eyes to look! Use your ears to listen!"

Lin Xing roared, wielding a black spear with impenetrable speed. Water blades struck the spear, exploding into bursts of water mist.

"Yes, I understand!"

Xiao Xingye gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and listened intently.

Sound of water to the left rear!

"Hey!!"

He turned around abruptly, his spear darting out like a venomous dragon emerging from its lair, following the faint sound of water as it thrust straight towards the source!

With a "whoosh," the tip of the spear grazed the snake's body, sending sparks flying. Although it failed to pierce the water film, it forced the silver snake to change direction for the first time.

"Well played!"

Lin Xing seized the opportunity and lunged forward, bringing his spear down in a powerful strike!

……

Meanwhile, the battle on higher ground had reached a fever pitch.

"roar!!!"

With a flap of its wings, the Black Dragon of the Sky swept across the ground, its massive body skimming down, and a claw covered in black scales slashed down on its head!

Jiang Feng neither dodged nor avoided, but instead delivered a powerful punch!

"boom!!"

Fists and claws collided, and a visible shockwave exploded outwards, expelling all the miasma within a radius of ten feet.

Jiang Feng's feet dug two deep furrows in the mud, while the black dragon's giant claws were shaken and lifted high into the air.

"You beast, you're quite strong!"

Jiang Feng shook his numb fist, his fighting spirit only intensifying.

He pushed off with his feet and pounced forward, his fists raining down on the black dragon's chest and abdomen.

The force of the Blazing Heaven Fist exploded through the scales, scattering golden flames everywhere.

The black dragon roared in pain, its thick tail sweeping out. Jiang Feng ducked to avoid it, then grabbed the tail and used his waist and abdomen to try and lift the enormous creature up and fling it away.

"roar!!"

The black dragon would not let him have his way. It flapped its wings wildly and rose up!

It circled once in mid-air, a cunning glint flashing in its dark yellow vertical pupils.

This human's fist is too hard.

Then, the black dragon suddenly rose in altitude, instantly reaching a height of tens of feet, thus escaping the reach of Jiang Feng's fist.

The next moment, it opened its blood-red maw, and a burst of black light shone brightly from within, as a destructive aura condensed wildly.

Soul Skill - [Evil Dragon Breath]!

"not good!"

Below, Li Changsheng's expression changed.

"Jiang Feng! It's about to unleash its dragon breath! Get out of the way!"

hide?

Jiang Feng looked up at the increasingly bright black light in the sky and suddenly smiled.

"Just because you can fly doesn't mean I can't hit you!"

He slowly raised his right hand.

The next second, a surge of powerful true energy burst forth from his palm.

Red true energy condensed in his palm, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a giant sword of true energy that was over ten feet long!

The sword's blade was swirling with the True Qi of Burning Heaven, resembling a burning celestial sword.

"Whoosh!"

Jiang Feng flicked his wrist and unleashed a sword strike!

A golden sword beam, over ten feet long, tore through the sky, its speed exceeding the speed of sound.

The black dragon had just exhaled its breath when the sword beam arrived first!

"Sizzle!!!"

The right wing, severed at the root!

Black dragon blood cascaded across the sky like a waterfall!

"roar!!!"

The black dragon let out a mournful howl that went so horribly that its massive body instantly lost its balance and plummeted from the sky. Its dragon breath spurted out crookedly, crashing into the poisonous mist in the distance and blasting out a scorched crater dozens of feet in diameter.

"Now!"

A shockwave erupted beneath Jiang Feng's feet, and he shot into the sky like an arrow.

【Soaring Dragon Technique】!

In a few flashes, he was already above the black dragon's head.

A hint of fear surfaced in the black dragon's vertical pupils.

"God Burial Monkey Fist!!!"

Jiang Feng brought his right fist to his waist, condensing all his true energy into a single point!

Behind him, the phantom of a divine ape vaguely appeared, vast, violent, and with a majestic aura!

One punch landed.

The golden fist struck the black dragon's head in an instant!

"boom!!!"

A gold and black firework exploded in mid-air.

The black dragon's mangled body crashed into the swamp like a kite with a broken string, stirring up mud waves that reached over ten feet high, causing the entire outer perimeter of the Poison Abyss to tremble.

The river breeze slowly descended from the blood-red rain.

The entire venue was deathly silent!

Li Changsheng and the other three turned their heads in unison, staring blankly at the figure that slowly rose to his feet.

"So...powerful!"

Jiang Feng's strength truly shocked them!

At this moment, Jiang Feng shook the blood off his fist, walked to the broken corpse of the black dragon, bent down and picked something up from the skull fragments.

It was a crystal the size of a fist.

It was entirely black, but golden light flowed slowly inside, as if a miniature black dragon was sealed inside.

A faint, oppressive aura lingered on the surface of the crystal.

"This is……"

Li Changsheng leaned closer for a look, and his pupils suddenly contracted. "A Soul Crystal?!"

The beast core is simply a crystallization of energy.

Soul crystals are formed from the life essence of a mythical beast that has mastered soul skills.

If you refine it, you will not only greatly enhance your spiritual power, but you may even have a certain chance of comprehending the soul skills of that strange beast in its previous life.

For example, Dark Dragon Breath!

"nice one."

Jiang Feng unceremoniously put away the soul crystal, then looked up and glanced at the other two battlefields.

"Hurry up and kill the remaining two as well."