Chapter 988 (1/2)

Chapter 988: Caught Up

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Red light penetrated deep into the desert.

One could finally see the desert’s end, and a large ray of red light covered the area like a natural barrier to separate it from the rest of the area.

The red light’s temperature was extremely high, and as the rays spread out, space warps started to form. They looked as though they were about to burst.

The red light in the desert was nothing compared to this red light barrier.

A few people were standing in the sky in front of the red light barrier, and they turned pale as they looked at it.

“Is this the barrier to the second level…?”

Zong Teng stood at the forefront and held the golden umbrella with the Golden-winged Roc on it. The umbrella had helped to block part of the red light, but Zong Teng still broke out in sweat. His skin had turned dry, and his face became extremely red.

Ink Blade, Han Shan, and Xu Kun had caught up with him, and as they stared at the red light barrier, they turned grave.

They knew how difficult it was to get through the red light barrier. The temperature was so high that if they were careless, their skin would peel off… if they even managed to stay alive.

A shadow darted over from behind them, but with the red light barrier before them, no one dared to barge in.

Although the red light barrier did not cover a big area, it was like a road leading to death that inflicted fear among the top powers.

Everyone was silent for a while, but no one wanted to go on waiting. Zong Teng was the first to act. Golden light burst out from the surface of his body, and a pair of golden wings spread out behind his back. Golden feathers then started to appear on his body like scutes to protect him.

Even after this level of protection, Zong Teng felt that it was not enough. He threw out the golden umbrella and as golden light flickered, it turned into a golden cover and covered him up.

After so many layers of protection, Zong Teng felt more assured and stepped into the red light.

Swish! Swish!

As he stepped into the red light, his face twisted and smoke rose up from his body. The golden scutes on his body started to melt.

The pain was so excruciating that Zong Teng nearly could not take it.

However, he was the genius of Heavenly Roc Clan, and he would not back off so easily. He activated his defenses to the optimum and dashed toward the end of the red light.

When Han Shan, Xu Kun, and the rest saw it, they dared not act rashly. They used all means and geared themselves up before going into the red light.

“Ah!”

It was apparent that someone had underestimated the red light. After he had entered, he shrieked out as he was burned. Smoke rose up, and he looked as though he was about to be in flame. His spiritual energy dimmed, and he was seriously injured.

This caused fear in Han Shan and the rest. They started to slow down and trod carefully through the red light barrier.

As Zong Teng and the rest were slowly crossing over the red light barrier, they glanced behind them and frowned. They had sensed a strange spiritual energy fluctuation coming from behind them…

Had someone caught up with them?

“It looks like Zong Teng, Han Shan, and the rest have reached the end of the first level. As long as they can get through this stage, they will be able to get to the second level…”

When the top powers outside the Body-refining Tower saw that the light spots had slowed down, they broke out into discussion. However, they were not worried. Zong Teng, Han Shan, and the rest were the geniuses of the clans, and they were well prepared. As long as they were careful, they would have no problem getting to the second level.

“Eh?”

As the top powers were focusing on Zong Teng and the rest, someone suddenly screamed, “Mu Chen has increased his speed!”

The top powers were shocked and shifted their gazes to the light spot that had been moving slowly earlier. The light spot had suddenly increased its speed.

When Liu Qing from the Heavenly Roc Clan saw it, she sneered and said, “Ha, finally he is moving. However, by the time he catches up with them, they will have entered the second level. With such a result, he can forget about getting any opportunity.”

As she finished talking, there was an uproar. Many top powers were shocked as they saw that the light spot moved at a fast speed toward the end of the first level. It looked like the torment of the first level no longer posed any threat to it.

“The speed is fast!”

“He is faster than Zong Teng!”

“At such a speed, he will soon catch up with Zong Teng, Han Shan, and the rest!”