527 The Moment of Life and Death (1/2)
It was only a low rank profound palm art, but in the hands of this huge man in red robes in front of them, it seemed to be way more powerful than the normal ones. Also, the fire profound the man had comprehended was just too powerful, seeming to have exceeded the profound sense normally associated with low rank profound martial arts. It must be at least one hundred and twenty percent comprehended. Therefore, that man was able to throw out four palm attacks at the same time, and each one of them was extremely deadly.
Facing the incoming burning palm attack, all four of them, including Ye Chen, could sense a feel a sensation of being roasted. Their Zhen yuan was actually on fire!
”Master level warrior! Too powerful!” Ye Chen gasped as he threw out his Gold Resonant Radiance Art attack toward the incoming palm power.
All of a sudden, the intense qi flows shot out from and toward different directions, looking extremely chaotic. In the next instant, the four of them were blown to the walls at the same time, puking a huge amount of blood.
”Perhaps, we are really going to die here!” The lady did not want to die.
The elder had been on this world way longer than the rest of them after all, so he was calmer than the lady in red as he spoke with a low voice, ”Run! If we separate and run in different directions, at least one of us will make it out one way or another. We can't just stay here like this together, or we will all be killed. The master level Seas of Souls Realm warriors are not warriors that can be taken down by a couple of warriors.”
”Indeed!” The middle-aged man nodded. He had thought before that if the four of them worked together, there might be a slight hope in everyone escaping out of here successfully. But right then, he knew that there was no hope at all. It was not that he had made a wrong judgment before, but without actually battling against a master level warrior, one might not be able to truly gauge their power.
”Run!”
Ye Chen sighed. Now that he thought about it, he realized that he was really stretching things when he was fighting against the Demon master in the underworld, although the latter was bound by the rules in the underworld and was not able to explore his true power. Moreover, after they got to the holy place, the underworld rules did not exist anymore, but Ye Chen was still being protected by the immortal altar. As a result of that, he did not truly realize how powerful a master level Sea of Souls Realm warrior was, only having a vague idea.
Compared to the man in front of them, he now realized exactly how powerful the Demon master was. He was at least similarly powerful as the man in the red robes, and perhaps even more so.
The man seemed to have realized that the four of them were planning to run separately. A gamey expression flashed through his face again as he laughed, ”Run? Where do you guys think you can run? Fire Cage!”
As he spoke, both of his hands started to form a spell quickly, causing the endless fire yuan qi to gather from different directions. There was more natural fire yuan qi outside the palace, which now poured in through the wall rapidly. The next second, a huge fire cage appeared inside the palace; not only did it trap the four inside, it had also blocked the exit.
”Damn!”
The middle-aged man's eyes were red now as he threw out a sword attack onto the fire cage.
Boom!
Shallow sword marks appeared on the columns supporting the fire cage, but they disappeared very soon, leaving no marks behind.
The man in red robes shook his head, ”You guys won't be able to escape, this fire cage which contains the fire profound, unless your trained profounds are as powerful as mine. Otherwise, you won't be able to break through it. I will give you one last chance…hand over your storage rings and then I will consider letting you guys stay alive. Otherwise, death will be the only ending for you all today. No one would be able to save you guys.”
”What do we do now?”
The four of them exchanged a look, their eyes full of uncertainty.
”Should we just hand everything over? Perhaps, we will live that way, eh?” The middle-aged man was not scared of dying actually, but after thinking of the wife at home waiting for him with their newborn baby, he really wanted to survive this. He knew that he could not die, as if he did, he did not know what was going to happen to his wife and child.
”Hand it over then, I guess.” The elder shook his head, his expressions reflecting his unwillingness.
”If we hand over the rings, will you really let us go today?” The middle-aged man was still worried that the man might change his mind, his eyes begging while he asked the question.
The man did not nod or shake his head as he said with pride, ”We will not make a promise. I guess all I can say is that it will depend on my mood. Alright now, do not test my patience. I don't have much of it anyway.”
”B*stard!”
The middle-aged man swore secretly as he took off the storage rings from his left fingers. After a short moment of hesitation, he threw them over through the gap between the cage. They landed in front of the man in red robes.
”Here!”
The elder had also thrown over his own storage rings.
”You guys walk from here. Hurry!”
The man opened a door in his fire cage, letting the two men through. He then opened another door on the other side of the cage. After walking through the two doors, they would be able to walk in front of the gate. And if they managed to leave the palace, they would be able to survive.
”Why aren't you handing them over?”
Ye Chen looked over at the lady curiously. She looked very torn, as if there was something that she did not want to give away.
The lady turned her head, ”What about you?”
Ye Chen said, ”All I can say is that whether we hand it over or not, the ending would be the same right now. But, I cannot be certain yet, so I won't try to stop them.”
His soul power was very powerful. Vaguely, his power was telling him that the man in red robes was just fooling them. But of course, it was just a hunch without any proof. Therefore, he decided not to say anything, since it would all be clear soon.
The middle-aged man and the elder walked step by step toward the first door on the cage. Before entering, the two hesitated for a moment, but eventually decided to walk through.
Dang!
The two doors suddenly shut close, without time for them to even react.
”What is this supposed to mean?”
The middle-aged man was surprised, but he had thought of the worse scenario already.
The man looked at the two men in the cage while laughing his heart out, ”Haha! This is too funny! Taking other people's destiny in your own hands. Fantastic feeling! Can you imagine that? Yes, you cannot, because you are only ants.”
”Damn! Let us out!”
The middle aged man and the elder attacked the cage with all they had got, trying to break open a crack of some sort.