"My injuries have healed considerably, and I can walk at any time." Upon hearing this, Ouyang Yan quickly stood up. After a night's rest, she had recovered quite a bit. Although she was still somewhat weak, she could already walk on her own.
"That's good. Be careful, I'm about to open the door. Get ready." Bai Hao said, his right hand already gripping the Immortal-Slaying Sword, resting it on either side of the door, and gently pushing forward...
The heavy stone door slowly pushed open, and several figures were waiting at the door!
Moreover, Bai Hao was familiar with these people; they were the same group that Song Wan had been with yesterday!
Aren't they already dead?!
When Ouyang Yan saw Song Wan, she was quite surprised. She didn't expect that Song Wan would still be here.
"No, that's not right!" Bai Hao quickly realized the problem.
Although Song Wan and the others "came back to life," their movements were noticeably slower, their eyes were vacant and their faces were expressionless, and their bodies contained a large amount of fire elemental power.
He was practically... a human bomb!
"They didn't come back to life, they were controlled!"
Bai Hao realized this and quickly stepped back.
At this moment, Song Wan, who was at the front, seemed to have just noticed them. He rushed forward, missed his target, and fell to the ground. Suddenly, with a loud bang, Song Wan exploded like a bomb, and the fire element in his body turned into a surging wave of fire!
"careful!"
Bai Hao flashed to Ouyang Yan's side and immediately activated his Fire Domain.
Buzz!
An invisible force spread, and the raging fire was like a small fire meeting a large body of water, quickly subsiding.
"They're... controlled by those magma giants from before?" Ouyang Yan looked at the four people who were still standing outside the door with lingering fear.
"I don't know, but they're not human anyway, so there's no need to hold back." Bai Hao said calmly, controlling the spread of his fire domain, and pinched the people in the open door.
"boom!"
The fire power within those individuals was completely under Bai Hao's control within his domain. Even the aftershocks of the explosion did not reach them; they were all blocked by Bai Hao.
"Let's go quickly." After doing all this and confirming that it was safe, Bai Hao led Ouyang Yan out of the room and continued walking forward.
The magma giants didn't appear on the road ahead, but it was unclear whether they were hiding in the shadows, spying on them.
So it's better to keep moving forward.
After passing through this corridor, Bai Hao's view gradually opened up, with white light and gentle breezes in front of him, which was very pleasant.
"This is……"
At the end of the corridor, what appeared before their eyes was no longer dark blue stone bricks, but emerald green, towering trees!
They've come out!
This is a dense forest with beautiful scenery. The air is slightly cool and the breeze is pleasant, giving one the illusion that this is a beautiful place.
"Have we come out, or have we gone deep into the ruins?" Bai Hao looked around.
“This place… should be inside the ruins… It snows all year round in the Northern Cold Mountain, it shouldn’t look like this.” Ouyang Yan said, slightly out of breath, as she glanced around.
"Are you alright?" Ouyang Yan was already out of breath after walking only a short distance, and a light sheen of sweat appeared on her forehead.
"I'm fine... let's keep going." Ouyang Yan waved her hand, indicating that she was alright and could continue walking.
But in her current state, she doesn't seem capable of continuing to walk.
But we've only come a short distance out, and the situation here is unclear; nobody knows how many dangers lurk inside.
After pondering for a moment, Bai Hao realized there was only one solution.
"Don't push yourself. Your injuries have only just healed. If you force yourself, it might backfire. Let me carry you." Bai Hao squatted down with his back to Ouyang Yan, gesturing for her to get on.
"No...no need to trouble yourself, I can walk by myself." Looking at Bai Hao's broad back, Ouyang Yan blushed slightly.
"What can you do? Hurry up and get on, otherwise your injury will flare up again, and I'll have to go through all the trouble of taking care of you," Bai Hao said impatiently.
He had already offered to carry her on his back, so why did Ouyang Yan still have so many questions?
If someone could carry him, he would have flown up long ago; why would he need someone to persuade him?
"Well... thank you." In the end, Ouyang Yan did not refuse. Instead, she whispered her thanks and gently leaned against Bai Hao's back, her arms lightly linked with his.
The gentle pressure from behind stirred something deep within Bai Hao's heart. He quickly bit his tongue to regain his composure and began to travel.
...
In the dense jungle, besides the tall trees, there were also lush weeds, all in a messy and disorderly manner. It seemed that something had passed by and trampled a large patch of weeds, but it was unclear whether it was a person or something else.
In this place, with no idea where the exit was, Bai Hao could only keep walking forward.
As the weeds thinned and the trees became more sparse, the road ahead suddenly opened up, revealing a vast open space.
On the open ground stood a huge stone statue. The statue was carved to depict a man, holding a sword in both hands, looking ahead with an air of arrogance, like a king descending, which inspired awe in people.
"Could this be... the owner of the ruins?"
Standing before the stone statue, Bai Hao couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.
"That should be it." Ouyang Yan was also shocked by the magnificent stone statue and murmured softly.
This stone statue is like a war god, guarding what is behind it, and any villain will be afraid to go forward.
But the more it is like this, the more exciting it becomes.
"There's such a magnificent stone statue here! There must be something good here!" Bai Hao's eyes lit up.
This time he finally reached the depths of the ruins; the treasure must be inside!
He couldn't help but walk over excitedly, but just then, a whooshing sound suddenly came from the bushes on both sides!
Those were streams of true energy!
"careful!"
Ouyang Yan quickly reminded her.
As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Hao leaped away and quickly retreated.
"boom!"
The several streams of true energy all missed their mark, creating craters in the ground and raising clouds of dust.
Bai Hao quickly glanced left and right, and saw seven or eight figures flying out from the bushes on both sides, surrounding the two of them.
These people were all wearing the same clothes, and they were clothes that Bai Hao recognized—the clothes of the Divine Sea Sect!
And the one leading the group was none other than Feng Qingjue, the sect master of the Divine Sea Sect!
The moment Bai Hao saw Feng Qingjue, his heart jumped.
"Boy, what a coincidence! I never expected to run into you here," Feng Qingjue said with a ferocious expression.
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