Chapter 39 Ruins Survival and Straight Man Forced Binding 3
"There's a door in front!" Xuanjia suddenly shouted in surprise.
Deep within the ruins, a massive bronze gate, its surface also engraved with ancient vine patterns, stood silently before everyone! The massive gate was tightly closed, exuding a desolate and heavy atmosphere. A faint green light shone through the cracks, carrying a familiar and intimate aura of... Jianmu?
"That's it! The aura of Jianmu!" Xuanjia waved his claws excitedly, "Quick! Charge over there! These puppets don't dare to approach that door!"
Everyone was greatly encouraged and rushed towards the huge bronze gate!
However, just as they were about to approach the giant gate within a hundred meters—
The ground shook violently! The metal walls on either side of the passage ahead suddenly squeezed inward! Countless, even thicker, giant metal puppets, flashing a dangerous red light, emerged from the walls, forming an impenetrable steel barrier! At the same time, space rays from the dome poured down like a torrential rain, blocking all space for movement!
"Damn it! Let's fight!" Li Jiuyou's eyes were full of ferocity, and the red-gold demonic fire condensed desperately, ready for a head-on attack!
Jiang Xuelan's ice-blue eyes were focused, and the cold air gathered madly at his fingertips, preparing to cast a large-scale freezing spell!
But both of them knew that if they forced a breakthrough, with their current state of injuries and conflicting forces, they would be badly injured if not killed!
The gravekeeper who had been silent all this time moved!
His hunched figure had reached the front of the team, facing the massive bronze door. He slowly raised his withered hands, palms upward, toward the door, like a devout believer in prayer.
There were no earth-shattering energy fluctuations.
Only a faint but extremely pure will, accumulating countless years of experience and carrying the will to protect, emanated from his withered body, gently brushing across the cold bronze door like ripples.
The vine patterns on the giant bronze door seemed to be awakened by this thought, and instantly lit up with a soft green light! The light flowed like running water, quickly covering the entire door!
Crunch—crunch—crunch—
A heavy, teeth-grinding metallic friction sound was heard!
The huge bronze door that seemed to have been sealed for eons, slowly opened a crack... inwards... in front of everyone's incredulous gazes!
Behind the door, a rich, vibrant green light surged out like a tide!
"Hurry! Go in!" Xuanjia screamed.
No need to say more! Everyone rushed towards the gap as if they had grabbed a lifeline!
Jiang Xuelan pulled Ache, Li Jiuyou followed closely behind, Man Gu waved his bone stick to block the rear, and Xuanjia dug the ground with his four claws and ran very fast!
Just when the barbarian bone at the back was about to rush through the door!
A highly concentrated spatial ray, like the Grim Reaper's scythe, silently descended from the dome! Its target was directly aimed at Man Gu's back! It was too fast! Too stealthy!
"Man Gu!" Li Jiuyou's red-gold eyes instantly filled with blood! He turned around abruptly, desperately urging the demonic fire to rescue!
But the distance was too great! As soon as the demonic fire left his body, the icy force within him and the pull of the blood pact erupted simultaneously! His movements suddenly froze, and he spurted out a mouthful of reverse blood!
An ice-blue figure appeared beside Man Gu like a ghost!
He hadn't known when he'd let go of Ah Che. The moment the ray fell, relying on his extreme perception of spatial fluctuations and the blood pact's ability to predict Li Jiuyou's movements (which made him incredibly uncomfortable), he reacted in advance! He pressed his fingers together like swords, his fingertips condensing the icy spirit power compressed to the extreme, and fiercely pointed at the spatial ray!
Fingertips collide with rays!
There was no loud bang! Only the heart-pounding sound of energy annihilation!
The icy blue light at Jiang Xuelan's fingertips dimmed instantly, and he flew backwards with a muffled groan as if struck hard! A streak of piercing crimson escaped from the corner of his mouth! But that one move of his did, in the end, deflect the fatal ray by a fraction!
The ray grazed Man Gu's shoulder, sending up a cloud of blood and broken bones! Man Gu's massive body stumbled, letting out a muffled roar of pain, but his life was safe!
"Senior Brother!" Ache cried.
"Jiang Xuelan!" Li Jiuyou's pupils shrank suddenly as he watched the icy blue figure flying backwards. His heart suddenly clenched! He didn't even notice that he had called out the other person's name! His body was faster than his mind, and the red-gold demonic fire exploded. He rushed over in an instant, grabbing Jiang Xuelan's arm before he hit the metal wall behind him!
He felt a bone-chilling coldness on his hands! And that familiar, fairy-like aura that made him extremely uncomfortable!
"Let go!" Jiang Xuelan's face was as pale as paper, his voice weak but cold as he tried to break free. The forceful blast of space ray had nearly exhausted his strength to suppress his injuries. The heat from his demon core and the icy immortal power collided fiercely within him, more violent than ever before! The mark of the God-Slaying Gu was faintly visible beneath the skin on his lower back!
"Shut up! Do you want to die?" Li Jiuyou's scarlet eyes were filled with fear and rage. He grabbed his arm with astonishing force and dragged him towards the door without a word! At the same time, he roared at Man Gu, "Man Gu! Come in!"
Man Gu endured the severe pain and staggered into the door!
The gravekeeper was the last to enter. The moment he entered, the massive bronze door roared heavily and slowly closed, completely isolating the surging tide of metal puppets and the deadly ray net outside!
Inside the doorway, a world of soft yet rich turquoise light filled the air. The air was filled with the pure breath of life, as if one were in the heart of the most ancient forest. Everyone was still in shock, gasping for breath.
Li Jiuyou grabbed Jiang Xuelan's arm, and the two of them were so close that they could almost feel each other's breath (although one was cold and the other was hot). The cold touch on his arm and the burning pull from the blood contract in his body formed a strange superposition of sensations. Li Jiuyou looked at the glaring blood at the corners of Jiang Xuelan's mouth and his face as pale as paper. The word "let go" was stuck in his throat, and the irritability in his red-gold eyes was replaced by a more complicated emotion. He suddenly let go of his hand, took a half step back as if he was scalded, turned his head, and shouted in a dry voice: "What are you looking at! I'm afraid that if you die, you will implicate me! Blood contract... yes! It's a blood contract!"
Jiang Xuelan stumbled before steadying himself. The conflict churning within him made his vision blur. He coldly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his icy blue eyes scanning the back of Li Jiuyou's head, making no rebuttal. The moment Li Jiuyou grabbed him, that scorching power surged in. Although it made him even more uncomfortable, it also strangely... slightly suppressed the most violent conflict of ice and fire within him. This damn blood pact!
He took a deep breath, suppressing his surging blood and energy, and cast his gaze into the depths of this verdant world. He saw ahead, where the light was most intense, what seemed to be... the shadow of a tiny, yet radiating immense vitality... a sapling? And beneath the sapling, faintly visible was an ancient... altar?
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