A small flame emerged from a certain part of the umbrella and quickly burned a large hole. As the flame spread, the hole became larger, and not only that, but the light from the umbrella also became dim.
Madam Lan stared at her own artifact, her eyes filled with unwillingness and pain. This artifact had been given to her by her Sect’s Elder, which can easily blocked the full blow of high rank open heaven stage. She hadn’t expected that it would be destroyed here today. Compared to the Seventh Grade Sun's True Gold she had obtained, she didn’t know if it was a loss or a gain.
At this moment, thinking about these things was meaningless. As these thoughts flashed through her mind, she heard a loud bang and the umbrella burst open. The dazzling light that had been obscured once again filled everyone’s vision as a scorching heat spread out.
Miserable screams rang out as the Open Heaven Stage cultivators closest to the platform suddenly burst into flames, transforming into fireballs. No matter how hard they tried to summon their strength, they were unable to extinguish the Golden Crow's True Fire.
The luck of those who were further away was not bad, but they were still desperately pushing their strength to resist the Golden Crow's True Fire that was spreading towards them.
The aura of the World Force rose and fell, and one after another, the images of different worlds appeared behind these Open Heaven Stage cultivators.
Yang Kai also felt that something was wrong and hesitated for a moment between the Mysterious Boundary Bead, Six Directions Wishful Bag, and Mountain River Bell before quickly hiding inside the Six Directions Wishful Bag. At the same time, he took out the Mountain River Bell and covered the Wishful Bag. With two layers of protection, he felt much safer.
In the next moment, Yang Kai’s heart trembled as if someone had punched him in the chest, causing his blood to boil and he felt like vomiting blood.
He knew in his heart that the Mountain River Bell had suffered severe damage and even suffered a backlash.
Ten breaths later, the Golden Crow's True Fire's rampage only lasted ten breaths.
However, ten breaths later, the entire hall was filled with corpses. Almost half of the dozens of Open Heaven Stage masters had died, and most of them had been burned to death by the Golden Crow's True Fire. The ones who hadn’t died were all injured and pale.
This was the result of Madam Lan using her most powerful artifact to resist the Golden Crow’s True Fire. If it weren’t for the umbrella artifact blocking the Golden Crow’s True Fire’s most ferocious attack, all of the low rank open heaven stage masters in the hall would have died.
It was also thanks to Madam Lan’s umbrella that the Golden Crow's True Fire’s power was greatly weakened, allowing most people to preserve their lives, resulting in their total annihilation.
The few mid rank open heaven stage were fine, but all of them had looks of horror on their faces. Facing an adult Golden Crow with such power, who would dare have thoughts of fighting it?
In a corner of the hall, Yang Kai also flashed out from his Six Directions Wishful Bag and immediately covered himself with the Shadowless Gauze before continuing to conceal himself.
Fortunately, the situation in the hall just now was quite chaotic. Everyone was trying to save their own lives, so no one saw what was happening. Otherwise, if an Emperor Realm appeared here, it would be difficult to not notice.
After a brief examination, Yang Kai’s face twitched, revealing a pained expression.
The Mountain River Bell could be considered to have been destroyed, its surface covered in burn marks, and its spirituality had been greatly damaged. Unless someone repaired it and nourished it for a long time, it would be difficult to use it again.
This ancient artifact, which had accompanied him since his trip to the Star Fragments Sea, had actually been destroyed here. Although Yang Kai had mentally prepared himself, when the truth was laid out in front of him, he still felt a little reluctant.
However, he had no choice in the situation just now.
When the Golden Crow's True Fire erupted, Yang Kai couldn’t tell just how powerful it was, so he didn’t dare to hide inside the Mysterious Boundary Bead, because once he did, the Mysterious Boundary Bead would be exposed to the Golden Crow's True Fire inside the hall. Yang Kai couldn’t be certain if the Mysterious Boundary Bead would be able to remain unscathed under the burning of the Golden Crow's True Fire, but if something were to happen, not to mention the medicinal garden inside the Mysterious Small Boundary, even Mu Zhu and Mu Lu is still be inside.
Therefore, hiding in the Six Directions Wishful Bag was the best option. To be safe, Yang Kai summoned the Mountain River Bell to protect himself.
From the looks of it now, this arrangement was not completely ineffective. Compared to the open heaven stage cultivators who were all injured, besides suffering a slight backlash from the destruction of his artifact, he did not feel any other discomfort.
The Mountain River Bell could be said to have died of old age, so Yang Kai consoled himself. At this moment, it was not the time to be sad about this. The Golden Crow’s death and resurrection had not yet been resolved, so if he couldn’t escape from this place, he would likely die.
Turning his head to look around, he found Wei Que and Tao Rongfang hiding in a corner on the other side, their faces pale. From the looks of it, the two of them seemed to be in good condition, there were no signs of injury.
It was probably because he had warned them in time. When the restriction on the high platform was broken, everyone was rushing forward, only the two from Great Moon Province and himself were retreating. When the Golden Crow's True Fire burst out, it was blocked by the others, so the further it went, the weaker it became.
Should he join up with them? With two open heaven stage masters accompanying him, his chances of survival would definitely be higher.
As soon as this thought crossed his mind, a violent aura erupted from the center of the hall.
Yang Kai looked over in shock and saw the Golden Crow standing on the high platform, its golden eyes staring fixedly at the First Inn’s Madam Lan, its eyes filled with a deep hatred.
Obviously, it also knew that it was Madam Lan who had ruined its plans. If this woman hadn’t taken out the umbrella artifact just now, how could there be a living person inside the hall?
As for Madam Lan, after being stared at like this, she couldn’t help feeling a chill run down her spine and her vision blurred. The Golden Crow that was originally standing on the high platform had already appeared in front of her and gently pressed down with its claw.
Madam Lan’s beautiful face paled as she raised her jade palm and thrust it upwards, causing a Small Universe phantom to flash behind her as the world’s power erupted.
With a violent burst of energy, Madam Lan’s body flew out like a ragdoll, blood flowing from her chest as she flew through the air. The Golden Crow’s body also flew back slightly, almost falling to the ground.
After tumbling a few times in the air, Madam Lan nimbly landed on the ground, her hand clutching her full chest. Although her face was pale, her beautiful eyes were frighteningly bright as she called out, “It’s already an arrow at the end of its flight. Everyone, please help me!”
Without fighting with the Golden Crow, she couldn’t figure out its true strength, but just now, Madam Lan immediately felt that the Golden Crow in front of her wasn’t as powerful as she had imagined. Although she couldn’t defeat it with her own strength, if it wanted to kill her, it wouldn’t be so simple.
She understood that this Golden Crow was probably really going to die! The reason it had feigned death was probably to lure people here to accompany it in death. At the same time, it was also to teach those who coveted its treasure a profound lesson, causing those who came later to hesitate to act against it.
It was already at the end of its rope, and now that it had released such a powerful Golden Crow's True Fire, it was even worse!
Unfortunately, although Madam Lan had seen through this point, the others didn’t know what was happening. Seeing Madam Lan, a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator, unable to withstand the Golden Crow’s attack and directly vomiting blood, who would dare step forward?
Yuan Xiaoman, Ji Tian Xing, Old Hong, Zhang Qi, and a few other Mid Rank Open Heaven Stage cultivators were only watching from afar, not to mention those low rank open heaven stage cultivators.
A look of ridicule flashed across the Golden Crow’s eyes as it slowly walked towards Madam Lan.
Madam Lan stared straight ahead, said angrily, “What are you waiting for? If I die here, none of you will be able to leave. When the time comes, all of you will be finished. Rather than sitting back and waiting for death, why don’t you join forces with me to kill it? Only then will you have a chance to escape!”
These words hit the nail on the head, and the few mid rank open heaven stage cultivators all exchanged a glance.
If it was any other time, they wouldn’t mind sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight. Although the First Inn’s background was powerful, as long as they didn’t make a move against Madam Lan, even if she died, it would have nothing to do with them. But at this time, if even the strongest Madam Lan had fallen here, then who would be able to withstand a single blow from the Golden Crow? At that time, it would be just as Madam Lan said, they would be slaughtered like chickens and dogs by the Golden Crow.
While the few Mid Rank Open Heaven Stage masters were still hesitating, two figures had already rushed over from a corner of the hall and landed beside Madam Lan. They were none other than the two from Great Moon Province.
Wei Que said, “Madam Lan, we’ll help you!”
Madam Lan looked at him gratefully and nodded slightly, “Many thanks to the two of you.”
Being able to be the first to step forward at this moment required not only courage but also trust.
Tao Rongfang glanced over at Wei Que, her face slightly red, but she didn’t explain, thinking that if she could die here with him, her life would not be in vain.
“Big Sister Lan, I’ll help too!” Yuan Xiaoman shouted as she ran over.
Old Hong, Zhang Qi, Ji Tian Xing, and the others all nodded slightly before quickly arriving beside Madam Lan.
With the help of several Mid Rank Open Heaven Stage masters, Madam Lan’s heart calmed down and she smiled, “None of you will regret your choice.”
Old Hong glanced over at the wavering low rank open heaven stage masters and coldly said, “If you want to live, then follow this old master and the others. If anyone dares to try anything funny, even if the Golden Crow doesn’t kill you, this old master will kill you!”
It had to be said that at a time like this, a vicious threat was more effective than a kind request. At the very least, after Old Hong said these words, many of the low rank open heaven stage masters gathered around him despite their unwillingness.
In an instant, the surviving open heaven stage cultivators surrounded the Golden Crow.
The Golden Crow stopped in its tracks and tilted its head to look around. The situation around it undoubtedly made it angry, and as it flapped its wings and cried out, a strong wind once again rose up, sending out a strong wind that cut through gold and jade in all directions. Many open heaven stage masters hurriedly tried to resist, but a series of clanging sounds rang out.
“In today’s battle, either it dies or we die!” Madam Lan took a deep breath, her chest rising as she raised her hand and summoned a colorful ribbon, “Everyone, please stand guard for me!”
She also knew that this kind of temporary alliance was incomparably loose. If she didn’t give the others some hope, no one would have the courage to attack the Golden Crow, so no matter what, she had to be the first to act and let others see what kind of state the Golden Crow was in.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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