Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao-Chapter 1344 - 86: Land of Fiery Desolation
This period of sudden enlightenment won’t be long, but Zhou Yan still uses his means to sense all around, protecting the lovely people by his side.
These people have been following him wholeheartedly, regardless of the outcome. If he can protect them for a moment, he will; if he can treat them sincerely for an instant, he will.
As long as he does his best, he will have no regrets in his heart.
Zhou Yan senses all around him; this dark world has become more dangerous, with unknown sinister auras wandering everywhere, and a sliver of energy that sends chills down Zhou Yan’s spine forming in the heavens.
Zhou Yan sensed a direction, a singular direction.
That was the direction of an exit, only through that direction could they escape this dangerous land.
And when Zhou Yan sensed that direction, he also noticed that people like Yao Tian had sensed it as well.
In the distance, Zhou Yan detected the voices and auras of Liu Haoxin and Long Xianyin.
Originally intending to move forward, Zhou Yan unexpectedly paused.
At that moment, Xiong Ba and a few others awoke.
"Huh, Saint Master, I sensed that the path ahead is the correct direction, and the earlier we go, the safer we will be."
Xiong Ba pondered for a moment before speaking his sensing results.
"That’s right, I sensed it too."
Qian Xi voiced her view almost simultaneously with Zhou Gucheng.
And this view was identical to Zhou Yan’s.
"It seems, in the unseen realm, there’s a unique guidance, allowing us to know the correct path forward, though the dangers on this path are extremely terrifying, almost akin to a slaughter, a harvest!"
Zhou Yan did not move forward but remained in place.
Because of his choice, everyone around him stayed nearby, likewise not advancing.
And at this pause, many summoned individuals surged past.
Zhou Yan locked onto the direction of Liu Haoxin and Long Xianyin, standing silent.
Xiong Ba and Qian Xi said nothing at this moment, knowing surely there was a reason for Zhou Yan’s actions.
After a few more breaths, Zhou Yan pondered aloud, "Harvest, I have wondered, is this harvest targeting us, the summoned? Are we just pigs being raised for slaughter?"
Zhou Yan did not ask Qian Xi or Xiong Ba but spoke as if to himself, though not concealing his voice.
Every summoned entity passing by Zhou Yan shivered and cast over astonished and uncertain gazes towards Zhou Yan.
"Even if we are pigs, we should be pigs that can bite back at those who set the traps!"
One summoned person passing Zhou Yan’s way spoke with an extremely cold voice.
It was a kind of defiance, but also a form of confidence.
And Zhou Yan recognized this voice; it belonged to an exceptionally powerful person, someone Zhou Yan was slightly familiar with but hadn’t much contact.
This person was Kirin King Zhao Yang.
Kirin King Zhao Yang was one of the four great kings beside Hua Qiudao, an unparalleled genius, more formidable than figures like Long Xianyin.
Aligned with Green Bull King Yin Tianshu and others on the same front.
After the Nine Origin Reincarnation, individuals like him possessed combat powers that were exceedingly surreal. Zhou Yan even suspected that the combat power of Kirin King Zhao Yang at present was not below his state at the peak of the Ninety-fourth Layer of the Bitter Sea!
And Zhou Yan knew his feeling could not be wrong!
This sense, this sensing, this instinctive thought was Zhou Yan’s real innate judgment, with an extremely low probability of being incorrect.
For this reason, Zhou Yan understood even more how many powerful forces Hua Qiudao had enveloped and what terrifying trump cards he held.
Hua Qiudao’s kings were already like this; what about him personally? Having been the first to step into Ancestor Dragon Main City, Zhou Yan couldn’t imagine to what terrifying extent Hua Qiudao had elevated his power through such long-term planning.
These inconceivable but heavy-hearted matters had to be considered.
Zhou Yan gathered his senses, watching the proudly departing Kirin King Zhao Yang, yet he remained calm.
Kirin King Zhao Yang evidently knew Zhou Yan and certainly had some understanding of him; yet from beginning to end, Kirin King Zhao Yang did not pay half the attention to Zhou Yan, and the glance he spared was pitiful, as if no matter what Zhou Yan did, he was a pitiful wretch!
This performance was direct, vividly apparent, as if he wasn’t afraid Zhou Yan might link it to anything.
Zhou Yan watched Kirin King Zhao Yang leave without commenting, turning instead to continue watching the distance.
At this moment, Liu Haoxin and Long Xianyin had already appeared in Zhou Yan’s line of sight.
"Xianyin, Haoxin, come over, let’s go forward together."
Zhou Yan spoke directly at that moment.
Upon hearing Zhou Yan’s voice, Liu Haoxin, who evidently hadn’t paid much attention to his surroundings, immediately became excited.
But Long Xianyin remained indifferent and aloof.
Nonetheless, Zhou Yan noticed that when he spoke, the lady slightly trembled, indicating she wasn’t as indifferent as she appeared.
After all, in such a high-caliber gathering of summoned individuals, even a small physical tremble equates to a loss of emotional control.
For someone to make such a fairy lose control of her emotions, it must not be a trivial matter.
Zhou Yan knew that in Long Xianyin’s heart, he was the most important thing, so upon hearing his words, Long Xianyin naturally became emotional, her heart surging, and her emotions nearly lost control in an instant.
"Husband."
Long Xianyin was slightly silent but took the initiative to speak, calling out to Zhou Yan.
Moreover, when calling, she used the word ’husband.’
Zhou Yan looked at Long Xianyin with gentle eyes as she approached, and without saying a word, he wrapped her tightly in his arms.
Long Xianyin resisted, but Zhou Yan domineeringly kissed her.
Zhou Yan did not continue, and after an outburst of intense emotions, he immediately reined them in.
"Xianyin, this time, I almost thought I wouldn’t see you again."
Zhou Yan felt a bit emotional in his heart.
The Blood River Frenzy’s approach, which was almost suicidal, was indeed extremely perilous, almost ten deaths without a life.
Had it not been for exerting powerful willpower to perform the broken Immortality Principle in the end, he feared that now he and Long Xianyin would be eternally separated as heaven and earth.
Long Xianyin had seen that scene earlier, so she understood the perilous nature of what Zhou Yan had done, and therefore did not speak. However, her slender, beautiful hands tightly held onto Zhou Yan’s waist as if reluctant to let go.
In an instant, or perhaps a long time had passed.
In such an environment, being able to express longing for even one ten-thousandth of a breath was already very precious.
And this seemingly time-wasting approach left no dissatisfaction among those around Zhou Yan.
"Master is biased; he’s so enthusiastic towards Master’s wife, yet so cold towards his disciple. I want a hug too."
Liu Haoxin joked shamelessly.
His shamelessness was always like this.
"Hug you? What good is there in hugging a smelly man like you, if you want a hug, go hug your Yan Mei."
Zhou Yan laughed and said.
"Uh—"
Upon hearing the name ’Yan Mei,’ Liu Haoxin’s face suddenly turned jet black, reminiscent of encountering a tigress.
Everyone seeing this could not help but show a knowing smile, and the previously stifling atmosphere at the scene improved a lot.
"Ah—"
At that moment, the heavens and earth suddenly shook, followed by a terrifying scream echoing throughout the heavens.
That tragic voice, that heart-wrenching painful howl, was like a sharp sword stabbing into the hearts of all the summoned at the scene.
"Not good, something happened up ahead!"
At this moment, almost everyone realized this.
At this time, Zhou Yan concentrated and held his breath, looking into the distance.
In a breath, Zhou Yan’s eyes narrowed, his pupils became extremely focused, and his expression turned unprecedentedly grave.
"Let’s go, we must leave quickly! We can’t delay any longer!"
Zhou Yan said sternly.
As he spoke, he already unleashed a furious blood energy, enveloping everyone around him.
No one opposed Zhou Yan’s actions, and Zhou Yan’s blood energy was not to carry everyone; doing so would be a slight against the others at the scene.
Zhou Yan’s blood energy enveloped everyone, serving merely as a gentle protection, allowing everyone to gather together and move forward collectively.
As Zhou Yan began to move forward rapidly, Long Xianyin, Qian Xi, and others also began to move quickly, following Zhou Yan without falling behind.
Among them, Zhou Zheng and Gongcheng Qingwan were carried with some energy by Zhou Gucheng and Qian Xi, thus not falling behind.
As they moved forward, Zhou Yan sensed the heavens and earth trembling violently, and the ominous aura immediately grew thicker, with waves of furious energy impacting the heavens and shaking the Heavenly Vault.
At this moment, not only Zhou Yan, but all the summoned felt as if they had returned to the frenzied Blood River.
However, this time, it was not the Blood River but a terrible blazing energy beginning to spill into the world.
This scorching heat carried the scent of sulfur and carbon fire, which upon being inhaled, made the whole body feel as if ignited by flames, the throat dry, and eyes suffering as if smoked.
And more importantly, the Soul Sea seemed to be heated, and the foreheads of all the summoned became scorching hot.
This burning at the forehead was a terrifying event, a dangerous and horrific tribulation.
The forehead is the core land for the summoned, the hub for breaking through the Bitter Sea and transforming into immortality, and any anomaly here is simply of a destructive nature.
Even though Zhou Yan unleashed the Purple Flame Guardian, tears continuously rolled down from his eyes, as if they would become bloody tears.
Long Xianyin and others experienced the same, and their conditions were even worse.
Long Xianyin and Qian Xi, such stunning beauties, had their eyes like they had cried red, with their appearances looking extremely haggard.
