A colossal force seemed to release like a floodgate, pouring down from the spine to the waist, transmitting to the leg bones, conveying into the muscles.

A flash of red light flickered in Andre’s eyes, and an immensely terrifying strength erupted from his body, with legs in a split stance, spinning three and a half turns like a whirling battle axe falling fiercely, kicking out with feet like a guillotine to decapitate the enemy.

Bang~

The shadow’s head smashed onto the ground like a cannonball, creating a massive pit with a diameter of forty to fifty meters, dust flying, rubble scattering.

Andre stood on one leg, his left leg fiercely stomping down on the spine of the gigantic beast, like a pike stabbing ferociously.

Crunch~

At the very center of the pit, a creature resembling a mix of lizard and bird was kicked brutally by Andre, exploding its head and crushing its spine.

"Is this... the Archaeopteryx?"

Gu Minghui quickly identified the type of creature: "Judging by its form, it should be a Phantom Bone Dragon that’s just evolved bird features, but its size is too large..."

Xuanwu and Vermilion Bird also stepped forward to examine.

Under Andre’s feet, the Archaeopteryx still struggled madly. Despite missing its head and broken spine, its physiological functions remained incredibly strong, its threat level comparable to a Martial Arts Grandmaster of the Heaven-Ascending Fourth Layer Realm.

Xuanwu first checked the Archaeopteryx’s psyche: "Wild and crazy, devoid of reason; indeed, its mental world has been corrupted by the Power of Chaos."

Vermilion Bird then sensed the Primordial Qi Attribute within the Archaeopteryx: "Death essence has penetrated every cell in its body, influenced by the Path of Death of the Nether Emperor, it’s exceedingly hostile to the living..."

Thick black blood gushed from the wounds of the Archaeopteryx, like asphalt, emitting an ominous aura everywhere.

The battle here quickly attracted a massive swarm of Archaeopteryx monsters. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

They numbered over one hundred thousand, swarming like a tide of ants, their terrifying screeches creating a powerful Thought Ability Tsunami.

"These Archaeopteryx are too weak. I’ll open the way."

The previous trials had kept Andre down, but now he could finally showcase his skills, his eyes ablaze with fiery battle intent: "Die!"

Boom boom boom~

The bloodline of the Three-Headed Evil Dragon was extraordinary; Andre unleashed his terrifying brute strength without hesitation. A punch erupted, shaking the earth, a powerful airwave sweeping everything around, blowing the forest leaves into the air.

"Ha ha ha, you weaklings, come again, come again!"

Andre, fierce among the sheep, was in high spirits but soon sensed something wrong: "My body..."

After only killing a hundred or so Archaeopteryx, he felt weak and exhausted, something unprecedented before: "How is this possible?"

While Andre was puzzled, Ye Qingzhou opened the Celestial Eye, uncovering the secrets of the Divine Burial Wood Hall, quickly warning: "Be careful, these Archaeopteryx contain the essence of the Path of Death; kill them and you’ll be tainted by this essence, the more you’re contaminated, the closer you are to death!"

Essence of Death!

Everyone was shocked upon hearing this and finally understood the meaning behind ’Divine Burial.’

Andre was furious and almost spat blood: "What the hell... why didn’t you say it earlier!?"

Ye Qingzhou shrugged: "You didn’t ask either."

"So as long as we don’t kill them, it’s fine, right?"

Seeing his comrade in trouble, Karelin had to step in to save face; he walked forward slowly, each step deliberate and forceful.

Even his breathing became heavy.

Huff huff huff~

Transparent white mist expelled from his mouth and nose, his body illuminated by dazzling azure war patterns, and simultaneously, the Ice Age Heart Image gradually unfurled behind him.

Karelin, known as the Frost Winter Sword, wielded the Steel Heart Stream technique from the Winter Palace, the supreme skill ’Frosty Heaven and Snowy Earth’!

Compared to Aurora’s Frost Power, what Karelin displayed was truly Frosty Heaven and Snowy Earth.

With one sword strike, frost and snow filled the sky, the spring-like forest instantly froze, tens of thousands of Archaeopteryx transformed into ice sculptures.

"Good swordsmanship!"

Ye Qingzhou saw the force in Karelin’s Sword Intent, cold to the utmost degree, and sincerely praised: "In your sword intent, I seem to see the ice and snow covering an entire planet."

"Blue Star experienced four major ice ages; under this terrifying force from nature, all things withered. Much of the land of our Northern Alliance lies within the Arctic Circle, thus we have a deeper understanding of the power of ice."

"Different countries, different cultures, eventually cultivating unique Martial Arts Heart Imagery, displaying various Divine Techniques; all this is the allure of Martial Dao."

Ye Qingzhou gained significant insight from Karelin’s Power of Mental Imagery, and the other party was unaware he had been given it freely, even thanking Ye Qingzhou.

Several hours later, everyone arrived at the third layer of the Yin Nether Water Hall.

The six emerged dripping wet, glancing nervously at the bottomless pond.

Ye Qingzhou looked down at the wounds on his body, with grotesque mutated loaches biting his muscle, Demigod Body indestructible, ordinary physical attacks futile.

Yet the mutant loaches bit tightly, refusing to let go even if their bodies were torn off, their heads clinging firmly.

Unable to do anything else, Ye Qingzhou had no choice but to extend his hand and crush the fish heads entirely.

"Ah! Ye Qingzhou, help me!"

A somewhat anxious call came from behind.

He turned to see Gu Minghui swallowed up to the head by a huge loach, his vision gone, his movements awkwardly distressed, and one hand frantically reaching into his pants as his smaller head was bitten by another small loach.