Chapter 1434: A Bunch of Cannon Fodder

"It's him?" Wuchen said, also somewhat surprised.

"The rumor spread last time—everyone said it was the work of the Autumn Rain Sacred Palace, but that doesn't make sense! The most reasonable scenario is that someone knows my identity and wants me dead! I only suspected it before, but now, although his aura has changed greatly, I'm certain he is Qin Tian!" Ye Yuan said.

Wuchen suddenly understood and said, "That makes sense! It seems the Wumeng Academy really isn't reliable!"

Ye Yuan sneered, "Our city lord sure is indulgent toward the Qin family!"

Wuchen fell silent. Qin Tian's appearance made Ye Yuan lose the last shred of goodwill toward the Wumeng City Lord.

Now, there was Duan Fei at the Return to Void Divine Realm, Huo Tianyang at the peak of the Insightful Heaven Realm, and Qin Tian also at the peak of the Insightful Heaven Realm.

This trip to the Divine Ruins was truly fraught with danger!

These three together were even more dangerous than the Divine Ruins themselves.

"Are you still going in?" Wuchen said.

"Why wouldn't I? I have no time to wait! The Divine Ruins open once every thousand years. For the Longevity Heavenly Soul Stone, I must go in!" Ye Yuan said solemnly.

"Boom!"

Just then, the ever-turbulent volcano finally erupted!

Fierce magma shot up like a fountain, gushing out continuously, a magnificent sight.

Though everyone was far away, they still staggered under the relentless waves of heat.

Everyone activated their divine essence, covering their bodies to resist the heat.

Suddenly, Duan Fei sensed something and turned his gaze toward Ye Yuan's direction.

He saw that when the air currents reached near Ye Yuan, they seemed to split open, automatically dividing in two and flowing past him.

A strange glint flashed in Duan Fei's eyes, then he turned back.

After who knows how long, the volcanic eruption finally ceased, and everything returned to calm.

The terrifying heat waves finally lost their temperature.

"Now!"

Duan Fei let out a cold shout, and a dazzling light flashed in his hand.

The Flame Forbidden Seal struck out fiercely!

Everyone saw a white light streak across the sky, flying straight toward the volcanic crater.

A halo rippled out, and everyone immediately felt the temperature drop significantly.

The natural flame restriction had finally been opened with a gap.

Having done this, Duan Fei looked toward the direction of the White Night Sacred Palace and said indifferently, "White Night Sacred Palace enters first; the others follow behind."

So it had come!

The Divine Ruins had not been opened for a thousand years, and who knew how many powerful beings had bred inside.

Letting the White Night Sacred Palace go first meant using them as cannon fodder to scout the way.

The targeting was all too obvious.

The people of the White Night Sacred Palace were angry but dared not speak out. Bai Chen was so furious his face turned red, itching to rush at Duan Fei and fight to the death.

The other sacred palaces, indifferent to matters that didn't concern them, watched with schadenfreude.

Ye Yuan glanced at Duan Fei and found him studying himself with interest. He said flatly, "Let's go!"

"Supreme Elder!" Bai Xiu said resentfully.

Ye Yuan's face darkened. "Go!"

By now, Ye Yuan had established absolute authority in the White Night Sacred Palace.

At his anger, the others had no choice but to swallow their pride and follow him flying toward the crater.

Seeing this, Duan Fei showed a hint of surprise.

He had thought that young as Ye Yuan was, he would surely come to argue with him.

Unexpectedly, he had forcibly held back.

Huo Tianyang wore a smug smile. With the old palace master around, things were really satisfying.

He hoped these guys would step on many mines and die off completely.

"Supreme Elder, they've gone too far!" Bai Xiu said indignantly.

"Yeah, Master! Why do we have to swallow this insult?" Bai Chen also complained.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "Otherwise? Do you want to go fight him to the death?"

Everyone choked. Fight a Return to Void powerhouse to the death?

That would be suicide!

"But the Divine Palace has a rule that divine officials must not maintain ties with their former factions!" Bai Xiu said resentfully.

Ye Yuan laughed at this. "My dear Vice Palace Master, you're no spring chicken. Why are you so naive? If you became a divine official, would you sever ties with the White Night Sacred Palace?"

Bai Xiu was taken aback, then his face flushed red, and he fell silent.

To be honest, he couldn't do it!

"So, don't feel so unbalanced. If you want to blame someone, blame yourselves for having no one in the Divine Palace. The Tianlu Divine Palace made this rule only to better govern the various factions and maintain balance in the Tianlu World. But to say it's completely forbidden is impossible. So going to argue with him would only bring humiliation!" Ye Yuan said calmly.

His words left everyone speechless.

Clearly, Ye Yuan saw things much more clearly than they did.

Duan Fei dared to do this; he must have a countermeasure waiting for them.

If they walked right into the trap, it wouldn't be too much for him to make an example of one or two people.

So it was better to keep a low profile.

What's the big deal about being cannon fodder? Just be it!

At least openly, Duan Fei wouldn't kill without reason.

After all, so many eyes were watching!

Ye Yuan took the lead and flew straight into the crater; the others followed him in single file.

After flying for who knows how long, Ye Yuan finally landed. Before his eyes, there was nothing but splashing magma, a sight that seized the soul.

"Supreme Elder, be careful!" Bai Xiu suddenly shouted.

As soon as Ye Yuan landed, a ball of flame flew toward him at extreme speed.

But Ye Yuan's sword was even faster!

"Whoosh!"

Ye Yuan had sensed the danger approaching and raised his hand to unleash a Star Severing strike!

"Boom!"

The ball of flame was sent flying directly, smashing into the rock wall.

"It's a Lava Flying Fiend! A divine-level Lava Flying Fiend! Oh no, they usually appear in groups!" Bai Xiu's face changed as he said.

Before Bai Xiu's words faded, everyone saw many fireballs darting out from the magma, identical to the one just now.

They were Lava Flying Fiends!

At a glance, there were no less than a hundred!

A hundred divine-level Lava Flying Fiends dazzled the eyes, a truly terrifying sight.

If one was hit, they'd either die or be crippled.

Ye Yuan's face darkened. "Be on guard! Elders guard the outer perimeter; the rest stay in the inner circle!"

Of the nine elders, only three had come this time.

Including Ye Yuan and Bai Xiu, there were five with strength at the Insightful Heaven Realm or above.

At Ye Yuan's command, everyone immediately formed two defensive circles, inner and outer.

These Lava Flying Fiends were extremely powerful; even an Insightful Heaven expert would be badly hurt if hit.

Even Ye Yuan dared not be careless.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

The trajectories of the Lava Flying Fiends were almost untraceable and extremely fast, making them nearly impossible to guard against.

In an instant, the swarm was upon them.

"Attack!"

Ye Yuan shouted loudly and raised his hand, sending several Star Severing strikes into the air.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Several Lava Flying Fiends were sent flying.

Bai Chen, hiding in the inner circle, saw a blur before his eyes and felt a wave of heat rushing at him. It was too late to defend!