608: Chapter 608 Casualties Occur

Void Abyss Battlefield, the pass.

The group passing through the stone gate found themselves in a grey mist. Their vision was obscured by it, making it impossible to see the road ahead.

"Focus your mind and hold your breath. Unify your spirit and soul, and you will be able to see the way forward."

Qin Ming's voice reached everyone's ears.

Most of them were experienced, so they followed his instructions immediately.

Fang Bai did the same; a golden light flickered in his eyes as he looked ahead.

The mist had vanished, replaced by an incredibly wide avenue.

A road leading to the unknown!

"Let's go."

Qin Ming took the lead and walked straight ahead.

The others followed suit.

Fang Bai curiously asked Tang Chao, who was beside him, "Brother Tang, didn't they say there are Gatekeepers here? Why don't I see any?"

Tang Chao replied, "Don't be in a hurry. In the past, we usually had to walk for a while and get closer to the core area before they appeared to block our path."

Fang Bai nodded and didn't ask further. He spread out his divine sense to observe his surroundings.

Strangely, however, he felt no sense of crisis.

Had the ruins undergone some kind of reform?

A quarter of an hour later, the group had already covered a significant distance.

At this point, Qin Ming and the others all showed expressions of confusion.

Qin Ming, at the front, stopped and furrowed his brows.

"Strange."

Jin Jing spoke up, "Usually by the time we reach here, those Gatekeepers have already begun to appear. Now... there's no movement at all?"

Lei Ling frowned. "Could it be that the killing intent of the Void Abyss Battlefield has weakened, so they can't manifest?"

"No, the murderous aura in the surroundings is still there, and it hasn't weakened by much," Qian Ye said.

Fang Bai surveyed his surroundings. He did indeed feel a thick killing intent, the kind that could only be condensed after the slaughter of thousands. It was very strong—strong enough to affect a cultivator's sanity.

After advancing a bit further, the group finally came to a halt, their eyes fixed intently on the path ahead.

Swoosh!

A sudden change occurred. Countless wisps of killing intent began to gather, and immediately after, armored figures appeared one after another in the field!

In the blink of an eye, Fang Bai and the others were surrounded!

These armored figures had no solid bodies, but they had form. As they appeared, the killing intent in the area surged!

Gatekeepers!

Hundreds of them appeared all at once!

Everyone's expression instantly became solemn!

"Holy crap! I was wondering why I didn't see these guys. Turns out they were just waiting for us here?" Tang Chao said, his face pale.

Fang Bai looked at these Gatekeepers, quite surprised.

Their auras were all at least at the Tenth Rank or higher!

And there were hundreds of such warriors!

Qin Ming's gaze was calm as he said slowly, "Something's not right."

Jin Jing also spoke, "Yes, there are too few!"

"Few?"

The corners of the others' mouths twitched. Hundreds of them—how the hell is that 'few'? They could drown us just by spitting on us!

Qin Ming said indifferently, "In the past, when we reached this point, the number of Gatekeepers would have already exceeded five hundred. Now, there are less than three hundred, and their auras are generally not that strong."

Tang Chao's brows were tightly knit. "Now that you mention it, it really does seem that way."

Fang Bai suddenly lifted his foot and walked toward the Gatekeepers.

"Brother Fang..."

Tang Chao started to speak but stopped.

Fang Bai grinned. "Regardless of how many there are, since they've appeared, let's just start the fight."

As he spoke, he stomped his foot down hard!

The avenue beneath him suddenly exploded as a terrifying bolt of lightning swept out in all directions!

Boom!

With a series of explosions, those Gatekeepers were directly blown apart, meeting their end!

Of the hundreds of Gatekeepers, less than a hundred remained!

The others swallowed hard.

Brother Fang is this fierce?

Qin Ming didn't dally either and immediately commanded, "Attack!"

He raised his hand and struck with a palm!

The power of the Peak Tenth Stage instantly shattered over a dozen Gatekeepers into mist!

At the same time, Lei Ling, Jin Jing, Tang Chao, Qian Ye, and the others also took action. Under their powerful attacks, the surrounding Gatekeepers were all annihilated!

"Indeed, times have changed. Looking at them now, these Gatekeepers are just so-so."

Tang Chao lamented.

He remembered when they first entered this place; they had been beaten miserably by these Gatekeepers and felt the difficulty here was hell-level, impossible to pass.

But now, three years of transformation had raised everyone's strength by several levels. Facing these Gatekeepers again, they naturally felt much more at ease.

"Let's go. They are gathered from killing intent and won't be truly destroyed. There's no need to waste time with them."

Qin Ming made a prompt decision and moved forward.

The group followed him.

After his initial strike, Fang Bai didn't make another move. He narrowed his eyes as he looked deep into the avenue.

He felt an even more heart-palpitating aura.

The real main event was still to come!

The subsequent interceptions seemed much more normal. Gatekeepers appeared continuously and attacked Qin Ming's group.

However, against their formidable strength, these Gatekeepers were simply no match.

Soon, they had reached the halfway point of the avenue.

Here, the strength of the Gatekeepers had increased significantly!

The closer they got to the Void Abyss Battlefield, the more intense the killing intent became!

The armor worn by these Gatekeepers was actually all of the Taboo Level!

Except for Fang Bai and Qin Ming, everyone else had to start taking things seriously.

Perhaps because they were clustered together, every wave of attack came in large groups.

Yet this still couldn't stop them. Soon, they advanced to the three-quarter mark.

The Gatekeepers here had reached the Mid-Tenth Order in strength!

"Everyone, I'm afraid I have to stop here."

A man spoke out helplessly.

His name was Qi Yang, ranked tenth on the heavenly pride list.

He was the weakest among the ten, and injuries had already appeared on his body.

Clearly, this was his limit.

Qin Ming paused for a moment, then said, "If you can't hold on, then withdraw."

Qi Yang nodded bitterly. "I wish you all a smooth path ahead."

Qin Ming and the others didn't hesitate and continued forward.

"Damn it! I can't stop here! I want to enter the core of the Void Abyss Battlefield! I want to seize the opportunities!"

The one ranked ninth was a short-haired woman. Her face was distorted, and her injuries were quite severe; she had already lost an arm.

Qian Ye frowned. "Zhong Li, enough is enough. Saving your life is more important."

Zhong Li's eyes were bloodshot. "Impossible! Do you know how much effort I've put in for today?! Why should I give up!"

Holding her blade in one hand, she charged straight at the Gatekeepers!

Qin Ming frowned, but he didn't say anything.

Fang Bai simply ignored everyone. To him, these Gatekeepers were completely beneath him.

After Zhong Li forcefully killed the Gatekeepers in front of her, she rushed toward the front of the avenue without hesitation!

But just then, a streak of extremely fast killing intent blasted toward her!

Zhong Li's pupils constricted. She didn't have time to react at all before her entire body was split in two!

The first casualty!