277: The huge cauldron, the black light that claimed his life! [Seeking follow-up reading]

Lin Fan and the two others looked in the direction of the sound, only to see that the light barrier covering the giant stone altar had dissipated at some unknown point.

And at this moment, the giant stone altar suddenly exploded.

Crushed stones shot out, and a monstrous black mist also surged from the ground, an indescribable evil chill permeating the world!

"What is this?"

Ling Qingzhu gazed at the spreading black mist with a solemn expression; the evil chill within it made her face change involuntarily.

She had never encountered such an evil and chilling aura before.

"The culprit of the ancient war. It seems he wasn't completely eradicated back then. This guy was Sealed here and is now trying to escape!"

Lin Fan's eyes narrowed slightly as he said in a deep voice.

"What do we do now?" Ling Qingzhu frowned slightly, then asked softly.

"Let's retreat further," Lin Fan said calmly, then took Ling Qingzhu's hand and quickly moved to the side.

Before retreating, Lin Fan didn't forget to immediately use the power of the Flame Ancestral Symbol to completely incinerate Yuan Cang and Ling Zhen's corpses!

"Ding! You touched Ling Qingzhu and obtained one Reincarnation Realm Devouring Corpse!"

As Lin Fan pulled Ling Qingzhu away, the familiar voice of the System once again echoed in his mind.

However, Lin Fan temporarily paid no attention to it.

Seeing this, Lin Dong, who was nearby, naturally followed closely behind Lin Fan and Ling Qingzhu without hesitation.

"Let go of my hand," after the three of them had retreated a certain distance, temporarily moving away from the black mist creature, Ling Qingzhu stared at Lin Fan and spoke in a clear, cold voice.

Lin Fan heard this and released Ling Qingzhu, then looked up at a certain spot in the sky.

A very strong fluctuation suddenly emanated from there.

"There's movement there," Ling Qingzhu followed Lin Fan's gaze and also noticed the anomaly, saying softly.

Dong!

Just as her voice fell, a profoundly resonant bell chime suddenly spread down from the crimson sky.

As the bell rang, a crimson ripple immediately swept down from the distant sky at a visible speed.

As this ripple spread, Lin Fan noticed that this distorted space actually began to dissipate.

Immediately afterward, countless auras of varying strengths suddenly appeared in this space, belonging to the Disciples participating in the Sect Tournament.

"The Formation seems to have been lifted..." Ling Qingzhu also sensed this, saying softly.

Lin Fan nodded slightly, his gaze still fixed on the sky, where the spatial fluctuations twisted, finally forming a colossal, indescribably huge cauldron!

"It seems... we were trapped inside the belly of this giant cauldron," Lin Dong, who was beside him, pointed at the giant cauldron in the distorted space, saying with some shock.

"This should be an extremely powerful pure yuan treasure," Ling Qingzhu gazed at the inner wall of the giant cauldron with a solemn expression, saying softly.

Lin Fan nodded and said, "That giant cauldron seems to be controlled by someone; presumably, it's to deal with that black mist creature."

Dong!

At this moment, within the colossal cauldron that enveloped the entire space, a monstrous crimson light suddenly swept down, and the direction it came from was precisely where they were.

As the crimson light swept in, it directly transformed into an extremely massive light Formation in the sky, and then a light barrier swept down, enveloping the black mist creature.

Bang bang bang!

The black mist crashed against the light Formation, emitting dull thuds that made the light Formation tremble continuously!

"Damn you, Old Ghost Fentian, you're still haunting me even after death!"

The black mist creature frantically crashed into the light Formation, and a piercing sound echoed thunderously across this world!

"That light Formation doesn't seem like it can hold up for much longer," Ling Qingzhu said, frowning slightly as she watched the constantly shaking light Formation.

Buzz buzz!

Just then, a crimson fluctuation suddenly swept across the sky.

As soon as this fluctuation spread, Lin Fan perceived a tremendous resistance from the surrounding space, and then the space behind him twisted, as if trying to suck him in.

"What's going on?" Ling Qingzhu's expression changed slightly, she asked.

Lin Fan said, "Don't resist; this cauldron wants to expel all of us."

As his voice fell, Lin Fan directly gave up resisting, allowing the spatial repulsion to squeeze him into the twisted space behind him, and then his vision quickly darkened.

This darkness didn't last too long, and then Lin Fan felt crimson light pierce his eyes, and his vision rapidly returned.

The scene that reappeared was no longer the crimson ground, but a expanse of crimson mountains.

At this moment, above these mountains, a crimson cauldron, roughly several hundred zhang in size, stood quietly, with waves of scorching fluctuations continuously emanating from it.

Whoosh!

Not long after Lin Fan appeared in these mountains, Ling Qingzhu and Lin Dong also quickly emerged nearby.

Immediately afterward, the space in this world rapidly twisted, and figures began to be densely ejected from the distorted space.

Within just a few minutes, the sky above these quiet mountains was filled with a sea of people.

"Lin Fan!"

Amidst the countless figures in the sky, a joyful voice suddenly came.

Lin Fan turned his head and saw a large group of figures flashing towards him.

The leaders were Ying Xiaoxiao, Ying Huanhuan, and Wang Yan.

"Are you all alright?" Lin Fan asked with a smile as he saw them arrive.

"No, this Burning Sky Ancient Treasury is too strange," Ying Xiaoxiao shook her head, a solemn expression on her face, clearly having experienced some of the power of the Burning Sky Ancient Treasury.

"Brother Lin Fan!"

Another joyful and sweet voice of a young girl sounded from afar, and then the figures of Qing Tan, Huo'er, and Chen Kui also swept over from a distance.

At this moment, the sky was in chaos, with forces from all sides hastily gathering.

For a time, the noisy clamor almost seemed to overturn the sky.

"Everyone, be careful. If anything happens later, leave this place immediately," Lin Fan's gaze swept around, then he said to Ying Huanhuan, Qing Tan, and the others.

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

"Lin Fan, look over there," Ying Huanhuan suddenly pursed her lips and pointed her slender jade finger towards the most majestic peak among these mountains.

On that mountain peak, lava even flowed down, clearly an extremely active volcano.

Lin Fan narrowed his eyes, looking in the direction Ying Huanhuan pointed, and soon discovered a sitting figure within the mountain's summit lava.

"There's actually someone there?"

Ying Xiaoxiao and the others also noticed the sitting figure, and their expressions were all somewhat solemn.

"He seems to be dead?" Lin Dong frowned, mumbling.

"No," Ying Huanhuan shook her head slightly, a hint of ice-blue color flashing in her large eyes, and said softly, "He seems to be, somewhat alive."

"Somewhat alive?" Hearing Ying Huanhuan's words, everyone was a little confused.

Lin Fan, however, remained calm, understanding in his heart.

Dong!

Suddenly, the cauldron in the sky trembled violently, and a colossal crashing sound reverberated.

"Hehehe, Old Ghost Fentian, your broken cauldron can't suppress this general!"

And as the crimson cauldron trembled, a monstrous black mist suddenly permeated from within it, and a piercing laugh, filled with endless Yin Sen, swept through these mountains.

The black mist condensed outside the cauldron, and faintly, a scarlet light flickered within it, like the eyes of a demon, instilling fear wherever it gazed.

"So many ants..."

The scarlet light swept across the sky full of people, and then Yin Sen's voice came from within the black mist.

The next instant, countless black light rays suddenly shot out.

Chirp chirp!

The black light rays, as fast as lightning, pierced through some people who couldn't dodge in time. Then, everyone watched in horror as those who were hit gradually withered, eventually leaving no bones, turning into ashes, and dissipating.

"Everyone, retreat!"

Lin Fan's eyes darkened slightly as he said to Qing Tan, Ying Huanhuan, and the others.

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded and quickly retreated.

Black light rays swept past them, and anyone hit by them was almost unable to resist, turning directly into ashes!

For a time, this sky was filled with falling ashes, like a gray downpour.

Suddenly, Lin Fan's pupils contracted violently, only to see that amidst the countless black light rays, one of them was shooting directly towards him... (End of chapter)