Chapter 383: Invisible Light Barrier

Tianshuangzi and Mu Gu Lao Ren led a group of people through the gravel path to the Ancient Yang Fire Altar. However, just as they were about to enter the altar to investigate, they discovered an invisible barrier blocking them, preventing even their soul perception from detecting the situation inside.

"It seems Xiao Yan and the others are indeed inside," Tianshuangzi said with a faint smile as he touched the invisible light barrier before him.

Upon hearing this, Mu Gu Lao Ren could no longer contain himself and hurriedly said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's just break this damn defensive barrier and go in."

Mu Gu Lao Ren stepped forward, curled his right hand into a claw, and swiped directly at the invisible light barrier. A powerful force erupted from this strike, slamming heavily against the barrier.

"Bang!" A muffled sound rang out, and ripples like those on water spread continuously before the barrier returned to stillness.

Mu Gu Lao Ren touched the space in front of him and discovered that the transparent, invisible light barrier was still there. He felt his face lose some of its luster; as a dignified Dou Zun, his full-force strike hadn't even been able to break a single barrier.

Seeing Mu Gu Lao Ren suffer a setback, Tianshuangzi curled his lips into a mocking expression, and the faces of the other Ice River Valley members behind him also revealed disdain.

Seeing the expressions of Tianshuangzi and his group, Mu Gu Lao Ren was instantly infuriated. Cold light flickered in his eyes as his palms formed seals with lightning speed in front of him.

"Nether Ghost Fire Arm!"

Following a furious roar that echoed in everyone's ears, the Dou Qi within Mu Gu Lao Ren's body surged out, gathering toward his right arm.

One could see Mu Gu Lao Ren's right arm slowly enlarging, surrounded by flames and emitting a scorching aura.

"As expected of Mu Gu Lao Ren, even I would be heavily injured by this strike!" Tianshuangzi gasped as he looked at Mu Gu Lao Ren's arm, which was emitting a terrifying aura. He had only just stepped into the Dou Zun realm not long ago and still had a certain gap compared to such a veteran Dou Zun.

Mu Gu Lao Ren let out a cold snort, as if to open the eyes of those behind him—did they really think he only knew how to refine pills? A fierce glint flashed in his eyes as he swung his flaming right arm, slamming it like a meteorite toward the invisible light barrier in front of him.

"Bang!" An explosion like a thunderclap rang out in everyone's ears. Terrifying energy ripples spread rapidly, turning everything in their path into dust. After the ripples dissipated, the entire Ye family courtyard had been razed to the ground.

"Follow me!" Mu Gu Lao Ren walked with a swagger, preparing to lead his men inside.

Seeing such a terrifying strike, the Ice River Valley members also felt the barrier must have been broken and followed Mu Gu Lao Ren toward the altar.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Dozens of muffled sounds rang out. Everyone felt as if they had hit a wall; their heads ached from the impact. Helpless, they had to retreat and look at Mu Gu Lao Ren.

Mu Gu Lao Ren felt somewhat uncomfortable being watched, as he had just confidently declared that the defensive barrier was broken.

"This transparent defensive barrier seems quite extraordinary!" Tianshuangzi hurriedly spoke up to ease the awkward atmosphere.

Seeing Tianshuangzi helping him out, Mu Gu Lao Ren's expression improved slightly. He sighed and said, "This thing is neither condensed from soul power nor formed from Dou Qi. The light barrier seems to contain both flames and powerful force, making my hand go numb."

"Oh?" Tianshuangzi was slightly startled upon hearing this. He then threw a punch at the invisible light barrier in front of him. This punch appeared plain and unadorned, but the space where the fist passed began to distort, and the sonic boom was deafening.

"Boom!" A muffled sound rang out. Tianshuangzi felt a rebounding force suddenly emerge from the invisible light barrier, and this force sent him flying dozens of meters away, dragging a deep trench into the ground.

"Truly extraordinary!" Tianshuangzi steadied his figure. At this moment, he finally understood Mu Gu Lao Ren's feelings; this was truly humiliating.

Seeing that Tianshuangzi was the same as him—not only failing to break the barrier but being sent flying by it—Mu Gu Lao Ren did not mock him. He said in a deep voice, "Let's combine our efforts! If it gets out that two Dou Zuns plus so many experts couldn't even see Xiao Yan's face and were instead blocked by this invisible light barrier, how will we ever show our faces again?"

Upon hearing this, Tianshuangzi nodded. At this moment, he felt like a monkey being mercilessly toyed with.

Seeing that the Ice River Valley group had been inside for so long and, other than destroying their own courtyard, were being toyed with by Xiao Yan like monkeys, the Ye family's awe of Xiao Yan grew even deeper.

Mu Gu Lao Ren and Tianshuangzi did not dare to delay. If their boss finished off Tian Huo above and came down to see that they couldn't even break a light barrier, they would likely have no face left.

Tianshuangzi and Mu Gu Lao Ren led the group in launching fierce attacks against the light barrier. Each strike made the earth tremble, and the terrifying force ripples ruined the Ye family's buildings. Fortunately, the Ye family members saw the situation was bad and had all run out, otherwise, they would have been caught in the crossfire.

However, only the Ancient Yang Fire Altar was important to the Ye family, so the other losses were not significant.

Xiao Yan looked at the light barrier he had condensed from the Three Parts Return to Origin Qi, which was being bombarded continuously. A cold sneer flashed in his eyes. Since stepping into the Dou Zong realm, his understanding of the Three Parts Return to Origin Qi had advanced further, and its defensive power was terrifyingly extreme.

Unless the light barrier condensed by this Three Parts Return to Origin Qi was broken in a single strike, it would continuously absorb energy to strengthen itself. Mu Gu Lao Ren, a two-star Dou Zun, Tianshuangzi, who had just stepped into the Dou Zun realm, and a bunch of Dou Zongs could not break this defense.

Mu Gu Lao Ren and Tianshuangzi attacked for a long time, but seeing they still couldn't break the barrier, they were infuriated. This was not taking Dou Zuns seriously at all!

"This light barrier seems capable of absorbing energy to continuously strengthen its defense. We must break it in one strike, otherwise, it's all in vain!" Mu Gu Lao Ren was experienced and had also noticed the root of the problem.

"Then what should we do?" Tianshuangzi sighed. Since breaking through to Dou Zun, he had never suffered such a setback. Attacking for so long without even seeing the enemy's face was truly shameful.

"We can only use our Soul Hall's combined attack technique. Only by combining our power can we possibly break this barrier." Seeing Tianshuangzi was discouraged, Mu Gu Lao Ren didn't say much and directly stated the solution.

"Then what are we waiting for!" Tianshuangzi seemed possessed at this moment, wanting only to break this damn barrier, otherwise, it would become a heart demon, and his strength would never advance an inch.

"Good!" Mu Gu Lao Ren was also somewhat infuriated. Originally, this Soul Hall secret technique could not be passed on to outsiders, but at this point, he couldn't care about that anymore.

Mu Gu Lao Ren directed everyone to stand in specific positions, then told them the secret technique. Everyone hurriedly placed their hands in front of them and formed seals with lightning speed.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 384 =====