Chapter 500

"Brother Man Shen, are you really going in?"

A trace of worry surfaced on Dong Yiyue's face; she vaguely sensed an ill omen emanating from the light gate.

Faint!

Yet it made her deeply uneasy.

This was not baseless speculation.

It was a new ability she had obtained during the trial, allowing her to sense danger within a certain range.

"Hahaha…" Man Shen's hearty laughter rang out. "Young people should have vigor. What's there to fear from danger? Just charge through. Besides, you've obtained a forbidden inheritance—this kind of power must be unleashed through battle!"

Dong Yiyue: "…"

Young people should indeed have vigor.

But not recklessness!

"Let's go in and take a look. According to that old scruffy guy, inside the light gate is the 'treasure vault' of the Divine Battlefield. It is dangerous, but the harvest will definitely exceed imagination!"

"Could it be that you want to freeze here?"

"Could it be that you're willing to be left further and further behind by that kid Luo Chenyu?"

Man Shen was like a creepy uncle with a lollipop, constantly luring a little girl.

The moment Dong Yiyue heard this, she was immediately displeased.

Using Luo Chenyu to "tempt" her?

An uncle may endure, but an aunt cannot!

A glint of resolve flashed in her eyes as she said: "I get it. If we're going, then we're going!"

"That's the spirit a prodigy of Xuanlong Nation should have—unyielding and courageous, charging ever forward!"

Man Shen's laughter echoed across the snowy domain, and the pace of his feet quickened once more.

Dong Yiyue: "…"

All the good lines had been spoken; what else could she do?

She could only follow.

Soon, the two entered the light gate.

The scene shifted abruptly.

The biting cold dissipated, a stifling hot wind swept in, and pillars of light before them forced them to squint.

Within those pillars of light were actually practitioners.

It seemed…

They were imprisoned within the pillars of light.

Man Shen's brow furrowed, and he asked in confusion: "Purple Phantom Divine Palace? How did we end up here? This isn't scientific!"

At that very moment.

Two identical purple pillars of light suddenly descended from the sky.

"Childish!"

Man Shen slammed his fist toward the sky, violent energy surging forth and instantly shattering the two pillars of light.

That violent energy actually carried the aura of divine power.

In other words…

Man Shen had already touched the threshold of a deity!

Looking at the purple pillars of light around her and the practitioners trapped within them, Dong Yiyue couldn't help but ask: "What do we do about them?"

Man Shen, however, shook his head.

"The seal has already formed. I don't dare shatter these seals lightly, for fear of harming them."

"If I'm not mistaken, as long as we defeat the final BOSS, their seals will automatically break."

"There's a fight over there. Since we're here, it wouldn't be too much to grab a share, right?"

Dong Yiyue broke into a wry laugh. "Not too much at all!"

The two quickly arrived at the site of the battle.

Dong Yiyue's eyes narrowed. What unfolded before her was a chaotic melee—an utterly chaotic melee!

The main subject of the battle was not the so-called BOSS.

But rather…

"A giant dragon!!"

Man Shen's brow also tightened. What he saw was…

Practitioners of Blue Star, a demigod of the Giant Dragon clan, a demigod of the Ground Rats, and two forbidden beings roaming the Divine Battlefield!!

And at the center of the battle was a black skeleton shrouded in a purple pillar of light, terrifying energy gathering within it.

He sensed the fluctuation of divine power from that energy!

This black skeleton was likely about to advance into a deity!!

"Man Shen… hurry and help, I can't hold on any longer!"

At that moment, a deep, resonant voice rang out, immediately drawing the attention of the vast majority of the demigods.

Especially the Ground Rats and the Giant Dragon clan.

The leader of the Man Shen Corps of Xuanlong Nation—the name Man Shen was like thunder to the ears.

Now, Man Shen had arrived.

Their battle would no longer be so easy.

Whether the Ground Rats or the Giant Dragon clan, they exchanged glances, ceased their mutual attacks, and with tacit understanding turned their spears toward Man Shen.

Just kill him…

Everything will be over!

The Barbarian God, seeing this, instantly sent a mental message to Dong Yiyue, telling her to find a safe place to hide.

He had indeed miscalculated.

The battle here was far beyond the scope of a little girl like Dong Yiyue—any half-god could easily destroy her.

There was no retreat left.

Only battle remained!

"This battle—I'll end it myself!"

The Barbarian God grew excited.

He now craved battle—to evolve through combat, to truly forge his divine essence and step through the gate of godhood!!

"Kill!!"

At that moment.

Two pitch-black chains suddenly shot from the sky, instantly binding the Barbarian God…

Before the Ground Rat and the Dragon Clan could react, two violet columns of light appeared again, trapping both Dong Yiyue and the Barbarian God within.

"What the hell!!"

The Barbarian God was stunned—he had just felt a strange rule-force completely immobilizing him.

His body began to weaken.

But…

The violet columns rendered him "invincible"—the attacks from the Ground Rat and the Dragon Clan all became ineffective.

Protection?

Imprisonment?

What exactly was happening here? Why had this occurred?

Everything, everything, seemed shrouded in fog over the Barbarian God's mind.

In fact…

All living beings present felt the same.

Everything within the 【Purple Illusion Divine Palace】 was utterly abnormal.

They had all been teleported here by the light gate.

This contradicted all prior intelligence about the Divine War Zone—previously, one had to defeat the final boss of each region or use special methods to reach other areas.

Yet now…

So many gathered together made no sense whatsoever.