Chapter 651: Forbidden Land, River of Blood

"Little Strong-Strong~"

Thinking of Luo Yunshang.

Deep within Wang Jianqiang's memories, a crisp voice seemed to echo.

If not for that girl, he could not have survived after arriving in this world.

It was she who helped him survive and allowed him to have what he had today.

Although Luo Yunshang had never sought any repayment from him, he could not help but repay her.

All this time.

Luo Yunshang's disappearance had been a heavy burden in his heart that he could not cast aside.

Now, the moment to finally uncover the truth had arrived.

A sense of impatience suddenly surged in his heart.

No matter what.

He had to find out Luo Yunshang's whereabouts.

If she were alive, he would see her.

If she were dead...

This thought had just surfaced.

His heart suddenly twitched uncontrollably.

A cold killing intent involuntarily surged from his body.

"Master!"

The sudden killing intent on Wang Jianqiang's body made Zhao Ruier cry out in alarm.

Hearing Zhao Ruier's cry.

Wang Jianqiang instantly snapped back to his senses.

That cold killing intent dissipated in an instant, as if it had only been an illusion.

Zhao Ruier was somewhat suspicious and uneasy.

In that instant.

She felt as if she were placed in extreme cold, her entire being nearly frozen.

It was also like a mortal held underwater, unable to suppress a strong sense of suffocation.

Too terrifying!

Facing this killing intent, she had actually felt a sense of powerlessness from the bottom of her heart.

Li Dabao was clearly the same as her, both only at the Nascent Soul Late Stage.

How could he emit such a terrifying aura?

Could it be...

He had other fortuitous encounters?

Thinking of this, Zhao Ruier was lost in thought.

Wang Jianqiang looked at Zhao Ruier, his expression having returned to normal.

"I will head to Lingxiao Peak by myself."

"If you take me there, you'll have to return, which is too much trouble."

Zhao Ruier was startled, then she smiled.

"Master has misunderstood."

"There is one thing I haven't had the chance to tell Master yet."

"Just a moment ago, I obtained an extra spot to enter the Forbidden Land with you all."

Wang Jianqiang was startled.

The Divine Fire Alliance had clearly only set one hundred spots, so how could one suddenly be added?

He looked at Zhao Ruier thoughtfully.

Her talent was very strong.

It was not the least bit weaker than those top geniuses of the Divine Fire Alliance.

For the Divine Fire Alliance to want to cultivate her and give her an extra spot.

Come to think of it.

It was quite normal.

Thinking of this, he did not dwell on it.

He nodded, "Since that is the case, let us go together."

Not long after.

Wang Jianqiang and Zhao Ruier arrived together at the Square where the Heavenly Fire Immortal Gathering was being held.

In the air, on the thirteen platforms.

The experts from various sects, including the high-level members of the Divine Fire Alliance, had already disappeared, and no one knew where they had gone.

On the Square, a group of figures was standing.

These people were all the Disciples from various sects who had placed in the top one hundred in the Immortal Gathering's duels.

Wang Jianqiang nodded toward Zhao Ruier.

The two landed at the edge of the crowd.

At the very front of the group.

An old man with white hair and beard, upon seeing Wang Jianqiang and Zhao Ruier join the ranks.

He spoke, "Alright, now that everyone has arrived, let us first go to the Forbidden Land to cultivate."

"As for the other rewards, they are treasures to assist your cultivation, which will be distributed after you enter the Forbidden Land."

Hearing this voice, Wang Jianqiang looked ahead.

The old man was somewhat unfamiliar; he had not seen him in the memories of Li Dabao.

Integration Initial Stage cultivation...

In the Divine Fire Alliance.

Apart from the General Alliance Leader and the Seven Great Alliance Leaders, only a Supreme Elder is an Integration Stage Cultivator.

This person is a Supreme Elder of the Divine Fire Alliance.

"Follow me."

Just then, the old man's voice reached his ears again.

Immediately after, he saw the old man turn and fly toward the top of Lingxiao Peak.

The crowd followed one after another.

Not long after.

Led by the old man, the group arrived at the very top of Lingxiao Peak.

Here was a vast Square.

The Square was empty, save for a large Transmission Array built in the center.

"Everyone, get on the Transmission Array."

The old man landed on the Transmission Array first.

Seeing this, the crowd landed on the Transmission Array one after another.

Once everyone had arrived on the Transmission Array, the old man waved his palm.

A Spirit Token appeared before him.

He pointed at the Spirit Token.

A faint radiance immediately spread from the Spirit Token, enveloping the entire Transmission Array.

The next moment.

The Transmission Array emitted a burst of Spirit Light.

The Spirit Light went from faint to intense, rapidly enveloping everyone.

A moment later.

The Spirit Light receded, and the many figures on the Transmission Array had already vanished.

Is this the Forbidden Land of the Divine Fire Alliance?

When the dizziness faded, Wang Jianqiang discovered that he had arrived in a dim space.

He looked up.

The sky was a hazy gray; the sun could not be seen, nor was there a single cloud.

A flash of Golden Light flickered in his eyes.

Immediately.

The scene before his eyes changed.

The hazy gray sky vanished, replaced by a stone wall.

Wang Jianqiang raised an eyebrow at the sight.

This place is underground.

That so-called sky was merely an illusion conjured by an Array.

"Follow me."

Just then.

The old man's voice came again.

Wang Jianqiang withdrew his gaze, and the people around him also stopped looking about.

The group followed the old man and flew forward.

Not long after.

The group passed by a great river.

In the riverbed, the water surged, which was quite spectacular.

The group merely glanced at it and paid it no further attention.

At the very back.

Wang Jianqiang's pupils constricted imperceptibly.

His Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze had been active the entire time.

The surging torrent beneath the suspension bridge appeared as ordinary water to others.

Yet in his eyes.

It was crimson blood!

The surging blood flowed violently toward the distance.

Such a sight, even for him who was accustomed to bloodshed.

Could not help but make his scalp tingle slightly.

Immediately, he thought of the matter of Divine Fire Alliance cultivators using a Disguise as the Blood Spirit Sect to slaughter the Northern Territory and collect the blood of living beings.

These bloods.

Presumably, these were collected from the slaughter of living beings in the Northern Territory by the Blood Spirit Sect.

The Divine Fire Alliance collecting the blood of living beings—they truly have some scheme afoot.

He followed behind the group without changing his expression.

He looked up toward the end of the river channel.

There, a red light surged to the heavens, shrouded by an inexplicable force.

It was all a blur.

Even with Fiery Eyes and Golden Gaze, he could not see it clearly.

That place.

Must be where the Divine Fire Alliance is implementing their scheme.

And the direction the old man was leading them also happened to point toward there.

Could it be that the so-called reward.

Is also related to the Divine Fire Alliance's scheme?

Thinking of this.

He could not help but become cautious in his heart.