Fighting: Practice makes it real, start with a poisonous body.

Chapter 197 All the Battle Saints Arrive
"Great! The seal has finally been broken!"

"Hurry up, go inside!"

"Hurry, if it's too late, there won't be anything left!"

"..."

With a deafening roar, the gate to the ruins burst open, and the heavy stone door slowly swung inward, revealing an ancient, luminous light that illuminated the greed and fervor in everyone's eyes.

The crowd instantly erupted in excitement, with figures transforming into streaks of light as they rushed towards the gate, eager to seize the initiative!
"Humph!"

At this moment, a cold snort suddenly rang out, the sound carrying a majestic holy power, like an invisible hammer striking everyone's hearts!
Those at the forefront didn't even have time to scream before their blood surged from the holy might, their bodies flying uncontrollably backward and crashing heavily to the ground, spitting out blood. They were clearly seriously injured.

"This aura... belongs to a Dou Sheng level expert!"

The crowd fell silent instantly. The previous fervor was replaced by terror. Everyone turned pale and looked around anxiously.

The next moment, Qi You's figure soared into the air and hovered above the gate of the ruins.

His Dou Sheng aura spread out without reservation, like an invisible giant net enveloping everything. The powerful aura made everyone present feel suffocated, and the originally noisy scene instantly fell into dead silence.

"What kind of amazing treasure is hidden in these ruins that even a Dou Sheng has been alerted?"

In the crowd, Tang Zhen quietly swallowed, his palms unconsciously sweating.

Upon hearing that a saint's relics had appeared in the Beast Realm, he specially brought several elders from the Burning Flame Valley here, hoping to try his luck and find some opportunities.

The emergence of the ruins naturally attracted countless rivals to fight for them, but Tang Zhen never expected that his opponent this time would actually be a Dou Sheng powerhouse!
High in the sky, Qi You's holy might grew even more intense, his eyes surging with the brutality of the beast race, and his voice was like ice crashing down.

"These ruins belong to me. If you know what's good for you, leave the Bone Mountain Range immediately, or don't blame me for being impolite!"

"what!"

"Even if you are a Battle Saint, you cannot monopolize the ruins!"

"..."

These words caused an uproar among the crowd, their faces filled with indignation.

They stayed here for months before the seal was broken. Now that the ruins are open, how could they just leave because of a single sentence?

"Leave, or die!"

Qi You said coldly, her eyes full of disdain, completely ignoring the dissatisfaction of the crowd.

He was a true Dou Sheng, and his mere presence was enough to intimidate the group of cultivators below who were at most Dou Zun!

But he ultimately underestimated the greed deep in people's hearts. When the benefits are great enough to outweigh the fear of death, there will always be people willing to take the risk!
"rush!"

Someone shouted, and the crowd instantly erupted into a frenzied commotion.

With bloodshot eyes, everyone rushed toward the gate of the ruins. Some even went so far as to activate life-sustaining secret techniques to push their speed to the limit, hoping to step through the stone gate before Qi You could make a move.

For a Battle Saint to lower himself and bully the weak, the treasures in these ruins must be far beyond imagination!

"As expected, humans are greedy. We should have done as I said and killed them all. Why bother with all this trouble?"

Qi You frowned, waved his hand lightly, and holy might descended, causing the entire mountain range to tremble violently. The invisible spatial power acted as a physical barrier, instantly trapping all those rushing towards the ruins within it. No matter how they struggled, they could not advance a single step.

"No!"

Those trapped by the spatial barrier cried out in panic.

"Let's work together! Break through this broken barrier; we can't let him monopolize the ruins!"

A ruthless glint flashed in the eyes of a nine-star Dou Zun. What difference is there between blocking someone's opportunity and killing their parents?
"Boom, boom, boom—!!!"

Dozens of lights of various colors suddenly lit up, with sword techniques powerful enough to cleave space, fist techniques capable of splitting mountains and seas, and lightning capable of shattering the sky, all crashing onto the spatial barrier! But no matter how they attacked, the barrier set up by Qi You remained completely still, without even a crack appearing. On the contrary, the attackers were shaken by the force rebounded from the barrier, causing their blood to surge and blood to spill from the corners of their mouths.

"No need to waste your efforts."

Qi You glanced at the people struggling in vain inside the barrier, his expression calm and without the slightest worry.

He then turned his gaze to Xiao Yan and the others, and said, "Let's go."

The barrier I've set up, even if they fight with all their might, they won't be able to break through it in less than three months. That's enough time for us to explore the ruins.

"Yes."

Xiao Yan nodded; this was the best possible outcome.

The group took a step, just as they were about to step through the gate.

"Wow—!"

A sharp, piercing phoenix cry suddenly tore through the sky, carrying with it a scorching heat that could scorch the heavens and boil the seas, making everyone's eardrums ache.

Immediately afterwards, a golden pillar of flame, powerful enough to tear the heavens and earth apart, like a meteor falling from the sky, slammed into the spatial barrier set up by Qi You with destructive force!
"boom!!!"

The moment the beam of light collided with the barrier, a terrifying energy shockwave instantly spread out.

The barrier set up by Qi You was like fragile glass, shattering under the scorching of the golden flames. Countless fragments of space flew out, cutting through everything around them like sharp blades.

Even more terrifying, the golden beam of flame did not stop; it pierced through the barrier and crashed straight into the crowd!

"what!"

As the flames passed, screams of agony suddenly rang out!
The cultivators who got close to the pillar of light didn't even have time to react before they were instantly engulfed by the flames. Their bodies turned into charcoal in the high temperature, and even their ashes were blown away by the shockwave.

Although the others did not die directly, their clothes were scorched by the flames, their bodies were engulfed in flames, they rolled on the ground and howled in agony, and finally turned into a pile of black ash in agony.

Blood flowed down the furrows in the ground, mixing with scattered bones and staining large areas of land red. The air was filled with the pungent smell of burnt flesh and blood, making people want to vomit.

Tang Zhen managed to hide behind a huge beast bone, barely avoiding the direct impact of the flames, but he was still thrown away by the shockwave and was covered in injuries.

"This aura... another Dou Sheng! What's wrong with the Dou Qi Continent? Are Dou Shengs so worthless now?!"

He lay on the ground, staring at the hellish scene before him, his eyes reddening. The elder from Burning Flame Valley who had come with him was now a charred corpse, with not even a complete skeleton to be found...

"Who?!"

Alarm bells rang in Qi You's heart, and his holy aura surged instantly as he shouted a stern question.

"Are you a Battle Saint of the Ancient Dragon Clan of the Void?"

A melodious yet slightly doubtful female voice came from high above, like jade striking each other.

The crowd looked up in the direction of the sound and saw four figures that had appeared in the sky.

They were surrounded by a dense demonic aura, among which three auras were particularly powerful and unparalleled, their majestic holy might crashing down like a tangible force!

"Three more Battle Saints..."

Tang Zhen's voice was hoarse, and he was already somewhat numb.

Perhaps coming here to search for treasure was a mistake...

Xiao Yan's gaze was fixed on a slender female figure high in the sky, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

"Feng Qing'er!"

(End of this chapter)