Chase Game

fire!

Fire raged across the sky!

The entire seventh floor of the Heavenly Pavilion was completely engulfed in flames.

And Ding Guifang was still continuously spewing flames.

She flew through the air, and the methods of the others present seemed somewhat weak.

Of course, the flames that Ding Guifang unleashed were just ordinary flames, and they were no match for the crowd.

However, besides Ling Yi and his group, there were nine elders and dozens of servants in this Heavenly Pavilion!

The three men looked grave, especially Zhang Qiang.

Zhang Qiang's sole mission is to protect the Meng family mansion. If things continue like this, the Heavenly Pavilion will surely be destroyed, and his mission will be declared a failure.

Although he transformed into a water ape and could control water to extinguish fire, as long as Ding Guifang was still in the air, flames would continue to be generated.

The heatwave woke up the servants lying on the ground one by one. Faced with this apocalyptic scene, these ordinary people were terrified and cried out for their parents, running around in a panic.

Unfortunately, Wang Yun also underwent a complete rebirth, with his body and consciousness fully returning.

He ignored the chaos around him, staring intently at the Crimson Feather Nirvana Pendant in Ling Yi's hand.

Wang Yun made a sudden attack, but Ling Yi was prepared. After dodging his grab, she stepped forward and countered with a [Super Mighty Fist].

Unfortunately, Wang Yun's skill was strange, and Ling Yi's fist stopped only ten centimeters away from Wang Yun's head.

This was no exhibition match that was just a friendly spar; Ling Yi felt his fist being enveloped by an invisible hand.

It was this invisible hand that made it difficult for it to make any progress.

Ling had to keep her distance.

Taking this opportunity, he looked around at the scene—

Ding Guifang flew outside the window, continuously shooting out flames;

The water flow controlled by Zhang Qiang's beast-like water ape form was like a toy water gun in the face of this raging fire.

The only good news might be that Meng Dong managed to calm the runaway servants.

"This can't go on..."

Ling Yi pondered this deeply and dodged Wang Yun's hammer blow.

"In that case, I'll use my new skill. This situation won't be a waste of the karma I've worked so hard to accumulate."

Then, Ling looked in Zhang Qiang's direction, exhaled, and smiled confidently:

"Qiangzi, let me lend you a hand!"

Wang Yun snorted coldly. "You're fighting me and you still have the leisure to pay attention to others? Aren't you looking down on me?"

After several attempts to block Ling Yi, Wang Yun finally cornered him. Just as he was about to deliver the final blow, a burst of light emanated from Ling Yi.

A second later, the light dissipated... no, it didn't dissipate, but instead shot towards Zhang Qiang and Meng Dong!

A moment later, Ling Yi, Zhang Qiang, and Meng Dong seemed to be coated with a layer of holy white light.

The light emanating from Ling Yi was the brightest. When Wang Yun unleashed his attack, he clearly felt his strike land squarely on Ling Yi.

He didn't seem happy at all; instead, he frowned as he looked at it—

Ling Yi was completely unharmed!

He remained standing there, casually saying, "Do you think the defensive power provided by the 'Guardian' is just a joke?"

【Good Deeds Shine】In addition to its incredible defensive power, it also has another effect: providing "protection" for others.

Its manifestation is the radiance emanating from Zhang Qiang and Meng Dong, which represents a boost to their overall condition.

Zhang Qiang cracked his knuckles and exclaimed excitedly, "Awesome, Lingzi! I feel like my whole body is bursting with power!"

Zhang Qiang shook off the water ape's large hand, then suddenly opened his arms, and two streams of water intertwined and swirled around him.

He clapped his hands again, and with a snap, the two streams of water collided and shot towards Ding Guifang in the air.

Previously, Ding Guifang had easily dodged Zhang Qiang's attacks, which made her lower her guard.

Seeing another stream of water rushing towards her, she didn't pay much attention. She simply maneuvered the firebird to the side, thinking that this would ensure her safety.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Qiang waved his hand, and the water flow that had already passed overhead suddenly changed direction.

It's a sharp turn!

By the time Ding Guifang realized something was wrong behind her, it was too late.

The water struck Ding Guifang squarely in the back, causing her to cough up a mouthful of blood. The firebird beneath her also lost some of its momentum.

Before I could catch my breath, another stream of water flew over.

This time, she wouldn't dare underestimate them; she would definitely try to get as far away as possible.

After narrowly dodging the attack, she looked at Zhang Qiang with lingering fear, or more accurately, at the aura emanating from him.

She then turned her gaze to Ling Yi, who was locked in a fierce battle with Wang Yun, and thought to herself:

"This guy named Ling Yi actually has an item that can change his game identity. No wonder he was able to kill Zhao Dayou."

They are not to be underestimated!

As Ding Guifang pondered, the water flow controlled by Zhang Qiang attacked her again.

With such interference, he could not continue setting the fire, and if he delayed any longer and his injuries worsened, he would probably have difficulty escaping.

Ding Guifang is a typical high-attack, low-defense turret mage-type character. The previous attack had already directly damaged her fundamentals.

Furthermore, after venting her anger at having her jade pendant stolen, she gradually calmed down and lost all will to fight.

"We have no choice but to retreat for now and look for another opportunity..."

With this in mind, Ding Guifang controlled the Flamebird to fight and retreat.

Just then, Zhou Jie arrived at the Meng residence. He looked up and saw Ding Guifang riding away on a firebird.

He quickly called out, "Hey! Did you get the jade pendant yet?"

Ding Guifang looked down and saw that it was Zhou Jie who had arrived late, and she was instantly furious.

If Zhou Jie had helped him restrain the jade pendant at some point, it's unlikely it would have fallen into someone else's hands.

Thinking of this, Ding Guifang didn't want to pay any attention to Zhou Jie and left on her own.

Ding Guifang did not reply, and Zhou Jie did not know what was going on. He frowned, thought for a moment, and then turned and left.

Now, all the servants on the 7th floor of the Heavenly Pavilion have been orderly evacuated by Meng Dong, leaving only Ling Yi, Wang Yun, Zhang Qiang, and Meng Dong.

Due to their respective roles and identities, Zhang Qiang and Meng Dong are unable to help Ling Yi deal with Wang Yun.

Similarly, Wang Yun was also unable to attack the two.

With less than ten seconds left on the [Reversed Hourglass] duration, Ling Yi lost interest in fighting. After punching Wang Yun away, he jumped down.

After landing smoothly on the ground, the [Wind Speed ​​Shoes] activated, and they quickly disappeared from Wang Yun's sight.

Wang Yun wanted to give chase, but unexpectedly, a large amount of water was poured over his head.

Although there was no harm done, it made Wang Yun's face extremely ugly.

He turned his fierce gaze to Zhang Qiang, who did not return a gentle smile.

"Sorry, it was a slip of the hand, but it's just as well, it'll help you calm down."

Wang Yun had no choice but to give up the pursuit. He wiped the water off his face and said coldly, "We'll see."

Upon hearing this classic line from a failed villain, Zhang Qiang immediately burst into laughter.

He glanced at Wang Yun and laughed, "Don't walk away, I'm looking right now, but I haven't seen anything except a naked monkey!"

After Wang Yun was resurrected, he was indeed completely naked, without a single thread of clothing.

Looking at Wang Yun's red-faced expression, Zhang Qiang felt as if he could hear a melodious voice in his ear:

"Received resentment from Wang Yun +1 +1 +1... +10086..."

After Wang Yun left, the matter of Tiange was considered settled.

"Sigh, I just wonder where Ling Yi ran off to..."

Zhang Qiang exited his beast form and sighed.

Meng Dong gazed out the window, looking in the direction Ling Yi had left. It seemed to be... the old patriarch's room?

No, to be precise, it should be the entrance to the underground palace!

"I see, he must have gone directly to the Abyss."

Meng Dong said to Zhang Qiang.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qiang hurriedly said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go help him! Maybe Wang Yun has gone down to ambush my brother too!"

He had just turned around when the two of them heard shouts coming from downstairs: "Help! Help! Where is everyone?! Where has everyone gone?!"

This is the cry of the elders.

Zhang Qiang and Meng Dong exchanged a glance and immediately went down to check.

To their surprise, the entire sixth floor of the Heavenly Pavilion was completely empty, except for the foreigners struggling to walk.

Upon closer examination, it makes sense. The servants, having witnessed the scene of the seven levels of hell, were already terrified and dared not remain in the Heavenly Pavilion.

In the face of a real life-or-death crisis, who cares about your status? At that time, who wouldn't "put themselves first"?

The group struggled to their way out, and upon seeing Meng Dong, they quickly called out, "Dong'er... quick, go find me water and ice!"

Meng Dong knew that it was that "price" that was causing the trouble again.

In reality, the effects of soaking in ice water don't last that long. It's probably just psychological, and people have developed a dependence on ice water.

Meng Dong casually waved his hand, unleashing a beam of blue light that instantly made everyone feel as if a spring breeze was blowing on their faces, bringing them immense comfort.

"Everyone, everything is alright now. Please stay in your room, and I will arrange for someone to come and take care of things."

Meng Dong was about to leave when he said that he was in a hurry to help Ling Yi.

Under the influence of the blue light, everyone felt somewhat lightheaded and delirious, saying, "Okay...okay, we'll do it your way..."

After the two left, Zhang Qiang asked:

"I thought we were going to be stopped, thank goodness... But why does that guy look like he's on drugs?"

He looked at Meng Dong with suspicion.

The latter smiled mysteriously and said calmly, "I just used a little trick that's allowed within the rules."

While the two on this side were heading to the underground palace, two other people on the other side were also heading to the same destination.

In a small courtyard in the suburbs, Ding Guifang finally met Zhou Jie.

"Too slow!"

Ding Guifang shouted sternly.

Zhou Jie's eyebrows twitched, and he immediately retorted, "Of course you're faster than me on the ground when you're flying! If you're so capable, why don't you stop flying and we'll have a speed contest on the ground?"

Zhou Jie was actually a little embarrassed, but he just refused to admit it.

Men should always save face for themselves.

What? You're saying you've completely lost face?

I don't care, I'll do it even if it's just to save face!

Zhou Jie was such a person.

Ding Guifang knew that saying more would be of no use. She stood by a dry well in the backyard, said "Follow me" to Zhou Jie, and then jumped into the well.

Zhou Jie stepped forward and took a look; the dark entrance made it impossible to tell how deep it was.

"Damn it... if this were a hundred or two hundred meters long, I'd probably fall to my death!"

Despite saying that, he still jumped down without hesitation.

With a thud, Zhou Jie realized he had landed on the ground.

Protected by his "steel body," he was unharmed.

Ding Guifang lit a flame in front of them, illuminating the narrow and deep crevice.

The two then moved quickly along the direction the crevice extended from the ground.

After running for a while, Zhou Jie noticed that Ding Guifang maintained a constant speed, and since he hadn't been running at full speed himself, he thought to himself:

"Heh, as expected, you can't outrun me underground, can you?"

Then, somewhat puzzled, he asked, "Where exactly are we going?"

"The Abyss Restriction".

After uttering those four words, Ding Guifang offered no further explanation.

Zhou Jie knew about the Abyss, but he didn't know what the restriction meant.

Seeing Ding Guifang's sour face, he was too lazy to ask any more questions.

"Since I'm bound by a contract, she can't harm me."

Zhou Jie thought to himself.

The remaining six players charged into the abyss once more.

Inside the courtyard house in that abyss, one person was already waiting there ahead of everyone else.

It was not Ling Yi, but the chosen one, Shen Nianqing.

During the chaos at Tiange, she remained hidden in her private space to observe, but unfortunately, she had no opportunity to intervene.

After seeing Ling Yi obtain the jade pendant, she knew the matter was settled and arrived here to wait.

"My lord, now that Ling Yi has the key, isn't this a bit troublesome? Is it still possible for us to obtain the source?"

Ma Tuan turned its head, its brows slightly furrowed.

Shen Nianqing patted his head and laughed, "Do you think Ling Yi is some kind of great demon?"

Sancai Tuanzi chuckled twice: "Haha, he's probably still ashamed of what happened before he woke up."

Ma Tuan's ears perked up instantly. The thought of how, during the time her consciousness had been asleep with her master, Ling Yi had treated her like an ordinary kitten and petted her head...

Meow!

He couldn't help but get angry.

"Okay, it's not as serious as you make it out to be. I have a plan. Just wait and see."

Matuan pouted and lay down to the side.

Not long after, Ling Yi, carrying the Crimson Feather Nirvana Pendant, directly descended into the courtyard house at the bottom of the abyss.

He used the chance to increase the number of times he could use an item on the Magic Carpet, just to save time.

He proved to be right; as soon as he landed at the bottom of the abyss, Wang Yun caught up with him and reached the top.

The pursuers are giving it their all, and the fugitives have no chance of escaping without using items or skills.

Now, holding the jade pendant, Ling Yi finally stood before the restriction.

The runes beneath his feet emitted a faint red glow. Ling Yi didn't take another step forward; he simply took out the Crimson Feather Nirvana Pendant.

The Crimson Feather Nirvana Pendant flew out automatically and headed towards the groove on the door.

With a "click," the jade pendant fit snugly into the groove.

Then, a sudden burst of intense and blinding white light appeared!

Ling Yi frowned and closed his eyes. A moment later, the white light dissipated, the rune restriction under his feet had dimmed, and the jade pendant in the groove on the door had also disappeared.

He sensed something was wrong in an instant. He tentatively stepped over the rune barrier, but it did not trigger a rejection reaction. Only then did he stride into the courtyard.

The courtyard house had been destroyed by a fire, so Ling Yi could see at a glance that where the main house should have been, a young girl was now standing.

The girl had her back to him, and Ling felt that she looked somewhat familiar, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

The girl was naturally Shen Nianqing. At this moment, she was holding the Crimson Feather Nirvana Pendant, which corresponded to the groove on the stone box in front of her.

Click!

The stone box popped open, revealing a red light.

Ling Yi had naturally noticed this as well, but he did not act rashly, after all, he did not have many trump cards left.

"You are the chosen one? If I'm not mistaken, the role you're playing is the dancer I've been searching for, isn't it?"

Shen Nianqing heard Ling Yi's words, but she did not respond. Instead, she slightly raised the corners of her mouth and opened the stone box in front of her.

A scorching heat rushed towards me, along with the aura of the source.

"Phew~ I finally found it. So this is [Phoenix Flame]."

Seeing that the girl was not speaking and he didn't know what she was doing, Ling Yi was getting restless. However, in order to be the first to get the jade pendant on the 7th floor of the Heavenly Pavilion, he used up two Karma Causes and [Good Deeds Manifested].

The means I can currently use...

"The consequences are looming... no, it's not time to reveal this card yet."

While he was pondering, Shen Nianqing had already successfully retrieved the [Phoenix Flame] from the stone box, but she did not immediately begin to extract its essence.

She slowly turned around, smiled gently at Ling Yi, and tossed something to him, saying:

"Thank you for bringing me the key. I'll return it to you now, but I need to borrow [Phoenix Flame] for a bit longer. Hmm... I'll use this as a token of my apology!"

She raised one hand to her eyes, covering them, and after a moment, two flames separated from her eyes.

"It seems you already have [Burning Hands] and [Ember Steps], so here's [Burning Eyes] for you, and you'll have a complete set of items."

Shen Nianqing left [Burning Eyes] behind, waved goodbye to Ling Yi, and disappeared.

Ling Yi was left standing there, holding the Crimson Feather Nirvana Pendant in his left hand and the Burning Eyes in his right, looking somewhat helpless.

"The Chosen Ones...those chosen by God?"

This group of people doesn't follow the rules of the game at all, nor do they need to fight like the players. They're more like a group of tourists who come to enjoy the game!

Looking at the two props in my hand, it wasn't a complete waste of time.

As for [Phoenix Flame], we can only make plans after the Chosen One extracts its essence.

Now, [Burning Eyes] has been obtained, and all three reward items from the special story "Fire Retrieval" have been collected. Although the three are not yet combined, they have triggered a special set effect.

Its name, "Executioner Bathed in Fire," implies that its entire body is protected from fire.

Secondly, the three items complement each other. The mark of [Ember Step] can be directly applied to any place within the field of vision through [Burning Eye], and the bursting fire pillar can also be directly controlled and changed through [Burning Hand].

At the same time, a combo skill called "Ember Burst" was also developed.

Ember Burst: Active skill. After activation, the user is engulfed in flames, and all attacks are imbued with fire effects.

Note: The worse your physical condition, the stronger this skill becomes.

"So, this is yet another game-changing tool for turning the tide?"

After reading the description of the effects of the Fiery Executioner set, Ling summarized it as follows.

At the same time, he was secretly alarmed. This was comparable to a hunter's skill, wasn't it?