Mortal: My divine sense has mutated.

Just as Han Li was at his wit's end, a huge black hole vortex suddenly emerged from a volcano in the distance.

Attracted by this black hole vortex, countless fire-attribute spirits and even nearby fire tornadoes were sucked in, making the area temporarily safe.

Han Li was overjoyed and immediately took the opportunity to run towards the back of the volcanoes.

As far as he knew, passing through the volcanoes meant passing this hurdle.

For Chen Liang, the spiritual energy here was incredibly abundant. Although it was only a single type of fire spiritual energy, neither Chen Liang nor the three-colored flames complained.

Just as Chen Liang was indulging in the massive amount of fire spiritual energy, countless fire-attribute demon spirits, and even the fire dragon demon spirits from the volcanic cluster, Jin Kui watched all of this with a helpless expression in a secret chamber containing a huge scroll in the Void Heaven Palace.

The scroll in front of him was depicting the general situation of the lava road in the form of ink painting.

Among them, Chen Liang's figure and the strange phenomena caused by his cultivation were extremely conspicuous.

Jin Kui: "Can't this Mo Ling just shut up for once?"

However, Jin Kui was not worried that Chen Liang would really ruin his plan, since the Black Desert Restriction and Iron Fire Ants that appeared in the second half of the Lava Road were his real killer moves.

The other side of this scroll shows the general situation on the Xuanbing Road.

Among them, the second clone and the strange phenomena caused by his cultivation were equally conspicuous, even though the black hole vortex he created was only half the size of Chen Liang's.

Elder Jia remained silent on this matter. In any case, even if some Core Formation cultivators managed to pass through the first half of the Xuanbing Path by virtue of the influence of their second clones, the newly appearing Snow Ice Restriction in the second half and the Silver Light Rats he kept would be enough to kill most of these Core Formation cultivators.

This time, the Star Palace, having discovered that the righteous and demonic paths were forming the Reverse Star Alliance, also took drastic measures. They did not hesitate to activate the Void Heaven Palace's restrictions, which had never been activated before, just to eliminate all the late-stage talents from the righteous and demonic paths who came to the Void Heaven Palace for training.

As for the second clone, neither Elder Jia nor Jin Kui intended to harm it.

Because the second clone was wearing a Nascent Soul level armor and was cultivating Chen Liang's "Hun Yuan Zhen Jing".

Therefore, even though the disguised second clone only had the cultivation level of the peak of the Core Formation stage, Jin Kui and Elder Jia were very clear that its strength should not be weaker than that of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.

At this moment, in the Xuanbing Path, Manhuzi and Qingyi Jushi, who had cleaned the silver rats around them, gazed into the distance at the strange phenomenon caused by the second clone.

They all knew that the second clone didn't actually need their care, so they nodded and quickly walked forward.

Meanwhile, Ji Yin, who was also gazing into the distance at the location of his second clone, turned around and looked at Wu Chou, who had a look of longing on his face, with a hint of disappointment.

Extreme Yin: "Clown!"

Wu Chou quickly averted his gaze and respectfully asked, "Ancestor, what are your orders?"

Ji Yin: "Go back and go into seclusion for ten years. You must hone your skills before you emerge, do you hear me?!"

Wu Chou's tone was low and helpless as he replied, "Yes, Ancestor."

On the other side, Han Li soon encountered the Black Desert's restrictions.

This desert is paved with black iron ore sand, which not only conceals the tracks of the fire ants, but also greatly enhances the strength of this fire-attribute spirit insect.

Therefore, an ordinary Core Formation cultivator would undoubtedly die in the face of this black desert.

Han Li had a swarm of gold-devouring insects, which happened to be a perfect counter to the iron fire ants, so he easily passed through this black desert.

He even found the corpse of the Ironfire Ant Queen, who had been killed by Wan Tianming with the ancient treasure, the Xuanhuang Mirror, near the end of the Black Desert.

After the Xuanhuang Mirror kills an enemy, the enemy's corpse will be wrapped in a crystal ridge, which can be said to have the effect of killing the enemy and deterring those who come after.

However, Han Li didn't care about any intimidation; he knew that the queen ant's corpse was a great tonic for the Gold-Eating Insect swarm.

So he released a swarm of gold-devouring insects, which devoured the queen ant's corpse completely, and from it he obtained a large piece of refining crystal, enough to double the power of his natal magic weapon.

Meanwhile, in the gathering place after the second level, a series of exciting events are unfolding.

Bored, the bearded man suddenly realized that four of the six Nascent Soul cultivators present, including himself, had the special suffix "Zi" in their names.

Only the names of Ji Yin and Wan Tianming do not contain the suffix "Zi".

Generally speaking, cultivators who can be called "Zi" are mostly people who have achieved great cultivation and are of noble character.

Therefore, by this calculation, Wan Tianming is actually not much different from Ji Yin, a notorious demonic cultivator.

Then the bearded man pointed in turn at Tianwuzi, Mutengzi, Qingyi Jushi, himself, Jiyin, and Wuchou, and said, "Hey, Tianwuzi, Mutengzi, Qingyizi, and Manhuzi. Jiyin, you have no son, but you have a grandson."

After saying that, he burst into laughter, leaving Qing Yizi and the others completely bewildered.

Subsequently, Jin Kui and Elder Jia also arrived at this gathering place through the teleportation array.

Elder Jia strolled forward and said, "I don't know which reckless fellow Daoist triggered the restriction during the trial, causing some changes within the Ice and Fire Path. The Grand Elder and I have repeatedly checked, but we haven't found a way to undo it."

This time, I wonder how many promising young talents will fall by the wayside. It's truly heartbreaking.

Upon hearing this, Wan Tianming, who was also used to making polite remarks, couldn't help but snort coldly.

Upon seeing this, Jin Kui asked, "What? Could it be that among those dead and wounded were your nephews or nieces?"

Wan Tianming spoke with an air of righteous indignation: "Elder, your words are rather disrespectful. Life and death are predestined. Even if someone from my clan cannot escape such shallow calculations, they can only blame themselves for being less skilled."

Just as Jin Kui thought Wan Tianming had given in and was preparing to continue forward, Wan Tianming turned and said, "However, Elder, please be careful. If you push too far, we'll turn against each other."

Wan Tianming paused for a moment, then pointed to Manhuzi and the others, continuing, "That alien from the outer sea took advantage of the situation. Xinggong is largely to blame!"

Having said that, Wan Tianming unleashed his aura, openly demonstrating his power.

This action crossed Jin Kui's bottom line, so he silently made a hand seal, and a magic ring like the sun appeared behind him, almost ready to take action on the spot.

Upon seeing this, Ji Yin and Qing Yi Jushi took a few steps back and shielded the bearded man sitting cross-legged behind them in front of them.

The bearded man stood up and immediately began to curse, "You bunch of hypocrites, all you know how to do is spout righteousness all day long. If you really care about the world, go to the outer sea and kill a few transformed demons to open everyone's eyes!"

Upon hearing this, Qingyi Jushi, Jiyin, and Jin Kui couldn't help but reveal knowing smiles. Jin Kui even stopped making hand seals and waited for Manhuzi's next words.

But the bearded man didn't disappoint him, and instead laughed, "All you do is talk big. I think your 'Myriad Methods' is just empty talk."

Upon hearing this, Wan Tianming's face twitched involuntarily, and he was filled with even greater rage.

"You bearded man! I will kill you!"

Barbarian Beard: "Remember this, my name is Barbarian Beard 'Zi,' not Barbarian Beard. You can't even get other people's names right, and you call yourself righteous?! Bah!!"

Having said that, the bearded man also unleashed his own aura, looking at Wan Tianming with a provocative expression.

Just as Wan Tianming was about to make his move, Han Li arrived at the location via a teleportation array.

This extremely conspicuous presence immediately drew the attention of everyone present. After all, even ordinary peak Core Formation cultivators might not be able to pass the mutated Ice and Fire Dao, let alone a Core Formation early stage cultivator.

It can be said that Han Li was truly remembered by everyone present at this moment.

Xuan Gu couldn't help but feel a bit curious about Han Li, while Qing Yi Jushi, Ji Yin, and Man Hu Zi, among other Nascent Soul cultivators of the demonic path, couldn't help but sigh that none of the cultivators who could be associated with Chen Liang were simple.

Thanks to the buffer provided by Han Li, Manhuzi and Wan Tianming temporarily ceased their attacks, and the arena fell silent once again.

For Chen Liang, this second trial was only open for six days, so he cultivated for about four days and left a day and a half for the Gold-Eating Insect swarm to hunt the Iron Fire Ant swarm, which served as a way to replenish his nutrition.

Now, every single one of Chen Liang's Gold-Eating Insects is covered in golden armor, and their aura has reached the Core Formation level.

They attacked in swarms, posing a significant threat to the lives of Nascent Soul cultivators. Furthermore, their divine souls began to grow stronger, eliminating their weakness to divine soul attacks.

With about half a day left before the Ice and Fire Path opened, Chen Liang and his second clone emerged from it almost simultaneously.