His face was as pale as paper, and his eyes had dimmed considerably. Even with the support of the spirit spring, he wouldn't last much longer.
"Ah!"
"Pfft!"
At that moment, a sharp cry of pain erupted from deep within Zhou Yan's throat. His legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
He felt his life force draining away rapidly.
"This... could this be fate?" a hint of sorrow appeared in Zhou Yan's eyes.
"No, I, Zhou Yan, am unwilling! Why should I die here? I want to live!"
"I want to leave here!"
Zhou Yan's unwilling roar, his eyes burst forth with intense hatred and killing intent. He refused to die here.
He wanted to leave, even if it meant getting injured, he wanted to escape this terrifying hell.
At this moment, Zhou Yan's will became exceptionally firm. His mind held only one thought: to leave, to escape this hell!
"Buzz!"
Zhou Yan's eyes flickered slightly, and then, a colossal power suddenly erupted from his body, sweeping outwards in all directions.
"Boom!"
A deafening roar echoed, and the entire world trembled violently. Everything seemed on the verge of collapse.
Brilliant streams of light surged from Zhou Yan's body.
"Bang!"
The next moment, a loud thud sounded. Zhou Yan's entire body was propelled upwards as if by an immense force.
This force was immeasurably vast, carrying an unrivaled might that spread outwards.
Zhou Yan's body soared instantly. Within his field of vision, only a massive mountain peak remained. He was then engulfed by that mountain.
As he was swallowed by the mountain, a peculiar force also healed his wounds.
"Whoosh!"
A sound of tearing wind echoed, and Zhou Yan's figure, in an instant, traversed through the immense spatial tunnel.
"Huff! Huff! Huff!"
Under the influence of the spatial force, his body felt as if it were being dragged into a black hole, constantly traversing. His form, too, became ethereal, as if he were flying.
Under the immense pulling force, Zhou Yan's speed gradually slowed. Finally, in the darkness, he came to a halt, and then, he slowly landed.
Zhou Yan opened his eyes and found that he had arrived in a pitch-black spatial passage.
And before him, there was a solid iron door.
This iron door seemed to be forged from endless metal, exuding a cold and sharp aura.
"Boom!"
The moment he landed before the iron door, it suddenly boomed open and sucked him in. Then, the iron door slowly closed, eventually vanishing completely before Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan's face instantly turned ashen.
What lay beyond this iron door? Could it be the so-called 'Yin Yang Realm'?
Zhou Yan's heart was filled with confusion.
And within Zhou Yan's mind, that pill was quietly circulating, releasing streams of immense energy.
Nourished by this energy, his injuries healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Zhou Yan also sensed the vast Xuan Qi within his body.
A smile involuntarily curved Zhou Yan's lips: "Heaven truly helps me."
"Rumble!"
Suddenly, the entire world vibrated violently. Zhou Yan's eyelids twitched, and then, he heard an angry shout.
"Whoever dares to obstruct this Emperor will be killed without mercy!"
Zhou Yan's heart skipped a beat. Then, he saw a group of fully armed soldiers rushing in his direction.
In their hands, they held various weapons, and their bodies exuded an overwhelmingly powerful aura that inspired fear in anyone who beheld them.
"Damn it!" Zhou Yan cursed inwardly. The strength of these soldiers was terrifying. Their cultivation levels were all around the ninth layer of the Heavenly Yuan Realm.
"Swish!"
Zhou Yan's figure transformed into an afterimage, swiftly darting into the distance.
His strength had been considerably depleted. Remaining here would undoubtedly be a dead end.
Moreover, his identity had not yet been exposed. If he were captured, he would likely meet a grim end. He had only just broken through to the seventh layer of the Heavenly Yuan Realm and couldn't afford any more trouble.
Zhou Yan's speed was incredibly fast, covering tens of thousands of meters in the blink of an eye. However, the soldiers' speed was also astonishing, catching up almost instantly.
Zhou Yan was horrified. He increased his pace again, reaching his maximum speed. Yet, the soldiers remained hot on his heels.
Zhou Yan's brow furrowed. He swept his gaze and saw, in a valley not far away, figures as dense as ants, countless in number, like a swarm of locusts.
"Could it be this valley?"
Zhou Yan's eyes lit up. His figure flickered, and he transformed into a streak of light, charging towards the valley.
"Boom!"
As Zhou Yan approached the valley, a rumbling sound echoed. A massive meteor suddenly struck the edge of the valley, and a huge rock face was brutally gouged with a large pit.
And in the center of that pit lay a corpse, covered in blood, clearly pulverized.
"Hiss!"
Seeing the corpse, Zhou Yan's pupils constricted sharply, a trace of cold glint appearing in them.
This...
A Martial Emperor realm expert?
Zhou Yan gasped.
Moreover, the corpse had clearly fallen from a great height before crashing into the valley.
What had happened here? Was it a battle?
Zhou Yan's mind was filled with questions. He couldn't help but consider a possibility.
That is, someone had intruded into that place.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yan couldn't help but feel excited.
After all, the most precious treasures in this world were various heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
If someone could intrude into that place, they would undoubtedly obtain some valuable heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and perhaps even encounter some fortuitous encounters. This way, he wouldn't have to worry about heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
Zhou Yan's eyes gleamed with fervent light. After a few turns of his pupils, his figure flickered, and he flew off into the distance.
"Swish!"
His form became extremely blurred at this moment, disappearing from his original position almost instantly.
And at this very moment, Zhou Yan's current location was not far from the valley that had just collapsed.
"Boom!"
A figure suddenly descended upon this area. His form, like a meteor, smashed fiercely into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, bending the surrounding trees, and then causing them to explode.