"The Ouyang Heavenly Clan is truly impressive."
"It seems the Hell Sect won't be getting in."
Looking at that impenetrable defensive formation, the happiest of them all was naturally Long Chengyu and his group.
"That's nine Heavenly Gods, and the Hell Sect seems to have only sent Jimo Qianzhou. There's no way he can compete with the Ouyang Heavenly Clan," Long Mucheng sighed.
Long Muxi said nothing, but inwardly she was also quite pleased. The Hell Sect had surely come because of Chu Feng. Fortunately the Ouyang Heavenly Clan was here. Otherwise, even with Long Mucheng holding the fort, facing the Hell Sect — who had clearly come prepared — would have been an enormous headache.
Relieved, she turned her gaze toward the stone stele in the Primordial Killing Sea, hoping to gauge how Chu Feng and Little Fishy's trials were progressing by the names inscribed upon it.
But the moment she looked, the joy in her heart was instantly swept away.
She could see that Chu Feng's name on the stele was growing clearer and clearer, while Little Fishy's name was gradually fading.
She did not know why this was happening.
But she feared it meant Little Fishy was in danger.
In truth, Little Fishy's situation was indeed not good at all.
Just moments ago, another Killing Character had descended, and the crimson aura had yet to fully dissipate.
But Little Fishy had already determined she could endure no more.
So she opened her eyes and glanced at Chu Feng, who sat cross-legged beside her, wholly focused on adjusting his own condition.
She decided not to disturb Chu Feng and would leave on her own.
But the instant she rose to her feet, an immense pressure descended from the sky, enveloping her invisibly.
This pressure made it extremely difficult for her to take flight.
What unsettled her even more was that when she looked up toward the horizon, she could see, deep in the void, that the Killing Characters — which normally required a long wait before descending — were stirring restlessly.
A sense of foreboding flooded her heart.
If she tried to leave now, it would not merely be the restraining pressure that hindered her.
The Killing Characters deep in the void would very likely descend one after another to block her path.
Then how was she supposed to leave?
A feeling of despair began to spread through her heart.
But when she looked at Chu Feng, a faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
If these Killing Characters were aimed at her as she suspected — to prevent her from leaving — then they would not harm Chu Feng.
Thinking of it that way, it was at least some good news.
So she closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and when she opened them once more, she launched herself skyward.
But that binding force was far too powerful. Fighting against it head-on, Little Fishy's speed was agonizingly slow.
Worse still, a Killing Character from the void above actually descended, hurtling straight toward her.
She could tell that this Killing Character was different from the ones during the trial — its power had diminished considerably.
But aside from the one that had already fallen and was hurtling toward her, every other Killing Character in the void above was stirring restlessly.
This single one was not the end.
After this one fell, more would surely follow in succession.
And she was already utterly drained. Resisting the binding force alone had left her powerless.
Forget the stream of Killing Characters that would come after — she wasn't even sure she could withstand this one that had already fallen.
She could no longer tell whether she would make it out alive.
Dread welling up inside her, she instinctively lowered her head, wanting to look at Chu Feng one more time.
But she found that the Chu Feng who had been sitting on the platform was gone.
Just as confusion gripped her, a powerful hand suddenly seized her arm.
It was Chu Feng!
Chu Feng grabbed Little Fishy and rocketed upward at breathtaking speed.
"Big brother, you—!"
Little Fishy stared at Chu Feng in daze, because in that moment she realized that the force which had been restraining her had vanished.
But she could feel that the terrifying binding force had transferred onto Chu Feng.
And yet his speed remained just as fast.
Chu Feng gave her a gentle pull, drawing Little Fishy into his arms and holding her tight.