~Why hasn't Lu Zheng come to help me? Hasn't he received my call for help? But… I've already used the communication talisman multiple times, he should be here already. Now, these people have chased me and are attacking me unyieldingly. It is only a matter of time before I am unable to keep up. I am only at the first tier of Void Passage realm, against so many people, I will only die~
When Hong Haoyu had fallen into bedevilment during his cultivation, he had gone on a rampage and destroyed everything that he could.
Due to the traits of a Void Passage realm expert, Hong Haoyu's dao imprints were ingrained in everything his attacks touched.
As a bearer of the Supreme Ice Physique, Hong Haoyu was open to an unending amount of profound meaning till he brokethrough to the Eternal realm. His dao imprints also contained these profound meanings.
It was also because of these profound meanings that a myriad of martial practitioners were out to capture Hong Haoyu. They wanted to capture him, using his dao imprints to aid their cultivation.
Hence, Hong Haoyu had been running, attempting to communicate with Lu Zheng.
However, his sworn brother was in another realm. It was impossible for mere communication talismans to cross such distances.
"Here he is!" The harsh voice of a woman brought Hong Haoyu out of his reverie.
In an instant, twelve icicles impaled the woman and her body turned into ice before breaking apart, killing her instantly.
Hong Haoyu could not even celebrate the kill as he detected many other martial practitioners bearing towards his position.
He ran away as fast as his legs could take him.
…..
In an expanse of darkness, a young man with long black hair that reached his waist floated with his legs crossed.
He had pure skin like jade and an outlined masculine body. He was extremely handsome even with his eyes closed.
This was Lu Zheng.
The space he was in had collapsed already. Even the soul of the last martial warrior who came had been destroyed.
Lu Zheng was sitting in the void, digesting all that he had gained.
After a long period of silence, his eyelids slowly parted.
As his legs touched the 'ground', the scenery around him changed once again.
The sky was like a bright torch that shone upon the world. It was filled with many eagle-like birds that were the size of a fully grown adult. They had golden wings and bald heads.
Lu Zheng recognised them as golden bald eagles.
The land was not a plain, it was filled with many mountains and crevices. Natural vegetation also filled the world.
Beside him was a familiar woman who was also in awe of the layer of space they were in.
"Olina!" Lu Zheng was pleasantly surprised.
"Huh? Lu Zheng?! Finally, a comrade" Olina muttered as she hugged Lu Zheng abruptly.
Soon, she regained her composure and left his warm embrace.
"Third tier of Sky realm!" Olina noticed the change in Lu Zheng's aura. "So fast!"
"I was very lucky" Lu Zheng laughed awkwardly.
Olina smiled and knew better than to pester him about how he managed to reach the third tier of Sky realm so quickly.
She was just about to say something else when the trees behind them rattled.
Emerging from the trees were two people, a man and a woman.
Olina's gaze turned cold as she snarled: "Crimson Sun Temple!"
…..
On a very tall mountain, a short humanoid figure with green scales covering his entire body stood, watching over the expanse of land before him.
He was just over three feet tall and had long arms with sharp claws protruding from his fingers. Despite the green scales on his body, green hair covered his entire body except for his shiny head.
A similar looking female ran up the mountains, kneeling on one knee right behind the man.
"The humans have made it here Supreme Lord" She said respectfully.
"Finally" The Supreme Lord said with a sigh, "they have arrived. Our Jin-Jin Clan has spent too many millennia in this place ever since that abominable Nuwa sealed us here. Today however, the chance to finally escape has presented itself before us. Tell the clansmen to have a feast but remember not to kill them all"
"As your lordship pleases" The female disappeared after saying those words.
…..
Lu Zheng turned to face the duo Olina had addressed as members of Crimson Sun Temple.
The two were blond-haired and shared similar facial features. The man's face had a long scar that ran from beneath his right eye to the bottom of his chin, crossing his nose.
The female chuckled and said: "Olina Blaze of Blazing Flame Palace. We cross paths once again"
Olina's face was dark as she stared at the duo. Seeing their faces forced her to reminisce over a certain memory.
Despite the hate she harboured against the twins before her, she did not dare to be reckless and fight them.
It was two against one and in a situation where the battle strength of each person was roughly the same, she would be courting death to fight.
"Turn around and pretend you never saw me and maybe I'll pity you when we leave this layered realm" Olina spat coldly.
"Oh?" The man chuckled like he saw something amusing. "And what if we do not?"
Faint flames rose from Olina's lithe body as her aura burst forward – second tier of Void Passage realm!
The man and woman whose names were Jason and Julie chuckled again and immediately, their auras burst forth too. Like Olina, they were at the second tier of Void Passage realm.
A small sun hung above the heads of the twins as they floated off the ground. Their bodies radiated a warm golden glow.
Olina snorted in frustration and anger. If she fought against the twins, she would surely lose but if she ran, her reputation would be ruined.
Olina glanced at Lu Zheng and wondered: "If only he was a tier higher"
Just as thoughts on how to avoid a fight crossed her mind, Lu Zheng snorted and asked coolly: "Are you two done?"