Chapter 1 Molten Lava Remains

Inside the Molten Lava Remains' corridor.

Guild Leader Ziwei led her team deeper into the corridor, arriving at a cathedral-like hall the size of a football field. Due to the magic traps and monster attacks, the team was reduced to less than thirty members. Of the original eight Tier 3 classes, only six remained, a devastating loss.

"Guild Leader, those monsters don't seem to dare come in," a Tier 3 Berserker said, watching the mechanical puppets pacing in the corridor, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "That was close. I almost thought we were all going to die here."

To escape the pursuit of the Battle Blood Adventure Team, they had desperately charged in, fighting their way through. They were constantly on edge.

Both their stamina and mental strength were severely depleted.

In less than half an hour, they wouldn't even need the Battle Blood Adventure Team to encircle them; they would all die at the hands of these mechanical puppets.

Now that they had reached a place where the mechanical puppets didn't dare to pursue, they could finally catch their breath.

"This might be a safe point set up within the inner corridor. Everyone, rest here," Ziwei, clad in silver-black armor and a silver knight's helmet, scanned the hall and instructed, "Assassins and Rangers, check this place for traps."

Guild Leader Ziwei's voice was as gentle as ever, with an indescribable softness, as sacred as heavenly music, touching the heart. She showed no signs of fatigue, inspiring unspeakable awe among the guild members.

Ziwei, as the team's main tank, had been fighting for several hours and had held off two High Lord ranked monsters. Her stamina and mental strength were far more depleted than theirs.

They were already feeling close to collapse, yet Ziwei seemed completely unaffected.

Under Ziwei's instructions, the assassins and rangers began checking the hall for traps, while the others took out potions to quickly restore their stamina and mental strength.

"Guild Leader, what should we do next? The Battle Blood Adventure Team shouldn't be far behind us, but if we go deeper, we might be completely wiped out," a Tier 3 female Elementalist said, looking at the explored map with great concern.

Although they were in a safe area, Battle Blood was still hot on their heels, and it was only a matter of time before they explored this area. According to the map, they were close to the center of the inner corridor, where the monster levels generally exceeded Level 110, far stronger than the previous monsters.

If they died, they would not only lose all the branches of the Tree of Life they had obtained, but they would also suffer a significant loss of levels and equipment.

"If it really comes down to it, we'll just charge in and die. I definitely won't let Battle Blood get the advantage," said Hu Lao, the Tier 3 Berserker.

He had thought it through. Either way, they would die, so they might as well make Battle Blood's efforts futile.

The others nodded in agreement.

Originally, their Azure Blade could have soared to new heights with the Tree of Life's branches, but Battle Blood was the reason they were in this situation. Naturally, they couldn't let Battle Blood benefit.

"I'm afraid you don't have a choice in the matter!"

Just as the Tier 3 Berserker Hu Lao finished speaking, a deep voice echoed throughout the hall.

"Who's there?"

Hu Lao was shocked and roared, his eyes fixed on the direction of the voice.

However, there was no one in the direction of the voice, which puzzled everyone. But in less than two seconds, the space became blurred, and they could vaguely see some semi-transparent figures.

In less than three seconds, these semi-transparent figures fully materialized. There were more than thirty people, each exuding the aura of genuine Tier 3 classes.

"Oath Blood!"

Hu Lao looked at the man leading the group, his expression extremely grave. He never expected Oath Blood War Soul to catch up to them so quickly.

"That's right. You guys can really run. You actually made it all the way here. I had to use a Tier 3 Group Stealth Scroll for you," Oath Blood War Soul said with a smile, looking at Ziwei. "Guild Leader Ziwei, it's time to hand over the Tree of Life's branches. Or do you want us to take them by force?"

He hadn't planned to use this treasured Tier 3 Group Stealth Scroll, but he had received news that Thirteenth Wang Court had already taken action, so he had to speed things up.

If the main force of Azure Blade joined forces with the main force of Thirteenth Wang Court, even Battle Blood and Star Ring would be helpless. After all, Thirteenth Wang Court was a true super guild, with a depth of resources that Star Ring and Battle Blood couldn't compare to.

As Oath Blood War Soul spoke, the thirty-one Tier 3 experts behind him surrounded them.

The experts of Azure Blade, including Hu Lao, felt a sense of despair.

Among these Tier 3 experts, the weakest were top-tier players. In addition to the familiar Battle Blood experts, even the Shadow Demons of Star Ring, who controlled domains, had arrived.

The Shadow Demons were famous, and no expert in the virtual gaming world was unaware of them.

These four had once been a headache for major super-first-rate guilds and super guilds. Now that they had the full support of Star Ring and had reached Tier 3, they could probably wipe out everyone with just their strength.

"Guild Leader, you go first. Hu Lao and I will hold these people back. As long as you enter the central corridor area, they won't be able to do anything," the Tier 3 female Elementalist said quickly, realizing the situation.

If the two sides fought, they would definitely die. It was better for them to hold back Battle Blood and the others, allowing Guild Leader Ziwei to charge into the central corridor area alone. After all, they had been holding Ziwei back. Without them, Guild Leader Ziwei would be much more relaxed.

"I've already said, you don't have a choice!" Oath Blood War Soul glanced at the Shadow Demons beside him. "I'll have to trouble the four of you."

"Leave it to us. After all, this is a task assigned to us by the Guild Master," Sword Demon nodded and led the other three, slowly walking towards Guild Leader Ziwei. "We've heard a lot about Guild Leader Ziwei. Although we wanted to have a good fight with you, we have a mission to complete, so please forgive us!"

As he spoke, the three Shadow Demons surrounded Guild Leader Ziwei in an instant, their speed catching the others in Azure Blade off guard.

"Come on, I've always wanted to experience the skills of the four of you!" Faced with the four experts who controlled domains, Ziwei, wearing a silver helmet that completely concealed her face, spoke in a calm voice that allowed everyone to clearly feel that there was no fear, but instead, an extremely high fighting spirit.

As Ziwei finished speaking, a terrifying magic power erupted from her body. The density of the magic power even formed a faint white mist around her, and the aura emanating from her was like the descent of a god.

"Amazing! No wonder she was able to lead Azure Blade into the top ten on Dragonheart Island with her own strength. To have touched that realm at such a young age is truly enviable!" Sword Demon looked at Ziwei, his heart filled with amazement.

The outside world had always thought that Ziwei had only mastered the Domain and still had a long way to go in that aspect.

But now it seemed that Ziwei had reached a deeper realm, a realm that he had only reached in his old age.

Just as the two sides were about to clash, there was a commotion and rumbling from the corridor outside the hall, causing everyone to turn their heads to look.

"Could it be the Thirteenth Wang Court has arrived?" Hu Lao said, slightly excited.

However, as a figure walked into the altar hall, the members of Azure Blade were all stunned.

"Mu Ran?"