Deep within the ancient battlefield, the Fire God revealed his colossal Dharma aspect, and the area surrounding the light gate was instantly engulfed in a sea of flames.
He wished to enter the world beyond the light gate, but the power emanating from it prevented him.
This enraged the Fire God. He was a high-level expert, a revered deity in the God Realm. What place in this world could he not go?
Yet, now, he was being blocked by a mere portal.
"Hmph! Get out of the way, you insignificant god! Your master is long dead, and you dare to obstruct me from entering a mere world?"
The Fire God roared, his terrifying aura filling the entire sky. The ground cracked open, spewing lava, and the sky was filled with spatial fragments.
At this moment, all the creatures present had long since fled to a safe distance.
Li Xiaotian and the City Lord of Bliss stopped in a relatively safe spot. Li Xiaotian's heart was filled with shock. This was the terror of a high-level expert!
Merely by being angry, he had transformed the depths of the ancient battlefield, and the aura emanating from him instilled a sense of despair and helplessness, completely extinguishing any thought of resistance.
Li Xiaotian even felt that if he were near the Fire God at that moment, a mere leakage of his aura would likely be enough to kill him.
"Too strong," Li Xiaotian murmured, a flicker of nervousness and worry in his eyes.
This Fire God before them was one of Kyushu's enemies. And he was merely an ordinary deity from the God Realm, an invincible seventh-tier expert.
Kyushu, however, had no high-level experts yet.
The more he understood the enemy's strength, the more desperate he felt.
Li Xiaotian gritted his teeth, then instantly cast aside such thoughts. The God Realm was powerful, but Kyushu had no choice. To not resist was to be annihilated!
Become stronger! Li Xiaotian clenched his fists, fierceness flashing in his eyes. Only by becoming stronger himself could they have the confidence to face the experts of the God Realm in the future.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a black pillar of light shot out from the light gate in the sky. The Fire God's massive Dharma aspect was instantly shattered. Simultaneously, the pillar pierced through the war mist of the ancient battlefield and shot directly towards the sky, obliterating everything in its path.
Several creatures who happened to be in the path of the light pillar were also caught. Among them was a mid-level expert. They had no chance to dodge and were instantly annihilated by the black light.
In the battlefield, Li Xiaotian and the other experts present froze, their eyes wide with horror.
They were fortunate, as they had remained on the ground and thus avoided being accidentally injured by the black light from the gate. However, the moment the black light erupted, everyone present felt as if their souls had been frozen, experiencing an intense sense of impending death.
"Too terrifying!" someone exclaimed, filled with lingering fear.
All eyes turned towards the light gate, searching for the Fire God's figure. After all, he had borne the brunt of the black light, his Dharma aspect instantly destroyed. It could be said that the main damage of the black light had been absorbed by him.
The experts outside the battlefield who were annihilated by the black light were merely casualties of its trajectory.
"Hiss!"
Gasps of disbelief echoed. Outside the light gate, the Fire God's figure slowly reappeared, as if he had never left. His aura remained just as powerful as before; the terrifying black light had caused him no harm whatsoever.
Following this, just as everyone expected the Fire God to try to enter the world beyond the light gate again, he turned and left, stepping out of the ancient battlefield in a single stride.
Witnessing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They had feared that if the Fire God couldn't enter the light gate, he might vent his frustration on the creatures present.
Fortunately, he had departed.
"High-level, below high-level, all are ants," the City Lord of Bliss said calmly, his gaze fixed in the direction of the Fire God's departure, his eyes gleaming with sharp light.
Li Xiaotian's eyes flickered. Indeed, after witnessing the Fire God's might, he now felt like an ant. Even with his Devouring Great Dao, if he faced a high-level expert now, a mere glance from them would mean certain death.
"Senior, what do we do next? It seems difficult for us to enter the world within that light gate," Li Xiaotian asked.
"Not necessarily. The reason the Fire God couldn't enter might be because his strength was too great," the City Lord of Bliss said, his gaze fixed with fervent intensity on the distant light gate. The high-level Fire God had been unable to enter the world within the light gate and had his Dharma aspect shattered by a beam of black light, which only strengthened his resolve to enter it.
"Let's wait. Wait until the light gate completely stabilizes. Moreover, judging by what the Fire God said, he should know the truth. So, let's wait. In a few days, we will understand everything," the City Lord of Bliss said, then simply sat cross-legged to rest.
Li Xiaotian's eyes flashed, and he also sat down. He needed time to consolidate his cultivation. After all, having just advanced to the fourth tier, he hadn't had a chance to consolidate before the world within the Blood Lake Palace shattered, followed by the black coffin, leaving him no time to stabilize his cultivation.
Soon, some experts from the Fire Spirit Realm entered the ancient battlefield. They cordoned off the area near the light gate, forbidding anyone from entering.
The City Lord of Bliss took this opportunity to gather some information.
"High-level beings are forbidden from entering. The world within the light gate is a small world created by some supreme being in ancient times. No one knows its exact contents," the City Lord of Bliss stated.
"The Fire God tried to suppress the news, but he was too late. The entire Western Domain knows now."
"The God Realm and the twelve supreme worlds have dispatched experts, preparing to explore the world within the light gate once it stabilizes."
"At that time, geniuses and powerful beings from all realms will likely appear. It is also rumored that experts from three major clans of the God Realm have arrived this time."
"The God Realm and the twelve supreme worlds have sent people. Does this mean that the world behind the light gate has nothing to do with us beings without backgrounds?" Li Xiaotian's expression turned somewhat grim. With so many influential people arriving, what opportunity would other beings have?
"No, hehe, this time, the light gate world does not restrict anyone from entering," the City Lord of Bliss said with a smile, then changed his tone.
"However, I received news that there are opportunities within, but also the danger of perishing. This world is from ancient times, and no one knows what lies within. Perhaps there are powerful beings, or perhaps it is a deadly trap."
"Therefore, before the people from the God Realm and the twelve supreme worlds enter the light gate world, some beings are needed to scout ahead."