Chapter 504 - The Moment of Life and Death

“Nine Heaven-scorching Flames!”

As Xiao Chen’s voice fell, nine fire pillars shot up to the sky along with the lava at this moment. It seemed that these pillars were going up in the sky. Before the glowing pillars, the square shone red. In next to no time, the nine fire pillars surrounded Jiang Qianqian in.

All the people below turned pale with fear. It was a horrible fire-style magic spell that they had never seen. They felt that it was a horrifying force.

The nine fire pillars continued rushing to the sky. They had already broken through the Barrier of the Fighting Platform. Perhaps, even Ren Tianxing did not expect that the Fighting Platform designed by him would be broken through by someone someday.

On the eastern side of the high platform, Perfected Immortal Chongyang’s expression changed again and again. Even though he was proficient in various magic spells, he still felt a little shocked upon seeing the nine pillars of fire that were shooting up into the sky.

In fact, the Nine Heaven-scorching Flames was not a magic spell, but a formation. However, Xiao Chen was able to set it up in an instant. Now with the fire hell’s Fire Energy on the Fighting Platform, the formation looked the same as something created by a magic spell. Unless an expert in the formation, ordinary people could not tell at first glance that it was actually a formation.

On the Fighting Platform, Jiang Qianqian was trapped in the nine fire pillars. No matter how hard she tried to use the Freezing Technique, she could not resist the burning heat. She was also drenched in sweat, drops of sweat dripping down her chin one after another. At this moment, her face became very ugly.

Outside, Xiao Chen could control the nine fire pillars, but he was afraid that he would kill her if he continued to attack. It was just a competition. He didn’t want to kill anyone, and he was also very uncomfortable at this time. His face was pale and ugly. Once he launched the nine fire pillars, he was afraid that even he would be hurt.

“It’s obvious that I have won this round. If you give up now, I’ll remove the fire pillars, without hurting you the slightest.” He stared at Jiang Qianqian and said word by word.

Jiang Qianqian raised her head, and her face was covered with sweat. She looked at Xiao Chen coldly and gritted her teeth, saying, “I, Jiang Qianqian, will only die in a battle. I will never be defeated!” She roared and flew toward the fire pillars, trying to fly out from the gaps between the pillars.

Xiao Chen immediately move fingers to cast a spell. Instantly, the nine fire pillars moved and burst forth a fierce force, pushing Jiang Qianqian back.

“Qianqian!” Below the platform, Jiang Bietian’s face had already turned ghastly pale. He certainly knew the horrible power contained in the nine fire pillars. Jiang Qianqian’s cultivation was only at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm. But even if she had the cultivation level of the Nirvana Realm, she could not withstand the power. Once the nine fire pillars hit her, they would instantly turn her into ashes.

Jiang Qianqian retreated to the boulder. When she looked up, she saw the deathly pale face of Xiao Chen, who was also weakened a lot. Then, she gritted her teeth and said, “You’ll also be seriously injured. Perhaps, these pillars will hurt you more. Why do you have to win?”

Xiao Chen had never seen such a stubborn person like her. Gazing at her, he asked in reply, “Then, what about you? You’d rather die than surrender. What are you fighting for?!”

Jiang Qianqian’s gaze fixed on Xiao Chen and said, “I must enter the Cloud Mist Academy. I want to take the first place, and no one can stop me! But even if you don’t win the first prize, you can also get into the Cloud Mist Academy. Then why are you still risking your life?!”

Xiao Chen adjusted his breathing and wiped the sweat off his face. He smiled and said, “When did I ever say that I would enter the Cloud Mist Academy? I’m here for the million Spirit Stones!”

“One, one million Spirit Stones?” Jiang Qianqian seemed to be stunned. At this moment, she seemed to have heard the funniest joke. She asked incredulously, “You? Are you doing this only for that one million Spirit Stones?”

Xiao Chen flicked his sleeves and stopped smiling. He said with a cold voice, “What do you think? We had to pay to enter your Yan Prefecture City. And hotels here are ten times more expensive than those in other places! You’re simply robbing money!”

Jiang Qianqian was speechless. She felt that she was living in a different world from the person in front of her. Or in other words, all the others in the Wastelands lived in a different world from Xiao Chen. No one participated in the Sword Tryout only to win the Spiritual Stones.

But now, the crowd below couldn’t hear what they were talking about. After a while, Jiang Qianqian’s eyes became cold, and she said with a firm look, “I don’t care why you do it. In short, I will never give in!”

After that, Jiang Qianqian chanted a spell and rushed to the fire pillars again. The two forces bumped against each other, which shook the entire Fighting Platform. Xiao Chen also trembled, thinking that this woman was even willing to risk her life. If things went on like this, he would lose. Thinking of this, he stretched out his five fingers and controlled the nine fire pillars to attack her.

In an instant, it looked as if the sky and the earth were falling apart. After being hit by the fierce vital force, the whole square was shaking. Many people retreated to the distance, fearing that the Fighting Platform would suddenly fall.

Jiang Bietian’s face changed all of a sudden. However, the worst hadn’t yet happened. Xiao Chen extended his five fingers and separated the nine smaller fire pillars from the original nine fire pillars. In the end, he decided to go easy on her. The nine smaller fire pillars also formed a Nine Yang Extreme Heat Formation, but the power of this formation was far inferior to that of the Nine Heaven-scorching Flames.

“Boom!” With a loud noise, Jiang Qianqian was pushed back. At this time, everyone below them could see that Xiao Chen didn’t want to hurt her. If it were a real battle against enemies, Jiang Qianqian would have been killed already. The outcome of this battle was evident.

“Miss Jiang, just give up. If you continue to fight, you will only be hurt. I have no grudges against you. I don’t want to hurt you.” Xiao Chen looked at her and said. He secretly thought in his heart, “If I kill you for real, I will lose the million Spirit Stones. Beyond that, I’m afraid that a gang of yours will also hunt me in the future.”

Jiang Qianqian was so angry that she gnashed her beautiful white teeth and said, “If you want to fight, then fight. Cut your crap! Take this!” Following her scream, she then controlled her Cyan Sword and slashed at Xiao Chen. However, she couldn’t break through the defense of the Nine Heaven-scorching Flames at all.

Xiao Chen couldn’t help frowning, and once again, he controlled the formation. Instantly, the nine fire pillars moved a little closer to Jiang Qianqian, who was in the middle. Great tongues of the flames shot up here and there. If he moved the formation closer to her, the fire might turn her into a burned beauty.

At this moment, the entire Fighting Platform suddenly shook violently as if it was about to explode. The lava rolled even more fiercely. The people below were all stunned, “Is the Fighting Platform going to change again?”

However, Perfected Immortal Zixuan, Perfected Immortal Qingyuan, Perfected Immortal Chongyang, and Jiang Bietian all frowned. Perfected Immortal Chongyang frowned deeply and muttered to himself, “It’s not right. Can it be…” He seemed to have thought of something suddenly, and his expression changed. He shouted to Perfected Immortal Zixuan, “Evacuate all of them quickly!”

Perfected Immortal Zixuan also thought of something. His face changed, and he immediately evacuated the crowd outside the square. Under the guidance of the disciples of the Pure Mind Sect, the crowd quickly retreated to the distance. However, they didn’t know what was going on. In midair, the Fighting Platform shook more and more violently, and the lava kept rolling as if it was going to explode.

Jiang Bietian’s expression had long changed. “This Fighting Platform was designed by Ren Tianxing in his early years. In the final analysis, it was not perfect enough. Besides, Ren Tianxing had disappeared in the past seven years and had never returned to maintain it. Just now, Xiao Chen’s nine fire pillars collided with it, so something big will very likely happen.”

Thinking of this, Jiang Bietian immediately shouted at the two people on the Fighting Platform, “Stop the competition immediately!”

However, the two people on the Fighting Platform couldn’t hear the shouts below and didn’t notice what was happening. They were still confronting each other, but Xiao Chen sensed that something was wrong and was about to withdraw the Nine Heaven-scorching Flames. At this point, he found that the Nine Heaven-scorching Flames was out of his control.

“Boom!”

With a loud bang, the entire Fighting Platform shook violently and sank more than 30 meters. The Nine Heaven-scorching Flames also disappeared in an instant. No, it did not disappear. Instead, it was sucked into the core structure of the Fighting Platform by suction.

Xiao Chen was shocked. “Oh, no!”

He seemed to have realized that something was wrong with the Fighting Platform. Now that his Nine Heaven-scorching Flames had been sucked in. When it exploded later along with the energy stored inside the Fighting Platform, the destructive power would far beyond imagination. It could almost blow Xiao Chen and Jiang Qianqian to ashes in an instant.

“Swoosh!”

Just when he was lost in thought, a green light suddenly came at him from the side. It turned out that Jiang Qianqian broke out of the formation. “Clang!” After a short-lived sound, Xiao Chen blocked her sword attack and said seriously, “Stop fighting! This big thing has a problem! Let’s get down first!”

However, Jiang Qianqian did not care what he said at all, nor did she care that the Fighting Platform was rocking more vigorously. She repeatedly sent her sword to stab him with all her strength to avenge herself for being trapped by him just now.

Xiao Chen protected himself from her sword power, but meanwhile, his heart was filled with anxiety. If this Fighting Platform suddenly exploded, he might even lose his life here. However, he was unwilling to give up the million Spirit Stones like that.

In the distance, the people saw that the Fighting Platform was shaking more and more violently, and even many places had begun to explode. Dark smoke rose, covering the sky and the sun. The rumbling sound continued. The lava continuously spurted out and poured down, just as a volcanic had erupted in midair.

Everyone finally realized that the Fighting Platform was out of order, but the two people above it were still fighting. The dangerous scene put all the people on the spot in a cold sweat.

Jiang Bietian’s expression had greatly changed. He hurriedly turned to look at Perfected Immortal Zixuan. Sure enough, Perfected Immortal Zixuan did not need to ask any more questions because the person on the platform was his disciple! He moved and flew toward the Fighting Platform. However, when he was near it, a ferocious power knocked him off.

Now the Fighting Platform was broken, and its defense devices were in complete disorder. Now that only the persons inside could go out, but the people outside couldn’t go up to the platform.

At this moment, the Fighting Platform would explode at any time, but the two people on the platform were still fighting fiercely. Suddenly, the Fighting Platform shook violently again. With a loud bang, some places had already begun to explode. Dark smoke billowed, and the strong impact almost sent the two persons on the platform flying backward.

This time, Jiang Qianqian finally noticed that something went wrong. However, after maintaining her position, she immediately went to attack Xiao Chen again. She said coldly, “Today, either you admit defeat, or we die here together!”

“Psycho! Crazy woman!”

Xiao Chen kept cursing while resisting her sword momentum. Suddenly, the entire Fighting Platform shook violently again. With a loud bang, the platform was directly split in half. The strong impact force sent the people who were close to it flying. Vast tracts of houses around the square also collapsed.

“Qianqian!” Jiang Bietian’s face suddenly changed. This fierce force hit the two people above at the same time. Since the Fighting Platform had lost its effect, Xiao Chen restored his cultivation of Lv 4 Nirvana Realm, but Jiang Qianqian only had the cultivation of the Nascent Soul Realm. Under the impact of the force, she instantly lost control and fell to the lava below.

But meanwhile, there was another fierce force rushing up from below, which would inevitably destroy her body and soul. She would have no chance to survive!

At that moment, time seemed to slow down. Jiang Qianqian’s eyes widened. Instinctively, she stretched out her hand to grab Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen also reached out his left hand to seize her. However, when his hand was halfway between him and her, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in the wound on his broken left shoulder. Immediately, his left arm stiffened as if it was going to break again. Thus, he only managed to touch her fingertips but failed to pull her up.

At this moment, everyone held their breath, their faces downcast. Jiang Bietian, Baili Xiaohualuo, Perfected Immortal Zixuan, Perfected Immortal Chongyang… all of them could only watch Jiang Qianqian falling. And finally, her body and soul would be destroyed. No one could save her.