Chapter 1450

Previously, the beast shadows had appeared one by one and attacked one by one. Even so, Zi Chen had been severely injured and had reached his limit.

However, in the next moment, he rushed forward quickly.

By doing so, it seemed that Zi Chen would step out of the stone steps as quickly as possible. However, in the meantime, he would be attacked by many beast shadows at the same time.

As the light flashed, the beast eagles opened their eyes one by one. Their eyes shone brightly. Then, the beast shadows rushed out of the beast eagles and entered Zi Chen's sea of consciousness.

Zi Chen's sudden action shocked everyone.

In this way, Zi Chen seemed to have succeeded, but in fact, he was not far from death. He had chosen to help Dong Qing by committing suicide.

"Swoosh."

Zi Chen successfully took a few steps and reached the front of the castle. As soon as he rushed out, he fell down and did not get up again.

"Zi Chen."

Shouts came from behind. However, due to the existence of the stone steps, no one could successfully reach this place.

More than a dozen beast shadows rushed into Zi Chen's sea of consciousness one after another. They began to wreak havoc, trying to destroy Zi Chen's sea of consciousness.

The roars of the beasts resounded, bringing with them powerful vibrations that caused Zi Chen's entire sea of consciousness to tremble.

The beast shadows rushed in and immediately found Zi Chen's soul, which was in full defense.

This soul was golden, but it was not bright. It formed the last line of defense and looked like it could be destroyed and dissipated at any time.

More than a dozen beast shadows arrived in an instant and began to wreak havoc on the golden defense.

"Bang." "Bang."

The beast shadows were powerful and domineering. They instantly tore the golden defense into pieces. Zi Chen's entire soul was revealed.

This was a golden-clothed Zi Chen. At this moment, he looked very weak. The golden light was dim, but his golden eyes were very bright.

He raised his head and looked at the beast shadows. There was no panic on his face. His expression was calm. In his hand, a golden ball was dimming at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The golden ball contained a powerful force. This force was absorbed by Zi Chen and then transferred to the scabbard in his left hand.

The originally dim scabbard burst out with a dazzling golden light in the next moment.

This golden light seemed to make those beasts extremely uneasy, and they suddenly launched an attack.

Zi Chen's right hand was already on the scabbard. In the next moment, the long saber was unsheathed.

"Whoosh."

The resonant sound of the saber resounded, and the shining saber light filled the entire world.

The originally dim world of the sea of consciousness was instantly illuminated.

A circle of irregular saber light bloomed like a flower and scattered in all directions.

The saber light swept past the surrounding beasts, causing them to dissipate one after another.

Zi Chen lay on the ground, motionless. The shouts from afar never stopped, but Zi Chen did not react at all.

Because it was a battle in the sea of consciousness, no one could tell whether Zi Chen was dead or alive.

After a long time, Zi Chen's fingers trembled slightly, and his eyelids began to tremble. Gradually, he opened his eyes.

"As expected."

When he opened his eyes again, Zi Chen was still very weak, but his eyes were very bright.

Of course, he would not sacrifice himself. In fact, when he was moving forward, he already had a plan in mind.

Sure enough, that final saber strike, which used all his strength, killed all the beasts.

"He's awake. Zi Chen is awake."

"Zi Chen is still alive."

Seeing Zi Chen gradually move, everyone's eyes lit up with joy, and then they cried out in surprise.

"This liar really scared me to death." Wushuang wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and snorted.

"This is really a challenge of the limit." Lang Wei sighed in his heart, and his admiration for Zi Chen grew.

As for Man Shi and the others, they obviously did not think so much. When they saw that Zi Chen was still alive, they also cheered loudly.

Zi Chen stood up and glanced at the crowd with an apologetic expression on his face.

At this time, he was still very weak and needed to recover his exhausted spiritual sense as soon as possible. However, before that, he released Dong Qing from his own reality world.

After coming out, Dong Qing's face was still covered in tears. Then, she threw herself into Zi Chen's arms and began to cry loudly.

"This guy is really bad. He clearly knows that he won't die, but he wants to use this method to trick girls. How despicable." Wushuang pouted in dissatisfaction.

Lang Wei laughed but did not say anything.

Behind them, Wu Xie, who was standing not far from Shang Guan Hong, said, "Hmph, this Zi Chen is really scheming."

As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Shang Guan Hong, but found that the latter did not react at all. He could only smile bitterly.

"It's okay. I already had a plan."

Dong Qing obviously saw what was happening outside. Zi Chen gently patted Dong Qing's back and comforted her.

"Don't work so hard in the future." Dong Qing choked with sobs, unable to stop her tears.

Zi Chen smiled and nodded.

Seeing that Dong Qing's tears were gradually stopping, Zi Chen said, "Hurry up and open the castle door. Let's see what's inside."

Dong Qing was also very curious, but she did not immediately open the door. Instead, she repeatedly confirmed that Zi Chen's injuries were not fatal. Only then did she turn and walk towards the castle door.

Her figure was slim and her steps were light. After placing her lily-white hand on the castle door, she gently pushed and the door opened.

As the castle door opened, a desolate and simple aura spread out from the door.

Zi Chen looked at the opened castle door and his expression froze. He sucked in a breath of cold air.

Inside the gate, there were even more beast sculptures. After the gate was opened, almost all of them came to life. Their eyes shone brightly, and the shadows of the beasts appeared around them. Some were jumping, some were pacing back and forth, some were looking at the gate with cold eyes, and some were very curious.

"This … Let's go." Seeing this scene, Zi Chen stepped forward and pulled Dong Qing.

Dong Qing shook her head.

There were beast shadows everywhere. If a beast tamer was here, it would be easy for them to deal with this situation. However, Dong Qing was not yet a beast tamer, so this place was very dangerous for her.

Zi Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "This opportunity … It's better not to take it."

He rarely backed down, and he did not want others to back down. However, the scene before them forced them to back down.

Dong Qing shook her head again. This time, she was not as stubborn as before. She said softly, "Although it's dangerous, there's a chance of survival. Because these beast shadows no longer test spiritual senses."

Indeed, the ninety-nine stone steps in the outside world were difficult for even ordinary beast tamers to pass. If this place also tested spiritual senses, then this place would no longer be a place of opportunity, but a place of death.

Zi Chen wanted to say something, but Dong Qing took a step forward.

After stepping through the gate, she looked back at Zi Chen. Her eyes were calm and determined. She said to Zi Chen in a very gentle tone, "I don't want to be a burden to you in the future."

After saying this, Dong Qing turned around and entered the ancient castle. The gate slowly closed after Dong Qing entered.

Before the gate closed, Zi Chen saw many beast shadows rushing toward Dong Qing.

Zi Chen wanted to shout, but he found that his throat was blocked by something. He could not make a sound. His nose turned sour, and his eyes became misty.

Only Zi Chen could hear the last sentence. Dong Qing's meaning was clear. She did not want to be a burden to Zi Chen in the future, just like today.

Therefore, she had to go for this opportunity that had a slim chance of survival.

Either she could become stronger and become Zi Chen's partner in the future, or she could die without any regrets.

The gate of the castle was tightly shut, and could not be opened again. Zi Chen walked back the way he came. Those beast eagles did not attack.

Wushuang's mouth moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she did not open her mouth. She only patted Zi Chen's shoulder like a big sister to comfort him.

She did not hear Dong Qing's last words. But in the face of such a situation, Dong Qing still wanted to go in. Her meaning was obvious.

Lang Wei's expression became extremely complicated. He had only spent a short time with these people, but he felt many things that he had only heard about, but never experienced personally.

For example, the friendship of sacrificing oneself for a friend.

"Let's go."

Zi Chen said indifferently as he walked up the stone steps to the front of the group.

Dong Qing had chosen her own path. Now, she could only walk it herself. As for these people, they still had a long way to go.

Zi Chen walked forward with mixed feelings.

He just wanted to help Dong Qing, but he did not expect to make Dong Qing feel pressured. If he had not tried so hard and walked up the stone steps, Dong Qing might have quit halfway and not insisted in the end.

Zi Chen felt very conflicted. He did not know whether he was right or wrong.

"You are right. This is Dong Qing's choice." Shang Guan Hong seemed to have guessed Zi Chen's inner thoughts. She walked up to him and said.

Zi Chen nodded and did not say anything.

"If it were me, I would make the same choice." Shang Guan Hong said.

Zi Chen looked at her in surprise.

"She made this choice not because she tried too hard, but because she did not want to be a burden to you in the future. Although she has never expressed her thoughts, I know that she has always wanted to walk with you."

Shang Guan Hong smiled, but there was a hint of sadness in her beautiful smile. "Just like me, it would be fine as long as she kept walking. But if she wanted to follow you, her strength would naturally increase … So, she probably did not want to be a burden to you."

After walking forward, there was a moment of silence.

The atmosphere was slightly stifling.

"Boom."

Only when the energy fluctuations of the battle sounded did everyone regain their spirits.

A few miles away, a giant appeared. The giant was shining all over, like a huge mountain peak.

Many cultivators seemed very small in front of this giant. As the giant attacked, it caused the void energy to vibrate violently, and the cultivators' bodies directly exploded.

"What is that? A mountain giant." Seeing such a huge giant, Man Shi's face was immediately filled with shock.

Those cultivators rushed toward the mountain giant as if they had gone mad. However, all the cultivators who tried to get close to the mountain giant would explode in midair.

"Are these people crazy? They actually took the initiative to rush to their deaths."

Wu Xie said angrily when he saw the cultivators die in groups.