Chapter 4896

The flames spread quickly, forcing Alva and the others to retreat. They looked at Zi Chen's back in the flames, feeling like he was a stranger.

There was even a trace of worry in their eyes.

Zi Chen, who should've been dead, was suddenly controlling the flames. This made them wonder if Zi Chen's body had been forcibly taken over by some other existence.

Perhaps the real Zi Chen was already dead.

Right at this moment, a powerful force suddenly appeared, sweeping up their bodies and flying them out of the sea of flames.

They landed steadily on the ground, unharmed.

Looking ahead, Picor's group was already enveloped in flames.

"His body hasn't been taken over. He's still Zi Chen, still the same old Zi Chen!"

Alva shouted excitedly. If he'd been possessed by a flaming demon, there was no way he could've saved them.

The others were also excited.

But soon, a puzzled thought emerged. Why could Zi Chen control the flames here?

After all, his cultivation level was low. He hadn't even reached the trial realm yet.

Unfortunately, Zi Chen was standing in the center of the flames and couldn't answer their questions.

"This is the time Zi Chen bought for us. Everyone, heal first," said Helen.

"Heal first.

Only then did everyone realize that they could take advantage of this rare opportunity to heal their injuries.

Earlier, they'd all been injured. If Zi Chen hadn't appeared, they would've been killed by Picor.

At this moment, Zi Chen was also healing his wounds within the flames, refining piece after piece of shrapnel.

The reason he'd dared to come and test Kaleo when he'd seen Helen and the others in danger was because he had absolute confidence in controlling the divine glyphs here.

But even Kembe had betrayed him. This was beyond his expectations.

After refining the Fruit of Dao, Zi Chen looked around. This place had long since become different. To others, the ground was flat, but to him, it was filled with runes.

As far as the eye could see, there were formation patterns everywhere.

The earth, the sky, the mountains — they were all formed by runes.

As the inheritor of the Fruit of Dao, Zi Chen could only be considered a beginner. It was impossible for him to form so many runes, but this didn't stop him from activating them.

Boom!

The flames were raging, and the earth was collapsing. This place had become a place of raging flames.

Countless fire beasts emerged from the ground and pounced on the life forms they sensed.

Everyone was trying their best to defend against the beasts. However, there were too many of them and they were too strong. For a moment, everyone was trapped.

"Damn it, how did this happen?"

Not only were the others in trouble, even Picor was in trouble.

He attacked one after another, killing the nearby fire beasts. But soon, more fire beasts appeared.

Wherever there was fire, the fire beasts would never be extinguished.

Seeing that the number of fire beasts was increasing, Picor had no choice but to take out the golden bell from before. He didn't know if it would be of any use, so he started shaking it.

Clang!

As the bell rang, layers of runes spread out like rain. Wherever the runes passed, the flames disappeared.

The fire beasts in the flames also disappeared.

A spacious area appeared, and Zi Chen's expression couldn't help but change.

This golden bell was indeed a supreme treasure of the Dao of Divine Patterns. Naturally, it released countless ripples of runes to break the formation. As a result, it was much more difficult to defeat everyone in one go.

Picor was stunned at first. He didn't expect the golden bell to be so powerful. But then, a smile appeared on his face.

He looked into the depths of the flames, his eyes full of killing intent.

"Yes, he's coming this way."

Zi Chen sensed Picor's approach and immediately retreated. During this time, more fire beasts ran in this direction.

As the bell rang, layers of runes to break the formation surged, opening a path for Picor. Picor moved forward. He wanted to find Zi Chen.

At this moment, a scream sounded. It was from the people he had brought with him.

Then, cries of alarm sounded from both sides.

This made Picor hesitate. Seeing that more and more fire beasts were gathering, he could only give up on looking for Zi Chen.

Then, he followed the sound and went to rescue his companions under the guidance of the golden bell.

One by one, his companions were rescued by him. Even Kaleo and Kembe were brought out by him.

When they came out, besides Picor, the others looked very pale. Their auras were weak. If Picor hadn't saved them in time, they might have died in there.

For a moment.

Everyone's face was filled with fear.

Zi Chen stood in the flames and looked at the people outside indifferently.

He didn't want to let anyone go, but he didn't expect that he wouldn't be able to kill anyone!

The golden bell in Picor's hand was a supreme treasure of the Dao of Divine Patterns. It could naturally suppress Divine Patterns. He had to get it.

Now, it was up to whether Picor would come in again.

Picor stood outside the flames, his expression changing. He seemed to be conflicted.

At this moment, the bell rang again. Picor's expression changed. He said, "Let's go," and left with his people.

Helen and the others saw Picor and the others leave from the other side of the flames.

"I wonder how Zi Chen is doing," Alva muttered.

The flames in front of them still hadn't disappeared. Zi Chen sat cross-legged in the flames. There was probably no other place safer than here. He needed to recover from his injuries first.

It was depressing. He hadn't been here for long, but he had already been seriously injured twice. Fortunately, there were fragments here to help him recover. Otherwise, it would be troublesome.

Under the effects of the fragments, Zi Chen's injuries were quickly recovering. The Divine Pattern from before was slowly exhausting its power. The flames disappeared, and Zi Chen's figure appeared.

Helen and the others didn't leave. They were still waiting here. Because they had gone in earlier, they had obtained fragments of higher quality than Zi Chen's. Therefore, their injuries recovered faster.

However, everyone's expressions weren't very good. The original team of nine was now down to seven.

The betrayal of the two had made everyone feel very uncomfortable.

Looking at Zi Chen, they didn't know what to say.

Even some of them had started to harbor ill feelings towards each other. If things went wrong, there might be a third betrayer.

"There should be many good things here. We can continue forward."

Zi Chen walked closer and spoke first to ease everyone's awkwardness.

Everyone looked at Helen. Helen looked at Zi Chen and asked, "How can you control the flames here?"

"These flames are Divine Patterns. I just happened to comprehend some of them."

Zi Chen explained simply. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he didn't tell the complete truth.

Helen nodded and said, "You can only control this one?"

"I can control some."

He guessed why Helen asked this question.