On more than one occasion, Yun Xiu was almost struck by the misty white aura that suddenly emerged, and it could be said to be extremely dangerous.
Even now, he was still in a state of shock. At this moment, he was indeed feeling a little regretful. If he had known that this would happen, he would not have come to show off.
Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in this world.
"Ahhh —"
Terrified screams suddenly burst out from the tunnel, but after a moment, they abruptly stopped.
Yun Xiu's heart trembled. He immediately understood that there must be another Empyrean who had also entered this passageway. From the sound of it, the Empyrean must have met with misfortune. Yun Xiu forcefully restrained the urge to turn his head to look, but a strong sense of danger surged from the depths of his soul.
Without the slightest hesitation, Yun Xiu quickly retreated.
However, that moment of absent-mindedness had caused his reaction to slow down a little. Almost at the same time that his right foot landed, a ball of misty white Qi rose from the place where his left foot had stepped on. In less than half a blink of an eye, his entire foot had been covered.
Yun Xiu's expression suddenly changed. The instant the aura spread up his calf, he had already formed a sword with his finger and cut towards his knee.
"En!"
With a muffled groan, the moment Yun Xiu's left leg broke into two at the knee, his right leg once again jumped backwards. The misty white aura seeped through his severed leg and shot up into the sky like lightning. Then, it dispersed and disappeared into nothingness in an instant. The severed leg had also completely melted away.
Yun Xiu stabilized his body. His face was as pale as paper, and beads of sweat dripped from his forehead.
At this moment, his heartstrings were stretched taut to the extreme. If he hadn't decisively cut off half of his leg just now, his entire body would have been covered by the white-colored odor.
If that was the case, how could he survive?
Now, although he had temporarily escaped a calamity, the following journey would definitely be even more difficult.
To an Empyrean like him, losing half a leg was not a big deal. In fact, not even a drop of blood flowed out from his knee. In a few days, the half leg that he had lost would grow back, but the unforeseen event just now would still have a certain impact on his future actions.
Moreover, this place was so far away from the mountain peak.
Now that he had lost half of his leg, if he couldn't dodge in time, would he have to sacrifice another leg? If both his legs were gone, would he, a dignified Heavenly Venerable, have to crawl over?
If he crawled, once he encountered danger, it would be even more difficult to dodge.
Yun Xiu took a deep breath, his expression uncertain.
At the starting point of the cloud path behind him, the Empyreans were all scared stiff. They, who were originally brimming with confidence, were now all trembling in fear.
Just now, another Empyrean had been completely melted away in front of their eyes.
Moreover, the one who died was not a lower level Empyrean, but a middle level Empyrean. Although he had sensed the danger beneath his feet, his speed of dodging was a bit slower.
In the end, he lost his life.
His encounter had also caused the other Empyreans in the passageway to wake up. That Yun Xiu seemed to have successfully avoided many dangers, but if he wanted to pass through this cloud tunnel, it would definitely not be as simple as what Yun Xiu had shown him to be. Moreover, Yun Xiu had almost failed to avoid it just now.
However, they were in a dilemma right now.
If they continued forward, they would definitely encounter an endless stream of dangers. Even if they avoided it once, they might not be able to avoid it twice. However, as long as they did not dodge in time or failed to dodge once, they might have to abandon their bodies like Yun Xiu, or even lose their lives.
But if they stayed where they were, or if they retreated …
Everyone's minds raced.
So far, the one who had walked the furthest on the cloud path, other than Tang Huan, was Yun Xiu. Of these two, the former had never retreated, and the latter had only taken one or two steps back to avoid danger before continuing forward. No one knew how far they could retreat if they retreated, or if they could return to the safe high platform.
If he could return to the high platform, then everyone would be happy. However, if he couldn't, then it would be dangerous.
Thinking of this, everyone's hearts became heavy.
After a while, a skinny old man gritted his teeth and tried to retreat step by step. Soon, he was close to the high platform. When the Empyreans who had been paying attention to his movements saw this, they were overjoyed and also retreated. In a short moment, they were less than a meter away from the high platform.
"Hu!"
The skinny old man was the first to try. He circulated the energy in his body to the limit and soared into the sky. However, just as he reached a height of three meters, a huge force seemed to pour down from above like a collapsing mountain range, pressing down on his body and instantly blasting him back to the top of the cloud path.
Seeing this scene, the Empyrean's face turned incomparably ugly.
He could retreat, but wanting to return to the high platform was equivalent to a fool's dream.
After entering the cloud tunnel, he would either be able to pass through it alive like Tang Huan, or he would die here. Other than that, there might not be a third possibility. Whether it was advancing or retreating, staying in place would not guarantee his own safety. Perhaps, he could lose his life at any time.
Moreover, everyone had reason to suspect that even if they didn't encounter any danger by retreating and staying where they were, it didn't mean that they would be able to leave alive. If they didn't pass through the Cloud Mist Channel, even if they survived, they might be trapped inside forever, unable to escape. After a long time, they might still lose their lives.
The people on the high platform seemed to have guessed this as well. Their expressions were solemn and serious.
Once he entered the cloud tunnel, there was no way out.
However, there didn't seem to be any way out if he stayed on this high platform. Everyone seemed to have no choice but to accept this test and not escape. This meant that regardless of whether it was the Empyreans on the high platform or the Empyreans in the cloud tunnel, they would all have to travel through the cloud tunnel in the end.
Everyone's mind raced, and the high platform became incomparably silent.
"Let's go."
After an unknown period of time, a clear voice suddenly broke the silence of the area.
Everyone looked towards the source of the voice and could not help but be stunned. The person who spoke was actually Sky Sovereign Liu Li, who had a close relationship with Tang Huan and called her brother and sister. When she finished speaking, Liu Li had already walked to the edge of the stage. Along with her were the two powerful Sky Sovereigns, Qin Xian Ye and Ji Qingtian.
Seeing the three of them move together, everyone's expressions became complicated.
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