Lin Chen glanced back at the relentless Bai family martial artists and furrowed his brow.

He was about to advance in level, and being interrupted would be extremely dangerous.

The best course of action at the moment was to find a place to safely advance; after gaining strength, he would settle the score with the Bai family.

"Host, continue forward over the Seventh Heavy Mountain, enter the Eighth Heavy Mountain and head to the southwest direction, where the opportunity we seek lies," the popular system within his mind suddenly said excitedly.

Lin Chen's eyes lit up; he hastened his speed and urgently pushed towards the Eighth Heavy Mountain.

Upon entering the Eighth Heavy Mountain, dangers abounded; the warning bracelet on his wrist emitted red alarms from time to time, a seemingly vibrant flower or an ordinary-looking vine could conceal deadly threats.

Here, the demons were predominantly Demon Kings, any of which could slay Lin Chen instantly.

Fortunately, with the aid of his invisibility and the guidance from the popularity system, Lin Chen overcame the myriad dangers and rushed towards the direction given by the system.

…

"Second young master, that guy has entered the Eighth Heavy Mountain," a Bai family martial artist said with lingering fear.

"Is this kid seeking death?" Bai Yu frowned.

"Keep chasing him, I want Lin Chen dead today," Bai Yu said coldly.

Hearing Bai Yu's words, many Bai family martial artists secretly groaned.

The Eighth Heavy Mountain was full of dangers, where even a small mistake could lead to death.

"Kid, you think by running into the Eighth Heavy Mountain we wouldn't dare to chase? Even if it costs greatly, today your life must be taken," Bai Yu said with a grim face.

In the Bai family's plan this time, Bai Ling's marriage to Zhao Xiaowen was a crucial step. Lin Chen was growing too fast; if not eliminated, he would definitely become a major threat to the Bai family. If they killed Lin Chen here, it would be a permanent solution for the Bai family.

At Bai Yu's command, the Bai family martial artists closely followed him into the Eighth Heavy Mountain.

Although Lin Chen had the ability to become invisible, the Bai family martial artists seemed to have some kind of instrument that could detect spiritual power and could pinpoint his location, pursuing him relentlessly.

Of course, the Bai family also paid a price; several martial artists had already been killed by man-eating flowers and Demon Kings along the way.

At the moment, Lin Chen stood on a barren hillside.

The surroundings were scorching hot, the air filled with blistering fire elements, and not far away a mouth of a volcano was diffusing a fiery glow.

"System, is this the place you mentioned?" Lin Chen frowned.

This was clearly a volcanic crater, Lin Chen couldn't see any opportunity, but the warning bracelet kept emitting red alerts.

"System, there's no way forward, what do I do now?" Lin Chen asked.

"Since it's an opportunity, of course, it depends on your luck. The path is under your own feet, and you have to find the chance yourself; I can't help you there," the system replied.

"Damn it, you led me here only to wash your hands of the matter? Aren't you just setting me up?" Without asking, Lin Chen knew he had been tricked by it again.

Meanwhile, the Bai family martial artists had caught up behind him.

"What is this place, why is it so hot?"

"Once we catch this kid, I'll tear him to pieces for making us suffer so much."

They could say it had been a hard pursuit all the way, losing six Bai family martial artists before finally catching up to Lin Chen.

With a telescope, Bai Yu watched Lin Chen standing on the hillside and a cold smirk crossed his lips, "The front is a volcanic crater, he's got nowhere to run, surround him and kill him, there will be a great reward!"

Bai Yu and two other SS-level martial artists led the Bai family's men, surrounding Lin Chen at the volcano's mouth, ready to kill him in one fell swoop.

Lin Chen looked at the Bai family members pressing in step by step behind him, clenched his teeth, and walked towards the cliff of the volcano.

Beneath the cliff was boiling lava, with waves of heat rolling terrifyingly.

Lin Chen had a feeling that the fire below was much, much stronger than his own Spiritual Fire; he even felt that the purple flames below that were emitting a faint light could even split the space itself.

Suddenly, Lin Chen had a surge of realization; the terrain here seemed familiar.

Where had he seen it before? Lin Chen wondered as he kept walking.

The Five Elements Map—the terrain matched what he'd seen on the Five Shapes Map. A light suddenly dawned on Lin Chen.

Lin Chen hurriedly spread out the Five Shapes Map with a fire character marking on it.

Looking at the fire-character Five Elements Map, Lin Chen was overjoyed. Yes, this was the location marked on the map.

He followed the map, making his way along the steep cliff face.

"Where exactly is this kid trying to go?" Not far away, Bai Yu muttered to himself while peering through binoculars at Lin Chen, who was scaling the winding cliffs.

As the temperature rose higher and higher, some of the lower-realm martial artists could no longer bear it. Even some people's skin was scorched, and if they continued like this, even he might not be able to withstand this weirdly high temperature.

Finally, Lin Chen stopped in his tracks; there was no path ahead, only a sea of fire.

Damn, how am I supposed to get in there!

The purple flames ahead gave Lin Chen an intense feeling of danger.

Lin Chen believed that if he stepped into this purple fire, he would instantly be turned to ashes.

By now, the Bai family members were getting closer and closer to Lin Chen.

With pursuers in front and a dead end behind, damn, what to do!

"Haha, Lin Chen has nowhere to run to now, I'd like to see where you can escape to!" A cocky laugh sounded from behind him.

The Bai family members swarmed in, encircling Lin Chen tightly, with Bai Yu mockingly looking at Lin Chen, his eyes swirling with intent to kill.

Lin Chen looked back at the sea of fire, then at the Bai family martial artists in front of him, exuding a murderous aura.

Could this Five Elements Map have led me to a dead end? Impossible, there must be a way.

Lin Chen turned around to face the grim-looking Bai family martial artists, a hint of resoluteness shining in his eyes.

"What, kid, you want to make a desperate struggle? It's useless, today this place will be your grave!" Bai Yu let out a cold laugh as he and his people slowly closed in on Lin Chen.

"System, do you have a way to help me block off that purple fire?" Lin Chen asked.

"I can. This fire is called Netherworld; it can scorch not only the body but also damage the Divine Sense. I can protect your body from getting burned, but I can do nothing for your Divine Sense."

"If my Divine Sense can't endure the pain of the scorching, will it be destroyed?"

"Yes, so you need to think it through," the system replied solemnly.

Lin Chen, watching the Bai family martial artists who were now less than a hundred meters away from him, suddenly curved his lips into a smile.

"This kid can still smile."

"He must be scared witless!"

Seeing Lin Chen's strange smile, the Bai family martial artists looked at each other, bursting into a round of scornful laughter.

"You want to kill me? If you've got the guts, then follow me in," Lin Chen said mockingly, turning around and walking decisively towards the sea of fire without hesitation.

"My God, is this kid really going to walk into the sea of fire?"

"Doesn't he know that stepping into it would reduce him to ashes?"

"This guy must be an idiot, a lunatic who doesn't know what death is."

Seeing this scene, the Bai family members were all shocked, even letting out exclamations.

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