Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Just as they had flown away from the Ascension Platform, suddenly, the ground beneath their feet exploded, creating a massive hole. Immediately afterward, a bizarre crimson-red monster, resembling a giant earthworm, emerged from the shattered earth. It opened its mouth and swallowed all five of them in one bite.

Witnessing this scene, the crowd, who had just stabilized themselves in the void, felt another wave of shock and horror wash over them.

"This… could this be the legendary 'Bimuyin' worm?" A scream suddenly erupted from the crowd as they watched the behemoth contentedly chewing on the five swallowed figures.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the crowd drastically changed. They had certainly heard of the Bimuyin worm.

Legend has it that the Bimuyin is a ferocious beast that dwells deep underground, shunning sunlight. Wherever it goes, it brings natural disasters and floods, causing everyone to avoid it at all costs.

Moreover, as a wild beast that existed since ancient times, the Bimuyin is incredibly powerful. Some have even seen them fighting dragons without being at a disadvantage.

The Bimuyin worm before them was as massive as a long river. Therefore, they could be sure that it was a high-level demon beast of immense strength, capable of swallowing those five early-stage Sea凝境 (Sea of Qi Condensation Realm) red-clothed brutes in one gulp.

However, what puzzled everyone was how such a legendary ferocious beast could appear in this void.

Could it be that this Bimuyin worm had been living here all along?

"No, this Bimuyin worm isn't a living creature, but a long-dead spirit!"

Just as everyone was feeling confused and perplexed, a middle-aged man with fiery-red hair and a scarlet robe spoke up, his eyes gleaming.

Hearing his words, the crowd was instantly startled and quickly looked towards the Bimuyin worm, which was still feasting.

After a careful examination, they indeed discovered some unusual clues.

Although the Bimuyin worm exuded an overwhelming aura, a closer look revealed that its enormous eyes were blank, devoid of black pupils, and traces of blood dripped from its eye sockets.

Furthermore, legend has it that because the Bimuyin worm dwells deep underground, its skin is greenish-black. However, the skin of the Bimuyin worm before them was as red as fresh blood, sending shivers down their spines.

Indeed, this Bimuyin worm was not a living creature but a spirit that had been dead for a long time.

But with this, a new question arose in everyone's minds: Who killed this Bimuyin worm and imprisoned its spirit?

Could it be that Chen Tian did it?

At this thought, the crowd trembled violently, and a wave of icy dread washed over them.

While the crowd was in shock, the remaining three red-clothed brutes at the mid-stage of the Sea凝境 (Sea of Qi Condensation Realm) were sweating profusely.

They originally thought that eight against one would be an easy task. They even fantasized about using Chen Tian as a sacrifice to announce the re-emergence of the Filin Eight Fiends.

But who could have imagined that Chen Tian, whom they saw as a harmless rabbit, had suddenly transformed into a ferocious tiger, instantly swallowing five of their companions.

This strength, this cunning, had turned their minds into a jumbled mess, and their thoughts were almost at a standstill.

Just then, the fire dragon, which had been coiled in front of them, seemed to have noticed something. Its massive body lunged forward, and in a flash of lightning, it bit the brute on the far left and swallowed him whole.

All of this happened so quickly that the red-clothed brute, still deeply shaken by the terrifying scene, inadvertently revealed a flaw, which the fire dragon seized upon to devour him.

Only when the raging flames surrounded him and the intense heat scorched his body did he finally wake up and scream loudly.

However, this fire dragon was formed from the essence of the earth's fire veins, the very essence of fire. Once its flames touched something, nothing in the world could extinguish them unless a Building Heaven Realm cultivator intervened.

Therefore, the other two red-clothed brutes desperately wanted to rescue him, but ultimately, they were too afraid. They could only watch helplessly as the scorching flames slowly burned away his flesh, bones, and eventually turned him into a pile of black ashes.

In a short moment, eight red-clothed brutes had been reduced to only two.

And these two had long lost their previous ferocity. Their bodies trembled uncontrollably with fear, and they took out all their magical treasures, suspending them around themselves, but dared not move forward a single step, fearing that any movement would lead to their instant destruction, just like the others.

At this moment, they truly resembled trembling mice, cowering in place, shivering.

Seeing them in such a state, the crowd sighed inwardly. It seemed that the outcome had already been decided.

Just then, as if sensing something, everyone hurriedly turned around and looked towards the eastern sky.

In a void not far from them, ripples suddenly appeared, like stones falling into water. Immediately afterward, a white-robed man with a cold expression appeared before them.

This person was none other than Chen Tian, who had disappeared earlier.

After Chen Tian appeared, the fire dragon and the Bimuyin worm quickly turned their bodies towards him, lowering their heads as if worshiping him.

Seeing this scene, the crowd finally confirmed that the Bimuyin worm was indeed Chen Tian's.

After confirming this, the way everyone looked at Chen Tian changed drastically.

At this moment, no one underestimated Chen Tian because he was only a Sea凝境 (Sea of Qi Condensation Realm) cultivator. On the contrary, their hearts were filled with vigilance towards him.

How could they not know that Chen Tian's strength was a thousand times greater than they had imagined!

Chen Tian, after reappearing, slightly raised his head and looked expressionlessly at the last two remaining red-clothed brutes.

Although there was no emotion in Chen Tian's gaze, the two of them felt as if a crushing force was bearing down on them, pressuring them so much that their legs buckled, and they almost knelt before Chen Tian.

At this moment, Chen Tian gently placed his right middle finger on his storage ring. He was ready. If these two made any unusual movements, he would use his ultimate weapon, the jade slip containing the power of heavenly tribulation, to deal with them.

However, just as Chen Tian was about to take out the jade slip, something completely unexpected happened!