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Chapter 1453: Chapter 1049: Wreckage of War (Part 1)

"Any other questions?" Jiang Yuan scanned the room.

Everyone instantly fell silent, their expressions serious and ready for action, and they replied in unison: "No!"

"Very well, let’s set off. No matter what we encounter later, we must remain calm." He admonished once more about safety, only then did he select and click to enter the World Tree branch instance.

Since dispatching avatars to farm the instance, Jiang Yuan hadn’t intervened.

Consequently, the clean plots shielded by sparkling light, scattered among the dry branches, like mushrooms growing on a gigantic trunk, extended all the way to the massive war remnants.

The closer they got, the stronger the pressure felt!

Threads of black were still falling down, but now there were no contaminated plots to receive them, continually being bounced back by the light shield.

As a result, around the enormous, long, battleship-like remnants, countless black threads dangled. The heavily polluted aura seemed capable of piercing through the light shield above, chilling the skin, daunting anyone who dared to glance at it.

"The entrance is over there. Once we step off this safe plot, we’ll need to display our purification and exorcism skills." Jiang Yuan turned to the vast army and asked, "After seeing the war remnants firsthand, does anyone wish to withdraw?"

With the great battle looming, he didn’t want to start on the wrong foot, causing chaos and disorder.

Better to team up with the eight avatars, though slower, it ensured a steady approach.

"Mr. Jiang, though it’s unreasonable to retreat now, my capabilities are limited. While I can resist common threats, the war remnants’ polluted aura is too terrifying. I won’t burden the seniors."

"I—I also recognize my limitations, it’s beyond what I can handle."

"I’ve cultivated the Light Sword Heart for not long, I can barely protect myself from pollution, yet purification seems beyond my means..."

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Everyone’s aim was to contribute, not to show off. There’s no shame in recognizing their limitations and withdrawing; blindly creating chaos was truly infuriating.

Jiang Yuan nodded in agreement, first sending them out; then in the instance settings, he granted Yan Xuan management rights.

This way, should someone need to be sent out midway, it could handle it entirely.

"Ready, let’s go!"

With the order given, the eight avatars snapped their fingers, forming a leaping blue membrane of level ten Flame on their bodies to ward off the contaminated aura.

The other members also showcased their abilities.

Qing Niao secretly envied his brother who had, in less than a year, cultivated Ice Flame to such a degree. Looking down at his own light blue flame, he could only concede in admiration!

With a roar, Shi Hu enveloped himself in a layer of resplendent golden light, the ferocious military aura wrapping around him;

Huo Jun, diligently clearing the Extreme East Secret Realm, now had a semblance of the Azure Dragon, surrounded by a green glow;

The most eye-catching was Lark, who expanded from a tiny speck, igniting when spreading its wings, growing several feet larger, revealing the Divine Bird aura.

Its smooth white fur fluttered with the wind, bearing faint traces of a divine seal on its forehead; its eyes glowing gold; surrounded by clouds at its paws. Revealing its complete form after successfully refining divine power for the first time, it spoke: "Master, let me lead the way today, woof woof!"

Jiang Yuan gave a sweeping glance, besides Yan Xuan’s slight size increase, the rest were on alert, then he nodded: "Agreed."

Stepping beyond the final protective barrier, the strands of black slime losing their target around the war remnants grew excited. Like finding prey, they extended forth menacingly towards the group.

"Woof!"

Leading the charge, Ling Di barked, and tens of thousands of black slime strands like hair or claws were stunned by sound waves, all halting motionless.

Next, a flash of sword light appeared as disciples from Chenxi Valley, cultivating the Light Sword Heart, formed a sword array to strike, swiftly severing the dense hanging filaments.

"Boom!"

Avatar No. 1 followed closely, sending forth a fireball that burned the slime bundles, making them emit a piercing shriek.

Faintly, there were sounds of crying, laughing, and cursing, yet listening carefully, nothing was heard.

"Everyone, try to close off the senses of hearing, smell, and even vision if necessary, to avoid falling into the illusion realm," Wan Mingchuan advised: "During my training in the Time Pavilion, despite not being in reality, I encountered similar experiences while slaying demons. Once drawn into the illusion realm, it’s exceedingly difficult to extricate oneself."

Those with weak Daoxin are especially susceptible!

At that time, not only might they be tempted to willingly release their divine sense, but even being polluted would go unnoticed, instead mistaking former companions as bizarre contaminated beings to pursue and kill.

Xie Chenyuan couldn’t help feeling somewhat tense upon hearing this.

Having followed the courtyard members in receiving Bai Yunqi’s transmission of the "Great Wilderness Heart Method," his cultivation progress was swift. Yet this was his first encounter with the bizarre, being naturally not adept in combat as a divination practitioner. Even if the divination result was extremely favorable today, inner trepidation couldn’t be avoided.

"If indeed there’s an illusion realm, there’s no need to worry," Bai Yunqi turned to him with a smile: "Anyone employing the illusion realm often lacks strong frontal combat strength, thus opting for a strategy to attack the heart. I can ensure Brother Xie won’t be entangled by the illusion realm. At that time, you’ll only need to operate the cultivation technique to purify the surrounding polluted aura."