Chapter 1416: Chapter 1416

"Not good, get out of here now." When two Seventh Order Masters start to fight, even from a great distance, massive fluctuations can be felt.

This was the first time Du You had witnessed a battle of Seventh Order Masters from such close proximity; previously, he had only sensed some of their presences from far away. Now you could see with your own eyes - these battles were not ones ordinary people had the privilege to watch.

Even though Du You had reached the pinnacle among the Sixth Order, he was no exception.

In the sky, petals were falling to the ground, the red petals landing and corroding the earth into huge pits, like lakes with a lot of red substance resembling blood within.

Those who came into contact with them would turn into blood water on the spot and melt into it. People nearby who smelled the aroma would also be lured over and eventually become part of that blood water. And that blood water would be absorbed and used by the Bloody Lotus Saint Child.

There were also fragmented Sword Qi, with each one striking the ground and instantly creating a canyon.

Principal Liu was now fully focused on protecting the territory to prevent it from being affected, with no more attention to spare elsewhere. Not to mention the faraway places, even if other people were gathering there, it was the same.

Du You, dragging the others, attempted to escape. At this moment, a piece of Sword Qi hurtled in their direction from the sky.

"Watch out!" Du You shouted and saw Xi Qianxue, unable to dodge in time at the back of the group, so he stepped forward and pulled her into his arms. Then, a barrier of darkness appeared in front.

The dark barrier couldn’t withstand a single hit from the Sword Qi, without any buffering, it shattered instantly.

Soon after, Du You’s Dark Absorption emerged, instantly torn by a crack. Du You felt a huge crisis, and under this power, his Shadow Teleport was suppressed, leaving him no time to escape. The rıghtful source is 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝓷𝓮𝓽

With no other option, Du You had to activate his Star Guardian. Black stars began to orbit rapidly around his body, constantly striking the Sword Qi fragments on one side. With each strike, the Sword Qi fragments considerably weakened.

Eventually, just as the Sword Qi fragments were about to make contact with Du You, they were continuously hit by the stars and deviated a bit, grazing past Du You and creating a massive trench in the ground.

Du You even saw that another person who had reached the Sixth Order had no power to resist this Sword Qi.

The person’s defense was like paper, instantly torn apart, not even leaving behind any trace of existence. Now, Du You indirectly felt a bit of the tremendous might of a Seventh Order strongman, which was not something he could contend against.

This was not simply power from a different world, but an entirely different plane of existence. The two combatants had focused their strength on each other, and yet, just the bit of leaked power was enough for Du You to be overwhelmed.

To possess the strength to directly destroy stars, such an explosive force was indeed something Du You could not withstand.

"Are you two alright?" Li Mengyao ran back to check and, seeing that the two were unharmed, she sighed in relief. However, upon seeing Xi Qianxue in Du You’s arms, a flash of envy crossed Li Mengyao’s eyes.

If only she had been there just now. No, why was she thinking these things? Li Mengyao shook her head vigorously.

"We’re fine; let’s go, we can’t stay here any longer." Xi Qianxue’s face reddened slightly as she quickly got up. It wasn’t Du You holding her she cared about, but the fact that Li Mengyao had seen it.

Du You and Li Mengyao had not become substantively involved yet, so it was best to avoid exposure.

Lin Yushi and Lin Yucha, who had run faster than the others, also returned. "Master, we must leave; this place is too dangerous." Both were on high alert, ready to use Instantaneous Movement at any moment.

This was truly a disaster of bystanders; the people who had gathered here were the main force to confront the Blood Lotus. However, just because of this battle, countless were lost. Perhaps fewer were Sixth Order, but who knows how many Fifth and Fourth Order had perished.

In such a battle, they had no chance to react, unable to discern any of the attack trajectories.

The five of them ran away, with Du You staying vigilant of the situation in the sky at all times. He was not sure if Principal Liu had noticed them later, but their area seemed to have been affected much less.

They kept on running until they were far away and did not encounter such sprawling attacks again.

Only when they could no longer see the battlefield from a distance could they finally catch their breath. Not just them, many others were also fleeing, and now there were a few nearby, all looking at the former battlefield with horror.

"This is the power of the Seventh Order, truly terrifying, no wonder they are called gods."

Someone spoke up, full of envy. "Yes, it’s a pity we’ll never reach the Seventh Order in our lifetime."

"Hmph, I will reach that level one day, and then I will also be a god," someone else said with confidence. To not be discouraged in such a fight was enough to earn a high regard.

"Ha, anyone can brag," said another disdainfully looking at that person.

Du You surveyed the surroundings and looked back to where they had come from, which had been destroyed beyond recognition. It was truly a case of deities fighting and mortals suffering, and he was one such mortal. Even though he was very close to being a deity himself, a difference of one tier was like the difference between heaven and earth. Thinking back to the just-past situation, it was indeed a close call.

Three layers of defense had just barely managed to deflect the attack trajectory by striking back, and that was just a piece of Sword Qi. If they had attacked him directly, Du You may as well have just waited for death.

"The strength of the Seventh Order is so powerful. I consumed at least a hundred times, if not more, the strength when I opposed that Sword Qi fragment. The difference is too great."

"That’s quite normal; it is said that above the Seventh Order, one needs to comprehend Laws, which is touching the power of the World Origin. The rules we’re condensing now are just the outer manifestation of the Laws, it’s normal for the gap to be big."

What Li Mengyao didn’t say was that if the Sword Qi was complete, the proportion of mutual consumption might have been even higher. Du You felt that the gap between the Seventh Order and the Sixth Order was greater than the entire gap from the Sixth Order to the Fourth Order.

Likewise, unbeknownst to Du You, several who had seen Du You’s defense were now filled with disbelief.

Being able to deflect a piece of Seventh Order Sword Qi, was that something a person could do? Upon recalling Du You’s displayed terrifying defensive power, they were alarmed and made a mental note of this person named Du You.