Chapter 1495: Chapter 1495

Several hundred Fire Chieftains cackled sinisterly, their flames growing more and more turbulent. They merged into one, transforming into a gigantic being as large as a mountain. Black ice spread beneath its feet, with Spirit Fire wrapped around its body, as if symbolizing two completely different "authorities."

Its expression was furious as it glared at Sun Daren’s True Self Puppet—the power coursing through the connection between the Puppet and its master made Sun Daren feel two opposing forces, like chains spreading and wrapping themselves around him. The moment he made any unusual movement, the combination of these forces would without a doubt trigger a terrifying energy explosion!

"Weaklings do not deserve to know the truth!"

"We’ll let you off with this explanation. Quietly accepting it would be the wisest choice, otherwise, disaster will befall you—do not question, do not verify, and do not judge! You’re not qualified!"

"You siblings, your village, and the entirety of the Great Wu; your existence on this land is a gift from us!"

"If you don’t know gratitude, then we’ll take back everything—"

Standing calmly, Sun Daren and his True Self Puppet gazed at the mountain-sized Fire Chieftain. Then, Sun Daren raised the Gourd Vine Immortal Rope in his hand and stepped over the shallow gully before him!

The scenery before Sun Daren changed abruptly, and he felt a horrifying force pounce on him. His body felt like it was engulfed in a terrifying furnace. The power of the furnace was not a simple flame, but a blend of high temperature and high pressure, mixed with dozens of times the amplified gravity and some sort of cognitive confusion!

No wonder those weak beings who crossed this boundary would either have their bodies burst open, be burnt into ashes, or undergo some sudden transformation until their bodies completely crumbled.

However, the Seventh Level could withstand this level of "destruction," on the condition that Sun Daren didn’t venture further. Standing here, Sun Daren saw a version of Burning Hillock entirely different from the outside world. The center of Burning Hillock was like a purgatory—endless melting forces surrounded it, with crimson and darkness alternating like an erupting volcano. It was as if he’s in the midst of a massive furnace belonging to an artificer, where every force within flickered endlessly. The only constant were the theintersecting "lines" running through the void.

The sheer number of lines made Sun Daren’s scalp prickle. Each line represented a "rule" of Burning Hillock, yet there were too many and too chaotic. It was hard to imagine that such a terrible and disordered array of "rules" could achieve a balance within Burning Hillock.

Merely a glimpse of the lines made Sun Daren feel as if his head would explode, so he hurriedly averted his gaze and didn’t dare to look again.

With his current Seventh Realm strength, he wasn’t even qualified to "observe" the rules of this place!

However, that one small step—the fleeting glimpse—was enough for Sun Daren, who had discerned that the arrogant Fire Chieftain was actually the outermost existence of the entire rule layer of Burning Hillock. It couldn’t even be considered as part of this rule layer but was one of the outermost suppressed beings!

Its existence... was like a small, ancient cage hanging from one of the countless rule-representing "lines" of Burning Hillock that could be easily understood by mortals. The Fire Chieftain was imprisoned in that cage.

There were countless cages under the rules of Burning Hillock. Sun Daren had just glimpsed hundreds of them in that fleeting glance.

To Burning Hillock, these cages were like... small lanterns hung up casually during a festive time. They were purely a simple decoration.

The Fire Chieftain itself was also dumbfounded. It didn’t expect that after using all its tricks, it not only failed to scare the other party, but Sun Daren also stepped right up to its face, not caring about its dignity!

Sun Daren’s Gourd Vine Immortal Rope swung down—smack!

The treasure passed through Burning Hillock’s rule lines unhindered, not hindered by the cage, and landed squarely on the Fire Chieftain. A clear whip mark was left, causing the Fire Chieftain to scream in pain and crash around within the cage.

It couldn’t understand how the other party had seen through it.

Sun Daren always adhered to one principle: power levels couldn’t be fabricated. Early on, the Fire Chieftain had been successful—if it hadn’t resorted to Black Ice and Spirit Fire in the end, Sun Daren might still have been scared. But once the Spirit Fire was revealed, Sun Daren saw through the coounterfeit to its real Tiere-8 power. It was a humiliation, so Sun Daren didn’t hesitate to barge in.

At the same time, Sun Daren thought of something else: Was it really this easy to attempt to communicate with Burning Hillock? Was it too much like something taking advantage of this opportunity to impersonate Burning Hillock and scare him?

Sun Daren firmly believed that there was a kind of "affinity" between him and Burning Hillock. Thus, he boldly entered the place with his Gourd Vine Immortal Rope.

As expected, the Fire Chieftain was just a miserable ghost imprisoned under the rules of Burning Hillock. The enormous beasts that had been sent over had charged towards Burning Hillock one after another; most of them were directly executed by Burning Hillock, but some must have been suppressed.

With a cold sneer, Sun Daren shook his head. He flicked the Gourd Vine Immortal Rope in his hand, wrapping it around the Fire Chieftain’s cage and effortlessly pulled it back into his grasp.

This cage, under the suppression of Burning Hillock’s rules, appeared as insignificant as a small lantern, but in reality, it was enormous, even larger than a mountain. The image of the Fire Chieftain trying to intimidate Sun Daren was its actual size.