I let you have children and you lead seven sinful girls to rebel?

The two pushed and shoved each other as they walked deeper into the tunnel.

The further you go in, the more you feel a chilling, bone-deep aura.

It's like an ordinary person taking off their clothes and lying naked in a snowy square in the dead of winter.

That coldness felt like being cut repeatedly by a knife.

"It's so cold!"

Dugu Rou felt an increasing chill, and goosebumps rose uncontrollably on her snow-white skin.

Even with thirty-six kinds of divine fire protecting him, he still felt a chilling aura.

In fact, this kind of coldness, which ignores the protection of divine fire and laws, is a force that directly penetrates all protections of the body and strikes the flesh directly.

Chen Xuan felt slightly better. Although he was also cold, his physical condition was much stronger than Dugu Rou's. All those tribulations were not for nothing.

"Are you cold? Do you want to come into my arms? My chest is warm."

Chen Xuan opened his arms, as if to hug her.

"Go to hell! Don't even think about taking advantage of me!"

Dugu Rou stomped hard on Chen Xuan's instep, glared and pouted, "Even if I freeze to death here, I will never let you touch a single hair on my head!"

"hiss--"

Chen Xuan winced in pain, rubbing his foot as he complained, "It's like a dog biting Lü Dongbin, not recognizing a kind heart. Even if you beg me to carry you later, I won't!"

"You think beautiful!"

Dugu Rou rolled her eyes.

The two bickered and nudged each other, and before they knew it, they were getting closer and closer.

"No, I feel like I'm turning into an ice cube!"

Dugu Rou was rubbing her hands incessantly; she was so cold.

"Wait for me here. The cold here is different from the cold outside. If we go any further in, we might freeze to death!"

Chen Xuan's expression turned serious.

Strangely, they could feel the water temperature getting higher and higher, but their bodies were the opposite, becoming increasingly cold and icy.

"No, I want to go in with you!"

However, Dugu Rou was very stubborn about this matter and refused to back down just like that.

There was nothing else Chen Xuan could do but continue to carry her, immediately taking her out whenever he sensed something was wrong with her.

"Huh? What is that?"

"It looks like it's one person?"

Suddenly, they saw a figure from behind not far away.

This greatly surprised Chen Xuan; how could he possibly see people here?

"Weren't we the first group to get in? Could there be someone who got in even faster than us?"

Dugu Rou said in surprise.

Logically speaking, all of the participants in this batch of the Emperor's Path should still be in the first stage.

How could someone have walked ahead of them?

Chen Xuan was also puzzled. Could it be that this year's Emperor's Road has produced a genius among geniuses? Someone even more powerful than him, Chen Xuan?

"Let's take a closer look!"

The two quickly stepped forward.

Strangely, the other person did not continue to move forward, but remained pressed against the wall.

"Strange, why isn't he leaving?"

"Could it be that they're waiting for the two of us?"

The two immediately became alert.

After all, this person was able to walk ahead of Chen Xuan, and his strength was probably unfathomable. Chen Xuan did not dare to be careless, worrying that this person might suddenly make a move that would be detrimental to him.

When they were only a hundred meters away from that figure, Chen Xuan and his companion stopped and did not go any further.

In this place, at this distance, it is considered a relatively safe distance.

If the other party intends to harm them, they will have ample time to respond.

"Who are you, my friend? Why are you stopping here? Are you waiting for us? Or are you just resting here?"

Chen Xuan politely cupped his hands in greeting and inquired via telepathy.

Dugu Rou immediately reached in with her index finger and thumb and pinched hard on the soft flesh of Chen Xuan's waist, causing the latter to grimace in pain.

"You bastard, you're taking advantage of me! Who said we're husband and wife?!"

"You scumbag! You have so many wives at home, isn't that enough? You still want to take advantage of me verbally? Believe me or not, I'll make you a eunuch!"

Chen Xuan immediately explained telepathically, "Don't be silly, this is just an illusion!"

Dugu Rou rolled her eyes so hard they almost reached the sky. What kind of bullshit illusion was that? She clearly gained the upper hand with her mouth. What did that have to do with illusion?

The two made a series of subtle movements, one pinching the other, and the other pulling away the hand that was pinching.

However, despite their playful banter, the two of them focused most of their attention on the motionless figure in front of them.

Chen Xuan had already sent him a telepathic greeting.

However, this person did not respond.

Not only did no divine sense fluctuations return, but the body didn't even move.

"What do you mean? Are you being so aloof?"

Chen Xuan was immediately displeased.

“Fellow Daoist, although there are many roads and everyone can go their own way, there is only one road in this place. Now that you are walking in front of us, we will definitely have to pass by you.”

"I greeted you out of politeness, but you ignored me. Isn't that a bit much?"

Chen Xuan continued to transmit his voice.

However, the person in front still did not react at all.

"Fellow Daoist, what do you mean by this? Are you ignoring me?"

Chen Xuan felt a chill run down his spine, and a nameless anger rose within him.

He then shouted it several more times.

But the other party remained motionless.

"Could this person be pretending to be clueless, waiting for us to get close before making their move?"

Dugu Rou said suspiciously.

"I have a feeling that he's more like he's dead."

Chen Xuan frowned. "Let's give him a try."

Immediately afterwards, he raised one hand, and in his palm appeared a small cauldron radiating a glassy luster.

It is indeed a crystal jade golden tripod.

"go with!"

Chen Xuan activated the Glazed Jade Golden Cauldron and crashed directly into the figure in front of him.

If Chen Xuan has already taken the initiative, I don't believe that person can't dodge!

After all, this is a weapon of Emperor level, and it is also a natal magic weapon personally crafted by Chen Xuan, which condenses the power of more than a hundred kinds of laws.

At the same time, it was also used by Chen Xuan to undergo multiple tribulations, making it many times stronger than ordinary quasi-supreme weapons.

Even a near-supreme being would suffer broken bones and fractured tendons from a single impact!

Bang!

Something unexpected happened to the two of them.

The two of them assumed that the person in front of them would definitely avoid them.

To everyone's surprise, the glazed jade golden cauldron slammed hard into its back.

With a loud thud, it felt like hitting a block of ice.

The figure leaning against the wall collapsed to the ground, remaining motionless.

"dead?"

Chen Xuan and Dugu Rou looked at each other in bewilderment.

The two of them instantly realized what was going on.

"I understand now. This person is probably not one of our participants in the Imperial Road competition, but rather someone from the previous competition, or even earlier!"

"Because of the unusual environment here, he froze to death here!"