Divine War Pill Emperor

Chapter 336: Chapter 334: Steps

Jiang Chen smiled faintly.

"It doesn’t matter how I did it. The point is, I can pass through the Blood Vines smoothly."

"Does our previous bet still stand?"

He looked at the Flame Dragon, his face wreathed in a smile.

Even Jiang Chen himself hadn’t expected his Spirit Art to be so incredible. To think he could so easily control the Blood Vines within the Ghost Temple.

The Spirit Art had once again demonstrated its unique power.

The result was that the Flame Dragon, a Beast King, would now be his subordinate.

When the Flame Dragon heard Jiang Chen’s words, he almost stumbled and fell to the ground.

He was seething with anger, but Jiang Chen was just watching him.

Finally, he said helplessly, "Fine, fine. You got me today."

"If I’d known, I never would have made that bet with you."

"I am a man of my word and will honor our bet."

He took a few deep breaths before finally saying to Jiang Chen, "Boss... I submit."

"From now on, you’re my boss."

Jiang Chen burst out laughing.

"Good! I didn’t expect you to actually be a man of your word."

"I accept you as my subordinate."

It had to be said, Jiang Chen was quite thrilled to have gained such a subordinate.

The very idea of having a Flame Dragon—a being on the verge of Martial Emperor Cultivation—as a subordinate was shocking enough to scare someone to death.

From that moment on, the Flame Dragon became Jiang Chen’s subordinate, ready to follow his every command.

The two of them chatted on the fifth floor for a while.

Then, Jiang Chen got up to leave.

He asked, "Do you want me to take you across?"

It was a kind offer. Now that he could control the Blood Vines, the fifth floor no longer posed a challenge to him.

So, it would be no trouble at all to bring the Flame Dragon along.

But who would have thought the Flame Dragon would be so proud?

He waved his hand. "Forget it. I’ll find my own way through these Blood Vines. You have your methods, and I have mine."

"Take care, Boss."

The Flame Dragon still felt aggrieved. Becoming the subordinate of a human kid like Jiang Chen was unbearably frustrating.

Fueled by his competitive spirit, he decided to cross the Blood Vines on his own.

"I’ll be going then."

Jiang Chen returned to the area covered by the Blood Vines. The moment he stepped forward, the vines immediately lifted him up and carried him directly to the entrance of the sixth floor.

He disappeared into the passage without looking back.

Only the Flame Dragon was left behind, watching Jiang Chen leave with a resentful look.

’This boss of mine really did a number on me.’

’Why does being his subordinate feel so damn frustrating?’

He was still busy feeling sorry for himself.

However, the Flame Dragon was truly an honorable being. Though he grumbled about it, he had accepted Jiang Chen as his boss and genuinely acknowledged him.

Jiang Chen’s performance in the Puppet Array on the fourth floor, as well as his methods just now, had both far exceeded his imagination.

’It’s not a total loss, him being my boss.’

’I believe that in the future, he’ll definitely become a top-tier expert, no weaker than I am.’

Then, he stopped dwelling on it.

He began to think about how to cross the Blood Vines.

After a while, Wen Shixuan, and even the Demon Beasts the Flame Dragon had brought with him, rushed into the fifth floor one after another.

As soon as Wen Shixuan appeared, he began looking around.

He was stunned when he saw the Flame Dragon standing there alone.

There was no sign of Jiang Chen anywhere.

’Where did that kid go?’

He was very puzzled.

Then, he looked toward the Blood Vines.

Grand General Ming Zhe, who was beside him, cried out in alarm, pointing at the vines. "Those are Cannibal Vines!"

"Crown Prince, be careful!"

What?

Wen Shixuan froze, his expression changing drastically.

He had naturally heard of Cannibal Vines. This type of vine could easily devour even Martial Cultivators.

He hastily backed away.

He even had a feeling that Jiang Chen might have been devoured by the Cannibal Vines.

After a moment, the Flame Dragon, completely ignoring Wen Shixuan and his group, spoke.

He said to the few Demon Beasts that had caught up, "Let’s go."

As he spoke, flames instantly erupted from his body.

The flames radiated intense heat. Wrapping the other Demon Beasts in his power, he turned into a fireball and charged into the Blood Vines.

Although the Flame Dragon wasn’t as elegant as Jiang Chen...

...the moment the fireball appeared, the Blood Vines, which could not be harmed by blades, revealed their one weakness: fire.

"SIZZLE... SIZZLE..."

All the Blood Vines in their path were reduced to ash.

The Flame Dragon quickly burst out of the Blood Vine-covered area.

Wen Shixuan and the others’ faces were grim. They obviously didn’t have the Flame Dragon’s flames.

They could only try to figure out their own ways across.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen had charged into the sixth floor.

A flight of stairs appeared before him.

The stairs led upward, step by step, and at the very top, he could see a passage.

It was the passage to the seventh floor.

’Just climb some stairs?’

Jiang Chen stood at the bottom of the stairs, a contemplative look on his face.

The sixth floor seemed extremely simple.

All he had to do was climb the stairs to reach the passage.

’No, it can’t be that simple.’

He remained at the bottom, not rushing to climb, and instead examined the stairs.

After a long moment, Jiang Chen finally dashed toward the stairs.

"CLACK..."

The instant Jiang Chen’s foot landed on the first step...

...he felt an immense pressure weigh down on him, making the simple act of lifting his foot again extremely difficult.

’Holy crap, a Gravity Domain. This is actually a Gravity Domain.’

In his previous life, Jiang Chen had known a great many things.

The moment he stood on the step, he understood the secret behind these stairs.

The stairs possessed a Gravity Domain.

Within a Gravity Domain, one is subjected to pressure far exceeding normal gravity.

This kind of Gravity Domain was extremely rare.

’What in the world is this Ghost Temple? Why do I keep encountering such bizarre things?’

From the Ghosts on the first floor, to the Black Water River on the second, the complete third layer of the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique on the third, the Divine Wood Puppet Array on the fourth, and the Blood Vines on the fifth.

And now, on the sixth floor, the Gravity Domain. Each of these contained supreme Divine Techniques.

Mastering just one of these Divine Techniques would be enough to become a supreme expert.

But comprehending the Divine Techniques here was extremely difficult. Jiang Chen didn’t even try; with his current abilities, it was impossible.

’I’ll just have to rely on raw strength to pass, then.’

Jiang Chen steadied himself.

He then took a step onto the second stair.

’The gravity on the second step should be a bit greater than the first.’

The next moment, it was just as he had predicted.

The pressure on the second step was even greater than the first.

And so it went. The third step, and every step higher, had even greater pressure.

This was the effect of the Gravity Domain.

Braving the pressure, Jiang Chen climbed a hundred steps in one go.

Standing on the hundredth step, the pressure on his body was already double that of the first step.

’Looks like there are a thousand steps here. I wonder how many times greater the pressure on the thousandth step will be compared to the first?’

A glint flickered in Jiang Chen’s eyes. Although the pressure was already considerable, it wasn’t enough to stop him.

He continued upward.

’The two-hundredth step... the pressure is three times that of the first.’

Jiang Chen looked up. He had a rough idea of the rules now.

The three-hundredth step would surely have four times the pressure, and the four-hundredth would have five times.

At this rate, the pressure on the thousandth step would be eleven times greater.

The thought alone was terrifying.