Chapter 706: Reentering the Hell Garden

Experience in Hell Garden made the bear demon a good choice for leading the team.

The team ahead had already begun to enter, and Tang San's group slowly followed. This was Tang San's second time in this place, and as he recalled everything he had seen here before, his gaze grew even colder.

Light flickered, and the familiar aura descended once again. Tang San and his temporary teammates were now inside the Hell Garden.

The moment they entered, Tang San immediately sensed the changes in the fortunes of this place.

The last time he came here, his Discerning Eye of Heaven was still underdeveloped, limiting his perception. But this time was different; he had cultivated his Discerning Eye of Heaven to the ninth order—in other words, his Celestial Fox Vision was on the level of a six-tailed Celestial Fox.

For the Celestial Fox Clan, achieving godhood was extremely difficult, as they were not adept at combat and found it hard to withstand tribulations. They could only rely on their control over fortune to resist. Thus, there were very few gods among them, and reaching the ninth order made one a pillar of the clan.

An endless sea of flowers stretched out before Tang San’s team, with warm-colored blossoms dominating the landscape. The teleportation had gone very smoothly; Tang San's small team wasn’t missing any members.

"Be careful. From now on, don't touch any of the cool-colored flowers. The areas with warm-colored flowers are safe. However, every so often, the colors of the flowers will change, and when that happens, we need to move to the warm-colored areas as quickly as possible."

Tang San had entered without much of a guidebook last time, but that didn’t matter much to him. He didn’t need to listen to these explanations now; the fact that he had entered this place was enough.

Tang San stood straight, carefully determining his position.

"Let's go." The leading bear demon grumbled, taking the lead. "Remember, in the Hell Garden, our first priority is to avoid combat. Minimize the chances of fighting and let the others kill each other off first. If by the time the final teleportation happens, half of the participants are already dead, we'll naturally be safe. There are valuable items in the Hell Garden. Some flowers bear fruit, and if you find any, don't miss the opportunity. These fruits can fetch a good price outside, they're extremely rare. As the captain, if our team finds any of these, I take forty percent. I also take forty percent of all the prize money. I'm the one who'll lead you out alive, so it's only fair I take more. Do any of you have an issue with that? If you're not afraid to die, you can choose to act alone."

"I will take that option," Tang San said, not wanting to waste time with these temporary teammates.

"What did you say?" the bear demon growled, a wave of murderous intent instantly enveloping Tang San.

Participants entered Hell Garden in teams, and losing a member would undoubtedly weaken the team's overall strength.

The bear demon hadn't expected that, in such a dangerous place as Hell Garden, anyone would actually choose to act alone.

The bear demon strode up to Tang San. "Are you aware that acting alone is no different from seeking death?"

Tang San, also wearing a mask, had to look up at the figure towering over him.

The bear demon's body radiated intense blood energy. It bent slightly and brought its massive paw down toward Tang San's shoulder, but in the next instant, its paw froze in mid-air.

No one saw how Tang San moved, but he was already gripping one of the bear demon's claws.

The bear demon was momentarily stunned and instinctively tried to press Tang San down, but to its horror, it found that its claw was as immovable as if it were cast in iron. The large paw couldn’t budge even a fraction.

"YOU!" The bear demon roared, bringing down its other paw forcefully as an orange-yellow glow erupted from its body.

Tang San frowned slightly and lightly flicked his hand.

The bear demon had clearly activated its bloodline power, yet its massive body was shaken off and then slammed heavily into the ground!

As the other teammates were still in shock, Tang San's right foot forcefully stomped on the ground, and a flash of dark golden light appeared. A low rumble echoed as a massive shockwave sent the bear demon and the other three team members flying into the air, where they immediately fell unconscious.

War Stomp!

This was not the War Stomp of the Behemoth, nor that of the Golden Mammoth—it was the War Stomp of the Golden Armor Transformation!

Tang San's terrifying Golden Armor Transformation flared for just an instant, and it was enough to knock out all four ninth-order demons present.

Without even glancing at them, Tang San turned, picked a direction, and leaped forward. A faint white halo expanded from his forehead as his Discerning Eye of Heaven activated. As he sped off into the distance, he completely ignored the flowers, whether cool or warm.

Yet even though that action was brief, the space around him began to slightly distort.

As he ran, Tang San raised his right hand, which emitted a faintly distorted glow. A tower-like object emerged from his palm, radiating soft, twisted waves of light that enveloped him, suppressing the discord within him.

After being refined by Tang San for so long, and thanks to the Rainbow Skyfire Liquid, the chunk of Spacetime Beacon had now taken shape. It had formed into a seven-floor pagoda shape. Tang San had named it the Spacetime Lighthouse.

At this moment, he was using the properties of the Spacetime Lighthouse to suppress the turbulent energies within him, preventing an immediate lightning tribulation. At the same time, it concealed his aura within the Hell Garden.

The Spacetime Beacon, especially such a large piece, was a divine-level item to begin with. Thanks to the influence of the Rainbow Skyfire Liquid and Tang San's guidance, it was now a proper divine artifact; in fact, it was comparable to the best divine artifacts of this world.

As he sped across the flower beds, whether the large flowers were warm or cool-colored, they showed no reaction as Tang San passed by, as if they couldn't sense his presence at all.

Under the influence of the Polar Luck Domain, it was as if he had completely merged with the world of the Hell Garden. He didn't know the exact location of the Heaven Garden he sought because he lost his sense of direction the moment he entered the Hell Garden. However, this didn’t hinder him from finding his destination. All he needed to do was move in the direction where the cold-colored flowers were more abundant.

As the warm-colored flowers became fewer, he knew he was on the right track. The closer he got to the Heaven Garden, the more cold-colored flowers would appear, until he was surrounded by them. He just needed to follow this pattern to find his way.

Compared to his cautious approach the last time he was here, Tang San was moving much faster this time, thanks to the protection of the Spacetime Lighthouse. As he flew, he quietly sensed the changes in energy within the Hell Garden.

Thanks to the significant enhancement of his divine consciousness, he could sense that the internal atmosphere of the Hell Garden was quite stable at the moment. Since the team battle had just begun, the overall energy fluctuations in the Hell Garden were still steady, and the auras of fortune and misfortune were not particularly pronounced.

As he flew further, the cold-colored flowers beneath him gradually increased in number, while the warm-colored flowers began to disappear. The surrounding atmosphere also changed accordingly, with a sense of low, oppressive misfortune seeming to pervade every corner of the air, even causing the temperature to drop slightly.