At this moment, a strange voice echoed in his mind, and Chen Lan nodded, bit his finger, and let a drop of his essence blood fall onto the Ghost Fire.

The moment the blood touched the Ghost Fire, the flames suddenly grew larger, blazing fiercely, enveloping him instantly and disappearing.

Chen Lan felt darkness overcome his vision, followed by a chilling wind that made him open his eyes suddenly.

The scene before him caught him off guard; he was on a small wooden boat that creaked ominously, as if it might capsize and sink into the depths at any moment.

It was very dark around him, and he couldn't see anything, not even with his Divine Sense. Below was a black river, and the boat drifted away into the unknown, with no end in sight.

Moreover, he found himself unable to fly, as if something was holding him down, preventing flight.

"Hmm?" Chen Lan was slightly startled; he noticed a candle at the bow of the boat. He reached out to grab it, but a sudden gust of chilly wind blew, snuffing out the candle at once.

Instantly, Chen Lan was plunged into endless darkness, unable to see anything.

Hiss~~

At that moment, a strange hissing sound echoed in his ears.

In an instant, he felt a cold wind sweep by, sensing something large flying over his head.

The next second, the candle reignited itself, and the surroundings were temporarily illuminated again.

Chen Lan frowned and looked at the riverbed; there must be some sort of Demon Beast hidden there, and the candle was the key item protecting him. Once extinguished, those Demon Beasts would seize the opportunity to attack, so under no circumstances could the candle be allowed to go out.

Thinking of this, he placed the candle in front of his chest, covering it with one hand to shield it from the ominous wind, preventing it from going out.

Along the way, he tried to ignite a flame himself but discovered that neither Spiritual Qi nor fire techniques could spark any flames. It seemed this candle was some kind of Magical Treasure, immune to the rules here.

Suddenly, the candle went out again, and Chen Lan once again sensed something approaching!

Bam!

A Demon Beast leaped out of the water, and Chen Lan immediately summoned the Thunderbolt Divine Spear, thrusting it out in one strike.

Roar!!!

A beastly roar resounded as the candle reignited once more.

The scene in front of him made him slightly surprised. He saw a Demon Beast resembling a toad, pierced through its belly and already dead.

As expected, there were Demon Beasts hidden below, but this one seemed too weak, dying from a single strike?

At this moment, an inconspicuous gray essence flew out from the Demon Beast's mouth and entered the candle, causing its flames to grow stronger.

He clearly felt the boat's speed increase!

Seeing this, Chen Lan immediately understood that the candle was like the engine of the small boat, and the essence from those Demon Beasts' mouths was the fuel. As long as there was enough fuel, he could speed up and reach the destination more quickly.

Understanding this, Chen Lan knew what he had to do. He looked at the candle and blew a sharp breath.

Sure enough, just as he expected, the candle went out!

The moment the candle went out, he sensed signs of unrest beneath the water and faint beastly growls. Those Demon Beasts were already getting restless.

"So you like staying in the water, huh? Let me show you the taste of heavenly thunder."

Chen Lan smiled faintly, raised his right hand, and countless thunderbolts gathered in it, forming a small thundercloud in this tiny area.

A small thundercloud hovered above his head, crackling with electricity and rumbling with thunder. Though it was only about a meter long, the thunder contained within was incredibly terrifying.

"Extinguish!" Chen Lan said coldly, swinging his large hand downward.

Rumble!

Countless heavenly thunderbolts swept around him, filling the entire river surface, and the Demon Beasts in the water cried out miserably until their voices faded, leaving bodies floating to the surface.

As the corpses floated, streams of essence flew from the Demon Beasts' mouths, entering the candle.

Whoosh!

In an instant, the small boat shot out like a rocket, accelerating rapidly, moving straight without making any turns.

During the journey, Chen Lan continuously used heavenly thunder to kill the Demon Beasts in the water, with more and more essence granting speed to the boat, until it was creating afterimages.

Unaware of how long he had killed or how much time had passed, the boat's speed slowed until it stopped beside a stone staircase, reaching the endpoint.

Chen Lan leapt up, landing steadily on the stone steps, and the boat sailed away without any pause.

Without giving it much thought, he proceeded up the stone steps step by step until he saw a tightly closed stone door.

[I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly, but there are even faster ahead]

As the voice faded, the stone door opened, and Chen Lan stepped through.

It must be the Gold-winged Roc that arrived faster, having been here before and thus knowing how to get here quickly.

Thump thump thump!

As he stepped through the stone door, countless torches lit up simultaneously, illuminating the path ahead.

Here, Divine Sense was unusable; ahead was a narrow passageway.

[Welcome to my maze; only by reaching the endpoint can you challenge me]

Maze?

Chen Lan grinned and walked forward. When he reached the endpoint, it was a forked road where he could not use Divine Sense or know which way was right.

But he had no interest in walking through the maze.

Chen Lan clenched his right fist, gathering his Strength Path, and punched toward the wall in front of him!

Boom!!!

The world shuddered, and the wall exploded instantly, his fist's power spreading out, directly breaking through dozens of walls.

This maze was protected by an Array, but even so, it couldn't withstand one of his punches.

Chen Lan stepped forward through the ruins; after all, it was just a maze, and reaching the endpoint was all that mattered.

[No cheating allowed!]

The voice appeared again, and the walls he had broken suddenly restored to their original state.

Seeing this, Chen Lan smirked and punched again, ignoring the warning, determined to act as he pleased.

Thus, he shattered the walls with a punch, while the other side repaired them. However, he still managed to take two steps each time, getting closer and closer to the endpoint.

Roar!!!

At that moment, beastly roars echoed, and Chen Lan looked to his side, only to see thousands of Demon Beasts charging at him.

Chen Lan was somewhat helpless; why were these always sent? Moreover, these Demon Beasts were all at the Immortal Emperor level, completely disregarding him.

"Go, wipe out all those Demon Beasts." Chen Lan waved his hand, and the Thunderbolt Divine Spear and World Map appeared beside him. Both Magical Treasures had Spiritual Wisdom and knew what to do, once being Little Sword and Little River.

[Alright!]

[Time for a massive slaughter!]

In an instant, both Magical Treasures began massacring, with their combined power as Chaos Treasures, easily able to handle these Demon Beasts.

Meanwhile, Chen Lan continued to smash through walls, determined to leave the maze. Eventually, the mysterious stranger seemed to give up, no longer restoring the walls, and let him break the rules.

Soon, Chen Lan reached the endpoint and saw a broad staircase leading upward, with a familiar beast climbing it—the Gold-winged Roc!

"Hey, big silly bird, what a coincidence."

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