The siege was finalized, and Hun Miesheng took the lead, stepping into the air. With a trembling movement, he appeared within a hundred feet of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire.
The other warriors also moved their bodies, forming a circle that encircled the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire.
Xiao Chen was furthest from the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, a point no one objected to, as the demonic fire's control over him hadn't been completely lifted, only temporarily suppressed. If they got too close, it could easily lose control.
A five-star Dou Sheng, eight four-star Dou Shengs!
Such a force was truly astonishing.
Seeing this spectacle unfold in the sky, the remaining warriors exchanged solemn glances and unanimously distanced themselves. A battle of this magnitude wasn't something any Dou Sheng could intervene in.
As the crowd retreated, a seductive smile graced the handsome face of the white-robed man.
"What a familiar scene! They used to be so confident too."
Glancing at the ten fire slaves, the white-robed man shouted softly.
"Fire Demon Halberd!"
He clenched his hand towards the boundless sea of magma below. The magma surged violently, and a massive, blazing halberd, shrouded in a brilliant white, erupted from it. In a flash, it appeared in the white-robed man's hand.
With the halberd in hand, the white-robed man's aura instantly unleashed. Raising his head, he opened his mouth, and a massive wave of demonic fire, hundreds of feet in diameter, suddenly erupted, sweeping towards the nine besiegers. The terrifying heat was terrifying.
"All together!"
Hun Miesheng's eyes flashed, and a blanket of black energy surged from his body, colliding with the flaming wave like a rolling dark cloud. However, at the first moment of contact, the black mist and dark cloud dissipated, and the flaming wave split, transforming into nine massive pillars of fire that fiercely blasted towards the nine.
The earth-shattering battle officially began!
Simultaneously, the ten fire slaves also stirred, their eyes abruptly opening. From their hollow pupils, two balls of eerie milky white flames erupted. With a single movement, they fearlessly charged towards Chen Guan and his companions.
Perhaps under the command of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, which repeatedly surprised Chen Guan, he was immediately targeted by the three-star Dou Sheng-level fire slave.
This was blatant favoritism!
Seeing that the fire slaves charging towards Gu Xun'er and Hun Feng were only at the late two-star Dou Sheng level, Chen Guan cursed inwardly.
Immediately, possessed by the ancient dragon and phoenix armor, he swung his fist with the utmost brutality, smashing down on the head of the incoming fire slave.
"Bang!"
A muffled sound echoed, accompanied by a swirling cloud of flames.
Facing Chen Guan's fierce punch, the fire slave's body surface erupted in a milky white veil of flames. He raised his arm and engaged Chen Guan forcefully.
However, the result wasn't a crushing victory of the higher realm over the lower. Instead, the fire slave was blasted back dozens of feet.
In terms of physical strength, Chen Guan's body was no less than that of some demonic beasts.
"Kill!"
Glancing at the surviving group of semi-saints to his side, Chen Guan's long sword flashed in his hand. He gripped it tightly with both hands, treating it like a machete, and charged at the fire slave with unmatched ferocity.
One step back, then another.
Although Chen Guan didn't resort to any killing moves, he maintained the upper hand, constantly forcing the fire slave back.
Seeing the engulfing battle between the man and the fire slave, the struggling semi-saints scattered and joined the other sieges.
However, Chen Guan seemed to have no regard for their safety. His only focus was on the fire slave. He repeatedly forced the fire slave right into the vicinity of the semi-saints, terrifying them so much that their souls left their bodies, their faces pale, and they felt as if they had already stepped into hell.
Fortunately, Chen Guan was remarkably strong, always able to repel the fire slave at the most critical moment.
Time and again...
"Damn, the old man is so patient!"
After trying for a long time, Chen Guan felt that each of these semi-saints was acting normally, not hiding anything at all. If he hadn't read the script, he would have doubted his judgment.
With a grumble, Chen Guan gave up on the idea of looking for Voldemort.
His gaze fixed on the fire slave across from him. Instead of murderous intent, his eyes held a burning intensity.
"Yellow Spring Finger!"
he muttered softly, and the energy of heaven and earth surged like a tide. Chen Guan pointed his finger, a thousand-foot-long giant finger slamming down on the fire slave. The terrifying force shattered the fire slave's layers of defenses and pressed down hard on its chest.
A normal person would have been severely injured, if not killed, by such a blow.
However, the fire slaves could no longer be viewed from a human perspective; they were more like strange puppets.
Even then, the heavy blow only dispersed the milky white flames surrounding them, slowing their movements considerably.
The milky white flames seemed to be their source of energy. After being defeated, they continued to surge towards the Fire Slave. It was visibly seen that each time the flames entered its body, the Fire Slave's movements became faster.
If allowed to continue, it would soon be back to normal.
Unfortunately, Chen Guan would not give it this opportunity.
With a flash of his figure, Chen Guan appeared behind the slow-moving Fire Slave, placing his palm directly on its shoulder. Blazing flames surged from his body, completely enveloping the Fire Slave and isolating the converging milky white flames.
Interrupting the spell.
At the same time, Chen Guan's fingertips flew, carrying a strange wave, and at the center of the Fire Slave's forehead, he used his soul power to outline a strange rune.
"Command!"
As the rune took shape, Chen Guan whispered, imprinting it on the Fire Slave's forehead. It then quickly merged into its flesh and invaded its mind.
Instantly, Chen Guan felt an intense heat emanating from the latter's brain. He could see a milky white orb of fire swirling deep within the fire slave's mind. Within that orb, a terrifying energy was contained.
Chen Guan controlled the soul rune to hover around the orb, releasing waves of strange wave barriers that completely enveloped and isolated it.
It was at this moment that he sensed a mysterious bond between him and the fire slave.
He was all too familiar with this feeling; controlling a puppet was just like that.
In other words,
this Fire Slave was his now!
Removing his hand from the Fire Slave's shoulder, Chen Guan's face lit up with joy as he watched it quietly stand before him.
This was the power of a three-star Dou Sheng!
Apart from the Danta Patriarch, there wasn't a single figure of this caliber in the current Danta.
More importantly, this Fire Slave obeyed orders with absolute certainty!
He glanced up at the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, locked in a fierce battle with the Nine Saints high in the sky. Suddenly, Chen Guan felt a pity for this fellow. After
thousands of years of diligently cultivating his Fire Slave collection, his collection had only served him well. He thought he'd unleash his ultimate killer move, the Refining Heaven Ancient Formation, but in the end, it was the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire's backup plan to deal with him.
So pitiful...
a tragic tragedy.
With a faint smile, Chen Guan looked out over the arena.
Unsurprisingly, Gu Xun'er and Hun Feng were both dominating the two-star Dou Sheng Fire Slave. Judging by the Fire Slave's sluggish movements, it was clear he'd endured several fatal blows.
"Xun'er, let me lend you a hand."
With a hearty laugh, Chen Guan leaped forward.
Under Gu Xun'er's stunned gaze, Chen Guan repeated his old trick, gaining the strength of another two-star Dou Sheng.
"Are you sure you're here to help me?"
"Haha, that doesn't matter. The result is good."
Seeing Gu Xun'er's speechless expression, Chen Guan waved his hand and, in a cheerful mood, glanced at the remaining eight fire slaves.
Just as he was about to repeat his old trick, several gazes suddenly descended from the sky.
There were Medusa and Zi Yan, as well as the white-robed man transformed from the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire.
Looking at the two fire slaves standing quietly behind Chen Guan, the white-robed man sensed the problem with a fleeting glance, his handsome face darkening.
Under normal circumstances, he would have attempted to seize control of the fire slaves, but now, surrounded by the Nine Saints, he was completely distracted.
Sensing Chen Guan's intentions, the white-robed man grew furious.
The next moment, the eyes of a fire slave, surrounded by the crowd, suddenly blazed with a startling light, and an incredibly violent energy erupted with lightning speed.
"Boom!"
As the besiegers watched in horror, the fire slave expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, then exploded with a resounding explosion. An
indescribably terrifying energy storm swept across the sky at astonishing speed, engulfing even the besiegers. Thousands of feet below, the magma sea was torn apart, a fissure ten thousand feet long, reaching the very depths of the magma.
"Retreat! They're about to self-destruct!"
a powerful figure shouted, trembling with fear as they watched the dead zone.
This single fire slave's self-destruction had already wiped out three one-star Dou Shengs!
No one dared to hesitate. Watching the fire slave's body begin to swell, even Hun Feng, he sent it repelling with a single palm strike, pulling it back tens of millions of feet at an astonishing speed.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
Like thunder, the entire space was filled with a chaotic storm.
Although the alerted crowd fled desperately, many Semi-Saints still fell behind, caught in the surging storm of destructive energy, and were ripped into nothingness in an instant.
Chen Guan sighed softly, his gaze sweeping over the remaining crowd.
Somewhat surprisingly, the peak Dou Zun he had helped earlier was still alive!
With only a dozen or so Semi-Saints left, this lone Dou Zun stood out, like a chicken among a flock of cranes.
Seeing Chen Guan approach, the unremarkable young man nodded gratefully, as if expressing his gratitude for the favor.
Chen Guan smiled back, then cast his gaze high into the sky.
"This Pure Lotus Demonic Fire is truly ruthless and resolute. Just to prevent me from taking advantage, a Fighting Saint Fire Slave, self-destructs on command. Even you ancient races couldn't pull off such a feat."
Gu Xun'er, standing beside him, didn't deny it. "A Fighting Saint is a pillar of strength, no matter where they are."
As the two chatted, Hun Mie Sheng, in the sky, seized the opportunity while the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire was distracted.
"Everyone, lend a hand. Seal the Demonic Fire now!"
Hun Mie Sheng roared fiercely, his hair disheveled. He soared into the sky, his palm clashing with the air. A massive black formation, a thousand feet across, appeared in the sky, its center locked onto the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire below.
"He actually brought the Heavenly Net Demon Sealing Formation with him!"
Gu Xun'er exclaimed in astonishment upon seeing the massive black formation in the sky. Judging by his expression, it was clear that this formation was quite prestigious.
The eight four-star Dou Sheng hesitated for a moment before someone made the decision to help Hun Mie Sheng seal the demonic fire.
Medusa, Zi Yan, and Xiao Chen all looked at Chen Guan below. Seeing him nod, they too, without hesitation, each swooped upwards and charged into the Sky Formation.
"Om!"
Supported by such a vast energy surge, the slightly shambling Hun Mie Sheng's momentum surged, his hand seals rapidly shifting. In an instant, the formation trembled slightly, and a jet-black beam of light, covered in mysterious runes, suddenly shot out from the center of the formation, finally impacting the body of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire below with lightning speed.
The precise impact on the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire sent a fervent look across Hun Mie Sheng's face.
"Tianluo Refining Fire, transform into the Origin!"
(End of Chapter)