Time won't stand still for anyone or anything.
The hot topics in Zhongzhou change daily, but one topic remains constant.
"Xiao Chen has been hunted to the Southern Territory."
"Breaking news: Soul Palace Saint Hun Qing has fallen, and Xiao Chen has escaped gravely injured."
"Xiao Chen..."
Just as Xiao Chen was being hunted for another month in the outside world, the sealed Demonic Fire Dimension, silent for a year and seven months, finally began to stir with life again.
The Demonic Fire Dimension remained as blazing as ever.
Above the magma sea, a massive pink crystal egg hovered in the air, occasionally emitting faint flames, like an elf, brimming with spirituality. Closer, one could faintly discern three figures within it.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, the pink crystal egg exploded, a resounding explosion shattering the stillness.
A bewitching figure shot out from the air, trailed by a golden flame. The heat was blazing, the killing intent was piercing, and there was no mercy.
The enchanting figure remained unfazed. With a wave of her delicate hand, she drew her longsword and launched a counterattack with a radiant nine-colored sword light. The sharp edge easily shattered the engulfing flames into a blaze of sparks.
"Annihilation Seal!"
"Ancient Emperor Seal!"
With two sharp shouts, another slender figure emerged from the air.
But now, the woman's pretty face was filled with rage, her red eyes brimming with murderous intent. She gazed at the enchanting figure, gritting her teeth, her expression completely out of control, her calm demeanor gone.
Two powerful hand seals condensed simultaneously, fueled by potent fighting spirit, their power rivaling that of a celestial-level fighting technique.
Yet, the enchanting figure showed no fear. With a single swipe of her longsword, the domineering palm seal shattered in a single flash.
"Gu Xun'er, you've barely made it past the three-star Dou Sheng level, while I'm already a mid-stage five-star Dou Sheng. You're no match for me. Let's talk?"
Medusa sheathed her sword, apologetic.
Regardless of the process, she'd ultimately dragged the other down.
Gu Xun'er gritted her teeth, her hand seals unwavering. A massive finger, several thousand feet long, suddenly appeared in the sky, the ancient clan's renowned, formidable fighting technique.
The Great Nirvana Finger!
"There's no point in discussing this. I'll fight you to the death!"
The Great Nirvana Finger thundered down, and a terrifying battle unfolded once again.
Chen Guan, the sole spectator not far away, had no intention of intervening, nor was he worried about them.
Though Gu Xun'er was a darling, the chances of harming Medusa, a mid-stage five-star Dou Sheng, in her Nine-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python form, were slim to none. The aftermath
surged forward like a surging wave, but whenever it reached Chen Guan, it vanished without a trace.
The process of refining the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire had been somewhat tortuous, but the rewards were immense.
He was now a notch above Hun Mie Sheng in terms of realm alone, having reached the mid-stage of a five-star Dou Sheng!
Not only him, but even Medusa and Gu Xun'er had advanced further.
As for Gu Xun'er's situation...
honestly, Chen Guan himself hadn't anticipated it.
With Medusa's help, an extra person to share the immense energy, Chen Guan had already gained considerable confidence in refining the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire.
However, at the final moment of absorbing and merging, a problem arose.
The Demonic Fire's essence was like a young beast possessing uncanny strength. Every time Chen Guan mobilized the alien fire within him to fuse with it, the Demonic Fire's instinctive struggle always managed to break through the 'net,' time and again.
Chen Guan sensed that the quality of his own strange fire was insufficient. A slight error could lead to a huge loss. If this continued, even a thousand times, the result would remain unchanged.
In this situation, the simplest and most effective solution was to improve the quality of his own strange fire. Even a small amount of Gu Xun'er's Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame's essence would be enough to achieve a balance within him, allowing for a successful fusion.
In that special state, Medusa could sense Chen Guan's situation.
Just as Chen Guan was about to ask Gu Xun'er for a strand of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame's essence, Medusa moved first. Her powerful fighting spirit condensed into a massive hand, directly capturing Gu Xun'er.
Under normal circumstances, Gu Xun'er would have been able to resist, or at least protect herself.
However, when Medusa plunged into the strange fire, she had actively blocked out everything outside of her, forcibly numb her five senses.
Therefore, she was completely unaware of Medusa's attack.
Once captured within the strange fire, resistance was futile.
The pink emotions of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire profoundly affected Chen Guan, and maintaining a modicum of sanity was a struggle.
Seeing Medusa deliver the fish to his mouth, even that last vestige of rationality largely vanished, leading to the inevitable outcome.
Gu Xun'er was initially lucid, desperately trying to trigger the ward Gu Yuan had left her.
However, her life was not in danger.
As the demonic fire seeped into her body, her mind inevitably began to suffer, until she was ultimately trapped in a quagmire, losing even the ability to actively trigger the ward.
Under such a catastrophic event, Gu Xun'er's divine bloodline's exceptional rationality collapsed, her emotions completely unchecked, leading to the ensuing fight, even to the point of shouting a fight to the death.
Gu Xun'er was frantic, unleashing every powerful fighting skill at her disposal, recklessly attacking Medusa, intent on completely annihilating the culprit and atoning for the shame.
Unfortunately, it couldn't be done, simply couldn't be done.
A five-star Dou Sheng, a monumental watershed.
Even ordinary warriors faced this, let alone Medusa, whose true form was the Nine-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python.
Had Medusa not intended to fight back, and instead let her vent her anger, Gu Xun'er, in her vulnerable state, would have been subdued on the spot.
Chen Guan and Medusa shared the same sentiment, and therefore, he had no intention of intervening. He wanted
to let Gu Xun'er calm down before he could consider the ensuing mess.
Half an hour...
an hour!
Gu Xun'er bombarded with fury for an entire hour.
Only after her reckless spending had sapped even a tenth of her immense Dou Qi did she grit her teeth and pause.
Seeing this, Chen Guan and Medusa breathed a sigh of relief.
But just as they thought they could finally communicate, Gu Xun'er formed another seal and launched another Great Annihilation Finger at Medusa.
Medusa shook her head. In the past hour, she had been hit by the Great Nirvana Finger seven or eight times in a row, and she was almost ready for it.
Without drawing her sword again, Medusa pinched her fingers and formed a seal, sending out a huge palm print to meet it.
At this moment, the domineering Great Nirvana Finger suddenly dissipated. Gu Xun'er's body flashed, and like a moth to a flame, she met the huge palm print with her body without any resistance.
It was as if she was going to die!
Medusa's face changed slightly. She wanted to save herself, but it was too late.
"Boom!"
The energy storm exploded, and an illusory figure in a white robe slowly emerged.
(End of this chapter)