Chapter 1215: Crazy Xiao Yan

At this moment, the Soul Hall and Gu Nanhai and others were covered in wounds, their breath feeble.

Obviously, the previous battle with the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire had taken a huge toll on them.

Moreover, in the recent seal, they each expended their own essence blood, so under the accumulation of these factors, their strength now is less than half of what it originally was.

At the same time, as the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire was sealed by the grand formation, this magma world also fell into a brief silence.

"Haha, this cooperation has truly been pleasant. With the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire now sealed, we have also escaped mortal danger; at least we no longer need to worry about it continuing to threaten us!"

However, this silence did not last long before it was interrupted by the Hall Master of the Soul Hall's loud laughter.

While speaking, he also clasped his hands toward Gu Nanhai and the other five.

However, the others showed no reaction to his words, merely glancing indifferently at the Hall Master of the Soul Hall and the milky-white flame within the Heavenly Net Seal Demon Array.

After all, everyone is a crafty old fox; naturally they understand that, with the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire now sealed, they are no longer allies but enemies!

And Gu Nanhai, upon hearing the Hall Master of the Soul Hall's words, furrowed his brows slightly and said in a deep voice: "Hun Miesheng, what exactly do you mean to say?"

Upon hearing that, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall's face flashed with a strange smile; then, taking advantage of the other's inattention, he thrust his feet hard, shot forward like a bolt, and his hand lashed out like lightning to grab the black light pillar below.

At the same time, his manic laughter rang out across the magma world: "Haha, what I mean is that I, the Hall Master, will take the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire for myself; thank you all for your efforts today—I, the Soul Clan, will remember this favor!"

"Damn thing!"

"Hun Miesheng, you are certainly not a good thing!"

Seeing this sudden situation, everyone was startled, and then a chorus of angry shouts rang out, lingering in the sky for a long time.

At the instant the angry shouts sounded, Gu Nanhai also shot forward at extreme speed, and coldly snorted: "Hmph, I knew you, a wolf-hearted ambitious scoundrel, wanted to take the demonic fire, but it's not that easy!"

When the Hall Master of the Soul Hall's hand was only a dozen zhang away, a cold shout erupted from Gu Nanhai's mouth like thunder, and immediately his hand, which had been hidden behind his back at some point, slammed out fiercely.

With his motion, instantly a blue water imprint a thousand zhang in size, carrying a deadly aura, rumbled toward the Hall Master of the Soul Hall.

"Hmph, Nanhai Lao Gui, you old brat also certainly harbor no good intentions!"

Seeing the huge blue palm print coming at him, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall's brows tightened involuntarily, and he let out a cold snort.

And while speaking, he had no choice but to temporarily give up the demonic fire about to be in his grasp; he waved his hand and emitted an equally massive palm print.

"Boom—!"

The next moment, their battle techniques collided in midair, instantly causing the surrounding space for a thousand li to tremble slightly.

At the same time, the extremely deep milky-white magma below was blasted into a pit nearly a thousand zhang deep.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

And just after the two fought, the several other four-star Dou Sheng who had reacted needed no further words; they spontaneously split into two sides, warily eyeing each other.

After all, the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, such a heavenly treasure, must not fall into the hands of one's enemies.

However, since their strengths were not far apart, although they were hostile, they dared not act rashly.

"Bang!"

Seeing those people reach a stalemate, Xiao Yan in the distance hesitated not at all; instantly a pair of bone wings unfurled from his back, and the Xiao clan tattoo on his forehead blazed with light, forcibly raising his strength by more than one star, then his figure shot wildly toward the distant black light pillar.

As his figure flew out, he stretched his hand forward, directly grabbing for the milky-white source of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire!

After all, he knows that with his strength he cannot possibly defeat those four-star Dou Sheng, so his only option is to risk seizing the source of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, then quickly flee here, hide, and refine it.

And as long as he absorbs this Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, he is confident that he will no longer fear the Hall Master of the Soul Hall!

"Hmph, I knew you, brat, wouldn't stay calm."

However, things would not go as smoothly as he wished; after he flew out, the Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall, who had been watching Xiao Yan, likewise tapped the void with his toes and shot forward madly.

"Xiao Yan, go die for me!"

As the Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall flew out, with the boost of his three-star Dou Sheng strength, his speed far surpassed that of Xiao Yan, who bore the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Bone Wings; the killing intent-filled icy cry instantly rang above Xiao Yan's head.

And at the same moment he spoke, the Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall was not idle; his hand quickly turned into a claw, black mist continually coiling upon it, then he viciously grabbed for Xiao Yan's head.

Xiao Yan sensed the gust of wind above his head, and his heart tightened at once; he never expected those Soul Hall fellows to react so swiftly.

However, his combat experience was also considerable; upon seeing that the situation could not be changed, he immediately reversed direction, and a black heavy ruler landed in his palm.

"Breaking Army Absolute Overlord Ruler!"

Accompanied by a fierce shout from Xiao Yan's mouth, his surging battle qi churned wildly; the light on the black heavy ruler in his hand suddenly flared, transforming into a gray flame ruler a hundred zhang in size, which he then slammed down toward the sky.

The next moment, his battle technique clashed head-on with the Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall; as the energy shockwave spread, Xiao Yan's body instantly bowed, then he shot backward in a violent retreat.

Seeing such a good opportunity, the Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall, whose combat experience was extremely rich, naturally would not just watch; he immediately darted forward, caught up with the retreating Xiao Yan, and surged his battle qi, then struck out with a palm at Xiao Yan with all his strength.

"Damn it!"

Seeing the opponent relentlessly pursue, Xiao Yan also cursed angrily in his heart, then endured the searing pain from the Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall's battle technique on his front, and hastily executed a battle technique to meet him.

"How dare you harm Xiao Yan's older brother; you deserve to die!"

Seeing Xiao Yan injured, Gu Xun'er in the distance instantly flared with rage, shouted angrily, and then rushed toward Xiao Yan.

"Hehe, I have often heard of Miss Xun'er's reputation within my clan; today I happen to meet her, so I will give her a proper lesson."

But just as he prepared to go rescue Xiao Yan, Hun Feng appeared from nowhere, instantly arriving before Gu Xun'er, blocking her path, and gazed at her with a smiling face.

"Get lost!"

As for Hun Feng's true intentions, Gu Xun'er could not fail to know; she immediately raised her eyebrows, and her utterly beautiful, fish-sinking, goose-falling face was also filled with killing intent toward Hun Feng.

And while rebuking him, Gu Xun'er swiftly raised her palm and then struck out with full force at Hun Feng.

"Splitting Wind Tiger Roar Palm!"

Faced with the extremely enraged Gu Xun'er, Hun Feng merely gave a faint smile, then clenched his fist and swung it out fiercely.

When their palm and fist collided, both of their bodies uncontrollably stumbled backward several hundred zhang.

"Damn it, Hun Feng, if anything happens to Xiao Yan's older brother, I, Gu Xun'er, will not let you off!"

After stabilizing her stance, Gu Xun'er looked at how much farther her older brother Xiao Yan had become, and she could not help but clench her fists and shout angrily.

"Heh, if we don't play, we don't play; anyway, I, the Soul Clan, am not afraid of you, the Gu Clan. Moreover, our two clans have always been enemies, so it's as if you're saying that if I don't act now, your Gu Clan will be finished with my Soul Clan."

However, Hun Feng, in response to her rebuke, merely spread his hands indifferently, appearing completely unconcerned.

After all, as he said, the Soul Clan he belongs to is originally at odds with the Ancient Clan; what does it matter if he provokes them?

"You!" Faced with that shameless Hun Feng, she really had no way for a moment.

After all, the former also possesses a divine-grade bloodline, and is considerably older than her.

Although she has caught up to him in Dou Qi strength, thinking she could defeat Hun Feng, who possesses many high-rank Soul Clan Dou techniques, in one go is nothing short of wishful thinking.

Pfft!

Just as the two were deadlocked ahead, Xiao Yan, who was battling the Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall in the distance, suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and then his body, like a meteorite, amid the sharp sound of friction with space, heavily smashed toward the milky-white lava below.

"Hahaha, Xiao Yan, let's see who can save you this time!"

Having slammed Xiao Yan into the lava, the Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall's triumphant laughter immediately echoed endlessly throughout this heaven and earth.

At the same time, he also knew the principle of striking while the enemy is ill to take their life; at the moment of his laughter, his figure once again tightly pursued, showing an unwilling-to-stop posture.

"Brother Xiao Yan!"

Seeing her Brother Xiao Yan slammed into the lava below, Gu Xun'er instantly let out a piercing shriek, after which waves of violent golden flames surged wildly from within her body, and the hair behind her suddenly stood on end.

As soon as her voice fell, the boundless golden flames swiftly gathered in the sky into a golden fire sword thousands of zhang long and nearly a hundred zhang wide.

"Go!"

Then, under Gu Xun'er's command, the long sword shot out, its tip pointing straight at Hun Feng blocking the way.

"Heaven-Swallowing Mirror!"

Seeing the former giving his all, Hun Feng's face also suddenly turned grave; he then opened his mouth wide, spewing a pillar of purple-black light from his mouth, which instantly transformed into a purple-black light curtain like a mirror before him, spreading out like lightning.

As that purple-black light curtain unfolded, everything around it that it touched—whether Dou Qi or anything else—was instantly swallowed up.

Just as that purple-black light curtain formed, the golden great sword Gu Xun'er had unleashed suddenly struck, without warning, piercing Hun Feng's Heaven-Swallowing Mirror.

However, upon their collision, there were no splendid energy ripples like ordinary clashing Dou techniques, nor any earth-shattering boom; all there was, was cruel corrosion.

The instant Gu Xun'er's golden great sword touched that purple-black light curtain, the rich flames upon it visibly dimmed at a speed discernible to the naked eye.

However, as the golden flames were consumed, Hun Feng's purple-black light curtain likewise rippled with waves of extreme, violent energy.

And this seemingly endless wave of rapid diffusion eventually spread throughout the entire light curtain, causing the Heaven-Swallowing Mirror to become illusory.

"Hehe, the fight has begun; this is getting interesting."

However, just as the several parties were fighting intensely ahead, Lin Feng and Yun Yun stood in the distant sky, their gazes calmly observing all of this.

It was as if the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire failed to arouse any interest in the two of them whatsoever.

But after a moment of silence, Yun Yun could not help but ask: "Husband, if we just watch like this, will the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire be snatched by them and then they flee quickly?"

"Hehe, Yun'er, you needn't be afraid; the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire's strength is far more than this. Just watch—there's still a good show to come."

Hearing that, Lin Feng shook his head with an indifferent expression, looking off into the distance with interest.

At this very moment, even without thinking of the original story's content, he could faintly sense that the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire still contained waves of heart-pounding energy, its combat power utterly undiminished.

Moreover, given its ample capacity to resist, how could the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire possibly submit to being refined?

Therefore, no matter how one thinks about it, the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire now cannot possibly truly be sealed by the Hall Master of the Soul Hall!

"Is the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire still hiding its strength?"

"That's the origin of the demonic fire—quick, seize it!"

Hearing her man say that, Yun Yun promptly raised her gaze, looking toward the milky-white flame within the distant black light pillar.

However, due to her limited strength and soul power, no matter how she looked, she could discern nothing.

"Hehe, the Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall is really in for bad luck. However, Xiao Yan is truly fortunate to have encountered such an opponent as the Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall; having learned the Fire Lotus Dou Technique, he can relatively easily defeat enemies above his level. Unlike me, who keeps running into the Stone Clan Great Elder, a top-tier ancient‑race figure wielding top‑notch Stone Clan Dou Techniques, whose overall capabilities far surpass mine."

Just as Yun Yun was intently observing the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, Lin Feng beside her suddenly chuckled and said this.

However, as he went on, Lin Feng's face also showed a hint of helplessness.

The Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall is, among the Soul Clan Dou Saints, merely a somewhat insignificant minor figure, nowhere near comparable to the Stone Clan Great Elder, a second‑in‑command figure among the ancient Stone Clan.

Even at the same rank, the Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall is only fit to be blown up by the Stone Clan Great Elder.

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Yun Yun quickly shifted her gaze slightly toward the lava where Xiao Yan had just fallen.

"Old ghost, go die!"

However, just as Yun Yun's gaze landed on that lava sea, Xiao Yan immediately broke through the lava with a ferocious face, splashing up a column of milky‑white lava thousands of zhang high, then shot out from within, instantly drawing the attention of everyone around.

As for Xiao Yan, upon emerging he showed no hesitation whatsoever, charging straight at the incoming Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall.

At this moment, his body was covered in wounds big and small, blood continuously flowing from his mouth, resembling a hellish demon, making one's heart involuntarily turn cold.

Moreover, what was even more striking was the gorgeous fire lotus hovering above his palm, about the size of a face, emanating waves of destructive aura.

"Volcanic Stone Flame, Sea Core Flame, Falling Heart Flame, Nine Dragons Thunderflame, Bone Spirit Chill Flame, Three Thousand Blazing Flame—holy shit, are you crazy?!"

Seeing Xiao Yan blast straight out of the broken-open lava, Huo Xuan in the distance, upon seeing the fire lotus in his hand, instantly felt his scalp tingle and shouted.

Nor was it just him; even Yao Tian, who disliked Xiao Yan, the "traitor" disciple of the Medicine Clan, now gaped with his mouth wide open, staring at Xiao Yan in astonishment, unable to utter a sound.

"Xiao Yan, you little bastard, are you crazy? You bring this thing near me to explode—do you think you'll gain anything from it?!"

The Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall, who had been charging toward the lava below, upon seeing Xiao Yan burst forth with the fire lotus in his hand, was instantly frightened by the emanating destructive force, and shouted loudly without regard for his image.

At this very moment, even though he was as strong as a three‑star Dou Saint, he felt waves of lethal aura emanating from that gorgeous, seemingly harmless colorful fire lotus.

He could sense that if this thing exploded before him, he would definitely meet no good end.

"No benefit or not, I'll kill you, you turtle‑son!"

Faced with the incessantly chattering Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall, Xiao Yan, his face twisted with madness, merely replied briefly, then, from a distance of less than a thousand zhang, he hurled the colorful fire lotus in his hand with all his strength, and in an instant tore through space to appear before the Vice Hall Master.

The latter, seeing the silently tearing space and, in the blink of an eye, the gorgeous fire lotus arriving before him, had his pupils instantly contract to the size of a pinprick.

Although this fire lotus seemed insignificant compared to the Dou Techniques these Dou Saints usually employ, its aura capable of destroying everything caused his heart to stop beating at that very moment.

"Boom!"

The next instant, the gorgeous fire lotus Xiao Yan had thrown exploded with a deafening boom amidst the stunned gazes of all, and in that earth‑shaking roar, the heavens and earth within a radius of several thousand zhang lost their color.

In an instant, the various alien fires and nearly all of Xiao Yan's Dou Qi and soul power within him burst forth simultaneously, transforming into wave after wave of flame shockwaves that swept over everything around!

At the moment the fire lotus exploded, the Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall who was closest to it instantly disappeared.

Immediately after, Xiao Yan, who was less than a thousand zhang from the blast, was likewise engulfed by that fire wave and vanished.

"Brother Xiao Yan!"

Seeing Xiao Yan swallowed by the fire wave, Gu Xun'er instantly flared with rage, her eye sockets feeling as if they would burst, and the Dou Qi within her surged wildly.

Immediately after, she turned her head, her crimson eyes filled with killing intent, gazing at Hun Feng, who was locked in a stalemate with her ahead, her voice filled with endless hatred and madness as she said: "You bastard, I will kill you!"

No sooner had her words left her lips than the seven-colored tribal pattern on Gu Xun'er's forehead flared up once more.

At that very moment, something seemed to rise from deep within her body.

"Xun'er, don't!"

Far away, Gu Nanhai, upon seeing this, was so terrified his soul nearly left his body, and he let out a frightened roar. (End of chapter)