Chapter 162

The top of the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.

Due to the Falling Heart Flame's relentless attacks, and with the other Elders already having retreated,

The isolated Grand Elder, at this moment, is also helpless.

Can only watch helplessly as the dark energy membrane at the tower's top grows increasingly thin...

Moreover, that layer of dark energy membrane is constantly being fiercely burned by invisible flames.

The energy light upon it is also extremely dim...

After nearly five minutes, that energy membrane has almost faded to the point of being barely visible.

Obviously, it is on the verge of collapsing.

「Oh no, who knows how much energy this thing has secretly absorbed over the years; the seal of the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower is likely to break this time. 」

Even with Su Qian's composure, he now looks horrified, his voice somewhat sharp as he tells the Elders below: 'Send someone to urge the outer courtyard people to come here quickly.'

「Boom! 」

Before the fearful eyes of the inner courtyard students, these few Dou Wang Elders were instantly crushed by spatial wrinkles into a sky-full of blood mist.

In the blink of an eye, the area several li around the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower turned into a sea of fire.

「He hurriedly said: 'It's slow, that formation should have been left by our dean; it's indeed weak, but unfortunately, people are capable. Those Dou Wang‑level Elders will likely become the key breakthrough...'」

Yao Chen smiled faintly; as someone who once had strength approaching that of a half‑saint, I naturally saw the crux of it.

If one glances carelessly, one can notice a faint veil of various energies covering the seventy‑odd figures below.

Looking at the situation below, which is even more disadvantageous for the inner courtyard, Xiao Yan asked anxiously.

As a weak Dou Zong, I naturally know what happens atop such spatial wrinkles.

Seeing that, Falling Heart Flame's visage suddenly turned shocked and horrified, his tone tinged with a hint of fear.

「Master, it seems the trump card of the Canaan Academy is weak; this Fallen Su Qian will likely be suppressed again. 」

Indeed, before Fei Fu's words had even finished, the few Dou Wang Elders who had come to flee in the distance were folded back by those spatial wrinkles.

Instantly, the feeble aura of a seven‑star Dou Zong surged forth, a massive energy violently pouring into the formation!

Having completed the first step of the formation, Falling Heart Flame pressed his hands upward into the void.

Moreover, this 'Thousand‑Layer Seal Formation' was left by a Dou Zun, so for a moment this tangible fire serpent actually managed to break that formation.

Looking on, as if beneath a flat sheet of paper, a small amount of transparent wrinkles appeared out of nowhere.

Immediately, strands of mighty Dou Qi erupted, shooting out and intertwining like lightning; in just a moment they constructed an extremely tight energy net beneath the sky.

Moreover, because the force was too slight, these nets instantly ensnared those Dou Wang Elders nearby.

At the instant that gap appeared, an extremely violent energy burst forth from this spot.

Gazing at the departing Elder, Su Qian's expression wavered; after a moment, as if he had made up his mind, he fiercely waved his hand and shouted.

Immediately, molten lava sprayed everywhere in seven places; anything touched by the lava instantly erupted into fierce flames.

Just before that, dozens of figures—about seventy—suddenly hovered in the sky around the Refining Qi Tower.

The eight‑angled eyes of the flame giant serpent swept over the Elders below, then it hastily coiled its body and drew energy anew from the lava at the tower's base.

The surge shot straight to the heavens; this tremendous energy fluctuation could be sensed even a thousand li away!

Seeing the formation nearly complete, Fei Fu swiftly formed a mysterious seal with his hands, then pointed a finger sharply at the center of the energy net.

Below the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, Falling Heart Flame watched as that slow‑moving tangible fire serpent broke through the tower, his expression slightly shifting.

Because the few Elders' Dou Qi stagnated from that sharp sound wave, the formation's energy threads became vividly scarce.

Wings of Dou Qi in various colors trembled slightly; from afar they looked quite splendid.

Feeling this long‑lost freedom, the giant serpent's pair of huge‑small eight‑angled eyes were filled with an intensely human‑like ecstasy.

A moment earlier, the serpent's tail lashed out, hurling its massive body at visible speed toward the side where the Elders were strongest.

Because the energy expended in breaking through the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower was excessively massive, the flames rising from the tangible fire serpent's body now appeared somewhat lacking.

Immediately, the sturdy tip of the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower exploded with a boom.

Following that, the narrow energy net spanning nearly a hundred meters in the sky suddenly enveloped Fallen Su Qian, trapping him thoroughly.

At that instant, the energy throughout the inner courtyard's heaven and earth surged violently.

Accompanying the lava's spray, a massive tangible fire serpent several hundred meters long erupted violently from within.

Its force, comparable to the weak power of two seven‑star Dou Zongs clashing head‑on, merely served to tighten the energy net once more.

I was thinking of letting that excellent opportunity pass, but relying on the serpent's weakness, even my master alone could not defeat the opponent.

「Squeak! 」

Moreover, it also caused distant space to emit ripples of fluctuation.

He also knew that once the Falling Heart Flame broke the seal, the consequences would be dire...

Having burst out of the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower's seal, an extremely excited sharp hiss rang out like thunder from the lava flow.

「All Elders, take your positions now; the seal of the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower can't hold much longer, so we must use the formation left by the former dean and try to reseal it! 」

At this moment, those figures stood scattered in the sky.

Just as the formation took shape beneath the sky, a thunderous earth‑shattering explosion rang out across the heavens.

The threads of this formation also tightened suddenly.

Hearing Falling Heart Flame's stern shout, numerous Dou Wang‑level figures above flew toward the tower's perimeter.

And because the formation lost some of its energy support, it also quietly lacked a piece.

Dou Wang‑level cultivators are like tofu made special—utterly unable to resist.

Meanwhile, Fei Fu, who had just tasted the sweetness of freedom, naturally was unwilling to be repressed again into the subterranean lava where daylight cannot be seen.

「Immediately, he barked: 'All Elders, hear my order—form the Thousand‑Layer Seal Formation!】.

The massive body, carrying almost all of Fallen Su Qian's power, slammed heavily onto that variegated energy net.

Strands of energy threads invisible to the naked eye silently spread...

A wind-attributed Elder, hearing this, shouted urgently, then rushed with all his might toward the direction of the outer courtyard.

Energy threads layered upon layer, appearing as if specially stacked in thousands of layers.

I'll go now.

Hehe.

The scorching-cold magma pillar burst forth amid everyone's shocked gazes!

It's bad! Enter! Slowly enter!

Following Xin Yan's shout, the elders floating in the sky below all shouted in unison.

Their seemingly casual stance seemed to hide some strange traces secretly.

A skyward hiss rang out, the sharp sound wave spreading slowly like a tangible substance.