Chapter 345

Something was seriously wrong, so Xiao Yan exhausted all his Soul Force and directly unleashed a five-colored Fire Lotus to explode outward.

Xiao Yan now possessed quite a few Different Flames; even without Wind Fury Dragon Flame, he had eight Different Flames in total—but unfortunately, his Soul Force was simply insufficient to maintain balance among all eight.

Even the Heaven Tier Low Grade Burning Decree had its limit: Xiao Yan's maximum was the five-colored Fire Lotus; unless he was willing to self-detonate.

Although the Five Wheel Departing Fire Method also used five Different Flames, Xiao Yan's Buddha Fury Lotus was far more than merely arranging the flames into an Array—it directly caused violent collision, triggering an uncontrollable, catastrophic explosion, its power far more terrifying than the Five Wheel Departing Fire Method.

However, it was clear Xiao Yan was unnecessarily worrying.

"Kill!!" Seeing Mei Du Sha's ferocity, Shi Nian roared, unleashing his peak state—his shirt ripped apart by his grotesque muscles as his right fist condensed into a lion's head and slammed forward.

Boom—one sound, Mei Du Sha spun around and stomped down, her terrifying Spatial Force crushing everything; Shi Nian didn't even react before a powerful force slammed him from the sky to the ground.

Meanwhile, Mei Du Sha's Jade Hand struck out—instantly, terrifying seven-colored light erupted; Ting Hao was startled, roaring as he unleashed his strongest Defensive Dou Technique, instantly manifesting a Sea of Lightning that guarded his entire body.

Boom—a deafening crash—but even Ting Hao's Qi transformed into a Sea of Lightning couldn't block Mei Du Sha's palm; as her Jade Hand pushed forward, the entire Sea of Lightning shattered, and with a series of popping sounds, Ting Hao watched his lightning barrier crumble into fragments, a terrifying force hurling him backward as he spat blood.

"My god!!" The warriors watching below were terrified—how incredibly ferocious was this?!

"Kill! Thousand Snake Binding Kill Array!" At this moment, She Tianhao realized how powerful his opponent was—he had no choice but to gamble everything, unleashing Thousand Snake Imperial Drive; countless emerald-green shadows appeared, moving like a Snake God, commanding all Snake Race.

"Get lost! Tun Tian Snake Eye!" Mei Du Sha's beautiful eyes narrowed—suddenly, high in the Nine Heavens, a colossal snake eye appeared; a beam of seven-colored light shot from it, and instantly, the thousand green shadows shrieked in despair, as if devoured, She Tianhao's Dou Technique vanished instantly, and he himself was struck hard and plummeted.

This scene stunned everyone into silence; countless mouths hung open, unable to close, unable to speak.

Invincible! This was true invincibility—Mei Du Sha's first move was already invincible!

Even some long-secluded veteran Dou Zong-level figures turned pale—this alone revealed just how immense and how heaven-defying Mei Du Sha's power was.

Many recalled how Mei Du Sha had just fought three opponents at once—not only held her ground, but seized the upper hand, finally driving all three back—and they couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines; such a person was too heaven-defying.

"What was that giant snake eye just now?" someone murmured involuntarily.

"That seemed to be an ancient beast that once appeared in the distant past—called Tun Tian Mang."

"Tun Tian Mang? I've never heard of it." After a long pause, someone finally snapped back to reality and murmured: "Is it a branch of the Nine Underworld Earth Snake Clan?"

"No. Tun Tian Mang Zong—a legendary race." An elderly man who had lived for ages murmured: "Legend says the Tun Tian Mang Zong possessed the ability to swallow heaven and earth; their terrifying power even made the Grand Void Ancient Dragon Clan wary, stirring up storms and chaos—but for some reason, the Tun Tian Mang Zong eventually vanished without a trace."

"That terrifying? Even the Grand Void Ancient Dragon Clan feared them?!" a younger generation asked curiously.

"Then Mei Du Sha must be invincible!"

An elder's gaze sharpened as he shook his head: "Don't underestimate Shi Nian and the other two—they've held their ground in the Northwest Region for so long; what's truly terrifying is the depth of their accumulated foundation."

Qing—a blade's ring pierced the sky; in the distance, Shi Nian, who had been flung away by Mei Du Sha, slowly drew his great sword.

The blade's surface gleamed like snow; as it was drawn, it seemed to illuminate the earth—when Shi Nian held the long blade, his Spiritual Pressure transformed completely, as if with one sword in hand, he could slay anything.

Even celestial beasts were nothing but corpses beneath his blade.

At this moment, everyone who saw Shi Nian with the long blade felt a sudden chill at their necks, breath catching in their throats.

"Shi Ming Demon Blade! That's the legendary murderous blade paired with the Shi Ming Technique! Shi Nian's revealing his trump card!" a Dou Zong who had come to observe from afar said. Those who had once fought Shi Nian felt a chill in their hearts as they saw him wielding the blade.

"Good! You're worthy of making me use it!" Ting Hao, enraged, laughed bitterly, gestured with his hand, and roared: "Spear, come!"

Boom—a thunderclap echoed as divine lightning rained from afar; in the Thunder Sect's distant mansion, a golden spear shot out from the courtyard, instantly crossing countless Shan Mai and landing in Ting Hao's hands.

"Thunder Divine Spear! That's the Thunder Sect's sect treasure! I heard it's an Eight Grade Peak weapon!" a sect elder from the same region as the Thunder Sect couldn't help but cry out.

Legend said the Thunder Sect's Founder once wielded this spear—his power reached the pinnacle, defeating every genius on the continent, his name infamous.

"Thunder Divine Spear…" The sect elder, seeing the spear covered in Heavenly Thunder, grew excited—once, the Thunder Sect's Sect Master had nearly broken through to Dou Zun and achieved Sage Emperor status, but ultimately failed.

The instant Ting Hao grasped the spear, his Spiritual Pressure soared to the heavens—he radiated a wild, dominant aura, a sense of supreme supremacy, a one-man barrier against ten thousand foes; no matter how powerful the warrior, facing such a being, they must retreat.

Yet the Tianshe Mansion, the faction with the deepest foundation, remained motionless; She Tianhao still stood barehanded.

This was the foundation of a Faction—when Gu Clan's Ling Quan possessed more than just a Cultivation Method; the black armor he wore, the battle halberd he held—each item was an extraordinary masterpiece; even the Soul Robe of the Soul Sect was a rare treasure.

But these were precisely what Mei Du Sha—or the Yan Alliance—lacked; the Snake Empire had always been weak; even Xiao Yan had ransacked their treasury and concluded it was inferior to the Yun Lan Sect's.

At least the Yun Lan Sect had Yun Potian's legacy—the Yun Sha Black Sword, a decent Eight Grade weapon.

Shi Nian and the others naturally wouldn't give Mei Du Sha time to prepare; in the blink of an eye, the three attacked again.

Qing—a blade's ring—Shi Nian slashed through empty air, his blade descending; all his terrifying Dou Qi poured into his long blade; at the level of high Dou Zong, merely infusing Qi into a weapon granted power comparable to a Earth Rank Dou Technique, even approaching the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.

A massive, snow-bright blade slash illuminated the Tianshe Mansion; with one strike, it judged the underworld—everyone who saw this slash felt the illusion of being cut down, falling into the netherworld; the sheer force of this slash could make ordinary Dou Zong go limp.

"Eat my spear!" Ting Hao felt no shame in teamwork; he roared, stomping on Space—Boom! Lightning flashed, instantly leaping to the heavens, his Thunder Divine Spear thrusting through the air toward Mei Du Sha's position.

Boom—a thunderous crash; a shocking bolt of lightning shot from the spear—lightning was the sun in darkness, illuminating the gloom.

She Tianhao slithered like a venomous snake, hiding behind the other two, his Dou Qi secretly circulating; when the two attacked Mei Du Sha, he roared: "Giant Snake Heaven Net!"

Boom—a deafening crash; suddenly, the Tianshe Shan Mai cracked open, a colossal black shadow bursting from the earth.

From afar, the shadow looked like a giant black dragon leaping from underground, soaring into the sky, lunging to devour Mei Du Sha above.

This dragon was enormous; when it rose into the heavens, it resembled a colossal mountain range.

"What the hell is that?! Is that a dragon?! A True Dragon?!" someone screamed in terror, pale with shock.

Countless sect warriors were present; some disciples fainted and collapsed onto their chairs; even senior sect figures turned ashen-faced—everyone believed it was a True Dragon.

Zi Yan frowned—she saw at a glance it wasn't a Dragon Clan creature, not even a pure-blooded dragon, let alone a Jiao Dragon.

"No! That's snake skin!"

Finally, someone sharp-eyed realized—it was She Tianhao's shed skin, forged into this monstrous shape!

Facing the triple ambush, Mei Du Sha's expression turned grave; as Xiao Yan had feared, foundation was precisely what she lacked—this was the universal weakness of all new factions and newly risen elites; they had no time to accumulate foundation.

But Mei Du Sha was no ordinary woman—she instantly formed hand seals, her Jade Hand sweeping—she seized control of all Qing Lotus Earth Core Fire; boundless torrents of Qing Lotus Earth Core Fire became hers, and in the blink of an eye, she used the Different Flames to resist all three attacks!

"Even if you possess Different Flames, you can't withstand our combined assault!" Shi Nian roared, his blade flashing wildly, countless slashes raining down without mercy upon Mei Du Sha's flame defense.

"Hahaha! Surrender now, swear the Yan Alliance won't attack our three factions, and the western region of the Northwest Region remains yours!" After their earlier clash, Ting Hao realized the Yan Alliance's rise was unstoppable.

Just submit—divide the Northwest Region into four: Tianshe Mansion, Thunder Sect, Shi Ming Sect, and Yan Alliance each take one corner; then there will be no Northwest Region, only four major sects.

Hearing Ting Hao's words, the leaders of the other sects below felt their hearts sink—but there was no solution; weakness was the original sin; no matter whether the Yan Alliance could win, weak sects would be swallowed—the era of four-way division might be coming!

At this moment, She Tianhao remained silent; for some reason, he had a strange premonition—and instantly turned his head toward Xiao Yan's position.

His pupils contracted—he saw Xiao Yan sitting calmly, chatting and laughing with Yun Yun and others beside him, utterly unconcerned.

As if sensing She Tianhao's gaze, Xiao Yan slowly lifted his head to look at She Tianhao in the sky, who was now controlling the Sea Giant Python he had shed his skin to create.

Xiao Yan smirked, sending Soul Resonance to Mei Du Sha: "Don't hold back anymore—it's time. Some things can't be hidden."

At once, a terrible feeling surged through She Tianhao's heart—he roared: "Watch out!"

The next instant, invisible flames suddenly ignited within all three of their hearts—terrible flames so intense even three High-Dou Zong cultivators could barely withstand them!

But it wasn't over yet: Mei Du Sha's Jade Hand spun, and space itself twisted—as if an invisible, scorching flame circled her body, warping even space with its heat!

Falling Heart Flame!

At that moment, Mei Du Sha's Jade Hand curled and seized—the Falling Heart Flame coiled around her, forming an invisible flame whip that she gripped in her hand.

With a flick of her wrist—CRACK! —the invisible fire whip blasted away the blade-light and spear-thunder. Without doubt, the Falling Heart Flame was far stronger, far more terrifying than those weapons.

"Hmph!" Mei Du Sha sneered, cradling a blue lotus in her left hand and slapping it toward the charging black python—instantly, Earth Core Fire erupted, engulfing the black serpent's shed skin.

The three forced down the Heart Fire raging within them, just as they prepared to counterattack Mei Du Sha—when she narrowed her eyes, and the Falling Heart Flame ignited within them once more!

This eerily strange Heart Fire left even three battle-hardened Dou Zong cultivators without a good response—they were forced to leap back, putting distance between themselves and Mei Du Sha.

But Mei Du Sha would not let them escape—she stepped on Space, appearing as if teleporting, closing in instantly, and swung the Falling Heart Flame whip with full force.

Shi Nian, sensing the attack, gasped in shock—his great blade blazed with blinding light as he unleashed a Earth-Rank Dou Technique. BOOM! The two forces collided with a thunderous roar, shaking heaven and earth, the explosion echoing throughout the Sky Snake Mansion.

Yet even after Shi Nian counterattacked and defended, he could not withstand Mei Du Sha's assault.

Mei Du Sha whipped twice more—despite She Tianhao and Ting Hao exhausting every technique, they could no longer hold back, both being flung away and crashing into the Shan Mai.

At this moment, all present witnessed a shocking sight: though they could not see the Falling Heart Flame, their Soul Force Perception faintly sensed what Mei Du Sha held in her hand!

At this moment, Mei Du Sha commanded Earth Core Fire in her palm and gripped the Falling Heart Flame—the invisible Heart Fire tore through the earth, burned all things, and warped space!

Everyone saw Mei Du Sha once again repel the three—such a scene was utterly staggering.

"Invisible, formless, unseen by the eye, born in the heart, killing from afar! Could it be the Falling Heart Flame—ranked fourteenth on the Strange Fire Ranking?!" In the Sky Snake Mansion's encampment, Sima Lin, the Seven-Grade Alchemist of the Sky Snake Sect, turned pale and leapt to his feet in shock.

When Mei Du Sha had killed Lu She with a single glance yesterday, Sima Lin had found it strange—but at the time, she had only used the power of the Three-Flame Serpent Body, not directly wielding the Falling Heart Flame, so he had sensed no Strange Fire aura and assumed it was merely her Bloodline Power.

But now, Mei Du Sha had directly unleashed the Origin Flame Seed of the Falling Heart Flame—this terrifying Heart Fire was not on the same level as the one that killed Lu She yesterday; even a Dou Zong could barely endure it!

"Falling Heart Flame?!" Ting Hao naturally heard Sima Lin's cry—he wasn't an Alchemist, but he had heard names of Strange Fires and knew some of their abilities.

Shi Nian's eyes widened in disbelief—he was frozen. How the hell could you have two Strange Fires?! Isn't it said one person can possess only one Strange Fire? And when Strange Fires meet, they fight or explode—they can't coexist!

You're cheating!

She Tianhao stared gravely down at Xiao Yan—he alone understood: this was all because of Xiao Yan!

And She Tianhao's beast-like instinct was right: even though Mei Du Sha had refined the Three-Flame Serpent Body, she could not possibly control two Strange Fires at once—Strange Fires either kill each other or explode upon contact, and Xiao Yan knew this better than anyone.

Besides, giving someone a Strange Fire without Fire Control Power is useless. Non-Alchemists cannot control fire at all.

But who cares—he's Xiao Yan!

Strange Fire Repository!

Xiao Yan had fully refined two Strange Fires himself, and with his unique Soul connection to Mei Du Sha, he was effectively supplying Fire Control Power through that bond—while Mei Du Sha, having evolved her Soul and body using these two Strange Fires, now had the conditions to control both simultaneously.

All the powerful cultivators present exchanged stunned glances—who said the Yan Alliance had no depth? Strange Fires are depth!

"Will the Northwest Region now become the Yan Alliance's territory?"

"Likely so—possessing two Strange Fires, such a miracle—even the Five Great Families of the Dan Domain lack this kind of foundation."

At this moment, facing Mei Du Sha who commanded two Strange Fires, She Tianhao's gaze turned icy—he coldly said: "Gentlemen, if you do not wish your Sects to eventually become vassals of others, then forget your pride."

Shi Nian and Ting Hao both felt their hearts sink, then nodded heavily—this was no time for pride. If the three of them lost against one, then when Mei Du Sha truly came to their doors, it would be certain death.

"Awaken the Demon Saint Gate!"

WHIRRR—light blazed across the entire Shan Mai of the Sky Snake Mansion—it was the Sect's Demonic Array!

BOOM BOOM BOOM—the sky darkened with storm clouds as a colossal heavenly gate descended from above, sealing off all space around Mei Du Sha, trapping her—this gate slammed down as if to crush her.

She Tianhao and the other two nodded, flashing instantly to the top of the gate, slamming both hands onto its lintel, pouring torrents of Dou Qi into it—leaving Mei Du Sha no chance to resist.

"So shameless! Even the Sect's Demonic Array is being used!"

"Can the Sky Snake Mansion get any more shameless?!"

(End of Chapter)