Chapter 622: The Justified Mobbing

"Hm?!!"

Not just Yao Wan Gui, even the Lord of the Soul Sect and Hun Feng and others were momentarily stunned by this thing Xiao Yan had shown.

You worked so hard to obtain the Pure Lotus Demon Fire—and now you're just giving it away?!

With a sharp snap, Yao Wan Gui instinctively caught the Flame Sealing Pillar—but before any joy could cross his face, Xiao Yan's next words plunged him into despair.

"Don't pretend with the Pure Lotus Demon Fire—I know you've still got a trump card. You couldn't possibly be sealed so easily. You've hidden deep, but you can't fool me. Come out."

The moment Xiao Yan grasped the pillar, he sensed something was wrong. After all, Xiao Yan had cultivated the Heavenly Rank High-Level Emperor Soul Scripture and possessed Heaven Realm Great Perfection Soul Force. Most importantly, he had refined countless Demon Fires—how could he not know whether a Demon Fire was truly sealed?

As Xiao Yan spoke, the core of the imprisoned Demon Fire violently shuddered. Yao Wan Gui felt an explosive surge of energy within the pillar—his face instantly turned ashen. This Xiao Yan had tricked him!

He frantically hurled the pillar away and tried to flee—but before he'd gone far, the pillar began to shatter. A cataclysmic wave of flame erupted from within, flooding the sky, and the Black Pillar exploded outright before the stunned gazes of all.

Puff!!! Yao Wan Gui, being closest, was caught in the blast. The terrifying flame wave slammed into him—his already wounded back instantly turned to charred, rotting flesh; his scalp was burned bald; both arms bore deep wounds down to the bone.

Had his Cultivation Realm not reached Four-Star Late Dou Sheng, this single strike would've killed him—but even if he survived, the invasion of the Demon Fire meant he was now cursed with fire poison, destined to slowly die in agonizing torment.

"Hehehe… no wonder you're the one who could fuse multiple Demon Fires and break through my illusions."

Milky-white flames swept across the heavens, and a figure took shape within the Sea of Fire—it was the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, clad in white robes, his expression cold as he stared down at Xiao Yan.

"This guy was deliberately sealed." Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Seeing this, the Lord of the Soul Sect—who had been clutching his chest—suddenly stood up in shock, his face darkening. The Pure Lotus Demon Fire's breakout from the seal had been effortless; clearly, it had been willingly imprisoned, likely waiting for them to turn on each other so it could reap the benefits.

"How is this possible? That was our clan's Heavenly Rank High-Level Sealing Array! It could seal even a Five-Star Peak Dou Sheng! How could the Pure Lotus Demon Fire break free?!" Vice Lord Hun Zhu exclaimed.

"It's the Pure Lotus Demon Fire's purification power… this ability greatly weakens the array's effect." Xun Er also possessed the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame—her own Demon Fire could burn through arrays and reduce their power.

"But he's also drained much of his Demon Fire essence—his strength has dropped significantly." Cai Lin's beautiful eyes narrowed. Now, the other Dou Emperor Family elders were either crippled, gravely wounded, or had exhausted their Dou Qi—only she and Zi Yan, both Four-Star Dou Sheng, still retained full strength.

Then there were Xiao Yan and Xun Er, who had cultivated Heavenly Rank High-Level Cultivation Arts and still had Dou Qi to spare—even the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake was now slightly exhausted due to its Fire Slaves.

Xiao Yan and Cai Lin exchanged a glance—instantly, their intentions aligned. They both understood: this was the moment to fight!

With the Soul Sect now turned ally, the only ones left with a chance to claim it were Xiao Yan's group! All other Dou Emperor Families were too weakened to fight!

The advantage is ours!

With a hum, Queen His Majesty Cai Lin finally moved!

Nine-colored divine light surged over her entire body; Cai Lin growled, "Zi Yan, strike together!"

"Hn!"

Roar! Roar! Roar!! Purple and colored light erupted—Zi Yan and Cai Lin no longer held back, transforming instantly into their true forms. Two colossal beasts, vast enough to blot out the sky, appeared in this space.

Zi Yan's Dragon Scales shimmered with purple light; her Ancient Phoenix Wings flared violently, unleashing a space storm that twisted into a colossal space tornado. The Void Ancient Dragon's mastery over space was peerless among beasts—the terrifying Space Turbulence warped reality, forming invisible spatial torsion forces as if trying to twist the Pure Lotus Demon Fire apart.

"Dragon Phoenix Power?" The Pure Lotus Demon Fire's eyes widened in shock. Zi Yan was the Dragon Emperor of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan with Dragon Phoenix Bloodline—her full true form unleashed power beyond measure.

Sssss! Cai Lin's eyes narrowed; at the exact same moment, she and Zi Yan coordinated perfectly. A colossal Nine-Colored Divine Thunder, thick as a mountain range, crashed down from the heavens, striking the Pure Lotus Demon Fire directly.

Facing Cai Lin and Zi Yan's assault, the Pure Lotus Demon Fire clasped his hands together. The Sea of Fire beneath him surged upward, forming a protective barrier shaped like a Fire Lotus, its veins glowing pink.

Boom! Boom! Boom!! The Nine-Colored Divine Thunder and Space Turbulence slammed into the slowly rotating milky-white lotus. Even though Cai Lin's Nine-Colored Divine Thunder was a powerful Beast Technique of the Nine-Colored Swallowing Sky Python, it still could not break through the Pure Lotus Demon Fire's purification power—the divine thunder and spatial forces were steadily purified away.

In that instant, Qing Lin summoned the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake, which roared loudly. Its eyes flashed crimson as it surged upward, its body grotesquely massive—even larger than Cai Lin and Zi Yan's true forms.

Standing atop the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake, Qing Lin immediately activated her Qi San Hua Tong, opening even the third demon pupil on her forehead—but she had no intention of controlling the Pure Lotus Demon Fire. She knew the Qi San Hua Tong could never control it.

"Three-Flower Demon Pupil—Activate!"

Suddenly, a gigantic Qi San Hua Tong appeared on the forehead of the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake's central head. In that moment, Qing Lin channeled all her Soul Force, Dou Qi, and the power of every Snake Slave into the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake.

Sssss!! With all the Snake Slaves' power absorbed, the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake let out a deafening roar. Its bloodline surged violently—its Cultivation Realm, previously only Two-Star Dou Sheng, exploded as a pitch-black energy orb gathered before it.

Shhh! A jet of black light shot straight toward the Pure Lotus Demon Fire. Simultaneously, the Fire Lotus Barrier faced three overwhelming attacks at once—and for the first time, it began to falter. After all, the Pure Lotus Demon Fire had already expended tremendous energy; cracks appeared across the barrier.

Seeing this, Xiao Yixian formed a hand seal, her eyes turning gray-white, her right hand condensing Misfortune Demonic Poison and Demon Fire.

"Misfortune Demonic Poison Claw."

Xiao Yixian's eyes flashed—she slashed forward. The Ghostly Venom Flame combined with the Misfortune Demonic Poison formed a strike as deadly as the Reaper's scythe. A gray light flickered—crack! —the Fire Lotus Barrier was cleaved open in a single claw.

"What?!" The Pure Lotus Demon Fire's eyes widened in shock. In the blink of an eye, its Pure Lotus Guardian had been shattered!

"Xun Er!" Xiao Yan barked. Instantly, their minds connected.

The instant Xiao Yixian's group breached the Pure Lotus Demon Fire's defense, the two appeared before it—one in front, one behind—hands glowing with sealing marks.

"Flame Emperor Seal!"

"Ancient Emperor Seal!"

The two seals converged—two Heavenly Rank High-Level Dou Techniques struck the Pure Lotus Demon Fire once more.

"Do you really think you're worthy?! Demon Fire Statue!" Sensing the terrifying power of the two seals, the Pure Lotus Demon Fire roared, his hands shifting violently. The milky-white flames that filled the sky surged toward him in an instant, coalescing into a colossal flame giant nearly ten thousand zhang tall before the stunned gazes of all.

"What?!"

Mu! The Demon Fire Statue slammed both fists onto the two Emperor Seals. The crimson Flame Emperor Seal and golden Ancient Emperor Seal surged like twin shockwaves—but not even a fraction of damage was inflicted upon the statue.

"Get out of my way!"

Enraged, the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, trapped within the statue, changed his hand seals. The statue's feet plunged deep into the Magma Sea. Mu! A deafening cry shook the heavens, sending terrifying sonic waves crashing through the entire Demon Fire Space.

Merely the roar of the statue was as powerful as Huangquan Heavenly Rage—clearly, this Demon Fire Statue was the Pure Lotus Demon Fire's ultimate trump card!

"This Demon Fire Statue is linked to the entire Demon Fire Space—it's equivalent to drawing upon the accumulated energy of thousands, even tens of thousands of years of Demon Fire!" Elder Huo Yao's face darkened. Clearly, this was the Pure Lotus Demon Fire's final move—controlling the entire Demon Fire Space meant his power had likely reached Six-Star Mid or Late Dou Sheng!

There was no way to win! The strongest among them was only Four-Star Late Dou Sheng.

Puff! Puff!! Xiao Yan and Xun Er took the full brunt of the sonic wave and were blasted backward, spitting blood.

The Pure Lotus Demon Fire glanced at Xiao Yan, who was spitting blood and flying backward—his eyes flashed with cruelty and greed. He commanded the giant hand of the Demon Fire Statue to reach for Xiao Yan: "Hahaha! Become my Fire Slave!"

Seeing the giant hand descend, Xiao Yan's face darkened. He immediately unfurled his Ancient Phoenix Wings, turning into a streak of light to evade the statue's pursuit.

"Die!" Whoosh! A tremendous wind howled—the Yao Huang Wings were fast, but the Demon Fire Statue's reach was too vast, and its speed was no slower. Xiao Yan's current speed was utterly insufficient to escape.

At this critical moment, a cold, domineering voice rang out: "I will not let another Xiao Clan descendant die before my eyes."

"Open!"

At that instant, Xiao Chen roared, having absorbed all the Dan Qi from the two Dan Beasts—now fully restored to his peak, he had completely suppressed the Pure Lotus Demon Fire within him. He stepped through Space, one stride forward, appearing directly before Xiao Yan.

Xiao Chen's aura shattered through the Four-Star level in just a few breaths, reaching Five-Star Dou Sheng Mid-Stage! This power surpassed even the Lord of the Soul Hall by one full tier!

He was the strongest present!

"Sky-Shattering Three Axes!"

Facing the Demon Saint Flame's Divine Flame Statue, Xiao Chen dared not underestimate it—he had once been evenly matched with the Pure Lotus Demon Saint, yet still lost, nearly becoming a Fire Slave.

With a hiss, a blood-shadow flashed across the Sky—Xiao Chen unleashed no restraint, striking with the Xiao Clan's Heavenly Rank Advanced Dou Technique.

In his hands, the massive blood axe slashed thrice—three strikes merged into one continuous motion; ordinary eyes saw only a red streak across the sky, while only masters like the Lord of the Soul Hall could clearly discern three crimson blood-lines erupting from space, hurtling with terrifying speed to strike directly before the giant hand of the Demon Saint Flame Statue.

Though the three blood-lines appeared slender, even the Pure Lotus Demon Saint felt a deep sense of peril emanating from them.

Shiiii-shiiii-shiiii! The three blood-lines split the air like axes cleaving Mount Hua—three strikes down, and the colossal Divine Flame Statue collapsed and shattered.

"Xiao Chen, you are nothing but my Fire Slave, a defeated underling!" the Pure Lotus Demon Saint roared, forming a hand seal to forcibly activate the demonic flame within Xiao Chen and regain control.

Sssss! Nine-colored light erupted skyward—Cai Lin's serpent eyes glinted with icy frost. Her head flicked, and dozens of seven-colored scales beneath her maw spontaneously detached. In an instant, she transformed before countless stunned gazes into dozens of immense Seven-Colored Devouring Sky Serpents, their tails entwining into a serpent-net that tightly encircled the Demon Saint Flame Statue. Then, all dozens of Seven-Colored Devouring Sky Serpents raised their heads and let out a unified, ear-splitting roar—the serpent-net shrank at a visibly rapid pace!

Boom—boom—boom!

Cai Lin finally unleashed her full power, borrowing the Spiritual Souls of those Seven-Colored Devouring Sky Serpents to form a serpent-net.

The serpent-net was shrinking, its speed terrifying—and within it, an indescribable crushing force coalesced, causing the very space within to collapse instantly.

"Squeak-squeak!"

At the center of that crushing force, even the Pure Lotus Demon Saint's power could not help but send shivers through him—if struck, even with the protection of the Divine Flame Statue, he would likely suffer grave injury.

"So this is what Cai Lin meant by temporarily borrowing ancestral Soul Power?" Xiao Yan knew well that Cai Lin had inherited the Tun Tian Mang Zong's legacy beneath Jiu You Huang Quan, and that her evolution into Nine-Colored bloodline had awakened ancestral Spiritual Souls.

And according to Cai Lin, this power allowed her to temporarily rival Five-Star Late Dou Sheng—or even peak level. At this moment, Cai Lin was even slightly stronger than Zi Yan.

Had the Pure Lotus Demon Saint been at full strength, he would have feared none of this borrowed power—but after the relentless "righteous mobbing," his inner power was severely depleted. With a creak, the serpent-net tightened like countless Sea Giant Pythons strangling their prey, crushing the Divine Flame Statue.

The terrifying force caused the Divine Flame Statue to begin cracking.

"The Statue's going to be crushed?!" the Soul Hall's Deputy Lord cried out. What kind of lineup is this Xiao Yan carrying? You don't even need the Soul Hall's help!

The Pure Lotus Demon Saint, now in the form of the Pure Lotus Sage Emperor, bared his fangs, gritted his teeth, and with a boom—the Statue shattered. Using the explosion from its collapse, he lunged toward a gap in the serpent-net, desperate to escape Cai Lin's crushing coils.

"Hmph!"

Just as the Pure Lotus Demon Saint thought he had escaped, a massive shadow descended from the Sky—a mottled serpent tail slammed into his body. The terrifying air explosion cratered the ground ten thousand zhang below, carving out a pit nearly a thousand zhang wide.

Cai Lin, having completed her Nine-Colored evolution, was this terrifying!