Chapter 87: Fire Crows' Arrogant Flames and Dao Soldiers' Aid; Many Means Employed in a Life-and-Death Struggle

Crimson flames burned bright, surging and pouring forth, illuminating the surroundings and condensing into layers of color, like smoke and yet like water ripples.

A vast expanse of red and golden sea of fire suddenly parted, revealing a figure.

All around, firelight burst forth like ten thousand golden lamps, and flames soared like a thousand red rainbows.

The already scorching lava space saw its temperature rise even higher out of thin air because of his appearance.

The earth-fire throughout the entire lava space faintly responded, constantly cheering and leaping, as if welcoming his arrival.

Fang Longye looked closely and saw that this demon king had a golden crown atop his head and his face stained with red mist.

He wore a suit of crimson soft armor emitting a glazed halo, covered by a red robe embroidered with images of the Golden Crow and the Great Sun, clustered with patterns of flames. A golden belt inlaid with various precious stones and jades was tied around his waist, and he wore a pair of battle boots that sprouted myriad red mists at his feet.

Good heavens, from head to toe, there wasn't a single item below the rank of Spirit Treasure; the treasure light was so dense it was blinding. If he were to be looted, the gold coins would definitely be scattered all over the ground!

Ignoring the demon king's arrogant and furious expression, Fang Longye was secretly delighted: "Fortune! Fortune! It is only right that I make a killing today~ I had originally planned to finish matters with Jinghuan, disguise myself, and engage in some 'fishing law enforcement' to pull off a few no-cost deals, but I never expected the business to come to my door automatically."

"You little thief, do you not know that this is the daily cultivation ground of me, Chiyang Wang?" The demon king shouted with a face full of rage.

Fang Longye had never heard of any Chiyang Wang; after all, counting from Cangmang Mountain, the two were at least ten million miles apart!

The information on various demon kings he had requested from the old turtle was only for the territory surrounding Yuyang Yaofang.

He immediately laughed: "Treasures belong to those with virtue. What, do you think these divine materials and spiritual objects are yours? Call out to them and see if they will answer you?"

"Heh heh~ boy, no matter how sharp your tongue is, in the end, you have to rely on strength to speak."

The demon king did not argue with him, only sneering incessantly.

"I see you are glowing with clear light; you must be a Dragon Prince who has not been in Beiju Luzhou for long. Considering your ignorance, as long as you surrender, I will spare you. I will let your father send someone to ransom you; I will not take your life~"

"Oh~ you are so confident that you can defeat me? Perhaps it is I who will take your life?" Fang Longye chuckled.

Little did he know that after hearing this, Chiyang Wang burst into loud laughter, his eyes flashing with cold light.

In Chiyang Wang's view, Fang Longye was a water-attributed member of the Dragon Clan; even if he had attained the True Immortal realm and jumped out of the limitations of the Five Elements, could he possibly defeat him, who was born of the Fire Crow clan, in this earth-fire space?

Furthermore, he was not some stray demon without a foundation.

If it really came down to comparing means, he did not believe this Dragon Prince, who looked like a novice, could compare to him. This Dragon Prince was so stubborn and unyielding that he was already courting death.

"Boy, since you are bent on seeking death, then don't blame me!"

He immediately drew out a golden mace and, carrying the momentum of wind and fire, struck at Fang Longye.

"Good!" Having cultivated for a long time, Fang Longye had long wanted to verify his own strength.

He also summoned the Panlong Spear, which possessed the momentum of a giant dragon hanging from the sky, whistling with power as he met the attack.

Hard against hard, who was afraid of whom?

As of now, the thing Fang Longye feared the least was close-quarters combat.

With Blood Rebirth, Diamond Indestructible, Law of Heaven and Earth, and a physical body transforming toward that of an innate being, under such many fortunes, even if his cultivation time was short, he did not fear contending with these veteran demon kings.

The path of dual cultivation of Dharma and body was just that overbearing.

The earth-fire surged and then rioted, as if the world were turning upside down, and the entire volcano collapsed.

Flames sprayed, flying out in ten thousand gorgeous golden flowers, rendering the already magnificent fire clouds even more resplendent.

Such an omen attracted many surrounding demon immortals.

"Isn't that Chixia Feiliu Mountain, where Mingxia Wang fell? Wasn't it taken by Chiyang Wang as his daily cultivation ground after the incident?"

"Who would dare to fight him? Mingxia Wang was so arrogant back then! Yet he was still attacked at his mountain gate by Chiyang Wang, and his entire family perished."

"Indeed, look at this barren Chixia Feiliu Mountain now; it used to be a treasure mountain of ours."

"Let's go, let's go! That person is done for, there's no saving him." An old ape in the True Immortal realm wearing a green shirt patted the dust off his body and said with a certain tone.

"Don't look at how fierce the fight is right now; that's because Chiyang Wang hasn't exerted his full power yet. You must know that this person is a ruthless character who once defied and killed a Golden Immortal."

In the underground lava, a spark flew past and struck a piece of Red Refined Origin Copper nearby.

Clang, clang, clang.

The two collided, and within the sound, a murderous intent was revealed.

Fang Longye parried the golden mace that had attacked him with his spear, feeling heartbroken as he watched a rare Fire Lotus turn to dust under the aftermath of his and Chiyang Wang's exchange.

This lava space, nurtured for who knows how long, did not only contain divine materials like Red Refined Origin Copper, but also many other kinds of heavenly treasures.

However, unlike the immortal gold and divine materials like Red Refined Origin Copper, they could not withstand the aftermath of the two's battle. Just one bout of fighting had destroyed who knows how many heavenly treasures and spiritual essences.

Fang Longye suggested: "Brother, why don't we go up and fight outside?"

Hearing Fang Longye's suggestion, Chiyang Wang sneered.

From the very first exchange, he knew he had been overconfident. This Dragon Prince was indeed extraordinary, with many divine abilities and numerous means. Right now, occupying the geographical advantage, he still couldn't take him down; if they really left the lava environment, who knew what the situation would be!

"Your Highness, say no more. I admit that Your Highness is indeed extraordinary. However, do not think that I am at my wit's end~"

He immediately revealed a small treasure pot, with red mist boiling and dazzling to the eye.

A ray of red light shot out from the treasure pot, rising a hundred feet, suddenly dispersing and turning into fire stars that filled the air, burning fiercely.

The flames burned, Thousand Changes, and finally transformed into thousands of Fire Crows, circling around Chiyang Wang, preening their own fire feathers, flying all around, and for a time, crow calls arose everywhere.

The sound was so strange and absolute, clearer than the cry of a crane and more domineering than the song of a phoenix, vast and mighty, echoing in the underground lava space and spreading upward, resounding through the clouds.

"Superior Spiritual Treasure? Fire Crow Dao Soldier?"

Seeing this, Fang Longye made a prompt decision and revealed the phantom of a Five-Colored Treasure Tree, hanging behind him. His divine abilities and Spirit Treasures were ready to be unleashed.

"You have a good eye, this is precisely..." Chiyang Wang boasted proudly, but he did not expect Fang Longye to immediately activate the Green Mountain Seal and smash it down on his head.

"Ah! The thief is indeed treacherous!" Although he was not injured, under the blessing of the Superior Spiritual Treasure pot, the formation formed by the Fire Crow Dao Soldiers only shook a few times before holding firm.

But it made Chiyang Wang fly into a rage.

With a thought, he immediately joined the crowd of Fire Crows and attacked him again.

Fang Longye did not hesitate, and the many Spirit Treasures above his head appeared one by one: a Red Jade Gourd, colorful and flowing with Yin and Yang and the Five Elements; the Green Mountain Seal displayed its power, suppressing the void; the Qingyang Cauldron absorbed the fire energy, revealing its majesty...

Mixing in various divine abilities, he attacked him.

For a time, the vast underground magma space was filled with wind and frost, Yin and Yang were in chaos, and the Five Elements were inverted; clusters of earth fire were frozen solid, which was truly a sight to behold.

Gold and blue intertwined, water and fire collided, forming a space of ice and snow, a brilliant display of ice and fire, as if it were another small world.

The surrounding earth fire surged, constantly battering this small world that had become increasingly magnificent due to the struggle.

"Haha! Good fortune! I never expected that besides cultivating Sun True Fire yourself, you would actually possess a cluster of True Fire seeds. It is only right that my luck should flourish!"

Chiyang Wang had fallen into a disadvantage in this struggle and suffered not-insignificant injuries; drops of blood fell, transforming into clusters of red Fire Lotus in the magma space, intertwined with bright red flames.

He was not angry but happy, laughing wildly without stop. The laughter was like a night owl, mixed with the shrill cries of crows, extremely ear-piercing.

He swallowed a pill of sacred healing medicine, and his injuries recovered at high speed.

With a shake of his body, he transformed into a fire crow a thousand zhang in size, its feathers crimson, his whole body burning with crimson divine flames, absorbing the rich fire Qi from the surroundings, his momentum surging straight into the clouds.

A group of Dao Soldiers surrounded him, bestowing their strength upon him, acting like mad demons as they unleashed numerous divine abilities to resist Fang Longye's heavy attacks, putting on a desperate display.

Yet in his heart, he silently recited a Curse; from his nine orifices, fire rays burst forth, tens of thousands of them, deriving mysterious hexagrams, each word like a peck, casting light and glowing, outlining an ancient divinity that resided in the blazing sun, holding sway over all.

Li— In an instant, the space stagnated.

A wheel of golden sun covered Chiyang Wang and that group of Fire Crow Dao Soldiers, appearing within the underground magma, absorbing the infinite fire Qi.

The surrounding void rippled, and black cracks appeared.

The brilliant golden arcs collided, suffused with purple and cyan.

Deep and bottomless.

A three-legged Golden Crow with brilliant golden feathers emerged from this golden sun, its wings like starlight, spreading out behind it, extending to both sides, crystal clear and bright.

With a slight sway, Fang Longye's various divine ability attacks were wiped away, and numerous Spirit Treasures were suspended in the air, unable to fall.

"Dang—" The Longyin Bell rang out, immediately dispelling the resistance of this three-legged Golden Crow, and the various attacks continued to fall.

The Golden Crow flickered, and thousands of earth fires gathered, condensing into golden flame Fire Lotuses, blocking all the attacks one by one. Chiyang Wang's voice came: "Don't waste your effort. My methods once exhausted a Golden Immortal who had just broken through in the midst of battle."

Looking at the Golden Crow that seemed substantial, Fang Longye sneered: "I don't believe that this Golden Crow phantom you obtained through the support of Dao Soldiers can last forever?"

"Besides, do you think you're the only one who can turn into a Golden Crow?"

Using Law of Heaven and Earth, he transformed into ten thousand zhang in size, and with the Phantom Neon Gauze in operation, he mirrored Chiyang Wang's appearance; a ten-thousand-zhang-sized Golden Crow appeared in the underground magma.

With a thought, Sun True Fire sprouted all around, its momentum soaring to the heavens.

Fang Longye, who had transformed into a ten-thousand-zhang Golden Crow, looked at Chiyang Wang, who was more than ten times smaller than him, and laughed: "Which of us do you think looks more like a Golden Crow?"

"Hmph! What is the use of being big?" Chiyang Wang immediately drove the earth fire to collide directly with Fang Longye.

Boom—

Like a meteor hitting the earth, the struggle and collision between the two "Golden Crows" caused the earth above to collapse entirely, earth fire churned, and infinite flames surged in all directions.

Chiyang Wang, utilizing his own fire crow Bloodline and the Golden Crow phantom formed by the support of the Dao Soldiers, indeed possessed infinite power.

He was indeed qualified to exhaust a Golden Immortal who had just broken through.

Even though Fang Longye exhausted all his methods, he only fought to a draw, and for a time, neither could overcome the other.

It could not be called a situation of extreme danger, but it was exceptionally intense—