Chapter 168: Chapter 167: The Unsealed Three Thousand Burning Flame!
In the starry domain, on the massive dragon body of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, numerous large dragon scales were covered with black lines resembling spider silk. These black lines intertwined to form extremely peculiar runes, tightly adhered to the dragon scales, creating an enormous black net that sealed the Three Thousand Burning Flame within the starry domain.
At this moment, the seal on the dragon scales of the Three Thousand Burning Flame exploded.
The cold dragon eyes of the Three Thousand Burning Flame opened, sweeping over the people outside the starry domain, and let out a deafening dragon roar toward the sky.
"Roar——"
The moment the dragon roar echoed, the purple-black flames on the Three Thousand Burning Flame surged violently, enveloping the void like a sky-burning fire.
As the purple-black flames surged, the dense seals on the Three Thousand Burning Flame emitted an unusual light. However, the damaged seals could no longer suppress the flames.
The purple-black flames fiercely burned those black runes. In the void, endless star power frantically drilled into the enormous body of the Three Thousand Burning Flame. The seal set by the Pill Tower dimmed further.
"You Soul Palace, you are courting death!"
Coming to his senses, the Great Elder's face turned livid. With a roar filled with endless anger and killing intent, he launched a terrifying attack on the members of the Soul Palace.
"Jie jie jie."
Seeing this, the Great Venerate sneered, his hands forming a seal rapidly. Instantly, the surrounding void undulated, manifesting countless sharp white bones, which dashed out like lightning.
"Boom——"
"I'll stop the two Saint Realm beings from the Soul Palace. Xuankongzi, quickly re-seal the Three Thousand Burning Flame!" The Great Elder ordered Xuankongzi and the others before charging with unparalleled killing intent towards the Great Venerate and Gu You of the Soul Palace.
The Great Venerate watched as the Great Elder and a Half-Sage from the Small Pill Tower blocked him and Gu You. He then glanced at the people from the Pill Tower heading towards the starry domain, led by another Half-Sage. The Great Venerate showed no panic and sneered.
"Heh, does your Pill Tower think we don't have our people?"
Hearing this, the Great Elder became even more uneasy. It was evident that the Soul Palace was well-prepared this time. The number of people they had in the dark was simply chilling.
Now, Xuankongzi and the others, led by a Half-Sage from the Small Pill Tower, entered the starry domain, seeing the Three Thousand Burning Flame about to break the seal. They also saw a transcendental figure in white.
"It's you." Seeing Yun Yi, Xuankongzi and others exclaimed in surprise.
"Youngster, it was you who released the Three Thousand Burning Flame. You deserve death!" The leading elder with white hair and beard, a senior Half-Sage and the Second Elder of the Small Pill Tower, evidently unaware of the outside situation and not recognizing Yun Yi, angrily attacked him with a strong gust of wind.
Facing the Half-Sage's attack, Yun Yi wasn't nervous. He watched the attack with a calm expression.
"Jie jie, are the people of the Pill Tower always bullying the weak?"
At this moment, a sneer came. Ripples appeared in the void behind Yun Yi, and a massive pitch-black chain, like a black poisonous dragon, pierced through the void.
"Boom——"
"Who is it?" The attack was blocked, and the Second Elder glanced solemnly at the void.
As soon as his voice dropped, a formidable spatial force emerged. A crack formed in the space where the chain appeared. Three figures, wrapped in black robes, slowly walked out from the spatial crack. Behind them, powerful auras of Soul Palace Venerables followed.
As these figures emerged, a vast aura, like a storm, swept through the void space.
Sensing the vast storm, even the Second Elder's eyes flashed with seriousness.
Among the three, the leader gave him an especially terrifying feeling.
Clad in a black robe, with gray hair hanging down and no wrinkles on his face, the man's skin was unusually fair, yet his black eyes revealed an ancient aura.
He appeared ordinary, like a common person, but to reach this position, he was certainly not someone simple.
"Is the Pill Tower now full of bullies? Disappointing!" The man shook his head as he glanced around. Then, looking at the struggling Three Thousand Burning Flame, a gleam flashed in his eyes. "Let me help you!"
The next moment, with a seemingly ordinary gesture, the seals entangling the Three Thousand Burning Flame shattered.
"Dou Saint!" The Second Elder reacted immediately after the man acted, exclaiming in shock.
"What!"
"Another Dou Saint!"
Hearing the Second Elder, Xuankongzi and the others were also terrified. The Pill Tower had only one Dou Saint, who was already being restrained. Now, they had no Dou Saint to counter the opponent.
"Good eyesight. I am Soul Qing!" Soul Qing said indifferently as he turned his head to face them.
"Soul Qing."
Murmuring Soul Qing's name, the people's hearts sank. The Soul Palace had dispatched two Dou Saints. This mission seemed foolproof, posing a great danger to the Pill Tower.
"Are you not afraid our ancestor will take action?" The Second Elder glared at the opponent.
"The ancestor of the Pill Tower?" Soul Qing sneered, "If he appears, there are plenty of my clan interested in him!"
Hearing this, the Second Elder's heart completely sank.
"Crack!"
As the standoff continued, a crisp cracking sound echoed, followed by an angry dragon roar.
Seeing the source of the sound, the Second Elder's face turned grim. In the center of the starry domain, the enormous body of the Three Thousand Burning Flame began absorbing the power of the stars frantically, recovering its depleted energy.
The increasingly fierce aura emanating from the Three Thousand Burning Flame was alarming, even for the Second Elder.
"Damn it." Cursing inwardly, the Second Elder instructed Xuankongzi and others, "Xuankongzi, I and the elders will delay the Soul Clan Dou Saints. You must stop the Three Thousand Burning Flame. The millennium foundation of the Pill Tower cannot be destroyed by us."
Hearing this, Xuankongzi and others were shocked, their expressions turning serious. The Second Elder wasted no time, signaling the Fourth Elder, a Half-Sage, "Fourth Elder, let's go!"
"Jie jie, do mere Half-Saints wish to challenge a Saint?"
Seeing the charging elders, Soul Qing sneered before unleashing an overwhelming palm strike, shattering the space and overturning the starry sky.
"Follow me!" Ignoring the elders' situation, Xuankongzi shouted, leading the charge toward the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
"Jie jie, where do you think you're going?"
Suddenly, black mist appeared on their path, accompanied by an emotionless voice. A figure shrouded in black mist appeared before them.
"Soul Palace's Third Venerate!!!"
Xuankongzi regarded the figure seriously. The Third Venerate of the Soul Palace, a peak Nine Revolutions Dou Zun, was no less legendary than the three heads of the Pill Tower.
"Xuankongzi, the Heavenly Flame is a wondrous creature of nature. Your Pill Tower cannot utilize it and has sealed it here. Therefore, it is better to hand it over to my Soul Palace!" The Third Venerate emitted boundless killing intent, his aura overwhelming Xuankongzi and the others.
"Dream on!" Tian Leizi roared, launching a palm strike filled with searing flames toward the Third Venerate.
"Hmph, if you don't appreciate kindness, it looks like the Pill Tower will lose a head today." With eyes flashing with cold light, the Third Venerate snarled.
"Fourth Brother, let's take them down!"
"Heh, I've been waiting for this, Third Brother!"
As the words fell, a blood-colored light shot to the sky. A massive blood beam appeared, condensing into a blood dragon in midair, which then charged at Xuankongzi and his group.
As Blood River Venerate attacked, more powerful figures emerged. Aside from the eighth and ninth Venerable who were killed by Jiang Yun, all nine Venerates of the Soul Palace appeared, bringing a host of Dou Zun experts to attack the Pill Tower's forces.
"Damn Soul Palace." Seeing this, Xuankongzi cursed before rallying, "Pill Tower members, defend the starry domain with me."
With Xuankongzi's order, the Dou Zuns from the Pill Tower rose up, their combined auras matching that of the Soul Palace.
Over sixty Dou Zuns gathered here, unleashing a terrifying battle in the starry domain. Normally rare, Dou Zuns now seemed commonplace, an everyday occurrence that only the Pill Tower and Soul Palace in Central Plains could muster.
"Ice Seal Thousand Miles, Frost Dominates the World!!!"
The Fifth Venerate waved his palm, emitting icy cold energy that froze the air, creating a frigid storm sweeping toward the Pill Tower members.
"Burning Sky Fire!"
Not willing to be outdone, Xuankongzi summoned red flames, creating a sea of fire that engulfed the Soul Palace members.
Terrifying energies clashed in the sky, unleashing deafening roars and powerful shockwaves like raging storms.
In a corner of the battlefield, two figures stood facing each other, their terrifying auras filling the air, making both Soul Palace and Pill Tower Dou Zuns instinctively keep their distance, fearing they might get caught in their duel.
"You killed the eighth and ninth Venerable. Though they were weaklings, they were still my Soul Palace's subordinates. I will claim your soul in their memory!"
"Hmph, you've become quite loquacious since our last meeting!" Jiang Yun retorted, a mocking smile on his lips.
Boom—
Vast Dou Qi erupted from both, sweeping through the heavens and earth, shaking even the space itself.
In the battle with the Pill Tower, he had advanced to a Nine Star Dou Zun, matching Jiang Yun's level.
"Mystic Fire Finger!"
Jiang Yun struck first, gathering fiery Dou Qi that consolidated in the air, forming a massive finger in just a few moments.
The radiant finger, shimmering with deadly light, trembled the space itself. With a flick, the luminous finger blasted through the void, shooting towards Yun Yi.
"Petty tricks!"
As the finger shot towards him, Yun Yi's eyes gleamed coldly. He stomped the void, forming complex hand seals, conjuring a dark palm imprint in the sky. Amidst harrowing wails, ghostly faces loomed on the dark imprint.
"Spirit Destruction Palm!"
With a stern shout from Yun Yi, the dark palm imprint rushed out like thunder, heading towards Jiang Yun.
Boom—
The two attacks collided mid-air, roaring energy storms erupted.
Thud—
A dull collision resounded as the two figures reappeared in the distant void, their initial positions fading. In a blink, they clashed hundreds of times, echoing loud booms and creating powerful shockwaves like a tempest.
"Not enough, not enough!" Yun Yi roared madly, his dark eyes locked onto Jiang Yun as he bellowed, "Is this the extent of your power?"
In an instant, a black, flaming spear thrust towards Jiang Yun's throat with ruthless precision.
"Hmph—"
Facing the fierce attack, Jiang Yun snorted, white flames rising from his palm to form a fiery sword.
The flaming sword tore through the void, wielding extreme terrifying force as it clashed with the black spear.
Boom!
An indescribable shockwave burst forth, sending participating Dou Zuns from both sides flying, some spitting blood despite their retreat.
Still, their eyes stayed glued on the source of the shockwave, eager to see who prevailed.
"Hahaha, I'm finally free!" At that moment, a deep voice echoed through the starry domain.
Before Jiang Yun and Yun Yi's battle reached a conclusion, the Three Thousand Burning Flame broke free, causing an upheaval.
Now freed, the purple-black flames engulfed the dragon's body. In the surrounding void, endless star power poured into it, seeming endless.
At that moment, the unleashed power of the Three Thousand Burning Flame was so mighty that even Half-Saints felt trepidation.
"Damn!" seeing the freed Three Thousand Burning Flame at full strength, the Second Elder, while struggling against Soul Qing, got distracted, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow from Soul Qing.
"Jie jie, you dare to get distracted in a battle with me? You've lost this round, Pill Tower!" Soul Qing laughed as he attacked the Fourth Elder, watching the Three Thousand Burning Flame with satisfaction.
"Soul Palace—"
The Second Elder was furious but remained defenseless against Soul Qing's overpowering might, in a dire situation.
Boom—
As the Three Thousand Burning Flame broke free, infinite purple-black flames surged, radiating intense energy, cracking the spatial seal around the starry domain. Flames began to spread outward from the cracks.
"Not good, the starry domain is collapsing!"
After repelling the Third Venerate, Xuankongzi saw the collapsing domain and angrily warned the Three Thousand Burning Flame, "We will let you leave if you stop now. If our ancestor intervenes, you will have no chance to survive!"
The giant dragon eyes of the Three Thousand Burning Flame looked at Xuankongzi, showing a hint of human-like anger. In a deep voice, it responded, "How can I trust you humans who sealed me for a thousand years?"
"The thousand-year grudge will end today!"
"Roar—"
Recalling the endless slumber, the Three Thousand Burning Flame's anger flared. Ignoring the threat, it let out a furious roar, and massive purple-black fire columns shot from its mouth, distorting the space.
Crack—
Space cracks quickly spread around the starry domain, and clusters of purple-black flames began to seep out, reaching the outside world.
"Bastards—"
Seeing this, Xuankongzi, the Second Elder, and other Pill Tower members turned red-eyed, shouting in unison, their hearts filled with anxiety. The starry domain was above the Holy Pill City. If the flames descended, the Pill Tower would be doomed.
With this realization, they attacked the Soul Palace elders more desperately.
However, the Soul Palace had planned meticulously, tightly entangling the Pill Tower's upper echelons, inducing further panic.
If the flames fully erupted, the entire Holy Pill City would turn into ruins and a deathly wasteland.
"So hot."
"Look at the sky, what is that?"
"Is it a Heavenly Flame? Is the sealed Heavenly Flame about to break free?"
Outside, in Holy Pill City, countless figures flashed in the sky. Many anxious and grave gazes focused upwards.
The space twisted violently, with purple-black flames about to seep out, emitting a terrifying heat that gradually raised the temperature.
"Run—"
As the Three Thousand Burning Flame was about to erupt, panic spread through Holy Pill City. Countless silhouettes fled quickly, transforming the once prosperous city into chaos.
"Little Devourer, come with us!" On a nearby building, Cao Ying urged the white-dressed shadow ahead worriedly.
Hearing Cao Ying, Little Devourer shook her head gently, whispering, "Jiang Yun hasn't told me to leave. I'll wait."
"You—"
Cao Ying was stunned, feeling Little Devourer's deep affection for Jiang Yun, different from her admiration. No wonder Jiang Yun always ignored her.
Biting her lip, Cao Ying's pride urged her to stay, but...
"Young lady, we must leave now; there's no time!" urged a Cao family Dou Zong from behind, his gaze nervously fixed on the disturbance in the sky.
"Go." Eventually, Cao Ying couldn't match Little Devourer's resolve. She admired Jiang Yun as a peer, but not to the extent of life and death. After a final glance at Little Devourer, she moved to leave.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the spatial cracks in the starry domain trembled, and a more ferocious purple-black flame stormed out, enveloping Holy Pill City in eerie silence.
At that moment, everyone felt the same thought.
"It's over!"
"Soul Palace, you've crossed the line!"
As despair swelled in Holy Pill City, an ancient voice echoed, calming the chaotic hearts, bringing tranquility.
Next, the descending purple-black flames seemed to freeze mid-air, suspended as if time had stopped.
Far off in the void, a violently oscillating space emerged as a green ox stepped on the void, accompanied by a lowing sound. Slowly, it appeared above Holy Pill City, within everyone's sight.
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