Heavenly Fire Takes Human Form

Just as the onlookers all thought Yuan Ming was about to become the next person to withdraw from the trial, the other two suddenly ran into trouble.

Not far from Yuan Ming, the Flame Wolf King had also revealed most of his true form. Its enormous wolf head bared its fangs, spewing crimson flames as it let out heavy breaths.

Through the fur on its abdomen, a bright flickering firelight could be seen, as though a force were churning within its belly, absorbing the terrifying heat inside the hall to lessen the damage it endured.

Even so, the Flame Wolf King gradually revealed a pained expression.

True Man Tantai was in much the same situation. With his cultivation, he had held on until now entirely thanks to the Emperor Yan's Profound Fire Cauldron, a perfected Fire Attribute spiritual treasure.

Yet the Emperor Yan's Profound Fire Cauldron had now been scorched bright fiery red by the sea of flames. It looked like a piece of iron freshly drawn from the furnace, awaiting quenching; clearly, it had reached its limit.

A crisp crack rang out.

A visible fissure had appeared on the Emperor Yan's Profound Fire Cauldron, spreading from its mouth toward its feet.

True Man Tantai's expression changed abruptly. Without further hesitation, he turned into a streak of red light with the Emperor Yan's Profound Fire Cauldron and darted out of the hall.

At that moment, an unwilling roar erupted from the Flame Wolf King's throat.

Flames coiled around his entire body, and thick black smoke billowed from him. He was clearly no longer voluntarily drawing in the flames; he had exceeded his limit and was instead being devoured by them.

Amid his roar, he strode out through the hall doors, and the flames on his body subsequently died out.

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