"What happened?!"
Rong Ye turned around, only to see a Saint-level fighter wrapped in blue flames, rolling on the ground in agony.
But soon, a second Saint-level fighter burst into flames without any warning, letting out the same miserable scream.
Then came the third, the fourth...
One Saint-level fighter after another collapsed, writhing painfully on the ground, clearly no longer capable of fighting.
"What did you do?!"
Rong Ye immediately realized that Gu Ding and the others must have been behind this. He turned back and demanded an explanation.
At that moment, blue flames began to rise from Ares and the other Saint Lords as well.
Ares and the others immediately used their protective divine abilities with all their strength to resist.
After Ares and the others, the blue flames finally reached Rong Ye.
Rong Ye felt an intense burning sensation spread across his body. The moment he activated his protective divine ability, the flames went out.
Behind him, Ares and the others took several seconds before suppressing their flames.
However, the Saint-level fighters were not so fortunate. Each of them had been burned black all over and collapsed to the ground, unable to rise.
Killing was forbidden in this trial. When Miko set up the formation, he had imposed certain restrictions: once these Saint-level fighters lost their combat ability and passed out, the flames would automatically disperse.
With the Saint-level fighters gone, the original team of twenty-seven had been reduced to only five.
Rong Ye immediately understood that his group had been set up from the very beginning.
"What a brilliant method! As expected of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew, renowned throughout the Main Plane." Rong Ye snorted coldly. "By clearing out our Saint-level Combat Strength, you made it impossible for us to form a battle formation, greatly weakening