Inside the Heaven Refining Furnace, the bamboo roots were still burning. They were clearly more resistant to fire than the bamboo that had grown on the furnace's surface.
Another hour passed, and the divine beast tribulation ended.
But the Tribulation Clouds did not disperse. The pressure they radiated grew even stronger.
A mass of Red Flames descended from the Tribulation Clouds. It was tiny. Compared with the lightning that had blotted out the sky, the Lightning Orbs, and the mighty divine beast tribulation, it was the opposite extreme.
The mass of Red Flames was only one zhang across. Beside the Heaven Refining Furnace, which stood over ten thousand zhang tall, it was little more than a spark—less than a spark, even.
When the Red Flames appeared, the deafening thunder vanished in an instant. The whole world fell silent, and every eye turned toward them.
The Red Flames descended slowly. Space collapsed wherever they passed. Though everyone was far away, they could still feel the terrifying heat they gave off.
Under everyone's gaze, the Red Flames landed on the Heaven Refining Furnace.
The moment the Red Flames entered the furnace, it shook violently. The bamboo roots inside flared as though someone had poured hot oil over burning firewood.
Fwoosh...
Red Flames billowed from the Heaven Refining Furnace. The space around them burned away into nothingness, collapsing again and again.
"What terrifying heat!"
"What kind of Flames were those?"
"Could it be true Heavenly Fire?"
"Impossible! Heavenly Flames can burn even Immortals to death!"
"That's right. It can't be Heavenly Fire!"
The Saints broke into discussion at the sight.
The instant the Red Flames fell into the Heaven Refining Furnace, Fang Chen felt stabs of pain deep in his soul. It was backlash from the furnace, but that was all.
The Floating