Arc 62The Divine Furnace Trial

Jiang Ping An claimed half of the Flower of the Dead, avenged Xing Yi’s son by killing the Zhao Family attackers, and grew powerful enough to defeat the Abyssal Octopus. He entered the Divine Furnace Competition to pursue the Heavenly Star Trueflame, where he and the other competitors faced the furnace’s first trial.

  • Jiang Ping An and Demon Illusion Fairy entered the Grave of the Dead to find the Flower of the Dead, but Song Hong betrayed Qiao Zhuo and fought Jiang Ping An over it.
  • Jiang Ping An used his Avatar to survive Song Hong’s attack, took half the flower, and absorbed Xing Yi’s Yin energy before Xing Yi left to avenge Xing Xiu’s death.
  • Jiang Ping An killed Chai YunYa and four other Zhao Family attackers, then explained the ambush to Qu Mo and Lan BoFeng.
  • Jiang Ping An returned to the White Cold Abyss and killed the Abyssal Octopus, reaching God Enlightenment Realm Peak.
  • Qu Mo offered Jiang Ping An a place in the Divine Furnace Competition, and Jiang Ping An accepted after learning he could keep any fire seed he obtained.
  • Jiang Ping An killed all ten Blood Fiend Sect disciples who attacked him near the Grave of the Dead, prompting their sect to withdraw from the competition.
  • Lan BoFeng introduced Jiang Ping An to the Island Lord Residence’s other competitors, and Lan Yu assigned the team’s roles before they gathered at the furnace.
  • Lan Huaichuan opened the Divine Furnace, and Jiang Ping An crossed its wall of Heavenly Star Trueflame without a barrier while the competitors began the first trial.
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Ch. 1526Who Was Afraid of Whom?

Demon Illusion Fairy fled the White Cold Abyss after using an icy Black Hole to trap two Golden Armored White Crabs, then encountered Jiang Ping An. When he demanded the Earth Blood Ice Fruit she had promised him, she reluctantly threw him one and escaped.

  • Demon Illusion Fairy swallowed an Earth Blood Ice Fruit, then used her Creation Power to trap two pursuing Golden Armored White Crabs in an icy Black Hole.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy replenished her Divine Power with God Marrow Liquid and hurried toward the Grave of the Dead, hoping to find the Flower of the Dead and cursing Jiang Ping An.
  • Jiang Ping An appeared before Demon Illusion Fairy and demanded the Earth Blood Ice Fruit she had promised him.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy mocked Jiang Ping An and refused, but his aura revealed that he had advanced to Middle Stage God Enlightenment Realm.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy threw an Earth Blood Ice Fruit into the distance and fled while Jiang Ping An chased after the fruit.

Ch. 1527How Are You Here?

Jiang Ping An returned to the Grave of the Dead after advancing to the God Enlightenment Realm Middle Stage and decided to master the God Burning Blade Art before challenging the humanoid octopus. There, he unexpectedly encountered Demon Illusion Fairy seeking a gravekeeper position, and ordered Xing Yi to drive her away.

  • Jiang Ping An collected the Earth Blood Ice Fruit, left the White Cold Abyss, and resolved to cultivate the God Burning Blade Art before seeking revenge on the humanoid octopus.
  • Jiang Ping An returned to the Grave of the Dead and learned that Xing Yi's son had passed the Zhao Family's entry examination.
  • Xing Yi told Jiang Ping An that the Cultivation Room's Divine Power had been replenished, and Jiang Ping An headed there to cultivate.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy arrived to take the gravekeeper position, and she and Jiang Ping An were startled to see each other.
  • Jiang Ping An called Demon Illusion Fairy no good and ordered Xing Yi to drive her away, but she insisted that she needed to speak with him alone.

Ch. 1528Flower of the Dead

Jiang Ping An learned from Demon Illusion Fairy that a valuable Flower of the Dead would bloom in the Grave of the Dead in about six months, and agreed to help her retrieve it in exchange for half. He prepared to strengthen himself before their expedition, while Xing Yi received word that his son was entering the Zhao Family Secret Realm.

  • Demon Illusion Fairy told Jiang Ping An about the Flower of the Dead in the Grave of the Dead and explained its great value.
  • Jiang Ping An and Demon Illusion Fairy agreed to split the flower, enter the Grave of the Dead together, and wait about six months for it to bloom.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy insisted on cultivating in Jiang Ping An's room, so Jiang Ping An dragged her into the neighboring Cultivation Room and told Xing Yi to stand watch.
  • Xing Yi received a message from his son saying he was about to enter the Zhao Family Secret Realm, and he wished him safety before the transmission ended.

Ch. 1529Cultivating the "God Burning Blade Art"

Jiang Ping An mastered the First-Order Extreme Yang Divine Dao Rule, studied the God Burning Blade Art, and then joined Demon Illusion Fairy in entering the Grave of the Dead to seek the Flower of the Dead. The pair passed through the Black Gate as Xing Yi warned them of the dangers inside.

  • Jiang Ping An used a Time Array, an Enlightenment Pill, and an Analysis Compass to fully comprehend the First-Order Extreme Yang Divine Dao Rule in three years.
  • Jiang Ping An studied the God Burning Blade Art and tested it against a simulated God Enlightenment Realm Peak opponent.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy summoned Jiang Ping An, and he told her and Xing Yi that they would enter the Grave of the Dead.
  • Jiang Ping An assured Xing Yi he would return and purge the Yin energy from his body, while Xing Yi warned that the sealed dead could kill even powerful cultivators.
  • Xing Yi opened the Black Gate with the Command Token, and Jiang Ping An entered the Grave of the Dead followed by Demon Illusion Fairy.

Ch. 1530Entering the Grave of the Dead

Jiang Ping An used his Extreme Yin Power to conceal himself and Demon Illusion Fairy as they entered the Grave of the Dead. They headed toward the Flower of the Dead, leaving Demon Illusion Fairy clinging to him as the surrounding death aura grew stronger.

  • Demon Illusion Fairy offered to draw Divine Runes on Jiang Ping An in exchange for the Earth Blood Ice Fruit, but he refused and released his Extreme Yin Power.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy recognized Jiang Ping An's Taiyin Power, while he strengthened it around himself and crossed the barrier into the Grave of the Dead.
  • The Grave's death aura barely affected Jiang Ping An but overwhelmed Demon Illusion Fairy, who grabbed his arm when a dead spirit flew past.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy pointed out the direction of the Flower of the Dead, and Jiang Ping An cautiously flew that way without drawing attacks from the dead.
  • As they ventured deeper and the Yin energy intensified, Demon Illusion Fairy clung to Jiang Ping An and stayed within his Taiyin Power.

Ch. 1531Conscious Undead

Jiang Ping An and Demon Illusion Fairy searched the Grave of the Dead for the Flower of the Dead, avoiding powerful undead until they found it in a river of dead souls. As the flower neared its bloom, two conscious undead arrived and began fighting over it.

  • Jiang Ping An and Demon Illusion Fairy heard battle fluctuations and decided to avoid the fighting, suspecting conscious undead were clashing nearby.
  • The pair traveled deeper through the Grave of the Dead and discovered the Flower of the Dead floating in a river of dead souls.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy explained that the flower would bloom in about an hour and had to be harvested with Taiyin Power to avoid a lethal backlash.
  • Jiang Ping An and Demon Illusion Fairy hid together inside a hollowed boulder as the flower absorbed nearby undead and began to bloom.
  • Qiao Zhuo and Song Hong arrived as corporeal undead and fought over the Flower of the Dead, accusing each other of trying to steal it.

Ch. 1532Giving Up the Flower of the Dead

Jiang Ping An and Demon Illusion Fairy hid from two powerful undead fighting over the Flower of the Dead, but the battle exposed them and drew the undead’s attacks. Jiang Ping An seized a chance to take the flower from Song Hong and sent it to Demon Illusion Fairy as he urged her to flee.

  • Jiang Ping An and Demon Illusion Fairy decided to give up the Flower of the Dead rather than fight the stronger undead, Song Hong and Qiao Zhuo.
  • After the flower bloomed, Song Hong and Qiao Zhuo agreed to split it, but Song Hong betrayed Qiao Zhuo with a flame jade slip and took the flower.
  • Qiao Zhuo’s attack shattered the stone hiding Jiang Ping An and Demon Illusion Fairy, exposing them; Jiang Ping An devoured the weakened Qiao Zhuo while Demon Illusion Fairy tried to escape.
  • Song Hong recognized Jiang Ping An’s Taiyin Power and pursued him, hoping to take his body and escape the Grave of the Dead.
  • Jiang Ping An used Extreme Yang Power to sever Song Hong’s flower-holding hand, then kicked the fallen Flower of the Dead to Demon Illusion Fairy and told her to run.

Ch. 1533Demon Illusion Fairy's Confusion

Jiang Ping An sacrificed himself to destroy Song Hong with Primordial Power, allowing Demon Illusion Fairy to escape with the Flower of the Dead. Song Hong survived and was trapped behind the barrier, while Demon Illusion Fairy reached the great hall and remained confused by Jiang Ping An’s sacrifice.

  • Demon Illusion Fairy suspected Jiang Ping An had handed her the Flower of the Dead to draw Song Hong away, but Jiang Ping An flung Song Hong aside and told her to flee with it.
  • Jiang Ping An used Time Power and Primordial Power to attack Song Hong, exhausting himself and causing an explosion that dissipated his body.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy mourned Jiang Ping An’s apparent death and experienced sorrow for the first time.
  • Song Hong survived as a shattered undead soul and pursued Demon Illusion Fairy to reclaim the Flower of the Dead.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy raced through the passage and crashed into the stone gate, while Song Hong struck the barrier and became trapped outside.

Ch. 1534How Are You Still Alive?

Jiang Ping An returned from the Grave of the Dead after revealing that the one who died there was only his Avatar, then shared the Flower of the Dead with Demon Illusion Fairy and removed the Yin energy from Xing Yi. A month later, while Jiang Ping An cultivated, Xing Yi urgently knocked on the Cultivation Room door to report an important matter.

  • Demon Illusion Fairy saw Jiang Ping An emerge from the palace and learned that his dead self in the Grave of the Dead had been an Avatar.
  • Jiang Ping An took half of the Flower of the Dead, then threw Demon Illusion Fairy out when she refused to leave the Cultivation Room.
  • Demon Illusion Fairy suspected Jiang Ping An possessed the legendary Yin Yang Dao Body and vowed to capture him as her mount.
  • Jiang Ping An absorbed the Yin energy from Xing Yi, who recovered and promised to keep watch for several more years.
  • Jiang Ping An cultivated with the Flower of the Dead for a month until Xing Yi knocked and urgently called him with important news.

Ch. 1535Road of No Return

After Xing Yi’s son Xing Xiu died for intervening to protect a female cultivator from Zhao Family descendants, Xing Yi returned grieving and blamed himself. He gave Jiang Ping An a dark Divine Art and left to pursue revenge, leaving Jiang Ping An alone with the management rights.

  • Xing Yi told Jiang Ping An that contact with his son had been cut off and asked to go to the Zhao Family to find him.
  • After two months away, Xing Yi returned and told Jiang Ping An that Xing Xiu was dead.
  • Xing Yi revealed that Zhao Family descendants had killed Xing Xiu for stopping them from assaulting a female cultivator.
  • Xing Yi blamed himself for teaching Xing Xiu to be good, and Jiang Ping An told him the blame belonged to the perpetrators.
  • Xing Yi gave Jiang Ping An a jade slip containing a dark Divine Art and said he was leaving to pursue revenge.
  • Xing Yi told Jiang Ping An that the Island Lord Residence would transfer the management rights to him, then departed.

Ch. 1536Pseudo Shadow Kill Technique

Jiang Ping An studied the Pseudo Shadow Kill Technique Xing Yi had left him, then faced Zhao Family enforcers who questioned him about Xing Yi’s relatives. Zhao Man secretly identified Jiang as the person the Zhao Family’s Eldest Miss wanted captured and planned to seize him, unaware that Jiang’s shadow had flickered.

  • Jiang Ping An learned that the Pseudo Shadow Kill Technique could control, conceal, and attack through shadows, and decided to cultivate it using his Supreme Yin talent.
  • Jiang Ping An spent several peaceful days studying the technique, the Eye of Judgment, and the Supreme Yin Divine Dao Laws.
  • Zhao Man and the Zhao Family Law Enforcement Team confronted Jiang Ping An and showed him Xing Yi’s severed head while asking about Xing Yi’s family.
  • Jiang Ping An said he did not know whether Xing Yi had other relatives, and Zhao Man left after offering a reward for information.
  • Zhao Man told Chai YunYa that Jiang Ping An was the person the Eldest Miss wanted captured and ordered him to bring more people to seize Jiang secretly.
  • As Zhao Man and Chai YunYa departed, the shadow of nearby withered wood flickered without their noticing.

Ch. 1537Five God Enlightenment Realm Middle Stage Powerhouses

Chai YunYa led four masked God Enlightenment Realm Middle Stage powerhouses to capture Jiang Ping An, but Jiang caught him by surprise and pinned him down. As two of the attackers were swallowed by Jiang’s shadows, the remaining two charged in to help Chai YunYa.

  • Chai YunYa brought four masked powerhouses and Seal Chains to the Grave of the Dead to seize Jiang Ping An.
  • Chai YunYa attacked Jiang Ping An outside the grave entrance, but Jiang caught both his wrists and stomped on his Protective Amulet.
  • Chai YunYa called for help as Jiang’s repeated stomps drained the jade slip’s barrier.
  • Two masked men attacked shadows that had swallowed their companions, while Chai YunYa urged them to use Yang Attribute laws and rescue him.
  • The remaining two attackers turned from the shadows and charged at Jiang Ping An.

Ch. 1538All Slain

Jiang Ping An ambushed five God Enlightenment Realm Middle Stage Experts from the Zhao Family and killed them all despite their attempts to rescue Chai YunYa. After the battle, he turned to slaughter the remaining gods trapped in his Devouring Space.

  • Jiang Ping An used his Shadow Clone to trap two attackers and restrained Chai YunYa while the other two charged him.
  • Jiang Ping An seized one god's sword and swung Chai YunYa into the attackers, crushing one into a heap of flesh and sending the other flying.
  • Chai YunYa tried to sever his arm and escape, but Jiang Ping An caught his other arm and used him to strike the god recovering nearby.
  • The returning god attacked Jiang Ping An from behind, but his sword could not pierce Jiang Ping An's body, and Jiang Ping An dragged him into his Devouring Space.
  • Chai YunYa pleaded for mercy by invoking the Zhao Family, but Jiang Ping An rejected him, burned through his protective barrier, and killed him and the wounded god with the God Burning Blade Art.
  • Jiang Ping An killed the three remaining gods in his Devouring Space, finishing the fight in less than the time it took an incense stick to burn.

Ch. 1539The Island Lord Residence Sends Someone

Jiang Ping An killed five Zhao Family attackers and explained the conflict to Lan BoFeng, who refused to warn the Zhao Family. The Island Lord Residence’s commander, Qu Mo, then arrived, revealed Jiang Ping An’s high standing, and asked what had happened.

  • Jiang Ping An looted the five attackers and left their bodies at the entrance to draw the Island Lord Residence’s attention.
  • Lan BoFeng arrived with his guards, and Jiang Ping An identified himself and claimed the attackers had threatened the Grave of the Dead.
  • A guard found Zhao Family tokens on the corpses, and Jiang Ping An explained how the Zhao Family’s pursuit was connected to Xing Yi and his son.
  • Lan BoFeng doubted Jiang Ping An’s account and refused his request to warn the Zhao Family, then ordered his subordinates to collect the bodies.
  • Qu Mo arrived, addressed Jiang Ping An as Lord Jiang, explained that the Island Lord had told him Jiang had saved the Princess, and asked what had happened.

Ch. 1540Return to White Cold Abyss

Jiang Ping An left the Grave of the Dead after arranging for the Enforcement Team to cover his shifts, then returned to the White Cold Abyss to seek a breakthrough and take revenge on the humanoid octopus that had ambushed him. He confronted the beast as it attacked, and their clash shattered the surrounding ice.

  • Qu Mo took the Zhao Family member's corpse and set out to demand an explanation for the ambush on Jiang Ping An.
  • Jiang Ping An refused the Enforcement Team's apology gifts and asked Lan BoFeng and the others to cover his shifts while he was away.
  • Lan BoFeng agreed to guard the Grave of the Dead, and the team speculated that Jiang Ping An had saved Princess Lan Shi'er.
  • Jiang Ping An traveled to the White Cold Abyss, intending to seek the Dao and avenge himself on the humanoid octopus that had injured him.
  • A giant hand smashed through the ice, and Jiang Ping An met it with a punch, causing the ice and nearby icebergs to explode.

Ch. 1541Battle Against the Humanoid Octopus

Jiang Ping An fought an Abyssal Octopus at the God Enlightenment Realm Peak while he was only at the Middle Stage, relying on his powerful body and flaming Bone Blade to hold it off. Tang Chen and the Nebula Palace group watched from a ship, recognized Jiang Ping An’s exceptional strength, and changed course after he noticed them.

  • Jiang Ping An pierced the Abyssal Octopus’s palm with his flaming Bone Blade, but the beast partly suppressed the flames and attacked him with regenerating tentacles.
  • Jiang Ping An and the Abyssal Octopus clashed across the frozen sea, sending seawater and icebergs flying.
  • A golden ship carrying young cultivators from Nebula Palace approached to investigate the battle.
  • A woman identified the beast as an Abyssal Octopus, while Tang Chen sensed that Jiang Ping An was at a lower cultivation stage and was not fighting at full power.
  • Tang Chen ordered the ship to change course after Jiang Ping An noticed them.

Ch. 1542God Enlightenment Realm Peak

Jiang Ping An defeated the God Enlightenment Realm Peak Abyssal Octopus and advanced to the God Enlightenment Realm Peak himself. He decided to master more Divine Dao Laws and techniques before challenging a deity at the early stage of the God Comprehension Realm.

  • Jiang Ping An used his Invincible Belief to break free of the Abyssal Octopus’s ink and tentacles, then battered it with flaming blade attacks.
  • Jiang Ping An’s Shadow Clone captured and refined the octopus that escaped from a severed tentacle.
  • Jiang Ping An interrupted the Abyssal Octopus’s desperate counterattack with a soul attack and killed it with his Bone Blade and devouring power.
  • Jiang Ping An absorbed the Seven-Colored Light Sphere and reached the God Enlightenment Realm Peak.
  • Jiang Ping An resolved to master the Devouring and Extreme Yin Divine Dao Laws, the Eye of Judgment, and the Pseudo Shadow Kill Technique before challenging an early-stage God Comprehension Realm deity.

Ch. 1543Compensation

Jiang Ping An returned to the Grave of the Dead and received compensation from the Zhao Family through Qu Mo. He then learned about the Divine Furnace Competition and considered taking part for its rewards.

  • Jiang Ping An returned to the Grave of the Dead, where Qu Mo presented him with the Zhao Family’s compensation: a Space Teleportation Mirror.
  • Qu Mo explained that the mirror could create a teleportation passage in advance and help Jiang Ping An escape pursuers.
  • Lan BoFeng told Jiang Ping An that factions were competing for a fifth-tier God Tribulation Realm divine furnace discovered in the Underwater Flame Mountain.
  • Qu Mo explained that each faction could send ten God Enlightenment Realm gods into the furnace to face three trials, with the winner claiming the furnace.
  • Jiang Ping An asked what rewards he could receive for winning the Divine Furnace Competition.

Ch. 1544Divine Furnace Competition

Jiang Ping An agreed to enter the Divine Furnace Competition after learning that the furnace held a powerful Heavenly Star Trueflame Origin Fire Seed. As factions gathered on Netherworld Island and outsiders approached Thousand Sails Tomb, he began preparing for the contest.

  • Qu Mo told Jiang Ping An about the competition’s rewards and dangers, including the Heavenly Star Trueflame inside the divine furnace.
  • Jiang Ping An changed his mind and accepted a place in the competition after learning that any fire seed he obtained would belong to him.
  • Jiang Ping An exchanged contact methods with Qu Mo, then entered the Cultivation Room to cultivate before the competition in three months.
  • Factions from across Thousand Sails Tomb gathered on Netherworld Island, while people discussed the furnace and placed bets on who would claim it.
  • A group of powerful gods headed toward Thousand Sails Tomb, declaring that they intended to take the divine furnace for their sect.

Ch. 1545Blood Fiend Sect Disciples

Ten Blood Fiend Sect disciples arrived at the Grave of the Dead to cultivate before the Divine Furnace Competition, but Jiang Ping An ordered them to leave. When they attacked him, he killed one with his powerful Mental Power, prompting the others to charge.

  • Ten Blood Fiend Sect disciples reached Netherworld Island’s northeastern corner and headed for the Grave of the Dead to cultivate its dense Yin energy.
  • Jiang Ping An warned the disciples that Island Lord Residence regulations prohibited approaching within ten kilometers of the Grave of the Dead.
  • The one-armed disciple attacked Jiang Ping An with Killing Intent and a soul-targeting divine art, but neither affected him.
  • Jiang Ping An struck back with his Mental Power and killed the one-armed disciple.
  • The remaining nine disciples recognized Jiang Ping An as a Soul God at the God Enlightenment Realm Peak, and four charged at him.

Ch. 1546Battle Against Blood Fiend Sect Disciples

Jiang Ping An fought off the Blood Fiend Sect disciples who attacked him before the Grave of the Dead. He killed several of them and continued battling the survivors.

  • Four Blood Fiend Sect disciples struck Jiang Ping An with supreme-grade divine artifacts, but they only tore his clothes before he hurled two attackers away and swallowed two others into his Devouring Space.
  • Jiang Ping An cut apart Meng Nanrong’s Life Devouring Skull Spirit Art and burned three more disciples with flaming Bone Spikes.
  • Meng Nanrong begged Jiang Ping An to let the group leave, then urged the remaining disciples to attack together after Jiang Ping An seized his spear and knocked him down.
  • A burned disciple threw two Profound Yin Bone-Melting Needles at Jiang Ping An, who released the two men in his Devouring Space to take the hits; the needles dissolved them.
  • Jiang Ping An pierced the needle-thrower’s Profound Yin Shield with a flaming blade and split him in two.

Ch. 1547Total Annihilation

Jiang Ping An killed nine Blood Fiend Sect disciples and tricked the last survivor, Meng Nanrong, into lowering his defenses before killing him too. After reporting the attack to Qu Mo, Jiang Ping An learned that he already had a place in the Divine Furnace Competition and suspected Lan Shi'er had secured the privilege for him.

  • Jiang Ping An used the Blood-colored Stone Platform to unleash his killing intent, then overwhelmed the Blood Fiend Sect disciples with his strength and powers.
  • Meng Nanrong threatened to detonate the Rainstorm Thunder Needles, so Jiang Ping An stopped attacking and let him flee.
  • Jiang Ping An trapped Meng Nanrong in an illusion and killed him when he lowered his shield, completing the slaughter of all ten disciples.
  • Jiang Ping An collected the bodies and returned to cultivation before contacting Qu Mo to report the Blood Fiend Sect's attack.
  • Qu Mo warned Jiang Ping An to watch for the Blood Fiend Sect during the Divine Furnace Competition and revealed that Jiang Ping An already had a guaranteed spot.
  • Jiang Ping An realized that Lan Shi'er was likely responsible for his special privilege and wondered when he would see her again.

Ch. 1548Assembly

After the Blood Fiend Sect abandoned the Divine Furnace Competition because its ten chosen geniuses had died, Jiang Ping An prepared to compete for the Island Lord Residence. He arrived to meet the other participants, some of whom welcomed him while others remained openly contemptuous.

  • The Blood Fiend Sect's Sect Leader realized his disciples had likely provoked the Gravekeeper, killed the subordinate who had failed to watch them, and withdrew the sect from the competition.
  • Jiang Ping An sent his Demon Bone Clone to cultivate at the Grave of the Dead and raised his main body's bones to the level of a first-tier top-grade divine artifact.
  • Lan BoFeng escorted Jiang Ping An to the Island Lord Residence and warned him that the other participants might resent his selection.
  • Jiang Ping An told Lan BoFeng he would follow the other competitors' commands because he sought the Heavenly Star Trueflame seed rather than the competition's final reward.
  • Lan BoFeng introduced Jiang Ping An to the eight other God Enlightenment Realm Peak participants; several welcomed him, while others stayed seated and looked down on him.

Ch. 1549Lan Yu

Lan Yu led the Island Lord Residence’s team in planning for the Divine Furnace Competition, making clear that victory came before Jiang Ping An’s safety. At the arena, the factions gathered before the Divine Furnace, and the team learned that the powerful Blood Fiend Sect had withdrawn from the competition.

  • Lan Yu introduced herself to Jiang Ping An and said the team would prioritize winning the Divine Furnace if forced to choose between victory and protecting him.
  • Lan Yu assigned tasks to the team while Jiang Ping An studied the Divine Runes on the Blood-colored Stone Platform.
  • Lan Huaichuan summoned the competition’s participants to Netherworld Island’s center, where the gathered factions saw the golden Divine Furnace above the lake.
  • Jiang Ping An and the Island Lord Residence’s team observed tens of thousands of God Enlightenment Realm Peak experts assembling around the arena.
  • A member of the Island Lord Residence’s team announced that the Blood Fiend Sect had withdrawn from the competition, surprising Lan Yu and the others.

Ch. 1550Divine Furnace Competition Begins

The Divine Furnace Competition began after the Blood Fiend Sect withdrew, and tens of thousands of God Enlightenment Realm Peak experts entered the furnace to face three deadly trials. Inside, the competitors confronted the first trial’s endless wall of Heavenly Star Trueflame, and Lan Yu discovered that Jiang Ping An could endure the flames without a protective barrier.

  • Lan BoFeng and Lan Yu learned that the Blood Fiend Sect had withdrawn, but Lan Yu warned that the remaining factions and independent Wild Gods were still dangerous.
  • Lan Huaichuan announced the competition’s cultivation limit, restrictions on items, and three deadly trials, then opened the Divine Furnace entrance.
  • Tens of thousands of competitors entered the Divine Furnace, while the faction leaders waited outside without being able to view the events inside.
  • The competitors encountered an endless wall of Heavenly Star Trueflame, and each used different methods to cross or withstand it.
  • Lan Yu noticed that Jiang Ping An endured the flames without a barrier, and he explained that his body-refining techniques and affinity for fire reduced their effect.
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