Purification Lotus Demon Saint Had to Show Xiao Yuan Respect

Whoosh! As these fire lines shot into the depths of space, the Purification Lotus Demon Fire Hand Seals changed, and immediately, a rumbling sound echoed in the space. Then, to everyone's astonishment, a massive fire array, nearly tens of thousands of feet in size, slowly emerged from the void in the sky. As the boundless Magma Sea churned, a super-massive fire array slowly surfaced before everyone's shocked gaze.

When the two fire arrays appeared, one above the other, the expressions of the Danta Ancestor and the Soul Demon Old Man instantly turned ugly.

"Haha, old ghost, you never expected this, did you? The Sealing Grand Array personally set up by the Purification Lotus Demon Saint will eventually be used by me. Over the past few thousand years, I have already figured out its mysteries. In this Demon Fire Space, who can stand against me?!"

The ancient formation that blotted out the sky slowly rotated, and the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame laughed loudly.

"This is a big problem."

Everyone gasped as they watched this scene. Such a terrifying formation would probably be difficult for even Five Star Dou Sheng level expert to withstand.

Zi Yan and the others stared solemnly at the massive array in the sky and on the sea, their hearts churning with turmoil. They could sense that if the array were to release even a slight burst of energy, it could easily kill them. While everyone was horrified by the sudden turn of events, Xiao Yan suddenly clutched his forehead. In that instant, the strange ball of light in his mind began to tremble at an alarming frequency, as if something was about to awaken within it! "He can actually control the array set up by the Purification Lotus Demon Saint!"

The Soul Demon Old Man stared in disbelief at this turn of events. After a moment, he suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly looked towards the slowly rotating Space Channel in the distance, which was the road leading to the Central State.

"Retreat immediately!"

With a flash of his eyes, the Soul Demon Old Man almost didn't say a word and rushed towards the Space Channel. The great formation here was set up by the Purification Lotus Demon Saint Soul Clan. Even though he had been dead for countless years, his reputation was still deeply imprinted in the ears of everyone who had heard of his deeds and could not be forgotten.

Seeing the Soul Demon Old Man's actions, the three Hall of Souls Master hesitated for a moment, then gritted their teeth and followed reluctantly. Even someone as strong as the former was now in such a defeated state, which showed how terrifying this formation truly was.

The Soul Demon Old Man's escape undoubtedly alarmed many people. Even some elders of other Ancient Race changed their expressions drastically. After a slight hesitation, they gritted their teeth and followed. Although the temptation of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame was great, one had to be alive to enjoy it. Xun'er and the others frowned as they watched the scene. They hurriedly turned their gazes to Xiao Yan, only to see him covering his forehead, with a hint of pain on his face.

"Brother Xiao Yan, what's wrong?"

Upon seeing Xiao Yuan's reaction, Xun'er's expression changed immediately, and she said urgently.

"Elder brother"

Xiao Yan gritted his teeth, the violent fluctuations in his mind causing him to feel dizzy. Although he did not know the origin of this great formation, he could feel the destructive power surging here. If that power were to spread, everyone here would be instantly annihilated.

"Don't worry, it'll be your turn soon, no need to panic."

Xiao Yuan could see that an ancient aura was awakening within the light cluster deep within Xiao Yan's soul.

"Haha, you want to leave now? Too late! I'm going to refine all of you here into my Fire Slave!"

However, just after Xiao Yuan finished speaking, the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, which was high in the sky, laughed wildly. It pointed its finger lightly in the direction of the Space Channel, and a milky white pillar of magma fire shot out from the array below with a whoosh. With the force of thunder, it hit the Space Channel and shattered it! The Soul Demon Old Man appeared in front of the dissipated Space Channel with a gloomy face. It seemed that the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame intended to leave no one behind.

"What to do?"

The Hall of Souls Master and others caught up, frowning as they spoke.

"How would I know? This Demon Fire Space was constructed by the Purification Lotus Demon Saint, who was known as the closest to Dou Di powerhouse in that era. The space he constructed is probably inaccessible to anyone on the continent today without forcibly entering through the passage."

The Soul Demon Old Man's expression was grim.

"Are we just going to wait to die?"

The deputy hall master of the Soul Hall gritted his teeth and said.

"You want us dead? Not so easy." The Soul Demon Old Man sneered, then turned his gaze to the Danta Ancestor and said in a deep voice, "How about joining forces? Now that he controls the Heaven Refining Grand Array, even you wouldn't be a match for him in a one-on-one fight!"

"Senior, come this way!"

Xiao Yuan waved to the Danta Ancestor.

Upon hearing this, the Danta Ancestor flashed and appeared in front of Xiao Yuan.

"Do you have a way to deal with this formation?"

A kind smile appeared on the childlike face of the Danta Ancestor.

"I could handle this formation, but it would be too much effort. That guy has a way."

As Xiao Yuan spoke, he pointed to Xiao Yan's brow.

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, the Danta Ancestor and everyone else looked at Xiao Yan, who was covering his head.

Seeing that Xiao Yuan seemed to have no intention of making a move, the four members of the Soul Clan also looked grim.

The members of the Thunder Clan and the Shi Clan exchanged a glance, then flew over together and cupped their hands in a respectful greeting to Xiao Yuan.

The young men from these two clans looked familiar; they seemed to be the talented young men who had been sent out to participate in the Heavenly Tomb. Xiao Yuan nodded to them, and then, seeing that many other forces were also approaching, he raised an eyebrow.

These people aren't stupid. Soon, the four members of the Soul Clan also approached with grim faces.

"Get lost!"

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan didn't hold back and struck out with his palm, immediately using the Yellow Spring Palm technique.

"Xiao Yuan, don't go too far!"

The Soul Demon Old Man's face darkened as he casually neutralized Xiao Yuan's attack.

"We can ignore the others, but you four pieces of trash think you can get protection?"

Xiao Yuan sneered.

"Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, although I hate that guy terribly, if you bunch of weaklings could break through the great formation he set up, would I have been trapped here for thousands of years?!"

Seeing everyone approaching Xiao Yuan's group, the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame sneered. Then, killing intent surged in its eyes, and with a change of hand seals, the great array that covered the sky and earth began to slowly rotate like a millstone.

As the two great formations slowly rotated, the energy in this world instantly became extremely violent. Some experts with strength reaching the Half-Saint turned pale on the spot, and some even spat out a mouthful of blood. Before the formations even launched their attack, some people couldn't withstand them. The Purification Lotus Demon Saint, the expert who was closest to the Dou Di in that era, truly lived up to his reputation! "Heaven Refining Ancient Formation, Refine Heaven into Slaves!"

The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame hovered in the sky, its body erupting with a massive, milky-white flame that poured into the great formation.

"Bang!"

As soon as the shout fell, the entire world trembled violently. A circle of milky white light rapidly spread from the edge of the great formation towards the center, finally converging into a milky white pillar of light a hundred feet in size amidst the horrified gazes of many. Within the pillar of light, there was a destructive power. "Refine!"

A sinister look appeared on the face of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. He pointed his finger downwards, and both the Heavenly Array and the Earth Array trembled violently. Then, two milky white beams of light shot out like fountains, their targets locked on the Danta Ancestor and the Soul Demon Old Man!

It was obvious that his first move was to eliminate the two strongest people present! Seeing such a fierce and unparalleled attack, even someone as powerful as the Danta Ancestor had an extremely solemn expression, but Xiao Yuan remained calm and composed. He pointed his finger, and his soul power surged out and entered Xiao Yan's brow.

Below, the Soul Demon Old Man, along with Hun Miesheng and two other powerful figures from forces that had not yet gathered around Xiao Yuan, joined forces to try and block the attack from the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.

"Bang!"

The collision, occurring in a mere instant, unleashed a deafening explosion that ripped through the air. The Magma Sea below was instantly blasted into a massive crater hundreds of thousands of feet deep, pushing the magma tens of thousands of feet away. "A desperate resistance! Refine!"

In the sky, the eyes of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame flashed red. He looked like a madman and pressed his hands down sharply. The resistance led by the four Soul Clan was destroyed in an instant. Then, with an extremely fast speed, he swept across the sky and engulfed the four members of the Soul Clan!

As for Xiao Yuan and the others, they showed no intention of resisting from beginning to end, allowing the attack to engulf them! High in the sky, the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame watched the light circle rapidly expand tens of thousands of feet away from the point of impact, and couldn't help but laugh wildly. Now, no one could stop him from escaping! "Purification Lotus Demon Saint, do you think you can destroy me like this? I am a divine being of heaven and earth, protected by heaven and earth, hahaha!"

The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame was in a frenzy. After being sealed for thousands of years, it was finally able to break free today. How could it not be excited and overjoyed? "Hmm?"

However, the maniacal laughter didn't last long. The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame gradually calmed down, then suddenly lowered its head, looking at Xiao Yuan and the others with a mixture of surprise and doubt. There, it sensed the presence of many auras. "Still alive? How is that possible?"

Milky white flames swirled in the sky before slowly fading away. As the flames dissipated, a faint halo appeared in the gaze of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. Within that halo were Xiao Yuan and his group. Although they looked somewhat disheveled, they did not appear to have suffered any serious injuries.

At this moment, not only the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, but even the Danta Ancestor and the others stared in astonishment at the outer halo. This halo, though seemingly thin, had withstood a shockwave powerful enough to destroy a Six Star Dou Sheng! "This is..."

The group looked at each other, clearly confused about what had happened.

"Brother Xiao Yan?!"

However, just as everyone was bewildered, Xun'er suddenly cried out in surprise. Everyone's eyes quickly turned to her and saw that Xiao Yan seemed to be in a coma. His body was emitting a faint halo, which slowly condensed on his surface and finally turned into a somewhat illusory human figure.

"Purifying Lotus Demon Flame?!"

The moment the figure appeared, everyone was terrified and quickly retreated, for the figure's appearance was exactly the same as the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame in the sky! "No, it's not the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame! It's the Purification Lotus Demon Saint!"

Xiao Yuan waved his hand, signaling everyone to calm down.

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. How could such a legendary super-strong expert, who had supposedly fallen thousands of years ago, suddenly appear on Xiao Yan? While everyone was still reeling from the shock, Xiao Yan, whose eyes had been tightly closed, trembled slightly. Then, he slowly opened his eyes, but his dark pupils had turned milky white. His gaze moved slowly, and anyone whose eyes fell upon him, even a powerful figure like the Danta Ancestor, felt an overwhelming urge to prostrate themselves in worship, even trembling with fear. The Purification Lotus Demon Saint, the one hailed as the closest to Dou Di in his past life, had actually reappeared in this form!

"What's going on?"

Xun'er and the others stared in astonishment at the illusory figure enveloping Xiao Yan's body. How could the legendary Purification Lotus Demon Saint possibly appear on Xiao Yan's body? "If you don't come out, I'll drag you out!"

Xiao Yuan spoke directly.

"Hehe, that soul power you just witnessed, was it yours, young friend? It certainly had the flair I had back in the day. How about we join forces?"

Upon hearing this, the Purification Lotus Demon Saint turned her gaze to Xiao Yuan, then put on a kind smile and said.

Seeing this, Xun'er felt much relieved. It seemed that her Third Brother knew about the Purification Lotus Demon Saint's relationship with Brother Xiao Yan. In that case, Brother Xiao Yan should be safe.

"No rush, you go first, I still have three rats to deal with."

Xiao Yuan said with a smile.

"Are these the three?"

Upon hearing this, the Purification Lotus Demon Saint did not make any move, but the space beside him distorted, and then three souls emanating black energy were brought over. Judging from their appearances, they were none other than the Soul Demon Old Man, Hun Miesheng, Hun Feng.

The first two were powerful, while the latter, being of noble birth, had some means of self-preservation, which is why it was able to escape its soul.

As for the other elder of the Soul Clan, he was too weak and had already turned into nothingness along with his soul.

"Xiao Yuan."

Seeing this, the Soul Demon Old Man was about to say something, but Xiao Yuan didn't bother to listen. His soul power swept over them, instantly annihilating the souls of the three.

"Thanks. Although it's just a remnant image, you still have some kind of soul, right? Don't exert yourself too much later; maybe I can lend you a hand."

Having killed the three from the Soul Hall, Xiao Yuan felt refreshed and invigorated. He grinned at the Purification Lotus Demon Saint and made a promise.

"Hehe, interesting."

Upon hearing this, the Purification Lotus Demon Saint sized up Xiao Yuan and then revealed a smile.

Many people looked rather solemn upon seeing this scene.

The appearance of the Purification Lotus Demon Saint was already outrageous.

But right now, the Purification Lotus Demon Saint has helped Xiao Yuan capture the souls of the three Soul Clan, and they're all chatting and laughing. It's absurd that they want to cooperate with Xiao Yuan to deal with the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.

Why should I?

As thoughts raced through everyone's minds, Xiao Yan, possessed by the Purification Lotus Demon Saint, waved his sleeve, and the milky-white light shield slowly dissipated, revealing his pair of white eyes looking towards the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame in the sky.

The instant the light barrier dissipated, the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame in the sky locked onto Xiao Yan. When its gaze fell upon the figure formed on the latter's body, a monstrous wave of horror surged within it, and an incredulous roar echoed across the sky:

"Purification Lotus Demon Saint? How is this possible?! How could you still be alive?!"