The Five Fires Appear
Elder Heavenly Serpent's eyes were bloodshot, almost bursting out of their sockets.
His usually dignified and composed face was now twisted and deformed by extreme rage, with bulging veins throbbing wildly on his forehead and neck, like venomous snakes ready to devour their prey.
He watched helplessly as the outstanding Bing Xuan and Bing Hua of the Ice River Valley fell into a pool of blood, their young and vibrant lives rapidly fading away before his eyes, leaving only two gradually cooling bodies.
A glance swept across the battlefield below, and the elite disciples carefully trained by Ice River Valley were now almost entirely dead or wounded, like withered leaves swept by a whirlwind.
Some were smashed to pieces and mangled by the heavy Iron Fist wielded by the bronze Puppet; others suffered ulceration and agonizing screams amidst the eerie poisonous gas emanating from the Woeful Poison Body, eventually collapsing silently.
Boundless rage and Killing Intent erupted like a volcano, soaring into the sky and nearly destroying his last shred of reason!
He, Elder Heavenly Serpent, was a powerful figure at the Peak Nine-Star Dou Zong, Half-Step Dou Venerate. In this region, he was a formidable force. He had come with the full strength of Ice River Valley, thinking it would be a piece of cake, but he never expected to end up in such a miserable state!
"If this child is not eliminated, how can my Tian She Sect face returning to Ice River Valley? How can Ice River Valley maintain its dignity?!"
"You little bastard! Die!"
A piercing roar erupted from Elder Heavenly Serpent's mouth, the boundless resentment and Killing Intent contained within it seemingly capable of tearing the entire sky apart.
Before the words were even finished, the immense and vast Ice Venerate Strength emanating from the Tian She erupted without reservation. The extreme chill instantly swept across the heavens and earth, and the originally clear sky seemed to be dyed a deep blue by this power. The water vapor in the air instantly condensed into tiny ice crystals, which fluttered down one after another.
With his hands clenched into fists, the Tian She assumed a drawing-a-bow stance. As he moved, the vast and boundless icy Dou Qi in the world seemed to be drawn in by an invisible force, frantically converging towards the space between his hands. In just a few breaths, a massive, crystalline longbow, entirely composed of extreme ice, slowly condensed in the sky!
This ice bow is ten zhang long, with intricate and ancient ice patterns carved on its body. Each pattern exudes a bone-chilling cold, and the lines are smooth yet full of explosive power, as if it were crafted by the hand of Ancient Deity.
A terrifying chill that could freeze the soul emanated from the bow, and the ground below condensed into a thick layer of solid Solid Ice at a visible speed, as if even space itself was about to be frozen by this chill.
"Ice God Bow! Freeze!"
With a roar from Elder Heavenly Serpent, filled with boundless rage and power, the Ice Crystal Divine Bow suspended in the sky instantly solidified, emanating an even more terrifying aura. Immediately afterwards, the bowstring was drawn back by an invisible force, and a massive ice arrow, entirely composed of highly compressed Ice Venerate Strength, slowly condensed on the bowstring.
This ice arrow was several meters long, its shaft shimmering with a deep, eerie blue light. Its tip was incredibly sharp, as if it could pierce through everything in the world. A faint layer of white chill swirled around the arrow; this chill was not just ordinary low temperature, but contained a terrifying will to Seal Heaven and Earth and extinguish all life.
Wherever the arrow pointed, ripples of freezing light spread through the space, the surrounding air seemed to stop flowing, and a suffocating sense of oppression permeated the air. Those below even felt their blood freeze!
This is Elder Heavenly Serpent She's most powerful Dou Technique, Earth Tier High-grade Dou Skill — the Ice God Bow! Legend has it that once this arrow is unleashed, it is enough to Ice-Sealed a thousand miles, extinguish all life, and possess boundless power!
Sensing the deadly threat emanating from the ice arrow, Lin Ming's pupils constricted to pinpoints, his heart pounding wildly in his chest. He had no doubt that if he were struck by this ice arrow, imbued with Elder Heavenly Serpent's life's cultivation and rage, even ten lives wouldn't be enough to kill him! Facing the desperate attack of Peak Nine-Star Dou Zong expert, any hesitation or reservation was tantamount to suicide!
"The Heavenly Fire Three Xuan Transformations! First Transformation!"
Lin Ming's eyes narrowed, and without the slightest hesitation, he let out a low and powerful roar, unhesitatingly activating the domineering Heavenly Fire Three Xuan Transformations Secret Technique within his body!
In an instant, the dormant Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire within his body was instantly activated. The originally docile flame source, under the urging of the secret technique, began to compress and condense wildly, like an awakened primordial beast. Then, a power a hundred times more violent and ferocious than usual erupted like a volcano that had been dormant for billions of years!
A surging, overwhelming power, like a torrent bursting its banks, surged through his body, instantly shattering the barriers of his cultivation level! His aura rose at a visible speed!
Peak Four-Star Dou Ancestor... Early Five-Star Dou Ancestor... Mid- Five-Star Dou Ancestor!
In just a short while, Lin Ming's cultivation level had crossed a minor realm, reaching the mid-stage of the Five-Star Dou Ancestor! However, this was far from enough to overcome Elder Heavenly Serpent She's terrifying Ice God Bow!
In response, Lin Ming's eyes sharpened, and another low roar, filled with boundless determination, resounded throughout the heavens and earth. "Second Transformation!"
The moment the words fell, the even more domineering and terrifying source of the Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame within Lin Ming's body was instantly activated! The two flame sources intertwined and collided within his body, generating an even more terrifying power. Under the effect of the secret technique, the source of the Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame was also frantically compressed, and then erupted into an incomparably terrifying torrent of power!
This time, Lin Ming's cultivation level rose even more rapidly and dramatically!
Six-Star Dou Ancestor... Peak Six-Star Dou Ancestor... Early Seven-Star Dou Ancestor...
In the end, Lin Ming's aura shot up like a rocket and landed at the peak of the Seven-Star Dou Ancestor level!
Although the eruption of the Heavenly Fire Three Xuan Transformations Secret Technique was only temporary and would have a significant backlash afterward, at this moment, the immense power that filled his entire body, as if he could shatter mountains with a single punch and crack the earth with a single kick, directly boosted Lin Ming's spirits and instantly filled him with confidence!
However, sensing the increasingly terrifying aura of the Ice God Bow in the sky, Lin Ming knew that even with his cultivation at the peak of the Seven-Star Dou Ancestor, facing that terrifying arrow containing the intent of 'Seal Heaven and Earth' would still be fraught with danger! He needed even greater power and stronger Trump Card!
"Fire... point!"
Lin Ming took a deep breath, his gaze becoming incredibly solemn and focused. He swiftly drew profound and mysterious trajectories in front of him with his hands, each movement precise to the extreme, and uttered a clear shout imbued with the Soul Power!
"Out!"
With that shout, the flames around Lin Ming suddenly surged several feet, churning like a burning ocean.
Then, a jaw-dropping scene unfolded—the raging flames, like a lotus blossoming, slowly split apart, eventually forming five balls of different colors and sizes, all radiating terrifying heat and Spirituality energy!
The five flames were arranged in a perfect pentagonal shape in the air, each flame representing a powerful force, echoing each other yet remaining independent of one another.
One of the five is a ball of blue flame rising, with a wisp of brilliant golden flame deep within its core. This is the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, which has become even more profound after being nurtured and strengthened by the Life-Transforming Fire!
Although it is not a rare and wondrous Heaven and Earth Rare Item listed on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, its power has become considerable after multiple transformations.
The second of the five points is a dense, heavy flame, its color like the ancient, dark yellow earth. It floats there quietly, as if bearing the power of countless mountains, giving people a sense of calm and oppression. This is the Mysterious Yellow Flame!
The third of the pentagons is a blood-red flame that leaps and trembles, displaying countless ferocious beast shadows.
Within the flames, deafening roars could be faintly heard, as if countless Fierce Beasts were galloping and howling within, filled with a wild and violent aura. This was the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, ranked twenty-second on the list of Heavenly Flames Heavenly Flame Ranking!
The fourth of the five points is a flame as blue as a deep, boundless lake.
It appears calm, yet it exudes boundless water vapor and a strange burning sensation, as if it could boil the entire ocean. This is the Sea Heart Flame, which is also listed on the Heavenly Flame Ranking!
The fifth of five points is also the most eerie flame.
It appears formless and almost transparent, as if it could dissipate into the air at any moment. However, upon closer inspection, one can sense that it can ignite the latent inner Heart Flame within the human body, scorching the soul and making it impossible to defend against. This is the extremely special Fallen Heart Flame in the Heavenly Flame Ranking!
Five flames appeared simultaneously, swirling and dancing around Lin Ming like five burning stars.
The intense heat instantly distorted the surrounding space, the air sizzled as it burned, and the ground below cracked and melted at a visible speed. Five distinctly different Heavenly Flames auras intertwined, forming a dazzling yet deadly domain of flames!
Except for the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, which is slightly inferior, the other four are all genuine and rare Heaven and Earth Rare Item, listed on the Heavenly Flame Ranking!
This scene was as breathtaking as God. It not only left the onlookers in the distance speechless with astonishment, but also caused Elder Heavenly Serpent was about to unleash a deadly arrow, to suddenly shrink his pupils and reveal a look of horror and disbelief on his face for the first time!
One person possesses multiple flames?! And four of them are listed on the Heavenly Flames Heavenly Flame Ranking! This is simply unheard of and unseen! Heavenly Flames are the most domineering and unruly flames in the world. For an ordinary person to obtain even one is already an immense stroke of luck, from which they can benefit for a lifetime. Yet this seemingly young man possesses four of them—how is this possible?!
So much so that many people thought they were dreaming, and immediately reached out and twisted the person next to them hard, causing the person to scream in pain. Only when they saw that it was still the same did they realize that this was not a dream, but a real occurrence.
"Just what kind of monster is this child?!" Elder Heavenly Serpent She's heart was filled with shock and an unprecedented sense of unease.