When Jiu Ying saw Houyi charging at him, his nine heads shook violently. He let out a furious roar, and boundless flames surged rapidly from the void, forming a scorching sea of fire around him.
The flames mingled with spiritual energy, which immediately ignited and turned to fire. Jiu Ying transformed into human form and sat cross-legged at the center of the sea of fire. His hands continually formed seals as rings of flame coiled around his body, and his loose hair streamed upward against the wind.
Gradually, the entire sea of fire began to spin rapidly, forming a gigantic vortex that continuously swallowed and compressed the flames. At last, an enormous fireball appeared in the sky.
The fireball was like another sun, hanging high in the sky. Its scorching currents baked the Primordial Great Land. Rivers within a hundred thousand li withered one after another. The cultivators of the Wu and Demon Races were instantly scorched by the heat, and the stench of burning flesh spread through the air. Those with low cultivation were set ablaze and swallowed by the fireball above.
Houyi gazed at the enormous fireball, his expression grave. He no longer dared to hold back. His hands formed seals frantically, moving as fast as phantoms.
One towering mountain after another appeared in the void. The mountains gathered together and became a ten-thousand-zhang peak, majestic and towering between heaven and earth. An ancient will emerged, immeasurably vast and powerful, as though the wills of countless mountains had converged into one.
"Rumble..."
The enormous, scorching fireball collided violently with the ten-thousand-zhang mountain. Half the sky turned red and the other half yellow, an utterly bizarre sight.
The powerful shock waves mercilessly destroyed everything around them in an instant. Even the Wu and Demon Races, who had been fighting,