Lihuo Supreme's Formation Array finally broke at that moment!
The Fire Wall, shrouded in a terrifying aura, vanished in an instant.
"The array is broken!"
"Quick, move in!"
"Go!"
In an instant, countless forces surged forward like a raging tide.
The flying ships of Immortal Music Pavilion and Dragon Profound Sect turned into streaks of light, shooting ahead at incredible speed.
Huo Ling'er and the others, who stood at the very front of the Secret Realm, piloted their flying ship straight toward the fiery red coffin!
They quickly landed before the coffin.
"A coffin belonging to a Supreme from a bygone era... This is a tremendous opportunity!"
Yu Qishui was thrilled—utterly thrilled!
"If we can obtain the treasures hidden inside, my Lihuo Sect is sure to prosper!"
Wei Yushan looked equally solemn.
The pale golden flames in Huo Ling'er's eyes had yet to fade, and now she felt a strange unease.
After cultivating the Holy Fire Eyes, her powers of observation and perception had greatly improved. At this moment, however, the coffin gave her an ominous feeling.
"Come on, open the coffin!"
Yu Qishui spoke excitedly.
Huo Ling'er nodded. Since they had come all this way, they had to take a look.
Besides, with the trump card Senior Li had bestowed upon her, she felt confident.
"Stop!"
A sharp reprimand rang out at that moment!
A streak of light shot toward them, landing by their side in the next instant.
Dragon Profound Sect!
"None of you may approach the Supreme Coffin!"
An old man from Dragon Profound Sect spoke coldly.
He was the very man who had injured Yu Qishui at Lihuo Sect.
"By the unwritten rules, the force that breaks through the barrier first has the right to choose first..."
Yu Qishui spoke in a low voice. "Are you going to break the rules, fellow Daoist...?"
Before he could finish, the old man's aura surged. His Void Integration Stage cultivation instantly locked onto Yu Qishui, his killing intent icy cold.
"Rules? A puny Divine Separation cultivator like you dares to talk to me about rules?"
"Either die or get lost!"
He threatened them outright!
Yu Qishui and the others turned pale.
"Heh. A mere Moon Level Force thinks it can covet a Supreme Force's treasures? How laughable."
The people from Immortal Music Pavilion had arrived as well, and Ling Xian sneered.
"Fellow Daoists from Taiyan Holy Land?"
A grave look crossed Long Ziyin's pretty face. "Since you've stepped in, we'll take only one-fifth of the treasures hidden here."
Against a Holy Land Level Force, even Dragon Profound Sect was far outmatched. Whether they could take one-fifth depended on the other side's mood!
Ling Xian glanced at Qing Luo.
Qing Luo nodded. "Agreed."
"Good. Then it's settled."
Long Ziyin nodded. As soon as the words left her mouth, she suddenly moved.
In an instant, she appeared before Huo Ling'er.
Yu Qishui and Wei Yushan had both been pinned down by Dragon Profound Sect's experts and couldn't move. Huo Ling'er's Holy Fire Eyes had sensed Long Ziyin's movement, but the gap in their cultivation was too great for her to dodge in time!
Long Ziyin clamped a hand around Huo Ling'er's throat!
"Sister Ling'er!"
Mu Qianning's face changed, her expression full of alarm. "Let Sister Ling'er go!"
Long Ziyin sneered and looked at Huo Ling'er. "There's something strange about you. I'll cripple your cultivation first!"
As she spoke, an icy spike appeared in her palm!
"Spirit Severing Nail!"
Someone cried out in shock.
The Spirit Severing Nail could seal a cultivator's spiritual energy, gradually turning it into Profound Ice until it was completely depleted.
"How dare you!"
Mu Qianning grew even more frantic. At that moment, she couldn't care about anything else. "If you dare hurt Sister Ling'er, Senior Li will make you pay!"
"Senior Li?"
Long Ziyin sneered. "What is Senior Li supposed to be? Even a Supreme can't protect her today!"
Seeing this, Huo Mingxuan spoke with even more malice. "That's right, Dragon Saintess. Go ahead and kill her. The Fire Kingdom Royal Family won't say a word against you!"
The Spirit Severing Nail in Long Ziyin's hand was about to pierce Huo Ling'er!
The Scroll hidden in Huo Ling'er's sleeve was almost ready to unfurl!
But just then—
Boom!
The Supreme Coffin at the center burst open!
A figure dressed in a black Supreme Burial Robe rose from inside the coffin!
At that very instant, the flames filling the Secret Realm changed color, turning black!
At the outermost edge, the veins of the Supreme Formation Array reappeared. The black flames transformed into hundreds and thousands of ghostly beasts, circling overhead and surrounding the thousands of cultivators who had entered the Secret Realm!
Everyone's expression changed in an instant!
"What's going on?"
"No... A Supreme has revived? Lihuo Supreme... he isn't dead yet?"
"Why is the aura around us so evil? It feels like my very soul is trembling..."
Everyone was stunned.
"Oh no, the Supreme has turned into a demon?!"
An old man from Dragon Profound Sect cried out in horror!
His words sent a wave of terror through the area.
"A Supreme turning into a demon... This is one of the greatest horrors imaginable!"
"Failed to become an Immortal and turned into a demon instead. Lihuo Supreme has become Lihuo Demon Venerable... a calamity second only to the Evil God... Heavens, we're doomed today!"
"What kind of blessed land is this? It's a demon realm!"
In an instant, the various sects panicked and began to flee.
They scrambled like dogs driven from their homes, darting about like fish that had slipped through a net!
When a Supreme became a demon, even a living Supreme would give it a wide berth. Anyone who didn't leave in time was sure to meet a gruesome end.
"Ah—!"
But the moment they tried to escape, a flying ship was swooped down upon by a Vulture formed of black flames. The entire ship was incinerated!
Countless people were attacked by creatures born of the flames!
Against the black flames of a Demonified Supreme, no one could fight back.
Everyone was thrown into a panic!
Dragon Profound Sect and Immortal Music Pavilion!
At that moment, the people of both sects were on high alert, trembling in terror!
They dared not flee. They couldn't flee.
Because Lihuo Demon Venerable... had already locked onto them!
Lihuo Demon Venerable was burly and imposing. Faintly, he still bore the air of a great cultivator who had once commanded the world.
But now, demonic energy seeped from him, black miasma billowed around him, and his eyes glowed a sinister green!
"I... shall lead the way for the King!"
"With my rebirth... the world shall end..."
Lihuo Demon Venerable uttered one ancient, obscure phrase after another. Suddenly, he raised a hand!
"No!"
The Void Integration experts aboard the ships of Lihuo Sect and Immortal Music Pavilion all screamed in agony!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Every Void Integration expert exploded into a mist of blood in that instant!
The survivors were dumbfounded—completely dumbfounded!
Those were Void Integration experts, and before the Demon Venerable, they had been wiped out with just a wave of his hand...
Terrifying!
Long Ziyin was stunned as well. She instinctively released Huo Ling'er and stared at the horrifying Demon Venerable, retreating without even thinking.
With the Demon Venerable here, who could stand against him?
"Demon Venerable, do not run amok!"
Suddenly, a shout rang out from beyond the Secret Realm, cutting through the Formation Array!
Countless people turned around as one and saw three terrifying figures appear in the sky!
"Elders, save me!"
Long Ziyin cried out!
They were the three Mahayana Stage experts from Dragon Profound Sect!
They hurriedly unleashed countless Magic Treasures, trying to break through the Formation Array and save Long Ziyin.
But the Demon Venerable merely waved a hand!
Countless flames swiftly took the form of a Black Heavenly Wolf. It charged forward with a roar and reached the three Mahayana Stage experts in the blink of an eye!
The wolf opened its jaws and swallowed all three Mahayana Stage cultivators in a single bite!
The next instant, only charred skeletons fell from the sky.
Three Mahayana Stage experts, killed in a flash.
Long Ziyin stared at the sight, stunned and horrified.
Was this the strength of a Demon Venerable?
Everyone fell into despair!
"Everyone, don't panic. Taiyan Holy Land came prepared!"
Ling Xian stepped forward and crushed a jade talisman!
Beyond the Secret Realm, a spatial Teleportation Array suddenly appeared!
A long-distance teleportation array!
At that moment, the Black Fire Heavenly Wolf belonging to the Demon Venerable stopped. It was actually waiting for someone to emerge from the Teleportation Array.
"The demonic aura stretches across the land. It seems a fiend truly has emerged..."
An old man with white hair appeared from within the Teleportation Array.
His arrival drew a chorus of startled cries.
"That's an Old Venerable from Taiyan Holy Land... a being second only to a Supreme!"
"That's right, Venerable Gu Tuoya!"
"Taiyan Holy Land sent a Venerable of this caliber. It seems they anticipated what would happen here!"
Everyone was delighted!
With such a powerful expert here, perhaps he could subdue the Demon Venerable!
Venerable Gu Tuoya appeared in the sky, swept the area with his gaze, and snorted. "So it really is a Demon Venerable!"
"Today, I shall grant you a true death!"
He drew a sword from his hand!
It was an ancient sword, simple and unadorned.
"A Quasi-Immortal Sword to slay the Demon Venerable!"
Venerable Gu Tuoya roared. Vast Sword Qi burst from the Ancient Sword, sweeping across the heavens. A terrifying golden sword beam shattered the Black Fire Heavenly Wolf and slashed toward the Formation Array!
"The Quasi-Immortal Sword is invincible!"
"This was the last sword Taiyan's Immortal forged before becoming an Immortal. It represents the very limit of the Supreme realm!"
"It contains a trace of immortal energy. It's more than enough to slay a Demon Venerable!"
Everyone chimed in!
All eyes were filled with anticipation!
But the Demon Venerable merely raised a hand again!
Demonic flames filled the sky, transforming into a Black Fire Dragon!
The bizarre black dragon coiled through the heavens, blotting out the sky and covering the land. It nearly burned the air itself to nothing as it surged forward!
The next instant!
The golden sword beams filling the sky were set ablaze!
With a roar, the Black Fire Dragon swallowed Venerable Gu Tuoya whole!
"No—!"
Venerable Gu Tuoya's horrified scream rang out!
Then his body vanished without a trace, leaving only a pitch-black Ancient Sword to fall from the sky!
The Black Demon Dragon did not stop for even a moment, pouncing straight toward the Teleportation Array that had yet to close!
It was going to charge into the Taiyan Holy Land and slaughter its way through!
At that moment, far away in the Taiyan Holy Land—
Inside an Ancient Hall, the Teleportation Array suddenly began to tremble!
An Old Venerable guarding the Teleportation Array's expression changed drastically. He said, "A great enemy is about to break through the Teleportation Array. Summon the Supreme!"
Deep beneath the Taiyan Holy Land, a terrifying figure suddenly opened its eyes. The next moment, a towering figure had already appeared inside the Ancient Hall.
"Hong Xuan Supreme, a great enemy is here. Please act!"
The Old Venerable hurriedly spoke.
Yet the towering figure drew a deep breath and said:
"No! That terrifying demonic aura surpasses the Supreme realm. It cannot be resisted... Close the Teleportation Array! Otherwise, the Holy Land will face a great calamity!"
He acted personally!
Far away, through the Teleportation Array, the thousand-plus people in the Secret Realm all heard those few brief exchanges!
Immediately afterward, the Teleportation Array vanished at breakneck speed!
In the end, the Black Demon Dragon pounced at empty air!
Within the Secret Realm, several thousand people... were all utterly dumbfounded!
Dead silence descended—complete, utter dead silence!
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