Yun Qianxing resurrected from death?!

Hu Gan flashed and reappeared in front of the Canaan Academy group, his earth-yellow Dou Qi forming a heavy barrier to shield everyone behind him.

His expression was graver than ever, his gaze locked onto the Myriad Fire Furnace, which was emitting an increasingly terrifying aura.

A figure clad in a loose grey robe also squeezed through the outer crowd silently, stopping behind and to the side of Canaan Academy. It was Xiao Yan.

Clearly, this situation had also exceeded Old Yao's expectations.

"Be careful, there's something inside the furnace... very strong, and it's waking up," Xiao Yan warned.

Before the great battle, Wu Tianlang had already told Hu Gan what happened in the Fire Pavilion, so the people of Canaan Academy generally held goodwill towards Xiao Yan.

Moreover, in the current situation, having a Dou Huang join forces would significantly increase their chances of survival.

Almost simultaneously with Xiao Yan's words.

Boom!

The lid of the Myriad Fire Furnace was violently blasted open by an immense force!

The lid, condensed from pure Blood-colored Star Flame, exploded into a sky full of flowing fire.

A figure slowly rose from the spewing blood-green light pillar.

Initially, it was just a mass of constantly twisting crimson flames, its outline blurry, emitting a Dou Huang-level pressure.

As it completely emerged from the furnace and hovered in mid-air, its aura began to surge at an astonishing speed!

Eight stars, nine stars... it instantly broke through the Dou Huang barrier, stepping into the Dou Zong realm!

One-star Dou Zong, two-star Dou Zong, three-star Dou Zong!

Finally, the vast aura steadily stopped at the peak of the three-star Dou Zong level.

The tangible pressure weighed heavily on everyone's hearts in the square.

Dou Zong!

In the Black Corner Region, this was already the strength of a paramount figure.

But the chilling transformation was not yet over.

As its aura stabilized, the crimson flames and lava flowing around its body began to contract inwards, condensing.

The originally distorted and indistinct remnant soul phantoms within the flames also gradually became clearer and steadier.

Where the flames receded, a human form was revealed.

It was the outline of an old man.

His white hair was dyed crimson by the flames, and his face still held a trace of former majesty, but it was now covered in distorted patterns like burn marks from flames.

One eye was a normal, cloudy old eye, while the other eye socket pulsed with crimson flames.

Half of his body had basically transformed into a solid human form, clad in a tattered, dark red robe. The other half of his body, however, was still composed of constantly churning crimson flames and flowing lava.

A bizarre existence, halfway between a human and a flame monster, a peak three-star Dou Zong!

"This is..."

Wu Tianlang felt his throat tighten, his voice dry, "Could it be that those Fire Spirit Bodies... were all transformed from living people?!"

"To be precise," Hu Gan stared intently at the flame old man's face, as if confirming a terrifying fact, "they were transformed from people of the Fallen Fire Sect!"

Everyone's pupils contracted sharply.

Even though they had a vague idea of the answer, Qin Han still asked coldly, "Vice Dean, then this figure is..."

Hu Gan paused, then uttered a name, word by word, that sent a chill down everyone's spine.

"This one before us... is Yun Qianhang!"

"What?!"

Wu Tianlang's head snapped around, and several Inner Academy elders showed looks of shock.

"Yun Qianhang? The Sect Leader of the Fallen Fire Sect who perished a hundred years ago? Wasn't he already dead?!"

"That's right, all the major powers investigated back then and said there were no signs of life within the sect!"

Hu Gan shook his head slightly, "Before we entered, didn't we also not detect any aura? This red spirit body is too bizarre, but I'm certain, this person is Yun Qianhang!"

Hu Gan's gaze did not leave the flame old man. "A hundred years ago, I was just an ordinary student in the Academy's Inner Academy. Due to an exchange event between the two sects, I saw Yun Qianhang from afar. That unique aura, that face... even though he's become this monstrous appearance, I would never mistake him."

Hu Gan's voice, in the dead silence of the square, clearly reached the ears of everyone who was listening intently.

After a brief silence, uncontrollable panic began to spread.

"Yun Qianhang?! He's still alive?!"

"What a joke! How can a person turn into fire?!"

"What kind of evil technique is this?!"

Mo Tianquan and the others also had extremely grim expressions at this moment.

This existence, which subverted cognition and was bizarrely inexplicable, truly made one's heart crawl.

Looking back now, the emergence of the Fallen Fire Sect Ruins was a complete and utter conspiracy!

A conspiracy to resurrect Yun Qianhang, and even more people from the Fallen Fire Sect!

What exactly happened here back then, and how Yun Qianhang and his clan members became this monstrous state, no one cared anymore.

What everyone cared about most was how to escape, not wait to be refined by this damned Blood Formation!

Elder Silver looked at the fiery figure whose aura was so oppressive it made it hard to breathe. His throat bobbed, and he forced himself to step forward a few paces, cupping his hands from afar, adopting an extremely humble posture:

"Are you... the Fallen Fire Sect, Sect Leader Yun Qianhang?"

The fiery figure didn't react.

The normal eye slowly turned, sweeping over him indifferently, then sweeping over the dense crowd behind him.

Cold sweat beaded on Elder Silver's forehead. He continued to placate him: "This junior and my elder brother mingle in the Black Corner Region, known as the Gold and Silver Elders. We accidentally entered your sect's ruins today, it was truly a misunderstanding. We apologize profusely for disturbing your cultivation."

"Congratulations, Sect Leader Yun... on your rebirth, your strength surpassing the past. Since it was a misunderstanding, we will leave immediately and never trespass again.

We hope Senior will be merciful and open the formation, granting us passage..."

His words were already humble enough.

In the Black Corner Region, the name of the Gold and Silver Elders was enough to make children stop crying. When had they ever needed to be so subservient?

If his brother were here today, he would never have shown Yun Qianhang such deference.

But now, he was alone. Facing a three-star Dou Zong in a bizarre state with his peak Dou Huang strength, any pride was meaningless.

Yun Qianhang remained silent.

After a long while, a voice filled with the weight of ages finally emerged: "Gold and Silver Elders... what are those?"

Elder Silver's smile froze on his face. Anger flared in his eyes, but he didn't dare to show it.

Seeing this, Hu Gan also stepped forward.

"Senior Yun, this junior is Hu Gan, the current Vice Dean of the Outer Academy of Canaan Academy.

A hundred years ago, when I was still a student at the academy, I was fortunate enough to meet Senior once with the Headmaster. Our Headmaster, Mang Tianchi, mentioned Senior when he returned from his travels a few years ago, reminiscing about the past with great emotion."

He invoked the name of Mang Tianchi, both to state his identity and to subtly borrow his influence.

A Headmaster of Dou Zun level, even in a missing state, his prestige was enough to awe all directions.

"Today's events were truly an accident. Canaan Academy has no intention of offending."

Hu Gan cupped his hands, his words earnest. "We implore Senior, for the sake of the past acquaintance and for Headmaster Mang's sake, to allow the people of Canaan Academy to leave. The academy will offer generous rewards."

Upon hearing the names "Canaan Academy" and "Mang Tianchi," Yun Qianhang's normal eye finally showed a subtle flicker of emotion.

It was a look mixed with distant memories, complex emotions, and a hint of cold amusement.

His voice was still hoarse and dry, "Canaan Academy... Mang Tianchi..."

He repeated the two names.

"Such ancient names..."

Hu Gan's heart stirred, thinking Yun Qianhang was about to relent. Unexpectedly, the other party's tone shifted.

"After we have drained all your blood, Dou Qi, and souls, and integrated them into the furnace to help my sect's disciples completely escape this half-human, half-ghost state..."

"If any bones are left, this sect will personally send them back to you."