Furnace Inverted, Falling Underground

"Bloodblade! Blood Slaughter!!"

Just as Yun Qianhang was about to attack, a thin, aged figure suddenly intervened.

Wu Tianlang swung his blade with all his might, meeting Yun Qianhang's palm.

But it had almost no blocking effect.

Boom—!!!

Yun Qianhang's enraged strike easily shattered the blade energy and landed squarely on Wu Tianlang's chest.

The sound of cracking bones was clearly audible.

A large portion of Wu Tianlang's chest visibly caved inward. Blood mixed with fragments of internal organs sprayed violently from his mouth, painting a dazzling blood-red arc in the air.

"Old man!!!"

Qin Han's eyes were about to split open.

"Take them away!!!"

Hu Gan's eye sockets were bloodshot, his beard and hair bristling. He ignored the corrosive effects of the fire poison when channeling his Dou Qi.

His body swelled, and he charged headfirst at Yun Qianhang.

Zi Yan flashed to the side of the staggering Qin Han, using her small shoulder to support one of his arms.

She tilted up her small face, smudged with ash and tear streaks. Her large purple eyes were filled with stubbornness and anger as she glared at the flame monster in the sky, gritting her teeth.

Xiao Yan paused his movement and also gritted his teeth, charging forward.

Shoulder to shoulder with Hu Gan, one on the left and one on the right, they desperately entangled Yun Qianhang, who was trying to continue his attack on Qin Han.

"Fallen Heart Flame again..."

Yun Qianhang let out a piercing roar, his frenzied hatred almost breaking through his sanity.

His aura was still slowly and irreversibly declining, nearing the point of falling back to One-Star Dou Zong.

Hu Gan grunted at Xiao Yan, "Keep him occupied, the old guy can't hold on much longer!!"

After saying that, Earth-Yellow Dou Qi surged from his body like a Volcanic Eruption. He held nothing back, directly burning a portion of his Essence Blood, causing his aura to surge.

His Peak Dou Huang cultivation almost broke through its limits, stepping half a foot into the Dou Zong realm.

Combined with Xiao Yan's seasoned and tricky fighting style after Old Yao took control of his body, the two managed to hold Yun Qianhang back for the time being.

"Get lost!!"

A fierce glint flashed in Yun Qianhang's eyes. He formed a hand seal, and the Myriad Stars Flame surged, covering the sky as it charged towards the two.

The surging Flame Tide almost swallowed the plaza. Seizing the opportunity while the two were briefly entangled, Yun Qianhang's figure flickered strangely, appearing in front of Qin Han and Zi Yan, who were flying towards the edge of the plaza.

"You damn brat!"

"A Two-Star Dou Wang student, your talent is indeed extraordinary. Today, This Sect will show Jia Nan Academy that their prodigy student will also end up in such a ghastly state!!"

A lava-burning claw reached for Qin Han's chest!

"Get lost!"

Zi Yan screamed, instinctively about to throw a punch.

Qin Han suddenly pushed Zi Yan's shoulder with his palm.

"Go!"

Zi Yan felt an irresistible yet gentle force push her. Her small body was uncontrollably sent flying backward and to the side, away from the range of the deadly claw.

Qin Han himself was completely exposed to Yun Qianhang's claw.

Just then, Hu Gan, acting like a maddened tiger, attacked again, punching towards Yun Qianhang's back and forcing him to defend.

An extremely venomous grin flashed across Yun Qianhang's face.

He didn't dodge or evade, enduring Hu Gan's punch directly with his back. His half-flame body shook violently, and his flames dimmed slightly.

At the same time, his lava-burning left claw, unchanged in direction, continued its descent towards Qin Han with a sinister grin.

"Mang Qianchi! This is all your fault!!"

"Get lost for This Sect!!!"

Yun Qianhang's strength had weakened to Peak Dou Huang, but it didn't stop him from easily striking Qin Han down with a palm.

Puff!

Qin Han vomited blood again, his body like a Broken Kite, falling uncontrollably.

And the direction of his fall was precisely towards the black hole spewing dark fire poison and viscous magma.

"Qin Han!!!"

Zi Yan's small face was completely devoid of color.

Time seemed to stand still for a moment, and the hearts of everyone from Jia Nan Academy skipped a beat.

Xiao Yan's eyes shot out with brilliance, his hidden trump card finally unleashed.

One green and one white flame intertwined and fused, transforming into a palm-sized, yet breathtakingly beautiful, green-white fire lotus.

"Go!"

The fire lotus left his hand, silent and swift, precisely landing on Yun Qianhang's left flaming body.

Boom!

This explosion was far more condensed and terrifying than before.

Yun Qianhang let out a shrill scream, his body exploding into wisps of blood mist, spitting blood incessantly as he plummeted down.

But the ferocity in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

"I will make this brat and my Fallen Fire Sect accompany me to the grave!!"

Yun Qianhang did not stabilize his body. Instead, he slammed a palm onto the cracked furnace body.

Rumble!

Propelled by his immense strength, the furnace tilted violently to one side, its opening aimed at the lava black hole below.

At the same time, his remaining Dou Qi surged madly into the black hole.

A fire poison smoke, ten times denser than before and almost pitch black, shot up from the black hole, instantly engulfing half the plaza.

"Be careful!"

Hu Gan's eyes were about to split. He wanted to rescue, but was forced to retreat repeatedly by the erupting poison fire lava.

Yun Qianhang himself, due to forcefully using his last bit of strength, suffered a complete outbreak of injuries. His aura became extremely weak, and he was swept up by the erupting lava poison fire, falling into the black hole with a scream.

Boom--

Just as his figure was about to be swallowed by the black hole, the tilted Myriad Fire Furnace finally lost its balance completely. It crashed down, and without deviation, it firmly covered the entrance of the erupting poison fire lava black hole.

The entrance was completely sealed.

Silence instantly fell upon the plaza.

Hu Gan's chest heaved violently, blood continuously seeping from the corner of his mouth. He moved to charge towards the furnace, but had only flown about ten feet.

"Pfft--!"

A mouthful of blood, so dark it was almost black, spurted from his mouth. The blood was mixed with fine crimson particles – the fire poison that had invaded his lungs was raging wildly.

"Be careful!"

Xiao Yan quickly helped up Hu Gan, who had knelt to the ground, and said rapidly, "That furnace itself is a Supreme Treasure for refining myriad fires. Although it's damaged now, its residual seal is definitely not something that can be broken in a short time!"

He spoke at a rapid pace, his gaze sweeping across the surroundings simultaneously.

Dark red lava was seeping out from the tiny cracks between the furnace body and the rocks. Upon encountering the air, it produced fire poison that was nearly ink-black in color.

This fire poison was no longer spreading out as before. Instead, it was drifting upwards, strand by strand, gathering to form a rolling Poison Cloud in the sky above the plaza.

Further away, the Fire Spirits, which had lost Yun Qianhang's control, began to re-gather within the poisonous smoke, converging towards the central area.

"The concentration of fire poison is still increasing. If we don't leave now... none of us will be able to escape..."

Hu Gan's body trembled violently. He suddenly turned his head.

As far as his eyes could see, several Inner Academy elders were doing their utmost, using their remaining Dou Qi to support a Defense Circle, protecting the unconscious and heavily injured Wu Tianlang and Zi Yan in the middle.

Hu Gan's eyes were bloodshot, and the muscles in his cheeks twitched slightly from clenching his teeth. After much hesitation, an unwilling voice finally squeezed out from his throat.

"Withdraw!"

Earth-Yellow Dou Qi swirled up the unconscious Wu Tianlang and Zi Yan. "Keep up! I'll cover the retreat!"

"Vice Dean, this..."

An elder was about to hesitate when he was cut off by Hu Gan's furious roar, "Shut up! Get out first, and contact the Great Elder immediately!"

"Yes!"

The group quickly disappeared into the sky.

Xiao Yan cast one last glance at the overturned furnace, green flames rising, and also hurried to follow the Jia Nan Academy group in retreating from the plaza...