Hua Lan Tian's expression was grave, but he did not retreat in the slightest. Instead, his fighting spirit soared. He rose directly from the ground, yet did not fly out of the array. As the black light from the cauldron slowly descended, countless Array Flags blazed within the light, only to turn to ashes moments later.
By the time it reached Hua Lan Tian, the power of the cauldron's black light had finally been weakened to its lowest point. Hua Lan Tian stepped forward, carrying the might of the Golden Immortal realm and wielding his azure longsword. With one sweeping slash, he scattered the black light from the cauldron's mouth completely.
Golden Immortal might. Now that Hua Lan Tian had broken through to the Golden Immortal realm, his strength had undergone an earth-shaking transformation. Even Ye Tian could not help but sigh at the sight.
Then, the golden light above the dark clouds withdrew the phantom of the great cauldron. Before long, another figure flew out from the clouds. This time, it was no projection of a magical treasure or immortal artifact, but a phoenix phantom formed by the tribulation lightning. Its entire body was crimson-red. With a long cry, heaven and earth trembled in terror. Then it spewed out a mouthful of flame. Phoenix fire was even stronger than true fire—the most powerful, most unyielding supreme yang flame, the mightiest fire seed apart from the essence of the sun. The instant it poured forth, it scorched the sky black, warped space itself, and reduced the forest below to a scarlet wasteland.
Looking at the phoenix phantom, Ye Tian could not help recalling the Earth Core Fire Seed Zhou Xuanqing had mentioned. He immediately shook his head. Though the Earth Core Fire Seed Zhou Xuanqing sought was fierce, it was