Fire Origin True Person had no time to think further. With a cold laugh, he said, "I couldn't tell before, but your methods truly are formidable. Still, this time, even if you sprout wings, you won't escape."
He rubbed his palms together and flung them outward. Two streaks of light fell into the sea of fire like water poured into boiling oil, raising boundless towering waves. As the waves surged and fell, their color had already turned amber.
The skeleton trapped within the Five Peaks Heaven-Burning Wind-Rending Diagram felt an extreme sense of danger rise within her at the sight of that amber sea of fire. Since becoming the Third Palace Master of Nether Palace, she had never felt this way—not even when she had been trapped in the Five Peaks Heaven-Burning Wind-Rending Diagram.
Even she, merely an observer, felt this way, much less Yan Chihuo. Yet inwardly, he was delighted, muttering silently, Now!
He immediately revealed his true form. With a sway of his body, he transformed into Three Heads and Six Arms. The Seven Absolutes Cold Mist Sword split into forty-nine threads of sword light, laying down a sword formation.
Sword light surged explosively! In an instant, it blanketed the entire sea of fire!
Amid the flashing sword light, endless cold intent poured forth. In that instant, it was as though heaven and earth themselves had frozen solid.
Fire Origin True Person threw back his head and laughed. "A mere Profound Ice Chaos-Heaven Sword Formation, and you think it can break my Nine Palaces Origin-Returning Blazing Fire Array? Let me tell you: the Nine Palaces Origin-Returning Blazing Fire Array is the bane of all ice, yin wind, and gui water formations. It is not restrained by such formations. Stop wasting your effort."
Yan Chihuo was utterly unmoved. With