That aura instantly broke through the late Tribulation Stage. It refused to stop, continuing to surge upward in one unbroken rush.
"Withdraw the Gan Flame Skyfire!" the middle-aged Daoist cried. As he spoke, he formed a hand seal. Yet at the same time, a thought suddenly surfaced in his mind: This man had just broken through the late Tribulation Stage. If he fought someone now, wouldn't the backlash injure him?
The other four cultivators formed hand seals as well, and the Gan Flame Skyfire immediately withdrew. In that instant, the middle-aged Daoist felt that the Gan Flame Skyfire seemed to have weakened somewhat.
But he had no time to concern himself with that. The five men and two demons rose into the air and lunged at Yan Chihuo. Yan Chihuo abruptly opened his eyes, transformed into a form with three heads and six arms, and sent Five-Colored Spirit Fire rising from his body. It turned into countless fireballs and shot forth, while the God-Falling Stele, Seven Absolutes Cold Mist Sword, Spirit-Locking Claw, Flying Sand and Rolling Stones, and other techniques were unleashed at the same time.
Yan Chihuo had advanced to the late Tribulation Stage, while the Five-Colored Spirit Fire had absorbed the might of the Gan Flame Skyfire and grown even more powerful. Those cultivators had assumed that he had only just advanced and would be unable to fight. How could they have expected this?
Miserable screams rang out one after another. Aside from the middle-aged Daoist and the two demons, the other four were either smashed into pulp by the Godfall Plaque or reduced to ash by the flames. Even the middle-aged Daoist and the two demons were gravely wounded by the Seven Absolutes Cold Mist Sword, Spirit-Locking Claw, and the rest.
Had these five men and two