The Heavenly-Eyed Flame Fox had appeared far too mysteriously, and its terrifying spirit flame had struck far too swiftly.
So swiftly that Venerable Golden Swan had barely managed to summon his Dharma Manifestation in panic before the spirit flame engulfed him.
The crimson flames were clearly no ordinary fire. Launched in a fully charged strike, they instantly burned through the great sun and seared through his Dharma Manifestation, severely injuring Venerable Golden Swan even as he sheltered within it.
Only when a Saint Puppet abruptly appeared and stood before Venerable Golden Swan did it manage to swat the terrifying spirit flame apart.
Even so, not a single person looked relieved.
The scattered flames burst outward like an exploding ball of water.
Moreover, their spread was not remotely haphazard. They targeted no cultivator, but instead the various array foundations aboard the Ancient Wilderness Ark!
Although the Ancient Wilderness Ark was a spirit vessel, its greatest reliance was still the arrays aboard it.
These array foundations were normally extremely well protected and concealed. Anyone unfamiliar with the Ancient Wilderness Ark would have no way of knowing their precise locations.
Moreover, dedicated cultivators operated each foundation, while others guarded them.
The outermost spiritual barrier, in particular, could withstand most of the force of even a Body Integration Cultivator's strike.
There was virtually no chance of it being destroyed.
Even the Ancient Wilderness Arks of the Wood Cloud Sect and the Beast God Sect had not been breached last time.
This time, however, things were clearly different.
The spirit flame had not been aimed at killing Venerable Golden Swan, but at destroying the Ancient Wilderness Ark.
Not only was the attacker intimately familiar with every array foundation, he had also used his sudden appearance to draw the cultivators' attention!
The sight filled Venerable Golden