Although these instructors were not particularly strong, they had numbers on their side.
More than eighty instructors stood on the ground, working with the First Elder and the others in the sky to activate the formation and slowly tighten it around the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower at its center.
"Be careful. Whatever you do, don't let it break through the seal."
The First Elder directed the elders as they contracted the formation, all while keeping a wary eye out for another eruption from the Fire Python.
"Elders of the Outer Academy, keep the formation steady."
Hu Gan hovered in midair, feeding Dou Qi from his hands into the formation as he addressed the elders.
As the formation grew ever tighter, the Fire Python inside seemed to lose its vigor, steadily being forced back into the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.
Finally, the instant the formation contracted around the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, the familiar dim curtain of light descended from the tower's tip once more, suppressing the Fire Python back inside.
"Excellent!"
Seeing the raging flames sealed back inside the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower by the elders, the students watching from afar broke into delighted cheers.
"Teacher, it seems to have been sealed again."
In midair, Xiao Yan contacted Yao Lao within him. With the Heavenly Flame sealed, did that not mean he had lost his chance to claim it?
"Hehe, this Heavenly Flame's rampage won't end so easily." Yao Lao's calm voice rang in both their ears before his tone shifted. "Besides, its aura leaked out long ago. It seems some other factions have arrived."
"Other factions?"
Hearing Yao Lao's words, Xiao Yan immediately understood. As for the factions closest to the Inner Academy...
"People from the Black-Corner Region have come too?"
Just as Xiao Yan