But the moment the two stepped outside the Safe Point formation, they felt as though the entire world beyond was engulfed in a furnace.
Plants and trees had turned to ash, the ground had split apart, thick smoke billowed everywhere, and all was deathly still.
Even the air near the ground scalded their lungs with every breath.
"This is too terrifying. Why is the Academy so bent on slaughter? I'm afraid that after today, not a single living being in the Demon Dragon Realm will survive."
"That isn't something we should be worrying about. Brother Ming, repair your formation first. Otherwise, our Safe Point might turn into scorched earth as well."
After finding the formation flags, Ming Yao discovered that they had been destroyed by the heat because of the cold-natured materials used to make them, rendering them ineffective.
He immediately realized that if the temperature outside continued to rise, the Nine-Bend Spirit Emperor Array he had set around the Safe Point would be completely destroyed.
"Brother Zhan, we have a serious problem. I need to repair the formation, but do we have Flame Stones, Xingnan Iron...?"
"So many materials... I remember the Mercenary Team found some Flame Stones in the nearby volcanoes earlier. As for the other materials, I'm not sure."
"Then let's go back first. Everyone can pool what they have. Maybe we can gather enough materials."
The two then returned to the Safe Point, and Ming Yao explained the situation.
Upon learning that the Nine-Bend Spirit Emperor Array was about to be destroyed and that the entire Safe Point would soon be exposed beneath the blazing sun, Lin Yi immediately woke everyone who was still in seclusion.
Ling Shanshan and the others, who had been repairing Shen Jinghong's and Fu Dao's weapons in the underground Fire Chamber