The sky above the entire mountain range was torn in two by flames as the two terrifying Earth Tier Dou Technique, the Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear and the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, swept across it.
On one side, the golden-red spear light erupted from the Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear, like a blazing sun falling from the heavens, dyeing half of the mountain range a dazzling crimson gold.
On the other side was a raging torrent of Heavenly Flames stirred up by the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, with the pure white flames of the Green Lotus Core Flame and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame Entanglement and entwining on the ruler's edge.
Add to that the Sea Heart Flame, and the three flames, with their distinct yet intertwined colors, resemble a shattered aurora painting cascading down from the sky.
Even though the two were some distance apart on the battlefield, the aura emanating from the raging Heavenly Flames was enough to make many powerful figures from Black-Corner Region and Jia Nan Academy simultaneously feel the earth-shattering oppressive force.
The air was thick with the smell of sulfur and burning; every breath felt like swallowing flames.
The ancient trees in the mountains, which had grown for hundreds of years, were uprooted like paper under the aftershocks of the Earth Tier Dou Technique. The trunks tumbled a few times in mid-air before being burned to ashes by the high temperature.
Sensing the fluctuations emanating from this battlefield, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
In the square of the Jia Nan Academy, Great Elder Su Qian floated in mid-air, his old eyes, which had seen the world, flashing with extremely complex emotions.
He had guarded Jia Nan Academy for most of his life and had seen countless geniuses, but those as outstanding as the young man before him were few and far between.
No, there weren't any before, and perhaps there won't be any in the future either?
The many powerful figures who had already fled back to the Black-Corner Region, including Yuan Yi and Fan Lao, exchanged glances, their eyes filled with lingering fear.
They stood on the city wall of Maple City, gazing into the distance at the towering flames and churning clouds of Heavenly Flames in the direction of the mountains.
Everyone's face was filled with relief at surviving the ordeal.
Fan Lao shook his head with a wry smile, turning his gaze away from the direction of the mountains.
Even if Han Feng survives this time, the Black Alliance is finished.
Although this escape completely ruined the goodwill they had built up in front of Han Feng.
But even if they could do it all over again, Yuan Yi and Fan Lao still wouldn't dare to risk their lives.
In the face of life and death, loyalty and self-interest seem insignificant.
Moreover, the Black Alliance, a loose alliance built on interests, is inherently opportunistic, where the strong are respected and the weak are abandoned.
They had seen the battle at the Jia Nan Academy clearly.
Han Feng, a Peak Dou Emperor with the Sea Heart Flame in his hand, possessed a cultivation level that was significantly higher than Xiao Huohuo's, yet he had no advantage whatsoever under Xiao Huohuo's attacks.
It is a well-known fact in the Black-Corner Region that the Gold and Silver Elders, can rival Dou Zong when they join forces.
But the young man in black robes managed to suppress the Gold and Silver Elders, all by himself.
More importantly, Xiao Huohuo now has a Dou Zong powerhouse standing behind him.
Queen Medusa.
She stood there like a sword hanging over the heads of everyone in the Black Alliance, ready to fall at any moment.
Even if they continued down the same path, they didn't think Han Feng could win.
One wrong step leads to another.
As for these forces, their path in the Black-Corner Region will likely be extremely difficult in the future.
Even... though unwilling to admit it, Fan Lao knew that once Jia Nan Academy recovered, there would probably be no place for them in the Black-Corner Region.
Meanwhile, within the vast mountain range at the center of Black-Corner Region and Jia Nan Academy, the battle has entered its final stages.
In mid-air, terrifying fluctuations of Heavenly Flames swept outwards with the explosion.
In the center of the battlefield, Xiao Yan's Soul Armor endured unimaginable impact under the violent energy surge.
Countless fine cracks first appeared on the surface of the Soul Armor. These cracks spread outwards like a spider web, extending from the chest to the limbs and spreading from the front to the back.
Finally, under the most intense surge of energy, the Soul Armor reached its limit.
In an instant, they all exploded, and countless transparent fragments peeled off Xiao Yan's body.
As the terrifying energy swept towards him, Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames Twin Wings slowly retracted, enveloping his entire body.
Two enormous fiery wings enveloped his entire body, turning him into a giant cocoon of interwoven blue and white flames.
Although the energy aftershocks generated by the clash between the Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear and the combined attack of the Gold and Silver Elders were fierce, they were ultimately not a direct attack.
After being cushioned by the Soul Armor and isolated by the wings, it was no longer enough to cause him fatal damage.
The Gold and Silver Elders, were not so lucky.
They don't have Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames Twin Wings that can simultaneously withstand extreme cold and extreme heat, nor do they have an energy shield like the Soul Armor that can absorb shockwave damage.
Their combined attack of gold and silver barely managed to neutralize most of the light from Xiao Yan's Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear.
But the energy aftershocks from that Earth Tier Dou Technique rushed towards them like a runaway beast, giving them no chance to catch their breath.
This is the strongest attack Xiao Yan can unleash right now.
Moreover, Elder Yin had lost an arm to his Demon-Breaking Light, and his condition was far worse than before.
Under the violent energy, the two were sent flying backward like two leaves caught in a whirlwind.
Elder Yin's body tumbled and rolled in the shockwave, eventually disappearing into the dense forest below, shrouded in Heavenly Flames.
Elder Jin's back slammed heavily against a mountain wall, creating a huge dent, with rubble falling from the edge of the dent.
His body slid down the mountainside and landed inside the mountain range engulfed in flames.
On the other side, amidst the extreme flames of the Sea Heart Flame and the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, the battle was also drawing to a close.
The battle between Xiao Huohuo and Han Feng was even more brutal than that between Xiao Yan and Han Feng, as both of them were wielders of Heavenly Flames.
Their fighting style is mainly based on fire-based clashes, with each collision unleashing a burst of firepower enough to illuminate half the sky.
The intertwined light of the Sea Heart Flame and the Heavenly Flames on the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler collided and exploded continuously in the air.
The entire rocky peak was blasted into one charred, deep crater after another.
As the flames gradually subsided, the outline of the rocky peak reappeared in view.
The once towering mountain peak has now been completely flattened, and the giant rocks on the summit, after being scorched by the Heavenly Flames, were shattered by the shockwave, turning into countless fragments of rocks and dust.
Xiao Huohuo gripped the Heavy Xuan Ruler, panting heavily, his chest heaving violently.
Releasing a Earth Tier Dou Technique like the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler also consumes a great deal of his energy.
He had already consumed at least 80% of his Dou Qi. He swallowed the pill he had just put in his mouth, and his arm holding the ruler trembled slightly.
His eyes remained fixed on the center of the inferno.
At the center of the flames, Han Feng's clothes were completely shattered, and the fragments were still slowly burning the edges of the fabric in the residual heat of the Heavenly Flames, making a faint crackling sound.
His skin was scorched in several places by the Heavenly Flames.
The Sea Heart Flame burned around him, but the pale blue flames had now dimmed to their lowest point.
His breath was gradually weakening.
He looked up at Xiao Huohuo, who was flying in mid-air, his eyes filled with resentment.
Those usually cold and arrogant eyes were now churning with extremely complex emotions.
There was resentment, humiliation, despair, and a hint of jealousy that even he himself was unwilling to admit.
They were jealous that Xiao Huohuo possessed the inheritance of Yao Lao, and jealous that Xiao Huohuo was able to refine the Fallen Heart Flame.
And what about Han Feng?
He betrayed his sect, sold out his teacher, and defected to the Hall of Souls, only to end up like this.
"Why? All of this should have been mine..."
Han Feng's voice was hoarse and weak, each word squeezed out with difficulty from deep in his throat.
His gaze was fixed on the Heavenly Flames light behind Xiao Huohuo.
That should have belonged to him.
He was unwilling to accept it.
He betrayed everything, gave everything, but in the end, he gained nothing.
Subsequently, under the successive blows and serious injuries, Han Feng's eyes gradually became heavy.
He could feel his consciousness fading little by little, and the Dou Qi within his body was completely exhausted.
His eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and the scene before him went from clear to blurry, and from blurry to complete darkness.
He eventually lost consciousness, his breath growing weaker and weaker.
"Whoosh!"
Seeing that the two battlefields where Xiao Huohuo and Xiao Yan were located had both ended in a decisive battle, Protector Wu's expression darkened considerably.
The pair of eerie green eyes in the black mist scanned back and forth between Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo, their cold light flickering uncertainly.
He never expected that the two Gold and Silver Elders, both at the Peak Dou Emperor, who could rival Dou Zong experts when they joined forces, would be no match for Xiao Yan, a mere youth.
No one expected that Han Feng Dou Zong, who wielded the Sea Heart Flame and was only one step away from becoming Xiao Huohuo.
"Hmph, trash!"
Protector Wu glanced down at Han Feng, who lay unconscious amidst the ruins, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes within the black mist.
He traveled all the way from the Hall of Souls to this place, not to see Han Feng being beaten to Xiao Huohuo and lying on the ground like a dead dog.
He did it for Yao Chen's soul.
"Click click click!"
The next moment, a jet-black chain shot out from behind Protector Wu.
The chain was pitch black, with countless fine black runes Entanglement around it, each rune emitting a cold, eerie black light.
The chains pierced the air at incredible speed, leaving a sharp, piercing screeching sound.
However, the direction of its attack was unexpected by everyone.
It wasn't aimed at Xiao Huohuo in mid-air, nor at Xiao Yan, but rather at Han Feng on the ground.
The chain traced a straight black line in mid-air, like a black spear that had been thrown.
Protector Wu's sudden attack, especially his betrayal of Han Feng, caught everyone off guard.
Before Xiao Huohuo could stop it, the black chain pierced through Han Feng's chest like a venomous snake.
It pierced his entire chest right through his heart.
"!"
Xiao Huohuo's pupils suddenly contracted to their maximum size at that moment.
He did not feel sorry for Han Feng's death.
He was chilled by the cruelty and cunning of the Protector Wu.
Hehehe!
Han Feng is a high-level alchemist, so since he can't bring Yao Chen back, I'll gladly accept your soul.
"Since you're just wasting air while you're alive, you might as well make some contribution to the Hall of Souls after you die."
The Protector Wu's voice was hoarse and shrill, like a dull knife scraping back and forth on glass.
His words were filled with undisguised sarcasm and greed.