At the Pojun Sect's position, Ren Yanyu watched Master Wei fly back. When no one stepped forward to announce that he had succeeded, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
If the Mingyan Sect passed the trial, the pressure on the Pojun Sect would undoubtedly increase severalfold.
Even Master Wei, at late Spirit Transformation, couldn't pass. Raising a sect's rank really is difficult. If things go badly, both sects might fall at the very first trial.
Ren Yanyu thought this to herself. Although her Dao Heart was firm, she was not stubborn or obstinate.
Both sects' Great Elders had met defeat, their halberds shattered and buried in the sand. This had already shaken Ren Yanyu's confidence somewhat, but if it truly came her turn to attempt the trial, she would still give it her all.
Inside the lampshade, Li Yan controlled the Fuxi Disc spinning above his head. He, too, was secretly startled, though not because of the Blood Tuo Lamp.
He now wanted to learn the origins of that mysterious river of blood even more!
Although he had not unleashed the flames within the river of blood, merely controlling the lone yang power it emitted made the boundless flames around him recoil as though avoiding snakes and scorpions.
At that moment, however, Li Yan had brought the Fuxi Disc's lone yang power to a critical threshold. This made the surrounding sea of fire, and the Demon Beasts within it, slide past almost flush against his skin.
As a result, his entire body was submerged in the sea of fire most of the time.
Li Yan's control was more precise than before. The Demon Beasts in the flames that drew near him struggled desperately, trying to brush past him as quickly as possible.
To those watching outside, the towering crimson