400: A prairie fire ignites!

The sea of fire and the Death Qi collided violently, annihilating each other!

The entire arena was split into two distinct halves; one half was a sea of dark-gold fire, incinerating the heavens and boiling the seas;

The other half was a grayish-black Domain of death, where ten thousand bones wailed!

The terrifying energy fluctuations caused the protective light barrier around the arena to vibrate violently, emitting an overwhelmed hum!

"What overbearing True Fire!"

In the stands, many Spirit Transformation Cultivators revealed solemn expressions.

Immortal Master Jinyuan's fire techniques were peerlessly overbearing, possessing a natural restraint against sinister Death Qi!

Within Withered Awl's deathly pale-gray eyes, a ripple finally flickered.

He clearly hadn't expected his "Ten Thousand Bones Soul Devourer" to be incinerated so easily by the opponent.

He let out an even sharper, more ear-piercing shriek, his withered hands suddenly forming hand seals!

"Nine Nether Yellow Springs! Ten Thousand Bones Soul Devouring Grand Formation! Rise!"

Rumble!

The entire arena shook violently! Countless thick pillars of grayish-black Death Qi soared into the sky from beneath Withered Awl's feet,

instantly weaving into a massive Formation that covered the entire arena!

Within the Formation, the Death Qi was as thick as a viscous swamp,

and countless giant skeletal claws, emitting an aura of decay, reached out from the ground, frantically clawing at Immortal Master Jinyuan within the sea of fire!

Even more distorted phantoms of resentful souls shrieked within the Death Qi, frantically assailing Immortal Master Jinyuan's Divine Soul!

As soon as this Formation appeared, Withered Awl's aura surged instantly, nearly reaching the Peak of the Mid-stage Soul Transformation!

The Death Qi Domain formed a powerful suppression against Immortal Master Jinyuan's sea of fire, and the range of the dark-gold flames was continuously compressed!

"Not good! It's a Domain Formation!"

The face of Ji Yanshuang, the Peak Master of Chiyan Peak, changed. This Withered Awl was clearly prepared,

this "Ten Thousand Bones Soul Devouring Grand Formation" could not only greatly amplify the power of his Death Qi but also form a powerful Domain suppression, making it extremely difficult to deal with!

"Although Junior Brother Jinyuan's fire techniques are strong, being suppressed by this Death Qi Domain, I fear..."

Liu Yue, the Peak Master of Spirit Water Peak, also showed worry.

On the arena, Immortal Master Jinyuan was surrounded by the viscous swamp of Death Qi and the siege of countless giant skeletal claws,

the dark-gold sea of fire was compressed to a range of several yards around him, the flames flickering as if they might be extinguished at any moment.

The shrieks of those resentful souls were like demonic sounds piercing his ears, frantically assailing his Sea of Consciousness within the Purple Mansion.

However, not a trace of panic could be seen on his face.

Those molten-gold eyes instead became even more tranquil, as if he were gazing into the very essence of fire.

"Fire... is not destruction..."

He murmured to himself, as if expounding upon the true words of the Great Dao, "It is... the beginning of Nirvana!"

At the very instant his words fell!

Buzz—!

The seemingly suppressed dark-gold flames around him suddenly underwent a strange transformation!

The color of the flames became deeper and more restrained, no longer a violent incineration, but instead exuding a kind of... warmth that nurtured life!

It was as if within endless destruction, a power of rebirth was hidden!

"Prairie True Fire! Fire Lotus Purifying the World!"

Immortal Master Jinyuan slowly raised his hands, as if holding up something sacred!

Whoosh—!

The compressed dark-gold flames suddenly surged!

No longer a sea of fire, they instantly condensed and bloomed!

One, two, three... a total of nine immense and magnificent dark-gold fire lotuses bloomed out of thin air around Immortal Master Jinyuan!

Each fire lotus contained a terrifying high temperature capable of incinerating all things,

yet they also emitted a strange vitality that purified everything!

As the lotus petals slowly rotated, wherever they passed, the viscous swamp of Death Qi was like meeting its nemesis,

emitting a "sizzle" wail and being rapidly melted and purified!

Those reaching skeletal claws, upon touching the rotating petals, were instantly turned to fly ash!

Those shrieking resentful souls, once illuminated by the warm light from the center of the lotuses,

melted like ice and snow, letting out sighs of liberation as they dissipated into nothingness!

The nine fire lotuses, like nine sacred suns purifying the world,

rose majestically within Withered Awl's "Ten Thousand Bones Soul Devouring Grand Formation"! They were invincible!

"What?!"

For the first time, a look of horror appeared on Withered Awl's deathly face!

He felt that the Death Qi Domain he took pride in was being rapidly purified and dismantled by those strange fire lotuses!

The power contained within the fire lotuses not only incinerated his Death Qi but was also purifying the resentment and curses within it!

This completely exceeded his understanding of fire techniques!

"Impossible!"

Withered Awl let out an unwilling roar, frantically driving the Formation in an attempt to make a final struggle!

Countless even thicker bone spikes and more ferocious resentful souls surged out from the Formation!

However, it was all in vain!

"Perish!"

The molten-gold color in Immortal Master Jinyuan's eyes burst forth as he spat out a cold word!

The nine giant dark-gold fire lotuses suddenly accelerated their rotation and then slammed together toward the center!

Boom—!!!!

An indescribable, terrifying explosion occurred!

There was no earth-shattering roar, only a silent annihilation as if space itself were being incinerated and all things were being thoroughly purified!

Piercing dark-gold light instantly engulfed the entire arena!

Withered Awl's massive "Ten Thousand Bones Soul Devouring Grand Formation," like a fragile bubble,

silently and completely melted away within this light of fire that purified everything!

The light dissipated.

On the arena, only Immortal Master Jinyuan remained, his red hair like fire,

his dark-red robes fluttering as the phantoms of the nine fire lotuses around him slowly faded.

Not far in front of him, Withered Awl's withered body stood frozen,

his black robes having long since turned to fly ash, revealing his skin-and-bones physique.

His pale-gray eyes were wide open, filled with unbelievable fear and despair.

Crack... crack... a faint sound of shattering rang out.

On the surface of Withered Awl's body, countless fine cracks, like those on porcelain, emerged.

From within the cracks, dark-gold firelight seeped out.

"Ugh..." An unintelligible rattling sound came from Withered Awl's throat.

In the next moment!

Pfft—!

His entire body, like withered wood burnt through, instantly turned into a sky full of fly ash!

Not even a trace of residue was left behind!

Only an extremely weak, crack-covered, nearly transparent phantom of a Primordial Spirit,

with a shriek of utter terror, frantically tried to flee!

"Humph! For those of the wicked path, the total destruction of both body and soul is the only destination!"

On the arena, a cold light flashed in Immortal Master Jinyuan's molten-gold eyes, and with a flick of his finger,

a tiny spark of dark-gold fire, like a life-taking arrow, instantly shot toward the fleeing phantom of the Primordial Spirit!

"Stop!"

A thunderous roar exploded!

In the Nine Nether Sect's seating area, Ye Wushang's eyes were nearly splitting. He could no longer care about anything else as the terrifying pressure of Void Refining Perfection erupted boisterously,

and a massive ghostly claw condensed from thick Death Qi tore through space, arriving later but striking first, instantly blocking that spark of fire!

Sizzle—!

The dark-gold spark collided with the ghostly claw, emitting a piercing burning sound as the spark was annihilated,

and while a large hole was burnt into the ghostly claw, it ultimately protected Withered Awl's near-shattered Primordial Spirit!