I accept your Emperor Yan with a smile.

Time goes back to a few minutes ago.

Deep in the volcano, the firelight was towering, and various Laws rippled.

Over a dozen powerhouses from the Saint Fire Sect, with towering magic power, presided over a towering Formation, enveloping a mass of Chaos Fire slightly larger than a palm.

The flame circulated with purple-gold divine light.

Sometimes appearing as a Phoenix, sometimes as a Qilin, the flame took myriad forms, emitting an Aura of destruction, constantly humming and impacting the Formation.

The Emperor Flame burned everything it passed; even Laws and Formations could be incinerated.

Above the flame, a flame saint treasure bottle hung suspended, covered in powerful runes, swallowing everything as if to absorb the Emperor Flame into its body.

The Emperor Flame is the Supreme of all fires, Supreme and noble; how could it yield?

The waves of fire surged, startling the powerhouses of the Saint Fire Sect into retreating.

A King Realm expert of the Saint Fire Sect failed to dodge in time, and one arm was instantly turned to ash, his screams echoing through the heavens and earth.

"As expected of the Emperor Flame!"

"It has endured the attacks of the Heaven and Earth Destruction Array for so long! Yet it is still so powerful."

"It's just a wisp of Origin left by the Flame Emperor's life-bound exotic fire. After a million years, it actually still possesses such Heaven-Defying destructive power."

"It's hard to imagine how strong the Emperor Flame was at its Peak; I'm afraid a single strike could sink the entire Nine Provinces!"

The powerhouses of the Saint Fire Sect all felt a lingering fear.

The scene just now had been played out dozens of times here, or even more violently, taking the lives of several King Realm experts.

It could be said that when the Emperor Flame is enraged, all things are incinerated!

But regardless, this wisp of Chaos Emperor Flame could not leave.

Countless dense Formation patterns surrounded it, enveloping the heavens and earth. Although the Emperor Flame could burn all things and even incinerate Formations,

the Saint Fire Sect had long known the Emperor Flame like the back of their hand.

This was a Formation specifically designed to restrain the Emperor Flame, endless and surging with millions of layers of Formation patterns.

Even if the Emperor Flame burned away hundreds or thousands of layers, there were still millions more.

The Saint Fire Sect also had the external Heaven and Earth Destruction Array providing a steady stream of energy, which was why they could suppress the Emperor Flame for so long.

"Continue!"

"It won't last much longer!"

A Late Stage King Realm powerhouse from the Saint Fire Sect stepped forward and struck again.

The other powerhouses nodded and struck one after another. They could feel that the Emperor Flame's Aura was becoming increasingly weak, and they imagined it would soon be captured.

"Hmm?"

"What's going on?"

Just then, everyone's Aura weakened, as if some change had occurred. Their movements paused, and they all looked outside the cave at the same time.

"Something happened outside."

A King Realm expert's face turned ugly: "The Formation was actually broken! Those useless trash! Can't they even look after a single Formation?"

"If they ruin my Sect's great cause, they can just wait to die!"

Another King Realm expert cursed under his breath: "Damn it, at such a critical moment, this kind of thing happened. What should we do?"

"Calm down!"

"Don't worry about that anymore!"

"If the Formation is broken, so be it. The priority now is to subdue the Emperor Flame!"

"The Emperor Flame is weak to the extreme. Even without the Heaven and Earth Destruction Array, it's not impossible to take it down."

"Even if we have to pay a price, we must capture the Emperor Flame for the eternal cause of our Saint Fire Sect!"

A white-haired middle-aged man in the lead shouted coldly. His Aura was powerful and vast, and he stabilized the Formation as soon as he struck.

This person was the strongest in this operation—Ji Damiao!

A Royal Extremity Realm Third Heavens powerhouse who had severed his own cultivation; his cultivation level was currently at the Half-step Emperor Realm, not weaker than an ordinary Royal Extremity Realm First Heavens!

A fight to the death!

The powerhouses of the Saint Fire Sect struck one after another, ready to die.

If necessary, they would bring the Emperor Flame back to the Sect even if it cost them their lives.

At the same time, a figure silently hid in the rear. This was a critical moment and did not attract the attention of the Saint Fire Sect members.

This person was none other than Lin Dong.

Lin Dong's gaze fell on the Emperor Flame, his eyes flickering, but he was in no hurry to strike; it was better to enjoy the fruits of others' labor.

"Boom!"

As time passed, the Emperor Flame launched its final wave of attacks, earth-shattering and annihilating everything.

Over a dozen King Realm experts of the Saint Fire Sect bore the brunt. Several weaker Late Stage King Realm powerhouses were turned to ash on the spot.

Their souls and bodies were completely destroyed.

Ji Damiao and the other King Realm experts of the Saint Fire Sect survived, but they were covered in wounds and suffered an unimaginable impact.

"Quick!"

"The Emperor Flame is weakened! Strike quickly!"

"Together, perform the Flame Heaven Combined Attack Formation and sacrifice ten thousand years of Lifespan! We can suppress the Emperor Flame."

Ji Damiao immediately shouted, ordering the remaining King Realm experts to strike. With a ruthless heart, his hands formed the profound Heaven Burning Formation.

"Sacrifice ten thousand years of Lifespan."

"For our Sect's great cause!"

The nine of them suddenly emitted terrifying Auras, as if undergoing a final sublimation, suppressing the Emperor Flame on the spot.

Seeing this scene, Lin Dong felt a bit tempted to move.

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. "For a great cause? If you knew that everything you did was just to pave the way for me, I wonder if you would be fuming with rage."

"Quick!"

"Elder Ji, act quickly! Activate the treasure bottle to swallow the Emperor Flame! Don't give the Emperor Flame a chance to catch its breath!"

The Saint Fire Sect powerhouses couldn't help but be overjoyed. It really worked. They all looked at Elder Ji.

In fact, without waiting for everyone to speak, Elder Ji had already revived the treasure bottle. The bottle's body radiated boundless light, enveloping the Emperor Flame.

This was a Saint King Magic Treasure—the flame saint treasure bottle!

It was forged by the Saint Fire Sect at a great cost.

It could contain everything, and inside it seemed to be another world of flames, filled with Law and Dao patterns.

With the power to swallow the heavens and earth, it suddenly sucked the weakened Emperor Flame into the bottle.

Elder Ji performed a hand seal and closed it.

Everyone watched this scene with solemn expressions, wondering if the flame saint treasure bottle could suppress the Emperor Flame and endure its destruction.

If not, then the Saint Fire Sect's efforts for tens of thousands of years would go down the drain.

Everything sacrificed would be a joke!

Boom!

Suddenly, the treasure bottle vibrated a few times with a rumble. The hearts of the Saint Fire Sect Elders skipped a few beats, but fortunately, it finally returned to calm.

"Phew!"

Seeing this, the nine King Realm Elders of the Saint Fire Sect finally let their hearts rest. The Emperor Flame had finally been captured!

"Thud, thud!"

"Cough, cough!"

With their tense bodies and minds relaxed, the Saint Fire Sect members collapsed on the ground in a sorry state.

They had already been seriously injured, but at the critical moment just now, there could be no mistakes, so they gritted their teeth and endured.

Now, there was finally no need to hold on.

Each King Realm expert had white hair and a weak Aura, looking as if they didn't have much Lifespan left.

This battle was tragic.

Over a dozen King Realm experts died, and the remaining few were all seriously injured.

There were also countless Cultivators outside.

But the harvest was unimaginable.

Just when the Saint Fire Sect members were at their weakest and most defenseless... an imperceptible ripple stirred in the Void Realm, and a slender hand suddenly appeared above the flame saint treasure bottle and grabbed it.

"Hmm?"

"Who is it! Get out here!"

Ji Damiao was the first to notice the abnormality and shouted coldly. His Dao voice rumbled, and the Void Realm vibrated.

The other powerhouses of the Saint Fire Sect were all startled, their hair standing on end. Someone else was actually hidden here?

Lin Dong's figure fell from the Void Realm. Looking at the people of the Saint Fire Sect, he gave a playful smile. "Old geezers, your Emperor Flame, I'll take it!"

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