313: Ancient Fire Demon

In the time it took to breathe a few times, a great cultivator was turned into a grey-black statue, and there was no way to stop it.

As dust fell, everyone was terrified and retreated vigilantly.

Chen Tianming followed the crowd, just like before.

However, this time, he noticed that Baimei had been staring at him the whole time.

Chen Tianming knew that Baimei was suspicious and wary, but he showed almost no intention of avoiding his gaze.

Right in front of Baimei, Chen Tianming pointed directly at the ground.

Everyone heard a loud rumble, and a massive wave of magma erupted.

Then, the strange magma actually began to move.

Chains solidified around its wrists, and a cage-like helmet appeared on its neck, covering its face.

Its feet remained in the molten lava, with only the upper body exposed.

It was an ancient Flame Demon radiating immense pressure.

Hiss! Roar!!

The Flame Demon let out a terrifying roar, causing the cavern to tremble and rocks to collapse; the immortals hurriedly erected protective barriers, their spiritual energy pouring out like waterfalls.

As rocks fell, they instantly turned to powder upon touching the shields.

But the terrifying magma giant also swung its massive hammer, which crashed down like a black meteor.

It was so fast that everyone was unable to dodge.

They could only unleash all their spiritual energy to withstand this immeasurable heavy blow.

Boom!

Everyone felt their vision go dark, their arms went numb, and their golden bodies were uncontrollably sent flying.

Protective shields of various colors shattered instantly.

Several people had their arms broken one after another, crashing onto the ground like mud.

Among the immortals, only the Chess Saint was proficient in the innate art of deflecting force; when it struck, he utilized a mix of Chess Dao to deflect, defend, and employ various other Daos.

With a clang, the meteor hammer struck the Chess Saint's chess formation, sending sparks flying everywhere.

The Chess Saint couldn't help but retreat three steps, his face turning deathly pale.

But the chess formation in his hands remained intact.

Chen Tianming, as luck would have it, was hiding right behind the Chess Saint.

He was using him to conceal his true strength.

At this moment, the immortals who had been knocked away and still had the strength to fight climbed up and shouted one after another.

"Daoist Tianming, we beg you to act quickly and use your god-given power to slay the Flame Demon!"

Chen Tianming felt countless gazes upon him.

But among these gazes, there was suspicion and sneers; not a single one was truly seeking help.

They wanted Chen Tianming to scout the path, to send him to his death, to make him a vanguard.

It would be best if he died, leaving behind the inheritance of the Ice Armor.

Chen Tianming was well aware of their malicious intentions.

At the same time, he already had a countermeasure.

Taking a step forward, Chen Tianming raised his ice sword high with a serious expression, as if possessing the strength to uproot mountains and the spirit to conquer the world.

With a swing of his hand, the blade descended.

With a crack, a powerful frost blade flew out.

However, Chen Tianming was not foolish; he deliberately controlled the force.

Thus, Chen Tianming's full-force strike landed heavily on the Flame Demon's shoulder.

Immediately, a deep black scar appeared on the Flame Demon's shoulder, and it let out a cry of pain.

But Chen Tianming's attack was perfectly measured.

Although there was a scar, it caused no actual damage; red magma instantly covered the scar, and the Flame Demon was as good as new.

Moreover, what was even more exaggerated was that the Flame Demon became even angrier after being slashed.

Roaring, it swung its arms, the massive meteor hammer shaking the heavens and earth, and for a moment, everyone scrambled to dodge.

Magma also splashed out from the Flame Demon's body, flames raining down, and everywhere was scorching hot.

Chen Tianming took the opportunity to retreat quickly.

"It's no use! Venerable Baimei, I can't defeat it. Why don't you take the Chess Saint and run first!"

Baimei was unconvinced, so he drew his needle sword from his sleeve and fired it out.

Bang! Boom!

A huge hole was blasted into the Flame Demon.

But the magma in the hole quickly healed, as if nothing had happened.

Baimei's heart tightened, but then he came to a realization and growled at Chen Tianming.

"Just fight properly; I will teach you a sword technique to ensure you are safe!"

After speaking, he raised his arm and shoved Chen Tianming out.

Chen Tianming yelled, but he heard Baimei chant softly.

"Body straight, blade tilted!"

Chen Tianming immediately assumed the stance.

The angry Flame Demon suddenly raised its hand to smash down, but Chen Tianming dodged it directly by using a mirrored, symmetrical angle.

But the immortal behind Chen Tianming was out of luck.

He couldn't dodge in time and was struck in the face.

His golden body was smashed through on the spot, leaving only his primordial spirit drifting, and because his spiritual energy was impure, he was nearly extinguished.

At this moment, Baimei spoke again to direct him.

"What are you waiting for? Stand the sword! Cleave!"

Chen Tianming followed suit and slashed at the Flame Demon's chest.

From then on, the blade and sword techniques coming from Baimei were endless, mostly mixed, with various techniques and Daos kneaded together, all force-fed to Chen Tianming.

Everyone saw Chen Tianming swinging his blade and hacking away.

The blade and sword were like shadows, without hesitation; eighty-one strikes followed one after another, hacking the Flame Demon into two halves!

Looking at the limp Flame Demon, Chen Tianming quickly spoke.

"Many thanks to the senior for saving us from danger once again!"

Baimei chuckled.

"You inherited the Ice Armor; if it weren't for your Profound Ice Dao, I'm afraid I would have been powerless as well!"

The others hurriedly fawned over him, hypocritically praising Chen Tianming.

However, the Great Flame Demon, which Chen Tianming had forcibly hacked to the ground, silently restored itself once again.

By the time someone noticed, the Flame Demon was already baring its fangs and brandishing its claws.

The immortal at the back of the group was so frightened that his eyes widened sharply.

Then he couldn't help but scream loudly.

This time, everyone was caught off guard.

The Great Flame Demon let out a roar, and a massive hammer descended from the sky.

Everyone scrambled to defend.

But as the hammer swept across, the group of immortals was simply swept away like trash, sent flying.

The Chess Saint, who had been able to barely resist by relying on his mixed Daos, was actually swatted away like a fly by a single hammer strike, flying a great distance.

Chen Tianming was standing close to Baimei.

Seeing the attack approaching, Venerable Baimei infused his own Dao with spiritual energy and swung a fierce blow.

The needle sword from his sleeve suddenly grew massive, and with a crack, it shattered the Flame Demon's huge hand.

The Flame Demon was enraged and, yelling, swung its other arm to smash down.

Baimei took Chen Tianming and flew away to dodge.

But halfway through, Chen Tianming broke free from Baimei and actually ran toward the Flame Demon.

Baimei shouted.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed!"

Chen Tianming was seen holding the sword with both hands, re-executing the mixed sword techniques according to his own understanding.

In an instant, thousands of blade edges were swung out with a roar.

Baimei was about to dissuade him, but he saw that every strike of Chen Tianming's blade landed on the Flame Demon's waist!

This monster had its upper body exposed, while its lower body was entirely underground.

Chen Tianming directly severed its torso.

Then he saw the massive Flame Demon's upper body collapse with a roar.

From a glowing, fiery red, it slowly solidified, turning into a black statue that crumbled away with a clatter.

The remaining magma pit bubbled constantly, but it no longer had any offensive capability.

Clearly, the main body of the Flame Demon was dead, and there was no more threat.

Everyone gathered around, and Baimei praised Chen Tianming at length.

Only then did everyone begin to study the huge white crystal.

But they couldn't figure it out after a long time.

This caused Chen Tianming to feel a sense of amusement in his heart.