Qinghua stood up, but returned dejected, and his voice finally turned into a complaint:
"In the end, I am not destined to tame this strange fire..."
Cao Ying stood up, but returned with a wry smile, lamenting:
"It is so cruel! Just looking at this strange fire makes my legs buckle."
Dan Chen stood up, but returned with red eyes. He did not say anything, only looked at it, ready to cry.
Song Qing stood up, but returned dejected. He did not say a word, a feeling of emptiness emanating from his entire body.
Xiao Yan stood up, but returned with bloodshot eyes. Anyone could tell that he had failed to tame the strange fire, as if his body had been emptied.
The three alchemists that Liu Xi did not recognize also tried to tame the strange fire, but they returned one after another, their faces full of bitterness, a clear sign of failure.
Qiu Ling watched as all ten failed, and sighed softly. As Dante's Great Elder, he understood Dante's difficulties.
Despite possessing the strange fire, no one could tame it. Instead, they spent time and effort suppressing it, wasting their strength. They
even faced the possibility of the fire's counterattack.
Qiu Ling said in disappointment:
"Since no one can tame the Three Thousand Flames, let's go back now. Don't disturb the Three Thousand Flames, or else something unexpected might happen." "
Hahaha… the strange lights are the spiritual beings of the heavens and earth. Danta has imprisoned and sealed them, so how can they be pacified? Let's hand them over to the Soul Palace!"
At this moment, Mu Gu, who had completely wiped away the gloomy expression on his face, suddenly burst into loud and overbearing laughter.
Everyone instantly became wary, and Qiu Ling's face was distorted with rage. His fighting spirit flared up, but he did not dare to act immediately, afraid of disturbing the Three Thousand Flames. He threatened and cursed:
"Mu Gu, what are you trying to do? It's not too late to stop. There are plenty of Danta's mighty warriors outside. You won't be able to escape. Make no mistake!"
Mu Gu waved his hand and pulled out a black scroll that was emitting a rich spatial vibration. He said coldly:
"You have powerful warriors in Dante, but I don't have any in the Soul Palace. Do you think Shengdan is safe now? Don't dream about it."
With that, Mu Gu crushed the scroll. Instantly, the boundless spatial power rapidly expanded, turning into a huge spatial vortex several feet wide.
A hoarse voice came from within the spatial vortex:
"Mu Gu, why are you so slow? We have been waiting for your summons for ages."
Then, one after another, imposing figures emerged from the spatial vortex. Only after the third figure appeared did the spatial vortex slowly dissipate.
"The situation has changed. There are still several Dou Zun warriors on the other side. First, hold them off while I remove the seal."
With these words, Mu Gu charged at Three Thousand Flames.
When the three Soul Palace Dou Zuns appeared, Qiu Ling secretly thought, "Oh no!" This star field was originally unable to withstand too many Dou Zun warriors. Now, with so many Dou Zuns, there were only two options left.
First, the star field would be destroyed, the seal around Three Thousand Flames would be destroyed, and the entire Holy City of Dan would be destroyed.
Second, Xuan Kongzi and the other three would forcibly stabilize the star field, but this would hinder the three giants.
Cao Ying and the others immediately pulled out their signal beads and tried to destroy them. The two alchemists then rushed towards the bead to grab it.
Before they could, Liu Xi had already crushed the bead. At the same time, with a wave of his sleeve, a spatial force carrying Liu Xi's enormous strength emerged and slammed into the two of them.
Crack!
Puff!
The sound of bones breaking echoed from the two men. Their faces turned white as paper, they spat out blood, their expressions were filled with terror, their breathing almost stopped.
Compared to Liu Xi, these two were just younger brothers.
A mere Dou Zong dared to attack Dou Zong. They actually bet that Dou Zong would not be able to notice their actions.
Cao Ying, Dan Chen, Song Qing, and Xiao Yan also managed to destroy the signal beads, but unfortunately, the outside world had already fallen into chaos, and they were unable to focus on the star field yet.
Faced with the three Dou Zuns, Qiu Ling felt powerless. The three Dou Zuns blocked his path, and Mu Gu broke the seal
behind him. Liu Xi's attack instantly awakened Qiu Ling. He was surrounded not only by young Dou Zuns, but also young Dou Zuns like Liu Xi and experienced Dou Zuns like Qing Hua.
"The rest of you, retreat immediately."
Qiu Ling said urgently, then looked at Liu Xi and Qing Hua, his voice full of anticipation.
"Lord Liu Xi, Lord Qing Hua, the Soul Palace is acting cruelly now. Are you willing to join me in attacking?"
"There is no time to explain. If I don't act now, Mu Gu will truly break the seal."
Liu Xi flashed and disappeared. With a wave of his hand, two golden Heavenly Demonic Puppets appeared out of thin air next to Liu Xi, emitting a powerful aura. They then turned into golden streams and followed Liu Xi in an attack.
Seeing Liu Xi's direct attack, Qiu Ling no longer hesitated. The appearance of the two Heavenly Demonic Puppets calmed him down. He stomped his foot in the air, and his figure dissolved into a fleeting shadow.
Qinghua smiled wryly, yielding to Great Elder Dante. Although he hated to face the Soul Palace, the alchemists naturally held a grudge against them.
"Little ones, step back. It's not your place to interfere."
With that, Qinghua stepped forward.
The faces of Cao Ying, Dan Chen, Song Qing, and Xiao Yan were gloomy. The first three were direct descendants of Dante. Seeing the Soul Palace trying to break the seal, they felt a shared hatred.
The latter already harbored a deep enmity towards the Soul Palace. Revenge for his family, father, and teacher left no room for reconciliation between Xiao Yan and the Soul Palace.
However, Xiao Yan bitterly discovered that the Soul Palace with its four Douzuns at its disposal was too strong to match.
"No, I need to become even stronger so that I don't fear the Soul Palace. I can experience this state…"
Elsewhere, the three Douzuns of the Soul Palace were already fighting Liu Xi and the others, but they were at a disadvantage.
One Douzun of the Soul Palace entangled Qiu Ling, another entangled Liu Xi and the Heavenly Demon Puppet, and the last one entangled another Heavenly Demon Puppet and Qing Hua.
Suddenly, all three Douzuns of the Soul Palace were at a disadvantage. In order to buy time for Mu Gu, they engaged in one-on-one and two-on-two fights, feeling so desperate that they vomited blood.
After narrowly avoiding the powerful strike from the Heavenly Demonic Puppet, Liu Xi, the Azure Fire Dragon, condensed behind him, and Liu Xi's claw struck him in the back.
His black robe was shattered, revealing black armor, but the fire still pierced his body. Soul Palace Dou Zun's face turned pale, and he spat out blood.
He immediately dodged, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. His eyes were as sinister as a demonic beast in the forest, and he roared,
"Mu Gu, hurry up! If you don't break the seal, I will be beaten to death."
"Okay, okay, stop rushing…"
Mu Gu's hoarse voice rang out.
Then a loud bang rang out, instantly attracting everyone's attention. They saw a gigantic dragon transformed from the Three Thousand Flames.
On the dragon's endless, twisted body, lines of spiritual power appeared, which were then incinerated by the black-purple flames.
A terrifying, scorching, and cruel aura suddenly awakened from its slumber, shamelessly announcing its existence to the world.