Chapter 447: Refining the Fire Star Furnace

One hundred and fifty li, one hundred and forty li, one hundred and thirty li...The demon and human teams rapidly approached each other.

For Saint Lord Qiansi, the Nine-Life Cocoon's threads were limited in number, and the farther they extended, the harder they were to control. Within a hundred li was considered the ideal range."Let them get closer," Saint Lord Qiansi transmitted, "but King Qianmu's 'Demonic Cone' is terrifying. We absolutely cannot let them get within fifty li. So... we'll make our move when they're seventy li away.""Understood," responded King Lengyue calmly."Haha, even if these human titled gods and demons have reached the Cave Heaven realm, they typically can only exert their peak power within ten li. Seventy li? Their threat to us will be minimal," transmitted Old Ancestor Dulong, chuckling. "I have an immortal body, Sister Lengyue is a phantom life form, and Qiansi, you excel at long-range attacks. Working together, we can exploit their weaknesses with our strengths and easily crush them."

Boom!A surging flame domain enveloped King Ronghuo and the four other gods and demons, rapidly closing the distance.The moment the distance between the two sides narrowed to seventy li, Saint Lord Qiansi transmitted, "Attack!"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!While ordinary void spider silks were burned away by the 'Flame Domain' and couldn't penetrate, at that moment, individual threads with faint runes appearing on their surface instantly pierced into the flame domain. These threads were incredibly tough, impossible for the flames to burn through. The golden flames raged, surging and impacting in all directions, striking the Nine-Life Cocoon threads. The Nine-Life Cocoon threads withstood the onslaught, continuing to advance towards the gods and demons."Oh no," King Ronghuo's expression changed. "What a formidable King Qiansi!"Clang, clang, clang.King Beimou, clad in silver armor, stood beside King Ronghuo. He extended his palm, from which thirteen tiny divine swords flew out. As they flew, the swords naturally enlarged, spreading out to form a sword formation that guarded the surrounding void. The formation vigorously resisted the Nine-Life Cocoon threads, intercepting the majority of them. However, there were simply too many Nine-Life Cocoon threads, each possessing extraordinary power, and some still managed to penetrate the defense. Even the combined force of the Flame Domain's impact and the Thirteen Sword Formation couldn't completely block them."Forest World," King Qianmu declared with a wave of his hand. Wooden pillars appeared around them, naturally forming a formation. Each pillar sprouted countless branches that intertwined, continuously whipping at every passing Nine-Life Cocoon thread. King Qianmu was a sixth-level Primordial Spirit, highly valued by the Two World Island. Although the island couldn't provide him with a Tribulation Realm secret treasure, they had bestowed upon him a set of Emperor-level formation artifacts. Wielded by King Qianmu's cultivation, their power was extraordinary."Hmm?"Saint Lord Qiansi frowned slightly. "It didn't break through?"It had assumed that once the Tribulation Realm secret treasure, the 'Nine-Life Cocoon', was unleashed, it would be able to kill a god or demon. Who would have thought that the Flame Domain alone would reduce the Nine-Life Cocoon threads' power by almost half, and the sword formation would then block the penetration of most remaining threads? The threads that did get through were already quite weak and couldn't break through the 'Forest World' formation at all."I thought we'd have to hide inside the Smelting Fire Star Cauldron," King Ronghuo said, chuckling at the sight. If the gods and demons hid in the Smelting Fire Star Cauldron, the demon race wouldn't be able to carry it away, rendering them helpless. But it would also mean they could only stay hidden.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.Surging, highly toxic black water attacked."Careful!" King Tongming's expression changed slightly.A shadow suddenly appeared within the flame domain, right beside King Qianmu, and stabbed a sword towards King Qianmu's head. Although the wooden pillars and branches attempted to block it, the distance was too close."Hmph!" King Gutong, standing next to King Qianmu, opened his mouth, and his tongue flashed out, striking the sword. The tongue was as fast as lightning. The sword was immediately repelled. The tongue then wrapped around the shadow, but the shadow instantly dissipated."Brother Gutong, thank you," King Qianmu said."Our sect commanded me to protect you at all costs," King Gutong replied. At that moment, his head became grotesquely large and covered in numerous bumps, resembling a toad's head, but it quickly reverted to its normal human appearance. His life form had long been modified; he was a powerful 'Insect King' himself. Before the demon race's invasion, Two World Island had long been oppressed and hunted by the Black Sand Cave Heaven. This had twisted the mentality of many gods and demons within Two World Island, leading them to collect many evil methods in their pursuit of strength. 'Insect King modification' was one such cruel and evil method, yet its success granted formidable combat power. In contrast, over the past eight hundred years, the gods and demons of Two World Island had become much more peaceful."Hmph," King Tongming, however, moved swiftly, submerging into the Shadow World.Everyone present had acute spatial perception and vaguely sensed two life forms within the 'Shadow World' at that moment: King Tongming and King Lengyue."Humans can also modify phantom life forms," King Lengyue observed, looking at King Tongming."Let's see who's stronger, you or I," King Tongming sneered at his opponent, instantly launching an attack.The two battled within the Shadow World, occasionally dispatching shadow clones to launch sneak attacks. The terrifying aspect of phantom life forms was their ability to move within the 'Shadow World' and use shadow clones to attack enemies. Even if a shadow clone was destroyed, their true body remained unharmed. However, as cultivation realms grew higher, powerful individuals could gradually penetrate the 'Shadow World'.

Rumble!The heavily toxic black water, attempting to drown the human gods and demons and blanket the sky, was instead incinerated by the flame domain, causing colorful poisonous gases to constantly rise at the boundary. The golden flames were indeed the bane of the virulent poison."My poison is suppressed and cannot penetrate at all," Old Ancestor Dulong transmitted. "I'll first dispatch black water clones to break through."Rumble!From within the surging black water, black dragons condensed and formed, each possessing formidable power, and charged directly into the flame domain. Although the flame domain burned fiercely, the condensed black dragons were able to fully resist it."With the Tribulation Realm secret treasure 'Water Origin Pearl', my frontal combat strength is much greater," Old Ancestor Dulong stated with confidence. Previously, it had relied solely on its immortal body and poison to deal with enemies, and its close-quarters combat methods weren't strong. But after being cultivated by three Emperor-level beings and bestowed with the 'Water Origin Pearl', a Tribulation Realm secret treasure perfectly suited for it, its combat power had undergone a transformation."Break!"The Thirteen Sword Formation activated.Terrifying beams of sword light pierced through and shattered the black dragons one by one!"The Thirteen Sword Fiends are so powerful," Old Ancestor Dulong's expression shifted slightly. It could maintain nine black dragons at super strength, but there were thirteen 'Thirteen Sword Fiends', and it was indeed suppressed."Well done," Saint Lord Qiansi's eyes flashed with a sharp glint.With the sword formation no longer blocking, the Nine-Life Cocoon threads were still obstructed by the 'Forest World'. However, at that moment, these threads rapidly converged, with the majority forming a large white serpent."Boom!" After the multitude of threads converged, this white serpent's power was terrifyingly immense, effortlessly crushing the Forest World and directly lunging towards King Qianmu. This sixth-level Primordial Spirit, King Qianmu, had to be eliminated. The demon race most dreaded King Zhenwu and King Qianmu."Get lost!"A massive furnace suddenly appeared in King Ronghuo's hand. Wielding a furnace several times larger than himself, golden flames continuously poured out of it."Boom!" King Ronghuo, holding the furnace, unleashed a sudden strike that directly pierced several li of void, smashing into the 'white serpent' composed of countless threads. The white serpent was formed from the convergence of most of the Nine-Life Cocoon's threads, an attack unleashed by Saint Lord Qiansi's full manipulation of the Tribulation Realm secret treasure.The Tribulation Realm secret treasure, the 'Smelting Fire Star Cauldron', was rumored to have been forged from an extraterrestrial star. In direct combat, it was best used for 'smashing'. King Ronghuo's strength was limited, only allowing him to activate a portion of the secret treasure's power. Even so, this smash... its power was still incredibly terrifying.The white serpent was shattered by the impact, its many threads scattering in all directions and being blown out of the flame domain by the violent flames."You only have one furnace; let's see how many places you can defend," Saint Lord Qiansi's alluring face twisted slightly as the Nine-Life Cocoon threads rapidly converged again, this time dividing into three slightly smaller white serpents.