Within the Extreme Fire Territory.

The intense heat turned everything crimson, with occasional sparks rising through the swirling white mist, distorting and deforming the surroundings, and from time to time large and small magma lakes could be seen, where fiery red bubbles continuously rolled and burst.

Above the slightly red rocky ground, Dugu Feng, accompanied by Xi Ying, flew at a low altitude. Both of them had a nearly transparent light blue light screen protecting their bodies, isolating the high temperature.

Dugu Feng's face showed little emotion. His eyes constantly scanned around, and his Divine Sense continuously probed the surroundings, searching for something.

Xi Ying followed silently behind, her gaze also moving around from time to time, though her expression was much calmer than Dugu Feng's.

At that moment, Dugu Feng suddenly let out a soft exclamation, and his tunneling speed abruptly increased.

Seeing this, Xi Ying immediately followed.

The two quickly flew over a fiery red mountain, around a hundred feet high, that was still spewing magma, revealing a vast depression in their field of view.

The depression was covered with red tiles, forming a rather large red square with two dark palaces situated around it, the one on the left silent, while the interior of the one on the right emitted regular "rumbling" sounds, reminiscent of muffled thunder.

"Could it be here?" Dugu Feng murmured hesitantly, flew to the square with Xi Ying, paused briefly, and then headed towards the palace on the left.

At that moment, a flash of white light crossed the void in front, and Yan Sijing appeared out of nowhere.

"A spatial transfer restriction? You are the woman by Old Monster Yu's side. How could you be here?" Dugu Feng stopped, furrowing his brows.

Xi Ying also looked at Yan Sijing, sizing her up without saying a word.

"I am here under the command of the Shura Master to take your life," Yan Sijing said calmly.

"Take my life? With just you?" Dugu Feng was startled and then burst into laughter.

However, in the next moment, his smile froze as the ground near the square suddenly cracked, and columns of red fire erupted, turning the entire square into a sea of fire in an instant.

Furious waves of fire engulfed Dugu Feng and Xi Ying from all sides, leaving no room for them to dodge.

Strangely, as soon as the red flames touched Yan Sijing, they split and flowed around her, not even touching her clothes.

This fire contained intense fluctuations of Fire Attribute Spiritual Power and was exceedingly hot. Dugu Feng could not afford to be careless; he quickly opened his mouth, spat out a white Cold Pearl, and a spell was cast into it.

An oval protective shield covered his body, and his figure flew up into the air, trying to escape the red square first.

Xi Ying also raised a large banner, embroidered with the pattern of a Fire Phoenix, separating her from the surrounding flames, and escaped into the air.

At this moment, the flames above swiftly condensed and instantly formed into a giant net of fire, blocking their escape.

Dugu Feng's expression turned solemn as a flash of black light passed over his palm, and the Black Sword shot out, transforming into a giant black sword dozens of feet long.

The surface of the giant sword displayed streaks of black Thunder, and with a force that could split even the mightiest barrier, it slashed upon the fire net.

With a sizzling sound of tearing, a burst of black and red light erupted, and the fire net was cut with a long slit. Dugu Feng's figure darted towards the slit like lightning.

Within the space of the Stealing Heaven Tripod, Yuan Ming performed a hand gesture toward the Shura Stone Tablet, gathering streams of flames, rapidly repairing the net.

In front of Dugu Feng, shadows in the void flickered, and several black crows appeared out of thin air, cawing in unison.

Large black Sound Waves swept down, engulfing Dugu Feng's body, and Xi Ying nearby was also affected by the Crow's Call Wave.

Xi Ying's eyes rolled back, and she fell straight down from the air, her figure passing through the red flames below, disappearing without a trace.

Dugu Feng's eyes also became blurry, but he recovered the next instant.

Yuan Ming frowned, for Dugu Feng's Soul Power was significantly stronger than Thunderbolt Ancestor's, and with his injured Divine Soul, ordinary Crow's Call seemed utterly insufficient to trap this man.

Dugu Feng ignored the soul crows, His figure flickered mysteriously and disappeared, and in the next moment, he appeared not far behind Yan Sijing.

A streak of white light passed, and the White Sword shot out, turning into an invisible afterimage, slashing towards Yan Sijing's neck.

Yan Sijing, who was merely at the Core Formation Stage and lacked practical experience, had been sent on the previous mission merely to divert attention and make Dugu Feng lower his guard. She did not even notice her opponent approaching, let alone defend or dodge.

"Terrible!" Yuan Ming exclaimed, knowing it was too late for another Illusion Technique.

Yan Sijing was his only believer in the Shura Palace; if she were killed, his subsequent plans would be greatly complicated.

Ignoring his injured Divine Soul, he once again urged on the Curse Rune of the Soul Destroying Sword.

Bang!

A massive force of Curse Power poured down, instantly infusing Dugu Feng's body.

Dugu Feng felt his organs churn, his flying form halted, and he vomited, dropping both the White Sword and the White Cold Pearl to the ground.

Only then did Yan Sijing realize Dugu Feng was behind her and hurriedly fled into the distance.

Dugu Feng spat out a mass of black air. His Divine Soul greatly weakened, and his cultivation plummeted significantly.

Yet, this man's cultivation was much stronger than Thunderbolt Ancestor's, nearly reaching the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. Even though his cultivation had seen a big drop, it didn't fall to the Core Formation Stage like it did with Thunderbolt Ancestor.

"What kind of attack is this!" Dugu Feng forcibly maintained his composure, but his heart was filled with shock and uncertainty.

Inside the Stealing Heaven Tripod space, Yuan Ming's face turned deathly pale, the cracks in his Divine Soul deepened significantly.

However, he and Xi Ying had previously communicated secretly through soul splitting and had agreed on a strategy. They planned to use the Forbidden Stele to separate the Six Desires Venerable and the others, swiftly eliminate his support, and then concentrate their power to take down the Six Desires Venerable. Now, at this critical moment, there was no time to rest.

Yuan Ming, struggling to maintain his stance, operated his Soul Power and used the "Emotion Manipulation" Divine Skills.

With the boost from the Stealing Heaven Tripod, his Soul Power surged, making the power of Emotion Manipulation several times stronger than usual.

Dugu Feng's mind was violently agitated, and his emotions suddenly erupted like a volcano, his mouth alternating between cursing in anger and shouting in fear, his mind temporarily falling into chaos.

Yuan Ming seized the opportunity and released all the soul crows.

All around Dugu Feng, shadows flickered in the void as twelve soul crows appeared, arranged in scattered order, collectively emitting a burst of Crow Caw.

Crow Formation!

The Crow's Call Wave, now several times denser than before, engulfed Dugu Feng. The sound waves, carrying Illusion Power, penetrated deep into Dugu Feng's Divine Soul.

Dugu Feng's eyes clouded over with confusion, and he completely fell into the illusion.

Nearby, Xi Ying, who had been lying on the ground, flipped over and stood up, swung his right hand, and a bright golden light shot out like a meteor across the sky, stabbing directly towards Dugu Feng's head.

Within the sword light was a rusty golden scissors, which looked unimpressive but emitted an exceptionally powerful aura, even surpassing Dugu Feng's Black and White Dual Swords.

At the critical moment, Dugu Feng's bewildered eyes suddenly turned silvery white, and his figure abruptly transformed into an illusion and retreated. The golden scissors missed its target.

Inside the Stealing Heaven Tripod, Yuan Ming narrowed his eyes.

The silvery light in Dugu Feng's eyes was not unfamiliar; it was the soul light of the Soul Leech from the Six Desires Venerable. It seemed that the Six Desires Venerable had temporarily controlled Dugu Feng through the Soul Leech, no wonder he could instantly escape the Crow Caw Illusion Technique.

He operated the Shura Stone Tablet spell, and flames burst out once again from the ground around the plaza, enveloping the entire area within a giant flame protective shield.

Yan Sijing flicked her sleeve, and the Silver Token shot out again, landing on the ground.

A vast amount of silver light surged out from it, rapidly spreading.

A glint of coldness flashed in Dugu Feng's eyes, and his figure transformed into a dark shadow, heading straight for the area not yet enclosed by the silver light.

A tall golden shadow appeared in front of him. It was the Vajra, who appeared unexpectedly. The Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear shot out, stabbing towards Dugu Feng's head.

The spear tip emitted no breath at all, the air remained undisturbed without a shriek. It was as though it was a silent purple shadow.

This was concentrating all power inside the spear, to explode only upon hitting the target, something impossible without extremely high control over power.

"Back off!" Dugu Feng's eyes burst out with a cold light, the Black Sword appeared instantaneously in front of him, blocking the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear.

The White Sword also materialized, transforming into a white shadow, slashing towards Vajra's chest.

However, Vajra didn't care at all, his fists like Flood Dragons emerging from their cave, hammered towards Dugu Feng's chest.

With a "bang," the nearby void buzzed and trembled, stirring up a surging wave of air!

Vajra was directly cleaved away by the White Sword, a giant wound deep enough to expose bone slashed across his chest, his golden fur dyed red with blood.

But Dugu Feng was also shaken back by the might of Vajra's fists, his body flying backward.

The silver light emitted by the Silver Token swiftly gathered, engulfing and submerging the fire protective shield, creating a silver barrier.

Dugu Feng's eyes filled with fury. However, the silver barrier cut off the connection between the Soul Leech and the Six Desires Venerable, and the silver light in his eyes rapidly dissipated, returning to normal.

With this brief moment serving as a buffer, Dugu Feng's own Divine Soul had already escaped from the Crow Caw Illusion Technique. He relaxed slightly, then turned towards Xi Ying, shouting angrily, "Xiao Ying, you've conspired with outsiders. Do you want to see your family wiped out?"

Responding to Dugu Feng were the twelve soul crows, flying back towards him, emitting a Crow Caw, the rolling sound waves sweeping through.

Dugu Feng, having suffered from the Crow Formation before, hastily retreated with all his might.

However, a flash of golden light passed behind him, and the golden scissors attacked again, faster than before.

Dugu Feng's face turned ashen. He had no choice but to stop, the Black and White Dual Swords flashing into existence behind him, blocking the golden scissors.

But suddenly, the golden scissors split into two, transforming into two gold-colored Flood Dragons, tens of meters long, emitting thousands of golden lights, sweeping across the Black and White Dual Swords.

With a "sizzle," the Black and White Dual Swords, like wooden swords, snapped into four pieces.

"Golden Dragon Scissors! The Magic Treasure of the previous Golden Dragon Venerable, how...how could it be in your hands..." Dugu Feng widened his eyes, crying out in shock.

The two streaks of golden light, like lightning, swept across Dugu Feng's body.

A flash of blood light appeared, Dugu Feng's protective light shield was effortlessly breached as if rotting wood were pulled apart, and his body was directly cut into two halves, collapsing lifelessly to the ground.

Inside the Stealing Heaven Tripod, Yuan Ming also showed a look of surprise.

The power Xi Ying displayed far exceeded his expectations, and the might of the Golden Scissors Magic Treasure even surpassed that of the Thunder God Hammer.

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