Just when the onlookers thought Yuan Ming was going to be the next to withdraw from the trial, the other two found themselves in trouble.

Not far from Yuan Ming, the Flame Wolf King also revealed much of his true form, his enormous wolf head bared its teeth, exhaling scarlet flames, emitting heavy breaths.

Its abdomen, visible through its fur, showed a bright glow that flickered uncertainly, as if an energy was churning inside its belly, absorbing the dreadful heat within the hall to alleviate the damage it endured.

Even so, the Flame Wolf King gradually showed signs of pain.

A condition similar to the Flame Wolf King was Master Tantai, who relied on the Emperor Yan's Mysterious Fire Tripod, a perfect fire attribute spiritual treasure, to support him thus far.

However, the Emperor Yan's Mysterious Fire Tripod had been burned bright red by the sea of flames, resembling freshly forged metal awaiting quenching, clearly reaching its limit.

A crisp sound of "crack" rang out.

An eye-catching crack appeared on the Emperor Yan's Mysterious Fire Tripod, spreading from the rim to the legs.

Master Tantai's expression changed drastically, without hesitation, he took the Emperor Yan's Mysterious Fire Tripod, transformed into a streak of red light, and dashed out of the hall.

At this moment, the Flame Wolf King emitted a reluctant howl from its throat.

His body was enveloped in flames, billowing black smoke, obviously no longer absorbing the flames of his own volition, but having exceeded his limit, being devoured by the flames in reverse.

With a howl, he strode out of the hall, the flames extinguishing along with him.

Thus, only Sima Changqin, Wu Yu, and Yuan Ming remained inside the hall.

Sima Changqin had lost his initial ease and comfort, now his eyes wide open, fingers forming a spell, the ancient zither behind him rippling with waves of blue light, carrying a unique rhythm, continuously dispersing the flames around him.

Wu Yu stood suspended in the air, her feet not touching the flames, unable to discern any measures she took, but her face gradually showed a solemn appearance.

As for Yuan Ming, he looked even more miserable, his whole body blackened like a piece of burnt charcoal; if not for the occasional slight twitching of his figure, everyone would think Yuan Ming had already burned to death.

Seeing this outside the hall, everyone's eyes flashed with disbelief.

Clearly, they were not surprised that Sima Changqin and Wu Yu stayed until the end, but it was unexpected that Yuan Ming lasted longer than the Flame Wolf King with fire attributes and Master Tantai with a heavy treasure protecting him.

"Master, that Wan Tianren can actually endure this far?" Yang Fan said incredulously.

"There is always a sky beyond the sky, and someone beyond every person. Anyone who comes here has some hidden treasures. But this person indeed hid very deeply." Master Tantai said indifferently, taking the Emperor Yan's Mysterious Fire Tripod into his dantian and nurturing it with mana.

"What is the background of this Wan Tianren?" The demons of the Ten Thousand Demon Country finally regarded Yuan Ming seriously, whispering among themselves.

Yuan Ming naturally noticed the strange gazes of those inside and outside the hall, but his physical body was at a crucial point of cultivation, unable to pay attention to much else.

Just then, the door of the Xihe Palace began to close, with the forbidden light screen quickly restoring, intending to completely trap Yuan Ming, Sima Changqin, and Wu Yu inside.

"What's going on?" The crowd outside the hall was shocked.

Seeing this, Shen Xiu quickly summoned a spiritual treasure to strike the door of the Xihe Palace, only to be easily rebounded, unable to shake it in the slightest.

The crowd suddenly recalled that the three main forces breaking the hall's restriction were now within the Xihe Palace.

"Damn it, this is a conspiracy!"

Inside the hall, Sima Changqin's pupils shrank, his right hand suddenly moved like lightning, grabbing the ancient zither behind him, plucking the strings with ten fingers.

Seven or eight blue sound blades several feet long shot out, instantly appearing before the rapidly closing hall door, and slashed down fiercely.

The blue sound blades struck the door, emitting several thunderous booms!

The entire Xihe Palace shook with it, yet the door remained unmoved.

"What is your intention? Why close the hall door?" Sima Changqin's face darkened slightly, looking up at the Great Sun Glaze Flame.

Yuan Ming, focused on refining the power of the sun within the hall, only noticed the abnormality at that moment, quickly stopping his cultivation.

Faced with Sima Changqin's questioning, the Great Sun Glaze Flame curiously fell silent, not uttering a word.

Yuan Ming furrowed his brows, using the Eyes of Golden Flame divine skills to probe the surrounding situation.

His eyes swept over Wu Yu, suddenly halting.

Wu Yu seemed perfectly normal, but his Eyes of Golden Flame was close to perfection, insight shocking, discovering that Wu Yu was indeed just an empty shell.

Sima Changqin noticed Yuan Ming's actions, his gaze fell on Wu Yu, immediately realizing the anomaly: "Heavenly Fox Illusion Clone! Fellow Daoist Wu Yu, is all this your conspiracy?"

"My apologies to you both, I did not wish to harm you, but for the future of my Demon Clan, I must ask you both to meet your end here." Wu Yu sighed.

As soon as her voice fell, her body burst open, transforming into sparkling, crystal-like white light, disappearing just like that.

At the same time, the Great Sun Glaze Flame in mid-air suddenly plummeted down, spraying tens of thousands of glazed-colored fireballs, scattering gracefully to the ground, merging into the sea of fire within the hall.

With a continuous thunderous roar, the sea of fire in the hall suddenly surged upward. The glazed-colored flames rapidly transformed, directly converting into the true Great Sun Glaze Flame.

The entire hall seemed to have been suddenly thrown into the scorching sun above the Nine Heavens, with the temperature uncontrollably rising frantically.

Those glazed flames, like living creatures, pounced toward Yuan Ming and Sima Changqin.

Beside Sima Changqin, the protective azure light that had just been able to block the sea of fire was instantly dissolved into nothingness with a "hiss" as it met the Great Sun Glaze Flame.

The Great Sun Glaze Flame resembled fierce beasts of tremendous might, opening their bloodthirsty mouths to devour Sima Changqin.

Sima Changqin's expression shifted slightly as his hands swiftly plucked at the zither strings.

Instantly, the sound of the zither, as if thunderous, resounded through the hall. The entire sea of fire trembled, and then invisible gusts of wind burst from the body of the zither, sweeping out around like surging waves.

The nearby void vibrated with a hum, raising ripples visible to the naked eye. The pouncing Great Sun Glaze Flame was the same, subsequently collapsing completely, extinguished by the zither's sound storm, creating a pure land several meters wide around Sima Changqin.

On the other side, Yuan Ming quickly formed a spell with his fingers, fully activating the Emperor Yan's Ruyi Scepter.

A flash on his Nascent Soul, the Dao Seal representing the Zhu Rong Heart Technique instantly appeared above his head, assisting the Emperor Yan's Ruyi Scepter.

Rings of red light emanated from the staff, shining on the Great Sun Glaze Flame around.

The greatest Divine Skill of the Emperor Yan's Ruyi Scepter is fire control. Now, with the Zhu Rong Heart Technique, the Ruyi Scepter's fire control divine skill advanced greatly, and the incoming Great Sun Glaze Flame quickly slowed down.

Finally, when it was still a foot away from Yuan Ming's body, the Great Sun Glaze Flame completely stopped.

Yuan Ming slightly relaxed his tense heart. With the power of the Great Sun Glaze Flame, just touching his body would burn him to ash in an instant, leaving no trace of life.

He continued to fully operate the Zhu Rong Heart Technique while also activating the Undying Tree Roots, brazenly beginning to absorb the Power of the Sun within the Great Sun Glaze Flame.

"Great Sun Glaze Flame, you, Heavenly Fire, born with the will of Heaven and Earth, value your oath above all, yet you violated your promise by colluding with the Demon Clan, deliberately leading us to our death. Are you not afraid of being tainted by karma and completely dissipating between Heaven and Earth?" Sima Changqin, after protecting his body, immediately questioned the Great Sun Glaze Flame loudly.

The Great Sun Glaze Flame gathered towards the center, quickly condensing into a golden figure.

It was a woman, with golden skin, looking quite graceful, her hair blazing with fierce glazed flames, exuding the majesty of an ancient fire god.

"Heavenly fire can take human form?" Yuan Ming thought silently.

"Today's matter is indeed a betrayal of my word. However, the previous Demon Emperor of the Ten Thousand Demon Country had shown me grace, and I must repay it. I ask the two of you to forgive me and to rest in peace!" The Great Sun Glaze Flame said coldly, lifting her hand mercilessly.

The Great Sun Glaze Flame in the hall surged, the glazed fire waves on the ground suddenly soared, crashing toward Sima Changqin like a giant wave.

Sima Changqin's face changed color, raising his hands to stroke the ancient zither in front of him. Instantly, a vast amount of azure spirit light surged from the zither strings, climbing up Sima Changqin's hands and covering his body in the blink of an eye.

Sima Changqin's body transformed into an azure light, merging into the ancient zither.

The ancient zither emitted bright spirit light, upon closer inspection, this spirit light was composed of countless rune particles the size of rice grains.

Immediately after, the ancient zither suddenly rose into the air, the strings playing by themselves.

Powerful and resonant zither tones poured out, instantly replacing all sounds in the hall. Explosions and burning sounds all transformed into beautiful zither music in that instant.

Along with the zither tones, numerous sound wave runes appeared, swirling and dancing around the ancient zither like a nebula, flashing wildly, dazzling to the extreme.

These sound wave runes encompassed an area over ten feet wide, forming an independent space.

All of this seemed complicated but was completed in the blink of an eye.

The glazed fire wave attacked, but as it entered the sound wave space, it halted as if frozen, unable to move.

"A Spiritual Domain... but it's incomplete!" The Great Sun Glaze Flame exclaimed in surprise, then sneered, pointing with a finger.

The flames in the hall gathered, forming a huge glazed-colored sun, smashing toward the ancient zither with a "boom".

However, that ancient zither suddenly wavered and disappeared, directly traversing the void, appearing before the wall not far away.

The zither tones from the ancient zither abruptly quickened, and the whole zither vanished into thin air, transforming into a wave of zither sound like a rampaging dragon, crashing against the wall.

The wall shimmered with forbidden light, revealing the seventh-level restriction on the door.

Under the fierce bombardment of the zither's sound waves, the restriction on the wall soon resonated, its light trembling in rhythm with the zither tones.

The zither's sound waves seemed to pass through the wall like an illusion, disappearing without a trace.

"To be able to deploy a Spiritual Domain with that ancient zither, could it be a Dao Treasure? No, it can't be a complete Dao Treasure, it must be a damaged Dao Treasure not yet repaired, otherwise, that Spiritual Domain wouldn't be so weak." The Great Sun Glaze Flame murmured to itself, looking in the direction where the zither disappeared.

A glint of unwillingness flashed in her eyes, but she ultimately had to accept the fact that Sima Changqin escaped, turning to look at Yuan Ming, the only one left in the hall.

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