Liu Quan had not expected that someone would silently appear behind him, which startled him so much that he lost his grip on his sword technique.

Before him quietly stood a delicate-looking boy, about ten years old, with a round face and eyes like shining beads, black as ink. His long eyelashes framed eyes reflecting leaping flames. His lips were tightly drawn as he looked ahead, and deep dimples marked his cheeks. He wore a red robe with a double lapel, and it was unclear when he had appeared there.

Liu Quan was extremely weak and spoke with an unstable breath, "You, who are you? Are you also from the Huashan Sect?"

The boy looked at him, sizing him up before saying, "My name is Huo Wuhai. I am here under my master's orders to fetch my fellow disciple and you to Haideng Temple."

"Are you... Master Shi's disciple? Does he know that Deng Bagu is trapped here?"

Huo Wuhai curled his lip slightly, "If my master had not cast spells remotely, your Primordial Spirit would have been captured by Old Demon Yideng by daylight. Would you still be waiting here until now?"

Looking towards where Deng Bagu was, Liu Quan said, "Those people are all from the Huashan Sect; Deng Bagu is trapped in their Fire Formation. Can you rescue her? You don't need to worry about me; just save her and leave quickly."

"Stop talking," Huo Wuhai frowned slightly and interrupted him, "Am I not looking at the situation now? I can definitely rescue her, but my master instructed me to carefully plan before acting. I need to think of a proper method first."

Liu Quan dared not speak again and anxiously watched Huo Wuhai, who was calmly staring at the distant raging flames.

Time passed, and Liu Quan wanted to urge him but didn't dare. Suddenly, he handed over his Evil Extinguishing Immortal Robe, "The Huashan Sect is renowned for their fire techniques, and their Fire Formation is extremely powerful. Here, take this immortal robe..."

"I don't need this," said Huo Wuhai, "I already have a plan in mind. Just stay here and don't wander off. Wait here while I fetch my fellow disciple, and then we'll head back to Haideng Temple together."

In a hurry, Liu Quan said, "They are numerous and powerful, and there are even members from the Wutai Sect. Once you rescue them, just leave, don't worry about me..."

"Stop rambling!" Huo Wuhai scolded softly and suddenly flew forward.

This time he didn't fly silently but was engulfed in flames, turning into a giant fireball several meters in diameter with a long trail of flames behind him, resembling a meteor as he smashed forward. The distance of tens of miles was covered in an instant as he drew a line of fire in the night sky and arrived directly at the front of the Supreme Heaven Fierce Fire Formation, plunging headlong into it!

The Supreme Heaven Fierce Fire Formation was originally supposed to be triggered by three hundred and sixty disciples, each wielding a Supreme Heaven Fierce Fire Flag, arranged in formation and unleashing fierce flames simultaneously—enough to melt mountains and evaporate lakes.

The Huashan Sect had acquired an incomplete formation chart. Despite years of contemplation by the Fiery Fire Ancestor, he could not restore it entirely. He had invited the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor from the Wutai Sect to reside in the Golden Bull Cave of Hua Mountain, combining the elite forces of both sects. After countless efforts, they had finally restored the chart for twelve people to set up the formation and had specially refined twelve Supreme Heaven Fierce Fire Flags for this purpose.

Today, Deng Bagu's Snow Soul Pearl was extremely formidable. As the Huashan Sect members made their move, all fire-based Daoist Techniques were suppressed. Their bodies, Magical Treasures, and spells were all fire-related, and by their nicknames—Fire Bat, Fire Centipede, and likewise—their tools included flame-spitting gourds, fire-shooting guns, and vessels that brewed flames.

Moreover, some nurtured creatures like Fire Toads, Fire Centipedes, and even Fire Flood Dragons were released to aid in the battle by spewing fire.

However, as soon as they met the Snow Soul Pearl and the Ice Soul Divine Light, these flames were completely extinguished, vanishing without a trace, and they were overwhelmingly suppressed. During the duel, Deng Bagu killed several of them, causing severe losses.

Deng Bagu turned to kill Xing Kun and Yuan Da because she knew that all of the Huashan Sect's techniques were suppressed by her Snow Soul Pearl, which she deemed not fearful.

What she hadn't anticipated was that the Huashan Sect had already begun practicing the Supreme Heaven Fierce Fire Formation.

Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor, having survived a second swordfight, assisted the Fiery Fire Ancestor in developing this formation, anticipating its nuances and creating an elementary Fiery Fire Immortal Formation arranged by twelve people, trying out its formidable power. Both Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor and Fiery Fire Ancestor were very pleased and planned to use this in the third swordfight against the Emei Sect.

They originally did not intend to reveal it so soon, but today, Deng Bagu's Snow Soul Pearl was too brutal. Their Flying Swords, usually blazing with flames, lost all fire near the Snow Soul Pearl, turning dull like common iron, and greatly reduced in power and efficacy. Many other Magical Treasures were also destroyed by the Ice Soul Divine Light.

Having no other choice, they returned to the Fiery Fire Ancestor, who then allowed his favorite disciple to bring the twelve Supreme Heaven Fierce Fire Flags to set up the formation, trapping Deng Bagu inside. They all detested Deng Bagu, grinding their teeth with the intent to reduce her to ashes.

"The main concern was the Snow Soul Pearl; it absolutely must not be left in the world, it had to be destroyed!

Deng Bagu was trapped in the array, no matter which direction she moved, there were thunder fires striking her, the fierce flames hitting the Snow Soul Pearl, shattering the Ice Soul Divine Light on its surface, and further scorching and refining the white cold glow within.

Previously, she had relied on this treasure to slay enemies from all quarters, continually destroying others' Flying Sword Magical Treasures. Now, it was her turn to feel the pain.

She couldn't break out immediately, but she didn't just sit idly; silently observing, she calculated the array's cycling changes, which should occur over twelve celestial cycles. Even if Huo Wuhai didn't come, in another few days, she and the Snow Soul Pearl would only lose some Primordial Qi, and they could still escape. Of course, this was under the condition that no other incidents occurred during this time, like if the Fiery Fire Ancestor or the Taiyin Hunyuan Ancestor suddenly appeared, their involvement would certainly change the scene.

Huo Wuhai burst into the scene ablaze, causing the Huashan Sect disciples outside to be utterly baffled: "Who is this Daoist friend? Seeing that the fire technique is so formidable, he must be our Huashan Sect disciple. But why have we never seen him? Could it be that the Sect Leader has taken a new Closed-door Disciple outside?"

Some of the older generations were also amazed, "This method has some of the divine might of Fire Star Yang Shao from years ago. Could he be his successor?"

Fire Star Yang Shao was a junior brother of the Fiery Fire Ancestor. He was known together with the Fiery Fire Ancestor and Poison Dragon Venerable's junior brother, Shi Nanxi, as the "Three Calamities of Huashan" and had died in Heaven Mountain at the end of the Song Dynasty, a fact still remembered by those of the same generation within the Huashan Sect.

Inside the array, Deng Bagu was also stunned, thinking a capable person from the Huashan Sect had arrived; she quickly stretched out a hand, a wave of Cold Wave shooting from the Snow Soul Pearl towards Huo Wuhai.

Huo Wuhai pointed a finger-length Gui Talisman, specifically the Yin Gui from the Five Clouds Separation and Union, which after a hundred days of Sacrificial Refinement, could be wielded as intended. He pointed forward, emitting a clear light straight into the Cold Wave, splitting it like a hot knife through butter, and called out, "Junior Sister Deng, do not misunderstand, it is your junior brother, Huo Wuhai!"

Deng Bagu puzzled asked, "Whose junior brother are you?"

Huo Wuhai said, "I am a disciple taken in by Master Shi at the East Sea, I've been refining treasures at Fujian Taishan. I only just emerged from seclusion today, having received a Flying Sword Transmission from my master, informing me of your predicament, and sent me to escort you back to Haideng Temple."

Deng Bagu observed that he wasn't employing any particular means to protect himself, standing amidst the roaring fire. Only when the fierce flame thunder struck towards him did he disperse it with the talisman in hand, and then said, "Since you are a junior brother, and sent by our master to rescue me, first tell me, how do we break out of this fire array?"

"That's simple!" Huo Wuhai looked around, suddenly opening his mouth wide, drawing a fierce breath with the help of the Southeastern Lesser Yang energy.

All surrounding fire was drawn into his True Qi, madly rushing into his mouth. The blazing flames, which would melt steel into molten iron and turn rock into magma upon contact—if it were not for the Snow Soul Pearl, even Deng Bagu, along with her sword, could not have withstood it and would have been reduced to ash.

Yet, Huo Wuhai was not afraid; drawing in these fiery gases seemed like play to him, each inhalation filling his stomach and feeling rather comfortable. He sucked from the east, then the west, then the south, and the north; after having drawn from all directions, the vast expanse of Fire Clouds began to appear riddled and worn.

The twelve Huashan Sect disciples operating the array desperately waved the Supreme Heaven Fierce Fire Flags, unleashing lightning bolts and flames, giving rise to many new flames. Yet the rate of their creation was no match for his absorption—like a whale drawing in water, it took mere moments for his belly to fill with fiery energy.

"Uh…" he burped, sparks flying from his ears and fiery gas shooting from his nose.

Above and below, near and far, the Heavenly Mountain Demon Cult, everyone was stunned, even Deng Bagu standing beside him, pondering what exactly her master had taken in.

Having drawn all the fiery gases, Huo Wuhai addressed the several dozen Huashan Sect disciples around him, "Your fires aren't working, let me give you a bit of mine!"

He flicked his hand, casting out three hundred and sixty balls of True Sun Fire; initially the size of peas, they rapidly expanded as they flew up, turning wheel-sized, the fierce flames raging as if over three hundred suns were rising simultaneously.

Following that, the "suns" exploded, each dividing into three hundred sixty Sun Divine Flames, growing even faster. The white-hot flames instantly brightened the sky; within a hundred miles, everything was illuminated as if in daylight, causing roosters in distant villages, thinking it was sunrise, to crow one after another…

These True Sun Fires merged into a massive, incandescent cloud of light, filled with refined Sun Divine Flames.

Many Huashan Sect disciples simultaneously cried out in alarm, feeling an overwhelming heat and searing waves, forcibly recoiling backward. But the twelve forming the array were entirely submerged in the sea of blazing glory.

"This is bad!" the leading Huashan disciple shouted, telepathically directing his brothers and sisters to quickly cast their spells.

Now, while the Supreme Heaven Fierce Fire Formation was still active, they could counter the True Sun Fire using the array's power. But once the fire extinguished and the array broke, relying on their own strength alone, they wouldn't survive in this sea of fire—they'd all be burned to ash!

The twelve simultaneously began casting spells, initially standing mid-air, they now each sat cross-legged, forming hand seals, continuously stirring their True Qi. The twelve Supreme Heaven Fierce Fire Flags hovering above them were energized by their Mana, constantly shaking—each shake accompanied by a "boom," unleashing a thunderbolt and a thousand streaks of fire.

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