# Chapter 2315: Flame Divine Shield
The news that the Ancient Realm Clan would visit the Flame Temple quickly spread, immediately drawing considerable attention. In recent days, the Flame Temple had encountered several unfavorable incidents, yet the Ancient Realm Clan had abruptly appeared in the Xiao Tian Court. In particular, a mysterious prodigy who called himself the Evil God, hailing from the Ancient Realm Clan that had been hidden for many years, possessed formidable strength and could easily defeat Ji Shang. All of this added considerable topics of discussion to the Ancient Realm Clan.
Moreover, this time, the place agreed upon by the Ancient Realm Clan and the Flame Temple was the Ruins City. This ancient city was mostly a sea of flame ruins, one of the few ancient cities remaining throughout the entire Xiao Tian Court. It was said that in the ancient era, the legendary figure of the Flame Temple, Qiong Xiao, had used his supreme flame, the Supreme Profound Heaven Flame, to incinerate a vast city here, slaughtering millions, and destroying several terrifying Sacred King clans that were extremely famous at the time. From then on, he opened up an era belonging to himself, bringing the Flame Temple to an extremely prosperous age.
To this day, the flames of this city had been absorbed by generations of powerful cultivators, yet these flames seemed eternal and indestructible, still burning even now.
No one would forget the history of the Ruins City. The Flame Temple choosing the Ruins City as the meeting place with the Ancient Realm Clan was itself a rather interesting matter. After this news spread, many believed that this time, the Flame Temple would definitely not return in defeat like the Demon Divine Temple had before.
The last time the Demon Divine Temple had made an appointment with Mo Zheng, not only had they failed to salvage their dignity, but they had instead highlighted Mo Zheng as a figure, causing people in the Xiao Tian Court to gradually begin hearing the name of Mo Zheng.
The Divine Temples, as the rulers of this world, had every one of their actions become the focus of attention for people in various regions of the Xiao Tian Court. This time was no exception.
Many people sighed at the arrogance and boldness of the Ancient Realm Clan. Were they truly coming to apologize to the Flame Temple? If so, would the Flame Temple have chosen the Ruins City as the location?
Many powerful cultivators who had received the news were already heading in the direction of the Ruins City.
The Ruins City was a stretch of ruins, with inextinguishable flames burning endlessly, as if eternally inexhaustible. This city, where figures were sparse, had suddenly seen quite a few silhouettes appear. They strolled through the air above the Ruins City, with bursts of flames constantly shooting up, forcing the crowd to maintain a certain height, not daring to lower their bodies too much, as those flames seemed ready to erupt at any moment.
Of course, there were also some formidable individuals who directly walked and strolled within the Ruins City itself.
"Those scattered people are incredibly powerful. They must be at the Heavenly Emperor realm or above. Although the Ruins City has long lost its former power, it can still devour Saint Emperor level figures. Especially those energies hidden within that suddenly erupt, they are enough to be fatal and destroy terrifying existences." Someone thought to themselves as they saw the powerful cultivators in the Ruins City below. This city had existed for countless years, and even those in the Xiao Tian Court who had never been here had long heard of its danger.
"At least Heavenly Emperor level. Ordinary people simply wouldn't dare to travel through it. But look over there, it's an ancient clan, living right within the flames." At this moment, someone in the void pointed at a Flame Mountain. The erupting flame magma dyed that mountain in the city as blood-red and enchanting, but right beside the Flame Mountain range, there was actually a city within a city, where a clan resided.
"These clans are all fire-players, very dangerous. They even rely on absorbing the power of flames to enhance their own strength. Living long-term in the Ruins City, they are terrifying."
Many people were not even very familiar with the clans of the Ruins City. In the Xiao Tian Court, a vast city covered an extremely broad area, especially a large city. Although the Ruins City had become ruins, the humans living within it were like a single grain in a vast ocean, not drawing much attention unless they went out.
"So hot. The temperature is getting more and more terrifying. Could it be that the Flame Temple has sent only top-tier figures this time? Meeting the Ancient Realm Clan in the depths of the Ruins City—could they be deliberately trying to embarrass the Ancient Realm Clan?" Someone thought to themselves. At an ancient battle platform within the Ruins City that was engulfed by flames, they finally saw figures appearing below. These people stood in various positions, like ancient flame deities, each holding a massive flame shield engraved with ancient patterns. The shields frantically absorbed the flame power surging from the surroundings, making the flames in this space extremely docile.
"This is the battlefield where Qiong Xiao once fought against a Great Accomplishment Saint King. It is said that he held a Flame Divine Shield back then, possessing supreme might. Does the Flame Temple want to establish its authority? With such a formation, the people of the Ancient Realm Clan probably can't even enter." The crowd looked down from the extremely high void, finding the scene before them shocking.
"Who is that person standing in the center? So imposing." Someone showed a look of doubt in their eyes. The young figure standing among the array of flame shields exuded great presence.
"Qiong Haiya." Someone said in a low voice. Immediately, many gazes turned toward the speaker. Qiong Haiya—this person's surname was Qiong.
In the outside world, Qiong Haiya was definitely not as famous as Huo Shang. Many people had never even heard of him, unless they were from some major clans. But even if people didn't know him, they only needed to know his surname, and that was enough. His surname was Qiong.
Many figures from the Divine Temples had also arrived. They were all in the air above this area. Seeing the formation below, their expressions couldn't help but freeze. The Flame Temple truly wanted to wash away the shame of their previous defeats. Even Qiong Haiya had appeared. Huo Shang was just one of the people holding the flame shields around him, guarding an important position.
"The Flame Temple's Shield, known as the strongest shield technique, unbreakable. Do they want to prevent the Ancient Realm Clan from even entering?" The people of the Hall of All Gods thought to themselves. If the people of the Ancient Realm Clan couldn't even step into the shield formation, let alone keep the appointment, they would already be at a disadvantage.
It seemed that even if the Ancient Realm Clan came, they would only be humiliating themselves.
At this moment, in the void above, demonic aura surged to the heavens. A terrifying demonic eagle charged downward toward the ground, its enormous body in its true form blotting out the sun. Ignoring the terrifying flames, black blades shot out from its beak, howling through the void. However, at this moment, the Flame Temple cultivators' hands moved their shields slightly, causing the patterns to change. Suddenly, a massive illusory divine shield appeared in the void. All the attacks landing on it were blocked. The divine shield grew larger and larger. The demonic beast charged upward, its claws that could easily tear apart an ancient mountain reaching for the flame shield, but only a clanging sound was heard.
The Flame Temple cultivator moved his hand again. The coalesced terrifying shield suddenly spewed out infinite flames, instantly engulfing the void. The demonic beast roared, its body shooting upward, instantly soaring a hundred thousand meters into the sky. Flames burned on its body. Its demonic, cold gaze stared at the divine shield below, its demonic light filled with gravity.
"Indeed, the Flame Temple doesn't intend to let the Ancient Realm Clan enter that circle at all. This is a deterrent." The crowd's hearts trembled as they watched. Huo Shang, a genius figure, was even guarding one side of the shield formation.
The Flame Temple chose the Ruins City and, on this battle platform, used the divine shield that Qiong Xiao had once used, as if wanting people to remember the Flame Temple anew.
"Too powerful. A Saint Emperor realm demonic beast couldn't break through the illusory shield." The crowd's hearts trembled. Although they hadn't personally experienced it, they could imagine the shield's terror.
"Since the people of the Ancient Realm Clan have arrived, come out. No need to hide and skulk." At this moment, a cultivator guarding the shield formation spoke. Immediately, the crowd's expressions froze. The Ancient Realm Clan had arrived?
Green light flashed. Then, around the battle platform above, figures suddenly appeared. It was as if they had come out of nowhere, or rather, they were enveloped by mysterious realm power, transforming into flames that surged in, barely detectable.
"The Ancient Realm Clan still likes to hide and skulk like this. How many years have you been hiding already?" Another person said indifferently, as if deliberately mocking the Ancient Realm Clan.
"Our Ancient Realm Clan has only come to apologize for the incident last time when we injured the Flame Temple's cultivators, and to pay a visit. The Flame Temple setting the location here, with such a formation, is truly overestimating our Ancient Realm Clan." At this moment, an old man said with a smile, looking at the crowd of the Flame Temple.
"There's no need to apologize for last time. How many people has your Ancient Realm Clan brought this time? If you want to visit our Flame Temple, it depends on whether you have the qualifications." The Flame Temple cultivator continued speaking. The flame shields guarded them. If the Ancient Realm Clan wanted to talk about visiting, they would first have to break through.
PS: Still one chapter today. I only got home in the evening, and my head is dizzy. Sorry!