Chapter 220: Li Fire Divine Furnace
The teenage Daoist boy, with clear eyes and fluttering sleeves, stood silently in place. His features were delicate and refined, but with the Mountain and River Seal suspended above his head, he exuded an otherworldly yet awe-inspiring presence, silencing all around him.
It was a strange scene. The Supreme Elder of the Li Fire Sect and the Supreme Patriarch of the Mysterious Moon Cave radiated murderous intent, their bodies blazing like furnaces, yet they faced this youth as if confronting a great enemy.
"Ha!"
The Supreme Elder of the Li Fire Sect let out a sharp cry and struck first, spitting out a beam of light that was extremely dazzling, hovering in midair.
That bronze furnace reappeared, shimmering with crystal brilliance. It rapidly grew from an inch in size to towering beneath the heavens, a hundred meters tall, with flames soaring to the sky.
"Rumble, rumble, rumble"
The furnace shook, and a sound like a tsunami erupted, deafeningly loud, making ears ring. The lid of the bronze furnace glowed with brilliance; though made of bronze, it was as translucent as five-colored glass, revealing the blazing fire within.
"Crack"
The furnace lid shifted, radiating five-colored glass light, and slid open. Instantly, flames shot skyward, and a blazing wave of Li Fire rolled up to the high heavens.
The temperature was terrifying. The bronze furnace stood in midair, and on a nearby green peak, a cascading waterfall instantly evaporated, turning into mist that billowed in all directions.
The heat was bone-chilling. Even from a great distance, people were drenched in sweat, their flesh nearly parched, and many had their hair spontaneously combust.
The disciples in the distance were horrified. Even outside the battlefield, they felt such a dreadful sensation. If they were close, they would surely turn to ash in an instant.
"The sect-guarding bronze furnace is truly terrifying!"
While many Li Fire Sect disciples felt fear, they also gained confidence. If the Supreme Elder had brought out this great killing weapon of the sect and still couldn't burn this youth to death, it would be an outrage!
The Supreme Patriarch of the Mysterious Moon Cave, with his white hair flying, narrowed his eyes, their sharp light flashing, and said, "The Li Fire Sect's sect-guarding furnace inspires awe!"
Even as a sect's Supreme Patriarch, he uttered such a sigh, showing how terrifying this bronze furnace was—it was undoubtedly a fearsome killing weapon.
The bronze furnace descended like a mountain, pressing down toward Ye Fan, filling the sky with crimson light! It was an immense pressure that struck fear into hearts, burning souls and bones, refining flesh, and incinerating everything around!
Ye Fan's Daoist robe fluttered as he stepped through the void, ascending to the heavens. The Mountain and River Seal above his head transformed into a radiance, vast and majestic, stamping toward the bronze furnace.
"Clang"
The seal, like the heavens themselves, struck the bronze furnace, producing a sound like a dragon splitting the sky. The echo was far-reaching, and many people's ears bled as if cut by sharp swords. Several screamed, clutching their ears in pain as they were blasted away by the invisible sound waves, terrifying everyone.
The Li Fire Sect's sect-guarding bronze furnace blazed with overwhelming fire, and its sound could also injure, possessing unparalleled lethality!
No one knew better than Ye Fan how terrifying the Mountain and River Seal was. Now, he was shocked that it couldn't crack the bronze furnace, highlighting the furnace's extraordinary nature.
"Boom"
Flames cascaded like a waterfall from the bronze furnace, rolling toward Ye Fan. Crimson light filled the sky, and everything was bathed in red.
"Ah..."
In the distant sky, the disciples screamed before Ye Fan did. Some had their clothes spontaneously ignite, turning to ash.
Endless Li Fire boiled and surged, leaving nothing else in the world but red light. Ye Fan pressed the Mountain and River Seal onto the massive furnace, trying to force it to stop.
"Clang"
Instead of retreating, he charged forward. His golden palm moved like a millstone, continuously slapping the huge bronze furnace.
The piercing sound echoed through heaven and earth. The millstone-sized golden palm spun like a windmill, striking the furnace and sending sparks flying, golden light shooting skyward. The terrifying force made the onlookers' hearts tremble.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"...
Ye Fan moved like a whirlwind, like lightning, circling the hundred-meter-tall furnace. He struck countless times, making the crystal-shining furnace walls ring loudly.
His physical body was incredibly powerful, and he was using the Battle Saint Art. No one could say how much force he exerted, yet he still couldn't break the furnace.
"Clang! Clang!"...
The golden palm slapped the furnace with earth-shaking sounds, leaving deep handprints with clear lines. But after a short time, they all vanished naturally.
"Boom"
Flames surged like water from the furnace, drowning Ye Fan, seemingly capable of burning everything in the world.
Even the distant spectators felt their skin splitting. The Li Fire surged from the furnace mouth, unstoppable.
"Hum"
Ye Fan's palms and fingers vibrated, golden light blazing even brighter, nearly translucent. This was the great hand seal he executed with the Nine Secrets, spinning with unfathomable divine might!
"Clang"
The millstone-sized golden hand struck the high heavens, scattering the falling Li Fire. The great golden seal heavily slammed into the furnace wall.
The lingering resonant sound echoed through the green peaks, spreading dozens of miles, nearly splitting eardrums. A half-meter-deep handprint was deeply imprinted on the bronze furnace, but it remained unbroken and soon restored itself.
Ye Fan frowned. Both the Mountain and River Seal and the great golden hand seal were offensive techniques he drove with the Nine Secrets, yet neither could shatter this furnace, alarming him.
He stepped with the Old Madman's footwork, about to soar into the sky and directly attack the Li Fire Sect's Supreme Elder. If he couldn't break the furnace, he would kill its controller.
The Li Fire Sect's Supreme Elder had previously suffered a great loss in physical combat and was already wary, constantly on guard against Ye Fan closing in.
"Fire Phoenix Emerges!" the Li Fire Sect's Supreme Elder shouted.
The huge bronze furnace in the sky suddenly released a fire phoenix, spreading its wings and soaring. Flames blazed, and lava rolled like long rivers, cascading backward into the sky.
The phoenix's cry shook the heavens, clear and distant. The fire phoenix hovered in the air, surrounded by eighty-one blazing lava streams, like inverted waterfalls.
The sky was filled with crimson light, seeming to warp the void with heat. The nearby green mountain withered instantly, all vegetation on its peak turning to ash.
The rocks at the mountain's peak melted into a layer of red liquid, slowly flowing down. The waterfall dried up, replaced by a river of fire cascading down.
This scene was terrifying. The scorching temperature filled everyone with fear.
The fire phoenix seemed intelligent, diving down to attack Ye Fan, with the eighty-one lava streams surging toward him simultaneously.
"Boom"
The nearby mountain peak was touched and instantly melted away. A dozen meters of the summit vanished, becoming lava, then gas, rising into the air.
Such terrifying heat made even Ye Fan change color. This furnace gave him a sense of extraordinary power.
"Rise!"
Ye Fan raised the Mountain and River Seal with one hand, striking at the fire phoenix.
"Boom"
Great flames surged. The fire phoenix spread its wings and cried out, flying backward with its divine feathers in disarray. Flames scattered in all directions. The nearby mountain, already missing its peak, had several more meters of its body permanently turned to ash.
"Seal!"
At that moment, the Supreme Patriarch of the Mysterious Moon Cave, who had been waiting, struck. He seized the opportunity, ruthlessly and accurately pushing Ye Fan toward a dead end.
As the Mountain and River Seal again smashed toward the fire phoenix, he flicked his wrist and unfurled a scroll painting. Instantly, it covered the sky, enveloping the heavens.
Li Fire blazed. Ye Fan used the Mountain and River Seal to kill the fire phoenix, but the scroll painting immediately descended over him, like a world covering the sky.
The scroll painting formed its own pure land, possessing a terrifying devouring force, trying to suck him in!
Ye Fan was fearless. His golden palms struck toward the high heavens, trying to tear this demonic painting apart. But at that moment, the furnace lid flew off completely. All the flames converged, turning the furnace into a black hole, swallowing heaven and earth.
"Bang"
Ye Fan attacked the demonic painting but didn't fall into it. Unexpectedly, the true devouring force came from behind, and he was sucked into the bronze furnace standing in the sky.
Five-colored light swirled. The crystal-clear furnace lid, like glass, flew back with a "clang," sealing the furnace and trapping Ye Fan inside.
In the distance, all the disciples cheered loudly, each feeling relieved.
Mainly because Ye Fan was too dominant. Such a young Daoist boy, not old, but as terrifying as a demon, had filled everyone's hearts with deep fear.
"Finally, this beast is captured. He must be killed, permanently refined in the furnace!"
"As expected of the sect-guarding bronze furnace. It should quickly burn him to ash, never to be reborn!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Ye Fan's Mountain and River Seal and his terrifying attack power still made them shudder in hindsight.
The Supreme Patriarch of the Mysterious Moon Cave put away the huge scroll painting that had covered the sky and sighed, "This Li Fire Divine Furnace is truly fearsome. No matter how profound your magic, you can't resist it."
"This is a heirloom treasure, a great killing weapon left by our predecessors." The Li Fire Sect's Supreme Elder replied with a smile, relieved to have suppressed the powerful young Daoist.
"Could this be a replica of the legendary Sun God Furnace?!" the Supreme Patriarch of the Mysterious Moon Cave asked.
The Li Fire Sect's Supreme Elder shook his head, saying, "Extreme weapons... how can ordinary people replicate them? I think this is just a failed discard. Otherwise, it wouldn't have ended up in a small sect like ours."
"Clang! Clang!"...
The crystal furnace lid emitted five-colored light, shaking back and forth. The entire furnace trembled violently.
"Not good! He's about to break out!" the Li Fire Sect's Supreme Elder exclaimed in shock.
"How is this possible? The Li Fire Sect's sect-guarding great killing weapon is said to refine everything. I've never heard of anyone captured inside breaking out." The Supreme Patriarch of the Mysterious Moon Cave also showed surprise.
The crashing sounds shook the heavens, and all the disciples were terrified, showing panic.
"Clang!" The furnace lid flew half a foot high, nearly knocked off.
"Seal!"
The Li Fire Sect's Supreme Elder shouted. Li Fire surged, sealing the lid.
At the same time, the Supreme Patriarch of the Mysterious Moon Cave also acted, offering the demonic painting to lock down the furnace.
"Boom"
Flames raged. The furnace lid shot into the sky, knocked flying. Ye Fan soared upward.
The Li Fire Sect's Supreme Elder and the Supreme Patriarch of the Mysterious Moon Cave had acted quickly, but they still couldn't stop Ye Fan from escaping!
Using one of the Nine Secrets, the Battle Saint Art, Ye Fan unleashed dozens of offensive techniques, forcibly breaking out. The overwhelming attack power was unparalleled. The furnace lid loosened and was knocked flying, unable to seal him!