Chapter 208 - 121: Birth of the Dharma Jade, Fire Dragon Refines the Demon

Nowadays, Xuzhuang needed only to lavishly expend his Magical Power, birthing Great Sun True Flame, and could summon any number of Great Sun Fire Dragons at will. Be it the Thousand Jin Qi Dragon or the Profound Fire True Thunder Dragon, they were all child's play for him. This was the true, magnificent path to unleashing the full might of his daoist techniques!

'This is bad!' As sixteen Great Sun Fire Dragons materialized, swimming through the air with fangs bared and claws brandished, the Extreme Flame Demon was scared out of his wits. Without a second thought, a command of his will sent the muddy flame beneath his feet surging upward, lifting him into the sky to flee. As he escaped, he formed a spell with his hands and tapped upon the net of fire. A brilliant light shone where he pointed, and the layered fire net receded, revealing the Array's gate.

Seeing him flee, Xuzhuang was in no hurry. He leisurely commanded the Fire Dragons to give chase.

A look of joy flashed in the Extreme Flame Demon's eyes. He pushed his Escape Technique, and in an instant, he plunged through the fire net and passed through the Array's gate. He had just caught sight of the clear sky beyond the Array when he suddenly saw them. Outside the fire net hung countless spheres of white, smoky Qi. In this small area alone, eight of them lay in wait. The moment he emerged, they all shuddered and then plummeted toward him like meteors.

'What?' A sense of dread was just rising in the Extreme Flame Demon's heart when he felt a scorching heat from behind. The Great Sun Fire Dragons had closed in. With no time to think, he hastily waved his sleeve, conjuring another plume of turbid gas to disrupt the Thousand Jin Dharma Qi and create an opening to escape. Unexpectedly, in that brief moment he was delayed, a white rainbow appeared not far away and shot toward him. Another young Daoist in a plain, snow-white robe with an exceptionally refined bearing materialized, offering him a faint smile.

'How did he get out of my Array?' The Extreme Flame Demon froze. Before he could react and use a technique, Xuzhuang had already pointed down leisurely. An unknowable amount of Magical Power was expended as a brilliant beam of Sword Qi, seeming powerful enough to rip the heavens and split the earth, burst forth and slashed downward.

"AH! Tai Su Sword Qi! Its quality is absolute! Are you Yue Junlan? No, who are you!" The Extreme Flame Demon's spirit trembled. Seeing that beam of Sword Qi about to land on him, he knew he couldn't resist it. He frantically pushed his escape, diving back toward the Array's gate. The moment he re-entered the net of fire, he saw Xuzhuang standing calmly with his hands clasped behind his back. With a furious roar, the sixteen Great Sun Fire Dragons swarmed him.

'Two of them? A Second Primordial Spirit?' The absurd thought flashed through the Extreme Flame Demon's mind, and his heart sank. 'I'm done for.'

BOOM!

The sixteen Great Sun Fire Dragons vied to be the first to strike. In the next instant, the space between them detonated. Dark red flames swept out, only to be forced back by the Great Sun True Flame. The two fires twisted and tangled together, transforming into a massive, blazing fireball. The golden flames shone with dazzling brilliance, appearing for a moment like a second sun in the sky.

The other Xuzhuang passed through the net of fire and flew into the Array. He shook his head upon seeing the scene.

It turned out that when Xuzhuang had first sensed an opening, he had split off this double. It used the Earth Escape Skill to travel a hundred li away before returning from the outside. The move had successfully turned the tables, easily forcing the Extreme Flame Demon into a dead end. Otherwise, given how difficult Nascent Soul Cultivators were to deal with, Xuzhuang would have had to put in much more effort.

After a moment, the net of fire that stretched between heaven and earth trembled and then receded with a rumble. The fiery Qi dissipated and the smoke scattered. Only the raging wildfire on the ground, which had been burning the forest and fields, seemed to have broken its bonds and threatened to spread in an instant.

Xuzhuang frowned. His double shot up into the clouds. After about a quarter of an hour, a torrential downpour, like the waters of the Celestial River being overturned, came crashing down, cleansing the world. In no time at all, far from there being any risk of the wildfire reigniting, the entire land had nearly turned into a swamp. Only then did the rain begin to subside.

Xuzhuang made a beckoning gesture, dissipating the Great Sun Fire Dragon. A black stone flew out from its core and landed in his hand. A wave of heat immediately washed over his palm. Despite being insulated by his Magical Power, it still felt as if his skin was being seared.

'This is…' Xuzhuang raised an eyebrow. He channeled a bit of Magical Power into the black stone, and with a FWOOSH, a tuft of dark red flame erupted from its surface. What could it be but the Earth Core Muddy Flame?

'So, it was an Earth Lung Fire Stone that gained sentience.' Xuzhuang nodded in understanding. He carefully stored the Fire Stone away and waited quietly for the rain to stop. After scanning his surroundings one last time to confirm there were no lingering threats, he soared away on a beam of light and vanished into the clouds.