Demon Sword Sect's Undercover-Chapter 1204 - 1203: Exotic Fire Mutation

Upon Zhi Xuan’s command, the twelve Daoists exerted their power simultaneously, causing the Dutian Formation to explode from the inside out. Tens of thousands of Dutian Daoist Talismans shot through the sky accurately finding each cluster of Exotic Fire, ensuring they had no place to hide even if they fell into the Earth Fire Magma.

Thousands of Exotic Fires quickly burrowed into the Earth Fire Magma. At the same time, the Daoists adjusted their positions, preparing to set up a formation to respond to the Dutian Daoist Talismans being carried into the Earth Fire Magma. There was a time effect involved.

However, after the Fire Worshiping Beast transformed back into thousands and returned to the magma, it was far from idle. It was as if ice water was poured into hot oil, causing the entire Earth Fire Magma to boil over. Fire Element Power surged instantly, as if nothing other than fire existed between heaven and earth.

Zhi Xuan, knowing this was not good, shouted loudly, "Fire Extinguishing Formation, rise!"

The prepared Fire Extinguishing Formation immediately activated, but this time, they could no longer suppress the raging Fire Element Power below as if a few children were trying to extinguish a house already fully ablaze.

The Fire Spirit Pearl responded to the Fire Worshiping Beast’s frenzy, with two sacred Fire Element artifacts cooperating for the first time. It was unclear whether the Fire Spirit Pearl sympathized with the Fire Worshiping Beast’s plight or for other reasons, but one thing was clear: when these two joined forces, no power between heaven and earth could stop them.

The Twelve Dutian Formation was reestablished, and the Three Pure Ones Daoists showed surprising self-control in danger. They remained unperturbed, believing they could still manage the situation.

The Dutian Formation operated frantically. Daoists cast Dutian Talismans, attempting to connect with those talismans carried into the Earth Fire Magma by the Fire Worshiping Beast, hoping to control the beast’s actions. They didn’t expect to capture it immediately, but at least calm it down before considering other methods.

They did not overestimate the Dutian Formation’s power, but they underestimated the Fire Spirit Pearl’s strength. Over the years, the Fire Spirit Pearl’s power had only been exerting less than a tenth of its normal capacity, and now, its sudden eruption was something they could no longer oppose.

One after another, the Dutian Talismans were cast into the sea of fire, burned to ashes under the surging Fire Element Power, completely failing to serve their intended function, let alone resonate with the previous talismans.

Meanwhile, within the Earth Fire Magma, thousands of Exotic Fires roared joyously under the Fire Spirit Pearl’s reinforcement, commencing a terrifying aggregation.

Tianfeng Daoist warned again, "It is using our division to achieve its breakthrough goal, seeking to advance to Upper Realm Nascent Soul."

With division and union, it’s somewhat like the Sword Cultivator’s Sword Light Division. Fundamentally, splitting brings more Fire Element Power, and during union, integrates these powers. This approach to advancing to the Upper Realm is very aggressive; this process isn’t completed naturally, for another creature, it would lead to annihilation. But for a being that was once a Demi Immortal, it has ample experience and foundations to accomplish all this.

In other words, the Fire Worshiping Beast has always been using them, leveraging human cultivators’ Dutian Formation to achieve its goal. Thinking further, this mindset probably persisted for decades. It wasn’t hindered by the seemingly ineffective Fire Extinguishing Formation but was cooperating with human cultivators in a grand performance.

Upon closer thought, its meticulous mind is not inferior to humans in the slightest.

Zhi Xuan and others thought of these issues too, only it was hard to admit, feeling intellectually crushed, assuming others were fools, but in reality, the clown was themselves.

Will the Fire Worshiping Beast succeed? No one knows. But according to the cultivation world’s laws, generally, the bad succeeds, so it probably can succeed?

The key is what will it do if it succeeds?

Will it be harmonious and friendly, benefiting humanity? Don’t even think about it. More likely, wherever it goes, thousands of miles of red cliffs, people suffer. This may not be its intent, but it is its instinct.

This disaster is rather severe, it’s the type that is challenging to amend. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

The Fire Worshiping Beast’s Exotic Fire aggregation accelerated below, aided by the Fire Spirit Pearl, resulting in an unstoppable momentum. At least with their current capabilities, interrupting this process is impossible.

Faced with such a semi-enclosed space, they confront a real issue: safety concerns. In such a natural violent creature’s advancement process, nine times out of ten, unpredictable power mutations occur, triggering some kind of tyranny.

He is decisive by nature. To Daoist Sect cultivators, their fundamental principle is ’do not stand underneath a crumbling wall,’ leaving a green mountain means not worrying about firewood.

"Let’s go outside, too many variables here, it’s not wise to linger."

Daoists arrived abruptly and departed gracefully, but fortunately, they remembered to notify the upper Fire Extinguishing Formation to retreat together before leaving.

At this moment, the inside of the volcano was in chaos, fire snakes danced, scorching flames raged, resembling Hell’s end times, various signs indicating something — the Fire Worshiping Beast was clearing the volcano’s earth veins, intending to trigger a massive volcanic eruption.

Already no one cared about this, whether a massive volcanic eruption would affect the nearby continent or what impact it’d have on ordinary mortals’ lives.

Anyway, in the minds of Daoists, they had done their best.

Zhi Xuan and others exited the volcano, not willing to give up just yet; he still had a sense of responsibility.

"We’ll wait outside, if it fails, so be it. If the Fire Worshiping Beast successfully advances and springs out of the volcano, it will surely chase us, and we’ll lead it to Kneecap Desert; it’s believed it would prefer that place."

Diverting disasters eastward is also a technique Daoists excel at.

All Daoists nodded in agreement, for the desert is the best destination for Flame Demons, like fish preferring water; it’s the best current strategy, hoping not to affect the Southeast Dao Countries.

Yet, some Daoists were unsatisfied with this approach; it’s merely a temporary solution. Not to mention whether the Fire Worshiping Beast would follow their route, even if it truly goes to the desert, would it solve the problem? Would it not return inland to cause trouble?

As they discussed, a commotion spread among the Fire Extinguishing Formation’s cultivators, Zhi Xuan grew irritated, "What’s going on? This minor matter makes you lose your minds?"

A cultivator responded, "Only nine came out, one remains inside the volcano, possibly entangled by the Fire Worshiping Beast?"

These cultivators mostly served as so-called human stakes, coming from various backgrounds, with mixed capabilities. Those slow in action and lacking instinctive danger sense getting stuck inside is quite normal.

For cultivators, in such situations, you cannot expect care from others, handle by yourself; in extreme cases, step on others as ladders, without this, survival in the cultivation world would be short-lived.

Everyone roughly guessed the fate of that cultivator, yet none exhibited even a hint of thought of saving, including Tianfeng.

Such individuals are destined to perish anyway, normal indeed.