Chapter 305: The Immortals Conspire to Conspire for Red Flame

It seemed to be enraged by Zhang Zhiliang's words; the flame, which had been entangled with the Immortal Lords, used their power as fuel and instantly burned even more fiercely.

And like a persistent, unremovable bone ulcer, it was difficult to extinguish.

Even though Zhang Zhiliang continuously activated Formations and constantly shifted the positions of the five Immortal Lords, it only slightly slowed the speed of the red flame's burning.

“Fellow Daoists, attack is the best defense!” Hongxi Immortal Lord's voice rang out.

With that, an inverted mountain pressed down on the red flame.

The mountain was as thin as a needle, yet it seemed as heavy as a hundred million pounds.

The flames around the red flame flickered incessantly, as if blown by a Great Wind.

Its body involuntarily sank.

A shockwave erupted from the point of contact between the two sides, sweeping and spreading outwards, stirring up huge waves that continuously spread towards the outer reaches of Congyun Sea.

Passing over Wanxian Island below, it even caused the Seven-Colored Fallen Immortal Formation to tremble slightly.

Under the inverted mountain, firelight flickered.

It seemed to vanish for a moment, intending to repeat its old trick and change position.

However, to its surprise, the next second, it was somewhat disheveledly forced to reappear in its original spot.

The surrounding space faintly showed images of countless mountain ranges undulating.

The red flame was like being in a cage made of mountains, unable to move!

It lowered its head slightly, seemingly pondering something.

Next, everyone saw that the flames, which had been continuously flickering on its body, suddenly became still.

Then, they abruptly contracted towards the center.

Before anyone could react, the red flame had transformed from a human form into a pure red flame.

Dazzling, scorching, and filled with destructive power.

The mountains that trapped it began to dissolve and collapse due to the extremely high temperature.

Just as the red flame was about to break free, the attacks of the other Immortal Lords arrived abruptly.

“The river water surges, ceaseless and endless!”

A silver ribbon descended from the sky.

Like a swimming Dragon, it fiercely struck the flame.

Although the river water was instantly evaporated, this Cang River water seemed eternally endless, never stopping, further slowing the flame's escape by half a beat.

“Die!” The young child's tender voice, however, was filled with Killing Intent.

Amidst the boundless river water, a black and red figure appeared silently beside the red flame.

There was no trace of life Qi, and even with the red flame's perception, it was only when he closed in that it suddenly discovered him.

“Tian Yang?” Li Fan was naturally no stranger to this black and red Puppet.

Unlike the colossal figure that stood tall and mighty before, the current Tianyang Puppet had returned to the size of a normal person.

Even Tian Yang's voice was no longer mechanical as before, but indistinguishable from a human's.

Under the terrifying heat of the red flame, everything that approached it would melt.

Even the Tianyang Puppet, with its Soul Transformation stage strength, was no exception.

Its exterior seemed like snow under the sun, continuously dissolving.

But the damage to its body seemed to have no impact on Tian Yang's combat power whatsoever.

In fact, when all its solid form disintegrated and completely turned into a boiling, black and red viscous liquid.

Tian Yang completely unleashed its strength.

“Tian Yang's life…”

“Is not weaker than others!”

The viscous substance continuously churned, like water and like fire.

It entwined itself around the red flame, and no matter how intensely it burned, it did not retreat an inch, intending to pollute it with its own body.

The red flame was forced to shrink further.

As the red flame became the focus of attacks, the power of the flames that had been continuously burning alongside the Immortal Lords also diminished significantly.

Consequently, their attacks became even more ferocious.

Under the siege of the five Soul Transformation stage Immortal Lords, the red flame continuously compressed itself.

Victory seemed close at hand.

But…

When compressed to the extreme, the flame was gone.

Only a single red particle, emitting a dazzling, blinding light, remained surrounded by the Immortal Lords.

Then, the red particle moved.

At a speed beyond the perception of all Cultivators present, it traced a red line across the vast sky, folding back on itself multiple times.

It passed through the black and red viscous body, tearing a large hole in Tian Yang's body.

The central substance completely evaporated, and the surrounding viscous material churned, attempting to heal, but was inhibited by the residual high temperature, preventing its restoration.

The Cang River water and the inverted mountain were also instantly split into two by the red line.

The river water dried up, and the mountain body crumbled.

Two muffled grunts sounded simultaneously.

Immortal Lord Haoxuan continuously fired silver arrows, but the silver light could not match the speed of the red line's movement.

Instead, in the pursuit, they were assimilated by it, transforming into red fiery light and shooting out in different directions.

The red line continuously folded back and forth across the sky, moving freely and wildly.

Anything that stood in its way was evaporated by its destructive power.

Silver lights continuously flashed, as Zhang Zhiliang helped the Immortal Lords shift their positions and resist the red flame's attacks.

But even so, the Immortal Lords' disadvantage continued to grow.

At this moment, Zhang Zhiliang finally made a move again.

One, two…

Thousands, tens of thousands…

Dense, countless silver cubes suddenly appeared in the sky.

They completely sealed off the airspace where the red flame and the five Immortal Lords were fighting.

They appeared chaotic and disordered, but Li Fan could see that these Array Crowns, as vast as stars, were both real and illusory, forming a certain Formation.

“Spirit Gathering!”

Zhang Zhiliang said coldly.

A portion of the Array Crowns in the sky, following Zhang Zhiliang's voice, simultaneously emitted silver light.

A super-large-scale Spirit Gathering Formation, composed of countless small Spirit Gathering Formations, suddenly appeared.

A Great Wind suddenly blew across Congyun Sea, stirring up monstrous waves.

Spiritual Qi surged madly towards the area sealed by the Array Crowns, absorbed by the injured Immortal Lords.

Instantly, the Immortal Lords' combat power returned to its Peak.

“Ice Cold!”

Zhang Zhiliang made another move.

Another portion of the Array Crowns, at his command, emitted light.

The temperature in the sky plummeted, and pieces of ice crystals condensed in the air.

It was as if even the air was frozen.

The red line's movement speed involuntarily slowed down.

“Slow down!”

In an instant, countless silver-white threads shot out from the Array Crowns, entangling the red line.

“Creation and Destruction!”

“Annihilation!”

…

One Formation after another was unleashed through the combined attacks of countless Array Crowns.

The red flame's strength was suppressed, and the Immortal Lords' strength was enhanced.

With one side weakened and the other strengthened, the battle gradually moved towards a stalemate.

The shackles formed by the great sun and the galaxy in the sky blocked the red flame's communication with heaven and earth.

However, the five Soul Transformation stage Cultivators could unscrupulously absorb Spiritual Qi from within Congyun Sea for replenishment.

Although the red flame in this world was much stronger than the mere boiler worker it was before, if this continued, its defeat was only a matter of time.

Just as Li Fan thought the battle would continue in a war of attrition, the situation changed again.

Sensing that it was about to fall into a disadvantageous position, the red flame transformed back into a human form from the scorching, glowing particle.

“What is it doing?”

Not only Li Fan, but all Cultivators present were somewhat bewildered by this scene.

However, the Soul Transformation stage Immortal Lords in the midst of the battle were all startled and alarmed.

In an instant, numerous illusory weapons, constructed entirely from flames, appeared around the red flame.

Sabers, spears, swords, halberds, axes, battle-axes, hooks, forks…

The red flame's figure flickered.

Then, beside each weapon, a red flame figure appeared!

Heaven and earth, in that instant, fell into an eerie stillness.

A total of eighteen red flame figures, each attacking one of the five Immortal Lords.

Wanxian Island erupted in an uproar.

“Is this a Clone technique?”

“The Immortal Lords are already struggling to deal with one red flame. If eighteen appear at once… How can they fight? Isn't it a definite defeat?”

“I don't think so. There's still a certain gap between these Clones and the red flame's main body.”

“But even so, it can't withstand such a large number! And look, the weapons the red flame is using aren't just for show. Every move is fatal, and its offensiveness seems much stronger than before.”

…

Amidst the discussions, some Cultivators already felt a vague sense of unease.

They tried to leave through the teleportation Formation, but were horrified to find that all teleportation Formations had lost their effectiveness.

Panic then spread on the island on a small scale, with some Cultivators activating escape light, wanting to fly away from Congyun Sea alone.

But more Cultivators still believed that the Immortal Lords of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance would not be defeated.

They focused intently on observing this world-shaking battle.

At first, facing the sudden appearance of eighteen red flame Clones.

The five Soul Transformation stage Cultivators were indeed caught off guard.

Each of them suffered severe injuries.

But after all, with Soul Transformation stage cultivation, they would not be instantly killed by the red flame after its Clone technique.

Under Zhang Zhiliang's powerful supportive abilities, they all slowly recovered.

However, they were still suppressed and beaten by numerous Blazing Clone.

“Everyone, now is not the time to hold back!”

Hongxi Immortal Lord's voice rang out.

“Let's go all out! As for who can Combined Dao in the end, it all depends on their own fortune!”

“Exactly what I wanted! I'll make a fool of myself first!” Immortal Lord Haoxuan's heroic laughter resounded through heaven and earth.

“Hit!”

With a furious roar, eighteen silver arrows appeared directly on Blazing's body without any visual of being shot.

They all pierced through his chest!

“Lancang River Water Falls Nine Heavens!”

Above the high heavens, river water fell from afar.

When it fell to the mortal realm, it split into eighteen.

Like eighteen silver giant Dragons, they tangled with the Blazing Clone.

“Creak…”

Small mountains, only the size of an ordinary person's finger, fell on the heads of the Blazing.

A terrifying sound, as if even space was crushed, rang out.

Blazing's head was pressed into a very obvious dent.

And as the mountain continued to descend, the rest of his body was also about to be crushed.

The black-red viscous substance suddenly expanded a circle, full of ferocity, and also transformed into eighteen strange-shaped beasts, tearing at Blazing.

The situation changed again, and the battle suddenly became more intense.

The aftermath of the clashes continuously swept across the Congyun Sea below, stirring up towering waves.

Even Wanxian Island seemed to be experiencing an earthquake, shaking non-stop.

Dividing into eighteen seemed to be extremely draining for Blazing.

The color on his body visibly dimmed slightly.

However, with Zhang Zhiliang as a super supply station, the Immortal Lords' consumption was much smaller.

Slowly, the situation began to tilt towards the Cultivator side.

Sunrise and sunset, in the blink of an eye, this battle had lasted for three days.

Blazing suffered heavy losses, and the eighteen Clones reunited.

Flames still flickered on his body, but compared to before, his power was greatly diminished.

“Die!”

Tian Yang's Killing Intent-filled voice rang out again.

He transformed back into a black-red Puppet and violently crashed into Blazing.

As if cooperating with Tian Yang's attack, in an instant, the waters of Lancang, the silver arrows, the inverted mountains, and the Tianhe Starfall all erupted fiercely at once.

“Is Zhang Zhiliang still not making a move?”

“And Ye Feipeng…”

Seeing that this battle to slay the heaven and earth spirit was about to come to an end, these two had yet to make a move, Li Fan couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

He flew up slightly, scanning his surroundings, trying to find any traces of Ye Feipeng.

“Hmm?” Li Fan's heart skipped a beat when he saw the surrounding scene clearly.

While all the Cultivators' attention was focused on the epic battle in the sky, Li Fan discovered that the surface of the Congyun Sea had, unknowingly, dropped significantly.

It was as if countless seawater had vanished into thin air; as far as Li Fan could see, some shallower sea areas even had their seabed exposed.

“As expected, he hasn't given up.” Connecting this to the Kunpeng Divine Ability that Ye Feipeng comprehended, Li Fan's eyes flickered slightly.

And while Li Fan was observing the surroundings, the Blazing above, under the continuous attacks of the five Immortal Lords, finally showed signs of defeat.

The flames on his body flickered faintly like a candle in the wind.

The five Immortal Lords' final blow was also about to arrive.

“I'll also lend a hand to all you Immortal Lords!” Zhang Zhiliang's voice rang out at the opportune moment.

However, to Li Fan's ears, his tone revealed a hint of coldness.

The hundreds of thousands of Array Crown that sealed the battlefield simultaneously emitted a faint light.

Then, they extinguished at the same time.

The moment they disappeared from the sky, they quietly moved and changed their positions.

In an instant, a Formation suddenly formed.

“Spirit Gathering!”

Zhang Zhiliang's indifferent voice rang out again.

This voice had already appeared countless times on the battlefield before, and the Cultivators present, including the Immortal Lords in the battle, had already grown accustomed to it.

However, unlike before…

A gigantic, tightly closed eye appeared in the sky.

When the words “Spirit Gathering” rang out, the eye suddenly opened.

The Super Spirit Gathering Formation was activated, but the area from which Spiritual Qi was extracted was no longer the Congyun Sea.

Instead, it was the battlefield shrouded by the eye!

The Spiritual Qi concentration around them dropped at an alarming rate, and the five Immortal Lords immediately noticed something was wrong.

“Zhang Zhiliang, you're courting death!” Hongxi Immortal Lord's voice, filled with shock and anger, resounded through the sky.

The inverted mountain changed its target and smashed towards the single eye in the sky.

However, the space in front of it continuously distorted.

That incredibly heavy, seemingly able to crush everything, inverted mountain, however, could not fly in front of the single eye in the sky.

Not only that, the attacks of the other Immortal Lords, who had come to their senses and were furious, also could not penetrate this sealed space.

All attacks missed.

“Two-Phases Dust Formation? You've Breakthrough to the Soul Transformation Stage?”

At this moment, Immortal Lord Ziyun, who had not spoken a word from beginning to end, finally spoke.

His clear voice caused the expressions of Hongxi and the others to change drastically.

Zhang Zhiliang remained silent.

Beside him, the Blazing, who was originally severely injured, seized the opportunity at this moment to launch an attack on the several Soul Transformation Immortal Lords who were stunned in place.

Hongxi and the others were forced to re-engage Blazing.

However, this time, not only was the Spiritual Qi within the Two-Phases Dust Formation greatly reduced, preventing them from recovering.

Even the single eye in the sky would occasionally cast its gaze, freezing everyone's movements.

Before long, facing the double pincer attack of Blazing and Zhang Zhiliang, the several Immortal Lords became heavily wounded.

“Zhang Zhiliang, you are a dignified Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator and a grand master of Formations, how can you act so despicable?”

“Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the world?” Immortal Lord Lancang angrily rebuked.

His response was the single eye's death stare.

Hongxi Immortal Lord also didn't expect that he and the others would fall into the schemes of his former subordinate.

“Senior Jinri, please help me escape!” he shouted somewhat anxiously.

The great sun in the sky hesitated for a moment, but still shone a beam of golden light.

Just as this beam of light was about to fall upon the single eye.

A wisp of dark cloud suddenly appeared, blocking the golden light.

“Little Zhang, go ahead and do it! That old immortal Jinri, don't even think about hindering you!”

Zhang Zhiliang finally spoke at this moment: “Thank you, Senior.”

“Black Crow?!” Jinri's somewhat surprised and angry voice resounded through the sky.

However, facing the dark cloud that obscured the golden great sun, Immortal Venerable Jinri fell silent.

A moment later, this sun that enveloped the Congyun Sea slowly retreated.

“Senior Jinri!” While fending off Blazing's attacks, Hongxi let out a somewhat despairing cry.

But there was no response.

And seeing that their backing had also chosen to give up, a galaxy suddenly appeared in the sky.

Immortal Lord Ziyun transformed into starlight, instantly tearing through space and time.

He actually fled without a word.

The single eye gazed into the distance, and after a moment, retracted its gaze.

Zhang Zhiliang did not choose to pursue.

He merely sat and watched the trapped beasts fight to the death within the Two-Phases Dust Formation.

To Blazing, everything in front of him was an enemy to be eliminated.

So his offensive never ceased for a moment.

And for the remaining four Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators, survival was an instinct.

Facing Blazing's attacks, there was no way they could not fight back and simply close their eyes to await death.

However, these several individuals, who were already heavily injured and lacked the assistance of Jinri and Ziyun, were no match for Blazing.

Thus, even if they were extremely unwilling.

They could only fall into Zhang Zhiliang's plan, using their lives to exhaust Blazing's remaining power.

Immortal Lord Lancang was the first to fall.

Haoxuan and Hongxi followed, dying.

Only Tian Yang, with the most tenacious vitality, was still struggling to hold on.

Seeing that the moment of harvest was approaching, slaying the heaven and earth spirit and achieving the Combined Dao Immortal was within reach.

Even with Zhang Zhiliang's composure, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Just as he was about to make a move.

He suddenly discovered that a shadow covering the entire Congyun Sea had, at some unknown point, enveloped him.

Like the sound of creation, a terrifying monstrous beast, whose exact size could not be described in words, suddenly emerged from the seabed.

Swallowing him and the Blazing, who was sealed by countless Array Crown, in one gulp.