In the darkness, three agile figures moved quickly.
On the Black Heaven Ridge, some contaminated substances needed to be avoided in time, and there were also mutated plants that might attack Han Feng and his group.
Fortunately, Han Feng and his group were not weak. They crossed the entire Black Heaven Ridge without any mishaps and saw the Purple Sun Lake reflecting the faint moonlight ahead.
Most other places were dim, only this Purple Sun Lake shimmered with a purple glow, as if it was glowing on its own.
"There is an unknown sleeping creature in the Purple Sun Lake, so generally no evil beasts will make trouble here. If we are careful, we should be able to cross."
Evil beasts were not just recklessly aggressive; they would also retreat when they encountered powerful enemies.
Han Feng looked at the glowing lake surface. The peculiar lake water prevented his soul power from penetrating further, so he didn't know its depth.
Wenren Xuan took out a specially crafted small boat and placed it in the Purple Sun Lake.
Only after the three saw that it was safe did they jump onto the small boat.
In the Purple Shattered Ruins, flying was too big a target, and it was impossible to even find cover, so the three of them avoided flying if they could.
The small boat slowly sailed across the lake, creating ripples of purple.
The scenery was quite beautiful, but no one was in the mood to appreciate it.
A sea-blue flame appeared in Han Feng's eyes, and his perception was greatly enhanced. Suddenly, he heard a long breathing sound coming from beneath the lake.
"Hoo... hoo..."
Amidst the regular breathing of the unknown creature, the small boat crossed the entire Purple Sun Lake and arrived at the opposite bank.
The three quickly jumped off the boat and scanned the strange darkness in front of them.
"Which way now?" Yao Tianhuo asked. However, before Wenren Xuan could respond, one after another, dark green pupils appeared in the darkness opposite them.
A frightening howl was heard.
The three of them instantly tensed up.
"We haven't been exposed, have we?" Yao Tianhuo joked.
Han Feng's expression was calm. He closed his eyes and placed his finger between his eyebrows.
His soul power spread out like a breeze. A moment later, Han Feng opened his eyes.
"We're not exposed. It's just a pack of demonic wolves."
Han Feng formed a profound seal with his hand, and a formation appeared at his feet.
"Heart-Fallen Formation."
Buzz!
In an instant, the formation appeared under the feet of all the perceived demonic wolves.
The next second, the power of the Heavenly Flame erupted from within the demonic wolves' bodies, taking all their lives.
A sixth-tier demonic wolf had originally wanted to escape, but it collapsed on the ground before it could get far.
Han Feng arrived at this time, pointed his finger, and gave it the final blow.
Wenren Xuan was not surprised by Han Feng's strength in killing so many demonic wolves in an instant. He had felt that Han Feng was very powerful before.
"This way."
He continued to lead the way in front. The three-person formation was tight. Yao Tianhuo was in charge of the rear, while Han Feng was in the center, sensing any potential crisis around them at any time.
As they went deeper, more and more white bones appeared under their feet.
This meant that the three of them had arrived at the region of the Myriad Bone Cave.
"I have bad news."
Wenren Xuan looked at the map for a long time and said in a deep voice, "The terrain here has changed. It's very different from what my ancestor recorded."
It might be that a battle had broken out and changed the environment here.
It could also be for other reasons. All in all, they would have to find the rest of the way themselves.
No one had ever counted how many caves there were in the Myriad Bone Cave, but it was definitely no less than ten thousand.
If they searched them one by one, not only would the workload be huge, but they might also encounter unknown dangers.
After all, no one knew if they would encounter a powerful evil beast in the caves.
Han Feng half-knelt down, his fingers touching the ground through his armor.
Buzz buzz buzz!
The Green Lotus Core Flame seeped into the ground.
The process was surprisingly smooth.
Han Feng held up his finger seal and controlled the Green Lotus Core Flame to spread in all directions.
"Let's wait for a bit. I'll find the general direction."
At this time, the efficiency of splitting up to search would definitely be higher, but the risk was also extremely high.
So the three of them had to stay together and could not separate unless it was absolutely necessary.
This is... a second type of Heavenly Flame?
Wenren Xuan was surprised. As an alchemist, how could he not know how precious a Heavenly Flame was?
Brother Han's fortune is truly profound. He already has two of such precious divine objects.
Next, there is a third one...
A trace of black qi suddenly flashed in Wenren Xuan's eyes.
He didn't even notice it himself.
"Something's wrong with this place."
Yao Tianhuo frowned at this moment.
As a Dou Venerate, his perception of heaven and earth was more sensitive.
The Purple Shattered Ruins, the deeper one went, the harder it was to turn back.
It was as if something in front was luring him, constantly urging him to move forward.
But he knew very well that if he went any further, the danger he would encounter would probably not be so easy to resolve.
Han Feng took out two pills and handed them to the two.
"This is the Soul-Clearing Pill I refined. Take it first. I'll walk in front for the rest of the way."
With the protection of the Heavenly Flame, Han Feng did not feel any discomfort at this time.
After Wenren Xuan and Yao Tianhuo swallowed the pills, they immediately felt the burden on their souls lessen.
"This way."
A moment later, Han Feng found a direction.
The three continued to advance.
Under the guidance of the Green Lotus Core Flame, Han Feng and the others arrived at a huge cave.
Thick heatwaves blew out from the cave in front of them. Han Feng was the first to step into it.
The commotion awakened the existence inside the cave.
A pair of purple pupils, each as tall as a person, suddenly opened.
"Retreat!"
Han Feng's voice sounded, and the three of them quickly retreated towards the cave entrance.
However, the danger had already arrived.
A roar came from inside the cave, and an evil beast, dragging its huge body, appeared in front of the three of them.
"Seventh-tier..."
This behemoth in front of them was undoubtedly a leader-level evil beast.
But the three of them were not flustered at all.
A seventh-tier evil beast might be an irresistible disaster in front of others, but in front of them, it could only be considered a small puddle.
Wenren Xuan stepped forward at this time, his hands churning with Dou Qi.
"Brother Han, I'll take care of this evil beast. You two go into the cave and check for news of the evil fire."
Although Wenren Xuan was an alchemist, his strength was not weak at all. His Pill-Fire technique was extremely tyrannical, and it was no problem for him to solo a seventh-tier evil beast.
However, Han Feng shook his head.
"Use as little Dou Qi as possible and conserve your strength."
As he spoke, he threw out a round iron ball, which transformed into a puppet in mid-air.
A seventh-tier human puppet!
"Roar!"
The seventh-tier evil beast began to fight with the human puppet. Wenren Xuan was stunned.
Brother Han actually has a puppet of this level?
A seventh-tier puppet was a rare item even in a great weapon refining country like the Nanli Empire. Because the materials for refining it were extremely costly, the entire empire had only managed to build forty-nine of them with all its resources.
Forty-nine Dou Ancestor experts were a powerful means for the empire to deal with the Purple Shattered Ruins.
Some internal areas were difficult for humans to set foot in, so puppets would be dispatched to complete the tasks.
Although puppets were not as adaptable as humans in carrying out tasks, their advantage was their safety.
Wenren Xuan would never have thought that Han Feng had twenty-four seventh-tier human puppets in his hands.
Speaking of which, this was all the Forging Heaven Pavilion's fault.
Having occupied the title of the number one artifact sect for so many years, who knows how many bad things they had done to refine the twenty-four human puppets.
Now that he thought about it, the Forging Heaven Pavilion probably had the intention of becoming independent long ago, secretly preparing a lot, wanting to contend with the imperial family.
Unfortunately, in the end, they provoked Han Feng and were taken out in one fell swoop.
Invisibly, Han Feng had also helped the Nanli Empire get rid of a great scourge.
"Let's go."
The three of them bypassed the fighting evil beast and walked into the cave.
This time, the three of them smoothly arrived at the depths of the cave and saw a black flame burning quietly in the center.
"It really is here."
The perception of the Green Lotus Core Flame was not wrong. Han Feng and his group had directly found the main body of the "Myriad Beast Spirit Flame."
The "evil fires" that had appeared randomly on the battlefield were just extensions of the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.
"Be careful."
Their act of breaking into the depths seemed to have triggered some kind of restriction. The Myriad Beast Spirit Flame suddenly became violent, and a strange aura filled the air.
Outside the cave, the seventh-tier evil beast that was fighting with the human puppet, its pupils were slowly entwined by a black qi. Its aura instantly rose, and it sent the human puppet flying.
At the same time, in the large and small caves within the Myriad Bone Cave, one after another, the sleeping evil beasts were awakened. Their pupils were stained with black, and they entered a frenzied state.
The human puppet's situation was instantly sensed by Han Feng. He knew that time was tight and immediately released his soul power, sweeping through the cave.
However, the next second, nine pitch-black spiritual bodies suddenly appeared in the cave. Their auras were extremely powerful, each having reached the seventh-tier level.
The most terrifying was the evil fire itself. Its flames spread crazily like tentacles, forming a strange "giant beast" in the air. Its aura even broke through the seventh tier and reached the eighth-tier level.
"Elder Yao, make your move!"
Yao Tianhuo's body squatted slightly. The five Skyfire Rings on his hand flew out in response, killing towards the strongest main body.
"Five Rings Flame... What!"
Before Yao Tianhuo's five beast forms could even kill their way out, they disintegrated midway. The five beast flames he controlled were now showing wisps of black qi, as if they were about to be contaminated in the next moment.
Yao Tianhuo quickly withdrew the flames, forced out the black qi, and then struck at the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame with his Dou Qi palm.
A huge airwave churned. Yao Tianhuo was sent flying backwards, his expression becoming extremely grave.
"Damn it!"
His most powerful means was countered.
This Heavenly Flame was simply unreasonable.
"Elder Yao, catch!"
Han Feng conveniently threw out a stream of the Fallen Heart Flame. Yao Tianhuo's eyes lit up. After catching the flame, he instantly completed his control over it.
He held the Skyfire Rings and charged out again.
This time, the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame was unable to affect the beast forms. A flaming python tail swept over fiercely, sending it flying.
Han Feng took the opportunity to summon [Extreme Lion]. With a few slashes, he instantly finished off two of the spiritual bodies.
At this time, Wenren Xuan was holding a long sword and fighting with a Dou Ancestor spiritual body. His proud Pill-Fire technique was also useless at this time.
Han Feng gripped his golden saber and quickly killed the spiritual bodies in the arena.
These were all beast spirits controlled by the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.
Wenren Xuan pierced through the core of a beast spirit with his sword, finally finishing off an enemy.
However, he didn't notice at all that his pupils were also stained with a faint layer of black at this time.
A wisp of black qi was inconspicuously transferred from the beast spirit's core into Wenren Xuan's body, deepening his contamination.
The Myriad Beast Spirit Flame realized how troublesome the enemies before it were, and at the same time, a desire to devour them was born.
Eat it!
The Myriad Beast Spirit Flame's violent consciousness recklessly rushed towards Yao Tianhuo, wanting to snatch the Fallen Heart Flame from his hand.
Yao Tianhuo had long noticed its movements. He snorted lightly, formed a profound seal with his hand, and detonated the Fallen Heart Flame that he had hidden in the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame's body earlier.
Boom!
The ferocious giant beast condensed by the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame had half of its body blown off with a boom. It let out a painful hiss and at the same time, rapidly repaired its broken body.
"Troublesome."
Yao Tianhuo frowned. Taking advantage of the gap, he used the Fallen Heart Flame to force out the evil qi that had penetrated his body, and then looked at Han Feng.
"Han Feng, do you have a way to end this in one blow? I can't handle it."
At this time, Han Feng had inserted his golden saber into the monster core in the ground, destroying the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame's setup. Only then did he have time to look at the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.
"Give me some time."
The strength of the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame's main body was roughly at the level of a four-star Dou Venerate, but to defeat it, it would require the attack of a five-star or even a six-star Dou Venerate.
Han Feng secretly hid the five-star Dou Venerate puppet in a corner, letting it wait for an opportunity, while he began to attract the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame's attention.
The Green Lotus Core Flame ignited, and green patterns appeared on Han Feng's face.
"Flame God's Descent!"
Boom!
A huge amplification manifested on Han Feng's body.
His cultivation instantly soared from a five-star Dou Ancestor to a seven-star Dou Ancestor, stepping into the ranks of high-level Dou Ancestors.
The Flame God's Descent had almost no side effects, but it would consume the energy of the Heavenly Flame. A single Heavenly Flame could only be used once in a short period of time.
After one enhancement, Han Feng did not continue to blindly stack the power of the Heavenly Flames, but looked for an opportunity to kill in one blow.
At this time, Yao Tianhuo, who was fighting hard in mid-air, was already at a disadvantage. Wenren Xuan stepped forward to help. After cutting off a few black tentacles, he was sent flying by a huge black claw.
It was still a bit too much for him to want to join a battle between Dou Venerates.
But it wasn't as if he hadn't been effective. Yao Tianhuo took advantage of the gap, erupted his Dou Qi, and condensed a fire wheel, directly cutting off half of its body.
The five-star Dou Venerate puppet hidden in the dark also attacked instantly, blowing up half of the flame body with one punch. The source core of the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame was finally exposed.
A blue flame flashed in Han Feng's eyes. He summoned the armguard of the Red Emperor Armor in his palm, condensing the power of the vermilion bird.
"Fallen Heart Flame!"
Following Han Feng's inner call, the Fallen Heart Flame in Yao Tianhuo's hand instantly flew back into his body.
The power of four different flames condensed into one.
Green Lotus Core Flame
Sea Heart Flame
Fallen Heart Flame
Power of the Vermilion Bird
And one last one!
Han Feng's four fingers flickered with a white light, and a destructive aura was born.
Heaven Origin Finger, Four Fingers Shatter the Firmament!
Han Feng aimed at the target and threw a punch.
"Flame God Shatters the Firmament!"
A colored pillar of light tore apart everything in the cave, shot straight into the sky, and alarmed several powerful existences in the Purple Shattered Ruins.
Several eighth-tier evil beasts slowly opened their eyes, looked at the place where the flame pillar rose, and let out low, muffled roars.
Inside the cave, the light dissipated. The dark, evil energy was forced back several kilometers by the power of the Heavenly Flames.
The source of the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame floated quietly in mid-air.
"Phew!"
Han Feng breathed a sigh of relief. It was finally resolved.
However, the next instant, a gust of wind whistled past from behind. Wenren Xuan's pupils were pitch black as he slapped his palm towards Han Feng's heart.
Bang!
Han Feng's expression was calm. He raised his finger, circulated the power of his Heavenly Flames, and tapped between Wenren Xuan's eyebrows.
A few seconds later, the darkness in Wenren Xuan's eyes completely dispersed. He looked at the scene before him in a daze. His own palm was slapped on Han Feng's chest.
"I, I... I killed Brother Han?"
He staggered back, his hands trembling.
He had actually been eroded by the evil energy and had committed the act of killing a friend!
Wenren Xuan's heart was dealt a heavy blow, and he knelt down in front of Han Feng with a thump.
"Killed me? It seems Brother Xuan's mind is still not clear," Han Feng suddenly said with a smile.
Wenren Xuan abruptly raised his head.
He saw Han Feng gently pat his chest. Apart from a palm print on his clothes, he was actually unharmed inside.
The Red Emperor Armor's defense was very strong, if nothing else.
Coupled with the protective power of the Green Lotus Core Flame and the counter-shock power of the Innate Primordial Magnetism, the fact that Wenren Xuan was not directly injured by the shock was already due to Han Feng's deliberate control.
"Let's go, Brother Xuan. We should go back."