The enormous head suddenly raised high into the sky while jet black light erupted from the surface of its body that was connected to it, and then it rose up from the lake of lava before wriggling up into the sky.
The 'arch bridge' that everyone saw first started wriggling up into the sky as well.
After it completely flew into the sky, everyone finally saw its true appearance clearly. Shockingly, the owner of this enormous head was an enormous pitch black dragon that was 30km long and coiled with black flames.
There were two curved horns that were sharp like thorns on its head, and they flickered with a ghastly black light. Its enormous body was circling high up in the sky while black smoke suffused the surroundings and practically blotted out the entire sky, causing a large area with Whitejade Peak as the center to suddenly become completely dark.
Even more shocking was that the enormous dragon's appearance was extremely strange. It didn't have a dragon's head, and it actually seemed like the face of a human that had been magnified countless times.
High up in the sky a few thousand kilometers to the west, Xiong Shan and the other Vice Daolords witnessed this scene from afar, and their expressions changed.
Amongst all of them, the person who had stayed in the Torch Dragon Path for the shortest period of time had been over 100,000 years, so when had they ever heard of such a rare ferocious beast beneath Whitejade Peak?
"Could it be that this is … the Torch Dragon?" Xiong Shan's eyes opened wide as he muttered.
"Could it be that the unusual sounds that came from the depths of the mountain range in the past were caused by it?" Another Vice Daolord spoke with surprise and bewilderment.
A thin and tall old man rubbed his palms together and spoke with sudden understanding, "It should be it. When I went deep into the underground fire vein to collect the Crimsonflame Essence many years ago, I sensed a strand of a strange and indistinct aura. I didn't pay attention to it at that time, but now that I think about it, it's practically exactly similar to the aura on this beast."
"But why does this beast's face …"
"Isn't this the face of Daolord Baili?"
On Origin Gazing Peak.
As Han Li gazed at the beast from afar, the description of the ancient savage beast, the Torch Dragon, that he'd seen in an ancient book flashed swiftly within his mind, and it really did match the characteristics of this beast that blotted out the sky.
It was just that there were some slight differences in the details.
For example, in the description of the Torch Dragon's face, the books only said that it "resembled a human's face and was covered in scales". However, the face of the Torch Dragon in front of him was at least 70% to 80% similar to that of Baili Yan, the first leader of the Torch Dragon Path.
"Could it be … this beast is Daoist Master Baili's real body?" Han Li thought of a possibility.
However, he immediately rejected this idea.
The strange dragon with the face of a human and the body of a dragon had no pupils in its eyes, only unfathomable black flames. It was obvious that it was not an existence with great intelligence. Even if it was related to Baili Daoist, it was more likely to be a clone.
And for some reason, after the giant Torch Dragon appeared, he felt a strong sense of rejection from the depths of his Divine Soul. He found that the black flames on the dragon seemed to contain a strong evil aura.
The intensity was unprecedented.
At the same time, thousands of miles north of White Jade Peak, a giant blue flower was floating in the air.
Above the giant flower, behind Luo Qinghai, the originally calm members of the Cangliu Palace were also shocked. All of them were dumbfounded and speechless.
At this moment, Luo Qinghai also stood up from his golden chair and stared at the gigantic black dragon that covered the sky in the distance.
After a while, he slowly said, "I originally thought that you went into seclusion to delay the Fifth Decay.
I didn't expect you to find another way to pass the Fifth Decay. What a pity, what a pity … If you were given another ten thousand years, what could the Northern Frost Immortal Palace do to you? "
"Master, what are we going to do now …" Behind him, the handsome man who looked like a young girl took a few steps forward.
"Master, what are we going to do now …" Behind him, the handsome man who looked like a young girl took a few steps forward and said.
"All of you, watch carefully. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Even if the Immortal Palace succeeds, I'm afraid … hehe … "
Luo Qinghai chuckled and returned to his golden chair. He raised his head and looked in the direction of the battlefield in the depths of the sky.
There, Bai Liyan's entire body was wrapped in arcs of rainbow light. He held a scarlet immortal sword in one hand and an octagonal, fiery-red mirror in the other. He was facing off against Xiao Jinhan several hundred meters away.
Around him, within a radius of two to three thousand feet, there was a nearly transparent hemispherical barrier of light.
White light flowed on the barrier, and strange snowflake-shaped runes appeared everywhere. There was a dense chill coming from them.
More than ten Immortal Palace cultivators, led by Xue Ying, were scattered around the barrier of light. Each of them held a white jade amulet in their hands. Under the activation of their celestial spiritual power, they released a white light.
More than half of them were Golden Immortal cultivators, and the rest were late-stage Perfected Immortal cultivators. Although it seemed like they had trapped Bai Liyan here, they didn't have the upper hand.
Xiao Jinhan held his sword in one hand and glanced at the Torch Dragon in the distance. He said to Bai Liyan, "Bai Liyan, no wonder the Heavenly Court views you as a great threat. You are indeed not simple."
"Among those who have reached our level of cultivation, how can they be simple?" Bai Liyan sneered.
"No matter what, we made the right decision to come here today. Otherwise, in ten thousand years, it will be you, Bai Liyan, who will come to the Northern Frost Celestial Palace. At that time, I don't think we have the ability to deal with a Primordial Unity Jade Celestial," Xiao Jinhan said lightly.
"Then let's give it a try," Bai Liyan said unhurriedly.
…
In the sky above White Jade Peak.
Accompanied by a deafening roar, the Torch Dragon's huge body wriggled and rose into the sky. It seemed like it was going to fly toward the void where Bai Liyan was.
Just as its huge body was about to pierce through the clouds, the ground below, which had already been shattered, suddenly shook. The shadow of a huge spell formation appeared on the ground, shining with a dazzling golden light.
Seven giant golden pillars suddenly rose from around the Torch Dragon. In a few breaths, they had grown to a height of ten thousand feet. Golden dragons coiled around them, and runes were densely covering them. They constantly shone with breathtaking golden light.
At the top of each giant golden pillar stood a Golden Immortal of the Immortal Palace. They were performing hand seals and chanting incantations to activate the spell formation.
Gu Jie, who had been pierced by Daoist Huyan's sword, was also among them, guarding one of the giant golden pillars.
At the same time, the figure of a woman in a pink palace dress suddenly appeared in the sky above the Torch Dragon's head. The white zither was still hovering in front of her.
"Rise!"
She suddenly plucked the zither strings with her slender fingers and shouted.
A burst of strange Buddhist Sanskrit rang out from the eight giant golden pillars. The heads of the eight giant golden dragons that were coiled around the pillars suddenly twisted and came back to life after a series of clanging noises.
"Roar …"
A series of dragon roars rang out one after another. Eight golden coiling dragons suddenly shot out from the giant pillars and pounced forward with bared fangs and brandished claws. They plunged headfirst into the black flames and bit at the Torch Dragon's body.
Amidst the black flames, the eight golden dragons twisted their bodies and coiled around the Torch Dragon's body. They opened their huge mouths and bit down.
The sharp teeth of the golden dragons suddenly bit down. Although they couldn't penetrate the Torch Dragon's scales, they firmly latched onto the latter's body.
"Roar!"
The Torch Dragon suddenly trembled and let out a heaven-shaking roar. Its body violently twisted as it struggled madly.
Its huge body caused the golden dragons coiled around it to shake violently. They constantly collided with the giant golden pillars and produced earth-shaking rumbles.
However, the giant golden pillars seemed to be rooted to the ground and didn't budge at all.
The binding power contained within them was even stronger than the Golden Dragon Lock Formation that trapped Bai Liyan, so the Torch Dragon couldn't break free at all.
Lu Yue's eyes narrowed. He immediately soared into the sky and turned into a dazzling golden ray of light.
With a wave of his hand, a black ox-horn bow immediately appeared in his palm.
The bow had a simple design. It seemed to be casually bent from a mountain ebony. There were no decorative patterns on its surface, not even runes. It only reflected a faint black light and looked very simple.
Lu Yue looked at the struggling Torch Dragon and took a step forward. He stretched out his arms, grabbed the bowstring with one hand, and slowly pulled it back.
The muscles on his arms swelled and trembled. It seemed to be very strenuous.
The body of the bow also slowly curved backward, gradually turning from a crescent to a full moon.
When the entire bowstring was pressed tightly against his face, wisps of silver light began to shine between his hands that were holding the bow and pulling the bowstring. They intertwined and condensed into a slender silver arrow that was aimed at Zhulong's head.
Lu Yue's fingers were cut by the bowstring, and traces of blood seeped out. However, the silver light of the bow flashed and absorbed all the blood without leaving a single drop. Lu Yue's aura was restrained, and he remained motionless.
At the same time, a grain of silver light condensed on the tip of the arrow. At first, it was indistinct, but after a while, it became more and more solid. It emitted strange fluctuations of laws.
The Torch Dragon's huge body was bound. Although it struggled frantically, it still couldn't break free. It became extremely furious.
He suddenly turned his head around and opened his huge mouth. Black flames surged out and burned the golden coiling dragons on his body.
The billowing black flames surged out and instantly engulfed the golden dragons.
Compared to the black flames on the Torch Dragon's body, the flames spewed out of its mouth were hotter and contained a stronger evil aura.
In just a moment, the eight-headed golden dragon's golden light dimmed and its body shriveled as if it was about to melt.
The eight people standing on the giant golden pillars only felt that the surrounding heat was unbearable. The blood flow in their bodies seemed to have accelerated several times. They were also extremely annoyed as if they were being roasted in purgatory.
"Puff …"
Finally, an early-stage Golden Immortal cultivator couldn't bear it anymore and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Immediately after, Gu Jie, who was not far away from him, also trembled as he spat out a mouthful of blood due to the injuries he sustained from the previous attack.
The two of them were unstable, causing the entire formation to tremble and appear to be on the verge of collapse.
Just as the surrounding stone pillars were about to give way, Dong Jie suddenly appeared in mid-air. He had unleashed some kind of incantation, and brilliant black light erupted from his body as he swelled to over 10,000 feet tall.
He held a giant axe in his hand, and he leaped through the air toward the Torch Dragon's neck.
A series of runes were engraved on the blade of the axe. Black light shone brightly, and bursts of powerful tearing force came from them, causing the void to slightly deform.
Just as the axe was about to break through the black flames and strike the Torch Dragon's neck, a sudden change occurred.