Chapter 55: Flame Lotus

  Flaming hills and countless lava lakes rise and fall, erupting from time to time, with a power that can destroy the sky and earth.

  In the undulating lava lake, there is a flame lotus flower with divine light and profound mystery. Every time it sways, it will cause the entire flame mountain to boil, with flames surging and burning everything.

  "It's inconceivable that the power of this Flame Lotus far surpasses that of a king. If not for the fact that the Astral Battlefield lacks heavenly tribulations, it would have likely stepped into the realm of sainthood long ago."

  "This is a rare and precious herb that's on par with the sacred medicine. With this, we should have enough for the offering."

  Hao Renjie led a group of people in discovering this flame lotus flower and was very excited.

  "This Fire Lotus has become a spirit. Everyone be careful, the Heavenly Flame God Array has been laid down here, and if you're not careful, you'll trigger the array." someone exclaimed.

  "Come and break the divine array, you go inform Tuan Bao, must get this Flame Lotus."

  Hao Renjie whispered a sentence in a low voice, his eyes flashing as he looked around, feeling somewhat uneasy, always thinking that someone was spying on him.

  But soon Hao Renjie didn't mind anymore, his eyes fixed intently on the central flame lotus.

  Hao Renjie's group indeed had a wealth of talent, with three geniuses from the Divine Array faction. This Blazing Heaven God Array was mysterious and astonishing, but under the joint efforts of the three, it progressed steadily and smoothly.

  As the distance drew closer, people increasingly felt the majestic posture of the Flame Lotus, swaying and blooming with all sorts of flames born from it, even burning through the void, allowing one to clearly see that the roots of the Flame Lotus had penetrated into another world, greedily absorbing the power of the flames.

  "It actually directly communicated with the Fire God Realm, devouring the origin. The power of this Flame Lotus has surpassed our imagination. What a pity, what a pity, if it were in the outside world, it would definitely be a peerless sacred medicine."

  Hao Renjie let out a sigh and looked at the three people who were deciphering the divine array, "How much more?"

  "Right away. Only the last step is left." The person who cracked the divine array didn't even turn his head back, and the three of them joined hands to cast various seals. Suddenly, the entire Flame Mountain shook, and the flame lotus was startled.

  In Hao Renjie's astonished gaze, the Flame Lotus suddenly pulled out its own roots, like an eight-clawed rabbit, lifted up its leaves and quickly tried to escape.

  "I'm going! It's really become a spirit! Block it, block it! Don't let it escape!" Hao Renjie shouted loudly, then saw the fire lotus flower crash into thin air with a loud bang, its entire shape flattened, and it fell to the ground with a thud.

  "Haha. Don't worry, we not only cracked the Heavenly Fire God Formation but also rearranged the Confusion God Formation with the help of the formation's footwork. This Flame Lotus can't escape."

  The three people who cracked the divine formation burst out laughing, looking at each other with a hint of mutual appreciation.

  "That's good. That's good." Hao Renjie rubbed his hands together, "Then let's go in and catch the Flame Lotus now."

  "Alright, but you don't have to bother with this step."

  A bright-eyed youth with a golden butterfly fluttering behind him emerged from thin air, saying apologetically.

  "Considering you've carefully deciphered the divine formation for me, I'll show mercy and spare your lives. You may leave."

  The young man's tone was very big, and he stretched out his hand to tease the golden swallowtail butterfly that had landed on his shoulder, ignoring Hao Renjie and the others.

  "He is Shi Hao. The Shi Hao of Wudang."

  Someone recognized the young man's identity and whispered.

  Hao Renjie was also shocked, the Supreme Dao Field is one of the top ten sacred places in the mortal world, and unlike other sacred places, the Supreme Dao Field has only one inheritor for each generation, yet it can still reach the height of the top ten sacred places. It's imaginable how terrifying the inheritor of the Supreme Dao Field is.

  But soon Hao Renjie reacted, sneered, "Is it the Wudang Daochang Shi Huang? Hehe, you leave that Golden Butterfly behind, and I'll magnanimously let you off."

  Shi Hao, although a young man, was naturally talented and looked down on the crowd with disdain. He shook his head and said from a superior position: "You are not crying until you see the coffin. Forget it, forget it. You all come together. Only then can your hopes be dashed."

  Shi Hao hooked his fingers, fearless, and signaled to everyone to go up together. He wanted to settle the battle once and for all, and eliminate any thoughts of competition from Hao Renjie and others.

  "Want to go together?" Hao Renjie's face was strange.

  Shi Hao furrowed his brow, glanced at Hao Renjie, and then looked at the others, discovering that everyone's smile was strange. He felt a bit uneasy in his heart, but he thought to himself that his strength was astonishing, and he had nothing to fear. "Let you all come up together, or else even if I win against you, you'll still be unwilling and resentful."

  "I, Shi Hao, have always used virtue to win people over. Since we're going to take your things, we must make you surrender willingly. Let's act together."

  "Shall we go up together?"

  A gloomy voice sounded, Shi Hao's eyes flashed like lightning, looking towards the empty space on his left side. A flame burst forth, and Shi Ming's entire body was jumping with flames, but his eyes were cold and sinister, causing Shi Hao's heart to skip a beat.

  "What a proud and arrogant person!" Shi Hao was taken aback for a moment, then said nonchalantly: "It's said that you're the unparalleled genius of the Fire God Realm. This Flame Lotus Flower is a natural treasure of fire rules, it's a supreme treasure for you. I've long expected you to appear. Even if you join forces with these people, what am I afraid of? Let's go together."

  Shi Hao's mouth was arrogant, but his heart was highly vigilant. The reputation of the Ten Fire Awe-inspiring was loud and clear, and he thought to himself that even if he could defeat the Ten Fire Awe-inspiring, it would be extremely difficult.

  As for Hao Renjie and his group, they were directly ignored by Shi Huan, whose gaze was fixed intently on the Ten Fire Arouser.

  Shi Yan smiled gloomily, his hands clasped together as he gazed at Shi Hao with sympathy.

  "Shall we go up together?"

  Another gloomy and ominous question.

  Shi Hao was somewhat annoyed and angry, "If you want to fight, then fight, what are you muttering about?"

  But soon Shi Hao reacted and realized that the words were not spoken by Shi Yan, his gaze shifted and he saw Xue Lengyao smiling lightly, appearing on his right side.

  Shi Hao's face turned solemn, "Blood God Descendant? Blood Linglong?"

  Xue Linglong didn't say anything, she just looked at Shi Hao.

  "Good. Who would have thought that a single Flame Lotus flower could summon all sorts of evil spirits?" Shi Hao suddenly burst out laughing, staring at Xue Linger, "The taste of the Divine Blood lineage, I haven't had it yet."

  "Do you want to know the taste of the descendants of the divine blood?"

  "Then come and bite me."

  Two voices sounded in succession, Shi Wang and Wu Kong's gloomy expressions surrounded Shi Hao thoroughly.

  "Could it be two more descendants of the Divine Blood?!"

  Shi Hao felt that something was off. He wasn't a fool, and these few people had appeared one after another, but it seemed like they were all targeting him. The position they stood in even surrounded him directly.

  "It's just a Flame Lotus. Three Divine Blood descendants, and ten Fire Prides. Are we starting the final battle ahead of schedule?" Shi Hao was somewhat incredulous that a single Flame Lotus could attract so many extraordinary talents.

  "Hurry up, let's go together, it's his turn."

  The appearance of Jin Guangba's dull voice and dull air made a low hum, scaring Shi Hao so much that he almost jumped up.

  "You guys actually joined forces? How despicable!"

  Shi Hao was truly shocked. Although he knew that in the Desolate God Battlefield, there would definitely be people who would form alliances and work together, but these few people who appeared one after another were all geniuses who were not inferior to him, and they actually shamelessly formed an alliance, leaving others with no way to survive.

  Watching several people step by step approaching himself, Shi Hao's face looked ugly, knowing that he was likely to fall this time.

  "Bastards! Hurry up! Chī Bǎo is going to blow his top!"

  The heavily injured Giant Elephant King appeared, although his demeanor was weak, but a burst of powerful strength completely cut off Shi Hao's retreat.

  "Despicable! Where is the pride of being a genius?!" Shi Hao let out a mournful cry, his heart filled with resentment and gloom. He had calculated everything, but never thought that these people would completely abandon their dignity, and as geniuses, join forces to attack him.

  Six enemies no weaker than Shi Hao joined forces, and Shi Hao barely held on for ten rounds before being struck by a sneak attack from the divine whip. He let out a muffled groan, fell to the ground, and dazedly saw a small cat-like creature flaunting its power, swinging its long whip, and cursing Blood Linglong and others until they were covered in blood.