Chapter 36: Overwhelming (Part 1)

  The true Ten Fire Flame Dragon has the power of the Divine Realm, and with just the pressure of the Divine Realm, it can suppress everything in the valley.

  Sharuq retreated repeatedly, his left hand grasped the hilt of Wang Guanlan's Lingbing knife, and with a swift motion, he pulled out the long knife and threw it aside. The golden light on his body became even more condensed, and his eyes flashed with fierce battle intent.

  "Alright, Jiuhuo Yanlong, the Jiuhuo Yanlong of the Shentong realm! Today I'll see what you're made of!!" Amidst his furious roar, Sharuk suddenly sprang into action, his body flashing like lightning as he charged straight at the blazing cloud in the sky.

  "This madman!!" Seeing Shah Rukh's actions, the people in the valley who were still awake were all shocked. Wasn't this a joke? The Nine Fire Flame Dragon had the power of the Divine Realm, while Shah Rukh was at the peak of the 9th layer of Qi Refining, although only one line away from the Divine Realm, but this one line was like a chasm between heaven and earth, vastly different.

  Now he is actively provoking the Nine Fire Flame Dragon in the Divine Ability Realm with his Refining Qi Realm cultivation, no matter how you look at it, it seems like he's going to seek death.

  As expected, the Nine Fire Flame Dragon saw him rush up and didn't show any courtesy. A ten-zhang-square paw slapped down towards Sharuq.

  BOOM!!!

  Under the giant claw, Sharuk who was in mid-air was forcefully stopped from his upward charge and fell down. However, he didn't seem to be injured, only a bit shaken. He shook his head, and burst into loud laughter.

  "Awesome Flame Dragon, but it's like this!!"

  Ahhhhh!!!!!

  The Nine Fire Dragon in the fire cloud seemed to be enraged, letting out a roar of anger. The flames in the sky rolled violently and were finally completely absorbed by the dragon. In the sky, the true face of the Nine Fire Dragon was revealed.

  A hundred-zhang-long body flashed with crimson light, as if the entire body was carved from fire jade, vivid and lifelike. After the Nine Fire Flame Dragon took shape, there was no longer a single thread of heavenly energy in the entire valley, even the clouds in the sky had disappeared, completely absorbed by this flame dragon.

  Provoked, the giant let out a deafening roar and charged out, opening its bloody great maw, spewing out one by one solidified fireballs that were like physical entities, colored in crimson gold, shooting towards Sharuq.

  Compared to Wang Guanlan's fireball technique, the nine-fire flame dragon's fireballs are even more terrifying and powerful.

  Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble!!

  These fireballs solidly hit Shah Rukh's body, causing him to retreat repeatedly. The protective golden light flickered uncertainly, as if it would be shattered by these fireballs at any moment.

  The Nine Fire Flame Dragon's body also rushed over and tightly wrapped around Sharuk.

  "Open it for me!!" Sharuk suddenly suffered a heavy blow and realized that the situation was not right, but at this time he was completely entwined by the Nine Fire Flame Dragon's body, and could only muster all his strength to try and break free, but it wasn't that easy.

  Compared to the Nine Fire Dragon, Sharuk's body was too small. In the Nine Fire Dragon's massive body, Sharuk's figure was completely covered up, but that wasn't enough. The Nine Fire Dragon's giant claw suddenly rose and fiercely swiped towards Sharuk, shattering his protective golden light with one swipe. Instinctively, he raised his right hand to block it.

  Splash!!!

  A searing pain shot through as his right hand was ripped off at the wrist.

  "No!" Shah Rukh let out a frustrated roar, but he was helpless. The gap in their powers was too great, and he had no room to resist. At the same time, a dazzling golden light burst forth from his body, and after the light faded, his body disappeared from this world, leaving behind only one arm.

  ——————

  "Is it going to end like this?"

  "Could it be that Monkey King has actually lost?!?!"

  "That's really the Nine Fire Dragon Technique, and it's even the complete version! How is this possible? He's just a third-tier mage, how did he do it?!!"

  The people who were still awake in the arena were basically all masters, and their cultivation was above the seventh layer of refining Qi. They still had basic eyesight, of course, Sharuk disappeared because he knew he couldn't contend with the Nine Fire Flame Dragon, so he returned to the Demon Realm.

  The summoned demon gods can return to the Demon Realm at any time, but if they are not summoned, it is almost impossible for them to re-enter this world from the Demon Realm.

  After the disappearance of the Great Power Golden Warrior, only to see that the Nine Fire Flame Dragon slowly lowered its head. This head was about 20 or 30 feet in diameter, and as it bowed down, everyone except those who had been shocked into a coma at the beginning retreated backward one by one, thinking that the Nine Fire Flame Dragon had lost control.

  However, when the dragon's head was about to touch the ground, people found that this flame dragon had not lost control.

  "Han Fu, didn't you guys challenge me? The challenge isn't over yet, why are you all running away?!"

  Han Fu's face turned pale, without a single trace of blood color, staring dead at the huge dragon head. With his cultivation base of seven layers of Qi refining, he could naturally feel the kind of murderous aura that was emitted from the dragon head, as if it were a real substance.

  It's his true face of killing intent, rather than just a threat at this time.

  "How is this possible? Even if you can use the formation to cast the Nine Fire Dragon Technique, it's impossible to completely control this Nine Fire Dragon!!" Han Fu shouted in a loss of composure. Wang Guanlan's performance today was too strong, too perfect. This kind of strength and perfection appearing on him was extremely unscientific, making it hard for him to believe.

  "Human wisdom!!" Wang Guanlan's voice came out from the dragon head, shaking all around "Do I need to explain it to you?"

  As they spoke, a scorching breath burst forth from the Flame Dragon's mouth.

  BOOM!!!!!

  A scarlet flame spouted onto Han Fu's body, completely covering him. As the 15th ranked candidate on the Hidden Immortal List, he naturally had his own methods. Almost at the same time as the flames erupted, a green light enveloped his entire body - it was a low-grade protective spirit artifact.

  "We admit defeat, we admit defeat!!" Amidst the flames, the green light only lasted for a few breaths before disappearing. In the crowd, Song Kun loudly shouted out, finally ending this farce.

  Although Wang Guanlan said fiercely that he would let Han Fu and the others die without a place to bury their bodies, after Song Kun loudly admitted defeat, the dragon head of Jiu Huo Yan Long was raised, and it didn't bother with Han Fu who had been burned half to death by him. Instead, it proudly lifted its dragon head, and its sharp gaze swept across the entire Feng Ming Valley: "Is there anyone else who wants to give me a lesson?!!"

  "Hiss!!"

  Looking at the majestic Nine Fire Flame Dragon, all the sober people gasped in unison. Who else would dare to offer advice?

  You've even brought out the Nine Fire Flame Dragon, who else would dare to ask for your guidance? The Nine Fire Flame Dragon is a power at the Divine Transformation Realm, and looking around the entire Great Qi Imperial Dynasty, or even this world, how many people possess the power of the Divine Transformation Realm?

  It can be said that as soon as the Nine Fire Flame Dragon appeared, this valley challenge had already lost its suspense. Even those young powerhouses on the Profound Abyss Ranking would lose their confidence in challenging it after seeing this.

  "Is there anyone else who wants to teach, please come out!!." At this time, Wang Guanlan asked another sentence, the scene was quiet, it seemed that no one would stand up to challenge again.

  "Alright, since no one has challenged it, that means everyone acknowledges the engagement between me and Qingling. In that case, let's restart the ceremony!!"

  The enormous Nine Fire Flame Dragon began to disintegrate, first transforming from solid to void, turning into a primal flame pillar. The flame pillar then spread out in all directions, transforming into pure fire elemental energy. After being transformed by the array's power, it reverted back to its original state as various heavenly and earthly elemental energies. A thick white mist rose again within the array, churning violently before slowly thinning out and dispersing. The array returned to its original state, and that oppressive force that had been suppressing people's spirits and internal energy reappeared once more.

  Wang Guanlan's figure emerged from a thick fog, reappearing in front of everyone. Wang Guanlan looked somewhat excited, but his face was pale and eerie, with bloodshot eyes and an air of exhaustion. Of course, this was to be expected - controlling such a large five-element array and manipulating the Nine Fire Flame Dragon was too much pressure for a third-stage array master.

  "Good kid, you actually want a quick battle!!"

  "I said he seemed to be in a hurry, it seems that he can't control the Nine Fire Flame Dragon for too long, so he wants to end this challenge early!"

  "Not bad, it seems that manipulating the Nine Fire Flame Dragon has cost him too much mental energy. Alas, if someone had challenged him just now, it's uncertain who would have emerged victorious!!"

  "Yes, yes, and who knows when his Nine Fire Dragon Technique will collapse and even backlash against his own spirit, so he wants to end it quickly!!"

  For a moment, there was a flurry of discussion, as if Wang Guanlan's weakness had been suddenly exposed.

  "What if someone challenges you now?!"

  "Now, isn't this going to get Ning Wang Fu into big trouble!!"

  "What's the big deal, this challenge isn't something that can be ended just because he says so! The Ning Wang Fu had announced to the outside world that anyone could come and challenge him today, and now it's only been half a day, is it going to end like this?! Someone in the crowd with ulterior motives said "Now Wang Guanlan is already at his last gasp, as long as someone steps forward, he definitely won't be able to withstand it!"

  "What you said also makes sense, as long as someone stands up for it, he has no reason to refuse, but at this time, who will stand up!!"

  Indeed, at this time, whoever stands out is no longer a matter of face, but a matter of integrity.

  Fengming Valley had already been sealed by the Five Elements Formation at the beginning of the grand ceremony, and all those who wanted to challenge had entered the valley. Just now, Wang Guanlan called out a few times asking everyone to teach him, but no one responded, which means that everyone has tacitly agreed not to challenge Wang Guanlan again. That's why Wang Guanlan dispersed the Nine Fire Dragon and made an ending gesture. If someone were to propose a new challenge at this time, they would definitely be criticized for being cowardly and afraid of the strong. Moreover, it would thoroughly offend the Ning King's Mansion. Even if one were to defeat Wang Guanlan, their reputation would likely be ruined, and it would not be easy to leave the borders of the three southwestern states alive.

  Everyone in the Jianghu is a person with a head and face, and their reputation is more important than their life. They wouldn't dare to provoke this person, but just as everyone thought things had settled down, a fine sword aura broke through the Five Elements Array's seal and appeared in Fengming Valley.

  "Jiang Xuetang, please instruct!!"