Chapter 638: Delusional Gains of the Fisherman

As the azure beam controlled Chi Yan, thousands of fine threads, like long needles, branched out from the mirror held high by Hong Xi and pierced into Chi Yan's body.

Chi Yan's black and red body instantly flickered and trembled like a candle flame in the wind.

Li Fan keenly observed that the azure threads seemed to be drawing something out, as Chi Yan's form slowly diminished and its aura steadily weakened.

Chi Yan struggled to break free, but like an insect caught in a spiderweb, the more it struggled, the tighter the threads coiled around it.

The massive azure net held Chi Yan firmly.

Its pathetic state stood in stark contrast to Li Fan's memories of its previous incarnations, where even in defeat, it had at least displayed the full might of a Heaven and Earth Spirit in the Dao Integration Realm.

"The power of a Heaven and Earth Spirit originates from the heavens and earth. The Profound Heaven Spirit Sealing Array, however, can usurp the heavens, severing its connection to the world. No wonder Chi Yan is performing so poorly," Li Fan mused to himself, witnessing Chi Yan's miserable plight.

"I wonder if this formation can suppress Mo Sha. If Mo Sha continues to be refined, will the heavens send down an even more powerful Heaven and Earth Spirit?"

Just as everyone observing from within Congyun Sea thought the battle was decided, a colossal hand suddenly emerged from beneath the sea surface.

In a flash, its five fingers closed, gripping Hong Xi and Chi Yan in its palm!

"Tian Yang!" Li Fan instantly recognized the source of the gigantic hand.

However, this time Tian Yang did not utter his signature phrase, "Throughout my life, Tian Yang is second to none." Instead, he had silently lurked beneath the two previously stalemated figures.

Lying in wait, he caught them both in one fell swoop.

"You're courting death!" Hong Xi's face changed drastically in response to Tian Yang's sneak attack.

Carefully maintaining the Profound Heaven Spirit Sealing Array, he simultaneously commanded heavy mountain ranges to smash into the five finger-like structures that held them captive.

"Boom!"

To Hong Xi's surprise, the giant hand offered no resistance to his attack. It allowed the manifested mountain ranges to crash directly into it. The moment they collided, those peaks, indistinguishable from real mountains, seemed to encounter something a hundred times harder than themselves.

They were instantly shattered one after another.

Immortal Lord Hong Xi's body trembled slightly. Under the immense recoil, he nearly lost control of the Profound Heaven Spirit Sealing Array.

Inside the formation, Chi Yan sensed an opportunity and ceased its struggles.

It merely contracted and accumulated its power, waiting for Hong Xi to show another weakness.

"Damn it!" Immortal Lord Hong Xi cursed under his breath, having suffered a silent setback. He decided to momentarily ignore Tian Yang's colossal hand. Instead, steeling his resolve, he fully activated the Profound Heaven Spirit Sealing Array to refine Chi Yan.

However, Tian Yang, having been enhanced by Li Fan at great cost and subtly growing more intelligent, clearly wouldn't let Hong Xi's scheme succeed.

The giant hand's five fingers instantly glowed crimson, as if subterranean magma slowly flowed within them. Some of this energy even overflowed from the puppet's body, swirling in the air, seemingly drawing something.

Like fiery dragons dancing around, they swiftly formed a complete magical array, trapping Hong Xi and Chi Yan within it.

"Earthfire Reversion Array!" A gleam instantly flashed in Li Fan's eyes.

"It seems Tian Yang's transformation is quite evident; he's no longer relying solely on brute force but has actually learned to use formations!"

"Hong Xi is too greedy. He didn't evade or dodge during the clear formation setup, simply unwilling to give up the subdued Heaven and Earth Spirit."

"Now it's a race to see who is faster. Will Hong Xi drain and kill Chi Yan first to enter the Dao Integration Realm, or will Tian Yang completely absorb Hong Xi to ultimately achieve the Dao Integration Immortal Venerable realm..."

Li Fan watched the standoff between the three figures in the air with an attitude of enjoying the spectacle.

However, some cultivators within Congyun City grew even more restless.

"Heaven and Earth Spirits belong to the virtuous! Fellow Daoists, the chance to defy destiny is right before your eyes!"

Incited and encouraged by opportunists, dozens, even hundreds, of cultivators, unable to resist the temptation, successively launched attacks against the three stalemated figures.

They hoped to become the fortunate one to reap the benefits and ascend to great heights.

Li Fan saw that He Zhenghao also nearly gave in, having already flown forward. But mid-flight, for some unknown reason, he suddenly came to his senses and turned back.

"Wait a little longer, just a little longer," Li Fan heard him murmur softly.

His tightly shut eyes and trembling body clearly showed that he was intensely suppressing his desires at that moment.

Li Fan chuckled faintly and turned his gaze back to Tian Yang and the others.

Tian Yang had already activated the Earthfire Reversion Array to its peak. Subterranean magma continuously erupted from the seabed of Congyun Sea, creating a spectacular sight of fiery dragon currents within the ocean. Li Fan knew that Tian Yang was fully mobilizing the power of Congyun's subterranean fire.

Originally, the power of subterranean fire was attached to and restricted by the earth veins. It wouldn't be so easily controlled by cultivators.

However, earlier, to force Chi Yan out, Hong Xi had activated the Heavenly Origin Transformation Array, completely destroying the earth veins of Congyun Sea.

As a result, the subterranean magma was unleashed, flowing freely like a wild horse unbridled.

This allowed the Earthfire Reversion Array to exert two hundred percent of its effectiveness.

So, in a sense, what goes around comes around. Immortal Lord Hong Xi was digging his own grave.

Realizing that his own energy was draining faster than Chi Yan's, Immortal Lord Hong Xi's expression continuously changed.

At this point, if he were to withdraw the Profound Heaven Spirit Sealing Array and abandon his suppression of Chi Yan, focusing all his efforts, he might still be able to escape the Earthfire Reversion Array.

However, the Profound Heaven Spirit Sealing Mirror could only be used once. After its use, the mirror would become an ordinary object. It would only be usable again after returning to the Myriad Immortal Alliance headquarters for re-application and recharging. This meant that interrupting the process would render all his previous efforts futile.

He might save his life, but ascending to the Dao Integration Realm would become an impossible dream.

Yet, if he fought to the death, though his life would be in peril, there was still a certain probability of achieving the Dao Integration Realm! From then on, his world would broaden, and his destiny would be entirely transformed!

A fierce look appeared on his face as Immortal Lord Hong Xi made his final decision in an instant.

Streaks of brilliant light flew from his body, impacting the Earthfire Reversion Array in an attempt to slow down his own refinement and absorption.

Meanwhile, Hong Xi's eyes were resolute. He completely ignored everything else, focusing solely on controlling the Profound Heaven Spirit Sealing Array to suppress and refine Chi Yan.

As time passed, Chi Yan's body grew increasingly dim.

It had become extremely translucent, seemingly on the verge of vanishing from existence at any moment.

"Die!"

Hong Xi roared, transforming into a dull yellow beam of light, and fearlessly lunged towards Chi Yan.

Simultaneously, the Profound Heaven Spirit Sealing Array erupted with its most dazzling brilliance.

Azure and yellow light intertwined, like a sharp blade poised to pierce deeply into Chi Yan's body.