Xiao Yan gazed deeply at the Spirit Palace's master hovering in midair, his hands moving like lotus blossoms unfurling, casting a series of shimmering traces. As his hand seals shifted, the rosy flame atop his head shot upward with a sudden burst, then swiftly pulsing and wriggling under the watchful eyes of all present. As the flame moved, it gradually released its scorching heat, transforming the realm into a steaming cauldron. Throughout the fallen mountain range, peaks occasionally ignited without any visible flame, their dense plumes of smoke rising skyward. Some slightly weaker practitioners found their ki growing increasingly hot at this very moment, and those experiencing intense emotional fluctuations were even more惊恐 to discover that their bodies were gradually warming up. The pure lotus妖fire, inherently capable of igniting human bodies without fire—driven solely by emotional states—was still astonishing enough to cause many to step back in awe. Only when they reached the edge of the mountain range did the searing pain begin to ease, leaving them all in wide-eyed astonishment. "So finally, Xiao Yan is going to deploy the Pure Lotus Demon Fire..." The Soul Demon elder observed the scene, his brows slightly furrowed. The Pure Lotus Demon Fire, even for him to contend with, proved quite challenging. Though the Master of the Soul Palace was one level above Xiao Yan, a sudden misstep could still result in a complete reversal of fortune. "This young man truly possesses extraordinary fortune. I myself once attempted to harness the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, yet failed. Now, with his current strength, he has managed to master it—remarkable indeed." Soul Qianmo sighed and then smiled gently, "Nevertheless, even if Xiao Yan successfully unleashes the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, securing victory over the Soul Extinction and Life Erosion will far from be straightforward." A rosy flame, gradually coalescing under the gaze of countless onlookers, formed a circular disc of rosy flame. Strange flame patterns radiated around the disc—upon closer inspection, these were precisely the shapes of the six unique flames previously refined by Xiao Yan. At the very center of the disc, where the six flame forms converged, a crystalline cluster of rosy flame swayed gently with the breeze. "As soon as the rosy flame beam took shape, it surged forward with terrifying speed, striking a mountain below. At the moment of contact, the mountain—like an iceberg—vanished mysteriously under the astonished gazes of onlookers, leaving behind a colossal crater hundreds of zhang in diameter. The crater was deep and unfathomable, its far end invisible even at first glance. "The speed of the flame stream could only be described as that of thunder. Ordinary observers could merely perceive a rainbow flash sweeping across their pupils. The strange, ethereal pink flame directly enveloped the Soul Palace's master, who had just taken a step back in alarm. As the pink flame surged around him, the immense aura of qi surrounding the master began to visibly dissipate. Though the master continuously drew upon new qi from within, it could not keep pace with the rate of its erosion. Under the amplified power of the new heart flame, the current phase of Buddha's Wrath and Renewal had grown increasingly formidable. If a typical Supreme Saint were struck by this beam, they would likely only withstand half a minute before their internal qi was completely consumed—possibly even their very souls being incinerated by the flame." Gazing at the Spirit Palace's master whose Qi was rapidly dissipating around him, the strong figures present also felt a shift in their expressions, their eyes filled with growing fear as they stared at the blazing disk spinning continuously in the sky. From within the beam of fire, they sensed a heavy, ominous sense of danger... "If this continues, the Spirit Palace master won't be able to hold out much longer..." The group exchanged glances, each silently thinking this. Should their internal Qi be completely consumed by the fire beam, that would surely mark the moment when the Spirit Palace master's defeat became inevitable. "Cycle Beam!" In the sky, Xiao Yan watched the Spirit Palace master struggling desperately within the fire beam, his gaze growing cold. As he shifted his hand seals, the rotating cycle disk suddenly began to spin rapidly in reverse. "Hum hum!" "As the wheel of reincarnation rotated in reverse, the massive stream of fire—stretching dozens of zhangs in length—suddenly began to shrink rapidly. Within mere eyeblinks, it reduced to several zhangs in width, yet it did not cease; it continued to shrink with growing intensity. As the fire stream contracted swiftly, everyone could feel a surge of destructive, turbulent energy rapidly coalescing. 'This isn't good!' the spirit demon elder noticed, his expression instantly changing. When the fire stream narrowed down to the thickness of a thumb, even he felt a slight start of alarm. 'Reincarnation beam, descend upon the reincarnation!' At the very moment the stream, now just the thickness of a thumb, tightly locked onto the forehead of the Hall's master, cold brilliance surged in Xiao Yan's eyes, and he roared in command. 'Whoosh!' As soon as the command rang out, the celestial wheel of reincarnation trembled, beginning to fracture. A flash of crimson light across the sky sent the slender stream of fire—now just the thickness of a thumb—flying with immense destructive force, crashing directly into the Hall's master!" "Boom!" A deep, resonant roar echoed across the sky, and the spreading wave of terrifying flame sent several Dou-Sheng cultivators pale, hastily retreating, fearing even the slightest contact. "It hit!" Seeing this, the elders of the Medicine Sect and others exchanged a subtle smile—such a powerful strike would likely leave the Hall Master of the Soul Palace unscathed. The old patriarch of the Dan Tower fixed his gaze on the spot where the rosy flame had exploded, his brow furrowed slightly. "Has the decisive moment arrived?" The mountain-wide audience turned their eyes upward, murmuring in hushed tones, rising and falling continuously. Xiao Yan's initial attack had been so overwhelming that, barring any unforeseen developments, a clear victor seemed very plausible. On the Soul Palace's side, however, the atmosphere remained unusually silent—clearly, no one had anticipated that their Hall Master would offer no resistance at all. “Hmph…” Houn Qiemo folded his hands in his sleeves, listening to the murmurs around him, and merely offered a faint, dismissive laugh. Xiao Yan hovered in the sky, expelling an intensely scorching stream of breath from his mouth. His gaze remained fixed on the spreading expanse of rosy flames. Though he had been confident in his previous strike, for some reason, he felt that the Hall Master of the Houn Palace should not have fallen so easily. Not long after that voice resonated, a silhouette began to emerge subtly at the center of the spreading pink flame. As it appeared, an utterly strange and powerful suction suddenly surged forth, sweeping over the entire area. The pink flames surrounding it were directly drawn and pulled inward, eventually vanishing entirely—into the body of the figure who had stepped out slowly from within the flame. "He actually absorbed the Pure Lotus Demon Flame? Is he trying to die?" The emergence of this figure immediately drew a wave of murmurs and astonishment, as no one could believe such a feat. "And yet, he's unharmed?" Xiao Yan stared in awe at the Soul Palace's Grand Master, who had stepped forth steadily, finding it hard to believe. "The flavor of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame... indeed delicious. But alas, it's not the original essence. I'd love to taste what the true essence of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame would be like." The Hall Master of the Soul Palace stood upon the sky, gently pursing his lips, a strangely eerie smile playing upon his face. He gazed at Xiao Yan, whose brows were furrowed in concentration. Within his eyes, an eerie black flame of devouring power began to seep out, gradually drawing the energy of the surrounding world into his body, where it was completely consumed by that strange force.