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The crimson flames, like a wildfire, swept across the sky and crushed the Medicine King Palace's camp.

The palm strike carried a scorching heat of hundreds of feet, slightly distorting the void and causing the air to sizzle and crackle.

This is a fourth-grade martial art of the Burning Heaven Palace. When activated by a cultivator at the peak of the Core Formation Realm, and further enhanced by the terrain of the Flaming Mountain, its power is infinitely close to the attack of the early stage of the Grandmaster Realm!

"Herbal Essence-Strengthening Shield!"

Sun Liao's expression was solemn, not daring to underestimate this attack. He quickly formed hand seals, and a massive amount of spiritual energy from plants and trees around him instantly condensed. Countless illusory images of azure herbs appeared out of thin air, layer upon layer, intertwining to form an incomparably thick azure spiritual light shield, blocking the front of the team.

The Spirit Shield has intricate patterns and contains boundless vitality and the spiritual essence of defensive plants. It is a top-tier fourth-grade defensive martial art of the Medicine King Palace, adept at withstanding fierce attacks and stabilizing formations.

Boom!

The palm strike collided with the giant shield with a deafening roar, creating an earth-shattering explosion!

The crimson flames raged against the cyan medicinal shield, the flames scorching the spiritual light, the shield surface trembled violently, and countless fine cracks spread rapidly.

A scorching heatwave exploded outwards, sending countless rocks flying. Gale-force winds howled through the canyon, and spiritual energy raged wildly.

Sun Liao's body trembled violently, and the rocks beneath his feet cracked with fine lines. A surge of violent fire energy flowed into his body through the shield, but was forcibly neutralized by his profound Core Formation Perfection cultivation. A trace of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

In a direct confrontation, Sun Liao was slightly outmatched.

The difference in terrain, coupled with the fact that both sides were reinforced by formations, and the Burning Heaven Palace had one more person than them, caused them to fall into a disadvantageous position in a single move.

"Hahaha! You're utterly pathetic!" Huo Tianhuo roared with laughter, his arrogance growing even more rampant. "Sun Liao, I've already said this is the home ground of my Burning Heaven Palace. You're one person short, and you've both received the enhancement of the formation. What do you have to stop me?!"

"The entire Burning Heaven Palace attacked, defeating the Medicine King Palace forces and seizing the Mystic Ice Lotus!"

At Huo Tianhuo's command, the sixteen disciples of the Burning Heaven Palace simultaneously activated their fire-attribute techniques to enhance the formation. Various fourth- and fifth-grade fire-based martial arts were unleashed, and countless fire blades, fire spear beams, and fist strikes rained down on the Medicine King Palace members.

The members of the Medicine King Palace gritted their teeth and held on, forming a defensive array with the spiritual energy of hundreds of herbs. At the same time, they took out pills to enhance themselves. The members of the Medicine King Palace had the most pills that could amplify their abilities. With the support of these pills, they directly engaged in a bloody battle with the cultivators of the Burning Heaven Palace in the canyon.

Within the canyon, flames blazed, heat waves of true energy mingled, and the deafening roar of battle filled the air.

Clashes between cultivators at the Breaking Aperture Realm and the Transformation Sea Realm occurred one after another, with explosions of true essence constantly erupting. Crimson magma was propelled into the sky by the aftershocks of the battle, scattering across the entire canyon. The scene was grand and magnificent, yet incredibly tragic.

The disciples of the two major sects are all top geniuses in their respective forces, and their battles are ruthless and merciless.

In the center of the battlefield, the two leaders clashed once again.

Sun Liao suppressed the surging blood and qi within him, his eyes hardening, and the spiritual energy of the plants and trees around him surged once more: "Since your Burning Heaven Palace wants to fight to the death, then I will fight you to the very end!"

"Thousand Vine Strangulation Technique!"

Countless cyan vines of spiritual light sprouted from the void, crisscrossing like living things, carrying a tenacious binding force, wrapping around Huo Tianhuo's body, trying to imprison his figure and disintegrate his fiery offensive.

This is also a top-tier fourth-grade martial art with extremely powerful killing ability.

Huo Tianhuo's expression was icy, undaunted by the countless vines binding him. His fiery spiritual energy surged several times over: "Useless effort! Before absolute power, all restraints are futile!"

"Blazing Mountain-Crushing Fist!"

He clenched his fists, his knuckles gathering intense flames that shot into the sky. He unleashed another top-tier fourth-grade martial art, his fists domineering and carrying the terrifying power to shatter mountains. He threw out two consecutive punches!

boom!

boom!

Two heavy punches shattered the void, and the violent fiery fist energy instantly tore apart the countless blue vines. The remaining fist force was unstoppable and slammed into Sun Liao's protective true essence shield!

Sun Liao's protective true essence shield shattered with a crash, his body was struck as if by a heavy hammer, and he flew back dozens of feet, crashing heavily onto the crimson mountain rocks, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his aura instantly weakening by more than half.

Despite his profound foundation at the peak of Core Formation, he was ultimately outmatched by opponents of the same level who benefited from favorable terrain.

Huo Tianhuo pressed his advantage, his figure flashing as flames enveloped him, instantly closing in on Sun Liao. His palm strike unleashed a torrent of fire: "Sun Liao, withdraw from the competition and I'll spare your life!"

Just as the outcome was about to be decided, two figures appeared in the sky above the canyon, silently standing atop the clouds and overlooking the entire battlefield below.

It was Gu Chen and Xiao Fan.

Two major forces were seen fighting in the canyon.

Gu Chen seemed to be deep in thought when someone arrived first.

Interesting.

The strongest Core Formation Realm Perfection cultivator also knows how to enhance their abilities with formations.

They are at least top-tier figures.

Gu Chen calmly watched the two major forces fighting below.

Xiao Fan, who was standing to the side, spoke softly: "Boss, these seem to be people from the Medicine King Palace and the Burning Heaven Palace. Should we go down and participate in the competition?"

"The Earth Core Ice Lotus is located in the center of the magma pool. The powerful figures from the two halls are fighting, and two experts at the peak of the Core Formation stage are battling it out. Now, Sun Liao of the Medicine King Hall has been defeated, and the Burning Heaven Hall is about to take control of the situation."

"In the lava pool over there, there are two Flame Demon Crocodiles, both at the peak of the fourth-grade Core Formation stage. Their combat strength is comparable to that of an early-stage Grandmaster, making them the biggest obstacle to obtaining the spiritual medicine. Should we wait until the people from the Burning Heaven Palace fight the Flame Demon Crocodiles and then make our move to seize it when both are severely injured?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen glanced at the defeated members of the Medicine King Palace below and the rising momentum of the Burning Heaven Palace members, and said, "Let's wait. When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits."

"Let's watch the show first. After they've both been severely weakened and defeated the Flame Demon Crocodile, then we'll make our move."

"Yes." Xiao Fan nodded.

at this time.

On the battlefield within the Flame Canyon, the outcome of the battle has been completely decided.

Huo Tianhuo forced Sun Liao back with a single palm strike, his fiery palm technique locking onto his opponent. The domineering pressure of the flames firmly restrained Sun Liao's figure, and the outcome of the battle was already decided.

Seeing Sun Liao's defeat, the fifteen disciples of the Medicine King Hall were thrown into chaos. Their once stable formation collapsed instantly, and many disciples at the Breaking Aperture Realm were injured and coughed up blood. They were forced to retreat and were overwhelmed by the disciples of the Burning Heaven Hall.

Taking advantage of the terrain, the sixteen members of the Burning Heaven Palace launched an increasingly ferocious attack, with raging flames sweeping across the battlefield and overwhelming the members of the Medicine King Palace, leaving them powerless to fight back.

Sun Liao staggered to his feet, his face pale, his blood and qi turbulent, his meridians covered with scorching cracks, and his spiritual energy, which had reached the peak of Core Formation, was in complete disarray. Looking at Huo Tianhuo, who was approaching step by step with a mocking expression, his eyes were filled with resentment and solemnity.

He knew very well that if the fighting continued and they did not give up the struggle, the entire Medicine King Palace would be wiped out here, and no one would be able to leave Fire Flame Mountain alive.

As they are both from one of the Six Palaces, Huo Tianhuo wouldn't dare kill them as long as they gave up the fight.

Just then, Sun Liao's gaze suddenly caught sight of two figures standing quietly atop the mountain peak.

Sensing Gu Chen's unfathomable aura, a glimmer of hope instantly ignited in Sun Liao's eyes. Without hesitation, he immediately shouted, "Fellow Daoists above, now that you're here, why hide yourselves!"