"Is it a dead-end?" Hua Litong and the others quickly arrived at the spacious hall with three doors, but they found that they could not open it.
"Where are you going?" Huo Ao and his subordinates stepped into the hall. Upon seeing Hua Litong's group desperately trying to open the door, they couldn't help but burst into laughter. It seemed that the Goddess of Luck was on their side.
Hua Litong gritted her teeth and said to the others, "Looks like we have to give it our all now."
"Even if I have to die, I'll bring them all down with me." Yun Jing stepped forward and prepared to activate The Final Haze. This time, she couldn't avoid using it anymore.
Huo Ao smiled wickedly and pulled out a crimson-colored sword with an exquisite design from his interspatial ring. He was determined to bring this battle to a swift conclusion, to prevent Hua Litong's group from escaping once more.
"Go!" Huo Ao ordered his subordinates to attack Hua Litong's group as he ignited a powerful flame on his sword.
Hua Litong popped several Energy Replenish Pills into her mouth and chewed them vigorously. Her profound energy surged, releasing another storm of petals around her body.
Creak!
When Hua Litong and the others were about to engage in battle, the iron door in the middle suddenly opened. Her eyes lit up with a glimmer of hope as she hurriedly ushered everyone through the door, leading them to another expansive hall with the crimson throne positioned in the center.
"Damn it!" Huo Ao cursed out loud when he saw the scene. Why did the door have to open at this moment?
He didn't think much about it and quickly chased after Hua Litong's group.
Meanwhile, Ji Cheng's group had just arrived at the location and witnessed this scene. They didn't hurry to follow Huo Ao in, as Ji Cheng felt that something was not right.
"Why did the door open by itself?" Ji Cheng was doubtful.
Qi Tian'er looked at the sun symbol on the other two iron doors and made a vague guess, "Take a look at this symbol. Perhaps, this place is the true heart of the Blazing Sun Mythical Realm."
Ji Cheng stared at the sun symbol for a while and attempted to infuse it with his profound energy, but nothing happened.
"Should we follow them?" Qi Tian'er said. Honestly, she wanted to follow Huo Ao as soon as possible. She didn't want to lose an opportunity to get a treasure if there was one over there.
Ji Cheng appeared hesitant as his instincts told him there was something dangerous in that room, but he still followed Qi Tian'er's urging and entered.
The moment Hua Litong and the others stepped into the expansive hall, the first thing they noticed was a handsome young man seated on the crimson throne. He was accompanied by an ethereal figure and a peculiar red rat by his side.
"Junior Brother Yun!" Yun Jing immediately recognized Yun Lintian at first glance and became ecstatic instantly.
"Senior Sister Jing." Yun Lintian nodded and turned to Hua's sisters, as well as Yang Mengli. "Sister Hua, Sister Yang, we meet again... And you too, Fairy Hua Wanru. Please all of you, come to my side."
Hua Litong and Yang Mengli were confused and curious about how did Yun Lintian appear here, but they didn't have much time to care about this matter as Huo Ao and his subordinates had arrived in this place. They immediately moved toward Yun Lintian.
"Oh? Isn't that Young Master Yun? How come you are here?" Huo Ao lowered his flame sword and looked at Yun Lintian with a frown. He suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart upon seeing the sun orb in Yun Lintian's hand.
"This is our second time seeing each other. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Huo Ao from the Sacred Flame Sect." Huo Ao tried to distract Yun Lintian's attention and prepared to escape from this place.
However, Yun Lintian already saw through his thoughts, but he didn't intend to make his move because he still waited for Ji Cheng to come in. He smiled faintly while playing with the sun orb in his hand. "I'm glad to see you again, Young Master Huo… I think you should know my name already. I'll skip this part then."
When Yun Lintian finished his sentence, he saw Ji Cheng's group appeared at the entrance, and this made the smile on his lips grew wider.
At the same time, Ji Cheng and Qi Tian'er saw Yun Lintian calmly sitting on the crimson throne. Their expressions turned bad instantly, and Ji Cheng tried to flee right away. He didn't even care about his fiancée, Qi Tian'er, at this moment.
But how could Yun Lintian let him go? He quickly used his mind to close the iron door, blocking the retreat path directly.
Bang!
The iron door shut loudly in front of Ji Cheng, causing his expression to change drastically. He knew this time he was screwed. His guess was correct; it was evident that Yun Lintian was the one who had enticed everyone to this location.
Ji Cheng turned around and stared at Yun Lintian while ignoring Qi Tian'er icy gaze. His false gentleman appearance was already shattered since the moment he chose to flee by himself earlier. He didn't need to pretend anymore.
"I'll report Royal Father about this." Qi Tian'er spoke coldly.
Ji Cheng glanced at her and sneered, "Report? Do you think you can go back alive? Why don't you use your stupid brain to think about the current situation first?" He pointed at Yun Lintian and said, "Don't you see? He can obviously control this place at will. Since he is so confident leading all of us here, do you think he doesn't have a way to deal with us?"
Qi Tian'er was startled for a moment and then came to a realization. She turned to Yun Lintian and said coldly, "I am the Second Princess of the Qi Royal clan. I command you to open the door. Otherwise, you won't be able to escape my father's wrath when you return outside."
"Idiot." Ji Cheng sneered and didn't bother to look at Qi Tian'er again. He shifted his gaze to Yun Lintian while his mind spun rapidly, trying to think how to get out of this situation.
Yun Lintian shook his head slightly and wondered how could this princess be this stupid. She was clearly the typical fodder character that no one would remember. He replied, "I'm afraid I can't comply with your command, Your Highness. Do you know that your royal father is supporting the Sacred Flame Sect and the Profound Sword Sect in their attack against my sect? Don't you think your statement just now is ridiculous?"
Qi Tian'er was stunned for a moment. She now understood why Yun Lintian didn't plan on letting her go. She was unable to say a word. Although she was the princess, she couldn't access some information as she please. This was the first time she had heard about this. She never knew before that her father currently had a conflict with the Misty Cloud Sect.
"What do you want to do?" Huo Ao, who was standing on the side, had realized how bad the situation he was in, but he still pretended to be calm and collect.
Yun Lintian looked at him and said plainly, "It's simple. I am going to kill every single one of you."
Huo Ao, Ji Cheng, Qi Tian'er, and the rest felt a chill running down their spines upon hearing this seemingly plain sentence. They stared at Yun Lintian as if they wanted to devour him.
Ji Cheng quickly scanned through the place. Except for the lifelike fire patterns on the wall, he didn't find anything unusual. He could not guess the method that Yun Lintian was going to use. Thus, he drew his sword, preparing to engage at any moment.
"Hahaha! What a big tone! I want to see how you are going to kill me." Huo Ao laughed wildly. His face turned hideous as he tightly gripped the flaming sword in his hand.
Meanwhile, Hua's sisters, Yang Mengli, Yun Jing, and the other two senior sisters, became instantly excited. Although they didn't know Yun Lintian's method, from his confident appearance, they believed he could definitely kill all of them.
"Fine. Be careful." Yun Lintian gave them a pretentious warning and twirled the sun orb in his hand gently.
Instantaneously, the fire patterns on the surroundings wall shone brightly and everyone except for Yun Lintian's group could feel the temperature in the hall had skyrocketed.
"Go to hell!" Huo Ao charged at Yun Lintian at lightning speed and leaped into the air, slashing his flame sword at Yun Lintian's head.
Unfortunately, before he could reach the target, an invisible barrier suddenly appeared before Huo Ao and threw him away several meters.
"Argh! Help me!" Huo Ao landed on the floor unharmed and suddenly heard a desperate cry from one of his subordinates, causing him to turn and look at the person.
The scene in front of him made his entire being turned cold instantly. The person who cried out earlier now became a human torch. A raging fire was covered his body and burned him into ashes in a split second. It was not only him. Except for Huo Ao, Ji Cheng, and Qi Tian'er, everyone had turned into human torches as well.
"No! Spare me!" One of Ji Cheng's subordinates wailed in horror as his body slowly turning into ashes a moment later. Soon, all of Ji Cheng's and Huo Ao's subordinates had turned into ashes as well.
Ji Cheng gritted his teeth unwillingly and constantly poured his profound energy into strengthening his protective barrier around him. His bloodshot eyes stared at Yun Lintian with a deep hatred. He never ever thought about this situation before in his life — a proud young master of the Profound Sword Sect that often looked down upon the world was going to die so easily like this.
"Ji Cheng… Help me!" Qi Tian'er was at her limit. Her luxurious robe started to burn slowly, revealing her fair, snow-white skin that was gradually engulfed by the raging flames. She looked at her fiance, pleading for his help.
Ji Cheng didn't even glance at her. His eyes were still fixated on Yun Lintian.
"Ahhhhh!" Qi Tian'er let out a shrill scream when the fire completely engulfed her body. A second later, she had wholly disappeared from the world, leaving a pile of ashes on the ground.
"Arghhh! I'll kill you!" Huo Ao roared in frustration and hurled his flaming sword towards Yun Lintian. Unfortunately, his attempt was completely useless. The sword was simply reflected away by the invisible barrier.
As a young master of the Sacred Flame Sect, his affinity with the fire element was naturally high. He could endure the fire longer than anybody. However, how could the fire made by Blazing Sun Monarch possibly be ordinary? Within ten seconds, Huo Ao had also turned into ashes, leaving this world forever.
Yun Lintian looked at Ji Cheng with surprise. Without a doubt, among them, Ji Cheng was strongest, but he didn't expect him to last this long.
"You... will... die... soon." Ji Cheng struggled to utter each word.
"I don't know if I will die that soon as you said, but you are going to die for sure in a mere second later." Yun Lintian replied expressionlessly. Ji Cheng's attempt to disturb his mind was nothing but a childish play in his eyes.
Ji Cheng was disappointed upon seeing his plan fail. He closed his eyes as his body slowly turned to ashes in the next second.