Huoyan stared at the nine dragon chiefs, and he knew that soon the barriers protecting Kinigan Island would collapse. While fighting Zahog, he ensured to circle Kinigan Island several times, using himself as bait to let Zahog destroy the barriers. He also knows that once the barriers are broken, the souls Lan Huan has collected for him over the years will make him stronger than before. He had just awakened from decades of imprisonment, and if he had a head-to-head confrontation with the nine dragon chiefs, he might not win. He knew that the nine dragon chief were rushing towards him with all their strength, because they also knew it. The nine dragon chiefs would take advantage of his weakest moment to defeat him as quickly as possible, so he continued to fight the nine dragon chiefs as long as possible, waiting for the protective barriers to break.
The nine dragon chiefs saw the expression on Huoyan's face. They knew that the sound of cracking ice made Huoyan excited, because he knew that if any of the ten barriers collapsed, he would become even stronger when he consumes the souls that was locked within the crystal ice wall. Thinking of this scene, the nine dragon clan chiefs felt worried in their hearts.
Chief Lan shouted, "Don't miss this opportunity. It's now or never!"
Chief Lan and Xi jumped over Bailong and the others, swinging their swords directly at Huoyan. Huoyang flipped his dragon spear in front of him, blocked the attacks of Chief Lan and Chief Xi, and sent him flying several meters. Chief Fa and He swung their dragon tail towards Huoyan, and Huoyan flew backwards towards the black cave.
Standing not far from the black cave, Huoyan felt a crawling feeling all over his body, and the hairs on his neck stood up. He began to feel an energy flowing through his body. He smiled because he knew that those barriers were beginning to collapse, and the souls sealed by the barriers were slowly approaching him one by one.
Huoyan turned around to look for the warm feeling coming from his back and saw the black cave not far from him. Huoyan knew that the nine clan chiefs wanted to force him back into the black cave and that black cave was a place he didn't want to go. He knows that once inside, his power will be cut in half, the souls released from the broken barriers will no longer be able to reach him, and he will be defeat. Before Huoyan could react, Chief Fue and Wei already flown towards Huoyan swinging their swords at Houyan.
Huoyan moves to the left to avoid the attack of Chief Fue, and at the same time summons a shield with his left hand to block the attack of Chief Wei. When Chief Fue landed four yards away from Huoyan's back, Huoyan thrust his spear into Chief Fue's right calf, quickly pulled the spear from Chief Fue's calf, and threw the spear forward towards Chief Ye who rushed towards him. The shield of Huoyan suddenly disappeared. Huoyan grabbed chief Wei's right arms tightly, and quickly seize Chief Wei's sword with his right hand. He swung the sword forward at Chief Xi, and at the same time pulled Chief Wei towards him. The sword swung by Huoyan knocked Chief Xi down in front of Bailong and Chief Si, but the sword swung by Huoyan continued forward and hit Chief Wei on the left shoulder. This sword knocked Chief Wei falling to his knees.
Huoyan kicked Chief Wei hard in the chest, causing Chief Wei sliding away from him. Huoyan forward with his sword in hand, and Chief Fa's tail swung directly at Huoyan stopping Huoyang from advancing, but Huoyan did a single backflip backward towards Bailong and Chief Si, and at the same time three arrows shot directly at Chief Fa. The magical arrows from Huoyan hit Chief Fa's right leg, right thigh, and right upper arm, knocking Chief Fa to the ground.
When Huoyan's feet landed, a line of fire flew straight towards him. He quickly jumped over the line of fire, but a bolt of lightning was already flying straight towards him. As soon as Huoyan's feet landed, he quickly flipped backwards again, crossed the line of fire, and flew straight to the front of the black cave. Huoyan looked in the direction of the thunder and flames, and saw three Tanzanies, Lixin, and Fufu rushing towards him.
Huoyan laughed, and the laughter echoed in the black cave. "I didn't expect that today would be the same as that day," Huoyan said with a smile.
"Today is not like that day," Bailong said, walking towards Huoyan with the unharmed chiefs. "Because today, you don't have your left- and right-hand subordinates."
"Do you think you can defeat me?" Huoyan said, sneering at the clan leaders. "You must be dreaming. Why don't you stop and listen? The voices of those who sacrificed themselves for me are back."
"I will do everything I can to prevent those souls from reaching you," Bailong said through gritted teeth.
At this moment, the eight Bai brothers were hovering over Kinigan Island, blasting crystal ice and repairing the cracks in the tenth barrier.
Looking up at the empty sky, Huoyan became furious when he saw the eight dragons. He pointed his spear at the clan leaders and the mortals who stood before him. He gritted his teeth and said, "You think you can repair those cracks on time." He started laughing.
The seven uninjured chiefs rushed forward at Huoyan with their swords and began attacking Huoyan.
Bailong was about to join the fight, but found that Huoyan was right, they couldn't seal the cracks fast enough to avoid Huoyan from consuming the trapped souls. He turned his head and looked around the area to see what else he could do to avoid another catastrophic loss, but he found nothing until his eyes met Michio's. Seeing Michio wearing a simple navy-blue monk's robe, he suddenly remembered the scene when they defeated Lan Huan. If Michio could stop the souls from being forced towards Huoyan, they will most likely be able to stop Huoyan and send him back to prison.
Bailong looked at the three Tanzanies, Lixin and Fufu and said, "If we want to survive, we must work together."
"Tell us what to do," Yul said.
Bailong said, "Although my sons are slowly sealing those cracks, there are too many cracks around this island. They couldn't seal all the cracks in time to stop Huoyan from consuming the trapped souls, and gain full power. The longer he stays out of that black cave, the stronger he becomes." He turned to looked at Michio. "Monk, what did you use to calm those angry souls in Magior City?"
Michio said, "Soul release pray."
Bailong said, "You don't have to fight with us. I hope you stay and find ways to release those souls or get those souls to side with us."
Michio nodded at Bailong.
Bailong looked at the three injured chiefs and said, "Chief Wei, Chief, Fa, Chief Fue, please stay to protect the monk." He looked at the injured chiefs.
Chief Fa said, "We will protect the monk."
Bailong said, "I hope this will work. This may be our only chance to seal him." He turned to the two Tanzanies, Lixin and Fufu. "Everyone, be careful." He rushed forwards with his sword.
Yul and Abrafo turned to each other and said at the same time, "Don't get killed." The two chuckled and rushed forward after Lixin and Fufu.
Michio sat cross-legged on the ground and took out the soul-releasing mantra and the temple block from his bag. He placed the temple blocks in front of him and placed the soul-releasing mantra on his crossed legs. He began slowly pounding the temple blocks while reciting the words on the mantra page.
The three injured dragon chiefs looked at Michio, wondering if what he had done was effective. At this time, they saw white, almost transparent apparitions slowly appearing behind Michio. The transparent apparitions lowered their heads, as if crying, listening to Michio reciting the soul-releasing mantra.
With the combined efforts of the two Tanzanies, Lixin, Fufu, and the six dragon chiefs, they were unable to force Huoyan to retreat toward the entrance of the black cave. They are still fighting in the center of the island, and the mortals know that the longer Huoyan is out of the black cave, the more souls he will consume.
Huoyan's spear swung at the six dragon chiefs, and the six chiefs quickly separated to avoid injury. He waved his spear with his right hand and Lixin raised his sword to block Huoyan's incoming spear. Fufu rolled on the ground and swung her swords forward to aim at Huoyan's leg, but Huoyan quickly avoided Fufu's sword, rushed forward, stepped on Fufu's leg to the ground, and the spear collided with Lixin's sword. The collision shattered Lixin's sword.
Huoyan thrust his spear at Lixin's chest, but Fufu swung her sword at Huoyan's leg. Huoyan's leg was still on Fufu's leg. Huoyan quickly let go of Fufu's leg, just as Fufu rolled again, blocking Huoyan's spear with her shield. Huoyan pulled his spear out and again sent his spear back into the same hole he just created. The already fragile shield could not protect Fufu's left arm. Huoyan's spear pierced the shield directly and penetrated into Fufu's flesh.
Seeing that his friends were at a disadvantage, Yul rushed over from the side. Yul thrust his sword at Huoyan, and Huoyan quickly blocked it with the tip of his spear. Huoyan pulled out the spear from Fufu's left arm and shield and threw a heavy kick at Lixin. Lixin quickly crossed his arms to avoid hitting his chest directly, but the force of Huoyan's kick was enough to make him slide towards the three injured dragon chiefs. Lixin looked towards Huoyan and spit out a mouthful of blood.
Huoyan thrust his spear into Fufu's abdomen, and Abrafo shot a line of fire at Huoyan, pushing Huoyan away from Fufu. When Abrafo thrust his sword into Huoyan's side, Huoyan quickly sidestepped Abrafo's swords, grabbed Abrafo's right wrist with his left hand, and hit Abrafo's left shoulder. He pulled Abrafo towards him and was about to launch a second blow when Yul swung his sword at Huoyan's left arm. Huoyan quickly took two steps back, grabbed the spear with his left hand, blocked Yul's swords, and punched Yul hard in the abdomen, but Yul blocked Huoyan's fist with his leg. Huoyan let go of the spear in his left hand, curled his left hand into a fit and threw a heavy punch straight at Yul's right upper chest, knocking Yul flying and falling in front of Lixin, causing Yul to vomit blood. Huoyan sneered at Yul, as he rose into the air with his spear. He grabbed his spear, turned to looked at Abrafo with a smirk on his face. He raised his spare to stab Abrafo, but a vine quickly pulled Abrafo away. Huoyan become angry, conjured an arrow, and shot the arrow straight at Abrafo, hitting Abrafo's thigh. Huoyan looked up at the injured people and found that many souls had turned into apparitions and stood behind Michio. Seeing this scene, his heart burned fiercely, and his red eyes widened when he saw Hajime approaching from a distance.
"Xian Xian...," Huoyan whispered when he saw Hajime rushing towards Yul. He clenched the spear tightly in his right hand and stared at Hajime.