Fierce flames blazed fiercely, the intense heat twisting the atmosphere.
Magma boiled, and suddenly a Flame Demon Beast as big as a small mountain—Nascent Soul Level Flame Stepping Lizard—burst forth!
It launched a sudden attack from the south, fiercely slamming into the Lava Fairy Palace.
Meanwhile, in the opposite direction to the north, a Nascent Soul Level Runaway Fire Snake wrapped in fierce flames, opened its mouth to spew out a torrent of flames.
The unbearably hot flames roasted the spherical light shield of the Lava Fairy Palace. The shield was already damaged, and under the dual assault of the two Nascent Soul Level Demon Beasts, cracks proliferated, the situation looking extremely grim.
"Demonic beasts!" Meng Kui let out a cold shout.
Spell—Mystique in the Palm!
Large handprints converged from all sides, two by two, one pair aimed at each of the Nascent Soul Level Demon Beasts in the south and north.
The Runaway Fire Snake hissed, twisting its massive body to dodge the attack.
The Flame Stepping Lizard, however, did not flinch or dodge, resisting the smack of the big handprint while continuing its ferocious assault on the spherical light shield.
The Immortal Palace shook!
Under the fierce attack of the Flame Stepping Lizard, the nearest mechanical buildings collapsed consecutively. The ground cracked, and then a corner of the palace separate from the main body, tumbling into the magma below.
The magma, stirred up by the fall of a corner of the palace, surged in giant waves toward the broken walls and remnants outside the palace.
A large amount of lava, taking advantage of the still unsealed spherical light shield, spread within the Lava Fairy Palace, burning more buildings and creating a scene full of devastation.
In the depths of the clouds of smoke, Meng Kui gazed deeply, his face expressionless.
Booom, booom, booom!
Suddenly, battle erupted within the inner circle of the Lava Fairy Palace.
The Black Shadow Demon Cultivator appeared again, pursuing Yang Chanyu!
The shock from the impact of the Nascent Soul Demon Beasts had already awakened nearly all the cultivators within the palace.
The battle between Black Shadow Demon Cultivator and Yang Chanyu immediately captured the wide attention of the cultivators.
A streak of golden light, like a long rainbow, tore through the sky, rapidly approaching the battlefield between Yang Chanyu and Black Shadow Demon Cultivator.
Seeing this familiar flight light, everyone knew without a doubt—it was Zhu Xuanji!
Flame Demon Beasts of Qi Refining Level and Foundation Establishment Level, once again united into waves, threw themselves toward the inner circle of the Lava Fairy Palace.
"The opportunity has come," Zhu Xuanji silently commanded.
Thus, members of the three Renovation Teams, who held positions at the Command Platform and Five Elements Turret, collaborated to execute the command.
Under their influence, only a few Mechanical Artifacts remained in the front, blocking the Demon Beasts from approaching the Gourd Fire Furnace Forest.
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, in a rush, urgently contacted Ning Zhuo.
Ning Zhuo's second-rank position still held, his commands overshadowing everyone from the three Renovation Teams.
Thus, a large number of Mechanical Artifacts gathered toward the direction of the Fire Furnace Forest, with Five Elements Cannonballs raining down intensively, continuously covering the Demon Beast Tide.
However, under Ning Zhuo's intentional laxity, a Flame Demon Beast still breached the defenses and entered the Golden Furnace Ruins.
The real Zhu Xuanji suddenly appeared, and amidst the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit's shrieks, he followed into the Golden Furnace Ruins!
The previous Zhu Xuanji was not the real person but was impersonated by Zhu Zhen.
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit could not constantly watch Zhu Xuanji, as it had to take charge of the vast defenses of the Immortal Palace, combating the endless assaults of Demon Beasts.
Therefore, it did not detect in advance that Zhu Zhen and Zhu Xuanji had secretly swapped places.
"Young master, young master!"
"Strike now, quick, quick!"
"We mustn't let Zhu Xuanji find any clues!"
At this moment, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit felt its heart in its throat, even though it had no heart.
Ning Zhuo gritted his teeth, resolute: "Zhu Xuanji, you forced my hand!"
With the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit's cooperation, he fully launched the attacks of the Five Elements Turret, with Five Elements Cannonballs falling like a fierce storm, comprehensively covering the Golden Furnace Ruins.
Booom, booom, booom…
Amid the intense bombardment, Zhu Xuanji forcibly held out temporarily.
He knew that at this very moment, he had to race against time. Time was extremely limited, and he could only choose one furnace to investigate.
The second Golden Furnace, the third Golden Furnace, and the fourth Golden Furnace had all been destroyed, containing extremely valuable clues!
Zhu Xuanji hesitated for a moment but ultimately chose the second Golden Furnace.
The reason stemmed from the riddle-poem given by Ning Zhuo.
Having seen the poem just once, Zhu Xuanji deduced the answer was "two."
Zhu Xuanji believed that Ning Zhuo was referring to the second Golden Furnace!
He rushed towards the ruins of the second Golden Furnace, his palm making contact and with great difficulty, he used the Trace Back technique.
Under the Innate Golden Eye, he witnessed the following scene.
The door of the second Golden Furnace stood open, the teleportation circle spewing out countless materials.
These materials were of exceptional quality, with the lowest being at Golden Core Level, and the highest at Nascent Soul Level.
Among them, a sight that instantly captivated the eyes was a Jiaolong's body. It was extremely magnificent and radiant, crafted entirely like a crystal, with red and orange flames shimmering within the crystal, burning silently and dangerously, yet revealing an unbelievable beauty.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Xuanji's pupils sharply contracted.
Then, he saw all these materials being thrown into the Golden Furnace.
The door of the Golden Furnace closed, ignition for refining started, and the furnace emitted the hissing sounds of the Jiaolong.
The refining process did not last long.
Cracks quickly multiplied on the surface of the Golden Furnace, and by the end of the refining, when the flames extinguished, it simply disintegrated into a pile of debris.