Zhang Er Gou stared in astonishment at the scene before him.
During the pursuit, he noticed that the spirit fire’s volume was slowly increasing.
Its emitted golden radiance grew even more dazzling and striking.
Zhang Er Gou fixed his gaze on the spirit fire, a hesitant thought silently taking root in his heart.
As if in response, another portion of the spirit fire within him stirred joyfully.
Zhang Er Gou was overjoyed, his hope growing even stronger.
Liu Ya Xuan was also captivated by the spirit fire chasing the flames of the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range.
As the spirit fire pursued, it engulfed more and more of the flames from the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range.
The spirit fire’s volume grew at a visible rate.
"Roar~~"
Suddenly, the spirit fire transformed into a fire-formed giant dragon, letting out a colossal roar.
The Scarlet Flame Mountain Range, which had been pursued, was also provoked.
It changed its form, and all the flames on the entire mountain range converged, transforming into a fire dragon larger than the beast formed by the spirit fire.
The aura of the two dragons was equally matched.
Zhang Er Gou clenched his fists, secretly worrying for the spirit fire.
He could do nothing at this moment; if he were to intervene, he feared he would be incinerated into nothingness.
Thus, he could only wait patiently, the great battle on the verge of breaking out.
"Roar~~" The fire dragon formed from the flames of the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range, unwilling to be outdone.
The dragon formed by the spirit fire was entirely golden.
The fire dragon formed from the flames of the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range was entirely crimson.
The two dragons stood in the void, glaring at each other.
Abruptly, the crimson dragon initiated the attack, lunging to tear at the golden dragon's body.
How could the golden dragon allow it to succeed so easily?
With a nimble flicker of its body, it dodged the crimson dragon's gaping maw.
What was even more incredible was that during the evasion, it managed to tear off some of the crimson dragon's scales with its own.
"Roar~~"
The crimson dragon let out a roar of unwillingness.
...
The changes here naturally drew the attention of Li Kong Cai and Yuan Yue.
Not only them, but surrounding cultivators were also drawn by the two fire-formed giant dragons in the sky.
Those with lower cultivation levels stopped at a distance to watch.
However, cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage, relying on their cultivation,
stood proudly in the void, observing the battle between the two fire-formed giant dragons.
"That crimson dragon is likely the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range, right?"
An old man with sparse hair spoke with a slight lisp, but no one present dared to underestimate him.
"Yes, senior, that crimson one is indeed the dragon formed by the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range."
Li Kong Cai felt as if he had swallowed a fly.
He had planned to kill Zhang Er Gou directly once he emerged.
He would then obtain the ball of golden flame, greatly increasing his power thereafter.
Alas, things had not unfolded according to his plans at all.
When the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range became fully active, it had attracted the attention of some cultivators.
But they were all low-level cultivators, and Li Kong Cai paid them no mind.
However, not long after, the development of events completely exceeded his expectations.
The spirit fire and the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range truly went to war.
Finally, both transformed into dragons and engaged in a contest in the void.
This commotion attracted many.
Even some reclusive old monsters were stirred.
The sparse-haired old man before them, whose age was impossible to discern.
However, Li Kong Cai felt that the elder could crush him with just a single finger.
For the first time, he doubted his late Nascent Soul stage strength.
Yuan Yue beside him was not faring any better.
Initially, only the two of them had been paying attention to this area for the past few days.
Although their intentions differed slightly, they shared the same basic objective.
But now, as more people gathered,
cold sweat streamed incessantly down Yuan Yue's forehead.
Fortunately, after asking that one question, the sparse-haired old man fell silent.
The pressure on their bodies lessened considerably.
"Hmm? Who is that brat? How can he be standing on the peak of the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range?"
Soon, the sparse-haired old man noticed Zhang Er Gou's presence.
Despite being tens of miles away, with the old man's cultivation, this short distance was easily perceived.
"This brat is unknown to me."
Li Kong Cai decided to conceal the secret of Zhang Er Gou possessing the golden flame.
"Hm?"
A chilling aura spread outwards with terrifying speed, making Li Kong Cai feel as if his limbs were about to freeze.
"Senior Qiu, please show mercy and spare the life of my subordinate elder."
From afar, Liu Xun strode swiftly, shouting as he flew.
He feared that if he called out any slower, Li Kong Cai might lose his life because of it.
"Little Liu Xun?"
The old man turned his head and saw Liu Xun flying over, his aura dissipating accordingly.
Immediately, the ice-cold sensation Li Kong Cai had felt vanished.
"You've been cultivating all these years, and yet you've regressed. Still only in the Out-of-Body stage?"
Glancing casually at Liu Xun, the old man spoke words that shocked those present.
Liu Xun, however, showed no surprise. Instead, he stood beside the old man like a child.
"What did you just say? This brat is your sect's elder?"
With a glance at Liu Xun, as if he hadn't spoken for many years and had finally met someone familiar.
The old man had endless words to say.
"The Flowing Sea Sect is also becoming more and more of a mess. A mere Nascent Soul stage can be an elder."
The old man paid no attention to the crimson faces of Li Kong Cai and Yuan Yue.
It was as if they simply did not exist.
"That's right, even you, a mere Out-of-Body cultivator, can be the sect leader. How good can it be?"
Liu Xun kept his head lowered, nodding in agreement to whatever the old man said.
He offered no resistance.
In this world, might truly made right.
Although Liu Xun was the sect leader himself, he knew deeply that even if the entire Flowing Sea Sect were brought to bear,
they would not be a match for this unremarkable-looking old man.
Before a powerful being, only submission was a wise choice.
Being stubborn would be foolish.
"That brat is rather interesting. To be able to survive in the center of the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range. Interesting, very interesting..."
Seeing Liu Xun continuously nodding in agreement, the old man lost the mood to lecture.
He continued to gaze at the two fire dragons battling in the void.
"Zhang Er Gou?" Following the direction the old man pointed, Liu Xun casually called out Zhang Er Gou's name.
"Little Liu Xun, you know that brat?"
Liu Xun felt an urge to kill Li Kong Cai and Yuan Yue.
Sending two late Nascent Soul cultivators to capture a mere early Nascent Soul cultivator, and yet there was no result after so long.
Now he saw Zhang Er Gou on the central peak of the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range.
If gazes could kill, Li Kong Cai and Yuan Yue would have died and been reborn ten thousand times by now.
Liu Xun knew that anything or anyone that caught the eye of this old man.
No one else could even dream of getting involved.
It seemed the Flowing Sea Sect's ambition to target Zhang Er Gou was utterly dashed.