Chapter 497 - 472: The Terrifying Old Man

Flames rushed towards Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo, both augmented by the Rule of Fire, exerting their full strength. Yet, as the fire attacked, they still retreated violently, their bodies enveloped by a terrifying blaze, sizzling as it scorched them.

The two continuously activated their Immortal Power to dispel the flames.

In the Flame Mountain Range, the endless red light gathered towards the fan, which then whipped up another wave of flame, assaulting the trio.

"This fan can continuously draw power from the Flame Mountain Range. We must stop it from drawing power from the mountains to suppress it," Lu Yan said.

"You two hold it off while I set up the formation to block its energy absorption from the Flame Mountain Range," Mr. World transmitted to Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo.

"Leave it to us," Lu Yan responded, mobilizing all his strength, merging the Thunder Fire Rule, and brandishing the Thunder Sword to slash out.

Meanwhile, Shen Yinuo also exerted her full power, unleashing the Great Sun Melting Furnace.

The aura of the Great Sun Melting Furnace permeated the cave, enveloping the fan.

Just as the aura of the Great Sun Melting Furnace shrouded the fan, Lu Yan sharply felt that the fan seemed to tremble, its power weakened by a fraction.

Boom boom!

With two thunderous sounds, Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo still retreated, but they successfully fended off the fan’s attack.

Meanwhile, Mr. World, undistracted, had his fingers dancing, condensing countless runes, which he embedded into the walls of the cave.

"Yinuo, that Artifact Spirit of the fan seems to fear your Great Sun Melting Furnace. Maybe your furnace can suppress it," Lu Yan communicated to Shen Yinuo.

Shen Yinuo nodded; she had felt it too.

Hum!

The Great Sun Melting Furnace rumbled, blood light diffusing, flames engulfing, exuding a powerful aura. The entire cave was filled with the presence of the Great Sun Melting Furnace.

The Artifact Spirit of the fan, indeed fearful, retreated subconsciously, its presence weakened.

Their eyes lit up.

The Great Sun Melting Furnace, although an Organ Miracle of Shen Yinuo, was solid and real, not a conjuration of a new item from nothing.

That is to say, in history, or in this world, the Great Sun Melting Furnace truly existed. Perhaps, it’s still around.

Undoubtedly, the Great Sun Melting Furnace was of a very high level, and as a fire-attribute artifact, it was normal to have a suppressive effect on lower-level fire-attribute artifacts.

Seizing the opportunity, Lu Yan charged forward, his Thunder Sword slicing continuously, a hundred strikes in a breath.

The sword light, like a swimming dragon, enveloped the Artifact Spirit of the fan.

The Artifact Spirit of the fan suddenly stirred, its flames like shockwaves, bursting out and shattering the sword light. But Shen Yinuo seized the moment, turning the Great Sun Melting Furnace upside down, opening its lid, suppressing downward, and trapping the Artifact Spirit inside.

The Great Sun Melting Furnace became agitated; though fearful of the furnace, it refused to be refined, fanning out flames, wanting to shatter the Great Sun Melting Furnace.

The Great Sun Melting Furnace trembled, the bloodstains on it emitting a peculiar glow, merging with the furnace, stubbornly holding against the attack.

But Shen Yinuo’s face turned pale, the impact evidently not small.

When the Artifact Spirit of the fan failed to shatter the Great Sun Melting Furnace with one attack, it became even more frantic. Being suppressed within the furnace instilled it with immense fear, and it desperately sought to break free.

Energy from the Flame Mountain furiously surged towards the Artifact Spirit of the fan.

"Senior, is it not ready yet?"

Lu Yan transmitted to Mr. World.

"Just hold on a little longer, it’s almost ready, just hold on," Mr. World responded, his fingers vibrating incessantly, producing afterimages, reaching the extreme speeds as countless runes diffused continuously.

"Yinuo, I’ll help you," Lu Yan flashed beside the Great Sun Melting Furnace, placed his palm on it, allowing the Rule of Fire to flow into the furnace while also augmenting it on the outside.

Boom!

The Artifact Spirit of the fan launched another attack.

The furious flame, like a volcanic eruption, struck the Great Sun Melting Furnace all at once.

The Great Sun Melting Furnace ballooned like a balloon, and Lu Yan, feeling a terrifying and powerful energy at his palm, involuntarily trembled, retreating thirteen steps, his qi-blood churning, almost coughing up blood.

And Shen Yinuo, who took a greater impact than Lu Yan, turned pale with a cough of fresh blood.

"Tian-theft Formation, Severs Heaven From Earth," Mr. World suddenly exclaimed, forming hand seals with his hands.

Runes emerged on the cave walls, weaving together, creating a profound formation that isolated the Artifact Spirit of the fan from the Flame Mountain Range.

The Artifact Spirit of the fan found that it suddenly could not absorb the energy from the Flame Mountain Range anymore.

Without the replenishment of energy from the Flame Mountain Range, its power greatly diminished, and its panic peaked, unable to suppress the fear of the Great Sun Melting Furnace.

Both Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo exhaled deeply.

"Artifact Spirit, it would be best for you to submit to me, otherwise, I will refine you," Shen Yinuo spoke, activating the Great Sun Melting Furnace as its temperature surged rapidly, with terrible destructive power billowing within.

The Artifact Spirit of the fan trembled, overtaken by fear, but it did not submit, continuing to launch attacks, attempting to break out of the Great Sun Melting Furnace.

But without the energy from the Flame Mountain Range and due to its fear of the Great Sun Melting Furnace, its full power was reduced to sixty percent, unable to break the furnace, only dull thuds were heard as the Great Sun Melting Furnace remained unscathed.

"Then I shall refine you," Shen Yinuo showed no mercy, the blood light of the Great Sun Melting Furnace intensifying, and within the furnace, tendrils of blood-red flame began to spread.

Scarlet flames fell upon the fan’s Artifact Spirit, emitting a hissing sound as it slowly refined.

They saw the hope of victory and involuntarily relaxed their breath.

But at that moment, Lu Yan’s soul felt a sharp pain, sensing a terrible crisis.

A terrifying power surged toward Lu Yan, Shen Yinuo, and Mr. World.

To be precise, it was mainly aimed at Shen Yinuo.

"Yinuo, be careful of the soul attack."

Lu Yan sent out soul fluctuations and, without any hesitation, cast a Big Tree Phantom Image.

The Big Tree Phantom Image struck down toward a void beside Shen Yinuo.

Boom!

The Big Tree Phantom Image collided with a powerful soul strength.

The image of the Big Tree shook violently, cracks spread across the trunk, and it exploded.

But that soul strength also trembled and quickly retracted.

"A special soul? Heh, not bad, no wonder you can block this old man’s soul attack, but let’s see how many moves you can withstand."

A cold sneer echoed through the cave, followed by an even more terrifying soul force, surging out like a tsunami.

This time, it targeted Lu Yan.

Lu Yan felt a terrible crisis.

This soul strength was incomparably tyrannical, the mightiest among all the experts Lu Yan had encountered, far surpassing the likes of Skull Fire Mountain’s Master from the Immortal Fourth Layer.

This was a being beyond the Immortal Fourth Layer.

As for how much beyond, he did not know.

Lu Yan’s face was extremely solemn; he hadn’t expected that such a terrifying being was hidden here.

But at that moment, there was no time for further thought. Lu Yan’s Primordial Spirit shone, and in an instant, he launched three successive Big Tree Phantom Images toward the soul strength.

Boom boom boom!

Three successive roars, all three Big Tree Phantom Images exploded.

And that soul strength continued to surge towards Lu Yan.

"Not good."

Lu Yan’s face changed drastically.

Ever since he entered the Primordial Spirit Realm and condensed soul strength, his soul attack had been invincible. This was the first time he had encountered a situation where, despite deploying three Big Tree Phantom Images, he was still at a disadvantage.

It wasn’t that the opponent’s Primordial Spirit was more mysterious than his, but that the opponent’s realm was higher, and their soul strength stronger.

Soul conflicts are not only dangerous but also extremely fast, happening in the blink of an eye.

No sooner had the Big Tree Phantom Image been shattered than the opponent’s soul rushed into Lu Yan’s sea of consciousness and struck his soul.

Clearly, the opponent intended to annihilate Lu Yan’s soul with overwhelming soul strength.

Lu Yan’s Primordial Spirit, upon being struck by this tyrannical soul energy, immediately developed cracks, and the surface of the Primordial Spirit began to melt like ice and snow upon encountering fire.

But energy from the Big Tree within the Primordial Spirit surged forth in time, and Lu Yan’s Primordial Spirit quickly recovered.

The recovery speed matched that of the destruction.

"How... How is your Primordial Spirit possible?"

The opponent’s soul emitted a strong fluctuation.

He had seen special souls before, but such horrific recovery power was unheard of.

Suddenly, the Big Tree within the Primordial Spirit shone, and its roots stretched out like long whips, lashing at the opponent’s soul.

Pfft pfft...

A series of explosions sounded, the opponent’s soul screamed out and withdrew like a tide.

"Boy, your Primordial Spirit surpasses this old man’s imagination. To think that at just the Immortal First Layer, you managed to repel my soul. Impressive..."

A stern voice rose in the cave, and afterwards, an old figure emerged.

This was an old man, but his appearance was extremely ferocious, with a wound on his forehead extending down to his abdomen, almost splitting his body in half.

And the wound kept opening and closing, as though wanting to heal, yet continuously being forced open by a terrible energy.

Mr. World and Lu Yan stood side by side, holding a huge formation flag, with ninety-nine formation flags revolving non-stop around the giant one.

"Lu Yan, this person is extremely terrifying. I can’t make out his cultivation level at all; he might be beyond Immortal Fourth Layer..."

Mr. World communicated through soul transmission.

Lu Yan silently nodded.

The old man glanced over Lu Yan and Mr. World, then turned his gaze toward Shen Yinuo, and in an elderly voice: "Girl, won’t you stop? If you don’t, this old man will make you beg for death..."

But Shen Yinuo turned a deaf ear and continued to refine the fan’s Artifact Spirit with all her might.

"Stubborn fool. Don’t think just because this old man is wounded that killing you all will be difficult."

As soon as the words fell, the old man’s soul charged toward Shen Yinuo.

Lu Yan, well-prepared, appeared in front of Shen Yinuo as the opponent’s soul moved. His Primordial Spirit followed, and three Big Tree Phantom Images flew out, colliding with the opponent’s soul.

Meanwhile, his Primordial Spirit emerged, hovered above his head, with the roots of the Big Tree inside extending out, covering the front of his body and blocking the opponent’s soul strength.

In the instant both parties made their move, Mr. World swung the formation flag, launching an attack at the old man as well.