The intensely scorching flames exploded instantly, their roar echoing for a hundred miles!
Ao Yuan, struck by the flames, plummeted from the sky.
With a tremendous crash, Ao Yuan was slammed into the ground of Mount Tai Bai by the inferno.
His entire body was engulfed in the scorching flames, which, upon contact with the ground, spread out in all directions along his form.
The ground near Ao Yuan turned a charred black under the erosion of the celestial fire, the earth drying and cracking with countless spiderweb-like fissures.
And this was merely the beginning.
In the sky.
The tribulation clouds continued to flash and wither.
The celestial fire within gathered bit by bit, condensing into terrifying beastly shadows that charged towards Ao Yuan.
"Roar!"
Ao Yuan let out a resounding roar, the Weak Water surging forth continuously.
Clearly, he intended to use it to neutralize the celestial fire.
However, compared to last time, not only had the rate of neutralization significantly slowed, but the celestial fire also seemed to have grown even more potent.
The Weak Water alone was no longer able to block it.
At this moment!
The ferocious beast phantoms manifested by the celestial fire approached Ao Yuan, each roaring ferociously.
They opened their fiery, gaping maws and lunged to devour Ao Yuan!
This terrifying spectacle was enough to make the jaws of those nearby shatter.
"The might of celestial fire! It's too terrifying!"
Bruhl Gula sighed, his eyes filled with dread for the celestial fire.
Just now, the tribulation lightning had continuously rained down.
But no matter how it struck, Ao Yuan seemed as if he were unharmed.
Yet now, with the celestial fire just beginning, Ao Yuan was already struggling to hold on.
"We've all retreated to the edges, and even we find it difficult to resist the celestial fire," the Succubus agreed with Bruhl Gula, nodding. "And he is right at the epicenter of the celestial fire. He's surely dead now, isn't he?"
Hearing the Succubus's words, the others remained silent.
Their thoughts were clearly aligned with the Succubus.
They had absolutely no belief that Ao Yuan stood any chance of survival under the celestial fire!
"Roar!"
Ao Yuan let out a cry of pain.
This time, the onlookers saw that Ao Yuan seemed to have made no attempt to resist the erosion of the celestial fire.
He!
Had already been swallowed by countless towering, scorching flames!
His figure could no longer be seen on the ground of Mount Tai Bai.
All that was visible were streams of intensely burning flames!
Bruhl Gula and his companions, witnessing this, felt a slight tremor in their hearts but none spoke.
The facts were now clear.
No matter how strong Ao Yuan's power was, he could not withstand the erosion of the celestial fire.
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He was surely dead this time!
However, it had to be said that even in death, Ao Yuan would be considered a legend.
After all!
The majestic thirty-six bolts of tribulation lightning had caused Ao Yuan no ill effects whatsoever.
If it weren't for Ao Yuan's bad luck in encountering the seventy-two heavenly tribulations, he would have already successfully passed the trial!
With this alone, Ao Yuan was enough to look down upon all his peers!
"No!"
Just then, Bruhl Gula seemed to notice something, his eyes widening slightly as he shook his head and stated with a low growl, "He's not dead yet!"
"He's still struggling!"
"What?"
Everyone's gaze shifted, and they all looked towards Bruhl Gula, utterly bewildered. Given the evident reality, why would he still draw such a conclusion?
After all!
Ao Yuan was completely engulfed by the celestial fire at this moment, and apart from the initial cry of agony, there had been no further sound.
Didn't this prove that he was done for?
"Look."
Bruhl Gula took a deep breath, his pale gold eyes lifting slightly as he gazed at the tribulation clouds in the sky. "If Ao Yuan truly couldn't withstand it, the anomaly of the heavenly tribulation should have disappeared."
A single remark awakened them from their delusion!
As soon as he said this, they looked up and discovered that it was indeed as Bruhl Gula had stated.
The moment they thought of this, their faces all showed a slight expression of stupor.
If he could still survive under such terrifying celestial fire, then Ao Yuan was simply too monstrous!
Was he truly a creature from the ravaged Blue Star?
Or was he an ancient being like themselves?
No, let alone ancient beings.
This wasn't a compliment to ancient beings; it was a compliment to their faces!
"Roar!"
And as they were in a daze, a world-shattering roar suddenly erupted from the dense sea of flames.
Following closely!
A colossal creature, its entire body engulfed in flames, revealed a corner of itself within the fiery expanse.
It roared at the sky, and then with an indescribable speed, it soared into the air!
Mid-air.
It emanated a dense and profound aura!
"Roar!"
It roared again, and it seemed as if the sea of flames below was being suppressed by something.
The flames began to recede at a visible pace.
As the resonant roar concluded, the flames on the ground had completely dissipated.
Even the temperature in the air had eased.
Only in mid-air!
The colossal body still bore flames!
But these flames seemed to have caused it no harm; rather, they looked like a part of its manifested being.
"This… this actually worked?"
"Is this truly a tribulation? Is this really celestial fire?"
"Why is the celestial fire not affecting him?"
"What in the world can still harm him?"
…
From afar, watching Ao Yuan circling in the sky, Bruhl Gula and his companions were all dumbfounded, exclaiming in succession.
Strong!
He was simply too strong!
So strong it was almost against all reason.
Even the celestial fire had not caused him any substantial harm.
Instead, the menacing celestial fire seemed to be under his control.
This… anyone else would never have had such a thought, right!
Heavenly tribulations were meant to be endured, not played with!
"Roar!"
At this moment, Ao Yuan hovered in the air!
His pale gold scales were now laced with streaks of shimmering lightning!
Most astonishingly, flames seemed to be entwined around him.
These flames, vivid and lifelike, appeared to be a part of his body.
He gazed at the tribulation clouds in the sky with his eyes, opening his mouth to roar defiantly.
As if to say: Come on! Hurry up and come!
At this moment!
He gave the impression of a ferocious beast from ancient times!
His power was immense, like a war god, invincible in all directions!
"He really survived the celestial fire!"
"He's not an ordinary creature, is he? Is he… a divine beast?"
"It's not like I haven't seen divine beasts before, and even divine beasts shouldn't possess his kind of strength!"
"I don't know what kind of creature he is, but I do know this… from now on, I must never be his enemy!"
"After this is over, those of you who want to settle scores with him can go ahead."
"Anyway… anyway, your actions have nothing to do with me!"
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