Chapter 878: Escape Into the Magma

As the Forbidden Technique erupted, Yin Ya Demon Saint’s aura surged violently.

His entire body was shrouded in pitch‑black nether wind, and behind him a hazy, indistinct world surfaced—a world of pure darkness, without light, without life, only death and night, like the Hell Netherworld itself.

Yin Ya Demon Saint seemed like a creature that had stepped out from this Nether Domain, come to bring boundless annihilation upon this realm.

Boom!

Yin Ya Demon Saint’s twin wings shook, and the nether wind roared, transforming into a raging storm that blew the magma fire pillars out, drying them to hardness, and in the end completely solidifying them.

"Nether Wind!"

Yin Ya Demon Saint struck with lightning speed. In an instant, the nether wind surged like a boundless sea, waves crashing, wherever it swept the magma dimmed and gradually went out as it blasted toward the Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir.

This Nether Wind was terrifying to the extreme; even the Vermilion Bird’s Flame found it hard to pierce through. In the end it slammed onto the Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir’s body, dimming the flames on it by a large margin, its aura withering.

Swoosh!

The Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir did not take the blow head‑on; instead its wings snapped open, transforming into a streak of firelight that dodged away at speed.

"You can’t escape!"

Yin Ya Demon Saint’s eyes turned dark and deep as his wings kept beating. At once, gust after gust of Nether Wind howled forth, chasing down the Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir. At this moment his strength was comparable to a Great Saint’s, and with the blessing of Nether Qi his power had doubled.

Right now Yin Ya Demon Saint’s strength was far too overwhelming; even Crazy Wine Sword Saint could only barely protect himself, while the Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir had been utterly forced onto the back foot and could only dodge frantically in all directions.

At this rate, Yin Ya Demon Saint truly had a chance to capture the Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir.

But how could the Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir possibly sit still and await death? As it leaped through space and time without cease, it kept circling among the forty‑nine peaks.

"It’s activating this natural Great Formation!"

Su Han understood it best. With a single glance he saw through the Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir’s intent.

After a brief thought, Su Han decided to lend it a hand. Otherwise, if Yin Ya Demon Saint obtained it, it would be far more difficult for him to seize it back.

With that thought, Su Han secretly circulated the Glyph Secret, activating the successive Dao Formations he had left behind earlier. In this way, not only would this natural Great Formation be activated faster, its might would also be greatly enhanced.

Rumble, rumble, rumble!

The forty‑nine peaks all began to shake violently at the same time, like a Great Earthquake crashing down, destroying heaven and earth, unstoppable in its path.

The next instant, the forty‑nine volcanoes erupted together, their force several times stronger than before. Vast quantities of magma spewed out, linking together into one and transforming into a canopy of magma in the sky, which then slammed down fiercely like a colossal wave crashing, swallowing everyone within.

"Ah!"

A wretched scream came from the side. One Supreme Realm Martial Artist from King Yama’s Palace was struck by immense volumes of magma, his Domain collapsing as his entire person was wrapped in molten fire, burned in an instant into a charred corpse, then gradually melted into part of the magma itself.

The power of forty‑nine volcanoes erupting in unison was simply too terrifying. Supreme Realm Martial Artists were utterly unable to withstand it; even Saint Realm powerhouses felt immense pressure and suffered grievous injuries.

In the blink of an eye more than a dozen Supreme Realm Martial Artists died within the magma. The remaining crowd, eyes wide with horror, fled at speed, flying out of this mountain range, barely preserving their lives.

However, Su Han and the others did not leave. They were all Saint Realm powerhouses, barely capable of surviving within the magma. Right now they had to keep fighting, sworn to obtain the Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir!

The region of the forty‑nine peaks was now completely occupied by magma, transformed into a vast magma sea. The blazing, scalding magma possessed fearsome destructive power—wherever it flowed, the earth melted, grass and trees turned to ash, rivers evaporated; nothing was left behind.

And even Yin Ya Demon Saint’s Nether Wind could not blow out so much magma. Instead, it was the Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir that struck, wielding magma as its weapon and once more stabilizing the situation.

"Magma Burst!"

The Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir stared coldly at Yin Ya Demon Saint, then its Holy Might soared, stirring the entire magma sea.

The next instant, eight magma fire pillars rose around Yin Ya Demon Saint, then simultaneously detonated, transforming into a terrifying force of destruction that blasted that swath of heaven and earth into collapse.

Though Yin Ya Demon Saint had unleashed a Forbidden Technique, he was still somewhat overmatched before this might of heaven and earth. When he escaped, his body was marked by many charred wounds, with numerous feathers scorched black, leaving him looking especially bedraggled.

But the Forbidden Technique had not yet run its course. Yin Ya Demon Saint’s Combat Power remained undiminished as he once more condensed his boundless Nether Wind and lunged to slay the Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir.

On the other side, Crazy Wine Sword Saint was not idle either. Gripping his Holy Sword, his alcoholic aura surged to the sky, transforming into countless blades of wine Sword Qi that struck from behind at the Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir.

Crazy Wine Sword Saint knew very well that this place was the Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir’s home ground. If they could not severely injure it, once it chose to flee he would find it extremely hard to give chase. Thus he tacitly cooperated with Yin Ya Demon Saint, seeking to heavily wound the Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir before continuing the contest.

Rumble, rumble, rumble!

The Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir kept stirring the magma; the surging magma transformed into fire pillars, into towering waves, into all manner of assaults that crashed toward Yin Ya Demon Saint and Crazy Wine Sword Saint.

The three clashed together in a great battle, the scene staggering. Terrifying battle shockwaves burst forth, turning this place into a forbidden zone of death.

After this series of intense clashes, the energies of all three had been greatly consumed, and each bore wounds of their own, no longer at Peak condition.

"Heaven Rank Intermediate Martial Technique: Senluo Death Mark!"

Yin Ya Demon Saint’s entire aura surged wildly as he actually unleashed a Heaven Rank Intermediate Martial Technique.

Heaven and earth changed color, time and space reversed; endless nether wind shrouded this stretch of heaven and earth, as though transforming it into a corner of the Netherworld. At that moment Yin Ya Demon Saint struck at speed, sending out a single seal that shot toward the Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir.

The might of this strike was boundless, making the Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir’s expression change drastically. It hurriedly stirred magma to defend, while the power of time from both sides clashed without cease, interfering with one another.

Yet Yin Ya Demon Saint’s blow was simply too strong. This time the Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir failed to hold; the magma was torn apart, and the Senluo Death Mark landed upon its body, leaving behind a murky, ink‑black imprint steeped in Death Qi.

The Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir suffered a heavy wound, coughing out several drops of medicinal fluid as red as blood. In an instant, rich medicinal fragrance spread, and just a single breath of it made one’s whole body feel soothed, as though their injuries were about to recover.

This was an Immortality Medicine—each single drop of medicinal fluid was more precious than a Holy Medicine.

Swoosh!

The Vermilion Bird Immortality Elixir folded its wings together and dove straight into the magma sea. Having been grievously injured, if it continued to fight it was doomed to defeat, so it fled.

"With my Senluo Death Mark upon you, you cannot escape!"

Cold light flashed in Yin Ya Demon Saint’s eyes as he swiftly pursued into the magma sea.

Crazy Wine Sword Saint refused to fall behind. Enveloping himself within his Domain, he too chased down into the depths.

"Go, track the Immortality Medicine!"

The situation had shifted, and the opportunity Su Han had waited for had finally arrived. He was the first to enter the magma sea in pursuit, while his opponent, the fat man, also quickly gave chase, and the other Saints likewise plunged into the magma sea.

In that instant, the struggle for possession transformed into a chase‑and‑kill battle—and this was exactly what Su Han desired!