Chapter 248: Battle of Mugu, Lihuo Emerges

In the endless sea of ​​trees on the back mountain, Lin Yuan's figure flashed through the air like lightning.

At the same time, a silent communication is taking place in the heart.

"Senior Yao, the plan is set. I will hold that man back, and you take the blood soul to the designated location to set up the formation. I will take his life today."

"Don't worry, leave this matter to me, you just be careful..."

After the communication was completed, Lin Yuan burst out with powerful energy fluctuations and concealed it with soul power. Two obscure auras separated from his body and flew in a direction different from Lin Yuan's flight trajectory.

Lin Yuan glanced behind him, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes: "You want my life? You're looking for death..."

Afterwards, he gathered his mind, operated the Void Swing at its maximum limit, and rushed forward.

More than ten minutes later, his expression suddenly darkened.

"Have you caught up?"

Although the physical body of the old man Mu Gu did not appear later, Lin Yuan had already felt, relying on his special perception, that the other party had caught up with him, and a feeling of being locked in the depths of his soul also came faintly.

"As expected of a Dou Zun, his basic attributes in all aspects far exceed those of a Dou Zong. His ordinary speed is indeed not enough... In that case..."

"Phoenix Wings, open—"

With a light shout, a dazzling silver light burst out from behind Lin Yuan. Then there was a "crackling" sound, and a pair of silver wings suddenly shot out.

This pair of silver wings is more than ten feet wide and crystal clear. It exudes a dreamy luster that is a mixture of silver and jade. It is engraved with intricate and mysterious green and red patterns, and flows with unparalleled wind and thunder power, looking extremely mysterious.

At the same time, a huge flaming claw emerged strangely from nothingness, and with destructive power, it slapped towards Lin Yuan like lightning.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan spread his silver wings lightly, and a pure force of wind and thunder gushed out and surrounded his body.

Suddenly, his whole body was wrapped in brilliant silver light, with flashes of lightning and sounds of thunder.

With the help of the Phoenix Wings, Lin Yuan's speed increased dramatically, comparable to that of a Dou Zun strongman. His figure also shot out like a meteor. In just a moment, he escaped from the attack range of the flaming claws.

The giant flaming claw, having lost its target, immediately fell straight to the ground.

"boom--"

A loud roar was heard, and the energy of the giant flaming claw exploded, instantly stirring up a cloud of smoke and sparks, and tearing a shocking crack in the ground.

“This power is so terrifying!” Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked at the distorted void. He said sarcastically, “As expected of a Dou Zun, this move is really powerful… It’s a pity that it didn’t hit the target. It was just a little bit off.”

Lin Yuan smiled playfully, and gently picked up the palm with his thumb and index finger, leaving a few millimeters of space between them.

However, looking at his calm and composed demeanor at the moment, the distance between his fingertips should be able to accommodate the entire Black Horn area.

"Jie Jie—"

A sinister laugh sounded, and old man Mu Gu showed up where Lin Yuan's eyes were looking. "You sharp-tongued boy, when you fall into my hands, I will teach you how to talk to the elders..."

"That is, you can do it!" Lin Yuan smiled disapprovingly.

“Hehe, are the wings of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix behind you your confidence?” Glancing at the Heavenly Phoenix Wings, old man Mu Gu said lightly.

"This poor boy from a remote village really doesn't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is."

“If you dare to use this kind of thing, even if you are lucky enough to survive from my hands today, once this matter is leaked, you will be hunted down by the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan.”

"hehe--"

Lin Yuan smiled indifferently and said calmly: "What I said before is indeed true. You are really a disgrace to the Soul Palace. As a respected elder of the Soul Palace, you are subconsciously afraid of even a Heavenly Demon Phoenix. You are such a waste..."

"Instead of worrying about me, worry about yourself first!"

"You violated the orders of the higher-ups and privately killed me, a target that must be captured. Your fate is already determined..."

"Don't worry about me." Old Man Mu Gu smiled coldly, "Kill you, then kill the guardian who reported the news, and everything will be under control."

“Hehehe, once I get your strange fire, my alchemy skills will surely improve greatly. By then, even if the Lord Palace Master finds out about what happened today, he will not overly criticize me for my improved alchemy skills just for a dead person.”

Before he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly became stern and his sleeves fluttered violently.

The space around Lin Yuan solidified like lightning, locking him inside like a prison.

"Hehe, young man, you will suffer if you get carried away."

"Condensing the Void Palm!"

Without hesitation, Elder Mu Gu appeared in front of Lin Yuan as if teleporting, and swung his palm, then pressed it against Lin Yuan's chest. This palm directly locked the space around him, making it almost impossible for him to dodge.

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly. The Dou Zun strongman was indeed powerful. With just a wave of his hand, he could build such a solid space prison.

Old man Mu Gu also curled his lips slightly, showing a smile of victory in advance.

Even if this kid could use his strength to break free from this space, it would take time. He couldn't dodge this fatal palm strike. Even an ordinary Dou Zong at the peak of his power would surely die in regret under this blow.

The life of this six-star Dou Zong kid is already hanging by a thread.

However, a faint chuckle interrupted the old man Mu Gu's delusion...

"You're too early to be happy, old man!"

Suddenly, a brilliant purple light burst out from Lin Yuan's body. The purple light covered his body. With a flap of his phoenix wings, his figure flew away from the condensed space without any hindrance, and moved to a place hundreds of meters away in an instant.

And old man Mu Gu's palm hit the empty space hard, tearing a crack several feet in size in the space.

"Hehe, how does it feel to be happy for nothing? Killing me is not that easy..."

With a mocking sound, Lin Yuan suddenly flapped his silver wings, and the power of wind and thunder burst out. His figure suddenly turned into a gorgeous silver stream of light, and he quickly fled towards the depths of the back mountain...

"Humph, damn it, a mere Dou Zong, but he has so many tricks..."

He snorted coldly, a sinister look flashing in his eyes, "However, do you think you can escape from my grasp by relying on your speed? Too naive! My soul lock is not that simple, and you can't sustain that kind of extreme speed for long..."

With a sneer, old man Mu Gu moved, transformed into a black shadow, and chased towards the depths of the forest.

The more outstanding Lin Yuan's performance was, the stronger the murderous intent in his heart became.

However, after using the Heavenly Phoenix Wings, Lin Yuan's speed was too fast. Even though Elder Mu Gu, a Dou Zun, could not catch up with him, he could only barely ensure that he did not lose him.

Half an hour later.

After chasing for half an hour, old man Mu Gu's eyes became much gloomier. "This kid is running really fast... Um, he stopped? That's great..."

His eyes lit up with joy, and he accelerated suddenly, rushing towards the breath he sensed.
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A desolate valley in the endless mountains.

Lin Yuan stood on a high peak, looked at the Skyfire Venerable beside him and asked, "Senior Yao, are you ready?"

"Don't worry, it's done!" Skyfire Venerable nodded and said in a deep voice: "With the help of your strange fire, the Fire Locking Array I set up may not be able to kill that person, but it will not be a problem to prevent him from escaping."

"That's good!" Lin Yuan nodded with satisfaction and put the snow-white ring on his hand. He only gave the Skyfire Venerable one task, which was to set up a formation to block the retreat of the old man Mu Gu when he wanted to escape.

It is much more difficult to kill a Dou Zun than to defeat him. After all, Dou Zun not only have strong vitality, but most of them are also masters of manipulating space. They can easily open up space channels and escape, and their survivability has undergone a qualitative change.

If Lin Yuan wants to kill a Dou Zun now, he has to make some preparations in advance.

If the opponent runs away after being defeated, the chances of him, a Dou Zong, failing to chase a Dou Zun would be too high.

Lin Yuan's style is that once he wants to kill, he will be well prepared and fight to the death.

"Um--"

Lin Yuan suddenly turned his head and looked towards the southwest. Over there, the aura of old man Mu Gu was approaching this place at a very fast speed.

"Just in time, the one who is going to die... is here..."

Retracting his gaze, Lin Yuan looked at the Skyfire Venerable with a smile, "Senior Yao, the Five-Whirl Fire Separation Technique you taught me is comparable to the Fire Control Technique of the Heavenly Rank Fighting Skills. Let us witness its true power together today."

Venerable Skyfire nodded slightly, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes, "I have been looking forward to this day for a long time."

Taking a deep breath, Lin Yuan's eyes flashed, and seals flew on his hands. The vast soul power surged out from between his eyebrows and condensed in his palms.

An extremely mysterious light seal condensed in the palm of his hand.

Soon, a figure shrouded in black mist appeared in Lin Yuan's sight at lightning speed, and said coldly: "Boy, why don't you run away? Is it because of your fighting spirit... Spirit Realm and soul skills... Damn it, you plotted against me!"

Sensing the tremendous soul power and surging fighting spirit in Lin Yuan's palm, old man Mu Gu was shocked.

This kid’s soul is not from the mortal realm... but from the spiritual realm. Moreover, the power of this soul is no less than his.

"Provoking the enemy... showing weakness to the enemy... damn it!" Elder Mu Gu immediately had some ideas, "This kid... is he trying to attack me?"

However, Lin Yuan was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and raised his hand lightly.

"Soul Seal!"

A silver light seal that condensed tremendous soul power and was surrounded by scorching green flames shot out from Lin Yuan's palm and flew towards old man Mu Gu like lightning. Wherever it passed, a dark crack was torn in the space.

The light seal flew to the vicinity of old man Mu Gu in an instant, and then suddenly expanded and turned into a giant fire seal several feet in size.

"Damn it, where did you get Yao Chen's soul skill?"

Looking at the Soul Profound Seal surrounded by green flames, Elder Mu Gu suddenly remembered something unpleasant and said in a stern voice.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan was slightly startled. Would his cooperation with Yao Lao be exposed because of a soul skill? Damn it... This matter is not the time to expose it to the Soul Palace, then...

"Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Fire. The First Transformation. Blue Lotus Transformation!"

Lin Yuan glanced at old man Mu Gu coldly, with murderous intent in his eyes even more intense, and formed hand seals smoothly.

The moment the seal fell, his momentum began to rise.

"Junior, you are so arrogant!"

Sensing Lin Yuan's gaze, as if he was looking at a dead person, Elder Mu Gu flew into a rage, "It's just a soul skill. Don't forget, I'm an eighth-rank alchemist. How dare you use such a trivial thing against me?"

"Ghost Devourer!"

An icy cold shout burst out from the mouth of old man Mu Gu.

The overwhelming black fog was spreading out from his body. The black fog was filled with an unusual chill. Faintly, there were piercing, sharp and miserable screams constantly coming out of the black fog.

"swallow--"

Old man Mu Gu clenched his hands, and the black mist swirled rapidly, transforming into a dark vortex more than ten feet in diameter, sweeping towards the green fire seal.

In the blink of an eye, the two collided violently, and the dark vortex instantly imprinted the green flame.

"Bam—"

"laugh--"

An explosion sounded inside the dark vortex. The black mist that made up the vortex surged and wisps of white smoke spread out, but it soon returned to calm.

Lin Yuan used all his strength to perform the Soul Mysterious Seal, but it was perfectly blocked by the old man Mu Gu. However...

"It's confirmed. This guy is undoubtedly the real person."

Seeing that his soul attack was eliminated, Lin Yuan was not angry but happy, and his hand seals flipped quickly.

"Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Fire. Second Transformation. Qianxin Transformation!"

A cold shout was heard, and an ice-blue flame rushed into Lin Yuan's body. An extremely powerful aura slowly surged out of Lin Yuan's body, and the space around him became turbulent under this powerful force.

Lin Yuan's aura also rose from the peak of the Seven-Star Dou Zong to the peak of the Dou Zong.

When old man Mu Gu saw this, his eyes were filled with undisguised greed.

"The Three Mysterious Transformations of the Heavenly Fire of the Burning Flame Valley, and the icy blue flame... a brand new kind of strange fire? Hehehe, young man, you really have a lot of cards up your sleeve. You are so lucky. Thank you very much. From now on, these will all belong to me..."

As he spoke, a wave of soul wave came out, and a solid soul barrier blocked the surroundings.

"hehe!"

Looking at the playful expression on old man Mu Gu's face, like a cat playing with a mouse, Lin Yuan smiled calmly.

He glanced at him dimly and said meaningfully, "Are you satisfied with just these? Don't worry, I have more surprises for you. However, whether you can get them depends on your own ability..."

Lin Yuan lightly clasped his hands together and quickly formed a series of strange seals. As the seals changed, the temperature around him suddenly rose!

"Five-round fire-living method!"

The Five-Wheel Fire Separation Technique is the unique skill of the Skyfire Master, and Lin Yuan has already cultivated it to the highest level.

However, he had never fully displayed it, so he had no understanding of the limits of this unique skill that could rival heavenly-level fighting skills. But today, as a Dou Zong who had crossed over to the level of Battle Lord, he would finally display the power of the Five-Wheeled Fire Separation Technique.

As Lin Yuan shouted, his handprint suddenly solidified, and several flames emerged:

The Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire burst out from the Lin Yuan Na Ling;

The Fallen Heart Flame flew out from the Lin Yuan Qi Sea;

The blue heart flame gushed out from the Dark Sea Ring;

The dry blue icy flame was released from the fire seal between Lin Yuan’s eyebrows.

As the four kinds of flames appeared together, the heat of burning the sky and boiling the sea was released, and the temperature of this world suddenly soared.

At the same time, a mysterious wave spread out with Lin Yuan as the center. The entire world suddenly began to fluctuate violently. The originally quiet energy of the world seemed to be pulled by something and became extremely violent...

(End of this chapter)