Meanwhile somwhere deep within the treasure mountain, the gigantic boulder spoke out in amazement.

"Oh....two laws?"

"Master, who's the kid?"

"I don't know, but why am I feeling such uneasiness ever since the competition began.....It's been a while since I've felt like this."

"Yeah, that kid is good. Those other slaves are also pretty good. I know you want to leave them with some benefits, but as for the rest, can I eat them, master?"

"Fool, no killing is allowed. I already told you that. Hmmm....I need to focus on my senses."

That uneasiness led the boulder to be deep in thoughts, extending his senses to the extreme that swept through each cultivators within the battle without them noticing it. While Ye Tian was battling the two infinite fighters to a stalemate, Xiang Jiao and the rest were gaining momentum in their battle against the remaining groups.

"Dadoom....dadoom....dadoom...DADOOM.....dadoom..."

Suddenly, the boulder opened his eyes in extreme shock.

"It can't be! These brats are......"

"Master? What happened? What happened? Tell me!"

"Shut up!"

The lively boulder continued to earnestly stare the battle scene. His eyes could be seen slightly trembling, revealing a sense of nervousness, worry, fear, and joy!

Taking advantage of a new formation battle that was recently taught by Fang Meng, the rest quickly adapted its intricacies that gave gradually gave them the upper hand. Before, Xiang Jiao and the rest accidentally hit each other due to the lack of understanding of the battle formation.  After going through hundreds of clashes, they quickly performed better, even though injured by their own comrades, crushing each and every member of the remaining group. Blood splattered all over the floor, many cultivators from the three main groups were lying down in severe pain or they were unconscious. For Ma Qian and the crew, fighting against a few opponents that possess the same realm as them weren't that difficult to begin with. But with the new battle formation, it became easier for them to defeat opponents that heavily outnumbered them.

Although Ma Qian and the rest were a bit retarded when it came to managing zoids, their battle instincts and comprehension were supreme over others. With their battle ending with a victory, they hurriedly move with the intent to help Ye Tian. But never would they have thought that a serious and short glare from Ye Tian stopped them from helping him. That subtle glare meant "This is my battle!"

"....This is ridiculous...why can't we beat him?"

"He probably ate a pill that would increase his cultivation to the infinite dao realm without anyone noticing it.....This must be it."

Both of the fighters  were confused and had to make excuses to avoid further embarrassment.

"Both of you are wrong.... I'm just too good," Ye Tian smiled bashfully. Even though he was heavily injured, this battle had given him a very intense excitement that he never felt before.

"Die!"

Both of the fighters threw  out magical items, one was a huge hammer, while another was a scroll that had a word, called "Curse." Once the scroll activated, the word "Curse" blinked a few times before rushing inside Ye Tian's body. Black-tattooed marks started to spread throughout Ye Tian's body and face, creating chaos by eating up his muscles and sucking his core qi. The excruciating pain ye Tian felt left him distracted and was crushed to the ground by the flying hammer.

Everything became quiet with the hammer still stuck in the ground, appearing like a landmark.

"Kaboom."

Red lines increasingly started to appear on the hammer, and with only a few breaths later, the hammer exploded into pieces. Crimson flames came out of that depression area  bursting brighter than ever before. The crimson flames were outright forceful  that led to the expulsion of the black-tattooed marks on Ye Tian's body, putting him back in normal condition. The two fighters didn't wait to see such a shocking scenery as they dashed forward striking their weapons with full power.

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Ye Tian's eyes were closed, but the moment their weapons were an inch away to stabbing him, he suddenly vanished from his spot the moment he opened his eyes. Two daggers were firmly stabbed on one of the fighter's side rib-cage, pulling him away from the the other fighter. Simultaneously, Ye Tian summoned a circular of floating water daggers, pointing it towards the other fighter.

Whooshh!

With the other fighter being distracted by the floating daggers, Ye Tian continued his onslaught against the fighter he just stabbed. His attacks were vicious, dominating, and oppressive. Blood spurted out multiple times from the fighter as he crashed to the ground. The crowd have never felt such a combat style that was so oppressive as Ye Tian's, fearless of death.

Xiang Jiao and the rest wanted to take this opportunity to attack the distracted fighter, but there was some invisible shield blocking them from entering further. Previously, somewhere during the battle, one of the fighter had taken out another magical item that established a prison-like domain that would block everyone else from entering. Xiang Jiao continued attacking the shield with full force, but only cracks were shown on the shield. To easily defend the combination power of Xiang Jiao and the rest of the group meant that this magical item had to be at the supreme dao realm or nearing the infinite dao realm.

With the fallen fighter, Ye Tian grabbed his head in search for answers.

"Who are you guys?"

"People the you can never offend!" said the masked men.

Ye Tian bashed the fighter's head against the ground, cracking the ground from the brute force.

"Who's behind all of this?"

But the masked me did not answer.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Everyone was shocked with the scene they saw. Ye Tian repeatedly headbutted the fighter violently, splitting the mask of the fallen fighter. Not only was the mask shattered, the continuous brutal bashing caused a depression pit to form. Although the face of the fighter was revealed, Ye Tian didn't care because he didn't know who he was,in fact, nobody else did, not even the Sima clan or the true god sect. However, one person had a strange reaction. Xue Mei's phoenix-like eyes focused in as strong as a dagger, but her face reacted so subtly, no one could notice such subtle reaction.

With blood pouring all over Ye Tian's face as if a demon took control of his soul, the fallen fighter that feinted unconsciousness suddenly grabbed Ye Tian's legs securely.

"Number 1, kill him!"

Just in time, the other fighter broke through the formation of daggers, dashing forward at great speed edging his claws towards Ye Tian. Ye Tian didn't try to shake off the fallen fighter. His qi was nearly empty. He was exhausted from the life and death battle, and the wounds he felt started to be unbearably painful.

Sphlllt!

The masked man was ecstatic, because the claws successfully pierced inside Ye Tian's stomach. Ye Tian hardly felt the pain as he grabbed the masked fighter's arm tightly. His expression very serene yet the moment he stared at the clawed fighter, a devilish smile arose. Suddenly, an overflowing rage and power overcame the calmness as Ye Tian shouted. This was his last move!

"Ignite!"

A dim light from the ground appeared, surrounding him and the other two masked-men in a circular patters. Likewise, up in they sky, another dim light illuminated the same location that was on the ground. What begin a dim light turned into a blazing light brilliant enough to illuminate the whole treasure mountain. Both of the the fighters felt a calamity, sensing the smell of death, tried to escape from Ye Tian's grasp, but they were still securely held by Ye Tian.

A screeching sound could be heard, amplifying its sound quickly to be heard far and wide where even outsiders from the base of the mountain could hear the thrilling sound. Not only could the sound be heard, they could see waves of flames vividly blazing across the sky. The crimson color was so intense, even the cultivators nearby the battle scene could no see through the crimson flames surrounding Ye Tian and the other two fighters. The screeching noise also caused a lot of pain for the nearby cultivators.

"Ahhhhhh! Help m......."

"Arrrggghhhh!"

Both fighters screamed loudly, unable to handle the extreme heat and pain that crawled all over their skin and bones. The crimson flame that was illuminating they sky lasted for a few breaths of time, but everyone even as far as the capital of the Min Kingdom could see the blazing flame conquering the sky.

Deep inside the mountain, the gigantic boulder was shaken to the core.

"This boy....."

"Master, you should open the forest of sanctuary for these guys. They deserve those magical treasures you've saved up."

"........."

The gigantic boulder did not respond. He was still staring at the scene above, unable to calm his emotions.

By the time the crimson flames disappeared, two bodies laid on the ground unconsciously; flesh wounds appeared all over their bodies from the intense burn. Another  charcoal-like figure stood there like a statue, completely motionless revealing very little sign of qi or life left within the char-coaled body. The blood dried out from the crimson flames. The pain that was barely felt in the beginning started rushing in like an endless wave, but his eyes were still wide open, resembling a fearless dragon looking down on earth from the sky.

The Xue family, the mysterious group, Xiang Jiao's group, and other cultivators nearby  felt a mixture of emotions. Some felt extreme fear, others felt in awe with glittering eyes, several felt a new sense of admiration, and a few felt a joy of relief. One of them who felt relief was Xue Mei, who usually had a noble and calm demeanor, ignited a new emotion she never felt before within her heart and soul.

The figure who still stood as strong as an ancient mountain, unshakable from any natural disasters, and in the years to come, many will know him as the man who's flames could blaze the sky - Ye Tian!