The torrent of flames grew stronger. Shao Xuan could feel the resistance in front of him increasing. Every step was heavier. The most obvious sign of this was that the ground shook violently with every step the flame giant took.
The torrent of flames suddenly split into several streams, rising up like fire snakes and rushing towards the flame giant.
The crimson figure waved its arms, its huge palms carrying a ferocious aura. There were no fancy tricks, its movements were not as clumsy as its size suggested. It was fast, direct and domineering, pressing down on the oncoming fire snakes. It was as if no creature could escape from its palms. All the fire snakes exploded at the same time!
The fire snakes shattered into countless balls of fire, scattering in all directions. The wind created by the flame giant's arms swept away the flames in front of Shao Xuan.
Yi Tuan stared blankly at the moving red figure. He still could not understand. What was Shao Xuan's giant? He could only vaguely sense that it was different from the Bone Reading Beasts they used. A giant of this size should not exist in this world. Perhaps there was another reason for its size?
But Yi Tuan did not dwell on it. He did not have time to think about Shao Xuan's flame giant. He was also shocked by Shao Xuan's strong vitality. He thought that the tribesman would have disappeared in the battle between the giant tortoise and Yi Xiang. But now, not only was Shao Xuan alive and kicking, he was even causing such a huge commotion. Was this the "chance of survival" that had finally appeared as he had divined before?
His ancestor's bone oracle could not create a crack in the boundary. Then what about the tribesman? Would they see a chance of survival in the midst of danger?
At this thought, Yi Tuan focused again, searching for any possible cracks in the boundary. They would retreat as soon as a crack appeared. He could see that Yi Xiang was more hostile towards Shao Xuan than them. Even without looking, he could sense that Yi Xiang had diverted more forces to deal with the tribesman.
Yi Tuan admitted that Shao Xuan's flame giant was impressive and powerful. It might not lose to their ancestor's bone oracle but it might not last long against Yi Xiang's attacks. However, Yi Tuan did not care. In fact, he was secretly delighted. Yi Xiang's attention was on Shao Xuan, that meant they had more time to escape. As for Shao Xuan's life, Yi Tuan did not care.
More and more flames surged out of the wall, and the red giant's steps slowed. Everyone knew that he was reaching his limit, and when he could no longer stand, he would be engulfed by the torrent of flames. When that happened, Shao Xuan would be finished too.
The Yi family was relieved that Yi Xiang did not use this move on them. Even with the giant tortoise and the totemic formation of a hundred people, they might not have lasted as long as the tribesman.
Shao Xuan could feel the power flowing through his body reaching its peak. Every part of his body felt like an overloaded machine, crackling and rattling as if it would fall apart at any moment.
His feet felt as if they were bound by solid and heavy chains. Even if it was just a small distance, it was extremely difficult for him to walk, let alone stand firm and withstand the torrent of flames that was constantly rushing towards him.
He could not retreat! Even if it was just a small step, one step back would lead to a second step, a third step … until he was overwhelmed and drowned!
All the white power in his body began to circulate. Shao Xuan no longer felt cold. Instead, his blood felt like it was boiling from the constant flow of power, steam spewing out of his body.
At this moment, Shao Xuan suddenly realised that in his sea of consciousness, the white egg-shaped barrier that had been covering the totemic flames had started to 'melt'!
The shield gradually turned white and flowed outwards. Soon, there was no trace of the shield on the outer layer of the totemic flames.
Although the white veil had disappeared, Shao Xuan did not feel the white energy leaving him. It was still around him and had not left. Not only that, Shao Xuan also felt that they were in his control. His five senses, which had been somewhat numb, sharpened again. The pressure around him was also rapidly decreasing, as if someone had moved a mountain that had been pressing down on him. His body suddenly felt lighter, and even his breathing became smoother.
Within Yi Xiang's orange-red flames, the giant red figure stopped advancing but did not retreat. It stood there like a silent thinker.
Within the Yi family's totemic array, the people who had been watching Shao Xuan thought to themselves, 'Is he finally unable to hold on?'
However, in the next moment, they suddenly felt a huge pressure coming from that direction. It was even stronger than when the crimson giant had appeared!
What was going on?!
Even Yi Tuan, who had been searching for a crack in the barrier, could not help but look over. He felt a strong sense of apprehension, even fear. Over there, it seemed like something that had been sleeping for a long time was about to appear.
"It's the totemic energy!" exclaimed an elder beside Yi Tuan.
When the fire seed's power formed a totem, it would emit energy waves unique to it. Before this, Shao Xuan had appeared and left without a totem under his feet. This overturned the Yi family's understanding. Logically speaking, even if Shao Xuan had mastered part of the Yi family's divination skills and could enter this place, a totem would have appeared whenever a person appeared. But they had never seen a Yanjiao totem appear under Shao Xuan's feet.
Was the kid finally forming a totem?
No, he was just starting to form a totem! This was unbelievable to the Yi family.
He could not even form a totem, yet he was able to walk around peacefully! This totem had come too late.
Also, why was there such a huge commotion when the kid formed a totem? Just the early stages of the totem's formation already gave off a great pressure.
Was Yanjiao's totem really that powerful?
"Wait, that's not Yanjiao's totem!" Yi Tuan was shocked. He sensed something strange. "That's definitely not Yanjiao's totem!"
"But what I sensed was the prelude to the totem's appearance. If it's not Yanjiao's totem, what is it?" asked the elder beside Yi Tuan.
Just as the Yi family members were guessing, the flood that was about to drown the crimson figure was suddenly pushed aside, as if it had met with an obstacle! It was as if a pair of invisible hands had blocked the onslaught of flames.
Around the flame giant, the torrent of flames that had been constantly attacking the flame giant was separated. But Yi Tuan's group and Yi Xiang did not pay much attention to this. They were staring at the white flames that had suddenly appeared under the crimson giant's feet.
Two white lines of fire crisscrossed, forming a'T 'at each end. The two lines of fire looked like two elongated' gongs', stacked vertically and horizontally!
The two crisscrossing 'work' runes were still expanding, and the torrents of flames were also blocked. The space around the flame giant was also getting bigger and bigger.
"What the hell is that?!" someone shouted. He had never seen a tribe's totem in that shape. Wasn't that a Yanjiao? Wasn't Yanjiao's totem double-horned? Why was this happening?
Many in the Yi family's totem formation took several steps back uncontrollably, as if a great pressure was pushing them away.
Even Yi Tuan took great effort to steady himself. He did not retreat but still felt an oppressive pressure. If he had a physical body, he would have coughed up blood.
If one could see Yi Tuan's eyes, they would see shock and fear in them, as though he had seen something unimaginably terrifying.
"That's …" Yi Tuan felt a cold electric current coursing through every hair on his body. His hair stood on end as he shivered.
Fear? Worry?
In that moment, these emotions were pushed to the back. Yi Tuan's only thought was: Why did this pattern appear in this situation?!
The atmosphere was a little strange. Even those who did not understand what the dual rune represented could feel the uneasiness of the three elders led by Yi Tuan. Their hearts sank.
The white flames in the shape of a cross caused the entire battlefield to stop momentarily. Yi Xiang's hand trembled as he held the bracelet.
The flame giant's appearance did not affect Yi Xiang, but the white flame pattern did.
On Shao Xuan's side, changes did not stop because of the double-horned pattern.
Shao Xuan felt as if there was a tyrannical force rushing up from under his feet. As the white flames expanded, the force became more intense, as if it wanted to break through everything around it and crush everything in its path!
Shao Xuan's figure, which was originally made of flames, seemed to merge with the flame giant when it appeared. But now, white flames appeared from all parts of Shao Xuan's body, pulling behind him. Shao Xuan's figure became clear again. Half a step behind Shao Xuan, the white light that seeped out began to gather again, no longer spreading in other directions.
The gathering ball of light continued to expand. Even the light from Yi Tuan's oracles paled in comparison. If the giant tortoise's white light was like the stars in the night sky, then the white light gathering behind Shao Xuan was like the sun that illuminated the world!
The white light gathered to form a blurry figure. It was not large, like a clone of Shao Xuan, but the flames were different so it was not clear. Based on the Yi family's standard, the blurry figure was like Shao Xuan when he first arrived, an unstable newbie who could vanish at any time.
But contrary to the Yi family's perception, the moment the white blurry figure appeared, the three-way stalemate on the battlefield changed again.
Due to the appearance of the white double-work runes, a large area of empty space was revealed around the flame giant. From time to time, some white flames would jump up and down, and the tyrannical might that the flame giant displayed was several times stronger than when it first appeared! In this situation, the Yi family's totemic array appeared weaker.
Yi Tuan felt stifled, a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat. He could neither swallow nor spit it out.
The Yi family had a hundred-man array and the help of their ancestor's oracles. Yi Xiang was an old monster who had lived for more than a thousand years, a once-in-a-thousand-years genius in the Yi family.
And Shao Xuan? What did he have?
He was just a barbaric tribesman!
Yi Tuan felt stifled. But when he thought about how Shao Xuan's transformation could cause trouble for Yi Xiang and create an opportunity for them to retreat, Yi Tuan felt much better.
But …
Why did he see that huge figure with white runes charging towards them?!
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