Chapter 1044: Unlucky Star


    Swish!


    Meng Nongs body sped up. One of his fists glowed golden and then turned into an eagles w. A gold aura surrounded it. In a sh, Meng Nong tore up the air around him with his w. There was an ear-piercing sound.


    Right now!


    Jiang Yis narrow eyes burst wide open. A huge stone furnace appeared in his hand. It looked unassuming and weak. The dao patterns on top of it, however, stirred. To everyone around it, the furnace looked extremely primitive.


    An ancient artifact, retre


    Everyone in the Snow Region belonged to an ancient sect. They were all familiar with ancient artifacts. Meng Nong himself had one. The feeling that Jiang Yis ancient artifact gave Meng Nong was a strange one. In his heart, he knew that his life was in danger. Instinctively, therefore, Meng Nong retreated.


    Buzz!


    Jiang Yis essence force and star sphere force had been gathered already. He channeled them all into the Smelting Divine Furnace. The dao patterns on the furnace lit up. Faintly, they saw runic patterns appear. The runic patterns and mysterious images began to flicker. A frightening air covered the area.


    Flee!


    The scouts and martial artists watching the battle flew away in fright. Huo Yans eyes widened as he shouted, The Smelting Divine Furnace! This is the Fire Gods Smelting Divine Furnace! Quick, run!


    The Fire God has existed since ancient times. Nobody was his match ever since then. Since the Fire Chi Race bent fire, they were familiar with the Fire God. They had even heard of this Smelting Divine Furnace since a long time ago.


    Huo Yan was sure that Jiang Yi had already activated the firstyer of Nine Heaven True mes. It was obvious that he was trying to activate the secondyer of Nirvana mes now. Once he did that, everyone within a five-kilometer-radius of the furnace would perish.


    This is?


    Mantis de and Mo Shen, who had been battling three kilometers underground suddenly stopped. Mantis de had gotten hold of Qiu Shans Ancient Divine Essence Ring, and Mo Shen was hounding him without any intention of letting him go. Suddenly, both of them felt an aura belonging to an ancient artifact. They immediately stopped fighting and headed further underground. Mantis de used his wind des to break apart the soil while Mo Shens hands turned into ws with a sh of light. The two of them dug deeper and deeper like Earth Dragons.


    <em>Shit I worked so hard to obtain some star sphere essence force. Now, Ive expended it all on this furnace, and its still not activated?</em>


    Everyone was afraid, but Jiang Yi was cursing under his breath. He had already consumed all of his star sphere essence force, but the second level of the Smelting Divine Furnace was still not activated? If he suddenly quieted down now and put on a bluff, Meng Nong and the others would see through him for sure. Even if he would be able to use Heaven Evasion then, he would still emerge empty-handed.


    No way! I must activate the Nirvana mes!


    His heart was pounding, and the cogs in his mind were turning at rapid sweet. Atst, he figured out a so-called solution. Was this Smelting Divine Furnace not a fire-elemental treasure? He could try to push mes in to make it look like the Smelting Divine Furnace had been activated!


    Tsk! Tsk!


    His Fire Spirit Pearl lit up. There was still some Thunder Fire inside it, as well as Earth fire from the Lava Lake, and the Fire Snake Dance which he had absorbed from Huo Yan earlier. He pushed all of these mes into the Smelting Divine Furnace. At the same time, he used the Heaven-Extinguishing Inferno technique to change his essence force into the Nine Heavens Dragon mes. Once again, he channeled it all into the Smelting Divine Furnace.


    Buzz!


    Surprisingly, all this work actually activated the furnace!


    Jiang Yis eyes lit up immediately. He pushed his hands out and caused the Smelting Divine Furnace to fly up into the air. Mid-way up, the dao patterns moved out of the way quickly and the furnace grew significantly until it was several hundred meters big. It looked just like a pce had popped up in mid-air.


    As the Smelting Divine Furnace flew up, ck mes descended. The ck mes turned into a ck dragon, which turned one full circle with a radius of about five kilometers. Everything in its path turned to ash.


    Ah


    There were countless cries of pain. The Nirvana mes were far too hot. It entered the masses divine shields, causing their bodies to burn up immediately. Blood spurt out all over the ce, and the peoples essence force was greatly reduced as well. Many other divine shields fell apart, and bodies caught fire. All the martial artists within a five-kilometer-radius were burned to death.


    No, no!


    Meng Nong ran as far as three kilometers, but this distance proved useless. The moment the Nirvana mes appeared, his essence force got messed up. He watched as his own divine shield fell apart, and his body caught mes.


    This, this


    Huo Yan did slightly better because he bent fire himself. He had built some kind of resistance toward these mes. It was a pity that his fire-bending skills were not good enough. His essence force got quite affected as well. His divine shield managed to hang in there for about three seconds before it burst into mes as well. What surprised Jiang Yi the most was that after Huo Yans divine shield exploded, his body did not catch mes. Instead, he gritted his teeth and managed to hang on.


    Swish!


    With Meng Nong dead, killing one more person did not matter that much to Jiang Yi. With a single hand, he re-summoned the Astral Winds and gathered two more Astral Wind des. The des shot toward Huo Yan. This time, Huo Yan could not fend himself against them any longer. His fiery red armor fell apart, and blood flowed out of the wounds on his body.


    Tsk tsk~!


    The Nirvana mes were far too aggressive. All the ice within the five-kilometer-radius had melted as well. Billows of water vapor rose up into the air, causing the entire ce to look like a foggy region. It was exceptionally spectacr.


    Ss, ss


    Several km away, many warriors at the base of the Dwarf Mountain watched on in shock. They were so far away, but they all felt the heat waves from the Nirvana mes. They looked at all the ice melted on the ground and then looked up at the clouds of water vapor. Their eyes reflected pure terror. Even the Mantis de Sect and the dwarfs, who had been engaged in an intense battle, stopped fighting. All of their eyes were locked on the east side.


    Whats happening?


    A bad feeling washed over Cao Duantian. He heard a loud crash from where Meng Nong dealt his blow earlier. He knew that Jiang Yi had appeared. The Demigods had taken action.


    What he failed to understand was how Jiang Yi could not be killed off despite the fact that several Demigods were working together. Why was there such a bigmotion happening over there as well?


    Older Brother, whats happened?


    Cao Shishui was dressed in white robes. She sprinted out of the pce and watched the fog from the distance. Her vision was hindered by the fog; she could almost see an immortalnding on the mortal world from heaven.


    Cao Duantian turned to nce at her and forced a smile. Its nothing. Even if something has happened, it has happened to Jiang Yi. Without a doubt, he will die today.


    Theyre all dead? What are those mes? Could Meng Nong not hang on for even two seconds?


    Six kilometers below where Jiang Yi was standing, Mantis de sensed what had just happened above ground. His eyes widened. Despite the distance he was from ground level, he felt the impact of the mes. His blood pressure rose, and he felt like his entire body was burning up. His essence force stirred.


    He ranked third in terms of fighting prowess in the entire Snow Region. Naturally, his attacks were extremely aggressive, and his speed was frightening. However, he had one weakness. He was not as good at defending himself as Meng Nong was. That was why he knew he would have been burnt alive had he been above ground earlier.


    Flee!


    He turned around without much hesitation. Jiang Yi was from the East Imperial Continent. He came all the way to Snow Region to cause amotion and even managed to kill three Demigods. This would shake the Heaven Hidden Sect for sure. The Sacred Highness of the Heaven Hidden Sect woulde out and do something about this. Even if she did not, there was still the one who always bragged about being the second-best in the entire Snow RegionCurmudgeon Cao.


    Tsk! Tsk!


    He shot out wind des toward the soil in front of him, trying his best to get to the Dwarf Mountain as fast as he could.


    Aggressive!


    Mo Shen, who was also in the depths of the ground, understood what just happened as well. This rascal Jiang Yi had killed five Demigods on Stupa Mountain earlier. Now, he has killed three in the Snow Region as well? He really was an unlucky star.


    Why didnt he go up to the Dwarf Mountain directly in the first ce? Why did he make things soplicated and take on so much risk?


    Mo Shen did not understand that Jiang Yicked the star sphere essence force in the past and had no means at all to activate the Smelting Divine Furnace. That was why he was feeling confused at this moment. However, his confusion quickly turned to shock when he felt the figure underground rush upward like a crazed dragon. His divine senses locked on to Jiang Yi immediately, and he shouted:<em> Rascal, quick, use Heaven Evasion! Curmudgeon Cao ising! </em>


    Run


    Jiang Yi retracted the Smelting Divine Furnace after hearing Mo Shens voice transmission. He immediately broke through the air and used Heaven Evasion.


    Yet!


    A low voice traveled from underground, causing the ground to shake. It was almost like there was a great earthquake appearing. The soil where Jiang Yi had been standing broke apart, and a huge hand cut through the air to drag Jiang Yi out of the opening in the air that he had just entered.