Su Luo began to act without allowing for further discussion.
She cast one spell after another, targeting the black Netherflames.
She paid no mind to the gray Netherflames, as her second senior brother could easily extinguish those. Her plan was to weaken the black Netherflames and then have her second senior brother finish them off.
The spell cast from her fingertip was like a streak of golden light, shooting into the black Netherflame. Instantly, it twisted violently, spreading outwards like burning paper, resembling a black ring.
"Second Senior Brother, finish it quickly!" Su Luo immediately urged.
Chu Tianshu, having just eliminated a gray Netherflame, immediately struck at the ball of black Netherflame with a palm strike. His spiritual energy instantly enveloped it, compressing it into a sphere. With a boom, it exploded and dissipated.
Huh? It indeed felt much easier?
Chu Tianshu immediately noticed. Previously, it took him at least five breaths to compress a ball of black Netherflame, but now it was the same as a gray Netherflame, requiring only one breath. He simply squeezed it, and it burst, solving the problem directly.
"Little Junior Sister, this move of yours is excellent!" he exclaimed, his hands still moving.
"Again, Second Senior Brother!"
Su Luo continuously cast spells, shooting them towards the balls of black Netherflame, and Chu Tianshu followed up with his strikes.
At first, their coordination was a bit rusty, but they quickly became proficient.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of continuous explosions echoed as the surrounding Netherflames rapidly diminished.
Su Luo and Chu Tianshu advanced continuously, the endless Netherflames like wolves smelling blood, lunging at them madly.
If Su Luo's mystic arts hadn't broken through, she would have been overwhelmed by now. But after her breakthrough, golden light constantly emanated from her hands, purifying the malevolent Netherflames and greatly weakening their hostility.
When Chu Tianshu followed up, his killing was swift!
"628, Little Junior Sister, so fast!" His eyes lit up with excitement. He had never known that extinguishing Netherflames could be so simple.
"Keep going, Second Senior Brother. Let's aim for at least a thousand."
There were simply too many Netherflames here. Even with Su Luo and Chu Tianshu working together, they couldn't extinguish them all.
They pressed on, soon disappearing from sight.
Li Tianjue on the other side was also doing the same.
Without any concerns, and without needing to protect weaker junior brothers and sisters, he fought with even greater ferocity. With a wave of his hand, spiritual light surged like ocean waves, engulfing balls of Netherflame, compressing them into countless small spheres, followed by explosions!
Explosion, dissipation!
It was as swift as lightning.
On the Sun Moon Plaza.
Those who had been closely observing the competition's progress, including the four Emperors, soon noticed the changes in the rankings.
"Look quickly, the people from Qingxu Heaven, their numbers are changing so fast! Chu Tianshu... isn't that the Crown Prince of the Beiming Empire? He was around four hundred just now, and now he's soared to over six hundred... Ah, seven hundred! And still climbing!"
"Has Crown Prince Chu also encountered a group of Netherflames, otherwise how could he be killing so quickly?"
"As expected of the Crown Prince of the Beiming Empire and a disciple of Qingxu Heaven, so powerful. This is what true genius looks like!"
Emperor Hongyue frowned, then smiled and said, "Crown Prince Chu is indeed powerful. He was holding back all along, so he was concealing his strength. Now that he's making rapid progress, it's time to show his true abilities. Emperor Beiming, perhaps Crown Prince Chu can enter the top ten this time."
Emperor Beiming laughed heartily, unreservedly expressing his satisfaction with his son: "Hahahaha... Tianshu has always made me proud. Although he failed last time, he's no longer holding back this time. Whether he enters the top ten depends only on his will."
"To have such a son is truly a blessing," Emperor Haiyao said with envy.
Soon, new discoveries were made among the cheers in the plaza.
Li Tianjue hadn't even ranked in the top fifty before, but now things had changed.
"Look at Young Master Li, his numbers are also changing so fast, over seven hundred, almost eight hundred!"
"Young Master Li has finally made his move, we've been waiting for so long!"
"It's already 956, how is Young Master Li extinguishing the Netherflames, why is he so fast? It's simply unbelievable!"
A group of female cultivators stared at Li Tianjue's name, their eyes wide with adoration: "I knew it, Young Master Li is still the most powerful. No one can compare to him. He's definitely still number one this time, no one can beat him!"
"Young Master Li, go! Young Master Li, I love you!"
...
In the Ancient Mining Area.
Li Tianjue and Su Luo were unaware that they had already attracted everyone's attention, and continued to extinguish Netherflames.
When Chu Tianshu's locator bead count exceeded 1000, Su Luo and he returned to their previous position, replacing Lu Jixing: "Third Senior Brother, it's your turn, let's go."
Lu Jixing curiously asked Chu Tianshu: "Hey, second brother, how many did you kill just now?"
Chu Tianshu proudly showed him his locator bead: "1154, how about that!"
"So many? You had less than 400 just now, how did you get over a thousand in such a short time!" Lu Jixing, along with the other outer disciples, including Wen Ruchu and Sun Jian, all widened their eyes in disbelief.
This was too rapid, how did they kill them?
Lu Jixing scoffed: "Second brother, you relied on Little Junior Sister to help, didn't you? That's shameless!"
Chu Tianshu snorted: "You'll be shameless too soon."
Just then, Su Luo called out from ahead: "Third Senior Brother, hurry, seize the time, it's time to go."
Lu Jixing was stunned, looking awkwardly at Chu Tianshu's teasing gaze. He gritted his teeth and ran, shouting: "Little Junior Sister, wait for me."
"As expected, shameless!" Chu Tianshu snorted at his retreating back.
Everyone burst into laughter.
"Little Junior Sister, I feel so bad about needing your help to extinguish Netherflames..." Lu Jixing said as he walked.
Although he felt very embarrassed, he didn't want to lose to Chu Tianshu. Since the shameless second brother was relying on Little Junior Sister for help, what was there for him to be embarrassed about? It would be even better if he could learn something from Little Junior Sister.
"What's there to be embarrassed about!"
Su Luo blinked her eyes and said dismissively, "Once Third Senior Brother enters the top ten and wins a big prize, it's still a benefit for our entire Qingxu Heaven! Right?"
This eased Lu Jixing's guilt, and he said righteously: "Indeed, it's for Qingxu Heaven!"
Passing through the area without Netherflames, Su Luo and Lu Jixing continued towards the depths of the Netherflame Swamp, following the same method.
Su Luo's purification spells became more and more proficient.
Under the execution of the spells, the black Netherflames quickly dissipated. Lu Jixing then followed up with his strikes, killing them with ease. In a short while, the Netherflames he had destroyed rapidly increased, rising from 389 to 550, 560, 580...
A ball of purple Netherflame appeared ahead!
Su Luo's eyes sharpened: "Good, we've finally found the purple Netherflame."
Purple Netherflames were far more terrifying than black ones. As soon as she approached, she felt a piercing shriek echoing in her mind. Violent emotions, bloody scenes, and tragic memories surfaced in her heart...
It was a flame resembling a human face, located at its center.
The features were clearly visible, its eyes filled with endless pain and madness, its mouth contorted. Smaller human faces surrounded it, intertwining. It was unknown how many souls the purple Netherflame had fused with or what terrifying power it possessed. It drifted towards them rapidly, as if intending to devour all living beings it encountered.
"Purify!"
Su Luo shouted clearly, her fingertips rapidly casting spells.
Golden light struck the purple Netherflame like lightning, as if flames were thrown into ice and snow.
The clusters of human faces at the edges cried out in pain and quickly disappeared. However, the central human face suddenly opened its gaping black mouth and lunged towards Su Luo.