“Let’s hide first!” With a shout, Piaoliu led the others back into the fire. The scorching heat of the Fire Tree Thousand Flames relentlessly drained their health, but they were helpless.

Watching Huo Ranyi flaunt his power behind Jian Nan You’s shield, Zhan Wushang gnashed his teeth in hatred.

“Piaoliu! Trade spells with him! See who dies faster!” Zhan Wushang said bitterly.

“No way!” Piaoliu and Yu Tian Shen Ming said in unison. Yu Tian Shen Ming then wore an expression as if he'd swallowed poison, letting Piaoliu explain to Zhan Wushang, “His spell cooldown time is ridiculously short. I reckon by the time I’ve thrown two, he’ll have thrown five. Who do you think will die faster?”

“Damn, are we doomed then? Call for reinforcements? Where’s Qianli?” Zhan Wushang shouted.

“If Qianli were here, he could just teleport over…” You Ge said. Usually, the experts resented Gu Fei, that freak, for making them seem so insignificant, but at this critical moment, they all missed him dearly.

“Unless he falls from the sky, there’s no way he’ll make it in time!” the others shouted, while fleeing the sea of fire back to the valley floor.

“Don’t just stand there, throw a spell at him!” Just as the Fire Tree Thousand Flames was about to die out, Huo Ranyi seamlessly replenished it. His arrogance infuriated everyone. Piaoliu, responding to the audience's demand, waved his staff and unleashed a Fire Tree Thousand Flames. However, after casting the spell, Huo Ranyi retreated several steps, escaping Piaoliu's attack range.

Everyone was speechless. This was the difference in terrain! The opponent had a way out, but they didn't.

“I’ve got it! When he comes up again, use the spell again. He can’t defend against the fire rising from the ground, right? That way, we can interrupt his spellcasting!” Zhan Wushang said excitedly, as if he had discovered a new continent.

Piaoliu and Yu Tian Shen Ming looked at him together. Yu Tian Shen Ming, being more familiar with Zhan Wushang, gave him an even more blatant idiot look.

“If you don’t understand, don’t spout nonsense. Experienced mages never get interrupted during spell battles unless they’re using instant-cast spells. Figure it out yourself!” Yu Tian Shen Ming scolded.

Finally, he added, “Uh, if Qianli were here, his Lightning Spell might have a chance to interrupt, but we’re stuck with this waste!”

“Does that mean we can’t survive without Qianli?” Zhan Wushang was in tears.

“Watch me!” At that moment, the opposing four-man team rushed back to their original position. Huo Ranyi raised his staff, naturally preparing to cast Heavenly Fire Wheel again. Yu Tian Shen Ming roared and fired an arrow, hitting Jian Nan You’s shield squarely. Huo Ranyi had already finished chanting. Fiery light reappeared in the sky, and the seven of them charged headfirst into the sea of fire again.

“Watch your big head!” Zhan Wushang berated Yu Tian Shen Ming. He had thought the arrow would create an opportunity, but the outcome was exactly the same as before.

“You know nothing!” Yu Tian Shen Ming retorted.

After enduring the torment in the sea of fire again, everyone retreated to their original positions. As the Fire Tree Thousand Flames was about to die out, Yu Tian Shen Ming drew his bow and fired another arrow.

“What is this kid up to!” Even through the fire wall and the sea of fire, Jian Nan You and the others could clearly see their opponents’ actions. Knowing that he, the shield-bearing warrior, was providing cover, why was Yu Tian Shen Ming repeatedly firing arrows? Did he think he could wear him down this way?

Jian Nan You couldn't help but sneer. Although Yu Tian Shen Ming’s attacks were far more terrifying than those of ordinary archers, if he thought he could exhaust him, the seven of them would be the first to die.

Thinking this, he continued to block with his shield. With a “clang,” Jian Nan You was not surprised. But suddenly, an unprecedented feeling passed through the shield. It was a continuous force, not strong, but felt extremely rapid. Before Jian Nan You could react, the force flashed through his shield, even passing through his body.

“Am I going to die?” Jian Nan You was startled for a moment, but when he looked at his health, it had only decreased slightly, as if it was just a normal attack. Just as he was about to relax, a shout came from behind him: “Damn it!”

“Why did it hit me?” Huo Ranyi was looking down at his chest, not shot, but he felt a force pass through. The damage was very light, but his spellcasting was interrupted!

The Fire Tree Thousand Flames had died out, but the new one had not been released. Yu Tian Shen Ming immediately knew he had succeeded. He turned around and held up a “V” sign to the crowd: “Yeah! Penetration attack!!”

Yu Tian Shen Ming’s third bow, Fusheng zhi Sha, had a 10% chance of penetration attack, which was triggered at this moment.

“Hurry up!” The others had no time to admire his pose, seizing the opportunity to charge forward.

Without the Fire Tree Thousand Flames on the ground, everyone could charge through the Blazing City with full health. Perhaps the damage from the Blazing City was enough to instantly kill them, but at least charging like this was a little more certain than stepping through the sea of fire.

Huo Ranyi’s Fire Tree Thousand Flames was interrupted unexpectedly. Although he had not successfully completed casting the spell, the spell would still enter cooldown. No one knew the damage from Blazing City better than him. Seeing the others charging towards him, he knew things were bad. He had no time to think about what to do next, so he decided to deal with the immediate situation first.

He extended his staff along the ground and shouted, “Blazing City! Rise!!!”

Hearing his chant, the seven of them were stunned. The fact that his Fire Tree Thousand Flames could continuously maintain the sea of fire had already made everyone feel he was abnormal. They didn’t expect this Blazing City to be even more outrageous. The spell effect hadn’t ended yet, but the cooldown had already finished. Just as the seven of them were wondering if he was bluffing, another wall of fire rose from the ground.

Two walls stood side by side, the flames even more enchanting. Charging through one wall, the experts had the courage to try. But with two walls, they really didn't have the confidence.

After casting the Blazing City, Huo Ranyi quickly opened his skill list to study it. After scanning the cooldown times of all his skills, he breathed a sigh of relief. He already had a perfect plan for how to force everyone back to their original positions. This was just a narrow escape.

Just as he was relieved, he saw Piaoliu among the seven, stepping forward and waving his staff. “Ice Shadow Technique! Scatter!”

“Damn, what’s the use of this at this time?” Yu Tian Shen Ming was cursing when Piaoliu’s Ice Shadow Technique had already been created. Four Piaolius stood in each corner, forming a square. Then one of them crossed to the other side of the fire wall.

“Could it be!!!!” The experts had an idea when they saw this scene. Jian Nan You and the others saw Piaoliu suddenly split into four, and one of them was right in front of them. How could they dare to be careless? They were ready to rush forward when they saw the four Piaolius raising their staffs together: “Luo Yi Hong Lian! Open!”

It was important to note that there were still three Piaolius next to Han Jia Gong Zi and the remaining six. The fact that Piaoliu dared to use this skill at this time clearly indicated that the one crossing the fire line was the real one. Because only this Piaoliu's Luo Yi Hong Lian could not attack their six.

Regardless of whether there was any damage, the fiery red lotuses blooming around the four Piaolius were all exactly the same. For a time, the fiery petals woven by the flames around the four Piaolius bloomed together, even more magnificent than the two Blazing Cities rising into the sky.

Huo Ranyi, who prided himself on being a fire mage expert, knew things were bad when he saw the imposing spell and quickly shouted for Jian Nan You to block it.

Jian Nan You understood and immediately held up his shield. Huo Ranyi and the priest quickly hid behind him.

The raging fire spread rapidly with the momentum to engulf everything, but Jian Nan You's strange shield was indeed not ordinary. It blocked the spreading sea of fire. The three of them were like sheltering in a dilapidated haven, staring dumbfounded at the raging wind and fire outside.

The three of them were spared, but it was miserable for the stealthy thief, Heishui.

As soon as Piaoliu flashed to this side, he approached him, wanting to backstab him. But unexpectedly, Piaoliu released such a 360-degree omnidirectional attack spell. His stealth was broken the moment he touched the flames. Luo Yi Hong Lian was a spell that propelled waves of flames layer by layer. Seeing his health constantly decreasing, the thief Heishui knew he wouldn't have time to escape, so he simply continued to charge forward, ready to stab with his backstab even if it meant his death.

Suddenly, a strong wind sounded!

Hearing the wind behind him, Piaoliu quickly turned his head and saw a thief with a dagger in both hands lunging at him with gritted teeth. He couldn't help but be startled. Before he could react, a "poof" sound came from behind the thief.

The thief disappeared into the flames with a flash of white light. In online games, death is always clean and decisive. As long as your health reaches zero, disappearing is instantaneous. Don't even try to struggle. So, although Heishui's knife was only 0.01 centimeters away from Piaoliu, he ultimately failed to hurt him in the slightest.

On the other side of the fire wall, Yu Tian Shen Ming threw his bow on the ground, pinched his right hand with his left, and shouted, "Ahhh! Will my hand rot too?"

Jian Nan You and the three were now huddled behind the shield, wondering when Piaoliu's skill would end. They could only watch the fiery flames roll across the ground around them, not daring to move at all. There was nothing they could do. No matter how experienced a master was, when faced with an unknown skill, all they felt was unknown fear.

Huo Ranyi behind him felt that the situation was still safe, and that standing up shouldn't be a problem. He immediately stood up and waved his staff, “Fireball, shoot!”

“Puff!” Huo Ranyi's fireball spell was successfully released, but immediately after, he was hit by an arrow in the head. This was Yu Tian Shen Ming’s most powerful sniping skill. No matter how awesome a mage was, they wouldn’t be wearing high physical defense equipment. In the face of such high physical attacks, they were all equally fragile. Huo Ranyi was instantly killed, leaving only his small, broken fireball, without the protection of its master, and therefore without any power.

Even more pathetic were Jian Nan You and his priest brother. Seeing Huo Ranyi disappear after only standing up for a moment, they huddled behind the shield even more, not daring to come out.

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