qīng sè guāng zhù jiāng chì yán kòng zhì de tóng shí ， yòu cóng hóng xī gāo jǔ de jìng miàn shàng fēn chū wàn qiān tiáo xì xiàn ， rú tóng yī gēn gēn zhǎng zhēn ， zhā rù chì yán tǐ nèi 。
青色光柱将赤炎控制的同时，又从鸿曦高举的镜面上分出万千条细线，如同一根根长针，扎入赤炎体内。
The green light pillar controlled the Crimson Flame while simultaneously splitting into myriad fine lines from the mirror surface held aloft by Hong Xi. These lines, akin to long needles, pierced through the Crimson Flame's body.
chì yán hēi hóng xiāng jiàn de shēn qū ， shùn jiān rú fēng zhōng cán zhú bān ， bù tíng yuè dòng 。
赤炎黑红相间的身躯，瞬间如风中残烛般，不停跃动。
Crimson Flame's black and red form flickered violently as if it were a candle in the wind. Li Fan even noticed that the green threads seemed to be drawing something out of it; its size was gradually shrinking, and its aura was weakening.
shèn zhì lǐ fán mǐn ruì de fā xiàn ， qīng sè sī xiàn fǎng fú zài jí qǔ shén me shì de ， chì yán de tǐ xíng zhèng zài huǎn huǎn biàn xiǎo 、 qì shì yě shì bù duàn jiǎn ruò 。
甚至李凡敏锐的发现，青色丝线仿佛在汲取什么似的，赤炎的体型正在缓缓变小、气势也是不断减弱。
Crimson Flame tried to struggle free but found itself like an insect caught in a spider's web—the more it struggled, the tighter the threads wrapped around it.
chì yán xiǎng yào fèn lì zhèng tuō ， dàn jiù xiàng luò rù zhū wǎng zhōng de fēi chóng ， yuè shì zhēng zhá ， sī xiàn de chán rào jiù yuè jǐn 。
赤炎想要奋力挣脱，但就像落入蛛网中的飞虫，越是挣扎，丝线的缠绕就越紧。
The giant green net tightly locked Crimson Flame. Its pitiful appearance starkly contrasted with how Li Fan remembered her from his previous lives—despite her ultimate defeat, she had at least shown the power of a Daoist's soul in unison.
qīng sè jù wǎng láo láo suǒ zhù chì yán 。
青色巨网牢牢锁住赤炎。
"Her power comes from heaven and earth," Li Fan thought to himself as he watched Crimson Flame's miserable scene. "And the Xuan TianSpirit Sealing Array can take what is heavenly and replace it, severing her connection with heaven and earth. No wonder Crimson Flame performs so poorly."
nà láng bèi de mú yàng ， hé lǐ fán jì yì zhōng qián jǐ shì tā jí biàn zuì zhōng shēn bài 、 zuì qǐ mǎ yě biǎo xiàn chū le tiān dì zhī pò de hé dào zhàn lì de qíng xíng ， xíng chéng le xiān míng duì bǐ 。
那狼狈的模样，和李凡记忆中前几世她即便最终身败、最起码也表现出了天地之魄的合道战力的情形，形成了鲜明对比。
Just when everyone in Cunyun Sea was convinced that the battle was over, a giant hand suddenly emerged from beneath the sea.
「 tiān dì zhī pò de lì liàng lái yuán yú tiān dì 。 ér xuán tiān fēng líng zhèn qià néng qǔ tiān ér dài ， bō duó tā yǔ tiān dì de lián xì 。 yě nán guài chì yán de biǎo xiàn rú cǐ bù kān 。」 mù dǔ chì yán de qī cǎn chǎng miàn ， lǐ fán bù jīn xīn zhōng àn dào 。
「天地之魄的力量来源于天地。而玄天封灵阵恰能取天而代，剥夺她与天地的联系。也难怪赤炎的表现如此不堪。」目睹赤炎的凄惨场面，李凡不禁心中暗道。
In an instant, the five fingers clamped down on Hong Xi and the Crimson Flame.
「 jiù shì bù zhī ， zhè fǎ zhèn néng fǒu duì mò shā qǐ dào yì zhì zuò yòng 。 rú guǒ mò shā réng rán bèi jì liàn ， tiān dì shì fǒu jì xù jiàng xià gèng qiáng dà de tiān dì zhī pò ？」
「就是不知，这法阵能否对墨杀起到抑制作用。如果墨杀仍然被祭练，天地是否继续降下更强大的天地之魄？」
"Dayang!" Li Fan instantly recognized the origin of this colossal hand.
zhèng dāng cóng yún hǎi nèi guān zhàn de zhòng rén ， quán dōu yǐ wéi dà jú yǐ dìng de shí hòu 。
正当丛云海内观战的众人，全都以为大局已定的时候。
But this time, Dayang did not shout his trademark "Dayang for life, never weaker than humans." Instead, he silently moved below the two who had been locked in a stalemate.
yī zhī jù dà de shǒu zhǎng ， hū de cóng hǎi miàn xià shēn chū 。
一只巨大的手掌，忽的从海面下伸出。
The sparrow in the bush caught them all at once.
diàn guāng huǒ shí jiān ， wǔ zhǐ bìng lǒng ， jiāng hóng xī yǐ jí chì yán ， wò zài shǒu xīn ！
电光火石间，五指并拢，将鸿曦以及赤炎，握在手心！
"Die!" Hong Xi's expression changed as he faced Dayang's ambush. He carefully maintained the Xuan TianSpirit Sealing Array while using mountains to collide with the surrounding five hands.
「 tiān yáng ！」 jī hū shì shùn jiān ， lǐ fán jiù rèn chū le zhè jù xíng shǒu zhǎng de lái lì 。
「天阳！」几乎是瞬间，李凡就认出了这巨型手掌的来历。
With a thunderous crash, Hong Xi was unprepared for the hand's lack of resistance. The mountain-like formations he conjured crashed straight into it. At the moment of impact, the peaks that resembled real mountains met something far harder and shattered instantly.
dàn tiān yáng zhè cì xiàn shēn ， què shì méi yǒu hǎn chū tā nà jù zhāo pái shì de 「 tiān yáng yī shēng 、 bù ruò yú rén 」。 ér shì qiāo wú shēng xī dì ， qián fú dào le yuán xiān jiāng chí de liǎng rén xià fāng 。
但天阳这次现身，却是没有喊出他那句招牌似的「天阳一生、不弱于人」。而是悄无声息地，潜伏到了原先僵持的两人下方。
Hong Xi's body trembled as the immense force rebounded almost causing him to lose control over the Xuan TianSpirit Sealing Array. Inside the array, Crimson Flame sensed an opportunity and stopped struggling. It instead gathered its strength, waiting for Hong Xi to make a mistake again.
huáng què zài hòu ， jiāng tā men yī wǎng dǎ jìn 。
黄雀在后，将他们一网打尽。
"Damn!" Hong Xi cursed under his breath, deciding not to deal with Dayang's giant hand just yet. Instead, he focused all his efforts on activating the Xuan TianSpirit Sealing Array to refine Crimson Flame.
「 zhǎo sǐ ！」 miàn duì tiān yáng de tōu xí ， hóng xī bó rán sè biàn 。
「找死！」面对天阳的偷袭，鸿曦勃然色变。
But Dayang, now subtly more intelligent after Li Fan's cost-free enhancement, would not let Hong Xi succeed in his scheme.
yī biān xiǎo xīn wéi chí zhe xuán tiān fēng líng zhèn ， yī biān yù shǐ zhuó zhòng zhòng shān mài 、 cháo zhe zhōu wéi qiú láo shì de wǔ gēn shǒu zhǎng zhuàng qù 。
一边小心维持着玄天封灵阵，一边御使着重重山脉、朝着周围囚牢似的五根手掌撞去。
[The delay of new chapter updates is due to those who are virtuous! Fellow Daoists, this is your chance to change your fate!]
「 hōng ！」
「轰！」
Encouraged by some well-meaning individuals, dozens and even hundreds of cultivators could no longer resist their temptation and attacked the three. They hoped to become the lucky ones who would rise to power.
ràng hóng xī cuò shǒu bù jí de shì ， miàn duì tā de gōng jī ， zhè shǒu zhǎng gēn běn méi yǒu fǎn kàng dòng zuò 。 rèn yóu tā xiǎn huà chū de jù xiàng shān mài zhí zhí zhuàng qù 。 ér zài liǎng zhě xiāng zhuàng de yī shùn jiān ， nà yī zuò zuò hé zhēn shí shān luán wú yì de shān fēng ， fǎng fú yù dào le bǐ tā men gèng yào jiān yìng bǎi bèi de shì wù 。
让鸿曦措手不及的是，面对他的攻击，这手掌根本没有反抗动作。任由他显化出的具象山脉直直撞去。而在两者相撞的一瞬间，那一座座和真实山峦无异的山峰，仿佛遇到了比它们更要坚硬百倍的事物。
Li Fan saw that He Zhenghao almost couldn't hold back as he flew forward. But halfway there, he suddenly realized something and turned around.
dāng chǎng bèi jiē lián fěn suì 。
当场被接连粉碎。
"Wait just a little longer."
hóng xī xiān jūn shēn qū wēi wēi chàn dǒu ， jù lì fǎn zhèn zhī xià ， xiǎn xiē lián xuán tiān fēng líng zhèn dōu shī qù le kòng zhì 。
鸿曦仙君身躯微微颤抖，巨力反震之下，险些连玄天封灵阵都失去了控制。
Li Fan heard him mutter these words under his breath. His tightly closed eyes and trembling body showed how hard he was suppressing his desires.
ér zhèn fǎ zhōng de chì yán ， yě chá jué dào le zhuǎn jī bān ， tíng zhǐ le zhēng zhá 。
而阵法中的赤炎，也察觉到了转机般，停止了挣扎。
With a slight smile, Li Fan's gaze returned to Dayang and the others. The Earth Fire Return Array had been pushed to its limits by Dayang, continuously spewing molten rock from Cunyun Sea, creating an underwater fire dragon phenomenon. Li Fan knew that Dayang was fully utilizing the power of Cunyun's earth fires.
zhǐ shì shōu suō jī xù qǐ le lì liàng ， děng dài hóng xī zài dù lù chū pò zhàn 。
只是收缩积蓄起了力量，等待鸿曦再度露出破绽。
Originally, the earth fire force relied on and was limited by underground veins; it wouldn't be so easily controlled by cultivators.
「 gāi sǐ ！」 chī le gè mèn kuī de hóng xī xiān jūn àn mà yī shēng ， suǒ xìng zàn shí bù qù guǎn tiān yáng jù shǒu 。 ér shì xīn zhōng yī héng ， quán lì cuī dòng xuán tiān fēng líng zhèn ， liàn huà qǐ chì yán lái 。
「该死！」吃了个闷亏的鸿曦仙君暗骂一声，索性暂时不去管天阳巨手。而是心中一横，全力催动玄天封灵阵，炼化起赤炎来。
But earlier, to force out Crimson Flame, Hong Xi had activated the Heaven Essence Transformation Array, destroying all the underground veins in Cunyun Sea. Thus, the earth fire melted freely like a wild horse, allowing the Earth Fire Return Array to operate at 200% efficiency.
dàn dé dào lǐ fán bù xī dài jià de qiáng huà 、 yǐn yǐn biàn dé cōng huì qǐ lái de tiān yáng ， hěn xiǎn rán bú huì ràng hóng xī de rú yì suàn pán dé chěng 。
但得到李凡不惜代价的强化、隐隐变得聪慧起来的天阳，很显然不会让鸿曦的如意算盘得逞。
So, from a certain perspective, one's fate was determined by their actions. Hong Xi's own actions had sealed his fate.
【 xīn zhāng jié gēng xīn chí huǎn de wèn tí ， zài néng
【新章节更新迟缓的问题，在能
Feeling that he was losing energy faster than Crimson Flame, Hong Xi's expression changed frequently.
yǒu dé zhě jū zhī ！ zhū wèi dào yǒu ， nì tiān gǎi mìng de jī huì jiù zài yǎn qián ！」
有德者居之！诸位道友，逆天改命的机会就在眼前！」
If he withdrew the Xuan TianSpirit Sealing Array and abandoned his control over Crimson Flame to fully face Dayang, he might still be able to escape from the Earth Fire Return Array. However, this Xuan TianSpirit Sealing Realm only had one chance of use. After its usage, the mirror would become a mundane object, requiring him to return to the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance headquarters for recharging before it could continue. This meant that if he interrupted his efforts, all his previous work would be in vain.
zài yǒu xīn rén de qǐ hòng 、 sǒng yǒng xià ， shù shí shàng bǎi míng xiū shì ， rěn bú zhù xīn zhōng de yòu huò ， xiān hòu duì zhe jiāng chí de sān rén fā dòng le gōng jī 。
在有心人的起哄、怂恿下，数十上百名修士，忍不住心中的诱惑，先后对着僵持的三人发动了攻击。
Perhaps he could save his life but couldn't even think about ascending to the Daoist realm.
jì xī wàng zì jǐ chéng wéi nà ge yú wēng dé lì de xìng yùn ér ， cóng cǐ yī bù dēng tiān 。
寄希望自己成为那个渔翁得利的幸运儿，从此一步登天。
If he fought to the death, there was a risk to his life, but there was also a chance of achieving the Daoist realm! From then on, his fate would be different!
lǐ fán kàn dào ， hé zhèng hào yě chà diǎn méi néng rěn zhù ， yǐ jīng fēi shēn shàng qián 。 dàn zài bàn lù shàng ， què shì bù zhī wèi hé hū de xǐng wù ， yòu zhé fǎn huí lái 。
李凡看到，何正浩也差点没能忍住，已经飞身上前。但在半路上，却是不知为何忽的醒悟，又折返回来。
With a grim expression, Hong Xi made his final decision in an instant. Beams of light shot out from him and struck the Earth Fire Return Array, attempting to slow down his refinement process.
「 zài děng děng ， zài děng děng 。」
「再等等，再等等。」
Hong Xi's eyes were resolute as he focused entirely on controlling the Xuan TianSpirit Sealing Array to suppress and refine Crimson Flame.
lǐ fán tīng dào tā zuǐ lǐ dī shēng nán nán dào 。
李凡听到他嘴里低声喃喃道。
Time passed slowly. Crimson Flame's body grew increasingly dim until it became almost transparent, ready to vanish into thin air.
jǐn bì de shuāng yǎn 、 yǐ jí chàn dǒu de shēn qū ， wú bù shuō míng le cǐ kè tā zhèng zài jí dù yā zhì zì jǐ de kě wàng 。
紧闭的双眼、以及颤抖的身躯，无不说明了此刻他正在极度压制自己的渴望。
"Die!" Hong Xi roared, transforming into a yellowish light that charged straight at Crimson Flame.
lǐ fán shěn rán yī xiào ， shì xiàn yòu huí dào tiān yáng děng rén shēn shàng 。
李凡哂然一笑，视线又回到天阳等人身上。
At the same time, the Xuan TianSpirit Sealing Array burst forth with its most magnificent light, intertwining green and yellow like a sharp blade about to pierce through Crimson Flame's body.
The green light pillar controlled the Crimson Flame while simultaneously splitting into myriad fine lines from the mirror surface held aloft by Hong Xi. These lines, akin to long needles, pierced through the Crimson Flame's body.
Crimson Flame's black and red form flickered violently as if it were a candle in the wind. Li Fan even noticed that the green threads seemed to be drawing something out of it; its size was gradually shrinking, and its aura was weakening.
Crimson Flame tried to struggle free but found itself like an insect caught in a spider's web—the more it struggled, the tighter the threads wrapped around it.
The giant green net tightly locked Crimson Flame. Its pitiful appearance starkly contrasted with how Li Fan remembered her from his previous lives—despite her ultimate defeat, she had at least shown the power of a Daoist's soul in unison.
"Her power comes from heaven and earth," Li Fan thought to himself as he watched Crimson Flame's miserable scene. "And the Xuan TianSpirit Sealing Array can take what is heavenly and replace it, severing her connection with heaven and earth. No wonder Crimson Flame performs so poorly."
Just when everyone in Cunyun Sea was convinced that the battle was over, a giant hand suddenly emerged from beneath the sea.
In an instant, the five fingers clamped down on Hong Xi and the Crimson Flame.
"Dayang!" Li Fan instantly recognized the origin of this colossal hand.
But this time, Dayang did not shout his trademark "Dayang for life, never weaker than humans." Instead, he silently moved below the two who had been locked in a stalemate.
The sparrow in the bush caught them all at once.
"Die!" Hong Xi's expression changed as he faced Dayang's ambush. He carefully maintained the Xuan TianSpirit Sealing Array while using mountains to collide with the surrounding five hands.
With a thunderous crash, Hong Xi was unprepared for the hand's lack of resistance. The mountain-like formations he conjured crashed straight into it. At the moment of impact, the peaks that resembled real mountains met something far harder and shattered instantly.
Hong Xi's body trembled as the immense force rebounded almost causing him to lose control over the Xuan TianSpirit Sealing Array. Inside the array, Crimson Flame sensed an opportunity and stopped struggling. It instead gathered its strength, waiting for Hong Xi to make a mistake again.
"Damn!" Hong Xi cursed under his breath, deciding not to deal with Dayang's giant hand just yet. Instead, he focused all his efforts on activating the Xuan TianSpirit Sealing Array to refine Crimson Flame.
But Dayang, now subtly more intelligent after Li Fan's cost-free enhancement, would not let Hong Xi succeed in his scheme.
[The delay of new chapter updates is due to those who are virtuous! Fellow Daoists, this is your chance to change your fate!]
Encouraged by some well-meaning individuals, dozens and even hundreds of cultivators could no longer resist their temptation and attacked the three. They hoped to become the lucky ones who would rise to power.
Li Fan saw that He Zhenghao almost couldn't hold back as he flew forward. But halfway there, he suddenly realized something and turned around.
"Wait just a little longer."
Li Fan heard him mutter these words under his breath. His tightly closed eyes and trembling body showed how hard he was suppressing his desires.
With a slight smile, Li Fan's gaze returned to Dayang and the others. The Earth Fire Return Array had been pushed to its limits by Dayang, continuously spewing molten rock from Cunyun Sea, creating an underwater fire dragon phenomenon. Li Fan knew that Dayang was fully utilizing the power of Cunyun's earth fires.
Originally, the earth fire force relied on and was limited by underground veins; it wouldn't be so easily controlled by cultivators.
But earlier, to force out Crimson Flame, Hong Xi had activated the Heaven Essence Transformation Array, destroying all the underground veins in Cunyun Sea. Thus, the earth fire melted freely like a wild horse, allowing the Earth Fire Return Array to operate at 200% efficiency.
So, from a certain perspective, one's fate was determined by their actions. Hong Xi's own actions had sealed his fate.
Feeling that he was losing energy faster than Crimson Flame, Hong Xi's expression changed frequently.
If he withdrew the Xuan TianSpirit Sealing Array and abandoned his control over Crimson Flame to fully face Dayang, he might still be able to escape from the Earth Fire Return Array. However, this Xuan TianSpirit Sealing Realm only had one chance of use. After its usage, the mirror would become a mundane object, requiring him to return to the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance headquarters for recharging before it could continue. This meant that if he interrupted his efforts, all his previous work would be in vain.
Perhaps he could save his life but couldn't even think about ascending to the Daoist realm.
If he fought to the death, there was a risk to his life, but there was also a chance of achieving the Daoist realm! From then on, his fate would be different!
With a grim expression, Hong Xi made his final decision in an instant. Beams of light shot out from him and struck the Earth Fire Return Array, attempting to slow down his refinement process.
Hong Xi's eyes were resolute as he focused entirely on controlling the Xuan TianSpirit Sealing Array to suppress and refine Crimson Flame.
Time passed slowly. Crimson Flame's body grew increasingly dim until it became almost transparent, ready to vanish into thin air.
"Die!" Hong Xi roared, transforming into a yellowish light that charged straight at Crimson Flame.
At the same time, the Xuan TianSpirit Sealing Array burst forth with its most magnificent light, intertwining green and yellow like a sharp blade about to pierce through Crimson Flame's body.