Before long, the steam sphere stopped producing steam, and its surface was even covered with a layer of ice. Frost also appeared on the ground of the plaza beneath the feet of the powerful beings around it.
"Everyone be careful, don't kill it!" Upon seeing this, the Great Immortal Tongxuan put away his magical artifact and shouted. Unexpectedly, before Tongxuan finished speaking, beams of red light suddenly pierced through the steam sphere, and the steam on the surface of the sphere surged again.
Then came a loud "thud," a sound that wasn't loud, like a chick hatching from its shell. But in the blink of an eye, the entire sphere shattered, and countless fire rain, ice shards, and fragments sprayed in all directions. All the powerful figures, including Wang Yao, were startled and quickly dodged backward.
"Not good!" A powerful figure retreated and pointed upwards, where a dark light flashed by, revealing a small black bird the size of a fist that disappeared in an instant.
"Here it is!" Lang Shuai's voice rang out. It turned out that the little bird was extremely fast and had appeared in the air outside the square in the blink of an eye. If Lang Shuai hadn't been paying attention to the whole situation, the fire crow would probably have escaped.
After all, the sudden explosion of the fireball was extremely unexpected. The powerful figures surrounding the fireball were all dodging and dodging, seemingly unprepared for the escape of the fire crow's true form.
"Master Lang, watch me!" Just as the fire crow was trying to avoid Master Lang, not wanting to fight him, a woman's voice called out.
Wang Yao saw a black cloud suddenly rise in the air around Commander Lang. The black cloud chased after the Fire Crow's true form at an extremely fast speed. The Fire Crow seemed to be very afraid of the black cloud, and kept emitting sharp cries as it desperately dodged and weaved.
However, the area covered by the dark cloud rapidly expanded, surging towards the fire crow's true form from all directions. The fire crow tried to maneuver several times, but was still caught by the dark cloud and instantly enveloped. A mournful cry pierced the air within the dark cloud, and then silence fell.
Only then did Wang Yao realize that the dark cloud was actually made up of mosquitoes the size of a palm, a sight that gave anyone goosebumps.
"Ninth Elder, do not kill Fire Crow!" Tongxuan shouted again.
"I'm sorry, Elder, the opportunity was too rare, and I didn't handle it well."
The woman's voice came from the dark clouds, and then the dark clouds suddenly dispersed, transforming into the image of a woman in black. She threw something on the ground, and Wang Yao looked closely and saw that the fire crow's true form was just a dry skin covered with feathers.
Was the Fire Crow's true form simply drained by the Ninth Elder?
Wang Yao looked at the woman in black with a start. She stood gracefully suspended in the air, with what appeared to be traces of crimson blood at the corner of her fair lips. She raised her index finger to wipe her lips, and a slightly shy smile appeared on her face.
"I'm sorry, everyone, I've taken the bait." The Ninth Elder, a woman in black, greeted the assembled powerful figures with a fist bump and a smile.
"You've been stuck at a bottleneck for a long time. Now that you've absorbed the essence of the Fire Raven, breaking through shouldn't be a problem anymore. I hope you'll take care of yourself, and I won't hold it against you."
The Second Elder snorted, his figure immediately shrank, and he withdrew from battle mode. The powerful figures of the Zhanghuang Clan also returned to their original forms, but they did not leave. They still looked up at the sky.
There, Lang Shuai was still suspended in the air, looking down at the dried skin of the Fire Crow's true form on the ground, his expression shifting between light and dark.
"Oh dear, Ninth Elder, you were too reckless. How did this fire crow infiltrate my Heavenly Nest City? We need to interrogate it properly, but you... you killed it, and now the clues are gone." Tongxuan Immortal stamped his foot and sighed.
"Elder, if it weren't for my brothers and sisters breaking the Fire Crow's strange fire shield today, how would I have had the chance to absorb the Fire Crow? I was too excited, and my cultivation level wasn't high enough, so I was a little slow to finish my move. Please don't take offense, Elder." Ninth Elder quickly begged Tongxuan for forgiveness in a pitiful manner.
The Great Immortal Tongxuan shook his head. It was really strange that the Fire Crow had entered the Zhanghuang Clan. Just now, the Second Elder wanted to push the responsibility for the Fire Crow's entry onto himself. He originally planned to capture it and interrogate it properly. Now that the Fire Crow was dead, he naturally could not hold a grudge against the Ninth Elder over this matter, so he could only let it go.
"Elder, you brought Lord Yue Lao here, is it to see me?" Lang Shuai in the sky suddenly asked.
“Indeed, that’s exactly what we intended to do when we came to Tianchao City, but we didn’t expect to be invaded by fire crows as soon as we arrived at this landing plaza.” Tongxuan Daxian nodded hurriedly.
"Greetings, Master Lang. This humble monk, Hui Shuo, greets you." Hui Shuo, who was standing to the side, did not run away. Earlier, when the Great Immortal Tongxuan withdrew his clansmen from the square, Hui Shuo was far away from the Fire Crow and had not yet had the chance to send him out. Now that he saw the Commander Lang, Hui Shuo hurriedly came out to pay his respects.
"You little monk, why aren't you keeping an eye on the construction of Lingguang Temple? What are you doing here, joining in the fun?" Commander Lang must have seen Hui Shuo long ago. Hearing Hui Shuo greet him, he immediately asked with a smile.
“My dad…my friend is here, I need to stay with him,” Hui Shuo explained with a smile.
"Friend?" Lang Shuai nodded at Wang Yao, then immediately retracted his wings, withdrew from battle mode, and slowly descended.
"You may all disperse." After landing, Lang Shuai looked at the Second Elder and other powerful figures in the clan, waved his hand lightly, and all the powerful figures bowed to Lang Shuai before flying away.
"Ninth Elder, wait a moment." Lang Shuai called out to the Ninth Elder who was about to leave. The Ninth Elder looked at Lang Shuai in astonishment, and the Second Elder and other powerful figures who had just flown into the air also stopped.
"Since you killed the Fire Crow, the Wen Clan will be responsible for cleaning up the mess here. You and Lao Wu will work together. Lao Wu, once the matter is settled, report the losses to me." As he spoke, Lang Shuai turned to look at the dung beetle in the air.
“Master, shall we plant…” The Ninth Elder hesitated upon hearing this.
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