Published: March 8, 2025
Once he entered the magma, Rui Butong immediately felt an endless source of pure heat surging into his body; the Phoenix true essence quickly filled him at a rapid pace. Rui Butong felt boundless happiness, as it was a boost in power, and this was so much more comfortable than the Phoenix nirvana...
However, he also knew that his time was limited. If he delayed, once the magma cooled down, it would be a huge waste; especially since this opportunity was rare, how could he let it slip away? Thus, he began to absorb it with single-minded focus.
As he absorbed everything with all his might, he disregarded everything else. Eventually, it seemed that he even absorbed the last bit of heat into his body, and only then did he feel satisfied, realizing he had not missed out on this heavenly gift. At this moment, he could clearly sense that his cultivation level had risen from supreme sixth rank to the peak of supreme seventh rank. It seemed he was just one step away from breaking through to supreme eighth grade, and Rui Butong could hardly contain his joy, laughing wildly towards the sky.
This was simply too exhilarating! I am now the strongest among my brothers, even surpassing Boss Chu! Who dares to challenge me?!
With high spirits, Rui Butong wished he could return to his brothers immediately to flaunt his achievements, showing that he had finally arrived at this point!
But then Rui Butong suddenly realized that he might have celebrated too early!
His cultivation level had indeed risen, and quite significantly, but...
He was trapped underground and unable to escape.
The most unfortunate part was that he was stuck in a mass of rock formed by magma.
Rui Butong used all his strength but could not move an inch. Suddenly, he remembered this was Mo Tianji's Three Lights Great Formation. In an instant, he felt like crying, nearly breaking down.
Even if Rui Butong had truly reached supreme eighth grade, he could not shake the ground that had been altered by the Three Lights Great Formation, not to mention he was still a little short...
Damn it, how did I forget something so important...
At that moment, Rui Butong was filled with regret, tears streaming down his face. It was a good thing to increase his cultivation level, but trapping himself because of it was definitely a terrible outcome. What kind of situation was this?!
His elder brother had spent such a long time down here, waiting for the battle to end so that Mo Tianji could unseal the Three Lights Great Formation; Rui Butong was truly on the verge of suffocating. No matter how sharp the Phoenix nirvana was, it could not provide air. There was no air underground. If it weren't for the significant increase in his cultivation level, which greatly extended his breath-holding time, he would have been the first accidental casualty among the nine calamity sword masters!
And he would have suffocated himself...
After finally escaping, he eagerly rushed out, first spinning in the air for seven or eight circles before landing and scowling, "Why did it take so long to open the formation? I almost suffocated!"
Mo Tianji snorted, slapping this supreme seventh rank master head over heels: "You still have the nerve to complain! My starlight great formation and moonlight great formation were both interrupted because of you! You're more of a hindrance than a help!"
Rui Butong scratched his head, feeling angry but unable to speak, he lowered his head.
"Stop showing off your feathers over there, hurry up and put on some clothes. We need to go quickly; the women and children of the Li family... there are still hundreds of thousands! Are we really just going to watch them be slaughtered?" Chu Yang urged, waving his hand.
"Yes! Let's go!" The brothers immediately remembered and flew off, leaving Rui Butong behind.
Rui Butong stood there in a daze. I am now at the peak of supreme seventh rank! How come no one has noticed such a significant improvement? No one even praised me a bit! I am now the number one among my brothers! What did the boss just say? Show-off? What show-off...