The Golden Fire Flood Dragon stood proudly, silently roaring at Yuan Ming, emanating an immense pressure. Just the heat expelled from its nostrils already scorched the air to a boiling point, creating twisted patterns in the air.

Yuan Ming was drenched in sweat, his throat parched, and his eyebrows and hair tips showed slight scorches.

He stared intently at the Golden Fire Flood Dragon, his mind racing.

The power contained within the opponent was too vast; it was impossible to tame it with the Zhu Rong Heart Technique alone. But if he used too strong a method, he feared he might inadvertently extinguish the Fire Python, failing the trial.

Before he could think of an answer, the Golden Fire Flood Dragon had already launched another wave of attack, a golden flame surged forth like a tide, as if to engulf him.

Yuan Ming dodged in a flash, leaping high into the air, performing a sudden twist mid-air, plunging straight towards the Golden Fire Flood Dragon, and raising a fist, he struck down violently.

A large fist shadow, condensed from red light, emerged out of thin air, falling heavily on the back of the Golden Fire Flood Dragon.

Emperor Yan watched this scene, the disappointment in his eyes deepening.

Still this brute force attack, did he misjudge, was this person in front of him just lucky, actually a mere brute?

The flame dragon that had just soared was immediately struck by the red fist shadow, its body bending, plummeting towards the ground.

Yet, at the same time, it erupted with raging flames, golden waves of fire soaring into the sky, sweeping over the red fist shadow, directly reaching Yuan Ming, entwining him.

Yuan Ming quickly retreated, but still a flame crept up, wrapping around his arm, instantly burning through his Magic Robe sleeve, attaching to his skin.

A Protective Spiritual Light had long lit up on his body surface, isolating the golden flame.

But before he could hold on for even a breath, his Protective Spiritual Light was burned through, the exceedingly intense flame scorching his skin, exposing large patches of charred blackness.

A piercing burn pain struck, even Yuan Ming couldn't help but furrow his brow.

Fortunately, his physical body had long reached the Body of Wanxiang, its formidable nature far surpassing ordinary Magic Treasures, so even under such fierce flames, he still kept the fire at bay outside his skin.

Yuan Ming endured the severe pain across his body, shook his single arm, and punched out again, the red fist shadow shattered the golden flame, the residual momentum unabated, hitting the Golden Fire Flood Dragon once more.

This time, the fist shadow hit the midsection of the Fire Flood Dragon, sending it flying.

But at that moment, the Red Fire Python he had been firmly controlling suddenly went out of control, escaping from his palm, and collided with the Golden Fire Flood Dragon.

In the next instant, the two merged, and the Fire Flood Dragon evolved once more, transforming into a Red Gold Fire Dragon, its entire body glowing with golden-red, dazzling Scale Armor, baring fangs and brandishing claws.

The Red Gold Fire Dragon stood proudly, a glint of intelligence suddenly appearing in its eyes, looking down upon Yuan Ming below, a few more hints of contemptuousness in its gaze, extremely majestic and domineering.

Yuan Ming saw this, and his expression also became a few shades more solemn.

The Undying Tree within his Dantian gently swayed, a life aura surged forth, covering his entire body.

The burn on Yuan Ming's arm quickly healed, and in an instant, it was restored.

Subsequently, he charged towards the Red Gold Fire Dragon without any hesitation, activating the Demon Image Prison Suppression Skill, urging the Body of Wanxiang to its limit, a faint red steam began to rise from his entire body, his aura suddenly changing, like a primordial fierce beast.

A huge blood elephant phantom condensed, enveloping his form, crashing towards the Fire Dragon.

The Red Gold Fire Dragon's eyes spewed flames, its body twisting, silently roaring as it charged as well.

The two colossal beasts collided with a formidable roar, the shockwaves blasting out in all directions.

Within the grand hall, runes lit up everywhere, forming a massive Golden Light Formation, not only enveloping the explosive shockwave, but also transforming and absorbing all the fluctuations.

At the collision center, the two giant beasts stalled together, the flames around the Red Gold Fire Dragon poured over the blood-colored giant elephant, enveloping it entirely, the roaring flames constantly corroding and burning.

A pink mist rose from the Blood Elephant's body, its massive form being worn away bit by bit.

At the same time, within the giant elephant, Yuan Ming's hands emitted two streams of red light, transforming into two massive red hands, boldly grasping the dragon head and tail of the Red Gold Fire Dragon.

Streams of red light continued to pour into the Fire Dragon's body, as if it was regarded as a Magic Treasure being refined.

The Red Gold Fire Dragon let out a roar, the red-gold flames on its body surged, swiftly invading along the red giant hands, enveloping Yuan Ming's hands.

The flesh and blood on his hands rapidly melted away, revealing stark white bones.

Yuan Ming's eye twitched, yet he did not retract his hands, operating the Zhu Rong Heart Technique, injecting streams of red light into the Fire Dragon's body.

Simultaneously, the Undying Tree within his body began to release Undying Demon Power, a majestic Power of Life poured in, restoring his vitality, causing his hands to regenerate at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The Red Gold Fire Dragon seemed to be provoked into ferocity, once again surging with red-gold flames, overpowering the healing effects of the Undying Demon Power, burning Yuan Ming's hands once more.

Yet, the Undying Tree Demon Power soon grew stronger again, regenerating Yuan Ming's hands once more.

In this cyclical exchange, time passed, and soon the standoff lasted a full quarter of an hour.

The flames emitted by the Red Gold Fire Dragon grew fewer and fewer, as if controlled by an invisible force, unwilling to be driven by the Red Gold Fire Dragon any longer.

At this moment, the blood-colored giant elephant surrounding Yuan Ming had been worn down to only a thin layer, ready to collapse at any moment. This content was first released on *.

However, he paid it no mind, his hands moving like wheels as he formed incantations, a red light burst from his brow, shooting out a red light arrow, mixed with threads of soul power, which flashed and then vanished into the Red Gold Fire Dragon's forehead.

The ferocity in the Red Gold Fire Dragon's eyes gradually faded, replaced by a more docile expression.

"So that's it, that's how it works. I didn't expect this kid to have already reached the Word Witch Realm in soul cultivation. Not sufficient with fire control, he used the Word Witch's divine soul control technique, injecting soul power throughout the Red Gold Fire Dragon's body, gradually taking control of the dragon's surrounding flames, and finally, the entire dragon! Though he took a clever approach, it's both courageous and wise." The nearby Emperor Yan nodded slightly, a dry smile finally appearing on his lips.

Achieving this degree means the test of fire control has been passed.

Yet just after a slight contemplation, Emperor Yan formed another incantation with his fingers.

The massive body of the Red Gold Fire Dragon shrank bit by bit, flying back into the Complete Heaven Exquisite Tripod.

Yuan Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, the firepower contained within the Red Gold Fire Dragon was too formidable, and his soul power was nearly exhausted, continuing would not bode well.

Moreover, if it weren't for the constant supply of life force from the Undying Tree and the support of the Wanxiang Body, he wouldn't have won this prolonged battle.

However, at this moment, another unexpected change occurred.

The previously silent Complete Heaven Exquisite Tripod suddenly shone with two lights, one black and one white. Two Fire Pythons unexpectedly sprang out from the body of the tripod, swimming in the void and rushing towards them.

Yuan Ming's eyelid twitched, wanting to stop them but it was too late. He watched as they charged into the Red Gold Fire Dragon and merged with it.

The form of the Red Gold Fire Dragon didn't change much, remaining the same as before, but its eyes suddenly sparkled with spirit light, directly expelling all the soul power Yuan Ming had injected into the dragon's body.

"Continue? My displayed level of fire control should be sufficient!" Yuan Ming looked at Emperor Yan.

The latter glanced back, smiling.

"This old fox..." Yuan Ming cursed inwardly, ignoring Emperor Yan and turned to the Red Gold Fire Dragon.

In the spirit light gathered by the Fire Dragon, a pair of black-and-white distinct eyes, as if living, appeared.

With just one glance, Yuan Ming felt a strange thought: this Fire Dragon had come to life!

Those eyes endowed not just spirit but also what seemed like life to the Red Gold Fire Dragon, giving it a monumental transformation.

In the next moment, the Red Gold Fire Dragon suddenly opened its bloody maw, spewing out a fiery breath, the scorching heat waves surged as if boiling, instantly engulfing Yuan Ming.

In an instant, the already exhausted blood-colored giant elephant dissolved away in the scorching waves.

Hidden beneath, Yuan Ming couldn't evade; his skin turned blood-red, as if corroded, becoming extremely brutal.

With a sudden shock in his heart, Yuan Ming hastily activated the Undying Tree Demon Power to recover while retreating backward.

Unexpectedly, before he could retreat far, the Fire Dragon's tail had already coiled around behind him, blocking his escape, and the raised scales slapped Yuan Ming's back like scraping knives, tearing a piece of flesh to expose his protruding spine.

His body uncontrollably lurched forward, crashing headlong into the biting maw of the Fire Dragon.

Yuan Ming, caught off guard, could only plant his feet against the Fire Dragon's lower jaw, raising his hands to hold up the descending gigantic fangs, clutched within its mouth.

A formidable force pressed from above and below, barely inferior to him.

Yuan Ming exerted his physical strength to the extreme, managing to sustain it with great difficulty.

At this moment, he saw the Fire Dragon's throat gathering a mass of red dragon's breath, on the verge of erupting.

Knowing he could no longer hold any illusions, even if the test were to fail, he decided to give his all, to destroy the Fire Dragon, otherwise, this next strike would leave him gravely injured, if not dead.

However, just at the moment he was about to deploy various Spiritual Treasures, the black-and-white eyes of the Fire Dragon flashed in his mind, causing him to pause, halting the summoning of Magic Treasures.

Twelve Soul Crows shot from his brow, appearing above the Red Gold Fire Dragon's head, instantly forming a Crow Formation.

All the Soul Crows opened their mouths and emitted a Crow's Call Wave, forming a massive tide of black sound.

The surging sound waves crashed downward, causing a tremor through the Red Gold Fire Dragon's eyes and its massive body suddenly stiffened. The gathering dragon's breath in its throat seemed to jam halfway, halting its momentum.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming rejoiced, and as he slipped from the Red Gold Fire Dragon's mouth, he once again commanded the Soul Crows to emit a crow's cry to deter the Red Gold Fire Dragon.

Just as expected, with its new black-and-white eyes, the Red Gold Fire Dragon had indeed developed its own divine soul, rendering divine soul attacks effective.