The peak of Red Flame Peak was not the sharp mountain tip imagined, but a colossal circular basin, like a volcano that has long been dormant for millennia. Its edge was steep and jagged, presenting a dark red, glazed texture from years of burning fire. The basin was not empty but filled with boiling lava pools, jagged volcanic rocks, and some strange crystal clusters that seemed to be formed by凝聚的火焰. The air was laden with a strong smell of sulfur and burning minerals, and the heat waves distorted the view, making everything look hazy and scorching.

As soon as the two landed, the scorching rock nearly made An Ran jump up. Almost simultaneously, the surrounding Fire Element Spirits, originally either floating on lava or resting on rocks, suddenly boiled over like cold water thrown into boiling oil!

These elemental beings, made purely of Fire Spirit Qi, were inherently hostile to all foreign presences. Moreover, Fire Element Spirits were mostly of a fiery and frenzied nature, leaving no room for compromise or peaceful coexistence. They emitted hissing burns or deep roars and immediately surrounded the two from all sides.

Xiao Jie faced the tide of Fire Element Spirits without panic. He concentrated his thoughts, attempting to mobilize the power of the Five Elements in the world.

"Will Drives Five Elements - Great Flood!"

With a wave of his hand, the expected massive surge of water that could have swept away these elemental beings didn’t appear. Only a slight ripple in the air quickly subsided.

Of course! Xiao Jie instantly understood. This Red Flame Mountain is a place of pure yang and rigidity in the world, with overwhelming flames and extreme Fire Element Power. Naturally, the counteracting Water Element Power was suppressed to near nothingness, too weak to be sensed. Even immortals casting spells must abide by basic laws. Though Will Drives Five Elements is marvelous, it relies on the presence of usable Five Elements Power in the surrounding environment.

In the moment of hesitation, the various Fire Spirits, Fire Nightmares, and Blazing Fire Walkers drew near, mercilessly unleashing all sorts of furious Fire Magic upon them! Massive fireballs, a barrage of fire arrows, roaring Fire Dragons, and explosive Fiery Flame Bombs... all these red-hot trajectories filled the sky, trying to instantly vaporize the two.

But Xiao Jie remained unflustered. The power of the Five Elements transforms myriad times, mutually engendering and restricting, waxing and waning, naturally providing countermeasures. Since water is weak, counter with earth!

"Will Drives Five Elements - Rock Wall Defense!"

He stomped his foot, pouring immense immortal power into the earth. Instantly, the ground around them shook violently, and thick, hard stone walls glimmering with earthen spiritual light rose with a roar, quickly closing in, forming a solid circular fortress tightly surrounding them, blocking all the flame attacks from every direction.

Boom boom boom! Bang bang bang!

Intense explosions continually echoed on the fortress’ outer wall, shaking the stone fortress violently. Stones and debris rained down, the spiritual light flickering dimly, seeming ready to collapse at any moment. The searing heat even permeated through the stone wall, making the air inside sizzling hot.

As the third round of the fiercest concentrated attacks ended, the seemingly sturdy stone fortress was already covered with spider-web-like cracks, on the verge of giving way.

Boom!

The fortress finally succumbed, shattering with a cataclysmic explosion, sending rubble flying!

Yet at the moment the fortress shattered, a clear Dragon Roar resounded through the clouds! A forty-meter long dragon, pure-white like jade with Scale Armor gleaming with cold light, soared into the sky. It was none other than Xiao Jie’s transformation, the White Dragon!

"Cold Ice Breath!"

The White Dragon opened its mouth, and an exceedingly frigid ice stream burst forth like a breached ice river, a deathly sigh from the Far North, sweeping fan-like over the Fire Element Spirits swarming below! This primal Cold Ice Power from the True Dragon fiercely clashed with the surrounding fiery environment, emitting intense "hiss-hiss" sounds, and the white frost quickly spread.

The Fire Element Spirits at the forefront were the first to bear the brunt. Their flames dimmed instantly, and a thick layer of ice formed on their bodies, slowing their movements significantly and emitting a large amount of white steam, as if drenched with cold water, quenching and solidifying like burning coals.

Despite being heavily injured, these Fire Element Spirits were inherently fierce and refused to relent, struggling to continue their fiery attacks on the airborne White Dragon. But these stray fire attacks, upon nearing the protective cloud naturally gathered around the White Dragon, had most of their power dissipated by the latent Water Spirit Qi, leaving the remnants too weak to penetrate the Dragon Scale.

Xiao Jie was slightly surprised; he hadn’t expected this [Clouds Born from the Dragon] passive Talent to have such unexpected defensive effects at this moment.

The divine-skill-transformed cloud did not get affected by the surrounding weak Water Element Power, and it was indeed very convenient.

He would no longer give these spirits a chance; the majestic dragon body elegantly and imposingly spiraled upwards in the sky, releasing another thunderous Dragon Roar! The clouds gathered due to his Dragon Transformation erupted with lightning, electric snakes wildly dancing!

"Descend!"

With his thought’s guidance, thick bolts of bright Thunderbolt, as wide as barrels, fell like divine swords of judgment, striking precisely amidst the spirit group below!

System prompt: Killed a [Flame Walker], gaining 675 Experience Points.

System prompt: Killed a [Fire Nightmare], gaining 720 Experience Points.