At this moment, a hundred miles away from Wang Yan, on a sand dune, dozens of people stood there, looking towards the direction where Wang Yan was.

The dozen or so people were divided into groups, clearly with hostile stares towards others.

However, no matter who it was, their entire bodies were radiating waves of the Power of Demon Patterns; these people were all Demon Cultivators.

Among these Demon Cultivators, most had the cultivation level of a Demon Master, a few were Demon Kings, and one of them was surprisingly a Demon Emperor.

This Demon Emperor was a young man with a sallow complexion, eyes filled with gloom, seemingly full of cunning.

Apart from the three people led by this young man, all other Demon Cultivators were watching this sallow-faced young man from afar, with trepidation in their eyes.

"That's Qin Xingyuan, a disciple of the Outer Guan Qin Family, reaching mid-tier Demon Emperor at such a young age; truly terrifying."

"Indeed, the Qin Family is a three-thousand-year-old Noble Family. Back then, the Qin Family ancestor unified the world relying on Demon Cultivation power, establishing the Great Qin Dynasty. Later, they deliberately abandoned the world to focus on cultivation. It's likely that now, the Qin Family is even more unfathomable."

"Yes, with Qin Xingyuan here, our chances of obtaining the Heaven and Earth's Strange Fire are slim."

The surrounding people were all discussing fervently, yet they all kept their distance from Qin Xingyuan, not daring to approach.

Qin Xingyuan had an air of arrogance, completely disregarding the surrounding people, as if they were invisible to him.

At this moment, suddenly, someone stepped through the air and flew towards the sand dune.

Seeing yet another flying person, everyone's eyes widened in shock, exclaiming, "Another Demon Emperor Powerhouse has come!"

At this time, Qin Xingyuan, who had been arrogant all along, also showed a hint of gravity on his face, saying, "I wonder who it is; turns out it's a friend from Mozi Academy."

Upon hearing Qin Xingyuan mention the four words Mozi Academy, the surrounding people exclaimed even more.

Mozi Academy was renowned among the Celestial Dynasty's Demon Cultivators, certainly more so than the Outer Guan Qin Family.

Everyone looked up, only to hear a man's voice from the sky laughing aloud, "Hahaha, so it's Qin Xingyuan, my respects."

Qin Tian immediately hid his grave expression, laughing as well, "Haha, I never expected the Heaven and Earth's Strange Fire to even attract Yan Shilin."

Upon hearing the name Yan Shilin, the surrounding people burst into exclamations again.

"It's actually Yan Shilin, the elite of Mozi Academy, another mid-tier Demon Emperor."

"It's over. With the appearance of the Heaven and Earth's Strange Fire, we really have no hope."

"Not necessarily. When the crane and clam fight, the fisherman benefits. Maybe we'll get lucky."

...

While the crowd whispered among themselves, a person flew from the sky, landing in front of Qin Xingyuan.

This person had a full forehead, bright eyes, and looked extremely dignified.

Qin Xingyuan and Yan Shilin stood facing each other, both showing a battle intent in their eyes.

Qin Xingyuan snorted coldly and said, "Brother Yan coming through the air, you must have annihilated the Fire-Eating Ant Legion outside, right?"

Yan Shilin slightly smiled, "Brother Qin overestimates me. The Fire-Eating Ant Legion numbers in the tens of thousands; even a Demon Saint Powerhouse would retreat. Wherever they pass, no grass grows, no bones remain. How could I have a way? I was just lucky, managing to fly through a gap before the Fire-Eating Ant Legion closed in."

Qin Xingyuan said, "Brother Yan is modest. I'm afraid the Fire-Eating Ant Legion will be here in two days. We'll need to rely on Brother Yan to annihilate them."

Yan Shilin still smiled slightly, "If the Fire-Eating Ant Legion comes, I'm afraid none of us will escape death; what more is there to say about annihilation?"

Qin Xingyuan raised an eyebrow, "So Brother Yan is afraid?"

Yan Shilin replied calmly, "To seek wealth in danger, aren't you here for the Heaven and Earth's Strange Fire too, Brother Qin? If I'm not mistaken, the Heaven and Earth's Strange Fire will appear in a day, driving away the Fire-Ant Legion when it emerges."

Qin Xingyuan said, "Brother Yan, indeed calculative. The Fire-Eating Ant Legion is still more than a hundred miles away; in half a day's time, they can't reach us."

Yan Shilin shook his head, "Not necessarily. On my way here, I saw three people being chased by the Fire-Eating Ant Legion on camels, heading this way. The Fire-Eating Ants, lured by human blood, will double their speed. Who can tell if the Fire-Ant Legion will arrive first or the Heaven and Earth's Strange Fire will appear first?"

Hearing this, Qin Xingyuan couldn't help but frown, "Why didn't you kill those three people? If you let them lead the Fire-Ant Legion here, what then?"

Yan Shilin chuckled, "Mozi Academy wouldn't act like the Qin Family, killing indiscriminately."

"What did you say?" Hearing this, Qin Xingyuan's eyebrow twitched, a murderous aura flashing across his face.

Yan Shilin smiled slightly, "We will have to expend a lot of Magic Power once the Heaven and Earth's Strange Fire appears. Qin Xingyuan, better save some of your ire and prepare."

Having said so, Yan Shilin ignored the somewhat furious Qin Xingyuan, walked to one side, sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began meditating.

Qin Xingyuan snorted coldly, thinking: Hmph, trying to provoke me, no way. When it comes to snatching the Heaven and Earth's Strange Fire, I won't hold back.

With that, Qin Xingyuan also walked to another side, sat on the sand dune, and began meditating with closed eyes.

The rest of the people, seeing the explosive atmosphere between Qin Xingyuan and Yan Shilin, secretly rejoiced, hoping the two Demon Emperor Powerhouses would exhaust each other so they could profit. Thus, they all sat on the sand, starting to rest.

Some listened to Yan Shilin's talk of three people leading the Fire-Eating Ant Legion here and felt uneasy. From time to time, they opened their eyes to look into the distance, hoping those three would quickly be eaten by the Fire-Eating Ant Legion and not bring trouble here.

At this moment, the three people everyone hoped would be devoured were Wang Yan, Ouyang Feiting, and Big Gold Teeth. The three stood on top of the sand dune, surrounded by millions of Fire-Eating Ants.

Standing atop the dune, looking at the densely packed Fire-Eating Ants around, Wang Yan's face was full of helplessness.

At this moment, surrounded by Fire-Eating Ants, there was no escape for him.

Wang Yan initially wanted to fly away, but seeing the extremely hot Fire-Eating Ants, with high temperatures above them, if he were to fly, it would be like flying over a pile of fire, fearing he'd be scorched in no time.

Fortunately, the Fire-Eating Ants around had inexplicably stopped, just encircling the dune without advancing.

Looking at the innumerable Fire-Eating Ants, Ouyang Feiting clutched Wang Yan's arm tightly, panic-stricken, "Brother Wang Yan, are these Fire-Eating Ants scared of you? They don't dare to advance?"

Wang Yan smiled wryly, "If they were afraid, they'd have done so earlier, no need to wait until now."

"Then why aren't they advancing?"

Wang Yan said, "You see these Fire-Eating Ants act as if following orders, not advancing maybe because they're waiting for a command."

"Command? Who could command these Fire-Eating Ants?"

Just as Ouyang Feiting finished speaking, millions of Fire-Eating Ants all raised their heads, looking towards a direction in the sky.

Far above, a massive Fire-Eating Ant, the size of an owl, flew towards them.

"Fire-Eating Ant Queen!"

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