In the face of the terrifying high temperature rising continuously inside the hall, the Dharma Phase Cultivators present each utilized their techniques to resist.

Master Tantai pushed the power of Emperor Yan's Mysterious Fire Tripod to its utmost, its body glowing with a crimson light, continuously absorbing the surrounding heat, projecting a red light shield downward, isolating the fearful heat around.

Sima Changqin stood as usual, forming a spell with one hand in front of him, while a pale green light emanated from the ancient zither on his back, like swirling breezes, enveloping him.

Wu Yu simply placed her hands together in front of her and stood there quietly.

At a glance, it seemed she wasn't doing anything, nor did any treasure light up on her, yet the surrounding high temperature seemed to have no effect on her, unable to harm her in the slightest.

Yuan Ming, on the other hand, operated the Emperor Yan's Ruyi Scepter from his Dantian to resist the heat while secretly using the Undying Tree Roots to absorb the Power of the Sun inside the hall.

He couldn't completely block the heat's assault, so his physical body also endured indescribable burning pain.

However, this degree of scorching heat could no longer significantly affect Yuan Ming.

Standing behind Sima Changqin, Tie Xuan had at some unknown time taken out a broad Black Iron Heavy Sword, holding it with both hands in front of him, the sword emanating circles of white Sword Qi, constantly extending outward, repelling the heat.

Not far from him, the female Black Demon Shen Xiu pinched a strange spell with her fingers, a long water-blue Spirit Light Talisman flowing from her palm, wrapping around her in circles, emitting a cool glow, blocking the heat.

Yang Fan formed a sword technique with both hands in front of him, and suddenly a sword-shaped rune appeared on his forehead, emitting an unbelievably sharp aura, clearly a Sword Rune Dao Seal.

That Dao Seal emitted fierce Sword Qi, yet did not recklessly scatter, instead condensing outside Yang Fan, forming a sword-shaped phantom that enveloped him in the center.

The heatwaves coming from all around were shattered upon nearing that powerful sword-shaped phantom.

As for Xuan Ye, Electric Roc King, Black Bear King, and Flame Wolf King, the four demons did not summon Spiritual Treasures, relying instead on their demonic power or physical bodies to withstand.

Xuan Ye and Electric Roc King demonstrated their Dharma manifestations, with silver-white light gathering outside Xuan Ye, forming a Dharma manifestation nearly as tall as himself, enveloping him centrally.

The Dharma manifestation bore only a seven-tenths resemblance to him, appearing to wear a cloak of silver feathers, with the dazzling silver light similarly capable of isolating the scorching heat.

Behind Electric Roc King, a Thunder and Lightning Dharma Form appeared, with broad wings growing from its back, flashing with blue-purple electric light, covering its whole body.

Black Bear King displayed the Sky Demon True Body, his figure doubling in height, with rough, hard black hair like steel needles sprouting from his body, surging with blood energy, relying purely on physical strength to withstand the roasting of the Great Sun Glaze Flame.

As for Flame Wolf King, being a Fire Attribute demon beast, he gained the most advantage in this environment, neither displaying his Dharma manifestation nor using his Sky Demon True Body, simply circling demon fire around him to easily fend off the hall's high temperature.

Initially, everyone's condition was quite good, but after half an hour, the entire hall's temperature doubled.

The air inside the hall had turned into wispy, visible red heat, the floor, though not melted, had turned fiery red, with perceptible waves of heat rolling across it.

Under such an assault of heat, everyone's state began to vary.

Yuan Ming appeared to be the worst off, his entire body pitch black, with charred hair, and skin showing cracked patterns revealing bright red flesh, slowly oozing blood, looking like a bloodied figure.

The Emperor Yan's Ruyi Scepter was usually unmatched against ordinary flames but was obviously inadequate for dealing with the Great Sun Glaze Flame.

Fortunately, Yuan Ming's physique was strong enough; otherwise, the pain alone would have been unbearable. Besides, the hall was filled with the intense Power of the Sun, with the continued absorption by the Undying Tree Roots, his Physical Body Cultivation was also gradually increasing, though not yet ready for a breakthrough, the foundation being laid was growing more stable.

So while Yuan Ming looked tragic, in reality, he was using this special environment to continuously cultivate, absorbing the Power of the Sun while observing the conditions of others.

Sima Changqin maintained the posture of bearing the ancient zither on his back, seemingly in meditation, his expression appearing relatively relaxed, though the pale light from the zither on his back was now noticeably thicker than before.

Wu Yu showed no obvious changes and remained unperturbed.

Her gaze occasionally swept over everyone present, and upon seeing Yuan Ming, an unusual gleam flickered in her eyes.

As for the others, they were gradually starting to show signs of fatigue, especially Shen Xiu, Tie Xuan, and Yang Fan, the situation for these three Human Clan's cultivators was the worst.

Shen Xiu had already summoned a Dharma manifestation, which was quite peculiar, having thirty-six arms, each holding a Sixth-level Talisman, forming a talisman barrier to withstand the blazing heat.

Tie Xuan and Yang Fan had also summoned their Dharma formations behind them, Tie Xuan's being a seemingly solid Iron Man Dharma manifestation, appearing indestructible.

Yang Fan's Dharma manifestation, surprisingly, was not human-shaped, but rather a giant sword.

Tie Xuan and Yang Fan had also summoned several Spiritual Treasures for protection.

Unfortunately, even using so many methods yielded little effect; the three were ordinary Magic Practitioners with fragile bodies, now all flushed, trembling, evidently about to reach their limits.

Shen Xiu was the first to reach her limit, with the thirty-six talismans on her Dharma manifestation breaking apart inch by inch, her body igniting into raging flames, threatening to engulf her.

In panic, she flickered and directly fled from Xihe Palace.

Just as Shen Xiu's figure slipped out of the hall, the flames suddenly peeled off from her body, flying back into the hall and merging with the heat inside, dissipating from sight.

Although the flames returned to the hall, the scorched marks of burns on Shen Xiu's body did not vanish, and she hurriedly took out an elixir to heal, sitting cross-legged on the ground.

I don't know if it's because one less person is sharing the heat challenge, but after Shen Xiu retreated, the temperature inside the main hall suddenly rose again, and everyone felt like their very breath was about to spew flames.

After a moment, a miserable groan echoed.

This time, it was Tie Xuan who couldn't hold on anymore. His Iron Man Dharma manifestation had turned red from the flames, and his broad iron sword was the same, unable to insulate the heat, his hands nearly fused with the sword handle.

Just as the Sword Qi of the broad iron sword collapsed, his body also ignited in flames.

Tie Xuan wielded his sword and dashed out of the main hall, retreating.

Almost simultaneously, Yang Fan also retreated. His giant sword Dharma manifestation was nearly consumed by the flames. Before the fire could cause him harm, he fled from the main hall.

"Tie Xuan, are you alright?" Shen Xiu asked.

"No worries, our Human Clan's cultivators have weaker physical bodies, facing such a test is at a disadvantage." Tie Xuan took out an elixir and swallowed it, sighing.

So far, the Dharma Phase Cultivators who had retreated were all from the Human Clan, not one from the Demon Clan had backed down.

"Don't worry, with Lord Qinmo here, the Great Sun Glaze Flame will surely be subdued by him," Shen Xiu said.

"Of course," Tie Xuan immediately replied.

However, his tone lacked firmness, as if a sliver of doubt had formed in his heart.

Time continued to pass, about another hour went by.

The temperature inside the hall increased once again, and someone once more couldn't hold on; this time, however, it was three Demon Kings.

Xuan Ye's silver Dharma manifestation was also near collapse, his face flushed red.

The Electric Roc King had currents crackling all over his body, constantly relying on the strikes of the lightning to wipe out the surrounding fire power, but the ever-pervasive flames still eroded his body, burning patches of bald marks onto him like scrapes.

The Black Bear King had completely transformed into a giant bear several meters tall, shrouded in a layer of Blood Light. His surface condition was almost the same as Yuan Ming's, also cracking open with fissures, through which one could even see the flowing blood.

"If you can't hold on, there's no need to force it," Wu Yu said.

Xuan Ye and the three demons did not give up, choosing to grit their teeth and persevere.

Time ticked away with every drop, soon a quarter of an hour passed.

The excruciating pain seemed to stretch everyone's perception of time; evidently, it was just a quarter of an hour, yet the three demons felt like they had gone through a long year.

Xuan Ye was the first to give up; his Dharma manifestation was nearly destroyed, so he retreated timely.

The Electric Roc King's feathers had all been completely burned away, and before his physical body was set aflame, he darted out of the main hall.

As for the Black Bear King, he looked like he could endure for a while longer, but he did not force himself and also leaped out.

As a result, including Yuan Ming, only five people remained on the scene, namely Sima Changqin, Master Tantai, Wu Yu, and the Flame Wolf King.

The group of demons of the Ten Thousand Demon Country outside the hall did not look well. Originally, the number of the Demon Clan inside the hall had a definite advantage, but now with three falling behind, the Human Clan started to gain the upper hand instead.

"To hold out until now, you all are impressive. In that case, let me increase the difficulty a bit more." A voice descended again from mid-air.

Before the voice fell, the Great Sun Glaze Flame suspended in the center of the main hall suddenly surged, and piece after piece of glazed glass flame shot down from it, falling toward the ground.

The five remaining people inside the hall saw this and all darted to dodge.

As each cluster of glazed flames hit the ground, the already blazingly red floor flared up in a nearly transparent semi-glazed fire sea, engulfing everyone within.

Yuan Ming felt the heat suddenly spike, directly increasing five or six times compared to before. The Emperor Yan's Ruyi Scepter couldn't thoroughly isolate the Great Sun Glaze Flame, and now the situation was even worse.

Waves of scalding heat seeped into his body, beginning to destroy his internal organs.

Yuan Ming was taken aback, not daring to be careless anymore, he hurried to call on the Undying Tree Demon power to heal his body and withstand the destruction brought by the Great Sun Glaze Flame.

Surprisingly, he found that in this state, the enhancement of his Physical Body Realm unexpectedly began to accelerate.

After these glazed flames fell, indeed, the Power of the Sun inside the hall had become much more intense, but the impact shouldn't have been this great.

Yuan Ming couldn't figure it out and simply didn't bother to think about it, instead fully activating the Emperor Yan's Ruyi Scepter to shield himself, and frantically using the Undying Tree Roots to absorb the Power of the Sun.

His Physical Body Realm quickly advanced, soon reaching the peak of the late-stage Wanxiang Body, just a step away from breaking through to the Undying Body.

But as a result, from the outside, Yuan Ming looked even more miserable, his hair had turned to ashes, his whole body was entirely charred black, with large volumes of blood seeping through the cracked skin, turning into threads of Blood Mist evaporating under the burning heat, leaving behind hideous, prominent black and red blood cocoons.