Clan Leader Ye transformed into a fleeting shadow and had already charged into the crowd.

Every swing of the short sword at her waist could take the head of an indigenous person.

Liu Xuanming and the others from the Evil Extermination Bureau knew that now was not the time to discuss plans; they had to first stabilize the situation. So they followed the group of human cultivators into battle.

Every one of them was in the Element Transformation Realm and had forged supreme foundations. Thus, when they charged into the crowd, it was as if a tiger entering a flock of sheep.

The techniques they executed were not something the indigenous people could withstand.

Qin An also charged into the crowd; each swing of his saber sent a head flying high.

Blood gathered on the Cold Star Saber’s blade, yet never stalled.

It spilled onto the ground along the blade.

But the longer they fought, the smoother it became, and Qin An’s doubts began to grow.

"By leveraging the power of the sun, and with two suns, it indeed boosts this indigenous group’s strength, but are they really just this?"

Qin An’s doubts grew, and the battlefield gradually stabilized.

The demons that had initially been at a disadvantage were now evenly matched with the indigenous people.

The struggle became back-and-forth, and fatigue began to show in battle.

Many indigenous people’s combat rhythms were disrupted, forcing them to shift from offense to defense.

Clan Leader Ye was now quite injured, but she remained full of energy.

Seeing the indigenous people shift from attack to defense, she turned to the clan leaders of the Demon Pseudo-Gods and shouted: "Seize this opportunity, unite and exterminate them for me?"

The clan leader on the Demon Pseudo-God side nodded slightly, agreeing with Clan Leader Ye’s proposal, and roared loudly, leading the Demon Pseudo-Gods to join Clan Leader Ye and the others, charging at the indigenous group.

The indigenous group had begun to retreat step by step, yet their faces showed no panic; instead, they became even more composed.

A few indigenous people revealed expressions of mockery.

Seeing this expression, Qin An felt a bad omen.

But before he could speak, something unusual happened ahead.

In the sky, the scorching sun suddenly became extremely dazzling; immediately after, under the sun’s rays, these indigenous people transformed into streams of light and charged into the sun.

The sun’s light rapidly expanded, while the original sun appeared slightly dimmer under these rays.

Moreover, that sun was continually shrinking, turning into intense sunlight, drawing closer to the hotter sun.

Seeing this scene, everyone present froze.

Clan Leader Ye’s face changed drastically: "This is a blood sacrifice; they used the battlefield as a guide. It seems their plan is coming to fruition."

At this moment, many people had a sudden realization and understood what the indigenous people intended.

Using the blood from this battle to feed the scorching sun in the sky.

When the amount of blood reached a certain level, the remaining indigenous people would sacrifice themselves, making the sun hotter and completing the ritual.

As Clan Leader Ye finished speaking, that fiery sun utterly devoured the original sun.

After the sun was devoured, the terrifying temperature suddenly increased more than tenfold.

The temperature, which could originally be tolerated in the Element Transformation Realm, became unbearable.

In the next moment, many cultivators and Demon Pseudo-Gods in the Void Shattering Realm shouted, sitting cross-legged on the ground, circulating the Void Essence and Evil Qi within them to resist the sun’s scorching.

But the aura on their bodies was visibly fading fast.

If another hour passed, they might turn into dried corpses without anyone’s intervention.

Sweat appeared in patches on Clan Leader Ye’s forehead; her face showed discomfort, while the Demon Pseudo-Gods in the Element Transformation Realm experienced the same.

They were all circulating Evil Qi to resist the sun’s temperature invasion.

Liu Xuanming and the others who had forged supreme foundations were slightly better off, but their backs were still burning hot from the sun’s temperature.

Clan Leader Ye’s expression gradually became solemn, turning to Liu Xuanming and the others, revealing a bitter smile: "Gentlemen, the situation is troublesome, we might not survive, so while you can still resist the sun’s scorching, leave the Forbidden Land of Extreme Heat quickly."

They were trapped by the Forbidden Land of Extreme Heat, unable to leave, and could only withstand the sun’s invasion here. But they also understood how much they could resist in their hearts.

Not long after, these people would start to perish one by one.

But Liu Xuanming and the others from the Evil Extermination Bureau were different.

As outsiders, they could leave at any time.

As long as the sun’s temperature hadn’t fully depleted their Void Essence, they could escape.

Liu Xuanming nodded slightly.

As members of the Evil Extermination Bureau, they valued results in everything they did, understood the trade-offs, and wouldn’t wallow in sentimentality.

The current situation was impossible to resolve.

Therefore, leaving the Forbidden Land of Extreme Heat first to preserve their strength was the most urgent matter.

No one would foolishly display heroics here.

Staying would only lead to needless deaths.

Just as Liu Xuanming prepared to lead Qin An and others out of the Forbidden Land of Extreme Heat, an anomaly suddenly arose.

The scorching sun in the sky emitted golden rays, enveloping everything around as if forming an invisible barrier that sealed everything within.

A cultivator shouted.

"No good, the surroundings have been sealed by the sun’s power, making escape nearly impossible."

Liu Xuanming immediately led everyone to the edge of the light, then attempted to bombard the golden light with Void Essence.

But when the Void Essence hit the golden light, nothing unusual happened. Instead, the golden light burned it away completely.

Seeing this, Liu Xuanming’s face changed drastically: "The temperature here is a hundred times higher; trying to pass through might get us instantly burned to dry corpses."

Guan Dahai and Wu Deshu were also furrowing their brows, and the remaining two female Forbidden Land Envoys had their brows slightly knitted.

Even with their supreme foundation, crossing this hundredfold temperature barrier would be extremely difficult.

Qin An also frowned.

Although he had a supreme foundation in the Void Shattering Realm and had just entered the Element Transformation Realm, even with the defense of the Dharma Aspect, he still struggled to cope with these scorching temperatures.

Even if he crossed this golden barrier, he would die on the spot.

However, Qin An remained unhurried.

He possessed the Life Substitution Needle, so he did not fear death, but it seemed this situation was truly unbreakable at the moment.

Liu Xuanming sighed, then looked up at the sun in the sky, with a determined look in his eyes: "Everyone, this is a moment of life and death, but the Evil Extermination Bureau has never had people who gave up, so let’s think of a way."

Everyone nodded, then moved towards Clan Leader Ye.

Clan Leader Ye’s eyes showed a hint of guilt: "Gentlemen came to help us, but never thought you’d die with us, I truly feel guilty."

Liu Xuanming shook his head and said: "Let’s not bother with unnecessary words, think of a plan."

Clan Leader Ye smiled bitterly: "What plan? There’s no plan. The sun has formed a barrier, sealing the surrounding temperature. In this Forbidden Land of Extreme Heat, only the indigenous can survive; the rest of us are like ants on a hot pan, slowly roasted by this sunlight."

Liu Xuanming shook his head: "There has to be a way, think again, can we gather everyone’s strength to destroy this sun in the sky?"

Upon hearing this, Clan Leader Ye felt Liu Xuanming was speaking nonsense.

If they could destroy the sun, they would’ve done so already; there would be no need to wait until now.

The leading figure on the Demon Pseudo-God side was a Leopard Demon, emanating Element Transformation Realm cultivation.

The Leopard Demon Clan Leader sighed: "It’s useless, but I never thought we would die together with you human cultivators; truly somewhat laughable."

The others also fell silent.

No one spoke, evidently agreeing with this view.

At this moment, an anomaly suddenly appeared in Qin An.