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The magic weapon he had pinned his hopes on had failed, making it impossible to decisively defeat the Flame God. However, Guan Bo was not discouraged; he hadn't placed all his hopes on this gourd in the first place. Seeing that the treasure was useless, Guan Bo decisively put the gourd away, and the Ruyi Divine Weapon once again transformed into a giant hammer in his hand.

For Guan Bo, there is no more reliable trump card in the world than his own strength.

Guan Bo didn't know how many incarnations the evil god had; his purpose in coming here was simply to destroy the statue. Therefore, Guan Bo once again swung his sledgehammer and smashed it down on the statue.

However, that strange, viscous force wall reappeared, and no matter how hard Guan Bo tried, he couldn't get the giant hammer within three feet of the statue.

"Foolish! If the statue were so easy to destroy, why would I have placed it in the palace? It is the result of the collective power of millions of believers. Even if you smashed it here for ten thousand years, you would not be able to harm it in the slightest." The evil god, still possessing Murong Bin, laughed loudly.

Guan Bo slammed the hammer down, pointed it at the evil god, and asked, "You're bragging so much! Do you dare not cause trouble and let me smash you for ten thousand years?"

Flame God: "..."

Faced with such a serious attitude, the evil god was momentarily at a loss for words. Unable to gain the upper hand verbally, the evil god also stopped arguing with Guan Bo. Countless purplish-red flames rose from his body and flew towards Guan Bo.

This time, Guan Bo did not use the roar of the Five Thunderbolts to freeze the flames, but instead swung the giant hammer again and smashed it towards the statue.

With the giant hammer blocked and flames engulfing him, Guan Bo looked as if he were struggling desperately in a hopeless situation.

The purplish-red flames landed on Guan Bo, instantly burning away all his clothes and revealing his naked body. But this flame, capable of melting gold and iron, only made Guan Bo feel a burning sensation.

It's like being on a beach in the middle of summer, exposed to the scorching sun without sunscreen. It stings, but... it's really nothing.

"Go ahead and burn me for 365 days a year, give me skin cancer, you bastard!" Guan Bo cursed, then stopped caring and continued smashing the statue with the hammer.

The evil god was also dumbfounded. This purplish-red flame was formed by combining the incomparably precious Doushuai Fire, which could burn anything. It was hundreds of times stronger than the demonic fire he had cultivated before. How come it didn't even burn Guan Bo's hair?

"This is impossible!" The evil god couldn't believe it and unleashed another large swath of purple flames, completely enveloping Guan Bo.

Guan Bo felt pain all over his body, but this pain only stimulated him to become stronger.

The giant hammer pounded down on the statue again and again.

Each time, it seemed to get closer to the distance of a single hair's breadth than the last.

Any deity who ascends to godhood through the path of incense offerings, whether righteous or evil, must accept the prayers of believers. These prayers are mixed with the various desires of believers: the poor seek wealth, the sick seek healing, the lonely seek companionship, the defeated seek guidance, and even the wealthy and unkind seek to avoid retribution, while the malicious and envious seek misfortune for others... Such a mixture can be described as the most sordid and darkest collection of human nature.

If the deity is influenced by these desires for too long, it will gradually lose its spirituality and eventually be able to act entirely based on the desires of believers.

Many of the evil gods and demons in this world evolved from ordinary incense-burning deities.

Only righteous gods who have been appointed by the Heavenly Court have special ways to purify the power of vows and ensure that their true spirit remains untarnished.

The Flame God was already straying further and further down this path. Although he was inherently evil and quite resistant to such malice, the sheer volume and duration of such thoughts meant he would soon lose himself.

However, by chance, Guan Bo gave him a wisp of the Douluo Fire. This divine fire was mysterious; the Flame Evil God used this divine object to refine all those distracting thoughts and desires, transforming them into a strange force field around the statue.

Although purifying the power of wills greatly depleted the Flame God's resources, it allowed him to completely free himself from the distractions of his followers, making it possible for him to reach a higher level. Moreover, the Flame God took this opportunity to master the spell of creating countless incarnations, ensuring his immortality as long as even one follower remained.

In theory, Guan Bo's timely destruction of the statue would at most severely weaken the Flame God, but not kill him. Only by eliminating all Zoroastrians in the world, or forcing them to renounce their faith, could the Flame God's life force be completely extinguished.

But Guan Bo was unaware of all this; he was simply determined to smash the statue, which was his goal in coming here.

The Flame God recklessly unleashed its primal energy, releasing a frenzied display of crimson flames. However, no matter how many flames piled up, they could not move Guan Bo.

After all, the upper limit of this purplish-red flame is limited; if it's effective, one flame is enough, otherwise the temperature isn't high enough. Without a blast furnace and understanding oxygenation, piling up more flames won't increase the temperature much.

Moreover, this was the lair of the Flame God, and he was reluctant to burn it all down. Therefore, his various hesitant actions, aside from making Guan Bo sweat profusely, had little effect.

However, Guan Bo didn't have an iron body like the Monkey King. After swinging the giant hammer hundreds of times in a row, he was a little out of breath.

Every strike was delivered with full force, every strike was a drain on potential, consuming far more energy than when killing Zoroastrians.

Guan Bo's stomach was growling; he was a little hungry because he had exhausted himself.

With eyes that were almost green from hunger, Guan Bo looked at the purplish-red flames around him and swallowed a mouthful without hesitation.

I thought it would be like the demonic fire before, at most burning my mouth, and then I would digest it after swallowing it.

However, Guan Bo discovered that this time, not only was his mouth burned, but he also felt a burning sensation in his stomach.

After a moment of hesitation, Guan Bo's face turned bright red, and he opened his mouth and let out a long burp.

"That's awesome!" Guan Bo's eyes were glazed over, and he revealed a strange smile.

His steps were unsteady, as if he were drunk, and he stumbled towards the crowd. At this moment, Guan Bo seemed to have forgotten the great cause of smashing the idols and shifted his target to the Zoroastrians.

The giant hammer had been replaced by an iron rod. Guan Bo used the rod to prop himself up and jumped into the crowd.

As soon as he landed, he lost his balance and fell to the side, the iron rod in his hand slamming down with the fall.

With a snap, a Zoroastrian was smashed into a bloody pulp by an iron rod.

From head to toe, it transformed into an indescribable mass.

This move looks like a drunken, chaotic dance, but it also has a name: Drunkenly Gazing at the Stars.

This wasn't some profound skill; it was just a few fancy drunken stick moves he'd learned from the martial monks of Baolin Temple.

After Guan Bo swallowed the ball of purplish-red flame, he seemed to be drunk, and his whole body became somewhat deranged, which is why he used such a move.

If it were a real life-or-death struggle, this move of falling down with the stick together might look interesting, but it has too many flaws.

However, Guan Bo had thick skin that couldn't be burned by fire or cut by a knife, so this fancy drunken stick technique became a real killing skill.

While fighting, Guan Bo shouted in his Shandong accent, "Making me drink is your biggest mistake."

Next, Taibai invited the moon and Wulong twisted the pillar, creating a flurry of staff shadows. The killing speed was even faster than the previous Fangtian Huaji form.

As the fighting raged on, Guan Bo suddenly started singing again: "I stumble and fall, like the waves; I have a thousand grievances, but I just laugh them off. I go down one moment, I go up the next, swaying but refusing to fall, I know best the secrets of wine..."

The melody was one I'd never heard before, and the lyrics were bold and unrestrained, but Guan Bo's voice was truly nothing to write home about. Even if you hadn't heard the song before, you knew he wasn't singing a single line off-key.

But this person, completely oblivious to his own limitations, sang with increasing enthusiasm and volume, making the killing even more enjoyable.

It was unclear when it started, but the hazy red light that had been emanating from Guan Bo's body slowly receded into his body. In the "Drunken Fire" state, Guan Bo couldn't help but circulate the Five Thunder Orthodox Technique he had just learned. The purplish-red flame, like a fine wine, began to nourish the fiery aura of the Five Thunder Orthodox Technique.

At the same time, the three lines representing vitality and spirit were also growing wildly, giving him a feeling of swelling in his body.

He had a surge of energy that made his chest feel tight, and he had to release it.

The drunken stick technique turned into a chaotic, unrestrained style. Guan Bo didn't care whether there were people in front of him or not; he just kept hitting wildly, as if he wanted to unleash all his strength.

Originally, the Five Thunder Orthodox Method required the five elements to complement each other, with mutual generation and restraint needed to achieve balance. Simply strengthening the fire element should have immediately led to qi deviation, but for some reason, Guan Bo felt his body was about to explode, yet he remained unharmed. Under normal circumstances, Guan Bo would never dare to risk his life, but now he only wanted to indulge in a life-or-death struggle.

This process continued until all the hidden spiritual energy within the body was transformed by the Five Thunder Orthodox Method, finally breaking the seal between Guan Bo and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Originally, the intense spiritual energy of the Fire Realm was too dense, preventing Guan Bo from absorbing other spiritual energy. He had only managed to cultivate one aura of the Five Thunder Orthodox Technique, not even reaching the entry level. But now, with the barrier removed, the Five Thunder Orthodox Technique was unimpeded, and he began to cultivate the other four auras.

The first thing to be completed was the Earth element, because inside this palace, besides the flames, there was also a sand mountain formed from the essence of Earth. Guan Bo completed the cultivation of this Earth element almost in the blink of an eye.

Immediately following was the aura of the Wood element.

Hidden within the sand dunes, the little girl Lingxiu seemed to sense Guan Bo's change and unreservedly channeled the Yi Wood spiritual energy she had painstakingly cultivated.

In an instant, all sorts of plants sprouted on the sand dunes, transforming the endless yellow sand into vibrant greenery.

After mastering the Fire, Earth, and Wood elements, one can cultivate the Metal element. This requires no help from others. The Ruyi Divine Weapon senses its master's need and directly transfers a stream of Metal spiritual energy from its source into Guan Bo's body.

The divine weapon possesses a spirit; it is Guan Bo's natal magic weapon, and this spiritual energy is absorbed even faster than he can absorb it himself.

Although it damaged the divine weapon and required a long period of nurturing to recover, Guan Bo managed to cultivate the Geng Metal aura in less than a breath.

With all four auras present, Guan Bo appeared to be a completely different person in the eyes of the evil god, faintly emanating an aura that made all things in heaven and earth willingly submit.

However, this momentum is still flawed and has not yet reached a perfect stage.

This is because the Five Thunder Orthodox Method requires all five types of energy, but it is currently lacking one type of Kan Water energy.

Where can one find the essence of water in this palace ablaze with fire?