The Sea Condensing Crystal displayed no sign of melting at all, but Han Li wasn't surprised to see this. Instead, he was growing a little excited, and he began to chant an incantation before abruptly sweeping his arms through the air.

Dozens of array flags flew out of his sleeves in rapid succession, then arranged themselves in an orderly formation around the array before vanishing in a flash.

In the next instant, a series of balls of dazzling flames emerged in the surrounding area, then exploded one after another, and the red light radiating from the array immediately became around twice as bright as before. Countless red runes surged out of the array, forming streams of red light that fused into the groundfire.

A scorching aura surged forth violently from down below, and the surrounding temperature climbed once again, while the golden coloration of the groundfire deepened significantly.

Enveloped within the golden groundfire, the flow of blue light around the Sea Condensing Crystal finally began to slow, and the light was also being stripped away at a rate that was discernible even to the naked eye.

Finally, after an indeterminate amount of time had passed, the exterior of the crystal began to melt and take on a slightly murky appearance.

Han Li was quite relieved to see this, and he sped up even further in his hand seals.

As time passed, the Sea Condensing...