"Hun Xuzi? Is that you?"
Upon seeing the figure who suddenly appeared and seized the two Heavenly Flames, the Void Devouring Flame was momentarily stunned. He then cursed with fury. "What are you doing? Hurry and give those flames to me!"
"Jie jie, Lord Void, that's not quite right, is it?" Xiao Yan chuckled darkly. "Heavenly Flames are rare wonders of the world. You're not the only one interested in them. Besides, you're seriously injured now. Even if I gave them to you, you wouldn't be able to refine them. Wouldn't it be better for me to keep them safe for you?"
As he spoke, Xiao Yan casually flipped the two Heavenly Flames in his palm, then opened his mouth and swallowed them whole.
The moment the two flames entered his body, the little demon spirit within him began refining them at full power. Among the three flames obtained from the Yan Clan, only the Nine Nether Gold Ancestral Flame ranked highly—seventh. The other two flames were ranked even lower than the Sea Heart Flame.
Therefore, despite devouring three Heavenly Flames in succession, Xiao Yan's strength only rose from early Seven-Star Dou Sheng to the middle stage of Seven-Star. But for Xiao Yan, these flames were just appetizers. The true feast before him was the Void Devouring Flame itself. If he could refine it, he was confident he could break into the Nine-Star level!
After all, the Void Devouring Flame not only ranked second on the Heavenly Flame Ranking but also possessed overwhelming strength that surpassed any flame Xiao Yan had ever encountered—including the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame passed down by the Saint of Purifying Lotus in his previous life. For any other flame, leaping from Seven-Star to Nine-Star would be absurd. But with the Void Devouring Flame, it wasn't out of the question.
"You're courting death!"
Seeing Xiao Yan not only refuse to return the flames but mock him outright, the Void Devouring Flame's fury erupted. Black flames surged violently around him as he thrust out a palm. A massive black flame hand roared out toward Xiao Yan. Even in his wounded state, his attack still had the power to crush an Eight-Star Dou Sheng!
"Clan Mark—Activate!"
Facing the attack, Xiao Yan showed no fear. With a stomp, his aura surged higher again. Then he raised a palm of his own. A massive energy imprint formed in the air to meet the black flame hand—this was the Yellow Spring Palm, one of the Three Deadly Arts of the Yellow Spring.
When the two attacks collided, they dissipated simultaneously in mid-air. The Void Devouring Flame failed to gain the upper hand.
This shocked him. Even though Xiao Yan had used a Dou Technique, the gap between their strengths shouldn't be something mere techniques could bridge.
"You've been hiding your strength?"
The Void Devouring Flame looked at Xiao Yan in disbelief. Despite his own injuries, that last strike shouldn't have been something a mere Seven-Star Dou Sheng could withstand. There was only one explanation—this man had been concealing his true power all along.
Xiao Yan smiled calmly.
Having activated his clan mark, his surface strength already matched that of a late Seven-Star Dou Sheng. Combined with his reinforced body, his Heaven-Rank-surpassing Flame Mantra, and his Emperor-Rank soul, his overall power allowed him to contend even with Eight-Star Dou Shengs like Yan Jin. If he unleashed his full arsenal of Dou Techniques, he could absolutely stand toe-to-toe with a Nine-Star!
That said, Xiao Yan wasn't stupid. If he could win more easily, why not?
Thanks to the self-destruction by Yan Jin earlier, the Void Devouring Flame was now heavily injured. That only improved Xiao Yan's odds.
"Hun Xuzi, you dare act so recklessly? Aren't you afraid Hun Tiandi will punish you?"
Realizing he might not be able to defeat Xiao Yan, the Void Devouring Flame tried to invoke the name of the Hun Clan's leader.
"Lord Void, that's a bit naive," Xiao Yan said, smiling. "You think I would dare move against you without the clan leader's approval? You really believe he doesn't know about all the dark tricks you've been pulling in the clan over the years?"
With a few more sentences, Xiao Yan dumped all the blame onto Hun Tiandi's shoulders. Even if the Void Devouring Flame survived this encounter, there was no way he'd return to the Hun Clan in one piece.
"Damn that Hun Tiandi! Have you all forgotten how much I've done for the Hun Clan?! Without me, you lot wouldn't have lasted this long!" the Void Devouring Flame roared in fury.
"I fully admit that you're important to the Hun Clan. But if I can refine you, then I can take your place." Xiao Yan's smile remained unchanged, but his hand seals shifted subtly, and waves of soul power quietly spread outward.
"Then come try!" roared the Void Devouring Flame. But just as he prepared to strike again, he suddenly sensed a peculiar fluctuation behind him.
A colossal phantom, a thousand feet tall, had materialized behind him. An almost tangible wave of soul energy burst out from it—this was Yellow Spring Heaven's Wrath!
The soul shock arrived in a flash, too fast for the Void Devouring Flame to defend against. He poured all his energy into his devouring powers, but even they were shattered under the overwhelming force. He spat out a mouthful of blood as his complexion turned deathly pale.
That single soul strike severely injured his soul—a level of damage that even a Peak Heaven-Rank soul couldn't inflict.
"You… Emperor-Rank Soul?!"
The Void Devouring Flame looked at Xiao Yan in shock, unable to believe it.
"Lord Void, your insights are impressive. Now, please bear witness to a Dou Technique I created myself."
As he spoke, Xiao Yan's black eyes lit with a strange light. A violet-gold lotus slowly rotated in his left eye, while a golden dragon pattern shone in his right. Within those eyes, one could faintly see thunderous worlds evolving.
The two distinct visions in his eyes made his gaze extraordinarily radiant—and terrifying. Within that brilliance lay a dreadful power of destruction.
Even the Void Devouring Flame felt a primal fear. Those eyes… they carried fatal danger.
"Ninefold Annihilation Heavenly Flame Eye!"
Xiao Yan's voice rang out low and powerful.
In the next instant, two beams of flame wreathed in golden lightning burst from his eyes, streaking across the void. In the blink of an eye, they struck toward the Void Devouring Flame like divine judgment.
(End of Chapter)
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