Chapter 859: The Avenger (End of the Month—Any Monthly Votes?)

"Murderer?!"

Xiao Yan had indeed killed the Xuan Shi Emperor, but he never loudly announced it to others; he forced Xuan Shi Emperor into the Domain Beyond, then emerged himself and conveniently seized all resources of the Xuan Shi Palace.

Thus, outsiders did not know whether Xuan Shi Emperor was truly dead or had merely fled and hidden in the Domain Beyond.

And the vast majority believed that Xiao Yan had merely driven Xuan Shi Emperor away, forcing him to flee to the Domain Beyond, without killing him—after all, killing a Heavenly Supreme was far too difficult; no Heavenly Supreme had been heard to perish in countless years.

But today, they finally learned that Xuan Shi Emperor was truly dead, not merely fled to the Domain Beyond.

Although Xiao Yan's words might be false, for a Heavenly Supreme, there was no need to lie about such a thing.

"Murderer. He killed Xuan Shi Emperor—then he must be that Soul Palace Heavenly Venerable of Yan!!!"

"Heavenly Venerable of Yan, that prodigy from the Lower Plane?! This is the Heavenly Venerable of Yan's homeland!!"

"My god, we're done—these three from Jing'an Palace have kicked a steel plate! Back then on Ning Tian Continent, we heard Xuan Shi Palace and Western Heaven Palace joined forces, yet the Western Heaven War Emperor was blocked by Wu Ling Heavenly Venerable, and Xuan Shi Emperor fled to the Domain Beyond—no, he's dead!"

Of course, no one believed Xiao Yan, with his full-circle Earth Supreme cultivation, could kill Xuan Shi Emperor; everyone assumed Xiao Yan came from the Lower Plane, cultivated a unique path focused on spiritual soul, hiding his true strength—he appeared to be a full-circle Earth Supreme, but had long since reached Heavenly Supreme, which allowed him to ambush Xuan Shi Emperor.

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, the three Jing'an Old Immortals' expressions turned uneasy; they had thought this was an easy Lower Plane, where they could seize the Plane's Embryo, but now they realized this was the homeland of the Soul Palace Heavenly Venerable of Yan!

If Xiao Yan truly killed Xuan Shi Emperor as he claimed, then his combat power must far surpass ordinary Spirit-grade Heavenly Supremes.

"Damn it, how could this be the Heavenly Venerable of Yan's homeland?"

Jing'an Old Immortal's expression shifted, his eyes filled with shock—this was understandable; though he had sent many disciples to reincarnate on the Dou Qi Continent, many were killed by Cai Lin a year ago, and before Su Yuan even left the Dou Qi Continent, he and Jing'an Palace's reinforcements were obliterated by Xun Er's Spirit Array—no intelligence ever reached them.

So none knew the Dou Qi Continent was the homeland of the infamous Soul Palace Heavenly Venerable of Yan.

"What? Didn't you just rampage through my territory with great arrogance? Now you want to pose as Domain Beyond demons and plunder my homeland?" Xiao Yan gazed at Jing'an Old Immortal, whose face twisted in uncertainty, his eyes cold, speaking with sarcasm.

Jing'an Old Immortal's face darkened; he snorted coldly: "Boy, don't get cocky. You may be a Heavenly Supreme, but you've only just entered that realm. Even if your combat power is formidable, we are three—should we truly fight, we can still subdue you."

"Heavenly Venerable of Yan, we didn't know this was your territory, and we have no desire to clash with you. We will withdraw immediately—let this matter be dropped," said Tianying Emperor beside Jing'an Old Immortal, trying to mediate.

Green Dragon War Emperor also nodded; clearly, both of them had no intention of fighting Xiao Yan to the death—after all, the Heavenly Venerable of Yan's reputation was terrifyingly fierce.

Killing a Heavenly Supreme—when had that last happened?!

Heavenly Supremes generally gave the Great Thousand Palace some face, preserving their strength to fight Domain Beyond demons; unless sworn enemies, they rarely fought to the death. But this Heavenly Venerable of Yan showed no regard for the Great Thousand Palace's dignity—he killed without hesitation!

Jing'an Old Immortal said nothing, but also made no rebuttal; he was a Heavenly Supreme himself—if he let Xiao Yan humiliate him, it would severely damage their reputations, and now they were trapped between a rock and a hard place.

For a Faction, reputation mattered greatly.

To the words of Jing'an Old Immortal's trio, Xiao Yan slowly extended one finger. Nanlan Yanran, seeing this gesture, suddenly looked uneasy—she knew what Xiao Yan was about to say!

"One strike," Xiao Yan said calmly. "Don't say I didn't give you a chance—if you can withstand my one strike, I'll let you leave, and our grudges are erased."

As Xiao Yan spoke, the entire Universe fell utterly silent. Heavenly Supremes were already rare in the Great Thousand World—but they too were Heavenly Supremes, and he claimed one strike?!

"Arrogant fool!" Jing'an Old Immortal laughed angrily—he had become famous in the Great Thousand World when Xiao Yan was still unknown. How dare he speak to him like this now?!

Yet the next second, Jing'an Old Immortal could no longer laugh.

Boom!!! Xiao Yan's mind moved, and the Strange Fire erupted—immediately, divine might surged across the heavens. The Strange Fire surged with the wind, growing into a ten-thousand-zhang flame silhouette that appeared behind Xiao Yan.

At this moment, the Burning Flame Body loomed above all beings, wielding all Strange Fires of the cosmos—now, even a Heavenly Supreme must bow in reverence.

"What is this?!"

"A Yan Shen?!"

As the Burning Flame Body appeared, all were horrified; some screamed, and those with shallow cultivation on the Dou Qi Continent collapsed onto the ground.

"Divine Body? Fire—could it be the Fire Spirit Clan's ancestral Divine Body, the Yan Shen Body ranked thirty-four?!"

No one had ever seen Xiao Yan's Burning Flame Body.

At this moment, countless people turned pale; beneath the Burning Flame Body, the might of any Heavenly Supreme, the top-tier Divine Bodies, the Heavenly Venerable's Spiritual Bodies—all became insignificant.

At this moment, Jing'an Old Immortal, Green Dragon War Emperor, and Tianying Emperor all paled; as Heavenly Supremes, they each possessed their own Supreme Divine Body, but theirs were only ranked forty to fifty.

Though they had never seen the Fire Spirit Clan's Yan Shen Body, they could be one hundred percent certain—the ranked thirty-four Yan Shen Body could never possess such power!

Upon seeing the supreme divine form of the Burning Flame Body, many cultivators bowed in reverence—even those not directly suppressed, like all disciples of the Yan Clan, bowed from afar, showing respect to the primordial flame, to this supreme Divine Body at the peak of fire!

The Burning Flame Body stood at the pinnacle of fire-based Divine Bodies!

"Divine Technique: World-Scorching Fire Lotus."

Boom! At that moment, the Burning Flame Body was activated by Xiao Yan—in an instant, an indescribable aura erupted; the previously cold Universe suddenly grew slightly warm!

"No good!"

"Thirty-Six Absolute Divine Abilities?!"

"Run!"

Feeling this flame might, the three Heavenly Supremes were horrified—but it was already too late.

A colossal Fire Lotus coalesced from the Burning Flame Body's palm; the next instant, a cat-like Black Flame curled around the Fire Lotus, flickered with firelight, and appeared before the three fleeing Heavenly Supremes.

Before their utterly astonished gazes, the Fire Lotus erupted in blinding radiance—terrible flames burst forth from within, sweeping across heaven and earth; the Flame Wave carried the weight of ten thousand eons—beneath the Fire Lotus, nothing could stand.

At this moment, firelight filled the entire Universe; from the Dou Qi Continent, it looked as if the sun had exploded—the entire continent was bathed in light, blinding all eyes, even Soul Perception unable to sense anything.

Xiao Yan's Fire Lotus burned even Spiritual Souls—unseeable.

Long after, the Fire Lotus vanished, the Yan Shen Body vanished too—only the still-melting Universe Space proved it had all been real.

At the center of the Fire Lotus's explosion, only the three dying Jing'an Old Immortals remained—burned through by Strange Fire, their Heavenly Venerable Spiritual Bodies and Spiritual Souls shattered, yet not dead—Xiao Yan had merely spared their lives.

Three Heavenly Supremes were worth something; burning them would be wasteful.

That didn't suit the Heavenly Venerable of Yan's nature.

Hum. A Saint Pupil appeared on Xiao Yan's forehead; a beam of Golden Light swept over, and the three dying Heavenly Supremes were absorbed into the Saint Pupil.

This sudden change left even the watching mice stunned—everyone on the Dou Qi Continent, including Nanlan Yanran, froze in shock; such a transformation was too terrifying.

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li stared blankly, unable to recover for a long time.

All onlookers were equally stunned—the billions of troops at the continent's gates, the thousands of cosmic warships, countless Supremes and Earth Supremes, the three Heavenly Supremes—all were reduced to nothing beneath the Fire Lotus.

Whether Heavenly Venerable Spiritual Bodies or Absolute Saint Treasures, none mattered—beneath the World-Scorching Fire Lotus, they were like dust, swept clean.

As its name implied: World-Scorching.

This scene shocked everyone.

"Thirty-Six Absolute Divine Abilities." After who knew how long, a cultivator from the Great Thousand World muttered involuntarily.

The name "Thirty-Six Absolute Divine Abilities" had been heard by countless people, but no one had ever seen its true power—today, a true Supreme Tian Zhen revealed it, and it was absolute annihilation!

As the Flame Wave swept through, all turned to nothingness!

Like the Divine Technique "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones," which allows a Supreme Tian Zhen to split into three—this too is merely one of the Thirty-Six Absolute Divine Abilities.

And "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones" is not a destruction-type Absolute Divine Ability; imagine how terrifying a true destruction-type among the Thirty-Six must be.

A single strike, instant kill—for a Spirit-grade Supreme Tian Zhen, whoever wields it holds overwhelming victory; even a Sage-grade Supreme Tian Zhen treats it as a final trump card.

This is not only because Xiao Yan himself is powerful and possesses a Supreme Tian Zhen-level Heavenly Flame, but also because his Flame Body's World-Consuming Fire Lotus is immensely destructive.

Xiao Yan stood in Space, his gaze sweeping all directions; his eyes met those watching him from afar—such as the Magic Core God Tribe.

"This land is my homeland, Xiao Yan's. Whoever lays hands on the Dou Qi Continent—these three are your fate." Xiao Yan's voice was calm, yet brimming with endless slaughter.

The Dou Qi Continent was his Achilles' heel—his father, his brother, his friends all dwelled there.

Even flames have an Achilles' heel—touch it, and you die!

I am merely a Spirit-grade Supreme Tian Zhen now, but if you anger me, who can stop me when I reach Sage-grade?

A Sage-grade Supreme Tian Zhen Xiao Yan—one Fire Lotus, and even the Five Great God Tribes cannot withstand it.

Soon after Xiao Yan finished speaking, all watching eyes vanished; even the gaze from within the Magic Core God Tribe, which had stared deeply at Xiao Yan, disappeared.

Xiao Yan proved with strength that he can protect the Dou Qi Continent—disrespecting Xiao Yan over a minor Lower Plane is clearly not worth it.

Just as all gazes vanished, Space twisted violently, Black Flame surged, and a figure wrapped in Black Flame appeared beside Xiao Yan—it was naturally Void Swallowing Flame.

Sensing Void Swallowing Flame's arrival, Xiao Yan smiled and asked: "You're this eager right after I emerge from seclusion?"

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, the Black Flame enveloping Void Swallowing Flame trembled with emotion, flickering uncertainly.

"At all times," Void Swallowing Flame clenched his fists, his voice icy and piercing: "I think of revenge at all times."

"Unaware of years and months, imprisoned by Tuoshe Ancient Emperor on that damned Heavenly Flame Square for countless eons, bound to stone pillars while my Heavenly Flame essence was constantly drained—have you ever felt that?" Void Swallowing Flame's eyes turned monstrous and mad as he stared at Xiao Yan; anyone could see flames burning within them—flames of hatred.

"Yi yi~~"

Little Yi sat on Xiao Yan's neck, her expression also somewhat gloomy.

Though she lost most of her memories due to the Pure Lotus Demon Saint and Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, she still felt fear and hatred emanating from the depths of the Heavenly Flame Square back then.

Imagine how dark that period must have been.

At that time, on the twenty-two pillars of the Heavenly Flame Square, apart from Void Swallowing Flame and Pure Lotus Flame, the other twenty Heavenly Flames had all their essence drained, leaving only powerless flame clusters behind.

To human eyes, these were merely extinguished Heavenly Flames—but to Spirit Flames, they were corpses of their own kind!

Void Swallowing Flame not only had his essence drained, but was forced to watch his own kind die—just thinking of it is horrifying.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—a cluster of Heavenly Flames flew out from Naling; all had become Spirits, and except for Mao Wu and Star Ash Flame, every other Flame's eyes held traces of anger.

Though they were not the original Heavenly Flames of the Heavenly Flame Square, in a certain sense, they were reincarnations—viewed from the perspective of the entire Dou Qi Continent, those dead Heavenly Flames were their past lives.

"Meow!" Mao Wu let out a worried cry.

Void Swallowing Flame fell silent for a moment, then said: "Xiao Yan, Tuoshe Ancient Emperor also cultivated the Burning Scripture, and he began thousands of years before you. The Fire Spirit Clan gathered countless Heavenly Flames from the Great Thousand World to forge their ancestral Divine Fire—his power must be immense."

Tuoshe Ancient Emperor was no weak Supreme Tian Zhen like Jing'an Immortal Elder or Xuan Shi Emperor—he, too, cultivated the Burning Scripture!

Though the Burning Scripture is indeed weak in its early stages, Xiao Yan's current achievements—the Buddha Fury Lotus, the Flame Body, the ability to cultivate both Dou Qi and Spiritual Energy—all owe their existence to the Burning Scripture.

The Burning Scripture is something that is pathetically weak at first but can create miracles—especially since Tuoshe Ancient Emperor once refined twenty-two Heavenly Flames, cultivated it thousands of years before Xiao Yan, and had the Fire Spirit Clan gather Heavenly Flames across the Great Thousand World—no one knows how far the Burning Scripture evolved in his hands.

Xiao Yan gazed at the boundless universe and said softly: "Void Swallowing Flame, this isn't just because I once promised you. It is also fate—the fate of those who cultivate the Burning Scripture."

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