Chapter 865: Tuoshe Ancient Emperor! (Beginning of Month, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

"Jie jie jie."

The massive black lotus spewed black flame; at this moment, Void Devouring Flame's destructive power surpassed that of an ordinary Spirit Rank Heavenly Sovereign, rivaling the full-force strike of a Xianpin Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Heavenly Sovereign. How could a Spirit Rank Grandmaster's Spirit Array possibly resist?

The enormous fire umbrella was burned through with countless holes; the black flame resembled a giant demonic claw, reaching down to grasp the densely packed Fire Spirit Clan disciples.

Originally, Tuoshe Ancient Emperor built the Heavenly Flame Square to extract the primordial sources of Heavenly Flames; now, Void Devouring Flame intended to do exactly what Tuoshe Ancient Emperor had done—capture all Fire Spirit Clan disciples, imprison them within its Void Devouring Flame Space, and drain their Spirit Flame origins!

At that very moment, a sudden surge of cold air rose; upon closer look, five old men clad in robes of different colors appeared in the void.

The Clan Leaders of the Fire Spirit Clan, Thunder Spirit Clan, Wind Spirit Clan, and Wood Spirit Tribe sat cross-legged in the air, occupying the four corners, while the Ice Spirit Ancestor stood at the center, as if supported by the four others.

Four different elemental spirit powers continuously flowed into the Ice Spirit Ancestor's Heavenly Sovereign Spirit Body.

The Five Spirit Clans once lived together on the Five Elements Spirit Soil; their ancestors were all Primordial Elemental Spirit Clans born upon the Five Elements Spirit Soil. In a certain sense, they shared the same origin and root, with similar essences, even mutually complementary Five Elements.

"Five Spirit Ice Seal!"

Facing Void Devouring Flame, transformed into a Heavenly Flame Dou Technique, the five Ancestors no longer schemed against each other—they set aside past grudges and united their efforts!

A hissing sound rang out as the Ice Spirit Ancestor suddenly unleashed his ice seal; this ice seal was impossibly fast—faster than conceivable. Though it did not reach the level of the Thirty-Six Absolute Divine Abilities, it was far superior to ordinary Absolute Divine Techniques.

Instantly, the space where Void Devouring Flame resided was completely frozen.

"Hmm?" Xiao Yan frowned, also feeling astonished.

"Three individuals who reached Heavenly Sovereign combat power through Secret Techniques, plus two early-stage Spirit Rank Heavenly Sovereigns—combined, they somehow unleashed a Xianpin Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Heavenly Sovereign's strike?" Behind him, Hun Tian Di was slightly startled; normally, even five Spirit Rank Heavenly Sovereigns striking together could never achieve such power.

The speed of this ice seal was unimaginable, yet Void Devouring Flame was no longer merely a Heavenly Flame; at the instant the Ice Spirit Ancestor froze him, the Black Lotus spun at incredible speed and erupted with unmatched force, multiplying the Heavenly Flame's power.

A hissing, hissing, hissing sound arose; as Void Devouring Flame erupted, it melted the surrounding frozen space at an unimaginable speed, the black flame expanding with overwhelming force, seeking to melt all the ice.

"Do you old ghosts think you can stop me!" Void Devouring Flame's voice echoed from the void; in an instant, the massive black lotus spun rapidly, its Heavenly Sovereign-level flame power sweeping across the entire Fire Spirit Clan.

"Seal!" cried the Ice Spirit Ancestor.

Although Void Devouring Flame's power was immensely strong, melting the frozen space with unmatched force, once the Five Spirit Clans' spirit powers merged, they exhibited a unique, self-renewing, Five Elements-generating property; the Ice Spirit Ancestor's power surged uncontrollably, relentlessly freezing Void Devouring Flame, preventing it from melting free from the ice.

This freezing power was extremely strong—at least at the peak of Spirit Rank Heavenly Sovereign level—and its spirit power was peculiar; thus, for the moment, Void Devouring Flame could not melt all the ice and snow.

For the moment, the black lotus formed by Void Devouring Flame and the Ice Spirit Ancestor's frozen space stood locked in stalemate—Void Devouring Flame could not melt the ice, and the Ice Spirit Ancestor could not freeze Void Devouring Flame.

"Damn it!! If so, then all of you die!" Void Devouring Flame let out a villainous, snarling roar.

Originally, Void Devouring Flame had intended to swallow all Fire Spirit Clan disciples into the Void Space, as it had done in the Yao Realm; now, blocked and unable to capture them alive, it flew into a rage. Energy within the Black Lotus surged wildly, merging and colliding the absorbed spirit power and the Dou Qi of the Void-Piercing Heaven Body.

Boom! Boom!! The Soul Devouring Black Lotus spun to its extreme and instantly exploded; the terrifying firelight resembled the first ray of dawn breaking through darkness.

The explosion's thunderous roar echoed across the entire Fire Spirit Continent; from afar, it looked as if a sun had exploded in the sky of the Fire Spirit Continent—blinding light and Heavenly Flames devoured everything in all directions, even melting and swallowing space itself.

Crack! Crack! Crack! Enhanced by the Void-Piercing Heaven Body, this Heavenly Flame Dou Technique's power left even Heavenly Sovereigns gaping in shock.

"Ah!"

"Grab something, or you'll be blown away!"

An intensely scorching heat wave surged from the Fire Spirit Clan outward in all directions; this heat wave even struck the Universe Space. The deserts surrounding the Fire Spirit Tribe Ancestral Land melted once more under the extreme heat; trees and forests nearby were destroyed by the gale, reduced to dust.

It was a scene of apocalyptic ruin.

Of course, these residual waves could not affect Xiao Yan; he remained standing in place, brushing dust from his robe, gazing at the Fire Spirit Tribe Ancestral Land, murmuring: "I underestimated you Five Spirit Clans. This is called Five Elemental Spirit Power, isn't it? A race that once dominated a supercontinent in ancient times—truly not simple."

Even the Heavenly Emperor of the ancient Celestial Palace could only dominate one supercontinent.

As the smoke cleared, crack! crack! A massive block of ice fell; when the flames receded, a vast ice dome was revealed. The five Clan Leaders stood at the forefront, their palms raised forward, using their Heavenly Sovereign Spirit Bodies and Supreme Bodies to withstand the explosion.

Their Heavenly Sovereign Spirit Bodies were nearly destroyed, their bodies charred black, yet they had indeed suppressed Void Devouring Flame's explosion.

"We're saved." Countless Fire Spirit Clan disciples looked up at the sky; the shattered ice layer above still remained, and the five towering figures guarded all the Fire Spirit Clan disciples below.

"Clan Leader…"

"It was the five Clan Leaders who saved us."

Naturally, Void Devouring Flame's power was now completely exhausted, reduced to a fist-sized black flame, returning to Xiao Yan's side.

Xiao Yan glanced at Void Devouring Flame, then turned his gaze forward, smiling faintly: "The Soul Devouring Fire Lotus was blocked. Then what about the second one?"

Miao!!

As all Fire Spirit Clan members exhaled in relief, from the boundless void above, a black cat standing on two legs, exuding uncanny spirituality, tore through space—its tiny paws clasped together, a small, colorful fire lotus blooming within them.

This was the Buddha Fury Lotus Xiao Yan had prepared long ago.

Hu! Mao Wu gripped the small lotus with its paw and hurled it downward; the instant the lotus left its grasp, terrifying Heavenly Flame energy boiled and surged, swelling violently with the wind.

~o(=∩ω∩=)m

Miao miao miao! (Buddha Fury Lotus!)

Fire Lotus, Double Strike!

The Ice Spirit Ancestor and the five Clan Leaders stared in horror; they tried to unleash another ice seal against the lotus, but they were utterly drained. The previous explosion of Void Devouring Flame had consumed all their spirit power.

Amidst everyone's expressions of terror, the second lotus exploded.

The entire world blazed brilliantly once more; in an instant, unimaginably terrifying power erupted.

This time, there were no Five Heavenly Sovereigns or Grandmaster Spirit Arrays to suppress the lotus's power; its strength reached its peak. In the Fire Spirit Realm, on the Fire Spirit Continent, beyond the Fire Spirit Continent into the heavens—in that very moment, as the lotus was about to explode, numerous Hidden World Strong Experts all looked up in distant contemplation.

They gazed toward the Fire Spirit Continent, for they smelled the scent of destruction.

"The Fire Spirit Clan has kicked a iron plate."

"What kind of monster has the Fire Spirit Clan provoked?"

This thunderous roar instantly echoed across the vast Universe Space; even on continents light-years away, many powerful beings, even Heavenly Sovereigns, were shaken by the sound.

Far away on the Western Heaven Continent, within the Xian Tian Zhan Dian, the War Emperor suddenly felt it—his heart paused for a second, a chill rising from his feet to the crown of his head.

"Is this… his spirit power?!" The War Emperor's pupils shrank sharply, his fist clenched; a deep sense of regret rose within him.

Beneath the explosion's thunder, as if the entire world had been reduced to ashes, all billions of lifeforms on the Fire Spirit Continent were terrified into paralysis, collapsing to the ground.

A second wave of heat rolled in, stronger than the first; countless buildings in Fire Spirit City, closest to the Fire Spirit Clan Ancestral Land, were toppled by the heat wave, trees uprooted and swept away; after the heat wave passed, a sandstorm followed.

"What… what happened?"

"The Fire Spirit Clan… is finished."

Above the azure sky, endless light burst forth in an instant, exploding violently. This scene was like a terrifying lightning bolt and thunderclap suddenly shattering open outside a window during a night rain.

Then, cracking sounds arose as the structure of the Fire Spirit Tribe Ancestral Land began to collapse; next, the heavens and earth of the Fire Realm split apart, space shattered like glass, and within the Fire Realm, mountains, rivers, volcanoes, islands—all shifted at once.

Roaring booms never ceased; the divine pavilions floating in the sky tumbled down, countless peaks crumbled, lava drowned the land, oceans tore open, and vast mountain ranges shattered into fragments.

The Fire Spirit Clan could not withstand the destruction of the second Fire Lotus.

"This guy," even Hun Tian Di had to deploy Soul Force to protect himself, lest he be caught in the backlash.

After the shockwave passed, the scene before him made Hun Tian Di's eyes flicker with wariness as he stared deeply at that slightly gaunt figure.

Brutal.

Once positions diverged and interests clashed, Heavenly Venerable of Yan would never hold back—he struck with ruthless decisiveness.

"The only one who can defeat him is probably himself," Hun Tian Di murmured, uttering words heavy with meaning.

And Hun Tian Di knew Xiao Yan had not even used his full strength—after all, when facing the weak, how could a strong one unleash his full power? The lion attacking a rabbit is a lie; only when two strong forces collide does the greatest power emerge.

Clearly, the combined strength of the Five Spirit Clans was still insufficient.

Meow~~ Mao Wu emerged from Space, signaling completion of his bombing run.

"You two go back first," Xiao Yan said.

(>^ω^<) Meow

Mao Wu obeyed, shooting into Space with a hiss, returning to Naling; while the human-form Void Swallowing Flame gazed at the swirling dust of the Fire Spirit Tribe Ancestral Land with a hint of resentment.

After being blasted by the Fire Lotus, the entire Fire Spirit Tribe Ancestral Land bore no resemblance to its former self—it was hard to imagine that this ruin, just moments ago, had been a paradise beyond the world.

Xiao Yan looked at the impassive Void Swallowing Flame and said: "The rest is up to me. You know—you cannot be his match."

!!!

The flames around Void Swallowing Flame flickered slightly, then settled back into calmness; after a moment of silence, he also returned to Naling, splitting back into individual Divine Fires.

Xiao Yan was right—even with Xiao Yan's support, Void Swallowing Flame had reached Supreme, yet he still could not match Tuoshe Ancient Emperor. Otherwise, he would not have chosen Xiao Yan to aid him.

In that brief battle, Void Swallowing Flame himself understood—he was merely comparable in strength to Zhu Jiuyan, the Fire Spirit Clan Leader.

After reclaiming all Divine Fires, Xiao Yan's gaze turned forward, and his eyes slowly sharpened.

Because—he was coming!

Whoosh! Suddenly, a sound of flame igniting arose; from a nearby spot, a Fire Spirit Clan disciple's body burst into flame. That flame was peculiar—milky white, with specks of starlight woven within.

As the milky white flame burned, a faint streak of starlight descended from the heavens; as it pierced into the flame, the disciple's wounds healed at astonishing speed, as if he possessed immortality.

Seeing this flame, Xiao Yan knew it intimately—he possessed this same ability!

It was the life-giving power of Yin-Yang Twin Flames and Three Thousand Yan Flame!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—suddenly, flames ignited from the ruins of the Fire Spirit Clan, and then, from the once-dark, ruinous ancestral land, countless starlights rained down—hundreds of thousands of them, dense as a storm.

They illuminated the entire Fire Spirit Tribe once more; the severely wounded disciples of the Five Spirit Clans miraculously survived, their wounds healing rapidly. Even the five Clan Leaders, whose bodies had nearly been obliterated by the Fire Lotus, now ignited with flame.

But unlike the other Four Spirit Clans, the flames burning on their bodies differed: Bone Spirit Cold Fire, Nine Dragon Thunder Fire, Wind Fury Dragon Flame, and Life Flame—each unique Divine Fire repaired the corresponding Spirit body.

"You've gone too far."

A low voice emerged from the deepest reaches of the Fire Spirit Clan; the next second, a man in dark robes walked forward, his hair dyed in five radiant colors.

Though he appeared to walk slowly, he moved like a phantom—each step covered a thousand li; in mere strides, he stood before Xiao Yan.

Tuoshe Ancient Emperor—the legendary figure of the Dou Qi Continent, the only one in fifty thousand years to become Emperor before Xiao Yan and Hun Tian Di, who left behind a cavern that plunged the entire Dou Qi Continent into bloodshed.

He was also the cultivator of the Burning Scripture, who once gathered twenty-two Divine Fires and fused them into Emperor Flame—a Dou Emperor!

Now, he bore another name: Fire Spirit Ancestor—the strongest of the Fire Spirit Clan, and the possessor of the Fire Spirit Clan's Divine Fire!

Thud—the moment Tuoshe Ancient Emperor appeared, the Divine Fires within Xiao Yan's body twitched; that sensation of Divine Fires craving to devour one another reemerged!

Xiao Yan's Divine Fires yearned to devour Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Divine Fire!!! And this was the destiny of all who cultivated the Burning Scripture!

Tuoshe Ancient Emperor has come! The clash of Burning Scripture cultivators!

(End of Chapter)