Chapter 1014

Realizing that the Red Serpent Spiritual Fire he had been keeping as his trump card had already defected—though the "body" was still with him, the "soul" had long since drifted over to Jiang Yan—he instantly lost any thought of continuing the fight.

Thus, Ji Xiuping dismissed the four Earth-rank supreme-grade strange fires on his body, and said to Jiang Yan, "There's no need to fight anymore. I concede..."

At this point, he no longer cared about face or stakes.

He only wanted to leave this wretched place called Cangwu Mountain as quickly as possible, find a good spot, and be alone in peace.

Then, before Jiang Yan could even speak, he waved his great hand, summoning the promised stakes and laying them out before the other party.

After doing all this, Ji Xiuping lowered his head, paused not for a single moment, and strode out of the barrier, leaving Jiang Yan with nothing but an incomparably carefree retreating figure!

But no one noticed that his eyes were already brimming with tears, and the sour ache in his heart had been held back to the very limit!

Not until Ji Xiuping had completely left, with no trace of his figure to be seen anywhere on the scene.

Only then did Jiang Yan slowly withdraw his gaze.

At this moment, his expression was complicated, and he wondered whether he had gone a bit too far just now.

But he was helpless too.

Who could have known that the effects of the Emperor Flame Saint Body would be this strong—far beyond his expectations.

And he had never imagined that just casually showing a little skill would shatter the opponent's Dao heart.

Jiang Yan's heart was full of lament, but the motion of his hands using the Cangwu Token to collect treasures did not pause in the slightest.

Very quickly, all the treasures left behind by Ji Xiuping were taken away by Jiang Yan.

He lifted his head slightly and looked at the surrounding crowd.

Wherever his gaze reached, it caused a group of heaven's proud ones to hurriedly retreat, avoiding him as if he were the plague, terrified of being chosen as his next opponent.

With Ji Xiuping's example set, no one was willing to foolishly step forward, only to be trampled and crushed by Jiang Yan and still have to hand over a magic treasure as stakes.

Seeing this, Jiang Yan understood in his heart that these people had already been scared out of their wits by him.

He curled his lip, instantly finding it boring, and could only turn around, walk out of the barrier with regret, and yield the chance to the other clansmen.

Fortunately, he had managed to fleece quite a bit from Ji Xiuping this time; otherwise, he really would have taken a huge loss.

As Jiang Yan exited the stage, the atmosphere of the entire venue grew even more oppressive and solemn.

Two top heaven's proud ones in a row had been defeated, crushed by the Eight Heroes of Cangwu.

Such a result dealt a severe blow to the morale of the heaven's proud ones from the three great imperial dynasties!

Indirectly causing them to become even more cautious—gazes falling on one Cangwu heaven's proud one after another, yet never able to settle on a target.

At the same time.

In a certain corner.

Wang Tuwei's eyes flickered, full of amazement: "Little Pill King, Jiang Yan—he actually possesses such combat power?"

Lin Xingqiu nodded in considerable agreement: "Heh heh, and who could have imagined that Jiang Yan, who had never shown his hand on the path of cultivation, is in strength no less than his cultivation base in the Dao of Alchemy!"

"Not only does he walk the path of cultivation and the Dao of alchemy simultaneously, he can also keep the two in balance—truly not easy. This Jiang Yan is indeed an absolute monster unseen in ten thousand years! Everyone has underestimated him!"

Wang Tuwei narrowed his eyes slightly, recalling the details of the earlier duel, and said in a low voice: "It is true that this man possesses Sun Wheel realm cultivation base, but with only that level of cultivation base, it would be absolutely impossible for him to catch a Heaven-rank strange fire barehanded and avoid being burned."

Lin Xingqiu suddenly thought of something: "Just now, within my perception, no fluctuation of power from any divine ability or technique appeared on Jiang Yan's body. Relying solely on himself, he caught a Heaven-rank strange fire and even made it show signs of submission. It seems Jiang Yan's physique..."

Wang Tuwei stroked his beard and said softly: "He must be in possession of a special physique. To be able, in such a short time, with only Sun Wheel cultivation base, to make a Heaven-rank strange fire submit—the might of this physique has already surpassed an Imperial Body!"

"An unknown physique that stands above an Imperial Body—could it possibly be a... Divine Body?!"

The two exchanged glances, shock filling their pupils.

One must know that the conditions for the birth of a Divine Body are extremely harsh, and once it is born and grows up, it can be invincible for an entire era!

In the long history of their Eastern Domain, only a handful had ever been born.

And all Divine Bodies had long since perished in the river of history!

Even in today's Central Domain, where strong ones gather like clouds and holy grounds stand in great numbers, it is rarely seen—a forbidden heaven's proud one not encountered in a hundred thousand years!

"Though his cultivation base is only the sixth level of the Sun Wheel realm, he possesses a Divine Body, two Heaven-rank strange fires, and five Earth-rank strange fires. His overall strength is far beyond what the Sun Wheel realm can compare to, and can contend with the Myriad Manifestations realm!"

"Although in terms of potential he cannot compare to that Sword King Bai Hong, judging solely by the combat power he has 'currently' displayed, he can 'temporarily enter' the third place on the ranking!"

"His edge should not be too sharp. On the reason for being listed, it would be more prudent to remove the two words 'Divine Body' and replace them with 'Imperial Body'."

"As for the specific ranking, we can wait until today's events are over and discuss it back at the Pavilion."

"Agreed."