Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

Yang Xiao actually understood the Earth Fire Qilin Beast’s thought process perfectly.

If he wasn’t mistaken, there had to be a Supreme Treasure deep underground, or something else extremely important to the Earth Fire Qilin Beast.

So, it was perfectly normal for it to not chase after Ye Zongling.

Yang Xiao, who had invaded its territory, was the one it needed to kill even more.

To prevent him from taking the opportunity to sneak deeper inside.

But understanding and experiencing were two different things. Faced with this situation, Yang Xiao couldn’t help but feel a sense of dread.

But soon enough, he made his move.

When facing a powerful enemy, it was best to strike first.

Yang Xiao pointed a finger, and in an instant, all the surrounding Fire Elemental Power surged to his fingertip.

A pillar of flame, red as blood, formed instantly.

CRACK!

The very air seemed to ripple.

It shot toward the Earth Fire Qilin Beast’s large, bell-like eyes.

It didn’t dodge. It barely even moved. With a simple closing of its eyes, the attack that could injure a Fire Python was blocked.

Terrifying!

If it were anyone else, they would have been trembling in their Heart Spirit by now.

But Yang Xiao seemed to have expected this. Another wisp of red light appeared on his finger.

”ROAR!”

This time, the Earth Fire Qilin Beast didn’t just let Yang Xiao attack. It opened its massive maw and, with a BANG!, spat out a ball of ink-green flame.

Seeing this wisp of flame, Yang Xiao smiled.

The red glow on his finger vanished, and his entire Heart Spirit Power focused on that ball of ink-green flame.

The moment he made contact.

Yang Xiao sensed the terrifying heat and corrosive toxins within.

It felt as if it would incinerate his Heart Spirit and Divine Thought.

And corrode them into nothing.

But what happened next stunned even the Earth Fire Qilin Beast.

The ball of poison fire it had spat out had actually stopped.

It hovered right in front of Yang Xiao.

As if blocked by an invisible wall of air.

”ROAR!”

The Earth Fire Qilin Beast was enraged.

’This damn, tiny member of the Human Race actually blocked my attack?’

’Dammit!’

After roaring, the Earth Fire Qilin Beast spat out another mouthful of ink-green poison fire.

This time, the flame was fiercer and covered a wider area.

But just like before, the moment the poison fire was about to touch Yang Xiao, it stopped right in front of him again.

Not only that, but it also merged with the previous ball of poison fire.

Growing even stronger.

”ROAR!”

The Earth Fire Qilin Beast grew even more furious.

If it could speak, it would probably be cursing up a storm.

’What kind of existence is this human? He can even control my Earth Core Poison Fire! He’s... he’s just toying with me!’

That’s right. The Earth Fire Qilin Beast felt that Yang Xiao was toying with it.

’Someone who can control fire—and my own Earth Core Poison Fire at that—must be a being who possesses powerful Divine Techniques.’

’And for such a person to suppress their aura to such a weak level...’

’It’s simply deceitful.’

’He’s mocking me!’

Thus, the Earth Fire Qilin Beast became exceptionally enraged.

Once again, it spat out a flame.

The moment this flame appeared, the surrounding space began to SIZZLE.

It seemed capable of igniting the very void.

Yang Xiao’s expression changed.

’”Origin True Flame? Damn, this beast is desperate.”’

The Origin True Flame was different from the Earth Core Poison Fire the Earth Fire Qilin Beast had just been spitting. This was the most terrifying True Flame within the beast’s body.

It took countless years to condense even a single wisp.

Now that it had spat out so much at once, even with a Talent Divine Technique like the Fire Control Skill, Yang Xiao didn’t dare try to control it with his current strength.

One wrong move, and he’d be playing with fire and getting burned.

No, he’d be burning his own soul.

It would incinerate his Divine Soul completely.

So, knowing he’d stirred up a hornet’s nest, Yang Xiao raised his hand, collected the two balls of Earth Core Poison Fire he had been controlling, merged them into one ink-green flame in his palm, and with a leap, he fled.

He ran toward the deeper parts of the earth.

At that moment, the ball of the Earth Fire Qilin Beast’s Origin True Flame struck the cave ceiling where he had been hanging upside down before.

With ease, it pierced straight through the mountain rock, of unknown thickness.

It bored all the way up.

Creating a long, deep tunnel.

”ROAR!”

By now, the Earth Fire Qilin Beast realized that Yang Xiao had fled, and it had wasted such a large ball of Origin True Flame for nothing.

Already furious, the Earth Fire Qilin Beast became even more enraged.

With a furious roar, it charged after Yang Xiao.

As it moved, the entire Flame Sun Mountain seemed to tremble.

Fortunately, its speed wasn’t that great. Although its rank and power were far superior to the Fire Python, in terms of speed...

Its body was too large, and this was a cave. While its explosive power was immense, its running speed wasn’t very fast.

It was only a sliver faster than the Fire Python.

Still, the sight was terrifying.

It was like a small Flame Mountain on the move.

’”Faster, a little faster! Once I get to the core of the earth, I might be able to use the subterranean fire there to finish off this big guy.”’

Yang Xiao thought excitedly as he ran.

’This is a golden opportunity.’

’If I can just kill this big guy and get its Inner Core, I can definitely break through to the Orange Flame Realm! And judging by its aura, I might even step directly into the Mid-stage Orange Flame Realm.’

’And its blood... I can refine Qilin True Blood from it and integrate it into my body. That would make my physical body, which has already broken through to the Innate Realm, even more powerful and terrifying.’

’There’s even a small chance I could condense Qilin True Intent.’

’And refine a Qilin True Body.’

’Not to mention, there must be a Supreme Treasure hidden deep underground that the Earth Fire Qilin Beast is guarding. It would be a massive haul.’

’But that’s all on the condition that I can actually kill this big guy.’

’If it kills me instead...’

’...then all of this is for nothing.’

...

And just as Yang Xiao was frantically fleeing...

Outside Flame Sun Mountain, several streaks of sword light shot through the air.

Even more frightening, several figures were standing atop these streaks of light.

The one in the lead was a man dressed in green robes.

He had sharp brows and starry eyes, with a dignified and heroic bearing.

Behind him stood four women of graceful stature and differing temperaments, dressed in long gowns of red, blue, green, and purple, respectively.

The one in red was passionate as fire, her charm bone-deep.

The one in blue was cool as water, pure and elegant.

The one in green was nimble as the wind, lively and free-spirited.

The one in purple was domineering as thunder, looking down on all living things.

The four women flanked the young, green-robed man before them like stars orbiting the moon.

The five of them stood frozen in the void above Flame Sun Mountain.

Just then, Ye Zongling appeared.

Seeing these five people with their extraordinary auras, his expression hardened. He was just about to speak.

But then the green-robed man waved his hand casually.

Instantly, countless terrifying sword lights erupted from the void, directly blasting Ye Zongling, a Martial Arts Grandmaster, into pieces.

His remains fell back into the volcano’s mouth.

Where they were incinerated to ash by the residual subterranean flames.

A single strike.

A Grandmaster, dead!

Terrifying!

Utterly terrifying.

Even more terrifyingly, they dismounted their Flying Swords and plunged straight into the volcano’s mouth, heading for the earth’s core.

It was as if they couldn’t care less about Flame Sun Mountain’s overlord, the Earth Fire Qilin Beast.

Or perhaps, it was for the beast that they had come.