Chapter 359: In a Time of Crisis, Still Lusting After This Queen's Beauty
The "pitiful" Xiao Yan was completely overwhelmed with fear.
He simply couldn't comprehend why, at such a young age in this life, he was being forced to endure so many terrifying experiences.
Did I travel through time just to suffer through all of this?
Was I sent here as punishment for some sin I committed in my past life?
If he had a choice, he would much rather have been born into an ordinary family living a simple, uneventful life.
At this moment, Xiao Yan finally understood the truth of life.
He wanted to escape.
He wanted to be free from all of this.
Even if it meant being nothing more than a common servant!
"Ah!"
Just as that thought crossed his mind, he suddenly felt something shift within him
He was really being "freed."
A sharp, searing pain tore through him his Heavenly Flames were leaving his body!
The sheer agony of their forceful extraction made him let out a wretched scream.
It was too violent.
Too ruthless.
The two Heavenly Flames, which had once merged with him, had now abandoned him of their own will.
This…
Xiao Yan's dazed eyes turned toward the figure standing ahead of him.
If anyone here had the power to strip him of his flames…
There was only one possibility.
The man who was supposedly "protecting" him Wu Tian!
Why???
His face went pale as he stared blankly at Wu Tian's back.
Suddenly, as if realizing something, his eyes flashed with understanding, and his gaze snapped toward his "teacher" Yao Chen.
"It was you!"
"Yao Chen, you actually did this to me!"
"You forced me to absorb these Heavenly Flames just to turn me into some storage container!"
"You were only waiting for someone stronger to come along and take them from me!!!"
"Yao Chen, you old bastard! If I ever get the chance, I'll grind your bones to dust!!!"
Xiao Yan's body trembled with weakness, but he still mustered the strength to point at Yao Chen and curse him with all his might.
Yet Yao Chen didn't even bother to look at him.
To him, Xiao Yan was nothing more than a pathetic clown.
A piece of trash.
Even Xiao Yan's own family had wanted to cast him out why would someone like Yao Chen ever take him seriously?
If not for the Heavenly Flames, he wouldn't have wasted a single second on this brat.
He had been waiting for this moment.
And now, finally, he was free.
No longer burdened by the need to babysit this useless fool.
Jie jie jie…
As an esteemed Dou Zun, how could he have ever truly regarded Xiao Yan as a disciple?
Even Han Feng, who was far more capable, had never been considered a true successor.
Why else would Yao Chen have withheld the Flame Mantra from him?
Xiao Yan, a scheming little rat even more shameless than Han Feng, was nothing more than a tool.
A disposable vessel.
If Yao Chen still had a physical body, he wouldn't have even spared Xiao Yan a glance.
With his flames stripped away, Xiao Yan's body completely collapsed.
His already frail frame fell into an even weaker state his Dou Qi itself was being drained.
And so, the self proclaimed genius, Xiao Yan, passed out cold.
No one cared.
No one even glanced at him.
Everyone's eyes were locked onto Wu Tian.
The man who had just ripped the Heavenly Flames from Xiao Yan's body!
Wu Tian, already radiating four different flame colors, now had six.
The sight left everyone dumbfounded.
Especially the two alchemists Yao Chen and Elder Mu Gu.
They understood how terrifying Heavenly Flames were.
Absorbing one required immense power and an incredibly slow, precise fusion process.
Yet Wu Tian had just instantly merged two more flames into his body.
That was beyond monstrous.
And then
The six flames fused into one.
A single, brilliant shade of red.
But it wasn't the crimson hue of Queen Medusa's Dou Qi.
It was the red of a burning sky at dawn.
Along the edges of this magnificent red, traces of other colors shimmered like freshly bloomed flowers glistening after a morning rain, creating a rainbow of divine brilliance.
As the energy burst from Wu Tian's body, the heavens shook.
Even though these were among the lower ranked Heavenly Flames, the power of their fusion was immeasurable.
The moment that red energy clashed with the black void of flames, the dark fire shrank back.
It was as if it had been bitten.
No matter how powerful the Void Devouring Flame was, this was only a tiny remnant of its true form.
Even with three Dou Zun experts backing it, it was not enough.
The fusion of six different Heavenly Flames had produced a force that rivaled even the top three flames on the Heavenly Flame List.
If the true Void Devouring Flame had been here, things might have been different.
But this?
This was nothing more than a small ember.
It would be devoured.
Hong Ying and Qin Tian, witnessing their last hope being crushed, screamed in terror.
"Elder Mu Gu, what do we do?! If this continues, we'll all die!"
"WE will all die? No, no, no…"
"Only YOU will die. Jie jie jie~~~"
A sinister laugh echoed.
Both Hong Ying and Qin Tian's eyes widened in horror.
The black flames surrounding Elder Mu Gu suddenly expanded engulfing them both!
"Elder Mu Gu, you treacherous old bastard! I'll kill you!!!"
Their terrified shrieks rang out as they struggled against the encroaching fire.
As members of the Soul Hall, they knew exactly what this meant.
Elder Mu Gu intended to devour them just as he had devoured the others.
But they wouldn't let him have his way.
Even if it meant death, they would not become someone else's stepping stone!
A surge of Dou Qi erupted from their bodies
And then
Cracks began to form along their skin.
Dark, vein like fractures split across their flesh, and from those cracks, black blood seeped out.
Those watching Wu Tian's allies were left shaken.
Hong Ying and Qin Tian…
They were about to self destruct.
Two Dou Zun self destructing at the same time?!
No one had ever seen such a thing before.
Even a Dou Huang's self destruction could flatten all of Yun Lan Mountain and affect the surrounding region.
But two Dou Zun experts?
The resulting explosion would be the end of the Jia Ma Empire.
If no one stopped them…
Everyone would die.
Queen Medusa's eyes filled with worry.
She had always been confident in Wu Tian's strength.
But this…
This was beyond anyone's control.
If Hong Ying and Qin Tian succeeded, everyone would die.
If they failed and were consumed by Elder Mu Gu, they would still lose.
What could they do?
Could they only watch?
Her mesmerizing, cat like eyes flickered as she turned to look at the man holding her waist.
Her infuriating guardian spirit.
Even in a moment of absolute crisis, this bastard was still lusting after her beauty.
She didn't even know what to say anymore.
(End of Chapter)
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