Chapter 360: Devour!
While others were filled with fear and anxiety, Wu Tian remained utterly calm.
There was nothing more entertaining to him than watching a good dogfight.
Xiao Yan and Yao Chen turning on each other?
That was exactly the kind of show he enjoyed the most.
This supposedly "unbreakable" master disciple bond was now crumbling before his eyes their glares toward each other filled with nothing but resentment and betrayal.
Both were treacherous at heart, willing to endure humiliation, waiting for the right moment to stab each other in the back.
Watching them tear each other apart was pure pleasure.
In his past life, these two had acted like degenerates preying on beautiful women at every opportunity.
Peeping on baths, groping during "full body massages," conveniently applying medicine to certain areas…
If it had been just Xiao Yan, or just Yao Chen, it might have been understandable at least that would have been a twisted form of romance.
But together?
They weren't lovers.
They were just perverts.
They never cared about feelings they were addicted to thrill seeking.
Xiao Yan, to please Yao Chen and gain more "guidance," would deliberately let him watch as he tricked women into his grasp.
The sheer depravity of it all was beyond human comprehension.
Had Yao Chen not fallen into slumber at a critical moment, he would have fully enjoyed a front row seat to some rather explicit scenes deep within the magma.
This was the kind of master disciple duo they were mutually exploiting each other for their own sick pleasures.
A relationship built purely on benefits.
Later, they would clutch each other's thighs, whisper sweet nothings about their "unbreakable bond," while Xiao Yan chased women and Yao Chen watched from the sidelines.
If these two weren't worthy of being tormented, then who was?
Wu Tian wasn't about to let them die yet there was still so much more fun to be had.
As for the Soul Hall's infighting, that was an even bigger spectacle.
Wu Tian had originally considered turning this into a practical training exercise for the Snake People's warriors.
But upon sensing that there were multiple Dou Zun present, he scrapped the idea.
The three Elders of the Snake People Tribe, the eight Commanders, and the rising Dou Wang experts were all still training in the Tagor Desert.
This battle wasn't meant for them.
It was far better for them to face more evenly matched opponents.
Just like the so called "strong" warriors of the Jia Ma Empire watching the fight from the sidelines was already more than they deserved.
Had Wu Tian not given Hai Bodong a special artifact to shield the mountain, they would have long been obliterated by the shockwaves alone.
The moment Wu Tian realized multiple Dou Zun experts were on Yun Lan Mountain, he had approached Yao Chen
Encouraging him to trick Xiao Yan into coming here to cause chaos.
Not just for entertainment, but to disrupt the Soul Hall's plans and pinpoint Yun Yun's exact location.
What he hadn't expected…
Was just how absurdly easy it was.
Before he even made a move, the entire Yun Lan Sect had already been wiped out.
Before he even burned anyone's soul, the Soul Hall itself had nearly self destructed.
His original plan to annihilate them with the Fallen Heart Flame? Unnecessary.
His intention to demonstrate soul burning techniques? Also pointless.
At this point, he might as well head down the mountain and grab some sunflower seeds from Hai Bodong.
But this was just how the Soul Hall operated they would sacrifice anyone, at any time, for power.
Elder Mu Gu possessing a remnant of Void Devouring Flame was clearly a backup plan prepared by Hun Miesheng himself.
The reason they had sent so many people here…
Was to eliminate every single witness to the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade.
The sheer number of forces they had deployed showed just how seriously the Soul Hall viewed Wu Tian.
After all, someone capable of unifying the Black Corner Region was bound to have immense strength.
Hong Ying and Qin Tian were the elders of the Northwest Soul Hall branch.
As for Qinghai?
He had simply been a pawn brought along for convenience.
But none of them had expected Wu Tian to be this powerful.
He had taken out a Dou Zun elder in a single strike.
This forced Elder Mu Gu to unleash the Void Devouring Flame remnant.
And his primary goal from the very start had never been the random underlings.
He had always planned to consume Hong Ying and Qin Tian.
Since Qinghai was wasted, he couldn't afford to let these two slip away.
The Soul Hall's leader had entrusted him with this remnant flame for exactly this type of situation.
And Elder Mu Gu had lived long enough to understand what needed to be done.
Hong Ying had been forcefully stationed in the Northwest.
Clearly, she had fallen out of favor with the leader.
Perhaps she had been too promiscuous and was exiled to this backwater.
Perhaps Hun Miesheng had discovered her illicit relationship with Qin Tian…
And had sent Elder Mu Gu here to erase them both.
Of course, this was just Elder Mu Gu's personal theory.
He, much like Yao Chen, was a notorious womanizer, leaving behind countless unresolved affairs wherever he went.
Naturally, his first assumption was that they were being punished for similar reasons.
But regardless of the truth, Elder Mu Gu had long prepared for this moment.
He would never allow them to self destruct and escape his grasp.
Hong Ying and Qin Tian locked eyes one final time.
Their gaze was filled with a mix of regret, longing… and a bittersweet farewell.
Perhaps it was love.
Perhaps it was just the acknowledgment of their shared doom.
The cracks across their bodies began to widen, black energy spilling out like veins of death.
And then
The black flames around them swallowed them whole.
Inside that abyss of darkness, the flames slowly shrank.
No screams.
No resistance.
Only the suffocating, eerie silence of their bodies being consumed.
At times, one might feel something writhing deep inside them, as if the fire was gnawing at their very soul.
Hiss…
As the black inferno compressed into a single ember, Elder Mu Gu casually flipped his hand, absorbing it into his palm.
And then
The Void Devouring Flame remnant, which had been on the verge of being extinguished,
ERUPTED.
A monstrous, black inferno surged forth, engulfing the sky.
The endless black mist that had once blanketed the heavens was sucked into a single point
A whirling abyss of darkness.
In the distance, it looked like a massive vortex had torn through the sky
A storm of devouring fire consuming everything in sight.
And Elder Mu Gu's Dou Qi skyrocketed.
His power didn't just increase
It multiplied.
The skies above the Jia Ma Empire cleared for a brief moment.
But everyone knew the disaster had not ended
It was only the calm before the storm.
The sheer destructive force gathering at this moment…
If it were unleashed all at once
Not just the Jia Ma Empire…
The entire Northwest Continent would tremble.
The old monsters hiding across the continent were already cowering in fear.
They had made up their minds.
Once these two terrifying presences disappeared, they would find the victor…
And swear allegiance IMMEDIATELY.
They had called themselves "old monsters."
But in front of true power, they were nothing but ants.
One side burned red, the other black
The two forces colliding, shaking all of Yun Lan Mountain.
The earth split open, cracks stretching all the way down to the mountain's base.
"WTF!!!"
"WTF!!! STOP WATCHING, RUN!!!"
(End of Chapter)
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