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This could not but drive the squad leaders into madness, and it was an instant and complete insanity. Within this cave, they had been operating for tens of thousands of years, and it could be said that they knew everything about this place like the back of their hand, with the position of every stone deeply engraved in their minds. Thus, they knew that the Underworld Venerate in this cave would absolutely not just disappear on its own; this place was not some mysterious, incomprehensible space but a place where they had lived for hundreds of thousands of years. Moreover, with the sudden appearance of Rogue Heart Sword Hero and the Flame God, almost all the squad leaders realized at the same time that the flesh of the Underworld Venerate must have been stolen.
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Under the watch of nearly twenty thousand people, under the eyes of the seven squad leaders, in this place they had managed for hundreds of thousands of years, the ten-thousand-meter-tall enormous body of the Underworld Venerate just suddenly disappeared, almost causing several squad leaders to spit blood. The Underworld Venerate, for them, was the very meaning of life, a form of belief, their true god. Yet now, they watched helplessly as their god vanished into thin air, and along with it, several thousand soldiers of the Underworld God Army disappeared as well, an indignity that could immediately lead them to take their own lives.

However, they did not take their own lives, not to mention that they simply could not die, they would only do so after they had retrieved the Underworld Venerate. The moment the Underworld Venerate disappeared, the squad leaders immediately issued frantic orders, and the number of people besieging Rogue Heart Sword Hero, originally only a few dozen, was increased to a full thousand in the wake of the Underworld Venerate's disappearance and the squad leaders' rage, and it seemed that due to the disappearance of the flesh of the Underworld Venerate, the Puppet Nether Divine Army became very frenzied as well.

Previously, over a hundred people besieged Rogue Heart Sword Hero, and after a fierce battle, there were already sixty-some people lying on the ground, all over the place. Of course, they were not dead but had temporarily lost the ability to move. Rogue Heart Sword Hero, with his incredible strength and keen eye, had noticed something odd about the Underworld God Army the moment he started fighting them; when one of them, having been decapitated, stood up again and reattached its head to its neck, Rogue Heart Sword Hero knew that these Underworld God Army soldiers likely had Immortal Bodies indeed.

But at that time, Rogue Heart Sword Hero did not panic. Instead, he suddenly remembered something. When the various forces initially decided to form an alliance, Jue Luan of Genesis Divine Nation had brought Meng Lan and Qian Shang to attend the alliance meeting at Netherworld Palace. During the meeting, Jue Luan from Genesis Divine Nation had taken out some of the chains from the bodies of the Underworld God Army and told everyone present that these chains could give anyone wearing them Immortal Abilities.

This matter was only briefly mentioned by Jue Luan at the time and was not elaborated upon too much. But now, Rogue Heart Sword Hero thought about it. The people from Genesis Divine Nation were not lying; the ability to not fear swords and to regenerate even after being beheaded could indeed be considered an Immortal Body. However, Rogue Heart Sword Hero noticed a detail: since the people from Genesis Divine Nation knew about the Underworld God Army's Immortal Abilities and could obtain several chains as spoils of war, it meant that the Underworld God Army could be killed, and it was after they died that the people from Genesis Divine Nation acquired their chains.

Otherwise, the people from Genesis Divine Nation wouldn't have been able to get those chains, and Rogue Heart Sword Hero didn't believe that Jue Luan would fool everyone with some fake chains. Of course, this does not exclude another possibility: that the people from Genesis Divine Nation have the ability to remove the chains from the Underworld God Army. However, Jue Luan had said that those chains couldn't be taken off, so this hypothesis doesn't stand. Even if the people from Genesis Divine Nation were somewhat exaggerating, it at least proved that these Underworld God Army soldiers were definitely not the truly Immortal kind. There must be some weakness and flaw within them, and one that was fatal enough for them.

Having understood this, Rogue Heart Sword Hero, although facing an Underworld God Army a hundred times his own number, was not at all panicked. For a Domain Lord Level powerhouse like him, the most important aspect of an enemy was not the quantity, but the quality. A hundred ordinary Nine Patterns Supreme cannot compare to a threat posed by a fellow Domain Lord Level powerhouse. In the subsequent probing by Rogue Heart Sword Hero, although he did not instantly find the flaw in those chains, he did make some discoveries. Attacking the Underworld God Army's vital points would kill them, although they would resurrect after a certain time depending on the severity of the injury.

This means that the Underworld God Army were not immune to all attacks with an Immortal Body; rather, they possessed an Immortal Ability of infinite resurrection. And the time needed for resurrection after being beheaded or having their throat cut was different, indicating that the more severe the damage inflicted on their bodies, the longer the time needed for their recovery. Once he understood this, Rogue Heart Sword Hero's battle became significantly easier. Leveraging his exquisite swordsmanship and a Cultivation far surpassing the Underworld God Army, more soldiers from the Underworld God Army were slashed into ash by Rogue Heart Sword Hero.

Yes, just ashes, as long as the Rogue Heart Sword Hero's attack hit, the Underworld God Army would definitely be slashed into mincemeat in an instant, and then purified into nothingness by the Power of Light emanating from the Demon-Breaking Saber. The purification by the Power of Light is the most powerful ability the Rogue Heart Sword Hero obtained from Dao Zhun; to purify everything in the world that is dirty and evil. As for deciding what is evil, that's entirely up to the Rogue Heart Sword Hero's judgment, somewhat similar to the power of the Judge.

So, compared to the Flame God's extremely sleazy battle tactic, the Rogue Heart Sword Hero was incredibly cool, with the Underworld God Army disappearing one after another as he darted about. Even those who weren't purified by the Power of Light were severely wounded, and would need a considerable amount of time to fully resurrect. As to why some were purified and others not, it wasn't because some of the Underworld God Army were special, but rather that the Rogue Heart Sword Hero was still unskilled with this purifying ability.

On the Flame God's side, after starting off majestic, unleashing the Exploding Phoenix against the Underworld God Army for a while, for some unknown reason he suddenly gave up all resistance, huddled with hands over his head while allowing the Underworld God Army to attack him. Later, apart from covering his face with his hands, he essentially abandoned all defense. Only after the Underworld Venerate had been taken into Dao Zhun's Mystic Space and the Underworld God Army had gone utterly mad did the Flame God, with a satisfied expression, quickly get up and, facing thousands of Underworld God Army rushing at him like hungry wolves, the Flame God decisively chose to turn and run.

The Flame God's previous sleazy behavior was entirely because when his Exploding Phoenix made contact with those Flame Puppet Underworld God Army, the Fire-Seeking Needle in his bosom, that long needle that looked like a piece of fire jade, suddenly began to tremble within his embrace. Then, without any warning, it pierced through the Flame God's chest into his heart. At that moment, the Flame God's mind went blank, as the pain of the Fire-Seeking Needle entering his heart and the sensation of suddenly losing all strength were all too vividly transmitted into his brain.

At that moment, the Flame God thought he had been sneak attacked. But in the next moment, he was crouching on the ground with his head in his hands, because he distinctly felt the Fire-Seeking Needle turn into a warm current which flowed through his blood vessels for a complete cycle before dissipating in his blood. Then, he discovered that his Exploding Phoenix could actually absorb a portion of the Earth's Core Gold-Melting Flame from the bodies of the puppets.

Moreover, while the physical attacks of those Flame Puppets could injure him, the flames attached to their attacks were absorbed by the Flame God. And he didn't know whether it was due to the fusion with the Fire-Seeking Needle or the effectiveness of the Earth's Core Gold-Melting Flame, but the Flame God found his Fire Phoenix bloodline had been fully stimulated. Accordingly, he naturally possessed the bloodline inheritance ability of the Phoenix Clan, immortal!

Yes, the Flame God had also acquired the unique immortal ability of the Phoenix Clan; though direct physical attacks might injure him, those injuries would heal instantly. As long as the flames did not extinguish, the Flame God would not die. That was why he let the Underworld God Army attack him.

But now, he had to run. He did not want to become a target again for those thousands of normal Underworld God Army. He had already completely absorbed the Earth's Core Gold-Melting Flame from those Flame Puppets. Not running now would be foolish.

And the direction the Flame God fled in was neither towards the Rogue Heart Sword Hero nor towards Soul Devourer, nor even upwards. Instead, after shouting loudly, he leaped, jumping straight into the flames billowing with Earth's Core Gold-Melting Flame. His last shout was, "Brother Sword Hero, you guys go ahead, I'm going to take a bath!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and Monthly Pass. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)