NOVEL NEXT Chapter 864 Chapter 865: Who is Punishing Whose Heart
864 Chapter 865: Who is Punishing Whose Heart
"Li Xiaobai? Sword Sect's Peak Master?"
"I never expected that after all this time, the once worthless swine has climbed the high branches of the Sword Sect. But what of it? Now that the Great Flame Dynasty is a vassal of the Blade Sect, anyone who dares to cause trouble here has only one way out!"
"I will nail your corpse to the city gates as a warning to the world that the Great Flame Dynasty and the Blade Sect are not to be insulted!"
The elderly voice was tinged with fury, and thunder rolled through the void. A grey figure burst forth from the pitch-black flames, ascending into the sky and striding across the void.
"Grand Emperor, you are now the only one left in Yan City. What are you rambling on about? The entire Great Flame Dynasty has been looted by us. If you surrender now, I might spare Yan City!"
Li Xiaobai shouted sternly. This old man knew too many secrets, and he even managed to discover the divine oddities in a few of his senior brothers' and sisters' bodies. He definitely needed a thorough interrogation, but it was somewhat forced at the moment; the defensive power of the Earth Immortal Realm was not yet enough to suppress his opponent.
"Impudent brat, die!"
The Grand Emperor's face was fierce, as he condensed a pitch-black flame into a sky-covering hand in his palm, reaching down from above to grab Li Xiaobai, intending to burn him to ashes.
"Boy, you couldn't even dream that the birthday present you once offered to me could be cultivated by me to such an extent. Initially, I thought this flame was somewhat peculiar, but upon closer inspection, I discovered it is truly a peerless treasure."
"As long as I devour the Immortal Yuan within the treasure, the flame will grow endlessly without a limit. I have poured all my possessions into it, and now the power of this flame is such that even a cultivator of the Heavenly Immortal Realm would be enough to annihilate. Killing you will be as easy as flipping my hand."
The Grand Emperor was vehement, his eyes filled with boundless mockery. The opponent surely couldn't have imagined that the flame he once gave would become such an unparalleled treasure!
"Kill!"
The black flame's giant hand met no resistance as it crashed onto Li Xiaobai, instantly engulfing him.
"Boss!"
The hearts of Li Chen and the others below leaped to their throats. They knew the boss was strong, but they didn't know how strong he truly was. The opponent was a master of the Heavenly Immortal Realm; if the boss couldn't hold off, they were probably finished!
In the center of the fire, Li Xiaobai leisurely surveyed the System stats panel before his eyes. This flame was a product of the System, which automatically reverted to his control the moment it came into contact with his body.
[Hellfire (Divine Level Skill) Current Initial Burning Range: Within a hundred miles. (Earth Immortal Realm)]
As expected of a supreme sucker, this round sent Hellfire up a whole level, from a ten-mile radius to a hundred, even increasing its power to a level that could incinerate beings of the Earth Immortal Realm.
"There's a path to heaven you didn't take, and no door to hell, yet you come here of your own accord. This is what's called trapping oneself!"
"To use the treasure you gave me to kill you is to strike at your very heart!"
"I will not let you die too easily, I will let the Hellfire slowly burn your blood and incinerate your bones, letting you die amidst endless regret!"
The Grand Emperor's eyes flickered with cruelty. With the Hellfire in hand, he had not dabbled in any other Cultivation Techniques or Magic Treasures. All his resources were poured into it, and the fire's power was formidable, enough to destroy any treasure. Now, even if those old enemies of yesteryears were to come knocking, he was confident that with this fire, he could kill them.
"The Grand Emperor is perhaps a bit too confident. This burning sensation is no different from a tickle, leaving no ripples in my heart. I even feel like laughing."
Li Xiaobai stated calmly, stepping out of the black flames on a golden chariot, completely unharmed.
"How is this possible!"
"Even cultivators of the Heavenly Immortal Realm would burn if touched by my Hellfire. How could a mere swine like you withstand it? What sorcery have you used?"
The Grand Emperor's face registered shock. He had raised the fire slowly, and no one knew its power better than he did. The fact that this young man could withstand the fiery assault unscathed was truly astonishing.
"Sorcery?"
"Senior, could it be that you've forgotten that this flame was a gift from me?"
"It was merely lodging by your side for a while, and to speak of it, I should thank you for nurturing it so robustly. It must have consumed quite a number of Heaven and Earth Treasures, right? Senior, you truly went through a lot of trouble."
Li Xiaobai said with a smile, this move was called a counter-attack that aimed for the heart.
"No, I don't believe it! The flame is mine, you swine, die!"
The Grand Emperor flew into a rage, refusing to believe it, and threw all the remaining Hellfire at Li Xiaobai. In the void, a black flame longsword made of Hellfire suddenly slashed down, once again engulfing Li Xiaobai's figure.
The flames crackled as they burned, but they were completely ineffective.
Li Xiaobai casually waved his hand, collecting all the raging flames around him, and once again the whole Yan City became tranquil.
"What the hell!"
The Grand Emperor's face turned pale, veins bulging at the corners of his eyes, furious beyond measure as his Three Corpses Spirits seethed. It was only at this moment that he truly realized it was all a setup; from the moment he'd accepted the return of the Hellfire, he had anticipated facing such a predicament today.
The ownership of the Hellfire had always been in Li Xiaobai's hands from the very beginning, and yet he had foolishly thought he'd obtained a priceless treasure of heaven and earth. He'd spent his entire fortune just to nurture the flame, not knowing that all of it was just making wedding clothes for someone else.
"Senior, as of now, all the cultivators of the Great Flame Dynasty have been captured by me, the entire Yan City is deserted, leaving only you, a lone commander. If you surrender to our Sword Sect now, there's still a chance for survival. Otherwise, once the elders from our Sword Sect arrive, there will be no escape for you."
Li Xiaobai said indifferently, hands clasped behind his back.
"Sword Sect experts are here too?"
"Boy, I will remember today's events. One day, the Blade Sect will flatten the Sword Sect, and I will personally take your head!"
The Grand Emperor's voice was chilling as he left behind a harsh threat and turned into a fleeing light, rapidly disappearing into the sky. He didn't dare to linger, for without the Hellfire, he feared that other Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivators might truly be nearby.
Without the Hellfire, he now couldn't defeat anyone.
"Boss is awesome!"
"Sect Master Li is invincible!"
"Where Sword Peak points, we follow!"
"Even a Heavenly Immortal Realm expert can't harm the boss in the slightest, he's the ultimate, wild boss!"
Li Chen and the others' shock lingered for a long time.
The boss's strength time and time again surpassed their imagination, even old Heavenly Immortal Realm experts couldn't harm him one bit, what kind of concept was that?
Just now, when the eerie black flame appeared, they felt a lethal threat, not doubting that even a touch of that flame would disintegrate them in an instant. Yet there stood Li Xiaobai amidst the flames, completely unharmed by the blaze. His strength could no longer be described as terrifying.
What realm was this? The Heavenly Immortal Realm? Or even higher?
They dared not think about it, for it was too frightening to consider!