Xu Ran stood there, seemingly without any breath of life, and compared to the Void-swallowing Flame's sky-covering and earth-concealing aura, the visual gap was immense.
Of course, only the Void-swallowing Flame knew just how terrifying the breath emanating from Xu Ran truly was.
Xu Ran had reached the realm of returning to the basics, standing there, giving off the impression that he was the sovereign of this slice of heaven and earth.
"This kind of aura..."
In a daze, it seemed to see the once Tuo She Ancient Emperor.
"Such strong individuals shouldn't be possible to appear now. Without Yuan Qi, at most one can only have an Emperor Realm Soul," thought the Void-swallowing Flame, forming eerie hand seals, as a giant black face spanning tens of thousands of feet condensed in the air.
This face opened its enormous mouth, intending to swallow Xu Ran and everything living beneath him.
The powerful swallowing force, coupled with those bizarre flames—if these were to descend, the entire Jia Ma Empire would disappear from the Northwest Continent, and the surrounding area for miles would face a colossal disaster.
Strange Fire naturally has an advantage in group attacks.
"What is this?"
Looking at this gaping maw, all beings below felt a tremble in their souls, as if they were about to be devoured by the giant mouth.
"This is the swallowing power you rely on? Too weak," said Xu Ran as his voice fell, and a stream of extraordinary energy spread out from Xu Ran's side, causing the surging heaven earth origin energy and everything around to come to a standstill, with even the Void-swallowing Flame unable to swallow anything.
"How is this possible? You're just slightly stronger than the average Dou Sheng Pinnacle, how can you be so mighty?" The Void-swallowing Flame's complexion subtly changed. It had a good eye for power and was shocked to find that all the space around it had turned into Xu Ran's Domain.
In such a domain, even the Heavenly Energy couldn't be swallowed or moved by it.
In a domain, after thoroughly comprehending the power of space, one can turn the surrounding heaven and earth into one's own domain. An enemy who enters one's domain to fight will be at a disadvantage everywhere.
Any Dou Saint Expert can achieve this.
However, Xu Ran's domain seemed to be alarmingly strong.
Everything around seemed to heed Xu Ran's command, and the fact that it could not even swallow the surrounding Dou Qi energy was terrifying.
And even the space within a meter of itself had turned into Xu Ran's domain.
It was a nine-star Dou Saint Expert, and after building up strength for so long, its combat capability was such that it would not fear even Hun Tiandi, another Dou Sheng Pinnacle expert.
Is this really an Emperor Grade Young Pill?
The Emperor Grade Young Pill was an unfinished Emperor-Class Elixir that the Tuo She Ancient Emperor had not completed. Even as an unfinished product, associated with the word 'emperor', the elixir possessed a thread of Yuan Qi. Having stayed in the Tuo She Ancient Emperor Cave Dwelling for so many years, aside from being an excellent tonic, it didn't differ much from other beings in other respects.
But after all, it was an elixir, and its fighting strength should be equivalent to that of two Dou Sheng Pinnacle experts.
And with the Elixir Transforming Divine Decree, it thought it should be completely unafraid of this individual.
Even without the Elixir Transforming Divine Decree, if it encountered the Emperor Grade Young Pill within the time it takes an incense stick to burn, it should not lose.
Yet now, it felt as if it were being crushed.
It seemed the other party hadn't even started to make a move...
"What's going on?"
In the Jia Ma Empire, countless experts were horrified as they looked up at the giant black flame face in the sky, that terrible, taboo-like power that was about to fall and wipe out all life, had suddenly stopped.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, feeling fortunate.
That scene, akin to the end of the world, was enough to shatter anyone's heart.
Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran also opened their tightly closed eyes, their trembling eyelashes betraying their unsettled emotions. They had both been prepared to die, thinking that dying in the embrace of their lover was worth it. However…
"Didn't I say? He is no match for me. You men are very strong. Yun'er, even you don't believe me? Watch how I punish you after the battle is over!" Xu Ran forcefully pinched the tender bodies of Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran.
"Xu Ran, is your strength really so great?"
Yun Yun looked at Xu Ran in surprise and delight.
Beneath them, the Yunlan Sect realized that while Xu Ran was engaged in battle, he was still leisurely exchanging tender moments with Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran. Even a fool could tell something from that.
Lord Xu Ran, he actually...
Everyone knew that if that demon-like power descended, none of them would escape disaster.
Although they couldn't comprehend the techniques Xu Ran used due to their level of power, their perception of Xu Ran's strength had been wholly redefined.
Their Yunlan Sect actually possessed such a powerful expert!
How fortunate were they?
"The Supreme Elder is mighty! Lord Xu Ran is mighty!"
When some Elders of the Yunlan Sect realized that Xu Ran had been made an honorary Supreme Elder by Yun Yun, they began to shout without regard for their status. If the Yunlan Sect could survive this disaster, who in the Northwest Continent would dare to target the Yunlan Sect in the future?
Moreover, the Yunlan Sect had the opportunity to become the leading force in the Northwest Continent.
From a third-rate sect in the Northwest Continent, it had rapidly grown to become the most powerful sect. The Yunlan Sect had improved so rapidly in such a short time.
The other disciples of the Yunlan Sect, realizing the significance of Xu Ran to the Yunlan Sect a bit late, also began to shout excitedly.
Xu Ran had already been a legendary figure in the Jia Ma Empire, but because he rarely took action there, he seemed more like a myth, revered and somewhat doubted. But now they were witnessing firsthand Xu Ran acting as a guardian deity, protecting in front of the Yunlan Sect and the Jia Ma Empire.
Thunderous cheers surged like a tidal wave.
After experiencing despair and then encountering hope, the emotion of surviving a great catastrophe erupted at that moment. It was a scene that many present would find hard to forget in their lifetime.
"Let me show you my power," Xu Ran said.
His voice spread, heard for thousands of miles around, and at the moment it fell, all beings no longer felt fear, as if they were enveloped by warm sunlight, the terrifying scene in the sky no longer made them afraid.
At the instant the voice completely fell, a Sword Qi emanated from Xu Ran's fingertips.
With the appearance of that sword light, the darkened sky, which had been shrouded by the huge black flames of the Void-swallowing Flame, regained its brightness once again.
That sword seemed as if it could extinguish all things, yet also gave off the impression of endless life, with all things bursting forth. It seemed like Light, yet it was like Darkness... Different people could see different things in that one sword.
That was a sword technique Xu Ran had created by condensing all kinds of different powers from the Divine Realm.