Chapter 290: The Appearance of the Devouring Void Flame
Upon seeing the overwhelming black flame appear, Hun Xuzi immediately looked at Xiao Tian and said, "Xiao Tian, today marks your end!"
Then, turning his gaze to Yao Dan, he arrogantly smiled and said, "Yao Dan, I advise you to hand over the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade and surrender your entire clan to my Soul Clan; otherwise, the Yao Clan will be exterminated today!"
"It seems that the extinction of the Spirit and Stone Clans was indeed the doing of your Soul Clan!" Yao Dan replied gravely. "However, my Yao Clan is not like the Spirit or Stone Clans. Destroying us won't be that easy!"
As he spoke, he crushed a ring, which contained a special message meant for the Yan and Lei Clans.
Hun Xuzi's face turned sinister as he said, "Chief Yao Dan, don't waste your efforts. The Yao Realm has already been sealed by my Soul Clan. No information can be transmitted out."
Yao Dan's face darkened upon realizing that the message indeed couldn't be sent out. However, as the chief of a clan, he quickly regained his composure.
Yao Dan said, "Hun Xuzi, my Yao Clan has established a spatial channel with the Yan and Lei Clans. If they discover the channel has disappeared, they will certainly know something is wrong. By then, the Ancient, Yan, and Lei Clans will come to our aid. The four clans united, how could your Soul Clan resist?"
"My Soul Clan, having been able to destroy the Spirit and Stone Clans despite the Ancient Clan's presence, can naturally destroy your Yao Clan too!" Hun Xuzi replied with a calm demeanor.
Yao Dan, hovering in mid-air, shouted, "Yao Clan members, heed my order, activate the Sky Transformation Medicine Formation!"
As his voice fell, all the Yao Clan members shuddered. The Sky Transformation Medicine Formation was the Yao Clan's protective formation, only activated during ancient times, and now, for the first time since those ancient days, it was being activated again. Clearly, the Yao Clan was truly facing an existential crisis.
"Hummm!"
Numerous Yao Clan elders swiftly projected beams of light, causing the entire mountain range to tremble. Gigantic beams of light shot out from the mountains, forming a massive and strange formation in the sky. As this formation appeared, the sea of medicinal herbs below instantly withered, transforming into immense energy that poured into the formation.
Xiao Tian quickly protected his fledgling pill to prevent it from being drained by the formation. He had not expected that after forcibly devouring this sub-fire, the Devouring Void Flame would emerge directly. This was understandable, though, as the sub-fire was essentially a young flame of the Devouring Void Flame, and devouring it had obviously damaged the Devouring Void Flame.
This forced the Devouring Void Flame to appear prematurely, starting to devour the entire Yao Realm.
"If you're not making pills, then give them all to me!" Xiao Tian reached out and grabbed the half-finished fledgling pills refined by Hun Xuzi, Elder Wanhuo, and Elder Shennong, merging them into his own cauldron.
At this moment, all Yao Clan members began channeling their Dou Qi into beams of light that entered the formation. The formation's brilliance intensified, and a terrifying pressure, akin to a dragon awakening from a thousand-year slumber, quietly emerged.
As this pressure appeared, the entire Yao Realm trembled violently, with vast energies continuously converging.
Feeling this pressure, Xiao Tian realized it was comparable to that of an Eight-Star Dou Saint.
"So, this is the Yao Clan's protective formation? Its power is indeed far stronger than that of the Spirit and Stone Clans..." Xiao Tian remarked.
Under the condensation of black flames, a figure appeared in everyone's sight. This figure was surrounded by black flames, covered in strange black runes, with eyes like black holes exuding a terrifying devouring force. Standing atop a sea of black flames in the sky, he emanated an ancient and eerie aura.
Upon seeing the protective formation below, the figure of Devouring Void Flame looked at Xiao Tian and said, "You dare to devour my sub-fire? You're courting death!"
With that, he waved his sleeve, and the overwhelming black flames surged towards Xiao Tian.
"Devour!" Xiao Tian's Devouring Ancestral Talisman appeared, transforming into a black hole that swallowed the surging black flames.
"Huh?" Devouring Void Flame was surprised. Though it was just a casual strike, it wasn't something an ordinary person could withstand. He gazed at the black hole and felt a devouring power equal to his own.
"What is this treasure? I must have it!" Devouring Void Flame thought as he prepared to attack again.
"Boom!"
At the next moment, Xiao Tian's aura suddenly surged, climbing to the initial stage of a Nine-Star Dou Saint before stopping. For the sake of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, Xiao Tian had not fully exposed his power.
"You are actually a Nine-Star Dou Saint?" Feeling Xiao Tian's aura, Devouring Void Flame's eyes narrowed. Although he was also at the initial stage of a Nine-Star Dou Saint, due to the destruction of the Soul Hall and the loss of a large amount of soul essence, his soul realm had not reached the Emperor Realm. Even though he was confident in his strength, he wasn't sure he could kill Xiao Tian.
"What? Xiao Tian is actually a Nine-Star Dou Saint?" This scene shocked everyone present. No one could believe that Xiao Tian, who had not been cultivating for long, had reached such a level of power. Currently, the strongest in the world were Soul Heaven Emperor and Gu Yuan, both at the Nine-Star Dou Saint peak. Xiao Tian was now second only to them.
Hun Xuzi was also stunned but quickly shouted, "Lord Void, our Soul Clan's millennium plan is at stake, don't act impulsively!" Then, he turned to Xiao Tian and said, "Xiao Tian, today our Soul Clan only intends to destroy the Yao Clan. I advise you not to act rashly!"
Hearing Hun Xuzi's words, Yao Dan immediately retorted, "Xiao Tian, don't believe the Soul Clan's lies! They want to break our protective formation first and then kill you!"
Ignoring both of them, Xiao Tian continued to control his fire spirit to refine his pills.
Devouring Void Flame squinted slightly, then waved his hand, sending the overwhelming black flames towards the formation below.
"Sizzle!"
As the black flames rained down, white mist erupted from the formation, and everyone could feel the formation's energy being devoured by the flames.
"Offer the myriad pills!" Yao Dan shouted fiercely.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
With his command, countless pills emerged from the Yao Mountain, all merging into the formation.
"The myriad pills transform the sky. In the name of the pills, summon the ancestor!" Yao Dan changed his hand seals, causing a vortex to appear at the center of the formation, continuously drawing in endless liquid energy. Simultaneously, an ancient aura began to spread throughout the world. As the vortex dissipated, a phantom of an old man in simple clothes appeared, drawing everyone's gaze.
"Thud, thud, thud!"
With the appearance of the phantom, all Yao Clan members felt a bloodline pressure and instantly knelt down.
"Ancestor!"
Many Yao Clan members wept, pleading for the Yao Emperor's help.
"Indeed, the Dou Emperor. Even a residual soul has such power!" Feeling the overpowering aura, Xiao Tian's expression became serious.
(Chapter End)