Chapter 293: Instant Kill of the Devouring Void Flame
On the other side, after returning to the Star Realm with Yao Lao, Xiao Tian immediately sought out Zhu Kun. Xiao Tian briefly explained the situation outside and then said, "Father-in-law, please join me in taking the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade from Hun Tiandi. We can then share the Emperor-Tier Fledgling Pills and the inheritance of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor. You can choose first."
His generosity stemmed from his knowledge of the original story. To obtain the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's inheritance, one had to practice the Flame Mantra. Zhu Kun had not practiced it, so he couldn't inherit the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's legacy. Thus, even if Zhu Kun chose first, it wouldn't matter.
"Alright," Zhu Kun agreed without hesitation. He had attempted to obtain the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's inheritance without the key before. Now that there was a chance to get the key, he was more than willing to help Xiao Tian.
Xiao Tian opened a spatial gate and hid with Zhu Kun outside the Ancient Sacred City. This time, he left the gate to the Star Realm open. After all, he also possessed a piece of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, and the Soul Clan might come to the Star Realm first before going to the Ancient Realm. Since they were some distance from the Ancient Sacred City, they could use the power of the Spatial Ancestral Talisman to hide themselves.
Soon, a black cloud rushed towards the Ancient Sacred City from afar, indicating the arrival of the Soul Clan. The two remained hidden, waiting for the Soul Clan experts to enter the Ancient Realm and then leave. As the Soul Clan members left the Ancient Sacred City and began tearing through the void, Xiao Tian and Zhu Kun suddenly attacked.
"Boom!"
Two late-stage and peak Nine-Star Dou Saints unleashed their full power, and the overwhelming Dou Qi swept across, causing the heavens and earth to start collapsing. "Attack together!" Hun Tiandi shouted. Instantly, the Devouring Void Flame and the Soul Clan experts launched their attacks. However, caught off guard, they couldn't fully block the duo's assault. In the clash, the Soul Clan suffered heavy casualties, though mainly among the Dou Zun and Semi-Saint ranks, with a few Dou Saints perishing as well.
The Devouring Void Flame exclaimed, "Xiao Tian, you are not just a beginner Nine-Star Dou Saint but a peak Nine-Star Dou Saint!"
Hun Tiandi looked at Xiao Tian and Zhu Kun with cold eyes, "Why are you attacking my Soul Clan?"
Xiao Tian, hands behind his back, said arrogantly, "Hun Tiandi, hand over the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, or I will destroy your Soul Clan today!"
"What arrogance! Not even Xiao Xuan would dare say such words back then. Do you think you two can accomplish it?" Hun Tiandi retorted.
"We can!" Xiao Tian replied, looking at Zhu Kun, "Father-in-law, handle Hun Tiandi. Leave the Soul Clan to me!"
As he spoke, he summoned his puppet army. Leading them was the quasi-emperor demon corpse, followed by puppets made from the Northern Dragon King, ten Dou Saint puppets from the Demon Fire Space, and two Devouring Heaven Corpses refined by the Devouring Lord. Xiao Tian had re-refined all these puppets using the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, making them all Devouring Heaven Corpses.
"Soul Clan juniors, let's play!" Zhu Kun's large hand swept out, and a golden claw tore through the sky towards the Soul Clan army. Hun Tiandi's expression changed, and he quickly defended with all his might. Simultaneously, he told the Devouring Void Flame, "Void, activate the Destruction Seal!"
The Devouring Void Flame nodded and shouted to the Soul Clan members, "Activate the formation!" Instantly, black mist emanated from the Soul Clan experts, merging into a massive black seal thousands of feet wide. The seal, floating in the sky, emitted a terrifying energy wave and, under the control of the Devouring Void Flame, aimed at Xiao Tian.
"Break it!" Xiao Tian ordered. The quasi-emperor demon corpse flew out, its black fist clashing with the black seal.
"Boom!"
The heavens and earth collapsed in an indescribable wave of destruction, tearing the surrounding space into jagged black rifts that devoured everything.
"Crack!"
"Bang!"
A crisp sound echoed as the Destruction Seal shattered under the quasi-emperor demon corpse's punch. As the seal broke, the Soul Clan experts spat blood, and many weaker ones exploded into blood mist on the spot.
"Kill!" Xiao Tian commanded. The quasi-emperor demon corpse led the puppet army in a charge against the Soul Clan. Xiao Tian then said to the Devouring Void Flame, "Submit to me, and I will spare your life!"
"Don't think I fear you!" the Devouring Void Flame sneered.
"Since you are obstinate, you will die!" Xiao Tian said, fully unleashing his soul power.
"Whoosh!"
As Xiao Tian's soul power spread, the energy of the heavens and earth began converging around him.
"Great Desolation Technique!" Xiao Tian landed on the ground and pressed his hands down. A strange ripple spread like waves, penetrating the earth and rapidly extending outward. Everyone could feel the ground shaking violently as if a dragon was stirring beneath. The vast energy under the earth surged towards Xiao Tian, causing all plants to wither and an aura of desolation to spread.
"Boom!"
As this terrifying energy entered Xiao Tian, his aura surged, breaking through the late stage of Nine-Star Dou Saint and reaching the peak Nine-Star Dou Saint level, growing to the extreme. The intense aura changed the color of the sky, with wind and thunder raging as if a terrifying existence was emerging.
"Ancestral Talisman Eye!" Xiao Tian shouted. A black, deep, black-hole-like eye slowly opened between his brows, containing the powers of thunder, space, and Heavenly Flames, emitting a profound aura.
"Whoosh!"
The Ancestral Talisman Eye suddenly widened, and a palm-sized beam of chaotic light shot out, hitting the Devouring Void Flame directly.
"Boom!"
Instantly, the Devouring Void Flame's body began to expand and then exploded into countless black flames scattered across the sky.
"Gulp!"
Everyone swallowed hard at the sight. The Devouring Void Flame, a Nine-Star Dou Saint and vice leader of the ancient Soul Clan, ranked second on the Heavenly Flame list, was killed by Xiao Tian in one blow.
(Chapter End)