This person clearly looked human, but you could swear he was constantly burning from within.
"What is that?"Xiao Yan's pupils suddenly contracted.
"Young Master, this is none other than Lord Void Devouring Flame, ranked second on the Strange Fire List."
"Void Devouring Flame!"Xiao Yan's pupils tightened again. If he wasn't mistaken, this Void Devouring Flame was probably at the Nine-Star Dou Saint level.
Sensing the three's attention, the black-clad man who had been sitting suddenly turned around, revealing a pale and handsome face. But those lines etched across his face were wickedly sinister, making him look downright terrifying.
Even more terrifying were his eyes—like black holes. Just one look into them made Xiao Yan feel like his soul was about to be swallowed whole.
Not only him, even the two elders beside him turned pale.
A Nine-Star Dou Saint killing a half-Saint isn't much harder than killing a Dou Emperor.
"Lord Void Devouring Flame, this is the newly appointed Imperial Son by the clan ancestor. The ancestor ordered the Imperial Son to pay respects to you."Xiao Wen spoke slowly, holding back the oppressive aura.
"Oh?"Void Devouring Flame's eyes flickered as he looked at Xiao Yan with even deeper, more sinister intent, as if he was about to devour Xiao Yan's soul next.
"Damn this son of a—!"Xiao Yan's face twitched and contorted; he even rolled his eyes.
He felt like his soul was about to be sucked out, the pull accompanied by a burning heat as if his soul was set on fire.
"Hehe." With a laugh, the suffocating sensation suddenly vanished for the three.
"Since when did a mere little Dou Emperor get appointed as your clan's Imperial Son? Is Xiao Xuan about to die soon?"Void Devouring Flame sneered coldly.
A thousand years ago, during the war between the Xiao clan and the Soul clan, Xiao Xuan broke through to Emperor level temporarily. Not only was the Soul Emperor's millennium plan shattered, but he also lost his life.
As the chief accomplice, Void Devouring Flame was the first to be captured and locked away in the Strange Fire Valley.
Though he survived by clinging to the Xiao clan, he held no gratitude.
Because Xiao Xuan used him like a laborer, Void Devouring Flame treated the Xiao clan's people badly.
But he only dared to throw shade—if he dared kill the Imperial Son personally appointed by Xiao Xuan, he'd probably lose his consciousness too.
"So what if you're a little Dou Emperor? You, ranked second on the Strange Fire List, are now a prisoner." The boy's voice echoed in Void Devouring Flame's ear, making his originally disdainful face turn ferocious.
"What are you staring at? You dare kill me?"Xiao Yan sneered.
That one look from Void Devouring Flame hurt like hell, but it fired up Xiao Yan's temper.
So what if he was a Nine-Star Dou Saint? Against Dou Emperor Xiao Xuan, Xiao Yan could stand eye-to-eye.
Also, he wanted to test if Void Devouring Flame could be tamed.
"Heh heh, kid, you're gutsy. Besides Xiao Xuan, no one has dared speak to me like this in a thousand years."Void Devouring Flame chuckled weirdly, and the invisible pressure swept over again.
"Cut the crap, it's shift change."
A faint voice sounded from nowhere.
A man in white robes suddenly appeared in the Flame Palace. Void Devouring Flame's inscrutable smile froze.
The white-robed man was handsome and exuded a strange, alluring aura. Just his appearance could drive countless women crazy.
"This is... Lord Pure Lotus Demon Flame!"Xiao Wen said gravely.
"Pure Lotus Demon Flame! That's the appearance of Pure Lotus Demon Saint?"Xiao Yan's pupils constricted, and he involuntarily recalled the book he'd seen: Pure Lotus Demon Saint's Love Chronicles.
He didn't expect that in this timeline, even Pure Lotus Demon Flame had been captured by Xiao Xuan. Well, maybe he didn't have to chase after it anymore.
Turns out, the two strongest strange fires in the world had both been taken back to the Xiao realm by Xiao Xuan.
Xiao Yan suddenly thought—maybe next, he could convince Xiao Xuan to capture the ancient Emperor Tuoshe too.
"I don't want to stand guard anymore. Never want to stand guard in this life."
With Pure Lotus Demon Flame's arrival, the once-imposing Void Devouring Flame started acting like a total punk.
"You don't want to stand guard? Fine, go tell Xiao Xuan yourself. You think I want to stand this crappy post?"
Seeing Void Devouring Flame's bad behavior, Pure Lotus Demon Flame's fair face flushed pink, and he started yelling:
"You damn bastard, you're late more than once or twice. I've had enough of you. You're always late. If you have guts, then don't stand this post! At worst, we both get our minds wiped, but even if I die, I'm dragging you down with me."
"You dare talk about being late? You're such a hypocrite!"Void Devouring Flame glared darkly. "If I don't discipline you for a few days, I bet you get itchy again."
"Bring it on, who's afraid of who?"
To Xiao Yan and the others' stunned eyes, the two strongest strange fires in the world started fighting on the ground inside the Flame Palace.
A black and a white handsome man wrestling on the floor—if a certain type of girl saw this, she'd probably lose her mind with excitement.
At this moment, the sky was transitioning from day to night, and the milky-white sun clashed violently with the moon as dark as onyx.
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"Could it be—!" Watching the fierce collision of sun and moon above and the two strange fires fighting below, a wild thought popped into Xiao Yan's mind.
Bang, bang! The sun and moon collided violently, and several bursts of flame fell from the sky.
When these flames touched the ground, they sparked a sea of fire.
"Hmph!" A cold snort echoed across the Xiao realm, instantly extinguishing the fire sea on the ground and causing both Void Devouring Flame and Pure Lotus Demon Flame to shudder.
"You two want to be wiped out of consciousness?" A cold voice echoed through the Strange Fire Valley. Xiao Yan recognized it immediately—it was Xiao Xuan's voice.
"Sigh, shift change, shift change." After a pause, Void Devouring Flame reluctantly shook his head, his body flickering away from Strange Fire Valley.
In the sky, the milky-white sun vanished abruptly, and the black moon took over the night.
"Ah, finally off duty."Pure Lotus Demon Flame stretched lazily, lightly tapping his right hand. A stream of lava shot up from the ground and poured into his flaming cup.
He took a sip of the lava, his face showing an indescribable sense of pleasure.
After swallowing, he turned to Xiao Yan.
"I heard you're the new Imperial Son appointed by Xiao Xuan?"
Xiao Yan nodded somewhat dazed. Two strange fires fighting over who should stand guard—that was a concept no Earth brain could've dreamed up.
"Oh, first time meeting. I have a little gift for you."Pure Lotus Demon Flame smiled faintly and flicked his hand. A ball of light shot out and flew into Xiao Yan's hand.
"Pure Lotus Demon Flame's not bad at all."Xiao Yan thought, rating him higher than Void Devouring Flame. But when he looked at the mysterious glowing object in his hand, his smile froze.
Because in his hand was none other than the book Pure Lotus Demon Saint's Love Chronicles.
The author was right in front of him.
"You've got your gift, now go quickly. Xiao Xuan told me that although there are many strange fires in Strange Fire Valley, not a single one will be given to you. He wants you to sharpen yourself on the road to finding strange fires."Pure Lotus Demon Flame smiled, drinking another cup of lava tea.
"Thanks for your guidance, Senior Demon Flame."Xiao Yan packed away the gift. As the saying goes, don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Though it wasn't much, the attitude was better—definitely way better than Void Devouring Flame.
Besides... the book was pretty good.
(End of chapter)