"This is the pure aura of the Universe Devastating Flame," Alex thought to himself, his golden eyes flashing sharply as they pierced through the sea of fire below.His heartbeat produced a strange spiritual resonance. There was no mistaking this deeply familiar sensation. Within the territory of the Jiama Empire, the third and final fragment of the Universe Devastating Flame had to be hidden.And those spiritual beasts were merely unfortunate vessels that had inadvertently absorbed the stray, wild aura of the catastrophic flame.Seeing Alex step forward with a transfixed gaze, Elder Yao Yue mistook his reaction for shock at the sheer scale of the battle."Wei Zhong, please do not act rashly like before... Even though the beasts ahead are only at the Early to Mid-stage Earth Deity realm... Elder Hao Yu himself is struggling... This means the mysterious fire burning on those demonic beasts' bodies is far from ordinary...""Oh, alright..." replied Alex, who was currently using the guise

"W-What?! He is one of your prospective new disciples?!"Elder Hao Yu’s eyes widened completely, his breath catching in his throat. His jaw tightened as he held back the wave of sheer shock crashing over his consciousness. He knew all too well how high Yao Yue’s standards were when choosing a successor, but to find that a fringe sect on the outskirts of the Immortal Realm could birth a cold-blooded monster with a level of combat prowess like this was truly beyond comprehension."How could a sect on the fringes of the Immortal Realm harbor a dragon like him?!" Hao Yu murmured blankly, watching as dozens of flame bears in the distance were instantly blown to pieces under the consecutive slashes of Alex's Blood Axe.However, amidst her awe, Elder Yao Yue’s beautiful eyes suddenly narrowed sharply. The shock within her soul ran even deeper as she observed the ripples of energy radiated by the young man's axe strikes.As an expert in the Heaven Deity Realm who was highly sensitive to the l

Ba Tian's footsteps, having just turned around, instantly froze in mid-air. The cold, casual sarcasm that slipped from Alex’s lips echoed clearly, acting like a harsh, invisible slap to the face of the tyrant from the continental border.'This brat is truly clever at exploiting the situation... Dammit, how foolish of me to be so reckless and fail to read the situation!' Ba Tian cursed inwardly, causing the surrounding atmosphere to fall into a dead silence.However, the Emperor, the generals, and even Elders Hao Yu and Yao Yue widened their eyes in disbelief. The young man they were protecting had deliberately poured oil onto the fire!"Wei Zhong! What on earth are you trying to get from him?" Elder Hao Yu hissed quickly, his face tightening as he failed to fathom his new disciple's train of thought."Of course, the storage ring belonging to that smelly, old geezer!" Alex replied casually, pointing toward Ba Tian’s fingers.Up in the air, the veins on Ba Tian’s forehead and neck bulge

KRAAAKKK! CHIISSSHHH!The sound of energy erosion was horrifying as the blackish-white fire from Ba Tian’s ax slash began to completely consume the surface of the Golden Dragon scale shield. The protective layer formed by the hard work of thousands of soldiers and the essence blood of the two Elders of the Divine Wind Sect did not merely crack; rather, it melted and evaporated like ice cream doused in scalding lava."Khh-akhh!" Elder Hao Yu vomited fresh blood once more, his knees trembling violently as he felt half of his Qi foundation being forcibly eroded through the shield's spiritual connection."T-This fire... really can destroy everything!" the Emperor of Jiama chimed in."N-Nooo! The shield is breaking!" Elder Yao Yue shrieked hysterically.BOOOOOM!!!With one final explosion, the colossal combined shield shattered into billions of fragments of light that were instantly devoured by the remaining shockwave of the blackish-white fire. The slash of Ba Tian's pair of hundreds-of-m

From outside the isolation dome, the manifestation of the nine giant, terrifying flame dragons could be seen with absolute clarity. Its energetic pressure even seeped outward, causing the ground across the entire imperial capital to violently shudder like a tectonic earthquake.Witnessing the apocalyptic sight that locked down Alex’s position, Elder Hao Yu’s face instantly turned deathly pale. With the veins on his neck bulging, he screamed hysterically until his voice went hoarse."Wei Zhong!!! Withstand that attack! Channel all your Qi and your best protective barriers! Do not underestimate him!""Use both flame shards to block it, Wei Zhong! Hurry!!!" Emperor Jiama roared from behind the wall of fire, his eyes wide with utter panic. They knew that if a pure attack of an ancient god's level landed squarely without defense, even a cultivator at the True God stage could be blasted into countless shards.Yet, inside that cage of death, Alex did not move at all.Seeing the nine blackish