"Uncle Gu, if the allied army is defeated and can no longer fight... crush this jade. I will immediately emerge from seclusion." With a flick of Ning Luo's finger, a soul jade slip flew toward Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan caught the soul jade slip and nodded. Such a possibility was not impossible.
"Hun Tiandi, from here on, let us see which of us can reach that step first!"
Ning Luo fixed his gaze on the sea of blood, then suddenly turned around and stepped into the slowly healing spatial rift. His figure and the rift both vanished.
As Gu Yuan and the others watched Ning Luo disappear, their hands slowly clenched involuntarily. The coming days would truly test their abilities...
"Let's hope we can hold on until Ning Luo emerges from seclusion..."
"How are things within the clan?" Hun Tiandi did not turn around, merely asking blandly.
"Even the clan's own descendants are to be thrown into the blood pool?" Nihility Devouring Flame was startled. "That will draw objections from many elders."
"You should know how to deal with those who object."
Hun Tiandi smiled faintly as the blood lotus turned. His blood-red eyes looked at Nihility Devouring Flame as he said softly, "You should understand that, in order to successfully step into that level, I will spare no price. Remember, any price!"
From a certain perspective, in the hearts of some clan members, even Hun Tiandi himself might not have been as important as Nihility Devouring Flame!
"If I become a Dou Di, I will need to refine a rather good Life Flame..."
Hun Tiandi smiled softly, his blood-filled eyes incomparably cold. The blood lotus turned, and his eyes slowly closed once more as he began madly absorbing the vast energy forcibly drawn from the lands of the Central