Heavenly Emperor vs. Fire Spirit
Huo Mo is, after all, the young master of a main branch and one of the most talented members of the Fire Spirit Race. He represents the face of the Fire Spirit Race, so the Fire Spirit Old Ancestor naturally wouldn't abandon him. 👌💀 🐣👊
High in the sky, the Fire Spirit Old Ancestor glared fiercely at Huo Mo, ignoring Huo Mo's current situation. He then turned his head and stared at Xiao Ming with a solemn expression, before forcing out a gentle smile.
"Our clan is in the wrong in this matter, but since the Heavenly Emperor has already punished these juniors, why not give our Fire Spirit Race some face and let this matter pass?"
The Fire Spirit Old Ancestor was very confident. Although the Fire Spirit Race had experienced a period of decline in recent years, it still had a long history and its former prestige remained.
Compared to powerful forces like the Northern Profound Palace and the Purple Qi Spirit Cave, which are confined to a remote corner of the world, its reputation is extremely widespread throughout the entire Great Thousand World.
Besides his formidable strength, the Fire Spirit Old Ancestor also had an extensive circle of friends, so everyone who met him had to give him some respect.
Unfortunately, he didn't know that Xiao Ming had only been in the Great Thousand for a short time and had no concept of the Fire Spirit Race's power. He even planned to take action against the Heavenly Net Continent.
There are at least a dozen Heavenly Sovereign there. Xiao Ming isn't afraid to offend so many Heavenly Sovereign, so why should he give a little face to a mere Fire Spirit Old Ancestor?
"What if This Emperor to say... This Emperor?"
Clearly, Xiao Ming wasn't willing to give them face right now. His calm words sent a shiver down the spines of countless powerful figures in the world.
Xiao Ming's voice echoed between heaven and earth, instantly soaking the backs of countless powerful individuals with cold sweat and giving them an urge to flee the place.
The Fire Spirit Old Ancestor has been Heavenly Sovereign for ten thousand years, and the Heavenly Emperor's aura is no less imposing than his opponent's. If they were to fight, the heavens and earth would surely collapse, and they would definitely be affected.
That kind of collision inherently carries the risk of destruction.
Unfortunately, the aura of the Heavenly Sovereign was so oppressive that these people couldn't even stand up straight, making escape a pipe dream.
Upon hearing Xiao Ming's reply, the Fire Spirit Old Ancestor narrowed his eyes slightly. He hadn't expected the young man to be so disrespectful, and he found himself in a difficult position.
What do you intend to do?
"Since This Emperor descended to the Lower Realm and entered the Great Thousand, I have encountered no fewer than thirty groups of bandits. Among these people, those who committed the most heinous crimes all had their respective clans exterminated by This Emperor."
Xiao Ming said with a smile, and the information revealed in his words and the unusually strong smell of blood made the Fire Spirit Old Ancestor frown even more.
He hadn't expected Xiao Ming to be from Lower Plane.
If other Heavenly Sovereign had appeared today, they might have given him some face, but since it was someone from the Lower Realm who came, it was impossible for them to give in too easily.
Those who can ascend from the Lower Realm are all the strongest beings in their own world; in their own world, they are the ones who only receive respect from others.
Moreover, since they ascended to the Great Thousand Great Thousand World, they were unfamiliar with its power structure, and this Heavenly Emperor might not even have heard of him.
Nobody had ever heard of him before. His offer to give them face was practically meaningless.
Of course, the Fire Spirit Old Ancestor's patience had also been almost completely exhausted by Xiao Ming's words. His eyes, sharp as a hawk's, locked onto Xiao Ming:
"So, you mean to annihilate my Fire Spirit Race?"
"It hasn't come to that yet. The Fire Spirit Race is not an evil force. With tens of thousands of members, it's normal for a few scoundrels to appear. As long as you abolish the cultivation levels of Huo Mo and his protectors, and compensate This Emperor 2 billion Supreme Spirit Liquid and five Spirit Flames listed on the Spirit Fire Spiritual Fire Ranking, This Emperor can let bygones be bygones."
The Fire Spirit Old Ancestor was so angry he almost laughed. Two billion Supreme Spirit Liquid were nothing to him, but Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire Ranking List were extremely rare, and even within the Fire Spirit Race, their numbers were limited.
Many of the Spirit Fire have fought alongside the powerful ancestors of the Fire Spirit Race for many years, and their divine souls and Aura have long since merged with those of the Fire Spirit Race. They are essentially clones of those former powerful Fire Spirit Race, representing the true foundation of the Fire Spirit Race.
Even the most outstanding members of the clan might not receive recognition, yet Xiao Ming casually offered five flowers—did he think they were some kind of common cabbage?
The Fire Spirit Old Ancestor flatly refused. "Impossible! I absolutely cannot accept such conditions!"
"I have long heard that the strongest beings Breaking the Boundary from the Lower Plane are all exceptionally talented and brilliant. It's a pity that I haven't had the chance to fight them before. Now that we have met, I think I should ask them for some pointers."
As he spoke, a burst of strangely colored flames suddenly rose from the Fire Spirit Old Ancestor's body and gathered in his palm.
Damn, they're really going to fight!
Countless powerful figures stared in terror at the strange-colored flame. They could sense that once that flame landed, the area within a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles would be instantly turned into a sea of fire, and no living being within it would survive.
"Oh? You should have said so earlier."
Xiao Ming into the sky, staring at the strangely colored flame with great interest. He could sense that this flame was of better quality than the Azure Rock Green Flame he had obtained before.
"This Emperor have long heard that the Fire Spirit Race is proficient in the Way of Fire, and today I must learn from them."
As you wish!
The Fire Spirit Old Ancestor muttered to himself, and then he dared not be negligent in the slightest. He suddenly formed a hand seal, and instantly the strange flames in front of him flared up with a vast firelight, rising up like round suns. Each of those round suns contained an extreme destructive wave.
Buzz!
The blazing sun trembled, and a vast spiritual energy rippled out, causing the heavens and earth to shake.
True Monarch Ziyun and the others stared intently at the blazing sun, their expressions changing drastically. That red spiritual energy could easily obliterate them with a single strike.
This Fire Spirit Old Ancestor truly lives up to his reputation as a powerful figure who has reached the Heavenly Sovereign for ten thousand years; even a mere clone is so formidable.
To the astonishment of True Monarch Ziyun and the others, the blazing suns coalesced into a fiery red bronze bell, its surface engraved with countless strange patterns.
"Fire Spirit Bell!"
With a low shout, the Fire Spirit Old Ancestor unleashed a powerful downward strike, swallowing Xiao Ming whole in one gulp.
The giant bell floated in the sky, motionless, and faintly, one could hear the sounds of countless flames burning.
"This Fire Spirit Bell was formed from my own Natal Spiritual Fire, and I specially took a bit of spiritual light from countless flames of my clan to catalyze it, gathering the power of Wan Huo. Even Heavenly Sovereign who falls into it will be refined." Inside the bell, the Fire Spirit Old Ancestor's deep voice rang out with a hint of pride.
"Indeed extraordinary."
Xiao Ming nodded in agreement, showing no sign that he was the one being scorched by the raging flames.
"However, I, the This Emperor, also have a fire for you to sample!"
The moment Xiao Ming finished speaking, the countless fire patterns on the bell suddenly began to crack at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Tiny, dazzling flames appeared out of nowhere, and wherever they passed, the magnificent red light melted away as quickly as the remaining snow.
The Fire Spirit Old Ancestor's pupils also narrowed slightly at this moment.
Raging!
Brilliant flames surged forth continuously, instantly enveloping the entire red bell.
Then flames rose, and the bell, which was originally made of flames, quickly turned into liquid and flowed out.
Wow.
A commotion erupted throughout the world, and countless powerful figures were secretly shocked. No one had expected that the clash between these two Heavenly Sovereign would end so quickly, with the victor emerging stronger than the vanquished.
Even they could see that, in this situation, the Heavenly Emperor's flames were far more domineering.
The Fire Spirit Old Ancestor, a master of fire manipulation, was actually defeated by a younger generation in this art.
Even if the Fire Spirit Old Ancestor wasn't in his true form, he was still defeated!
The Fire Spirit Old Ancestor stared at this scene in astonishment for a moment, then looked at the unharmed Xiao Ming with a complicated expression and asked in a low voice, "What's the name of your fire?"
"Emperor Flame."