As Fire Spirit Old Ancestor departed, the pressure that had blanketed the plain finally dissipated completely.
The experts who had witnessed everything were at last freed from the crushing pressure and climbed up from the ground.
Yet the relaxation of their bodies brought them no joy. Instead, their hearts were filled with even greater fear.
After the Heavenly Emperor had dealt with the Fire Spirit Race, he should be dealing with them next. They did not have a powerful backer like the Fire Spirit Race. Would they be erased outright?
They wanted to flee, but not only was it exceedingly difficult to escape beneath the eyes of a Heavenly Sovereign, they could not even break through the massive surrounding formation.
They were not Fire Spirit Old Ancestor, able to enter the formation whenever he wished and leave whenever he pleased.
Countless people were uneasy, staring fixedly at the majestic figure in the sky, terrified that he would utter words such as "kill without mercy."
Xiao Ming looked expressionlessly at the considerable number of experts below. He had already made his decision.
Suddenly, deep crimson flames of an alluring hue slowly rose around him. As the fire flickered upward, it formed crimson lotus shapes.
Red Lotus Karmic Fire, the eighth-ranked Heavenly Flame of the Dou Qi Continent. After Xiao Ming became Emperor, he had found it within a subsidiary Small World on the verge of destruction near the Dou Qi Continent.
This flame could invade the depths of one's heart, forcing its victims to recall the evil deeds they had committed and thereby stirring up and igniting the baleful aura within them.
For those burdened by grave sins and countless evils, once they came into contact with it, their baleful aura would surge without end. Red Lotus Karmic Fire would ignite