Thank You, Temple Master

Watching the witch's soul vanish before his eyes, Ryan felt as though a boulder had been placed on his heart.

Although he had now become a Saint of Blazing Fire, the Witch could offer him only limited help.

Yet over their long time together, he had already come to regard the Witch as an important friend.

And now, that friend had been taken away by the Bonfire.

Ryan fell silent.

He knew full well that although he was still a Firewood Collector, he had received favors from his Candlefire friends. In the eyes of the one controlling the Bonfire, he was no longer a mere Firewood Collector.

The reason the Bonfire still allowed him to remain here was not out of old sentiment.

It was because it feared Candlefire.

Taking the witch away was also a silent warning to him...

Fire Aspect Temple, the Temple Master's chambers.

"Yagony!"

An enraged roar rang out as the Yasum Clan Chief's soul appeared, furious beyond measure.

"Why did Candlefire know where I was going? Why did they ignore my plea for help?!"

"Candlefire! Those souls from afar are the ultimate evil of heresy! You indulge and tolerate them, only to nurture a tiger that will bring disaster!"

"Cooperating with them is no wise decision!"

The Yasum Clan Chief was furious to the extreme.

Li Miao and the others' operation had caused him devastating losses.

Not only had he failed to obtain the Long Slumbering Soul he needed, but he had also lost Ryan's powerful Firewood Collector body. Worse still, many of the other Yasum souls under his control had been torn away!

This meant that even if he found another suitable body like Ryan's, his strength would be far inferior to before...

Yagony said nothing in response to the Yasum Clan Chief's