Two figures passed each other in a flash.
Metal rang through the void before finally falling silent.
The victor had been decided. So had life and death!
Gu Shen rose to his feet, sheathed his twin blades, and turned to look at Vermillion Bird.
Crack!
A crisp shattering sound rang out within the sea of fire.
The Fire Lotus Elemental Armor covering the Vermillion Bird Envoy began to break apart, flakes falling away piece by piece.
The Poisonous Miasma had invaded Vermillion Bird's Mental Sea.
That youthful face wreathed in flames rapidly turned pale.
"...Thud."
Vermillion Bird dropped to one knee. Li Fire surged desperately into his body as he reached out to brace himself against the ground, but branching veins suddenly spread across his arms. Then his entire body exploded amid the sea of fire.
Clang!
Countless Iron Scale Flying Swords returned, forming a wall before Gu Shen and blocking a spray of scarlet, rotting Light Fire.
Vermillion Bird collapsed onto the ground.
His consciousness had been corroded by the Poisonous Miasma, and his heart had also been shattered in the recent clash.
Once a transcendent died, the source matter within their body would dissipate...
Unfortunately.
Vermillion Bird had not had much source matter left before his death.
So Gu Shen did not release Blazing Fire. He merely watched coldly as the once-arrogant Source Tower envoy fell upon the ridge of Tanyao Mountain and was rapidly melted by the blazing heat.
He did not even need to make a move.
Vermillion Bird's divine official robes turned to ash, while his flesh was scorched into molten lava.
To be safe, Gu Shen used Blazing Fire to cut through the ground, carving out the small patch of volcanic surface where Vermillion Bird had fallen... He had experienced City of Light's investigation