Lao Six was born of the Demon Race and had once served as a mountain-patrolling demon soldier, so he was well informed. Several months ago, he had heard that Jin Kui had attained mastery of his demon power and was about to attempt a breakthrough into the Emperor Realm.
If the news was accurate, Jin Kui should have long since entered seclusion, devoting himself to Dao Integration in pursuit of that breakthrough. In recent days, he should have made progress and been on the verge of breaking through.
Otherwise, Niu Qi would not have chosen this moment to perform a blood sacrifice of ten cities, refining a Sacrificial Flower to aid Jin Kui.
When a blood sacrifice was used to support a breakthrough, it was generally arranged toward the end of the attempt, serving as a heaven-piercing hammer that delivered a thunderous final blow.
Niu Qi's blood sacrifice at this moment meant that Jin Kui was on the verge of breaking through, lacking only that final hammer blow.
Yet after the blood sacrifice of just one city, Jin Kui had rashly emerged from seclusion and unleashed Heaven-Devouring Exotic Flame, absorbing the vital essence of mountains, rivers, and living beings almost crazily, regardless of the cost. This was deeply abnormal.
Heaven and earth possessed spirits, and mighty Emperor Realm demons lurked within the Heartland Demon Lands. By burning demon forests, slaughtering beasts, and obliterating villages, Jin Kui was no longer merely offending the Human Race. He was offending the Demon Race as well.
Such ferocious madness was bound to displease some mighty demons.
If the Demon Emperors of the Fire Demon Saint Race, hidden deep within the forbidden grounds of their sacred land, could not keep the situation under control, Jin Kui and the Fire Demon Saint Race would inevitably face