Could you spare his life? The ripple seemed slow, but it was actually incredibly fast, sweeping across the entire battlefield in the blink of an eye.
The next moment, something bizarre happened.
The flames spewed by the nine Li Fire Giant Dragons swiftly extinguished the instant they touched the golden ripple, as though they had encountered their nemesis.
The dragons themselves collapsed, turning into sparks that scattered through the sky.
As for the three-thousand-zhang flaming greatsword, when it struck the golden ripple, it was as if it had hacked into the toughest divine metal, producing a deafening boom.
Crack!
Cracks spread across the blade before it exploded with a bang.
Zhu Jiuyang's face turned deathly pale. His Blazing Fire True Body crumbled inch by inch, reverting to human form.
As he staggered backward, blood gushed from his mouth, and his aura weakened to the extreme.
"Still... not enough?"
He gave a bitter smile and shook his head.
The next moment, he gritted his teeth and tremblingly pulled a crimson red jade pendant from his robes.
The jade pendant was ancient and weathered, its surface carved with intricate flame patterns.
"This is the treasure that protects the Southern Li Realm!"
"The Li Fire Divine Jade!"
"It contains a trace of true Li Fire origin!"
"I had originally intended to use it only at the final moment of a life-or-death crisis. I never expected..."
He said no more. Tossing the jade pendant high into the air, he formed one final hand seal.
Buzz!
The jade pendant exploded, and a ball of pure crimson red flame surged forth.
The flame was only the size of a fist, yet it radiated terrifying high temperature.
The space around it shattered inch by inch, exposing pitch-black void fissures.
"Li Fire origin!"
"Burn!"
Zhu Jiuyang exhausted his