Boom!
Overwhelming flames surged skyward from the depths of the royal palace like a fountain of fire.
The flames resembled magma, forming a fountain thousands of feet high, vast and spectacular. The surrounding air abruptly grew scorching hot because of it.
At the peak of the fiery fountain, where there had originally been nothing, an elderly man with crimson hair and crimson robes suddenly appeared.
Flames coiled around the old man, making him seem like another sun between heaven and earth. Yet his eyes were filled with an utterly cold and sinister glint.
The instant he appeared, the remaining flames amid the palace ruins rose continuously and flew toward the fiery fountain, merging into it.
In just a few breaths, the blaze that had destroyed the entire palace was completely absorbed by the old man, displaying his masterful Fire Control Technique.
Just then.
Huo Yan dropped to his knees with a thud and cried out hoarsely:
"Father, please uphold justice for your son!"
"Ancestor, please uphold justice for us!"
With Huo Yan taking the lead, the remaining members of the Fire Spirit Clan all fell to their knees and shouted along with him.
Liu Xi had swept away all their methods with nothing more than a burst of spiritual energy, terrifying them out of their wits.
The only one who could still give them any sense of safety was the old man standing atop the fiery fountain.
The Fire Spirit Ancestor looked toward Liu Xi, his aged face solemn. Extremely dangerous spiritual energy fluctuations surged from the latter's body, along with a scorching heat that made one's heart palpitate.
The Fire Spirit Ancestor's expression darkened as he said coldly, "Young friend, you have gone too far!"
Standing in midair with his hands behind his back, Liu Xi looked at the