The second Level-4 lifeform of the Flame Worm World fell in the war's seventh year. The one that fell was Emperor Gui Mie Yan.
This Level-4 lifeform, which came from the same insect lineage as the Void Devouring Flame Emperor, failed to withstand the combined assault of Green and the Chimera King.
In truth, this fellow could have died long ago, but like Saine, Green had sought to improve himself through battle.
In the end, he refused the assistance of Muge and the other knights, fighting shoulder to shoulder with only the Chimera King.
It was also in the second year after Emperor Gui Mie Yan's fall that the greatest mistake of this Plane War occurred.
A Level-4 Flame Emperor had actually escaped!
The Flame Emperor who escaped was Bone Phosphorus Flame Emperor.
Because this fellow had not been in the Flame Worm World previously, it joined the war relatively late and suffered comparatively little damage in the early stages.
What truly enabled Bone Phosphorus Flame Emperor's escape was a technique it possessed, one that used soul energy to directly tear open a space crack and make short- to medium-range jumps across space.
Tearing space apart through soul techniques was also something the Crow Clan excelled at.
Unfortunately, only one lifeform above Level 4 from the Crow Clan had come this time—the Ghost Crow King.
Why had they not brought other Level-4 and Level-5 Ghost Crows onto the battlefield?
Because if they had come, Saine and the others would have had to pay them as well...
The existence of Wizard Alliance rules meant Saine and the others had to safeguard the basic rights and interests of those alliance member gods.
"Looks like this Bone Phosphorus Flame Emperor had already set up a spatial beacon in another plane. Otherwise, it could