The blazing pillar of fire soared from earth to sky, commanding the boundless fire qi of the void like an emperor of flames.
With the power of the Red Flag Order, it transformed into a prairie-consuming blaze. Though it could not burn mountains and boil seas, it could still melt gold and smelt iron; breaking Innate protective qi was as easy as turning a hand.
Though Zhen Cheng was a Peak Innate Master, after consecutively fighting three Innate Masters, his breath caught under their head-on clashes. In a moment of insufficient caution, that terrifying, ferocious Fire Force invaded his body. Within only a few breaths, it coursed through his meridians and spread throughout his entire Heavenly Cycle Realm. His body felt as though it were being scorched by blazing fire, steaming heat rising from his skin as his sweat evaporated into wisps of white mist.
"Hiss, the Red Flag Order truly deserves its fame as a fire-path supreme art renowned throughout the world. Such an unparalleled divine skill possesses such formidable power."
Zhen Cheng was incomparably astonished. Previously, he had intended to seek instruction from Meng Yan in the martial arts of the Red Flag Order. Yet this ultimate art had always been celebrated only for its Grandmaster-level martial path, with its deeper mysteries never being revealed. Thus, he had merely regarded it as a means of broadening his horizons and adding to his methods, never truly harboring the desire to obtain it at all costs.
Now, however, he felt a slight trace of regret. Had he known that this Fire Force would invade his body, even if he could only have obtained some acquired-realm techniques from Meng Yan, it would have given him a few more means to protect himself.
Of course, all such thoughts were illusory now. At