Today You Die. Not Even the King of Heaven Can Save You-I, the Fire Devil Lord, Said So!

"What did you say?"

"Think carefully before you speak again. I can give you a chance to choose your words more wisely."

"No need. I've no interest in serving under anyone."

"Good. Good. Very good!"

The Fire Devil Lord's face fell, turning dark as a storm.

"In that case, I won't force you. You chose the road to death yourself, so die!"

As his words fell,

The air on all sides suddenly grew violent, as though an invisible blaze had exploded across Zhao Village. It erupted like a volcano, with the power to destroy everything.

At a mere thought from the Fire Devil Lord,

A Blazing Fire Palm appeared from thin air and slammed toward Li Yun and Xiuhe—tyrannical, merciless, and direct.

Refuse to submit, and die.

The Fire Devil Lord's tyranny could hardly have been clearer.

Behind him, the Zhang Family Head and the others were delighted. They breathed a sigh of relief on the spot; what they had feared most was Li Yun accepting the Fire Devil Lord's offer.

They had never expected Li Yun to refuse the Fire Devil Lord outright.

He had left the Fire Devil Lord no face at all.

Death was certain.

Still, they could not understand why Li Yun had rejected the Fire Devil Lord's offer, and so decisively at that. Did he not know what such a refusal would bring?

They racked their brains but could think of no reasonable explanation.

All they could conclude was that Li Yun was too young and reckless.

He had gained extraordinary strength at a young age and let it go to his head, never realizing that beings far stronger than Xiantian Martial Artists existed in this world—beings he could not afford to provoke.

Someone like that deserved to die.

And that was exactly what they