With his standing and status, the Netherworld Ghost Emperor was the undisputed strongman of the Nether Domain. Yet in all his life, he had never enjoyed such a tender scene. Xiao You's coaxing left his old face somewhat embarrassed, but he still answered again and again, "All right, all right. Daddy will give it to you. There, is that good enough?"
But when he turned to Lei Dong, his expression was nowhere near as pleasant. He snorted, "You brat, you're the one who benefits this time. I went to great trouble to obtain a Nine Nether Ghost Flame, and I haven't even had the chance to refine it yet." With that, he swept his sleeve. A small wisp of deep blue Ghost Fire drifted toward Lei Dong.
Lei Dong was overjoyed. He had let Xiao You ask on his behalf only because he wanted to lean on the Netherworld Ghost Emperor's influence; even finding some information about the Nine Nether Ghost Flame would have been good. He hadn't expected the Netherworld Ghost Emperor to have one that he himself had yet to refine. No wonder the Heavenly Ghost Emperor had said the Nine Nether Ghost Flame was in the Nine Nether Abyss.
Now it seemed the Heavenly Ghost Emperor had learned through an informant that the Netherworld Ghost Emperor had just obtained a Nine Nether Ghost Flame.
Ordinary flames could naturally be described as one or two wisps. But certain powerful flames possessed a measure of intelligence, like independent living creatures. Even ordinary Netherworld Ghost Flames were rare treasures with some intelligence, let alone the Nine Nether Ghost Flame, an evolved form.
Under the Netherworld Ghost Emperor's control, the Nine Nether Ghost Flame had seemed perfectly docile, without the slightest sign of anything amiss. But when Lei Dong urged his