At the sight of that figure wreathed in flames, even Gu Yuan and the others wore the wild joy of people who had survived a catastrophe.
"Damn, kid. If you hadn't pulled it off, I was ready to run."
Xiao Yan saw a bedraggled figure staggering toward him. At those words, his mouth twitched.
The old man really might have done it, too.
"It's the alliance leader! It's Xiao Yan!"
"The alliance leader has emerged from seclusion! We're saved!"
"Long live the alliance leader!"
"Xiao Yan!"
Beyond the curtain of fire, the Hun Clan's many experts caught sight of that familiar face. Their eyes filled with shock. They had not seen Xiao Yan in just over half a year, yet he had already become this terrifying!
"A Dou Emperor..."
Standing atop the blood lotus, Hun Tiandi's crimson eyes trembled. At last, he muttered, "How is that possible... how?!"
His face twisted into a snarl, and his voice rose to a roar that rolled across the sky like thunder.
"Heh. You're not the only one in this world who can become a Dou Emperor..."
The flames dispersed, revealing a young man in black. Xiao Yan looked up at the shaken Hun Tiandi and smiled faintly. Brilliant light now stirred in his once-black eyes, lending them an extraordinary warmth and depth.
A flame mark shimmered on his forehead in many brilliant colors. A strange fluctuation emanated from it, and deep beneath the earth, the magma began to flow faster.
"You carry the scent of Tou She Ancient God!"
Hun Tiandi was no ordinary man. Once his initial shock passed, his crimson eyes steadied. He studied Xiao Yan with a dark expression, then spoke coldly.
"I was lucky enough to receive the Ancient Emperor Inheritance," Xiao Yan said with a smile.
"Damn