Clang...
The clear ring of metal echoed across the land. Everyone turned toward it and saw the terrifying black-and-white spear halted in midair, caught in the flame giant's palm. It could advance no farther.
"What kind of spiritual body is that?"
Maha Tian's voice came from within the black-and-white giant. As he gazed at the colossal flame giant, he felt a pressure that seemed to come from a higher order of existence. That should have been nearly impossible.
The Maha Infinite Body ranked among the top three Acquired spiritual bodies in the Great Thousand World. Its power was not much different from the bodies ranked sixth and seventh. Only one of the five Primordial Bodies should have been able to exert such pressure on it.
Yet the five Primordial Bodies preserved by the Five Great Ancient Clans were known to the Maha Clan, and none matched this flame giant. That made the sight even harder to understand.
"The Emperor Flame True Body! It is founded on my core cultivation art, the Flame Mantra, which evolves by devouring and refining countless Heavenly Flames.
"I'd say it's no worse than the five Primordial Bodies."
Xiao Yan openly revealed the origins of his spiritual body. At this point, he no longer needed to hide the Flame Mantra's power.
"The Flame Mantra? It evolves by devouring Heavenly Flames? That sounds rather like a Primordial Body!"
"Could the Flame Mantra be one of the five lost Primordial Bodies?"
"If so, the Flame Emperor's potential is beyond measure!"
"There are no surviving records of those five lost Primordial Bodies. No one knows the details anymore!"
Xiao Yan's words shook the experts of the Great Thousand World, Maha Tian included. The spectators broke into heated discussion. The pressure exerted by the Emperor Flame True Body was simply