"What?!"
The Youth Scholar and Tuoba Chi Li cried out at the same time, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Tuoba Chi Li in particular looked utterly horrified, as if he'd witnessed something terrifying.
Why was that brat still alive?!
No, better yet, why was that brat completely unharmed?!
His all-conquering demonic flames hadn't hurt that brat in the slightest. Was it an Illusion Technique?
In Tuoba Chi Li's eyes, the only explanation was that Ye Kang had escaped injury through an Illusion Technique.
But then Ye Kang smiled faintly at him. "That's it? I thought your fire would be more powerful. It's pretty ordinary."
Still smiling, Ye Kang held out his hand. Demonic flames danced across his fingers. He pinched them lightly, and the flames went out in an instant, leaving him completely unharmed.
At the same time, a colorless pearl hovered over his head. As it slowly turned, all the demonic flames kept their distance from Ye Kang.
"It's that pearl!"
The Youth Scholar narrowed his eyes, instantly realizing the problem. Without hesitation, he thrust out his right hand. A terrifying wave of true energy descended upon Ye Kang, attempting to seize his Fire Settling Pearl.
But Ye Kang didn't panic in the slightest. He merely brushed it aside, unleashing boundless Physical Strength and dispelling the Youth Scholar's attack completely.
"This brat's body... something's wrong!"
The Youth Scholar gritted his teeth and muttered, recalling what his elder brother had told him.
That brat's true energy was strange, and his body was far beyond ordinary. They had to prepare for every eventuality, or he would become a threat.
That's right. The Youth Scholar was none other than Ye Hou, the younger brother of Martial Dynasty Prime Minister Ye. This time, his elder brother had sent him to intercept and kill