Chaos Divine Venerable at the Peak
These were the Fire Rules.
Clusters of blood-red light rose around Bi Fan. They blazed brilliantly, transforming into flames that engulfed him.
Was this the power of the Bloodline Contract? Even the power of the Rules could be shared. Bi Fan was shaken. He could feel his understanding of the Fire Rules growing deeper and deeper, as if he had been born knowing them. Yet these were no ordinary Fire Rules—they were the flames of the phoenix.
At that moment, Bi Fan also sensed that Lie Yanhuo's bloodline had completely merged with his own. This was not the sort of connection created by a Bloodline Contract, but a true melting together into one.
Before he could marvel at it, he sensed Lie Yanhuo's life force gradually fading away.
"Wait, Lie Yanhuo! What are you doing? Stop!" Bi Fan's heart jolted, and he shouted at the top of his lungs.
At last, he understood the price Lie Yanhuo had left unspoken. What was being burned wasn't just his bloodline—it was his life!
Lie Yanhuo was sacrificing his life to lend Bi Fan his strength.
Bi Fan tried to stop him, but there was nothing he could do. All he could do was feel helplessly as Lie Yanhuo's Flame of Life burned within his bloodline, setting it alight.
Lie Yanhuo's Flame of Life dwindled more and more, until, in the end, Bi Fan could barely sense it at all.
"How laughable. I never thought I, Lie Yanhuo, would one day willingly pave the way for someone else. Boy, Bi Fan, remember this: if you get the chance, find a girl named Bai Ying Lian for me. Protect her well!" Lie Yanhuo's feeble voice rang out in Bi Fan's mind. Then his life force vanished completely.
"Damn