"Who exactly are you, sir? You entered my sect, killed my disciple, and destroyed my secret realm. What are you after?"
On the wasteland, the Sword Sovereign stood blocked by Jiang Yan.
His face was dark as water, his eyes full of wariness.
He couldn't understand why the newly recruited Void-Splitting Divine Physique had hidden his strength so deeply.
He had personally examined Jiang Yan back then and hadn't noticed anything amiss. He'd never expected the man's strength to be so far beyond his imagination.
Now, even though he had grown wary and fled in advance, Jiang Yan had still stopped him.
"There's no point in saying more."
Jiang Yan shook his head. Facing the Sword Sovereign's question, his eyes remained calm; he couldn't even be bothered to answer.
He had already slain the red-haired young man, the Sword Sovereign's own son. The two sides had already planted the seeds of hatred between them, and there could be no peace.
Since that was the case, there was no need for them to talk.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
With that, Jiang Yan raised his right hand, brought his index finger and thumb together, and lightly traced a line through the space before him.
Pssht!
A shrill tearing sound rang out. Within the void, three-colored flames suddenly gathered. They swelled, then transformed into a long sword.
This three-colored sword was Jiang Yan's first attempt, woven from Vermilion Bird Flame, Blazing Sun Immortal Flame, and Nine Suns True Fire.
At his command, the three flames fused perfectly, making the sword blaze with splendor, like a flowing river of stars.
Countless flaming runes flickered across its blade, and scorching heat capable of burning the heavens and destroying the earth spread outward. The surrounding air instantly seared and warped.
What was more, as the sword took