As he watched the wave-like flames within Ye Tian's sea of consciousness, Ju Mang's pupils instantly contracted.
The reason Ye Tian had learned how to use the Golden Glazed Fire was ultimately thanks to Ju Mang and the Golden Glazed Fire itself. One of the Golden Glazed Fire's traits was its ability to perceive the thoughts of others, but it came with a harsh condition: the other person had to voluntarily enter the sea of consciousness of its owner.
This was precisely what Ju Mang had failed to anticipate. He never would have imagined that a random human cultivator would possess the Golden Glazed Fire. Yet, unfortunately for him, Ye Tian did.
Had he not entered Ye Tian's sea of consciousness, then with his own immense strength, he would have stood an excellent chance of possessing Ye Tian's body. But in his impatience, he chose the quickest method—and in doing so, rang his own death knell.
Nor had he lacked chances to flee. On the contrary, he had many opportunities to leave Ye Tian's sea of consciousness: when he had first entered it, when he had fought Ye Tian for control of the body, and when Ye Tian had been restrained by the Soul Lock and unable to move freely. Had he seized even one of those opportunities, he would not have fallen into his current predicament.
But Ju Mang had not. He only wanted to seize control of Ye Tian's body. Especially after seeing just how formidable Ye Tian's physique was, the greed in his heart rose to an unparalleled height. In truth, it was greed that had forged his current plight.
Ye Tian, however, did not care about any of that. Having understood how to wield the Glazed Fire, he no longer hesitated in the slightest when facing