When Yuan Yangzi saw that Feng Xingkong was dead, he turned to Yan Chihuo and said, "If Brother Yan hadn't revealed that the Eight Illusory Forms concealed a secret soul-splitting technique, Feng Xingkong truly might have escaped today. How laughable. He thought himself clever, believing that by stalling for time, he could use this art to flee for his life. Little did he know that I had also laid my own means according to Brother Yan's arrangements."
It turned out that Yuan Yangzi knew Feng Xingkong possessed the great divine ability of the Eight Illusory Forms, but did not understand it very well. Yan Chihuo was different. He had fused with the souls of fifty-four demons, and one of those demons must have been exceptionally familiar with this divine ability. Though he did not know its cultivation method, he knew of this secret soul-splitting technique, and thus devised corresponding measures with Yuan Yangzi.
Although this method was not difficult to employ, it required considerable time to set up. Thus, while Yuan Yangzi conversed with Feng Xingkong, Feng Xingkong secretly rejoiced, thinking he could escape. Who would have thought he would still die at Yuan Yangzi's hands?
Yuan Yangzi regarded Yan Chihuo even more highly now, and felt some wariness toward the power behind him. Although the Crimson Blood Desert stood apart as its own faction on the Heavenly Heart Continent, under normal circumstances, none of the major top-tier powers wished to offend it lightly—such as the Tianyang Kingdom imperial family and the Seven Hegemons of the East Sea.
Yan Chihuo modestly declined the praise a few times. He had already learned that Yuan Yangzi and Lei Yun of Thunderbolt Hall were fellow disciples, and that Lei Yun was merely an alias. Moreover, the two fellow disciples were at odds, likely