Hunting the Rabbit, Hun Tiandi

A gaunt man slowly stepped out from within the milky-white flames!

His previously tightly shut eyes snapped open!

Within those eyes, the milky-white flames still burned.

Yet, his aura was even more terrifying!

He wore plain clothes, his expression was indifferent, and his entire body carried a monstrous, baleful aura!

He looked just like an emissary who had crawled out of hell.

He reached out and grabbed!

The blood-red giant axe flew into his hand of its own accord!

"Intruders, die!"

The voice was icy, devoid of the slightest emotion!

"Brother Xiao Xuan, how could there be a four-star Dou Saint powerhouse here?"

Zi Yan asked with some curiosity.

With Xiao Xuan present, she was not afraid in the slightest.

Xiao Xuan looked at the figure, his mood somewhat complex: "It is Xiao Chen of my Xiao Family."

"Oh."

Zi Yan nodded, seemingly understanding.

At this moment, Xiao Chen gripped the giant axe, his figure flashed, and he slashed toward them!

The massive axe, several zhang in size, felt as light as wood in his hands, appearing completely weightless.

The giant axe descended!

A pungent, bloody stench came whistling through the air.

Seeing this, Xiao Xuan merely raised his palm, extended a single finger, and blocked it with ease!

With a backhand slap, he knocked the blood-red giant axe away.

He then followed through by tapping a finger onto the center of Xiao Chen's brow.

Boundless soul power surged into Xiao Chen's body!

In an instant, the violent Xiao Chen calmed down!

Wisps of white flame, as if encountering their natural predator, fled from Xiao Chen's body in a panic!

As the white flames departed, Xiao Chen collapsed onto the ground, unconscious.

"To be able to expel the remnant fire I left within him, you have some skill!"

At the end of the plaza, atop the roof of the great hall, a figure in white robes sat with a smile on his face.

Wisps of milky-white flames swirled around him, constantly shifting into various shapes.

"I give you two choices: one, be swallowed by me voluntarily; two, I shall take action and subdue you!"

Xiao Xuan said indifferently, as if speaking of a trivial matter.

"Kid, you certainly have a big mouth! Very well, this Saint shall give you one chance. If you can defeat me, you may obtain the origin of the Demon Fire; otherwise, you shall end up like him, once again reduced to my Fire Slave."

The white-robed figure's voice was soft, yet his smile carried a hint of eeriness.

Clap! Clap!

The white-robed figure clapped his hands!

Streaks of white flame erupted from his body, raining down upon the plaza like a deluge, instantly swallowing the entire area.

"Kid, just let yourself perish in the illusion!"

The white-robed figure muttered with a cold, sinister smile.

He was just that smug and confident.

However, the very next second, his expression froze.

With a loud boom!

A terrifying soul power, as if the master of heaven and earth, swept outward with Xiao Xuan at its center!

In an instant, the white flames across the entire plaza were completely dispersed!

"You... why are you not afraid of my flame illusions!?!"

The white-robed figure stared at Xiao Xuan, his tone icy, the surrounding air seemingly trembling!

Xiao Xuan said calmly: "Want to know? Once I swallow you, you shall know for yourself!"

"Just by relying on you!"

The white-robed figure's handsome face suddenly twisted, and as he clenched his palm, the sky-filling milky-white flames condensed into a long spear of milky-white fire in his hand.

With a wave of his hand, the long spear carried a scent of destruction as it shot toward Xiao Xuan!

"Brother Xiao Xuan, watch out!"

Zi Yan hurriedly warned.

Xiao Xuan smiled faintly: "A petty trick! How dare you show off your axe before me!"

He reached out his palm and caught the flaming spear steadily.

With a backhand motion, he threw it toward the white-robed figure!

"You... you are actually not afraid of my flame's burning!"

The white-robed figure looked as if he had seen a ghost, his expression filled with horror!

He quickly formed seals with both hands, merging the flaming spear back into his own body.

Xiao Xuan did not explain; he merely stomped his foot, and his soul power rippled outward like water!

Following that...

Xiao Xuan flipped his palm, and above the great hall, a palm print thousands of feet wide appeared.

Descending from above.

Carrying a scent of destruction, it fiercely suppressed the white-robed figure!

"Suppress!"

The white-robed figure cried out in terror: "Bastard! Why... why can't I move my body?!"

"Stop, stop immediately!"

Under the horrified gaze of the white-robed figure, that palm print blasted the body he had painstakingly condensed into countless sparks!

Xiao Xuan opened his mouth and immediately activated the Devouring Method.

Whoosh!

The milky-white flames covering the ground were sucked into his mouth!

"Zi Yan, I need some time to refine this Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. If Xiao Chen wakes up, tell him to wait; I will explain everything to him!"

"Alright, Brother Xiao Xuan."

Xiao Xuan quickly condensed a soul barrier around his body.

Ding, detecting host is devouring the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, ranked third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. The system is assisting in the refinement...

Refinement progress: 0.1%

Refinement progress: 0.2%

Perhaps because its ranking was so high, the refinement speed was extremely slow.

Zi Yan sat cross-legged beside Xiao Xuan to stand guard.

Her gaze remained fixed on Xiao Chen.

She could not be certain whether this gaunt man before her had truly returned to normal!

At this moment, the unconscious Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes.

He stood up straight.

"Just now... I think I heard the Patriarch's voice!"

Xiao Chen looked around and discovered that there was indeed a figure diagonally above him.

However, it was not Xiao Xuan, but a purple-haired woman in a purple-gold dress with an enchanting appearance!

"Who are you?"

Zi Yan did not answer, instead saying: "Brother Xiao Xuan is currently refining the Demonic Lotus Flame. He told you to wait for him to come out, and he will explain everything to you himself."

It really is Brother Xuan!

Xiao Chen's expression became agitated!

Suddenly.

He froze.

"What did you just say? Brother Xuan... is refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame?!"

Zi Yan nodded.

Xiao Chen's pupils constricted!

How could this be possible!

He knew that Xiao Xuan had relied on his own formidable strength to forcibly subdue three types of Heavenly Flames for his own use.

But those were all ranked much lower.

This Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was ranked third!

Back then, refusing to admit defeat, he had also snuck into the Demonic Flame Space when it appeared, hoping to subdue it.

However, he was defeated by the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame within a few rounds and reduced to one of its Fire Slaves.

As for how long he had been imprisoned, he could no longer remember!

Now, the girl before him was telling him something.

Xiao Xuan was refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame; how could he not be shocked by this!

Since Xiao Xuan had told him to wait.

Xiao Chen also sat cross-legged to the side to wait.

Just like that, he waited for a full half-month.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, ranked third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. Physical body recovery progress +9.99%, currently remaining at 49.21%.]

Finally, it was over halfway!

Xiao Xuan let out a long sigh of relief.

Suddenly, he sensed a faint and rather familiar aura.

Is this... Hun Tiandi? I didn't expect such a small disturbance to actually alert him! The other, weaker aura should be the Nihility Devouring Flame.

Are you trying to wait for a rabbit to hit a tree?