Terrifying Battle!

"Holy Flame... No wonder it has kept making me feel such intense unease."

"I just don't know which flame this fellow's Sacred Flame actually is."

The Elder Chieftain narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at the Amber Flame on Xiao Yan. Even though Xiao Yan tried his utmost to suppress his aura, his fiery secret was seen through at a glance.

The Fire Spirit Tribe specialized in the study of flames. Although they possessed a rather unique understanding of flame might, the flames they controlled could not compare to the Sacred Flame and still fell quite a bit short.

"Attack with all your might and defeat them at the fastest speed."

"We can only win this battle; we cannot afford to lose."

Brown Flame began to roll atop the Elder Chieftain's body, vaguely transforming into countless complex and abstruse patterns that lingered over his form, slowly blooming with his Reincarnation Might.

"Lord, aren't you being a bit too cautious?"

The Two Reincarnation Elders watched the Elder Chieftain actually use such terrifying flame power and hesitated as they spoke.

They had only barely entered the Reincarnation Stage; both their combat experience and intuition fell far short of this Elder Chieftain.

"Pedantic! The flame on the fellow before us is a Sacred Flame."

"The strength of a Sacred Flame master must never be deceived by appearances. Make your move!"

The moment the final syllable dropped, the Elder Chieftain's body soared into the air, instantly hurtling toward Xiao Yan's position high above. The power he carried actually caused all the energy in this realm to gently dim.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"

Everyone saw only two streaks of afterimages moving with ultimate speed, unceasingly stirring up huge waves in this realm. Even lightning-like flame storms raged outward from the two figures high in the sky. That tier of combat could truly be called a life-and-death struggle.

"Gulp... This fellow, is his strength really the mid-stage Eight-Star Dou Xian?"

"Isn't this far too terrifying?"

Lina watched the two figures clashing in the sky, especially how Xiao Yan managed to fight the Elder Chieftain of the first-stage Reincarnation Stage to a standstill with such strength. Her small eyes flickered with intense disbelief.

The power of the Reincarnation Stage was truly a strategic force located within the Great Thousand World. This also resulted in no small number of Eight-Star Dou Xian perfection powerhouses among the Fire Spirit Tribe, yet those who could step into Reincarnation were few and far between.

As for the two words "Reincarnation Stage," the might and power they possessed were sufficient to destroy the heavens and the earth. Yet why, in Xiao Yan-this so-called second older brother of Xiao Yi-did the seemingly terrifying Reincarnation Stage appear so cheap?

Was the Elder Chieftain's Reincarnation strength too weak?

"Second Brother's strength cannot be judged by conventional reasoning."

"Back when he was still a Dou Di, fighting above his rank was a common occurrence. Now, with the amplification of the Sacred Flame's power, I'm afraid he is quite capable of going toe-to-toe with the Elder Chieftain."

"Lina, regroup the troops and fight a decisive battle to the death with these fellows of the Western Tribe!"

"Understood!"

Lina grinned, and immediately the power within her body churned. Leading the remaining tribal warriors, she launched an attack on the members of the Western Tribe, attempting to split the pressure for Xiao Yan.

Although the combat strength of the two tribes was not on equal footing, after the Southern Tribe issued the gathering signal, some of the Southern Tribe's spirit warriors rapidly rushed toward this place.

"A Sacred Flame master truly lives up to his reputation."

After a brief exchange, the Elder Chieftain held a very high evaluation of Xiao Yan. Although the two had merely conducted initial and simple probings, the Elder Chieftain discovered that once his attacks landed upon Xiao Yan's body, they did not trigger any changes and were instead completely swallowed by his Sacred Flame!

Even the skin on Xiao Yan's lean torso faintly revealed a terrifying sense of strength; it seemed his physical power was also monstrously tyrannical!

If that was the case, dealing with this fellow would likely require him to expend a fair bit of effort. No wonder this fellow had the guts to fight him.

"Rumble!"

At the same time, ripples of energy gauze rippled across Xiao Yan's skin as a dazzling pale-yellow flame swept out from within him. When Xiao Yan's toes slammed violently against the void, it transformed into a golden giant that soared into the sky!

"Immortal Golden Body!"

Xiao Yan's figure swept across the firmament, his palms flipping. Under the foil of abstruse yellow flames, stacks of golden flames erupted. Behind him, space distorted, and a golden giant standing fully a hundred zhang tall quietly crouched.

Xiao Yan knew the tyranny of the Reincarnation Stage, so as soon as he struck, he used the Immortal Golden Body as his lead. Not only could this reduce the pressure on the other spirit warriors, but it also prepared him to deal with the first-stage Reincarnation Stage.

"Although it is somewhat surprising, today, Your Excellency has helped the wrong person."

"By order of the Princess, today the Southern Tribe must be wiped out entirely, therefore..."

"Die for this chieftain!"

Killing intent fluctuated within the Elder Chieftain's eyes. On his long arms, dense rows of conspicuous flame crests were spread out. The composition of those flame crests was actually like some sort of ancient fiery beast, containing endless and terrifying might.

"Fire Spirit Holy Palm!"

Brown flames and crests continuously erupted with extremely dazzling brown energy, which then converged in the Elder Chieftain's palm. A diminutive brown palm print, measuring barely an inch across, was brewed and dispatched!

"Shu!"

The brown palm print shot forth, causing the air to explode as it transformed into countless flame crests that went to annihilating Xiao Yan. Within both the brown palm print and those faintly visible flame crests, a certain terrifying fluctuation brewed, suppressing the surrounding void as well as the power within Xiao Yan's body.

"Immortal Golden Body!"

Xiao Yan let out a cold snort, endless biting coldness filling his eyes. The Amber Flame on his body quietly settled onto the golden giant. The towering flame giant, carrying an ancient and abstruse fluctuation, intertwined with the howling flame palm of the Elder Chieftain.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Waves of scalp-tingling impact spread outward from the center of the engagement, and berserk energy overflowed in all directions. That tier of combat was enough to leave even some powerhouses who had just barely stepped into Reincarnation feeling dazed.

"This fellow's strength cannot be underestimated. Now I can only try that."

"Flame Mantra!"

"Merge!"

"Buddha's Rage... Fire Lotus!"

Xiao Yan abruptly raised his head, his figure moving like a phantom as he continuously dodged the Elder Chieftain's subsequent fierce attacks. Having made up his mind in his heart, he began his action.

"The Holy Flame power within this fellow's body is chaotic and disordered. According to our tribe's records on the Sacred Flame Rankings, there has never been any Holy Flame with such an appearance..."

"Moreover, this fellow's actions are extremely bizarre. What on earth is he doing?"

The Elder Chieftain's eyes rippled as he watched Xiao Yan's movements with utter incomprehension.

"Flames... Huh? What's going on?"

When Xiao Yan condensed the fire lotus as he had in the past, the Flame Cauldron before him suddenly erupted with a dazzling suction force, absorbing the wisps of Sacred Flame origin overflowing from within Xiao Yan's body.

"It can't be this terrifying, right?"

After sensing it carefully, Xiao Yan's heart leaped with joy. It seemed that stepping into the first realm of the Flame Mantra allowed the might of this Flame Cauldron to faintly manifest. Now, during his battles, he only needed to inject Sacred Flame power into it, and it would seemingly automatically condense and merge the Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus?

This was simply something tailor-made for his workouts!