Fire God of Red Cliff

Vast purple clouds spread out, rolling toward the area suppressed by the formation. Unlike the old man in golden light, Prince Zixia did not probe cautiously. Instead, he entered the formation himself.

Clearly, he was determined to obtain whatever lay at the heart of the explosion.

Buzz!

A trembling zither note rang out. The next moment, countless red cherry blossoms filled the sky and collided with the incoming purple clouds.

Kong Chen did not waste words. He had already sensed the killing intent radiating from Prince Zixia. Clearly, this man intended to kill everyone before seizing Ling Hui's corpse. Such behavior was utterly domineering—he was treating [Akatsuki] as something he could knead and toy with at will.

In the sky, the purple clouds sought to devour the red cherry petals, while the petals sought to burn away the purple clouds. The two remained locked in stalemate, neither able to gain the upper hand for a time.

This outcome startled both Kong Chen and Prince Zixia!

Clearly, both had believed they could firmly suppress the other, yet both had miscalculated.

At that very moment, thunder erupted. A flash of purple lightning streaked across the sky and, in an instant, appeared beside Prince Zixia, blasting toward the top of his head.

"Get lost!"

Prince Zixia bellowed. The purple-gold crown atop his head flew up, transforming into a magical artifact that smashed toward the purple lightning serpent with a terrifying hum.

Yet at that moment, the purple lightning serpent abruptly turned, bypassing the magical artifact Prince Zixia had released and striking the top of his head before he could react.

The terrifying purple lightning serpent exploded. Countless bolts of fearsome lightning instantly spread over Prince Zixia's body, heavily injuring him. That strike seemed to have utterly stunned the lofty prince.

In the sky,