They had barely cleared Spiritual Light City's walls when the city behind them was already engulfed in a raging sea of flames.
Fortunately, Uchiha Shin flew fast enough. Otherwise, the two of them would have been surrounded by the inferno as well. Uchiha Shin would not have faced any mortal danger, but the monkey might not have been so lucky. After all, this was Heavenly Fire.
The two stood blankly outside the city, staring at Spiritual Light City within the sea of fire. For a while, neither spoke.
"Was this done by the heavenly soldiers?" Uchiha Shin asked expressionlessly.
The monkey nodded. "The heavenly soldiers' fire-element ironclad warships."
The departing ironclad warships could still be seen in the distance.
Uchiha Shin clenched his fists. He could not understand why the heavenly soldiers had done this.
There had been countless civilians in Spiritual Province City—the kind-hearted girl, the amiable old man, the selfless auntie...
Now, they had all been swallowed by a single blaze, leaving not even bones behind!
For some reason, Uchiha Shin felt furious. He should not have been angry.
After all, this had nothing to do with him. Those people were neither family nor friends, and there was no need for him to feel enraged on their behalf.
Yet he was angry nonetheless. Perhaps it was simply human compassion.
"Big Brother, there is no need to take it to heart. The heavenly soldiers have always been like this. They do not care whether ordinary people live or die. All they want is their own merit and their own interests." The monkey had long since accepted such things. During his ten years at Mind Platform Square-Inch Mountain, he had encountered plenty of ruthless events, and his heart had already grown cold.
Uchiha Shin said nothing. He took a cyan