Ever since Flame Emperor got married, he had been living a happy life without shame or restraint. Time flew by amid the honeymoon he spent with his wives.
Half a year later.
Above Wutan City, Tianquan Mountain Range.
Four figures stood quietly in midair, surrounded by ring after ring of onlookers.
The half-year deadline had arrived, and Flame Emperor had indeed appeared as promised.
The people gathered around them were all Dou Sheng experts who had rushed over from across the Central Plains upon hearing the news. Anyone below the level of a Five-Star Dou Sheng would not even have the nerve to come watch.
The four figures at the center were Xiao Yan, Xiao Xuan, Zhu Kun, and Gu Yuan.
As for Lei Ying, Yan Jin, Yao Dan, and the others?
They were not qualified to stand within the inner circle and could only watch from the outskirts.
As the blazing sun hanging high in the sky gradually climbed directly above everyone's heads, an unusual ripple slowly spread outward.
"Buzz!"
Xiao Yan, who had kept his eyes closed all this time, suddenly opened them. Looking up at the sky, he said calmly, "The time has come."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xuan and the other two immediately retreated over a hundred zhang out of instinct.
"Boom!"
Xiao Yan's slender body suddenly trembled. A colossal pillar of light, so vast it was beyond description and seemed capable of piercing heaven and earth, erupted from within him. The instant it appeared, it shot toward the unseen heights of the sky.
"Buzz!"
A vast pressure, like that of a sovereign ruling over heaven and earth, burst outward from Xiao Yan and swept across the area. The surrounding crowds had no choice but to bow in respect for Flame Emperor.
After half a year,