Pink Flame

Seeing the city ahead.

Shen Shihuang descended and was about to step through the city gate when he was blocked by the guards.

"Kid."

"Are you trying to enter the city?"

The two guards were at the level of Dou Shi.

Their eyes were filled with greed as they stared at Shen Shihuang. His clothing was entirely formed from Taisui Flame; in this regard, the Taisui Flame was far more practical than other Heavenly Flames, as it appeared extremely luxurious.

A rich man.

That was right. At first glance, the guards knew that Shen Shihuang was a wealthy man.

Watching the guard reach out his hand toward him.

Shen Shihuang smiled faintly: "I have no money."

The guard's expression changed instantly.

"No money?"

"Heh, you want to enter the city without money?"

"Get lost!"

Just as the guard prepared to take action, a wisp of black flame appeared in Shen Shihuang's eyes, latching onto the guard before him and instantly burning his flesh and blood to nothing.

Shen Shihuang looked at the other guard with a smile.

By now, the man was so terrified he had retreated to the base of the city wall.

"Can I enter the city now?"

The remaining guard nodded hurriedly, bowing respectfully: "Yes, yes, please, my lord."

Shen Shihuang stepped directly through the city gate.

In the Black-Corner Region.

Killing was not wrong; the only mistake was being weak.

Survival of the fittest.

It was played out to the fullest here.

There was not even a shred of propriety, righteousness, integrity, or shame; there was only the distinction between the strong and the weak.

"Have you heard?"

"A spatial rift appeared in the east, filled entirely with flames. Even the young master of the Black Emperor Sect was sucked inside. Now, all the experts from the Black Emperor Sect have headed over there."

"Heh, I heard about that too."

"People from other factions were sucked in as well. Right now, all the powers in the Black-Corner Region are bringing their experts over."

"Tsk tsk, a spatial rift appears—do you think it might be an ancient ruin?"

"Huh, that's possible. Why don't we go take a look?"

Walking along the road.

Shen Shihuang heard the discussion and reached out, grabbing one of the men who looked rather sleazy and pulling him over.

"What place were you talking about just now?"

A spatial rift.

Flames.

Shen Shihuang felt something was strange, as this was exactly what happened when his Taisui Flame was leveling up.

The man was grabbed by Shen Shihuang, and just as anger appeared on his face, Shen Shihuang released his aura, instantly turning the man's anger into a smile.

"Young Master, we were talking about the eastern part of the Black-Corner Region. You just need to head east, and in about half a day, you'll see a massive spatial rift. It's filled with flames, and I heard that the flames there can even burn Dou Qi."

Shen Shihuang tossed the sleazy man aside.

With one step, he vanished into the air.

The sleazy man stared at Shen Shihuang's retreating back, his face filled with shock: "A... a Dou Zong expert?"

In the Black-Corner Region.

A Dou Zong.

They were absolute powerhouses. The top-tier factions in the Black-Corner Region all had Dou Zong experts presiding over them, and these Dou Zong experts were rarely seen under normal circumstances.

Jade City.

A small city in the Black-Corner Region.

However, at this moment, Jade City.

Had been completely transformed into a sea of fire.

Pink flames swayed throughout the entire city, exuding an eerie feeling everywhere.

As for the people in Jade City?

When the spatial rift appeared, they had all been burned to nothingness; the rift had opened precisely in the center of Jade City.

"What kind of flame is this?"

"The entire Jade City has been scorched into a wasteland."

The experts who had just arrived.

Upon seeing the current state of Jade City, their expressions changed drastically.

Although Jade City was not particularly powerful.

It still possessed a Dou Huang expert.

Now, Jade City was no different from a desert; if one had to point out a difference, it was perhaps the lack of swirling yellow sand, replaced only by pink flames...

"Sect Leader, given the situation, I fear the Young Sect Leader's condition is quite dire!" An old man spoke to the middle-aged man in black robes, his own aura clearly that of a Dou Huang.

This middle-aged man in black robes was none other than the leader of the Black Emperor Sect, a hegemon within the Black-Corner Region.

Mo Tianxing.

His strength was at the four-star Dou Zong level.

"How did this spatial rift appear?" Mo Tianxing asked in a deep voice. He seemed entirely unconcerned about his son being sucked inside, focusing instead on the rift itself.

"Sect Leader, it appeared without warning. According to those who witnessed it, it emerged suddenly, sucked everyone nearby inside, and then these pink flames erupted."

"Ever since these pink flames broke out, no one has been able to enter."

At the center of the pink flames.

There was a massive spatial rift, resembling a gateway.

And these pink flames were pouring out from that very gate.

"However, Sect Leader, our people speculate that there is likely a ruin within this spatial rift, and these pink flames are meant to protect it. Perhaps, before long, these pink flames will dissipate."

Mo Tianxing's eyes twitched.

This was much the same as his own conjecture.

However.

These terrifying pink flames could even incinerate his Dou Qi, and were so fearsome that they could penetrate his defenses and enter his body.

If they did not dissipate.

He feared no one would be able to enter.

"Why did Mo Ya come to Jade City?" Mo Tianxing asked again.

This time.

The Dou Huang elder replied, "A few days ago, the Young Sect Leader seemed to have obtained an ancient rod that appeared to be connected to this place, Jade City. That might be the reason."

Mo Tianxing: "This Sect Leader has heard that there were also people from Jianan Academy?"

The Dou Huang elder shook his head: "This subordinate is not clear on that. The elders who were with the Young Sect Leader were all sucked in as well. However, Sect Leader, these pink flames only appeared after the Young Sect Leader and the others were pulled inside. Perhaps those who were sucked in are not in any great danger."

Whoosh!

A terrifying aura swept in from afar, causing everyone present to tremble as they turned their gazes toward the source, only to see an old man leading two others as they streaked toward them.

"A Dou Zong expert?"

Seeing the old man walking through the air, everyone instantly understood the level of strength the newcomer possessed.

"Haha, Mo Tianxing, I heard your son was sucked in. Is he dead yet?"

The old man had just arrived.

Yet he immediately called Mo Tianxing by his name and mocked him so brazenly.

Upon seeing the old man, Mo Tianxing's face twitched.

"Earth Demon Old Ghost!"

"I did not expect you to appear."

Hiss!

Upon hearing Mo Tianxing's words, the crowd collectively gasped.

If the Black Emperor Sect was a hegemon in this part of the Black-Corner Region, then the Demon Flame Valley, where the Earth Demon Old Ghost resided, was a long-established and formidable power within the Black-Corner Region.

"This old man was merely passing by; I did not expect such a strange event to occur in the Black-Corner Region."

No sooner had the Earth Demon Old Ghost finished speaking.

Than his gaze shifted.

"Su Qian?"

In the distance.

Three figures appeared.

Leading the group was none other than Su Qian, the First Elder of Jianan Academy.

"It seems this place holds quite the attraction for you lot," Su Qian said coldly upon seeing Earth Demon Old Ghost and Mo Tianxing.

"Hehe."

Earth Demon Old Ghost looked toward Su Qian. "Su Qian, I heard that your Jianan Academy students were also sucked inside. Well? Do you know how to get in?"

"If you're too late, your Jianan Academy disciples might all be dead inside."