"Buzz!"
A faint sound of something piercing the air rang out, almost too subtle to notice.
Chen Yan flicked his finger.
A pinpoint of golden-red light shot forth.
At first glance, it seemed utterly insignificant. Yet the instant it left his fingertip, it seemed to leap free of the spatial constraints of the world, disregarding the distance between them. As though guided by a thought, it imprinted itself directly upon the Blood Flood Dragon King's core, which still beat faintly and contained the entirety of its life essence.
[Internal Furnace] ignited!
"Rumble—!!!"
The Blood Flood Dragon King's massive body, which had not yet completely lost its vitality, suddenly swelled from the inside out!
In the next instant, dark, pure golden flames erupted violently from every inch of its flesh, bones, and gaps between its scales, like a volcano that had been suppressed for ten thousand years!
These flames were entirely different from the Heart Fire True Flame that had burned Black Mountain Bear King to ashes.
They were more restrained, yet far more terrifying, carrying the absolute will to "refine all things." It was as though every trace of the Blood Flood Dragon King's existence would be used as fuel and fed into an invisible furnace of heaven and earth!
"Roar—!!!"
The Blood Flood Dragon King's final, anguished howl, filled with resentment and unwillingness, was instantly drowned out by the flames' low, violent roar.
Its thick, crimson scales curled and melted in the searing heat.
Its bones, as tough as steel, turned brittle and collapsed.
Its vast demonic power was refined like boiling water poured over snow.
Even its powerful heart became a blazing source of light...
In the space of just a few breaths, the enormous demonic body that had once dominated a thousand li was reduced to a