"Heavenly Fire blazes bright, burning away the eight wilds!"
BOOM!
At that moment, Xiao Yuanmei True Lord's deep shout rang out from the wild forest ahead, followed by a thunderous explosion. Vast golden-red flames suddenly erupted from within the forest, engulfing hundreds of miles, setting the woodland ablaze and trapping the retreating Azure-Yellow Ape King's dharma manifestation within.
The golden-red Heavenly Fire burned fiercely. A wild forest was precisely the kind of place most vulnerable to flames.
The flames swiftly spread in every direction, with the momentum of a prairie fire, as if they meant to reduce the boundless primeval forest to ashes.
Wherever the Heavenly Fire passed, the trees, flowers, grasses, thorns, and vines in the forest writhed and shrieked, as though they were all demonic creatures.
All manner of birds and beasts were likewise startled by the Heavenly Fire, fleeing in panic in every direction.
At this point, Liang Zhaohuang and the others could not help shifting their attention away from the battle-soldier force led by Liang Ruijian and toward Xiao Yuanmei True Lord.
After all, though Liang Ruijian was displaying remarkable prowess and seemed to possess considerable potential, it was only potential. In the eyes of the Nascent Soul True Lords, he was still merely a junior, a younger generation member to be appraised by his elders.
Xiao Yuanmei True Lord, on the other hand, was a Nascent Soul True Lord of their own generation and path. Her battle against the Demon Race Demon King's dharma manifestation was what truly deserved their attention.
In the eyes of the Nascent Soul True Lords, the outcomes of their clashes and battles with these Demon Kings and their dharma manifestations were the key that would ultimately decide the result of this campaign to capture the Thousand Ape Wild Forest.
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