Of the three, Xiao Yan was the one under the greatest pressure.
Xiao Yan charged toward Huo Zhi without hesitation. He stood no chance on his own. The Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire would not last long, and even at its strongest, it still left him six stars below Chen Xiao.
This was not the six-star gap between a Dou Zhe and a Dou Shi, one Xiao Yan could cross at will. Yao Lao had warned him time and again about the strange methods of Soul Hall, but he still struggled to cope. Chen Xiao was holding nothing back, and the pressure he put on Xiao Yan was immense.
The situation was dire, yet Xiao Yan remained exceptionally calm. Yan Di was tied down, so if they wanted any hope of survival, Xiao Yan and the others had to break through. If all three were captured, it would surely affect Yan Di's fight.
Xiao Yan rushed to Huo Zhi's side. He swung the Heavy Profound Ruler in his hands, and the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame climbed across it. Violent Dou Qi surged from his body into the ruler until it turned bloodred.
In that instant, the Heavy Profound Ruler, a blunt weapon without an edge, seemed impossibly sharp.
Bloody Heavenly Flames coiled around Xiao Yan's arm and the ruler. He looked like a god emerging from the flames.
Wild Desolation Ruler—Shaking the Cosmos!
A blade of ruler light nearly ten zhang long swept from the Heavy Profound Ruler and hurtled straight toward the two Soul Hall protectors attacking Huo Zhi.
The terrifying strike, trailing waves of fire, caught their attention. Several pitch-black chains shot from their bodies and closed in to intercept it.
Nearby, the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame spinning in Huo Zhi's palm flashed, and the living Emperor