Xiao Yan and Qing Lin had barely flown any distance when the space ahead suddenly twisted slightly. The disturbance was so subtle, yet a sudden, unprovoked sense of alarm rose within Xiao Yan.
"Something's wrong!"
Xiao Yan grabbed Qing Lin. Then, a strange black flame abruptly surged forth, growing fiercer in the blink of an eye as it stirred vortex after vortex, engulfing both Xiao Yan and Qing Lin within.
As the black flame rose, it formed into a vague human shape. Its features could not be seen clearly, save for a pair of scarlet eyes.
"Xiao Xuan, what a Xiao Xuan. Even with nothing but a remnant soul, he managed to gravely injure me."
Xiao Yan and Qing Lin exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with shock—Xiao Yan in particular. His ancestor had paid with his life and self-destructed, yet he had still failed to truly destroy him!
"Boy, you seem very surprised. That is only natural! I am Nihility Devouring Flame, the strongest of all Heavenly Flames. I can devour all things beneath heaven and earth. A mere self-destruction of the Heavenly Tomb could not take me down!"
"And I will gladly accept your body!"
The flames then condensed into a mass and shot straight toward Xiao Yan.
At the sight, emerald light flashed in Qing Lin's eyes. Ice crystals had already gathered in her palms as she stiffly reached out to seize the black flames rushing toward Xiao Yan.
The icy aura instantly froze the entire stretch of space. However, the black flame was, after all, a Heavenly Flame—the flame ranked second on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. Its heat melted through every ice crystal as it continued toward Xiao Yan without losing momentum.
Qing Lin tried to stop it again, but a void vortex instantly appeared beneath