Amid the all-engulfing blaze of the Azureflame Earthcore Fire, even space had been burned away. All living things had died; not a trace of life remained.
"So weak?"
The Azureflame giant transformed from the Azure Sky Imperial Son roared in confusion.
That seemed possible.
The power of thirty Kings had been fused into one, with Spiderstar King's assistance. Their current combat strength was already nearing that of a King-stage Imperial Son. For a mere Slave King to be reduced to ashes beneath a single strike from the Azureflame giant was only natural.
Just as he thought this, the Azure Sky Imperial Son suddenly felt a pain in his chest.
"Your Highness Azure Sky, be careful..."
At the same time came Spiderstar King's urgent cry, seemingly even faster than the pain in his chest. But there was not much difference.
The Azureflame giant lowered his head.
A scarlet flying sword had somehow pierced through his right chest, tearing out a great mass of shattered bone and flesh. From within the wound came a faint, piercing scream. An Imperial Clan King had been gravely wounded in an instant.
Boom!
At the shattered chest, violent bloodlight and Azureflame exploded, bringing forth a dark crimson flying sword. Icy killing intent bloomed between heaven and earth, even affecting the temperature of the Azureflame Earthcore Fire so that it no longer ruled all things.
Between heaven and earth, a streak of bloodlight blossomed.
Starting from a single point, it spread throughout heaven and earth in an instant. Wherever the bloodlight reached, a blood river was reborn from the void, once again surging freely through the world and extinguishing the world-destroying Azureflame Earthcore Fire along its path.
The world returned once more to the realm ruled by the Blood Path, corroding all directions.
Within the endless blood