At this moment, only Xiao Yao, Mu Gu, and Qing Hai remained outside the small world.
"Old man, why did you just stand by and watch Iron Protector die this time instead of saving him?" Xiao Yao gave a wicked smile, then abruptly changed his tone and sneered. "Don't tell me you're too weak to save him again!"
Mu Gu trembled all over with rage at Xiao Yao's words. Fire seemed to blaze from his eyes as he glared viciously at Xiao Yao, forcing out several words through clenched teeth. "Damn brat! You caused Soul Hall to lose more than twenty Dou Zong-level Protectors. Today, I will make you wish you were dead!"
With that, Mu Gu rapidly formed hand seals. Soul Force surged violently around him, as though he intended to fight Xiao Yao to the death.
Xiao Yao merely gave him a contemptuous glance. "Just you and the man beside you? Mere low-level Dou Zuns. It's not as though I haven't killed any before!"
Three Thousand Meteorite Crystal Flame surged up from his palm once more, even fiercer than before. The surrounding space twisted ever more violently, while spatial cracks spread like a spiderweb.
Mu Gu stared at the purplish-brown flames in Xiao Yao's palm, a trace of horror appearing in his eyes. His face darkened to the extreme. After a long moment, he slowly extended his right hand, and a deep, ghostly blue flame rose up as his icy voice emerged from beneath his black robes.
"Even if you possess Heavenly Flames, how could my strength as a three-star Dou Zun possibly be surpassed by relying on the might of a mere flame?"
As soon as his words fell, Mu Gu clenched his hand. Dark blue flames rapidly formed into an enormous energy claw. With a sweep