A figure tore through the flames. At the sight of him, Zi Yi panicked. He was still suffering the backlash, and although it would last only a short time, his opponent could easily kill him during that window.
The fear and threat of death surged into his heart. "Damn it, you can't kill me! If you kill me, the Purple Sun Sect won't let you get away with it." Zi Yi forced the words out while hastening to mobilize his spiritual power and regain control of it.
Huo Hai said disdainfully, "Hmph, so what? Everyone who dared come after me is dead." In truth, Huo Hai was not particularly willing to kill Zi Yi. Zi Yi was already a fairly important figure in the Purple Sun Sect. If he died and high-level Spirit Saints came after Huo Hai, Huo Hai would have to return to his old life on the run.
Moreover, the Purple Sun Sect specialized in pill refinement and artifact forging and had extensive connections. One call from them would bring countless people hunting him, a rogue cultivator Spirit Saint. By now, Huo Hai knew that the Heavenly Spirit Continent had a great many Spirit Saints.
But Zi Yi's threat still infuriated Huo Hai. His sword thrust out in an instant, carrying terrifying Sword Qi as it plunged straight into Zi Yi's body. This strike was not aimed at Zi Yi's inner world, but first at his inner space. Huo Hai did not want to kill Zi Yi only to find himself too late to retrieve the contents of his inner space.
The inner space of a Spirit Saint Realm expert would certainly be stronger. Huo Hai himself was an example: after he broke through to Spirit Saint, a layer of law-based defense had appeared over the surface