Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's Self-Destruction Was Actually This Terrifying!

In an instant,

the earth split open into bottomless ravines, horrifying tears ripped through the space, and every region on the outskirts of the Pill Territory was flattened by the energy unleashed by the explosion.

Pfft—

Pfft, pfft—

The Dou Zun experts who had retreated far away still vomited blood one after another the instant the explosive aftershock reached them.

No one noticed a nearly imperceptible Pure Lotus

rapidly streaking through the explosion's aftershocks toward Mu Tong, who caught it in his palm.

Immediately afterward,

the terrifying energy from Qing Luo's self-destructed origin seemed to be guided by something

and crashed entirely toward Nihility Devouring Flame.

The black mist shrouding Qing Luo was burned away in great swathes the moment it came into contact with it...

"Bastard!"

"Madman... you're a fucking madman!"

Feeling the terrifying energy bearing down upon him, Nihility Devouring Flame's expression darkened to the extreme.

Buzz—

Nihility Devouring Flame abruptly waved his hand,

and endless black mist transformed into layer upon layer of barriers before him.

Bang—

The barriers were torn apart by the terrifying energy the instant they appeared.

Bang! Bang! Bang!—

The countless barriers condensed by Nihility Devouring Flame were almost instantly ripped apart by the terrifying force of the self-destruction, with over half destroyed.

"You really think there's nothing I can do to you?"

Nihility Devouring Flame roared sharply.

The next moment,

he directly unleashed the Soul Clan's supreme Dou Technique, black flames rolling all over his body as they surged into his palm.

"Soul-Locking Heaven-Refining Prison!"

The black mist filling the skies suddenly collapsed inward and contracted.

Countless incomplete, frigid souls emerged from within the black mist, weaving into a colossal cage that sealed souls and locked down the heavens.

Secret Soul Clan runes flickered across the cage.

They radiated majestic heavenly might, suppressing the destructive waves of fire crashing against it.

Boom—

The instant the scorching fire waves touched the cage, the secret runes rippled with supreme power and directly locked that destructive wave beneath the heavens.

"Devour!"

Nihility Devouring Flame's eyes revealed a smug glint.

He activated his origin, causing towering black flames to rise behind him and fiercely swallow the cage in the sky.

However,

at the instant the black flames swallowed the cage trapping the heat waves.

Boom—

An even more terrifying aura of destruction swept out from within the cage.

The secret runes on the cage flickered erratically.

Before Nihility Devouring Flame could react, it could no longer endure and shattered outright, transforming into endless remnants of souls that spread throughout the Pill Territory.

Immediately afterward,

that terrifying energy violently exploded within the black flames.

Boom—

Nihility Devouring Flame's body shook violently.

Layers of black flame peeled away from his body, exposing the pitch-black flame origin beneath his flesh like wounds.

Nihility Devouring Flame was blasted back tens of thousands of feet by that terrifying destructive force.

The scorching heat

burned the void along its path into nothingness, leaving behind a spatial scar that would be difficult to repair.

Hiss—

The terrifying aftershock produced by the explosion

directly destroyed over half the Pill Territory. Countless spirit herbs and immortal plants were instantly vaporized into nothingness by that horrific devastation.

Xuan Kongzi, Tianleizi, Xuanyi, and the other Dou Zun experts

fled to a safe area.

After the aftershocks passed, they looked at the charred and shattered Pill Territory, their faces filled with disbelief and shock.

Previously,

they had all believed

that once the second-ranked flame on the Heavenly Flame Ranking appeared, the Pill Territory would face utter destruction.

After all,

one was ranked third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, while the other was ranked second. No matter how one looked at it, they were of the same origin.

They had never imagined

that this would be the outcome when two terrifying existences at the top of the Heavenly Flame Ranking met.

Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame had directly self-destructed?

And the aftershock from its self-destruction had poured entirely toward Nihility Devouring Flame without the slightest deviation...

That kind of decisiveness and ruthlessness

still made them shudder in fear even after the aftershocks had passed.

Of course,

the power of the third-ranked flame on the Heavenly Flame Ranking self-destructing

was not something they could possibly withstand. If the ancestor had not intervened at the crucial moment, more than half of the alchemists present would have died!

Even with the ancestor's intervention,

although Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame had not targeted the Pill Territory, over half of it had still been destroyed.

Within the ruins of a pavilion at the edge,

a beam pressing down on the rubble was pushed aside from below, and Cao Ying crawled out of the ruins, covered in dust.

Looking at Qing Luo, who no longer existed in the sky,

her eyes instantly reddened.

"Ying'er's fiancé... is gone again!"

Cao Ying's voice was hoarse.

She plopped down onto the rubble and began to cry...

"Worthy of being a supreme existence nurtured by heaven and earth. Just a portion of its origin self-destructing had such power!"

Mu Tong had long since retreated to a corner of the sky.

As he looked at the Pill Territory, where the heavens had shattered and the boundary of the realm had cracked into a scene of utter ruin, his amber eyes were filled with solemnity.

He could sense it.

Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's self-destruction had been aimed at Nihility Devouring Flame.

If it had been aimed at him,

he definitely would not still be standing here...

Compared with Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's self-destruction,

what Mu Tong feared more was Nihility Devouring Flame.

Mu Tong looked up.

Even after suffering such a terrifying impact, Nihility Devouring Flame still stood beneath the heavenly veil. His body merely staggered slightly, and his surrounding origin had suffered only minor damage.

He had not sustained any serious injuries; even his origin had not been greatly affected...

Rumor had it

that with the Soul Clan's help, Nihility Devouring Flame had already broken through to the level of a Nine-Star Dou Saint?!

At that thought,

Mu Tong's expression grew uglier.

His right hand clenched tighter...

If the Nine-Star Dou Saint Nihility Devouring Flame chose to act, the entire Pill Tower would be wiped out today.

Above the heavens,

Nihility Devouring Flame's expression was terrifyingly grim.

He truly had not expected Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to self-destruct so decisively.

Moreover,

he had been tricked by Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame!

If Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame had not deliberately shown weakness midway through, he would not have so hastily swallowed the small amount of origin left after its self-destruction.

Nor would he have fallen to his current state.

Now,

within Nihility Devouring Flame's body, aside from the hidden injuries caused by Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's self-destruction, fragments of Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's origin were constantly affecting his own origin.

Had he been at full strength, Nihility Devouring Flame would not have feared Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's self-destruction.

But there were no ifs.

He needed to preserve his true body to deal with Hun Tiandi.

Although Nihility Devouring Flame appeared to hold an exalted position within the Soul Clan, all of it was founded upon his helping the Soul Clan continue its bloodline and helping Hun Tiandi take that step.

Nihility Devouring Flame needed the Soul Clan's power to strengthen himself.

Once Hun Tiandi successfully attained Emperorhood,

his fate would be obvious.

Nihility Devouring Flame's cooperation with the Soul Clan had always been built upon mutual exploitation. Whoever took that step first would seize the initiative.

That was also

why Nihility Devouring Flame had come to the Pill Tower behind Hun Tiandi's back.

Although the origin he had devoured this time

was only one ten-thousandth of Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's origin,

that was still Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame!

He was Nihility Devouring Flame. Even if it was merely one ten-thousandth, once he completely refined it, he would be able to wield some of Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's abilities.

When he encountered Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame again in the future, that wisp of origin would be the key to controlling it.

Then,

Nihility Devouring Flame's cold, narrow eyes turned toward Mu Tong.

Mu Tong also looked toward Nihility Devouring Flame.

After scrutinizing him for a moment, Nihility Devouring Flame ultimately chose not to attack the Pill Tower.

Surging black mist completely submerged his body.

He vanished from the Pill Territory...