Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, Indiscriminate Slaughter, the Power of a Battle Saint-Terrifying Indeed!

Above Maple City,

Mo Tian Xing's expression changed drastically as he stared blankly at the terrifying fire lotus spanning the heavens.

Only now did he understand

why the other party had set up that barrier earlier.

The next moment,

"Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus!"

Qing Luo spoke indifferently.

The Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus in his palm crashed down.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a soundless white light sweeping across heaven and earth.

The instant the fire lotus exploded,

purification, destruction, distortion, and scorching heat swept through the entire Black-Corner Region!

Outside the barrier,

whether they were Dou Zhe who had only just begun cultivating Dou Qi

or beings as powerful as the six-star Dou Zong Earth Demon Old Ghost, every living creature was engulfed by the searing energy.

Demon Flame Valley, the Blood Sect, the Sky Yin Sect, major mercenary groups, black market strongholds...

The forces that had entrenched themselves in the Black-Corner Region for hundreds of years,

all those infamous tyrants and powerful experts, were reduced to ashes beneath this strike.

Not even a wisp of remnant soul

or a speck of bone ash remained.

Earth Demon Old Ghost, who had been filled with regret only moments ago,

did not even have time to let out a single scream.

His body twisted, faded, and disintegrated beneath the extreme heat.

Yin Bone Old, Fan Lao, the Gold and Silver Elders, and the other peak Dou Emperors instantly melted away in the holy firelight.

The Black-Corner Region, stretching for thousands of miles,

fell into deathly silence in an instant, leaving not a blade of grass behind.

Only the territory of the Black Emperor Sect, shrouded by the enormous Pure Lotus Barrier, was isolated from the destructive waves of fire.

Inside the barrier,

all the disciples and elders of the Black Emperor Sect trembled violently.

Separated by a layer of lotus-petal shielding,

they watched helplessly as everything outside was annihilated.

At this moment,

they felt incomparably fortunate—fortunate to be disciples of the Black Emperor Sect, fortunate for what their sect master had done earlier.

If their sect master had not acted and gained that lord's favor,

the Black Emperor Sect of today

would have sunk into annihilation just like the other forces of the Black-Corner Region.

Buzz—

The four-colored flames filling the sky gradually dispersed.

The lingering heat of destruction that had swept across the region slowly faded, revealing the Black-Corner Region's devastated true state.

The cities that had once been filled with smoke and lined with buildings had all vanished.

The sect halls had all melted into flat, scorched earth.

Hard rocks had been burned into a glass-like state by the high temperatures. Molten pits of varying depths covered the ground, and not a trace of human habitation could be found.

"One move..."

"One move was enough to finish everyone?!"

Looking at the wreckage left behind after the residual power faded, Mo Tian Xing stood frozen as though struck by lightning.

Was this the power of a Saint?!

One had to know,

Mo Tian Xing was the sect master of the Black Emperor Sect, the undisputed king of the Black-Corner Region.

No one knew better than him how troublesome the Black-Corner Region was.

Aside from its many sects,

its most important feature was its vast territory, as well as the various powerful experts hidden in the shadows.

Yet that terrifying existence before him

had wiped out every living thing across tens of thousands of miles with a single move.

Even more terrifying than his strength was the ruthlessness and decisiveness of his slaughter.

Compared to him,

the Black-Corner Region calling itself the City of Sin was simply a joke.

This man was the true ruthless one!

"Senior..."

Mo Tian Xing looked at Qing Luo with a trembling voice.

Before Mo Tian Xing could speak, Qing Luo interrupted him.

"I promised Jia Nan Academy that I would not leave any forces of the Black-Corner Region behind. The people of the Black Emperor Sect may join Jia Nan Academy. As for you, you may choose to join Jia Nan Academy as well..."

"No!"

"Senior, this junior is willing to follow by your side with absolute loyalty. I would face death without hesitation!"

Upon hearing Qing Luo's words, Mo Tian Xing immediately voiced his thoughts without hesitation.

There was the example from just now,

but there was also his own selfish motive.

In the past, as the sect master of the Black Emperor Sect, he had attacked Jia Nan Academy more than once.

If he joined Jia Nan Academy now, his fate was easy to imagine.

Even if, out of consideration for this senior,

Jia Nan Academy did not do anything to him,

it would still be difficult for him to make any further progress.

But if he followed this senior, it would be different.

This was a living Dou Saint.

Even in the Central Plains,

a Dou Saint was a pillar of power, a major figure capable of changing the balance of an entire region.

Being able to follow a Dou Saint,

even if all he did was serve tea and pour water, was an enormous opportunity!

"Fine."

Qing Luo did not refuse again and nodded.

When he had acted earlier,

the reason he had not killed Mo Tian Xing

was, firstly, because Mo Tian Xing had helped him.

Secondly,

he greatly appreciated Mo Tian Xing's ability to assess the situation.

While everyone else had merely made harsh remarks and condemned Han Feng, Mo Tian Xing had dared to act before him, proving that Mo Tian Xing had ambition.

He was already a Dou Saint.

Having a servant by his side was not unacceptable.

Besides,

the Northwest Continent was unlike the Central Plains; it had no space wormholes for long-distance teleportation.

Finding the Jiama Empire

would be much more convenient with Mo Tian Xing's help.

"Thank you, Senior. Would Senior care to rest at the Black Emperor Sect for a while? Once this junior has settled the Black Emperor Sect's affairs, I shall follow Senior and leave the Black-Corner Region!"

Mo Tian Xing said excitedly to Qing Luo.

Qing Luo nodded.

Just as he was about to follow Mo Tian Xing to the Black Emperor Sect,

suddenly,

Qing Luo sensed weak spatial energy fluctuations in a place within the Black-Corner Region, in an area affected by his earlier attack.

"You go settle the Black Emperor Sect's affairs first. I'll come to the Black Emperor Sect to find you later."

Qing Luo said to Mo Tian Xing.

Before Mo Tian Xing could react, Qing Luo had already torn open the void and vanished before his eyes.

Black Mountain Range,

this place lay far from the heart of Maple City.

Although the destructive aftershock of Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus had weakened by the time it reached here,

it had still burned the entire mountain range into blackened, scorched rock.

Not a blade of grass remained.

Crack—

A spatial rift quietly opened a thin crack amid a deathly silent mountain hollow.

A petite purple figure cautiously poked her head out.

She was a purple-haired little girl who appeared to be only seven or eight years old.

Her skin was fair and lustrous, and her purple eyes were lively.

Her delicate little face was full of anger. It was Zi Yan, who had escaped disaster by hiding within the gaps of the void.

She had just emerged from a stable, deep-layer void plane.

Her little fists were clenched tightly.

Puffing out her cheeks, she cursed furiously,

"Damn it! Who was setting off explosions everywhere?! You dare attack me? Are you looking to die?!"

Earlier, deep beneath these mountains,

she had finally dug up a thousand-year-old Purple Leaf Vine and had been about to eat it

when that destructive heat wave covering the entire region suddenly descended.

Fortunately, she was born with control over spatial power. At the critical moment, she had directly fled into a deep gap in the void, barely avoiding that indiscriminate killing strike.

She had only been a hair's breadth away

from being roasted black.

Zi Yan jumped out of the void

and stood on the scorching, hardened black rock as she looked around.

The once lush mountains had been completely reduced to scorched earth. The peaks had been leveled, the streams had evaporated completely, and all that remained was dead, desolate silence.

Her gaze suddenly fell on the Purple Leaf Vine by her feet, which had been roasted completely black by the heat wave and had utterly withered.

The once fresh vine had carbonized and cracked apart.

At the slightest gust of wind, it scattered into black ash.

She had spent three entire days searching before finding this little bit of food...

At that thought,

a surge of grievance instantly filled Zi Yan's heart.

Her legs went weak.

She plopped down onto the scorching black rock, her nose stinging as huge tears rolled down her cheeks, and she burst into loud sobs.

"My Purple Leaf Vine... sob, sob... I finally found it... and it's all burnt..."

The little girl hugged her knees.

Her purple hair clung messily to her cheeks as her shoulders shook with sobs...