The Old Man Would Like to See What Makes the Third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking So Different!

"Great Compassion Purifying Lotus Hand!"

Qing Luo lightly raised his slender hand, and pitch-black Demon Flame blossomed layer by layer within his palm.

One pitch-black demonic lotus after another bloomed atop one another in his hand.

An aura of boundless sorrow and the extinction of all things spread out, instantly illuminating the entire Star Region.

This loose-hand strike

was a Heaven-tier Dou Technique developed by the Purifying Demon Saint, capable of bringing out the characteristics of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to the greatest extent.

After the Purifying Demon Saint fell,

this loose-hand strike, like the Nightmare Sky Mist, had been mastered by Qing Luo!

Buzz—

Qing Luo raised his hand and pushed horizontally, the annihilating demonic lotus cutting across the void.

It collided explosively in the empty Star Region with the starlit palm pressing down upon him.

Saint Realm laws and the power of annihilation surged layer upon layer through the Star Region,

causing the Star Region illusion to shatter layer by layer.

Countless stars were obliterated...

The shockwaves caused by such a terrifying clash

spread beyond the Star Region, making the entire Pill Tower tremble slightly.

This sight

filled Xuan Kongzi, Tianleizi, and Xuanyi, who stood outside the Star Region, with panic as they stared at it in baffled terror.

"What happened?"

"What did that Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame do in the Star Region?"

"Is he trying to destroy the Star Region?!"

The moment their voices fell,

Boom—

The barrier covered in dim star patterns instantly shattered.

It had not cracked apart. It was as though it had suffered some immense terror and directly collapsed from within, ceasing to exist.

Buzz—

Without any warning,

in an instant,

the Pill Territory, where the blazing sun had hung high in an azure sky, turned dark.

It was as if a heavenly curtain had covered the sky, turning day into night and shifting the stars!

Above the Pill Tower,

the wind ceased and the clouds stood still.

Stars of varying brightness reflected overhead.

This transformation filled Xuan Kongzi and the others with horror, as though they had been cast into the starry sky.

"Why has the sky gone dark?"

"I don't know. Those stars are so close..."

"Wait, the Pill Territory is an independent space. How can there be stars? Could something have happened to the Star Region?!"

For a time,

the Pill Tower's guardian elders and the reclusive Pill Venerables throughout the Pill Territory all awakened.

One aged and powerful aura after another rose and fell, while countless gazes locked tightly onto the top of the Pill Tower...

onto where the Star Region barrier had stood.

At this moment,

the Nine-Star Locking Flame Formation that had sealed the Three Thousand Burning Flame no longer existed.

The barrier separating the Pill Territory and the Star Region had shattered, merging the two spaces into one and temporarily altering the rules of the Pill Territory.

Myriad strands of Star Power continuously descended from the sky along the remnants of the Star Region.

The three giants, Xuan Kongzi, Tianleizi, and Xuanyi, stood atop the Pill Tower, all pale-faced and trembling without stop...

Bang—

Just as countless people stared in uncertainty, not knowing what had happened,

a figure seemed to have suffered some immense terror.

He shot backward from the depths of the Star Region and appeared before everyone in a sorry state.

"It's Demon Venerable Qing Luo!"

"He was actually blasted out?!"

"Demon Venerable?!"

This title

left the Pill Tower's hidden existences hesitant, stunned, and incredulous.

Such devastation

had been caused by a Dou Zun?!

While everyone was still shocked by Qing Luo's identity,

from the depths of the obliterated Star Region,

a heavy Saint aura spread outward. Amid countless terrified and horrified eyes,

an old man clad in a gray alchemist robe

with a full head of silver-white hair hanging to his ankles slowly stepped out from the obliterated Star Region.

The old man's face was withered, while his eyes seemed to contain ancient rivers of stars.

Endless holy radiance flowed around his body.

With one step, all things fell silent!

"This junior, Xuan Kongzi, pays respects to the Great Elder!"

"Greetings, Great Elder!"

As the old man appeared,

the bodies of Xuan Kongzi and the other two, their eyes filled with terror and their entire bodies trembling, stiffened at once as they instinctively bowed their heads.

The reclusive existences who had awakened throughout the Pill Territory all revealed themselves.

With unparalleled reverence, they bowed deeply to the old man!

For a time,

the entire Pill Territory was silent. The gradually collapsing Star Region crumbled soundlessly behind the old man.

The entire Pill Territory

seemed frozen in time, with only the old man's Saint might spreading in every direction!

"Great Elder..."

Seeing Xuan Kongzi and the others' attitude, Qing Luo frowned deeply.

The three giants were the highest-ranking figures in the Pill Tower.

In other words,

this Great Elder came from the Little Pill Tower. He was Old Monster Lin, that Two-Star Dou Sheng...

"Hmph!"

As Qing Luo pondered,

Old Monster Lin let out a cold snort and said,

"You arrogant junior! You trespassed into the Star Region without the Pill Tower's permission and coveted the Three Thousand Burning Flame. How did he get in?"

Old Monster Lin's voice was not loud, yet it carried the pressure of a Saint.

It made Qing Luo's eardrums ring.

The star fragments filling the surroundings all shattered.

"Great Elder, his true form is the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. He said he has important matters to discuss with the Pill Tower Ancestor!"

Xuan Kongzi explained.

"The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame!"

Old Monster Lin narrowed his eyes and examined Qing Luo.

"The third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking... no wonder you dare be so arrogant. With the body of a Dou Zun, you managed to block one of this old man's attacks. You have every reason to be proud!"

"Even if you are third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, you have no right to run wild in the Pill Tower!"

Hearing this,

Qing Luo said calmly,

"Since the Three Thousand Burning Flame belongs to the Pill Tower, I will give you some face."

"Hehe..."

Old Monster Lin smiled indifferently and said,

"Give this old man face? Fine, very well! Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, you were trapped in the Demon Flame Space. Now that you have escaped, what are you doing here at my Pill Tower?"

"I have important matters to discuss with the Pill Tower Ancestor. Please inform him!"

Qing Luo said.

"Oh... Whatever it is, you can tell this old man!"

Old Monster Lin studied Qing Luo with a meaningful look.

Hearing this,

Qing Luo's gaze flickered uncertainly.

He admitted

that his earlier actions had been somewhat rash.

However, Qing Luo had already shown this Two-Star Dou Sheng enough respect.

The other party's tone appeared calm,

but Qing Luo sensed a sharp confrontation in it. It did not seem like the attitude one should have toward cooperation.

"I have already said that I wish to see the Pill Tower Ancestor. You are not qualified to hear it!"

Qing Luo faced the Saint's pressure directly, his tone calm yet carrying an unquestionable resolve.

"Hehe... In the Pill Tower, is there really anything this old man has no authority to ask about?"

Old Monster Lin said with a contemptuous smile.

Whoosh—

Qing Luo took a deep breath and said,

"As a Saint, you indeed control most of the Pill Tower's authority. But what I wish to discuss concerns the fate of the Central Plains and involves the Emperor Clans. Can you make that decision?"

"The fate of the Central Plains, involving the Emperor Clans? You?"

Old Monster Lin's gaze sharpened as undercurrents of Saintly pressure surged around him.

"You, a mere Venerable, dare utter such wild words and confuse the masses here. It is said that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame uses human emotions as fuel and can purify flesh, souls, and Dou Qi alike into Void..."

"It seems that rumor is true after all!"

"Old Monster Lin, are you going to stop me?"

Hearing that, Qing Luo could also sense the hostility in Old Monster Lin's words, and his tone turned icy.

"Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame! Even if you are third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, if you think you can extend your hand into the Pill Tower, you are looking down on the Pill Tower far too much!"

Old Monster Lin gave a contemptuous smile.

As his words fell, rolling Saintly might pressed down upon Qing Luo.

Clearly,

he no longer intended to speak with Qing Luo and wanted to make a move first and seize him!

"Old Monster Lin... If you oppose me, can you bear the consequences?"

Seeing Old Monster Lin's attitude, Qing Luo's tone grew increasingly deep.

"Consequences? This old man would like to see what makes the third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking so different!"

Before his words had even faded,

the disdain on Old Monster Lin's face vanished completely.

The eyes that contained ancient rivers of stars turned thoroughly cold, and his gray alchemist robe fluttered without wind.

The vast Saint power belonging to a Two-Star Dou Sheng

spread toward Qing Luo without the slightest restraint!