Azure Flame Profound Venerable was deeply gratified.
When he first learned that Qin Hao had stirred the Heaven and Earth Dao Art, he had taken a keen interest in him. He had not expected Qin Hao to harbor the Great Dao Miasma within his body.
Even Azure Flame Profound Venerable had been unable to dispel it.
Back then, he had given Qin Hao a choice: return to the True Martial Continent and live out his life under the Dao Alliance's protection, or remain with the Dao Alliance and continue cultivating.
Qin Hao's choice had taken him by surprise.
The wind can be ridden, and Heavenly Mandate can be defied! Azure Flame Profound Venerable marveled.
That resolve alone was enough to earn Azure Flame Profound Venerable's admiration.
"Hm?" Just as Azure Flame Profound Venerable was feeling gratified, his expression darkened. In the distance, before the Self-World, Venerable Xiu Ling had struck, reaching for True Lord Tianyan and the other four.
"How dare you!"
Azure Flame Profound Venerable's roar rolled out.
Qin Hao had already advanced to Sovereign, and the other Sovereigns had stopped attacking.
Yet Venerable Xiu Ling had chosen this moment to strike!
But Azure Flame Profound Venerable's battle with the Void Overlord had shaken the heavens.
To keep their battle from affecting Qin Hao's tribulation, Azure Flame Profound Venerable had deliberately drawn the Void Overlord away from the Self-World. Though the Void Overlord had stopped fighting, Azure Flame Profound Venerable was now too far away to stop Venerable Xiu Ling in time.
"Oh no, it's Venerable Xiu Ling!"
At the open entrance to the Self-World, True Lord Tianyan reacted first. His expression changed, and he immediately unleashed the Power of the Great Dao Origin within him, sending it crashing toward Venerable Xiu Ling's hand.
Flamefire Realm Master, Lord