Old Monster Beize saw the flames blazing in the direction of Heavenly Star Court from afar. His heart sank, and he rushed toward it at full speed. When he drew near, he saw that the entire court had fallen into a sea of fire. Dozens of disciples had escaped the inferno and were trying to put it out, but their meager strength could do nothing to halt the raging flames.
The sight made Old Monster Beize's eyes bulge with fury. He seized a nearby disciple and roared, "What happened? What in the world happened here?"
The disciple was still shaken. "Reporting... reporting to the patriarch... a vicious iron-masked man charged in just now. He killed everyone he came across and set Heavenly Star Court on fire..."
Rage surged through Old Monster Beize. Through gritted teeth, he demanded, "Why didn't you stop him?"
"My martial arts are too weak..."
Old Monster Beize suddenly thrust out his hand, his five fingers hooked like claws. Slash! They plunged into the crown of the disciple's skull. Without so much as a grunt, the disciple collapsed, five bloody holes now puncturing the top of his head. Old Monster Beize donned the Fire-Sheltering Cloak and charged into the inferno without hesitation. What truly worried him was the Entwined Cave, where he kept the Five-Colored Spider King he had spent his life painstakingly raising. The Spider King had now formed an inner core. A mature inner core could not only prolong his life but also double his martial prowess, and poison cultivators stood to gain even greater benefits from it. That was why Old Monster Beize was so anxious.
The fire Yan Tianlu had set was remarkably successful. Fanned by the wind, it soon spread throughout Heavenly Star Court.
Protected from the flames by the Fire-Sheltering Cloak,