At that moment, Wei Mi finally understood how lofty his opponent's cultivation and methods truly were.
Ultimate fire!
Foremost among the Ten Evils.
This Flame Lord wore no ceremonial robes or crown. Clad in armor and bearing a sword, he had come alone to this plain, even lowering his own divine status, seeking nothing more than a trace of the bearing he had possessed when he first raised his army.
Every ruler who founded his own dominion had begun as a rebel.
His opponent had allowed no one to follow him, and had even manifested the image of the Tiger-Bear repeatedly, all for this single image of ultimate fire! With it, he would break through Wu Earth's suppression.
Like a god, like a beast, shunning the herd to dwell alone!
The Five Foundations and Five Cessations combined to form territories, and wherever there were territories, there were boundaries where they met.
Those meeting points were... the Five Tones.
Feng Jun had not overpowered him with divine status. Instead, he had surpassed him with supreme cultivation, using [Brilliant Glory Sign] to enter the territory of ultimate fire, then drawing upon Wu Earth's suppression to keep accumulating power!
The more "ultimate fire" was suppressed, the greater the power it unleashed.
All the more so when this ultimate fire had been suppressed by Wei Mi's own hands for so long, and the one directing it was the former Emperor Lord of Fire Virtue!
Black-gray flames surged furiously between heaven and earth, tearing the ground apart before descending upon Wei Mi's emperor body. From north to south, every side heard that earth-shaking roar.
White light of Ji Earth emerged around the plain, drawing most of the destructive force into unreality. Even so, the Great Void and the mountains shook violently, causing metal qi to