The aura of the boundless Demonic Qi before him had not reached the Heavenly Demon Emperor realm, but it certainly belonged to someone at the very pinnacle of the Xuan Mo Emperors.
At Xiao Yan's peak, no matter how powerful his opponent was among the Xuan Mo Emperors, they could only have become food in his hands. Now, however, he was terribly weakened.
A Xuan Mo Emperor could not take his life, but could certainly delay him for an incense stick's worth of time, or even longer.
That time might seem brief, but it was enough for the Heaven-Slaying Demon Emperor and the Heavenly Demon Emperor Lingtian to catch up again. If they caught him this time, his only option would be to detonate his World-Purifying True Flame and soul, and see whether he could take one of them down with him.
But if he did that, his True Spirit would shatter just as the True Flame Emperor's had, leaving him without even a chance to be reborn through his soul.
"I really can't bear to leave you all..."
Faces flashed through Xiao Yan's mind. Reluctance filled his eyes, then gave way to a savage frenzy.
"Even if I, Xiao Yan, die..."
Before he could finish, he saw a slender figure slowly emerge from the mass of boundless Demonic Qi.
The man had a fair face and handsome, refined features, yet his expression carried an uncanny, sinister air even stranger than Xiao Yan's. The instant Xiao Yan saw him, his eyes widened!
"You, you... what are you doing here!"
In these circumstances, even Xiao Yan could not help stammering at the sight of this man.
"Heh heh heh, I never imagined you would develop the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art I passed on to you to such a degree. It seems your