As his words fell, Xiao Yan turned into a streak of light and raced into the distance, sweeping across the entire Volcano Continent in almost an instant.
A moment later, a figure fleeing in panic came into view.
"So it was you?"
Surprise flickered in Xiao Yan's eyes as he watched the fleeing figure.
The figure was tall and hideous, bearing the unmistakable features of a high-ranking expert of the Extraterrestrial Evil Race.
Black flames burned over his body, warping the surrounding space.
This was none other than the Flame Demon Clan expert who had been battling Maha Tian when Xiao Yan first descended upon the Fallen Battlefield. Back then, Maha Tian had been at the immortal grade peak, while this expert had been a peak Xuan Mo Emperor. In their eyes, a Heavenly Sovereign like Xiao Yan, who had only just ascended and had not even converted his spiritual energy, had been utterly insignificant.
Yet after the first ten years, Xiao Yan had easily defeated Maha Tian. After another ten, he could now hunt this Xuan Mo Emperor down as though he were nothing but a clay chicken or a straw dog.
"So it was you!"
The Xuan Mo Emperor glanced back and recognized Xiao Yan. Memories from twenty years ago flashed through his mind, making his entire body tremble.
"Impossible! It's only been twenty short years! How could you have reached such a terrifying level?"
Disbelief first filled the Flame Demon Clan's Xuan Mo Emperor's face, but by the time he recovered, he felt the temperature around him suddenly soar.
He looked up and saw that an enormous phantom furnace had enveloped him without his noticing. Beneath its burning radiant flames, the black flames covering his body cowered like mice before a cat.
The aura within those flames