Though Earth Demon Old Ghost appeared rather overbearing, given a choice, he would not have wanted to provoke Jia Nan Academy for no reason. After all, he was quite wary of its headmaster. Besides, he himself had no need for heavenly flames.
Although he had founded Demon Flame Valley, Earth Demon Old Ghost did not possess a fire affinity. His affinity was its opposite, ice, so even obtaining heavenly flames would do him no good.
The reason Earth Demon Old Ghost had taken such a great risk to come to Jia Nan Academy and seize its heavenly flame was that, some time earlier, a mysterious figure shrouded in black mist had sought him out. That person had told him he could help him break through to the Dou Zun realm, provided he first obtained Jia Nan Academy's heavenly flame.
Had anyone else said such a thing, Earth Demon Old Ghost would have scoffed. But that person belonged to the Soul Hall. Having spent so many years in the Black-Corner Region, he knew something of that mysterious faction, and they did indeed have the ability to help him break through to Dou Zun. If he succeeded, he would no longer need to be overly wary even if Mang Tianchi returned. That was the real reason he was willing to take such a risk.
Of course, Earth Demon Old Ghost's understanding of Mang Tianchi's strength still dated back to when the latter had left Jia Nan Academy. What he did not know was that the headmaster's strength had long since reached a truly terrifying level.
Against Earth Demon Old Ghost's full strength, Su Qian, who had originally been able to barely withstand a few exchanges, was now driven from one perilous situation to another. Earth Demon Old Ghost was truly enraged, and