Xiao Yan slowly lifted the Divine Official who had charged ahead of the others. A somewhat slender hand gripped his neck, locking around his throat like an eagle's talons.
The Divine Official stared in horror at the black-robed youth before him. Although being caught off guard had contributed to his capture, once Xiao Yan's hand closed around his throat, he discovered to his terror that the divine power coursing through his body seemed to have been sealed. No matter how he tried to mobilize it, he could not use it.
"You lot really do haunt me like lingering ghosts." Xiao Yan sighed softly and shook his head, a sinister chill curling at the corner of his mouth. Pink flames suddenly surged from the hand gripping the Divine Official's neck.
"Aaah!"
The instant the pink flames touched the Divine Official's skin, he began howling in agony. The intense pain made his eyes widen abruptly, and within mere seconds, the pink flames had completely engulfed his body.
In the blink of an eye, the Divine Official was burned to ashes.
"Hss!"
Watching the Divine Official turn to ashes in an instant, the remaining Divine Officials, Heavenly God Hunters, and Third-Level Gods could not help drawing sharp breaths. Their hearts churned like overturned rivers and seas. Just where had this brat come from?
"Brat, you're courting death! You dare kill someone from the Divine Realm right before my eyes? Just wait until I drag you back to the Divine Realm. Then you'll understand what it means to suffer a fate worse than death!" At the sight before him, the God of Destruction's face filled with venomous hatred. He stamped against the void and shot straight toward Xiao Yan.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan's expression shifted slightly. His hands swiftly changed seals as he shouted