As Xu Zimo's words fell, Fire Ancestor seemed to have received a provocation.
He threw back his head and roared.
His enormous body tore through the sea of fire. "Rumble, rumble."
The flames within the sea of fire seemed to sense Fire Ancestor's fury and began raging as well.
The sea of fire condensed into a firebird that soared into the sky, trampling the heavens without cease.
It dove straight down, burning everything in its path.
Seeing the firebird attack, Xu Zimo drew his blade at once.
Blade qi swept down, cleaving it in two and slaying the firebird beneath the blade.
Yet in the next instant, Fire Ancestor's massive fist had already pierced through the sky, enlarging before his eyes.
Xu Zimo swiftly retreated several steps.
The ground where he had just stood had already been completely melted away, and even the void had collapsed.
Other than its immense strength, Fire Ancestor's most troublesome aspect was its flames.
They could burn even Dao Fruit Experts.
After roughly gauging his opponent's strength, Xu Zimo smiled. "I happened to obtain Fire God Zhu Rong's inheritance in the past.
"Today is a good chance to see whose flames are stronger."
Xu Zimo extended his hand, and Zhu Rong's Fire blazed fiercely.
The flames condensed into the shape of a lotus in his palm, then bloomed open.
Ever since obtaining the inheritances of those ancient gods, Xu Zimo had not used them often.
He had the Ten Great Divine Methods, along with techniques he had created himself, so he had more than enough offensive methods.
As the flames condensed in his palm, Fire Ancestor seemed to sense the extraordinary nature of Zhu Rong's Fire.
Fire Ancestor frowned slightly.
"A very peculiar flame. But if we are simply comparing flames, I, Fire Ancestor, am