As it turned out, that Strange Fire had not been nurtured by some Earth Vein Fire Dragon. Someone had deliberately brought it out to muddy the waters.
In that lightning-fast instant, far too many people had indeed thought themselves clever, wisely giving up the fight for the Heavenly Venerable Treasury to chase the Strange Fire, which seemed easier to obtain.
"He's out!"
Dozens of supremely confident Heavenly Prides of various races charged toward the treasury, but Light Wings flashed past, and Xu Xuan burst out!
Netherworld divine light flickered faintly, and he had already traveled more than a dozen li away.
"After him!"
Everyone flew into a rage, unleashing their heaven-defying methods to race after him and surround him.
"Fellow Daoists, what might you want?"
Xu Xuan held Feng Wuxia tightly in his arms, as though they were already inseparable Dao companions.
He asked with a chuckle, seemingly paying no heed at all to these top Heavenly Prides.
"This is Xu Xuan of the Human Race! He seems to possess some extraordinarily powerful physique, and his combat strength shakes heaven and earth!"
Someone in the crowd called out Xu Xuan's identity, then immediately melted back into the crowd.
The earlier struggle over the treasury had been only a small reflection of the vast Clearfeather Realm. Most of those present still did not recognize Xu Xuan.
"What powerful physique? Utter nonsense! Which of us doesn't have a special physique?"
A disdainful sneer came from the crowd. Several shadows immediately lunged at Xu Xuan, vanishing without a trace before they even came close.
Each used their own methods to escape Xu Xuan's divine soul perception completely. This was a special method of the Soul Clan.
Anyone else would have known perfectly well that a sneak attack was coming yet had no idea