Upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, Huo Lie was slightly taken aback. His eyes, burning with crimson flames, froze for a moment before suddenly narrowing, as if he hadn't expected this Human Race cultivator who had suddenly barged into the clan's territory to be so calm, neither fleeing nor hiding, but instead standing still and letting the clan members surround him.
He then realized what was happening, slightly restraining the surging Fire Spiritual Power around him, though it still carried a scorching heat. His gaze was fixed intently on Ye Changge, and his tone was as deep as molten lava. " Human Race, what brings you to my Fire Zero Race?"
Huo Lie did not make a move.
As an elder of the Fire Zero Race, with his cultivation already at the Zero Realm First Layer, he naturally possessed the self-restraint of a powerful individual. Moreover, this Human Race cultivator appeared to be only in his early twenties. Even if he had some cultivation, he wouldn't be able to cause any trouble in his eyes. It would be better to first ascertain his intentions before deciding whether to crush him or capture him.
He spoke calmly, but his fingertips subtly gripped the Fire Cloud Seal at his waist. It was a treasure of the clan, capable of drawing upon the earth's core fire veins, enough to suppress ordinary cultivators at the Zero Realm.
Upon hearing this, Ye Changge chuckled to himself.
The Fire Zero Race has been entrenched in the Crimson Flame Valley of the Southern Wilderness for hundreds of years, growing stronger by plundering resources from surrounding cultivators. Some time ago, they even ambushed and killed his sect's junior brother.
They stole the Fire Marrow Crystal that their junior brother had spent ten years refining—the crystal was the key to his breakthrough to the Zero Realm Third Layer; how could they allow anyone else to touch it?
"A mere Fire Zero Race, they're practically courting death!" Ye Changge thought to himself, his spiritual energy already quietly circulating around him.
A wisp of Annihilation Sword Intent condensed at his fingertips, and just as he was about to strike, Huo Lie's voice rang out again, tinged with impatience and contempt. " Human Race, are you mute?"
Huo Lie's words were utterly cold, and before he could finish speaking, the surrounding Fire Zero Race erupted in laughter and curses.
These alien cultivators, who have lived in the Crimson Flame Valley for many years, have always regarded Human Race as lambs to the slaughter. Seeing Ye Changge's silence, they assumed he was afraid.
"Damn, are the Human Race scared?" A burly Fire Zero Race man slapped his thigh and laughed wildly, flames spreading wildly around his body.
His cultivation at the Dharma Realm Tenth Layer wasn't top-tier within the clan, but it was enough for him to act with impunity in this territory. "Dare to trespass on the territory of my Fire Zero Race? You're tired of living!"
"That's right, stepping into the world of my Fire Zero Race is simply courting death." Another clansman with a pointed mouth and monkey-like face chimed in, his eyes filled with bloodthirsty red light. "Back then, we drove the Human Race to flee in all directions, and now only this fish that escaped the net remains, yet he dares to provoke us?"
" Human Race should have been wiped out. I never imagined there would still be remnants."
"Yeah, that damned guy, I really want to kill him, skin him alive, and turn him into a fire talisman!"
A torrent of foul language poured in, and as Ye Changge listened to the crowd's words, the last shred of patience in his eyes vanished completely.
He had originally intended to find out the whereabouts of the crystal first, and then spare these people's lives. But now it seemed that the Fire Zero Race was already utterly wicked, and keeping them around would only bring more harm than good.
In an instant, Ye Changge's aura spread out like a tsunami, unleashing the full pressure of the Zero Realm Second Layer, like a divine sword drawn from its sheath, threatening to tear the heavens and earth apart. "What are you, mere Fire Zero Race Clan? Hand over the crystals you obtained, or we'll exterminate your entire clan!"
Ye Changge spoke, a terrifying pressure descended like the sky collapsing, crushing down on Huo Lie and the others.
Within that oppressive aura was not only the suppression of pure spiritual energy, but also the sharpness and annihilation of sword intent, as if it wanted to grind this entire world into dust.
" Human Race, how dare you..." Huo Lie Lie's expression changed drastically. He was about to activate the Fire Cloud Seal to resist when he saw that his clansmen beside him did not even have time to scream.
"No..." A short, mournful cry abruptly ended. Those Fire Zero Race with the cultivation level of the Dharma Realm were like paper before this oppressive force, instantly crushed.
Blood mist mingled with Fire Spiritual Power, spilling onto the red earth of Crimson Flame Valley, emitting a pungent, burnt smell.
This scene sent chills down the spines of the few remaining Fire Zero Race cultivators; they froze on the spot.
They couldn't even muster the thought of escaping; they only felt the oppressive force pressing down on them like Mount Tai, making it difficult even to breathe.
Soon, only Huo Lie remained on the scene; the rest of his clansmen had all turned to ashes.
" Human Race, you are only at the Zero Realm Second Layer, why did you attack these Dharma Realm cultivators!" Huo Lie Lie's eyes were bloodshot, crimson Flame erupting from his seven orifices, making him look like a volcano about to erupt. " Human Race, you deserve to die!"
At this moment, Huo Lie erupted like a volcano, his entire body Vertical and Horizontal killing intent, pushing his cultivation at the Zero Realm First Layer to its limit.