Watching Ye Qiubai wield the Cloud Azure Sword, surrounded by blackish-gray flames that flickered like fire snakes around his body, it was clear that he was a formidable opponent.
Step by step, they slowly approached Commander Yang.
Commander Yang's ferocious smile froze instantly, then gradually turned into disbelief, his pupils filled with terror!
"This... how is this possible..." As if seeing Ye Qiubai still alive and unharmed, Commander Yang had been clinging to life, suddenly collapsed.
His voice became extremely low and weak.
In the distance, Commander Ren and Commander Lin, who had not been killed but were still affected by the attack, were both horrified as they watched this scene.
However, Commander Ren quickly figured it out.
This must be due to Ye Qiubai's Power of the Flame Origin.
He had been able to endure for an hour deep inside the volcanic lava without taking the Divine Fire Pill... If we hadn't gone down to bring him up, he probably could have lasted even longer.
Thinking about it that way, it makes perfect sense.
Commander Lin's face was somewhat pale, and there was a noticeable surge of intense fire poison in his left leg, clearly indicating that he had been affected by the Azure Fire Radiance.
Commander Lin, however, seemed to have no time to attend to his injuries. Instead, he stared at Ye Qiubai with disbelief, "This is... the Origin of Fire? How could he possibly have reached that level?!"
The Power of Origin.
Throughout the entire Chaos Realm, it's simply impossible for even Ancestor Realm experts to master it! Even among super experts at the Demigod Realm or even Divine Realm, very few are able to comprehend it.
Commander Lin was already quite surprised when he saw that Ye Qiubai's Sword Dao contained a wisp of Power of Origin.
Little did they know... their opponent had already completely mastered the Power of Origin in the art of fire...
Is this even human?
As Ye Qiubai approached, Commander Yang braced himself on the ground, raised his head to look at Ye Qiubai, and asked in a trembling voice, "Who... exactly are you? And where did you come from?"
Ye Qiubai lowered his gaze to Commander Yang and said, "What's the use of knowing?"
Commander Yang was slightly taken aback. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Ye Qiubai raise his hand and bring down his knife.
Four streaks of silver light simultaneously flashed around Commander Yang's limbs.
Sword Qi surged forth!
Click, click, click...
The bones in his hands and legs shattered completely at that moment! His meridians also broke...
Even if it could be restored using heavenly materials and earthly treasures, it would still require decades of continuous nourishment with extremely valuable elixirs to fully recover...
Even in the face of intense pain, Commander Yang was now at his last gasp, extremely weak, and could only let out low, painful groans.
Ye Qiubai sheathed his sword and looked towards Commander Ren.
Commander Lin had disappeared from the spot at some point.
Commander Ren then walked to Ye Qiubai's side and shook his head, saying, "I'm sorry, although my strength is enough to suppress Commander Lin, I still can't stop him from escaping."
At their level, it's already extremely difficult for someone of the same realm to kill another.
Unless one possesses combat skills beyond their current level, it is very difficult to hold onto the opponent.
Ye Qiubai shook his head and asked, "Are there enough Divine Fire Stone?"
Commander Ren nodded.
"Then let's go back."
After saying that, he took the lead and flew towards the volcano of the Black Fire Branch.
Commander Ren glanced at Commander Yang was lying on the ground groaning, and the more than twenty disciples from both factions. They had all lost their ability to fight and would need several years to recover.
They are no longer a threat to them.
Thinking of this, he sheathed his sword and followed Ye Qiubai.
However, through their interactions over this period, Commander Ren realized that Ye Qiubai was a decisive and ruthless person.
But he didn't kill Commander Yang and his men...
Commander Ren shook his head and didn't ask any further questions.
He must have his own thoughts and plans.
As long as it doesn't affect their climbing of the Divine Mystic Fire Tree, that's enough for them.
After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
A woman with a stunning figure arrived at the location of Commander Yang.
Looking at the horrific scene around me, and hearing the cries of dozens of people.
The woman frowned slightly, then looked at Commander Yang, who was lying on the ground, gritting his teeth and recovering his Immortal Qi, and asked, "What happened?"
Commander Yang looked at the woman and, gritting his teeth, recounted what had happened.
Instead of mocking her, the woman said with a serious expression, "It seems there will be trouble with this climb of the Divine Mystic Fire Tree."
Commander Yang roared, "What trouble? No matter what, the opponent is only at the Mid-Stage Ancestor Realm! Why don't you join forces with the commander of the Xuan Fire Branch to kill him?"
Commander Huang sneered and said, "Kill them? Does that mean the other branches won't attack us?"
"Moreover, given their mindset, do you think they'd easily fall into our encirclement?"
mind?
Commander Yang was slightly taken aback.
"Are you blinded by hatred?" Commander Huang's pretty face showed no politeness when she looked at Commander Yang, revealing sarcasm as she angrily retorted, "The other party is not from our Divine Mystic Island; he merely came here for training and joined the Black Fire Branch, his goal being the same: the Divine Mystic Fire Tree."
"The Divine Mystic Fire Tree is the most treasured artifact of our Divine Mystic Fire Sect. If an outsider were to obtain fortuitous opportunity from the Divine Mystic Fire Tree, what do you think the scene would be like?"
Commander Yang was stunned. After hearing these words, he gradually calmed down. After thinking about what Commander Huang had said, he suddenly realized something.
Seeing this, Commander Huang understood that Commander Yang had figured it out, and coldly snorted, "That's right, even if he joins the Black Fire Branch as a guest elder, he's still an outsider to the Divine Mystic Fire Sect."
"Whoever obtains the fortuitous opportunity of the Divine Mystic Fire Tree must report it to the sect leader who is currently in seclusion."
"If he obtains the fortuitous opportunity of the Divine Mystic Fire Tree, and if he kills too many people from our sect, do you think the sect leader will agree to let him take the fortuitous opportunity the Fire Tree away?"
yes.
Outsiders will always be outsiders.
Moreover, it was an outsider who had killed members of their sect.
Even if it wasn't Ye Qiubai's fault, as the sect leader, if he allowed Ye Qiubai to take away the fortuitous opportunity, wouldn't that cause dissatisfaction among everyone in the sect?
"Do you think he's afraid to kill you, or that he lacks the ability to kill you?" Commander Huang sneered, "He's only sparing your dog's life for the sake of fortuitous opportunity."
"Someone who can foresee such far-reaching consequences and still remain calm enough to spare their opponent's life, do you think they're a simple person?"
Sometimes, killing someone is easy, but the truly wise person is one who can refrain from killing even when they have the opportunity to do so.
Commander Yang's face darkened. "Are we just going to let it go like this?"
Commander Huang shook his head, used his Immortal Qi to take Commander Yang and the rest of the group with him, and said as he left, "I will tell the other eight branches about this when we get back."
"At least let the other branches know that this isn't just a matter for my Azure Fire Branch..."
The safest approach is to bind them together as a temporary community of shared interests.