Yet no matter how much Wei Donglai regretted it, it was already useless. The ghostly green Nine Netherworld Netherflame had enveloped him from head to toe.
He desperately circulated his Profound Qi to resist, but the Nine Netherworld Netherflame was exceedingly vicious and seeped through every crack. Even the slightest touch upon his skin would burn its way toward the divine soul within his Spirit Platform, scorching him until his liver and gallbladder seemed to split apart.
No wonder. The Nine Netherworld Netherflame was a special kind of strange flame that specifically burned divine souls. Even Devil Cauldron Venerable's remnant soul could not endure it, much less Wei Donglai.
"Stop! I surrender." Overwhelmed by terror, Wei Donglai yielded. "Young Master Shouye, please withdraw your divine ability flame."
Seeing that he had conceded, Wang Shouye casually waved his hand. The ball of Nine Netherworld Netherflame flew back like a living creature and gathered into his palm.
The result was obvious.
The several Divine Ability Realm judges immediately declared Wang Shouye of the East Qian delegation the victor. Since he had defeated Wei Donglai, number one on the Purple Palace Prodigy Ranking, he naturally took Wei Donglai's place at the top.
As a result, Wang Shouye's popularity soared by leaps and bounds, and he became the talk of Immortal-Seeking City.
Soon afterward, someone revealed that Wang Shouye's Dao artifact, the Blueflame Gourd, had once belonged to a famous Dao artifact master named Profound Elixir True Lord. As for who Profound Elixir True Lord was, enthusiastic onlookers crowded forward, saying, "Let me explain it in detail..."
Unfortunately, Wang Shouye was not flawless. His greatest shortcoming was that he was already married, with a whole brood of children and grandchildren. Moreover, he was a shut-in who rarely ventured out and only enjoyed researching the