Chapter 5836
The gaze of the Fire Demon Lord, Li Jin, finally shifted from Ling Yan to Kai.
As his divine sense swept over Kai’s body, his indifferent eyes suddenly sharpened like a knife, and a chilling rage and killing intent erupted!
“The Chaos Fire Seed?!”
Li Jin’s voice, like ancient ice, locked onto Kai. “Boy! Why do you possess the aura of the Chaos Fire Seed within you?!”
“Moreover… this aura is of the same origin as the fragment of Origin Fire I left in the Fire Demon Realm! Speak! Did you enter the Fire Demon Realm and absorb the Chaos Origin Fire there?!”
The terrifying pressure of the Demon Lord pressed down on Kai like a mountain, almost shattering his already severely injured body, making even breathing difficult.
Seeing this, Ling Yan’s heart tightened, and he quickly stepped forward, forcing a smile as he explained, “Senior Brother, please calm down! This matter… this matter is Junior Brother’s fault. It was me… it was because I saw that he possessed a strange affinity for fire and was helping our Sword Sect resist the demonic calamity, that I… that I allowed him to enter the Li Huo Secret Realm to heal and avoid disaster.”
“I never expected that he could actually attract and absorb the fragments of Chaos Origin Fire at the core of the secret realm…”
“You bastard!”
Li Jin interrupted sharply, his gaze sweeping over Ling Yan like lightning, “Do you know that those fragments of Chaos Origin Fire were obtained by me through life and death in my early years, and left in the secret realm to nourish this place, suppress the earth’s veins, and serve as proof of my path!”
“You dared to let an outsider enter without permission, and even let him absorb the Origin Fire?! Ling Yan, you have disappointed me greatly!”
Ling Yan lowered his head, not daring to argue.
Li Jin looked at Kai again, the killing intent in his eyes almost tangible: “A mere ant in the Human Immortal Realm dares to lay a finger on what belongs to me!”
“Hand over the origin of the Chaos Fire Seed, and I might spare your whole corpse! Otherwise, I will surely annihilate your soul, condemning you to eternal damnation!”
With that, he stretched out his hand, a fiery claw burning with pitch-black demonic flames, seemingly capable of grabbing stars, about to grab Kai, intending to dissect him on the spot and extract the Chaos Fire Seed!
“Li Jin! Stop!”
Just then, the Fire Spirit Star Lord, Fire Spirit, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.
He took a step forward, blocking between Li Jin and Kai, a gentle white flame rising around him, a stark contrast to Li Jin’s pitch-black demonic flames, yet equally vast and boundless.
“Although this person absorbed the fragments of the Origin Fire, his ability to ignite and refine the Chaos Fire Seed is also a stroke of good fortune.”
“The Chaos Origin Fire is inherently ownerless; it is obtained by those with the right destiny. Since you have left it in the secret realm without setting any restrictions on its inheritance, you have tacitly approved the existence of this opportunity.”
“To forcibly seize it is not the way of us.” The Fire Spirit’s voice was calm, yet it carried an undeniable truth.
Li Jin frowned, a hint of impatience and anger flashing in his crimson eyes: “Fire Spirit! You’re going against me again? This boy absorbed my Origin Fire fragments. It’s only right that I reclaim what’s mine!”
“What do you mean by ‘forcibly taking’? Get out of my way, or don’t blame me for disregarding our camaraderie!”
“Camaraderie?”
Fire Spirit shook her head slightly, a hint of disappointment in her eyes. “Li Jin, you only care about your demonic path, your tyranny. Have you ever truly cared about camaraderie?”
“This boy possesses the Chaos Fire Seed, perhaps destined for the ‘Chaotic Fire Path’ that Master seeks. You’re willing to ruin such an opportunity for your own selfish reasons. How can I stand idly by?”
“Hmph! Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together! Since that’s the case, let’s see who’s stronger!”
“Let me see if, after all these years, your ‘Fire Spirit Immortal Technique’ can still withstand my ‘Li Fire Demonic Art’!” Li Jin’s rage intensified, his demonic flames surging to the heavens!
The Fire Spirit Star Lord sighed, his white holy flames burning fiercely: “Since that’s the case, so be it. This place is unsuitable for fighting, lest it harm the beings of this realm.”
“Li Jin, do you dare to accompany me to the ‘Endless Fire Domain’ to challenge me?”
“Why wouldn’t I dare! Let’s go!” Li Jin showed no weakness.
The two exchanged a glance, simultaneously tearing through space, transforming into two dazzling streams of black and white flames, instantly disappearing into the void rift.
Only the lingering, terrifying fire-elemental Dao aura that disrupted the laws of heaven and earth testified to the arrival of these two supreme beings.
They actually… went to other worlds?
Completely abandoning the mess here!
This sudden turn of events stunned everyone present.
The Soul Devourer was first astonished, then his face revealed a wildly joyful and extremely smug smile!
The two greatest variables and threats had directly left this realm!
It was practically heaven helping him!
He slowly turned his head, looking again at Kai, who was bound by chains, critically injured and on the verge of death, his face still showing a trace of bewilderment and astonishment. The mockery and cruelty in the two red lights were almost overflowing.
“Tsk tsk tsk, kid, did you see that?”
The Soul Devourer’s voice was full of schadenfreude and the superiority of a victor. “Even the Fire Demon Lord wanted to kill you to obtain fire, and the Fire Spirit Star Lord was just using you as an excuse to oppose his senior brother.”
“Now, they’ve run away. Who can save you now?”
His gaze then swept over Ling Yan, the Heavenly Fire Sword Lord, who stood silently to the side with a grim expression.
“Heavenly Fire Sword Lord, your senior brother told you not to meddle in other people’s business, and your second senior brother has also run away. Now, do you still want to get involved?”
The Soul Devourer’s tone was full of provocation.
Ling Yan gripped the crimson longsword tightly in his hand, his knuckles turning white from the force.
He glanced at the critically wounded and dying Kai, then recalled his eldest brother Li Jin’s cold and ruthless command, and his second brother Huo Ling’s subtle, telling look before leaving—a look that left him to make his own decision. His heart was filled with struggle and bitterness.
Finally, under the oppressive gaze of the Soul Devourer, Ling Yan slowly released his grip on the sword, the struggle in his eyes transforming into a deep sigh of helplessness.
He shook his head at Kai, almost imperceptibly.
Then, he looked neither at Kai nor at the Soul Devourer, his figure transforming into a streak of crimson sword light, soaring into the sky and disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
He… was gone too.
The last hope was utterly shattered.