Chapter 383 Void Devouring Flames, Gu Yuan Makes His Move

Shen Wen was hidden in the Void Realm, watching the two Eight Star Dou Sheng figures facing off below, his fingers lightly tapping the back of his hand.

He was pondering something.

Should he leave this Hun Clan Eight Star Dou Sheng here?

An Eight Star Dou Sheng was a pillar of support in any emperor clan. If one died, the Hun Clan would likely feel the heartache for decades.

But he soon dismissed the thought.

It wasn't that he couldn't do it, but that it wasn't worth it.

When the three immortals of the ancient clan and the Four Devils of the Soul Clan fought, what did it matter to him who won or lost? He came this time first to watch the show, and second to see to what extent both sides could fight.

It would be best if he could find a way to crank up the intensity of this struggle a bit more.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at the three women beside him.

"Let's go."

The moment the Demon Flame Space fully opened, a milky white light erupted from the rift, painting the entire sky a deathly pale color.

That purification power was far too overbearing; several Dou Zun who were too close couldn't dodge in time and were turned into flying ash the moment the light swept over them, not even having time to scream.

The people of the Ancient Clan moved first.

Xiao Xun Er pulled Xiao Yan, her figure flickering as she vanished into the rift. The three immortals of the ancient clan followed closely behind, their grey robes fluttering, their auras heavy and calm.

Hun Feng gave a cold snort and led the members of the Hun Clan inside as well.

Seeing this, the experts from the other clans swarmed in one after another.

Shen Wen raised his hand, and silver-grey Space Power enveloped the three women. The figures of the four blended into the Void Realm like ripples on water, silently passing through that rift.

What met their eyes was a milky white world.

The sky, the earth, the air—everything was milky white. That purification power was everywhere, like countless tiny needles trying to drill into the depths of one's Soul.

Dan Chen let out a muffled groan, her face turning slightly pale.

Xiao Yi Xian reached out to support her, a layer of pale green light surging from her palm to protect her.

Tang Huo'er's body was engulfed in the rising Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, the purple-gold flames isolating that purification power outside.

Shen Wen stood with his hands behind his back, his expression unchanged.

The power of his Emperor Realm Soul formed an invisible barrier around him; the purification power that tried to invade dissipated the moment it touched the barrier.

"The Purification Lotus Demon Flame uses human emotions as a trigger," he spoke in a flat tone. "The more intense the emotion, the more vigorously it burns."

Dan Chen was stunned. "Then what should we do?"

Shen Wen didn't answer.

He stirred a sliver of emotion—not fear, not anger, but a faint sense of playfulness.

The next moment, a wisp of milky white flame emerged from his body.

The flame was very thin, like a strand of hair, dancing on his shoulder a few times as if testing him.

Shen Wen raised his hand and gave it a light pinch with two fingers.

The wisp of flame was caught between his fingertips; after struggling twice, it quieted down.

Dan Chen's eyes widened.

Xiao Yi Xian and Tang Huo'er looked at each other, both seeing helplessness in the other's eyes.

This man's attitude toward Heavenly Flames had always been like this.

Like he was pinching an ant.

Deep within the Demon Flame Space, the Origin of the Purification Lotus Demon Flame throbbed violently.

It had sensed them.

Two Eight Star Dou Sheng.

Those were characters that even its master had to treat with gravity back then. Now, two had actually entered just to deal with it?

It wanted to run.

But the space had already been sealed, and those experts swarming in were approaching from all directions; it had nowhere to flee.

It could only contract its power, hiding its main body in the deepest part of the space, attempting to wait for these people to kill each other before finding an opportunity to escape.

Elsewhere.

Xiao Yan landed on the milky white ground, his gaze sweeping around, when his pupils suddenly constricted.

In the distance, a figure sat cross-legged on a giant boulder.

That person wore a grey-white robe, his face was haggard, his eyes were tightly shut, and the aura around him was so weak it was almost undetectable.

But that face—Xiao Yan recognized it.

Xiao Chen.

An ancestor of the Xiao Family, a Dou Sheng expert who had followed Xiao Xuan into battle back then.

"Found him," Xiao Yan said in a low voice, walking over quickly.

Xiao Xun Er followed behind him, her gaze falling on that haggard figure, a flash of complexity in her eyes.

The people of the Hun Clan were also on the move.

They weren't here for the Purification Lotus Demon Flame, but to prevent anyone else from obtaining it.

As for those Fire Slaves controlled by the Purification Lotus Demon Flame—

Neither side could be bothered to care.

Those things were fine for dealing with Dou Zun, but in front of a Dou Sheng, they were just a matter of a single palm strike.

Shen Wen was hidden in the Void Realm, watching the two sides exchange blows below.

The three immortals of the ancient clan against the Four Devils of the Soul Clan—a battle at the Eight Star Dou Sheng level was earth-shattering.

The milky white earth was torn open with one hideous crack after another, space was twisting and collapsing, and that purification power was being tossed into total chaos.

Both sides suffered losses.

On the Gu Clan's side, two Dou Zun were slain by Elders of the Hun Clan.

On the Hun Clan's side, a Two-Star Dou Sheng was crushed by a palm strike from an Eight Star Dou Sheng of the Gu Clan.

They were trading blows.

Xiao Yan sped toward the direction of the Purification Lotus Demon Flame, but Hun Feng led his people to block him.

The struggle between the two sides erupted completely in the depths of the Demon Flame Space.

Xiao Xun Er clashed with Hun Feng, while the Elders of the Gu Clan and the experts of the Hun Clan fought in pairs, Dou Qi booming and space collapsing.

Shen Wen watched quietly.

He didn't intervene.

The Hun Clan making such a grand move this time certainly didn't just involve these teams.

Even an Eight Star Dou Sheng had been sent out; how could there not be a trump card behind them?

He was waiting.

Waiting for the truly big fish.

As expected.

The milky white space suddenly darkened.

A wisp of black flame seeped out from the Void Realm, silent yet carrying a heart-palpitating devouring power.

That flame spread extremely fast, eroding half the sky in the blink of an eye.

The milky white light was devoured and assimilated by the black flame, turning the entire space half milky white and half pitch black.

Hun Feng, who was currently fighting Xiao Xun Er, suddenly burst into laughter.

"With Lord Nihility personally taking action this time, you can be proud of yourself, Xiao Yan!"

The black flames coalesced into a figure.

A middle-aged man in black, with a cold face and eyes as dark as ink, exuding an ancient and eerie light.

Void Swallowing Flame.

His gaze bypassed everyone and landed on Xiao Yan.

"I once forgot many things," his voice was hoarse, carrying a suppressed excitement. "But I have deduced it."

He stared at Xiao Yan, the corners of his mouth slowly curling up.

"You obtained the Legacy of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, which is why you can devour so many Heavenly Flames."

"And now, this Cultivation Technique is about to be mine."

He turned his head to look at the cluster of trembling milky white light deep within the Demon Flame Space.

"As long as I swallow this fellow, the Purification Lotus Demon Flame, I can become the next Tuoshe Ancient Emperor!"

The aura of a Nine-Star Dou Sheng erupted violently from his body.

That pressure was so vast that everywhere it passed, space collapsed inch by inch, the milky white earth was crushed until it cracked, and those Dou Zun and low-level Dou Sheng who were fighting were pressured until they couldn't breathe, some even kneeling directly on the ground.

The expression of the Gu Clan's Eight Star Dou Sheng changed.

He stared at the Void Swallowing Flame, his pupils shrinking slightly.

A Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

The Hun Clan had two Nine-Star Dou Sheng?

The Void Swallowing Flame looked down at the three immortals of the ancient clan, his gaze as cold as ice.

"That fellow Gu Yuan forcefully beat away several hundred years of my essence," his voice carried suppressed fury. "Today I will swallow you, then swallow the Purification Lotus Demon Flame, and achieve my path to Dou Di!"

Xiao Xun Er's face turned deathly pale.

This was the mysterious Nine-Star Dou Sheng her father had encountered?

So he was a member of the Hun Clan.

The Hun Clan actually had two Nine-Star Dou Sheng?

Hun Feng laughed loudly, his laughter echoing in the space where milky white and black intertwined.

Then his smile froze on his face.

A figure stepped out from the Void Realm.

Grey-white robe, refined face, standing with hands behind his back.

Gu Yuan.

He glanced at Hun Feng, his gaze as flat as if he were looking at an ant. Then he turned his head to look at the Void Swallowing Flame.

"Void Swallowing Flame... as expected, Shen Wen was right."

His tone was calm, carrying a hint of coldness.

"It seems I have encountered you before; back then, you wanted to come and take away the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame."

The Void Swallowing Flame's expression changed.

He stared at Gu Yuan, that cluster of pitch-black flame jumping a few times.

"You know me? Then why did you pretend not to recognize me last time?"

"Otherwise, how could I lure you out this time?" Gu Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, his tone indifferent. "If I had revealed your true identity last time, would you have given me this opportunity?"

The Void Swallowing Flame was silent for a moment, then let out a cold laugh.

"Even so, what of it? If you come out, Hun Tiandi will surely go to the Ancient World..."

"If the Ancient World were really that easy to invade," Gu Yuan interrupted him, his tone as calm as if he were stating something trivial, "that fellow Hun Tiandi would have come long ago."

The Void Swallowing Flame's face completely darkened.

Shen Wen was hidden in the Void Realm, watching this scene, his eyebrows arching slightly.

He was there to watch a show.

But he hadn't expected the show to be this big.

Gu Yuan personally intervening, the Void Swallowing Flame appearing, two Nine-Star Dou Sheng facing off.

Is this the plan to start the final decisive battle?