289: Silencing, Huo Linzi

“No! It’s a Human Race Prodigy! Let’s attack together and suppress him!”

The red-armored man was the first to act, directly conjuring a quasi-Emperor weapon—a divine pagoda spewing flames—which shot out from his body and pressed down on Xu Yuan and Wang Yanan.

At the same time, several Fire Spirit Clan powerhouses next to him also attacked with him!

Immediately, crimson firelight filled the sky, and several powerful quasi-Emperor weapons, glowing and swirling, carried terrifying auras as they pressed down on Xu Yuan and Wang Yanan.

“You step back!”

Xu Yuan said softly, and Wang Yanan quickly retreated!

“How dare you!”

Seeing this, the Fire Spirit Clan powerhouses were enraged; Xu Yuan actually dared to look down on them!

A smile played on Xu Yuan’s lips. He didn't even use a weapon, simply raising his hand to swat away those quasi-Emperor weapons!

“Impossible!”

Their expressions were horrified and disbelieving. This Human Race’s Physical Body was actually so powerful!

“You are a Body Refining cultivator!”

They thought of another Cultivation system within the Human Race, Body Refining. Many eons ago, a large reason for their defeat was due to the Human Race’s Body Refining cultivators!

Xu Yuan did not answer them. Then, with a flip of his hand, he captured all of them!

“Tell me, what is beneath this volcano cluster?”

Xu Yuan looked at them with a smile.

“Hmph! Kid, you are strong! But you wish to extract information from us? You wish!”

“Be sensible and release us. We’ll pretend we never saw you! Otherwise, once His Highness of our clan arrives, you won’t be able to leave!”

The red-armored man from before said coldly, even with a hint of threat in his tone.

“Huo Linzi? So what?”

Xu Yuan's eyes narrowed. The ‘Your Highness’ these people spoke of was a prince of the Spirit Realm’s Fire Spirit Clan, who had accompanied that Divine Son this time.

His strength was not weak; he was an Eternal Giant, also an existence capable of slaying enemies beyond his Realm!

“Kid, who do you think you are?”

“Kid, do you know what you’re saying? His Highness will never let you off!”

Xu Yuan’s words greatly angered the few of them. They were Huo Linzi’s followers; how could they tolerate Xu Yuan blaspheming their prince?

“Noisy!”

A cold glint appeared in Xu Yuan’s eyes, and he clenched his palm.

“Bang!”

The red-armored man instantly exploded into a bloody mist, terrifying the other Fire Spirit Clan powerhouses. They hadn't expected Xu Yuan to actually dare to kill them!

“Do you few want to end up like him?”

Xu Yuan’s gaze fell upon the remaining Fire Spirit Clan members, the coldness in his eyes making them breathe rapidly.

At this level, it was extremely difficult to search their Souls if they were prepared. They would instantly trigger Soul Restrictions, leading to the annihilation of their Souls.

This was a willing sacrifice to protect the secrets of their backing power!

“Gulp…”

They all gulped, then exchanged glances, a cold light simultaneously appearing in their eyes.

“Die!”

“His Highness will avenge us!”

Fierce flames erupted from their bodies simultaneously, and the next moment, their entire bodies swelled. Unexpectedly, these Fire Spirit Clan powerhouses were so unyielding, choosing to self-detonate.

Xu Yuan seemed to have anticipated it, and he sliced open a spatial rift, throwing them into it!

“No!!!”

They roared unwillingly, not out of fear of death, but because they hadn't taken Xu Yuan with them!

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

The Void Realm vibrated, and several nine-step quasi-Emperor powerhouses died in self-detonation!

Xu Yuan’s gaze turned to the volcano cluster. The next second, his figure moved, appearing above the volcano cluster.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”

Streaks of sword light surged from his body, sweeping downwards!

“Ah!”

“Run!”

Below, chaos erupted. However, in just a short while, thousands of Fire Spirit Clan powerhouses all died under Xu Yuan’s sword light. Among them, the lowest Cultivation was at the Saint Monarch Realm, with many eight-step quasi-Emperors, yet they all died with unseeing eyes!

Standing in mid-air, Xu Yuan’s pupils glowed with Holy Light.

Soon, he saw the underground magma through the surface of the volcano. These magmas were crimson red, and their temperature was enough to pose a threat to Saint Monarchs.

This was just the surface magma; a thousand zhang further down, the magma was orange, enough to kill quasi-Emperors below the third step.

The deeper one went, the darker the magma’s color became. Ten thousand zhang down, the magma’s color had transformed into purplish-black, and the high temperature here was enough to threaten powerhouses above the Emperor Realm!

But here, there was an ancient palace shrouded by a barrier, and that wondrous Dao charm emanated from this ancient palace!

And on the palace, two immortal characters were inscribed!

“Zifeng! This is Zifeng Divine Lord!”

Xu Yuan’s eyes lit up. Zifeng Divine Lord was one of the four fire-element powerhouses, and he was also the Legacy of that Dao Master.

It is said that Zifeng Divine Lord was a powerful Dao Master Late Stage expert in the Heavenly Court. Back then, with his Purple Peak Dao technique, he managed to hold off three powerhouses of the same level.

“No wonder the Fire Spirit Clan people would rather die than speak! But why bother?”

Xu Yuan could tell at a glance that the time for this Legacy to open had not yet arrived. He estimated that it would take at least half a year, or at most about a year, for Zifeng Divine Lord’s Legacy to appear!

However, he didn't leave empty-handed. These Fire Spirit Clan members were all wealthy, possessing many rare treasures not found on the Eternal Continent.

And beneath this volcano, several exotic flames had been nurtured, which would make perfect welcoming gifts for a few of his nieces and nephews in the clan!

With this thought, Xu Yuan plunged into the magma. Half an hour later, he emerged from underground.

“Let’s go!”

Xu Yuan pulled Wang Yanan away from the place, also conveniently collecting the corpses of the remaining Fire Spirit Clan powerhouses!

The Fire Spirit Clan were naturally fire-element beings. Sacrificing them to the Myriad Spirits Altar would undoubtedly yield excellent Cultivation crystals.

Half a day later, outside this volcano cluster, figures of powerhouses clad in red armor appeared. Leading them was a youth in a fiery robe, his hair completely crimson, emanating faint Dao charm that inspired awe.

This youth was Huo Linzi, the Prince of the Fire Spirit Clan!

His gaze swept over the volcano cluster, and the already scorching space instantly became even more volatile.

“Your Highness, your subordinate has observed that all battle traces have been erased, including the corpses of our clansmen; they are all gone!”

An elder beside him replied.

This person’s aura was formidable, his Emperor Realm presence difficult to suppress. This was a Half-Emperor Giant who had reached the end of the quasi-Emperor Realm!

Huo Linzi was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, his pupils constricting!

He had rushed over as soon as the Soul tablets of his clansmen extinguished, but he encountered Vicious Beasts blocking his path, which caused the delay, allowing the culprit to escape.

Even more astonishing, this person had erased all traces, clearly accustomed to murder and looting!

He took out a tortoise shell, then performed a divination technique, attempting to deduce, but he only saw a fog, indicating that the other party also possessed a treasure for concealing heavenly secrets!

“Bastard!”

“Don’t let this Prince find out who did it! Otherwise, I will surely send you to the Fire Spirit Purgatory, to let you experience the pain of ten thousand fires devouring your Soul!”

Huo Linzi was furious but helpless.

He then led his people down into the volcano crater!

“Are you sure it’s the Legacy of one of the powerhouses?”

“From Huoming’s message, it can be confirmed to be the Legacy of a powerhouse. They had already delved five thousand zhang deep and felt a threat!”

“If there’s no mistake, it shouldn’t be the Legacy of that Demon Emperor!”

The elder from before spoke.

Huo Linzi pondered for a moment, then said, “Elder Qi, I trouble you to guard this place with the clan’s powerhouses!”

“Your Highness, do you mean…?”

“The Divine Son needs manpower, and this Prince must rush over as soon as possible! I’ll leave this place to Elder Qi. That person must already know there’s a Dao Realm powerhouse’s Legacy here, and will surely return. If he appears, capture him alive for this Prince!”

Huo Linzi’s eyes flickered with a chilling coldness.

He believed no one could refuse the Legacy of a powerhouse above the Emperor Realm!

“Yes!”