246: The one who burned them is long dead!

Seeing this, the entire crowd was shocked.

This guy had actually, single-handedly, fought through all the outer defensive lines and made it all the way to the altar at the very core of the demonic lair!

He really had, by his own power, turned the entire demonic lair upside down, moving as if no one were there!

Despite being just a human, he possessed power so terrifying it was despair-inducing.

This completely overturned the understanding of all the Demonic Evils present.

Even the phantom of the Abyss Master, which had already condensed into shape above the altar, suddenly opened its eyes.

From its dark red flame pupils, a sharp glare interwoven with anger and majesty erupted.

A grand voice exploded throughout the cave like rolling thunder:

"Presumptuous! Who are you? How dare you trespass upon the place of my descent!"

"Do you know what place this is?!"

"This place is favored by Lord Annihilator and is the foundation for the descent of my true form!"

"You mere human ant, to dare slaughter my kin here and ruin my ritual, you are simply seeking your own death!"

"Lord Annihilator's Divine Might is like a prison, wielding the authority of incineration; he is the supreme Abyssal Overlord!"

"If you kneel and beg for mercy now, cripple your cultivation, and offer up your Soul."

"I might leave your corpse intact to be dealt with by Lord Annihilator!"

The voice of the Abyss Master's phantom was filled with condescending arrogance and unquestionable threats.

It was as if merely mentioning the name "Incinerator" gave it the confidence to suppress everything.

However, Chen Nian merely lifted his eyelids, glanced at the phantom indifferently, and curled his lips into a smirk of undisguised contempt and mockery.

"You're that so-called Abyss Master?"

He shook his head lightly, his tone full of disappointment and boredom.

"Doesn't look like much, your aura is floating, all show and no substance."

"I played outside for so long, giving you all so much time to prepare, I thought you could come up with something decent."

"And this is it? You haven't even fully descended in your true form, truly disappointing."

His gaze swept over the high-level Demonic Evils around the altar who were on high alert, then fell back onto the Abyss Master's phantom.

His smile became increasingly cruel.

"As for that so-called 'Incinerator' you keep talking about..."

Chen Nian paused deliberately, then said slowly:

"He was crushed by me long ago, just like squashing a stink bug."

"What, you didn't know?"

"You're still holding him up and worshipping him like some incredible big shot?"

"Truly pathetic and ridiculous."

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like pouring a ladle of ice water into a boiling wok of oil; the entire altar core exploded into chaos!

"What?!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"Presumptuous! How dare you blaspheme Lord Annihilator like this!"

The Demonic Evils, who a second ago were terrified by Chen Nian's terrifying strength, were now collectively enraged by these remarks!

Even their fear of Chen Nian seemed to be temporarily suppressed by this raging fire of anger.

The Unicorn Evil Spirit's eyes were splitting, and it roared sharply:

"Nonsense!"

"Lord Annihilator is the Abyssal Overlord, his Divine Might is invincible, how could a lowly human like you slander him!"

The Lava Carapace Evil Spirit's body surged with boiling lava, and it let out a roaring bellow:

"Lord Annihilator wields the authority of incineration; with a single thought, he can burn all the stars to ashes!"

"What are you, even worthy of talking about Lord Annihilator!"

The Old Staff Demon's eyes flickered with wild ghostly fire, its voice sharp:

"Arrogant fool! Lord Annihilator must have already unleashed the World-Burning Demonic Flames in this world; you are just spouting nonsense here to disrupt our morale!"

Even the Abyss Master's phantom above the altar had its flames fluctuating violently, clearly enraged:

"Ant! How dare you fabricate such an absurd lie to insult Lord Annihilator!"

"I will pull out your Soul, place it in the demonic fire to burn for ten thousand years, and make you wail for eternity!"

For a time, angry rebukes, crazy curses, and fanatical declarations of faith filled the entire cave.

All the Demonic Evils were incensed by Chen Nian's blasphemy against the Incinerator.

It was as if their most inviolable reverse scale had been touched.

It seemed their faith in that Incinerator was truly deep-seated, bordering on blind.

However, listening to these angry roars, Chen Nian was not angry at all.

Instead, his face showed endless amusement and interest, as if watching a group of interesting toys.

"Heh, impotent rage!"

Before the words faded.

"Boom—!"

A scorching, violent, dark red flame bearing the aura of incinerating all things suddenly rose from his palm!

This flame was no ordinary fire; it contained extreme destruction and high temperatures, emitting a heart-palpitating pressure.

The scorching heat instantly spread, and even the originally dense Evil Energy in the cave seemed to be scorched by this flame, emitting a "sizzling" sound and slightly distorting.

"You should recognize this, right?"

Chen Nian held the leaping dark red demonic fire, his gaze sweeping across the crowd, a cold smile on his lips.

"That's right, this is the signature ability of your 'Lord Annihilator'—Heaven-Burning Flame."

"However, it belongs to me now."

"As for your Lord, of course, it's because he was too trashy, couldn't even keep his own power, so I just happened to slaughter him."

"Now, do you understand?"

Dead silence!

Absolute, suffocating silence!

This time, it was no longer because of fear, but because of extreme shock and the bewilderment of collapsing faith!

All the Demonic Evils, including the Abyss Master's phantom above the altar.

Were all staring fixedly at the palm of Chen Nian, at that raging dark red flame.

That energy fluctuation familiar to the depths of their Souls...

That flame characteristic unique to the Incinerator's Origin power...

That aura of the World-Burning Demonic Flames that they had revered and worshipped for countless years...

There was no way they could mistake it!

This was, without a doubt, the power of Lord Annihilator!

But, this power... why was it in the hands of this human?!

Lord Annihilator... could it be that he really...

The Unicorn Evil Spirit staggered back a step, its face full of unbelievable collapse, muttering to itself:

"No... impossible..."

"Lord Annihilator's Origin power... how could it..."

The lava around the Lava Carapace Evil Spirit dimmed a little, its voice dry: "This aura... it can't be wrong... but Lord Annihilator, he..."

The bone staff in the Old Staff Demon's hand fell to the ground with a "clatter," the ghostly fire flickering violently, like a candle in the wind.

And the Abyss Master's phantom above the altar let out a roar mixed with shock, anger, fear, and disbelief:

"You... who exactly are you?!"

"Who on earth are you?! Why do you possess the power of Lord Annihilator?!"

"What did you do to Lord Annihilator?!"

Its voice could no longer maintain its previous majesty and arrogance, filled with uncertainty and a trace of imperceptible fear.

If what this human said was true.

If Lord Annihilator had really fallen, and even his Origin power had been plundered...

Then, to what extent was the strength of the human before them terrifying?!

Why did such a powerful expert break in here, and what was his intention?!