307: Although it was bait, the reward was substantial.

As his voice fell, Chen Nian no longer had any hesitation.

He pressed his hands together and then slowly pulled them apart.

Heaven-Burning Flame!

"Whoosh—!!!"

Dark red demonic flames, like world-ending fire erupting from the depths of Hell, burst forth violently from between his palms!

In an instant, they transformed into a towering sea of fire.

Like a living crimson beast, it swept violently toward the group of Demonic Evils kneeling and begging for mercy!

The scorching heat caused the air to distort violently, and even space itself emitted a "crackling" sound of bursting!

Wherever the dark red flames passed, the ground was scorched into a glass-like state, and rocks melted into lava.

Even those Evil Energy Crystal Pillars emitted an overwhelmed humming sound!

"Aaaaaahhhhhh—!!!"

"Fire! What terrifying flames!"

"My Soul is burning! Help! Help me!"

The Demonic Evils engulfed by the flames let out shrill, extreme screams.

They rolled and struggled in the sea of fire, even attempting to use Evil Energy to extinguish the flames.

However, Heaven-Burning Flame were no ordinary fire; once they touched something, they were like maggots on a bone, impossible to extinguish!

The Demonic Evils' protective evil light was ignited like paper.

Their flesh rapidly carbonized and blackened in the fire, eventually turning to ash!

Even their Souls were scorched by the demonic flames, completely annihilated in endless agony!

A thick smell of burning mixed with the stench released by the Demonic Evils before death filled the entire altar area.

The "crackling" of the burning fire and the screams of the Demonic Evils intertwined, playing a final movement of destruction.

[Ding! Killed a Fifth-Rank Demonic Evil, gained 13,299 points!]

[Ding! Killed a Fifth-Rank Demonic Evil, gained 18,362 points!]

[Ding! Killed a Sixth-Tier Demonic Evil, gained 22,891 points!]

[Ding! Killed a Sixth-Tier Demonic Evil, gained 25,561 points!]

[Ding! Killed a Seventh-Order Evil Spirit, gained 37,218 points!]

...The System's notification sounds rang out continuously in Chen Nian's mind.

He looked at the raging sea of fire before him, feeling the numbers in his points column rapidly jumping.

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl into a satisfied arc.

This wave of clearing out really yielded no small harvest.

Although this stronghold was just a bait, the number of Demonic Evils inside was large and their quality high, providing quite considerable points.

"Not bad, not bad," Chen Nian nodded slightly, "the return is indeed quite generous."

Thinking this, he looked around.

At this moment, the entire core area of the altar had completely turned into scorched earth.

All the Demonic Evils, whether they were kneeling and begging for mercy or trying to escape,

had already turned to ash in the Heaven-Burning Flame.

Not even a trace of remains was left.

The air was permeated with the stench of charring and dissipating Evil Energy,

mixed with the still-lingering smell of blood,

forming a nauseating atmosphere.

But for Chen Nian, this smell instead made the power within his body surge slightly, giving him a strange sense of comfort.

He closed his eyes, and his Divine Sense instantly spread out in all directions.

After confirming there wasn't a single Demonic Evil left around, he opened his eyes with satisfaction.

"Cleanup complete," Chen Nian whispered to himself, casting his gaze toward the northwest, "time to handle the real business."

He took out his Personal Terminal and contacted Sun Li again.

The communication was connected instantly.

"Mr. Chen!" Sun Li's voice came through, carrying an irrepressible excitement, "Is it finished on your end?"

"Yes, it's been cleared out," Chen Nian's tone was flat. "Notify the Tiannan City Spiritual Energy Bureau to send people to these coordinates in the Yunling Mountain Range for the aftermath."

He gave the precise coordinates.

"Have them search this stronghold carefully to see if there are any other valuable clues or items, then compile them and report to the General Bureau."

"Yes! Mr. Chen!" Sun Li immediately replied, "I will coordinate with the Tiannan City branch right away! They will arrive as quickly as possible!"

Chen Nian paused and added:

"Also, synchronize the coordinates of those interference strongholds mentioned by the Devouring Curse Demon Marshal to the major war zones. Let them handle it and prepare accordingly."

"Understood!" Sun Li's voice was full of awe. "Mr. Chen, are you going directly to the Soul Burial Valley?"

"What else?" Chen Nian gave a light laugh, "Should I give that Lord of Curses more time to complete the ritual?"

Sun Li was silent for a moment, then said solemnly:

"Yes, Mr. Chen, please be absolutely careful!"

"According to the latest analysis from the 'Torch Dragon' department, the energy reaction in the Soul Burial Valley is extremely abnormal; it's likely very close to the end of the ritual!"

"No matter," Chen Nian's tone was indifferent. "It just so happens I want to see exactly what this 'World-Ending Curse Seal' is that gives him the confidence to deal with me."

After saying that, he directly cut off the communication.

Stowing the terminal away, Chen Nian looked up at the sky in the northwest.

His gaze seemed to pierce through thousands of mountains and rivers, landing on that forbidden land known as the "Soul Burial Valley."

There, negative energy gathered and resentment towered; it was the ritual site meticulously chosen by the Lord of Curses.

It was also the final goal of his hunt this time.

"Lord of Curses..." Chen Nian softly muttered the name, a cold golden light flashing in his eyes, "I hope you've prepared a bit more thoroughly."

"Don't disappoint me too much."

As his voice fell.

"Boom—!!!"

Blood Fiend Incarnation, activate!

Chen Nian's figure instantly transformed into a dazzling blood-red rainbow that tore through the sky.

At a terrifying speed exceeding the speed of sound, he sped violently toward the Soul Burial Valley!

And behind him, this valley deep in the Yunling Mountain Range was left with only scorched earth and dead silence.

As well as that not-yet-dissipated bloody and destructive aura that made the Soul tremble.

It was as if silently recounting what kind of one-sided slaughter, like a god crushing ants, had just occurred here.